The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-24

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ihsi onI g naosi EiFsnuaas efforts shall be
lds'oisd 10 lie smis.ble sdjasIRent Of
s'ery cause Of eamplsiul between Ihs two
go'tInDsnls, sni 20 Tie cultivation Of Ihs
sindesi and most friendly relations be-
'~een the sister republics"
Ttai lave acted 10 the spirit Of Ills
assurance. w'll appear from the sseRIs
which base since occurred. Noiw,th-
,sisnding Mexico hsi sbIurtly terminated
al d'Plomame Intercourse wsIh The United
Sisles, aud Ongll, therefore. 90 have been
The inst 10 SEX for us resumption. yeI,
waisIng all ceremony. embraced ihe
iesrl'es. iaSOFsbls opportunity "b ssesI-
tain from The Mexican gossrnmsni wheIh-
er they would receive al envoy from she
United States IniTuslrd with foil power
10 adjust III the questions 10 dispute be-
tween the tS0 governments" In Sepiem-
Der. 1915. believed lie propiiious mo.
nrnI lor such al ovsnu,e had arrived.
Texsr, 10y tie enthusiastic and almost
unanimous Sill Of her people, had pro-
houncsd 10 favor Of annexation. Mexico
herself hid seresd TO scknuMled the
independence vi Texas. subieeI 10 con-
dition, Il 10 true, which she had no tight
10 impose aud no power 20 eninrns. The
l.si lingering hope Of Mexico. If shs still
could have detained any, that Texas would
ever again become one OF her provinces,
mssi have heen abandoned.
The consul 0f tie unicd States al the
city OF Mexico was. therefore, instructed
by the Secretary Ut Sale on the fifteenth
OF September, 1915, 10 make the inquiry
Of the Mexican government. The in.
qu.ry was made, aud Oh The fifteenth Of
October, lSi5. tic Minister OF Foreign
Affairs OF the Mexican go,ernutn', in a
note addressed 10 our consul, gave a fa-
rorable response, requesting. al the same
nmF, that our naval force IN ght be with.
dawn from Vera Cruz while negotiations
should be pending. Upon The leceip, Of
this note, our naval f"rre was promptly
Withdrawn from Vera Cruz. A minister
was Immediately appointed, and De parted
10 Mexico. Every thing bore promising
aspect for speedy and peaceful adjust
ment Of al our difficulties. At The date
Of my annual message TO Congress, in
December last. no duuhi u az snteriaieeh
but lhslLO wosld DO received by the Mex
lean government, and the hope YVES cher
ished that all cause OF Misunderstanding
between lie Ia o countries would be spec
Oily removed. In the confident hope that
such would be the result Of hIs mission.
informed Congress that fuIbore at ID 1t
time to recommend such Inferior mes-
sures Of redress for the wrongs and in
jurIes we had so long borne. as is would
have been proper TO make had no such
negousuon been instituted" TO my
surprise and regret, The Mexican govern.
meat, though solemnly pledged 10 do So,
upon The arrival Of our mInster in Mex.
leo, refused TO receive and accredit him.
When he teached Vera Cruz, on the
thirtieth Of November, 1915. he found
lha. the aspect OF affairs had undergone
and unhappy charge. The government
cf General Herrera, who WAS a, tina, lime
President Of the republic. was ,oitering
10 its TALL. General Paroles "a military
leader had manifested his determination
10 overthrow the government Of Herrera,
by military revolutions; and one Of The
principal means which he employed 10
effect his purpose, and render the govern.
menl Of Herrera odious to the army and
people Of Mexico. WAS by loudly con-
demning lis determination TO receite a
minister oil peace from The United States.
alleging that il was the in,enlion Of Her.
rera, by a treaty v it'll the Unu.ed States,
TO dismember the territory Of Mexico. by
cedlng away the department Of Texas.
The government of Herrera is believed TO
have been we'll disposed TO pacific adj
justmept Of existing difficulties; but, pro.
baby alarmed for its own security, and in
order to ward off The danger Of The revolu-
lion led by Pa edes, violated lis solemn a.
greement. and refused 10 receive or sccrt Il
our minister; and this, although Informed
that he had been invested with full rover
TO sGjust ell questions in dispute between
the TWO governments. Among The hivo.
lous pretexls for this refusal, the principe
one was. that our minister had not gone
upon special mission, confined to the
question Of Texas alone. leaving all the
/ oulrages upon our flag and our citizen,
unredresscd. The Mexican government,
we'll knew thai both our national honor
, and the projection due to DOR citizens i'm
} perauveIy required tina, the two question:
of boundary and Indemnity should bt
! treated Of together, as naturally and inse'
parably blended, and they ought to have
. seen that this course was hes, calculated Il
2 enable the United States to extend to then
e The most liberia justice. On the 'hirnetl
! ni December, 1915, General Herrera re
, signed the presidency, and yielded up tn
, government to General Paroles wthou
=. a struggle. Thus revolution was sc
D complished solely by The army command
ed by Paroles. and The supreme rowe
e IN Mexico passed INTO the hands Of IN