The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-09-04
: Ba ~ ID Commodore Conner.
DAP aRTMENT of STATE,
Washington, July ~, 1916


SIR: lave vic honor TO transmit here's
with a sealed note, addressed 10 thu Minis
ter of Foreign Relations Of the Mexican
Republic. ~ili, a.. ef'e" copy OF the same fes
roUF own use. From this you will perceive
THAT gite pksaiE3aat hiss deserminede egaisl TO
offer the olive branch 10 Mexico.
The Presider does aol believe that any
point or national horror should forbid him
Ef.al yna&ng his lender, especially after
the glorq&s cf,srs Ehjch have thus far
marked 1La gEcc;resscV:. the gar. Shce&a
the E:s%.es.. { Hrr'I7 n. Il 1SeFmihe - Sc
cept ne o..st;eHli a,rJsr upon negotiations.
ii may and ps61Qbly. sill, propose To yoil 10
C include an as5.astce during .aalr penaency.
If sucN a FraaGsilTon ;. saGl q; te, inafs. you
,EiIl ~pro9PP'!g sea 4Ially reiey ii giving at
t.o. sanlS .inie every assurance that the Pre-
,Ej~1nt viii do all in his power to brig the
aegoIciions to a satisfactory termination
twith,tks least possible delay.
IL an armistice were concluded, tho two
parties would not stand on an equal footing,
The United States, al a heavy expense, now
have armies in the field and navles on tbs
ocean. ia successful progress to conquer an
honorable peace. Should their operations.
be arrested by an armislice, and the neg0.
tiations for poace should finally fail, we
should then lose nearly all the advantages
of an entire campaign. Besides, this sacri'
fee, great as it might be, would scarcely
equal the evils in any form which a season
of inactivity could not fail 10 INFECT upon our
troops, the greater portion of whom consists
OF patriotic ciiizeDs wfce have volunteered
to serve their country ~ the confidence,
that they wo5Fd be s1ivaiy empttyed.-
Whilst Therefore, the .;7.s:,Aent sincerely
desire With the n,mos !Eorrb ti -lde to. re-
STORE oar lyieeaf reisfiops' with Eiexiet
1pan tes I'D SIBERIA qernas, the var masi
Atisva, 10 s. lyt1ss ouled with me uWosr
} vigor ina : 1efn1e lssaty of peace shat
be ga and raiIned by Mexico.
You .alH not fail, WitE oil the esnatch il
/ your power, 20 iraeeTtsfst s. aaswey Of tax
, Mexican government to ii Department.
!. hane re he1a to he, slsJsseFy respect
/ fully. 500 -obadiett' servant, =.
I Jas BUCHANAN,
n TIC. Com. David EexSzR,
Commanding 4Gs t4asal forces Of the =
ates in the Cult o: Mexico;
+ The Senate onesae 64h uIt., while in ex
e scutVe session adnpte the following Fssc
n lutions:
i Sir. s5tDdfie, ftofn the corpmi9ies o
r lI'sfeign Relations, 10 whom was yecommil
tee, on the Sin INST; the resolutions fepoTl
Died on that day, reported the following ,rest
q tlutlons:
IS l. Rcso{ped, That the Senate entersal
% strong desire that the existing war vii
II Mexico should be terminated by treaty
peace, just and honorable TO both nation
le and l2ai he President be advised 10 ado
e ALI piensf maasdFesa, ful therattainment
! that .osjecfs
lEh .. Reso1ved further, That the Seaa
deem it advisable that Congress should a
ptopEiate a sum Of money TO enable trea
ID Of peace, limits. and boundaries with d
g, republic of Mexico. and TO BE- used by hi
&c in the event that such Treaty should call
le The expenditure Of the money so appropria
n ed, or any part thereof
n The first resolution was adopted bya va
of - 70 2-Messrs. AtchisOn and Rask =,