The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-04-17
MEXICO.


very war-like tendency. The United States
has for many years past, in her earnest de-
sire Ter the preservation Of peace, and her
holy horror Of war, overlooked many insults
upon the part Of Mexico, which, had she
been the nation Mexico would have the
world believe, she would have resented amid
the roar Of cannon and the fash OF artillery,
nor would she have stayed in her course
until the "siars and strips" floated in triumph |
over the Halls Of the Mon'ezumu's. But
instead Of this, the course Of conduct puI>
sued by the United States towards Mexico,
has ever been marked by that magnanimiiy
and forbearance which should ever charac- |
terse the intercourse OF mighty and pow
erful nation with one puny and almost .im>
potent. We have passed unnoticed, many
hagrant acts Of injustice done our citizens,
and the repeated insults offered our Gag, we
have used every exertion to promote AID
preserve amicable relations, and sent our
Ministers bearing the olive branch Of peace
m their hands. But all oH endeavors for
lhe preservation Of harmony and good will
have been in vain. Mexico with stub.
borness Of purpose, unbecomng any civiliz-
cd nation, has, with head.stroEg will, re.
jected all our offers Of peace, needs not our
friendly warnings and seems determined to
force US into a war, which we have endea.
vored by all the means in OUT power to avert.
Bat il seems that in spite Of all our efforts
10 the contrary, this war must come, OF else
we must be presented to tho world in the
degraded position Of begging for that which
is empSatically our right. And can We
submit TO this, Though we would sacrifice
almost anything TO prevent the dark clouds
OF war from o'ersprcuding the horizon of
peace, yet, to submit TO the humliating
condition which Mexico has endeavoTed to
force upon us, entirely exceeds the bounds
Of our patience, or the demands Of reason
or iuslce-and If we arc now forced into
declaration of war, we can 60 into it with
a clear conscience, appealing with an un-
shaken faith to the God Of battles to defend
the right
The above remarks have been drawn out
by perusal Of the late correspondence be.
tween our Plonipotenliary TO Mexico, John
Slidel and De Castillo Lanzas the Mexican
Minister Of Foreign Relations, which from
its great lenglh We are sorry 10 be unable tC
present in the present number Of our paper
Mr.. S.idel, with his usual ability, sustainc
the honor and rights Of his government with
becoming spirit and dignity. In his frs
letter to the Mexican Minister, dated Marcel
the LIST, he mentions the refusal Of the form
er government in December last to receive
him in his capacity Of Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister PleniPolentiary, states that ht
has received late dispatches from his gov,
eminent approving Of the course pursued
by him, and authorising him TO exhaus
every honorable means Of concilialon-anc
again to present his credentials 10 the con.
sideraliOn OF President Puredes.
The Mexican Minister replies 10 this I'M
der date of March the 18th, in which h,
states that his government cannot receiv,
Mr.. Slidell in his capacity Of Minister Pleni
poientiary to reside rear that government
lie then goes on TO review the course o
conduct pursued by this government in re
ference to the annexation Of Texas, in which
he makes Mexico perfect paragon Of jus
tice, forbearnnce and viriuc-and holds be
Up as an outraged and injured nation who's,
rights have been trampled upon, and who's,
territory has been dismcmbered by tyrani
cal and usurping power; and after the usua
manner Of Mexican Ministers is very lavis
Of charge Of usurpalion, violence, fraud
artlice, intrigue and bad faith upon the par
Of the United States. lie states that IN
Mexican government will only admit
PlenipotenIiary Of the United States rif
POlOCrs al hoe 10 treat for Teras; and a
agent with any other powers she cannot sd
nit. lie contends tint Mexico is actin
upon the defensive-lhat the United State
by sending a Minister 70 Mexico 10 tres
upon other subjects Than that Of Texas. Ia
offered in insult 10 the Mexican govern
ment, and that The act il one which hi agi
not permit himself % designatg." re say
that The United States, resolved % max
themselves Masters 81 the territory, encou,
aged emigration d Texas, IN order that Il
inhabiianis might become mar.srs Of ib