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.lsr 3s.sasss q lsd'ssslss vresrsana isjssls,
se nee' g long tpyneisSs Il Meuit have hS<1
proper g @ske, Asd - euch aexoiisiions h1~S.
iasfkutea - ~ surprise and rseref. -
Mexican toveF1nsn,, though solsSnlv 6,s.,~.,T
e Az -, upen ~ arrival 81 or nipis,s, -
Mexico, refused q receive ard sccssdis k;,.
Mhsn A. rssehed Nefa cruz, on ihs. ihistfs,E 81
Noyenoss. 1858. he feqnd that she psS1scs Il
ahaifs had undergone ~ unhappy ckan.s. ~
government q Geceral Herrera. 80 - =
lha.lims Prssidentof ~ repabic, u, ,o,isr.
ing TO ila fall.
General ParsdeS e military l.sierl -. ~ -.
infested his isterminasioa 10 cvesshrow ~ sbysrc
le.s q asrve.A, y military rssslrsioa. snliass
his purpose. ard FeAderihe gosernn.en( 81 E<rr<re
odious e The army and people of Mexieo. Uss N
ioudly condemnlng its determination d receive
minister q peace from IL Uaised Slsles sllcrinr
ths i saa he intention Of errtra by ateaiy viii
Mexico. BY eeding away lie department II Texss
The government Of Herrera 10 believed ID have he<n
veil disposed 10 paefc adjustment 81 xistinr f
6eultes but probably alarmed Tor ils owl securi-
y, and 10 order 70 ward az he anger q The rcs0-
lu.ion BY lP.redsA siolled In solcmn sxree-
ment, and refused % receive or Aeeredt on snis-
ter and this, slhough informed ,hRi he had hcca
invested With 70 ADJUST all qnestiupa II
pute h~,weep the two government Amoug tha
fcr this refusal The priasipsl ono
mission, sen6aed II the ques.ina of Texas slqne.
leaving eli the outrakes upon itgand our Eiii-
xens nnsedFessed The Mexisan gesernment weil
knew that both our naiioe.i hener ana The pro,es-
ton due 10 our estizens fmperativn1y r<quTci list
the tSo questions Of boundary and Indemnity shouys
be treated of together naturally aud iuseparably
hleard, end they oughtto have that this eous y
Was best eaicuAted 10 enable me- Uaked States 10
thiriisth Of December. i&lS. Gsnsral H<rrera re-
signed The pree'deleys and yielded up The governs
mentto Gen. Rsredes without ! struggle. Thus I
revolution was accomplished solely " lha arlny
somfaandsd By PAredss. and the supre - poser u
Mexico passed into she hands 81 military usarpsr.
Who vas known 70 " bitterly hostile d the limited
tStatea
Aithoush,h e prospect 81 psrias ID j,s,men, win
the new governments esss ianpromisins. nom tho
known hostility Of ts headto ne uai,ed S,.tes ~.
determined lhat nothing should be ieit uuflone ~
our part 10 restore friendly relations between tho
two sountries. our minister wss ted 70 pre
sent bis credentials 70 the new government and AK
% Dc seered.ted bt Y IN The diplomatic character In
II which he had been commissionsd, These insirue-
,ons he executed by his note on ae irGi Of Marrh.
lS46, addresssdto the Nj xieam MINISTER or Foi=ipn
Afars, but his request was insnliinely rrlusea e.
that Minister lin biz ana~si 81 ths twelfth of The
same month. No alternative remained fpr our Min:
tito demaad his passports shd return ii .hs
I United States. III
Thus w.s ihe extraordinary ipralscle presentei
The cisilxsd world. Of cove, ii IL violation
toflls own express agreement hating twice rsieeted
minister q peace Invested with full ravess 10 a-
jast MI the existing differences be,sssn lie Two
I cunirics in mannsf just ard honorable 10 both
am not aware that modern history prese.tssa parn-
lel ease, ~ which, ID time Of pcpre one nation kss
refused even 70 hear prnposiioins from smother for
Terminating existing difficulties hrtwern thrm 5
SesrsrI, hope of adjusting our 4, H. ul,ie. 49,.
Ata n mote tsy, Or q prrsstsng peace With Mexi-
ed, could be cherished while psrrsl,s rrmaiprd Il
the hsa'ic o. the government He bal asqunsd.,hs
lie most solemn pledges "a s.ve M ss.a., ~ q.
i'm, n Feoo.onsr Trxs.s .h,r,. II 80
vol,sd province Of sirx;eo M. ~ .rnaunsei !.
Guilty. of ,rea,oA. 40 those Mexican, Who eonsi,er
ed Tvxas IS no Iona ron,a,tipr &c III. srf-
r,,d,y IN M.sien. ma whn w, Ets;eudl, u ~.
canse 81 peace. The duea,ion efit,e wsr hich ~
wased against HE Uard Slaies wa indie Hniis bx-
cause the end which hespsopes d. of HE recp q,s -
nj 1s..As was honrle.s isr si,,rs there was rns1A
reason to b. eyc from III his coadnst That il was
This intention ID convert she republic or Mexico into
: rsoaaselty. and To call foreign EurhIean prinss
70 the throne Preparatory 10 this es le hads an-
ring hs sho,trule. p 'lse pFeas
toler.s,ng mat psiten oi q e's sn'sh sps,s.y 70
seeaied The es.ablishmen. .Ls msnAssky. I'M Mt
itr u secure the saeesas nislmels asskns. ~
nd, BY AZ arbitrary decree eonsokedss Cohgrsse--
not q Pc eissted W ,he iree voice NJ the psnrlc
eai Y Pc shosrn - mernxr g nsskes = sneser
lnent ip hs VIII any 70 Esvs nm sisseiute sunsto
Oyer their .. hherat'cns j
unter ~ 'nese cHsumtanses "a WA beheyes
that sny rcsolutfon " Mexico. Founded upon oppo
stion 70 Inc amn,ttens protests " fSrtdes, wt11
tend M promote the cause 81 peace. - we'll ~ pre
vent my attempted European intete,<pce IL he II
iAirs ri the North Amer both oil u
'..s g sst ~ SissA Any s,iels II,
..tsd N. M 49,. ~ must have been IS
.as;est vers rn Jn's s osa'ra yeFs upon ~
I'M; an,,s c,.s. 81, p Cpngrs y " %,
III, ~ change wssie,rr s. 49,. w. sstian
leo whieh would deprive .t, q. nf.ass = .,
M frIhs o,sc. 50 f.f q thr Un;,. I,
eoneerned. whilst i highly roba So suv sh.s.
mn e., ot tor the better,
n rs s.aIe 2. afi.il exisflnE when Con.
;senr. n. ~. 80 Z, nsy aasi: reeogaizea the ex.
ire ro,.r.n.a, g p.. $3.50 ~ oeee commenced ~
Jee, Of much imporisnee .,h ~ o.sams Y o. e
settlement Of our iicsies and ~ rf.,or.,,n. NJ. ~
an honorsble peace hst Psredrs she sid IS, res.in
possr IN Mexico
,,,,;s. .as. TINE there we're > Hlptbms Of pevo-
INV NJ. .a,. - Was nders,bed . ~
Who wers opposed Il, f,I,;. nv s,Pssa.ly n ,h.se
mon.rebia form u ro,ersnr s.ns .na % ne
then eEie Ii Havana, hayinr been .reils.i 60,
Power aHd banished from his eointr, 4, - ,a
tion whteh oscired in December TslA 81, Il -.
known mat he had still considerable bs,t, * ~,
layer layer 70 Mexicoa was slso equally veil know.
~. 90 vigilance shieh could beexerled ~ our
~ ~ probability have prevented
,sa.,.a .,s landing :rTe Hhrre on the ex-
- M. Sos'I 9 Msx'co pc desisfd ID return
change IN oliey had ppsay Ps9'esssl an. snt,rs
hsd erted the federal conditioner 81 fss ssa ns