American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-12
NArIoNAL PALACE, MEXICO,

August 81, 1876.
Sir: The undersigned, Minister Of Foreign
Relations of the Mexican Republic, has sub.
mit,ed to his excellency, the general-in chief OF
the lIberaling army, charged al interim with
the supreme executive power of the nation,
your excellency's note of the 27lh OF the past
month Of July, in which you propose, on the
part Of your government, TO open negotiations
which may tend to the conclusion OF peace
Just and honorable to both countries.
His excellency, ON being made acquainted
with the terms of the SAID note, could not but
FIX his attention strongly on the circumstance,
that, refusing discussion upon the cause of the
. war existing between The two republics, 1t Is
desired at present, to consider those causes
merely as a thing that is past, ami belongs TO
history. For the executive 10 accept such a
proposition, on that basis, when dealing with
q subject which concerns the honor OF the
country and the integrity of its territory, and
endangers tie nationality for the future, would
be to waive the question of its justice, and to
complete the irritation of pubic opinion, al
ready highly alarmed, as is proved by the dis
cussirns winch have taken place on the sub
ject, through fear that the question mig ut re-
ceive The solution now suggested. Thus 1t is
that the affairs Of the republic, having been
brought, by those same causes, to the situation
in which they now are, with regard to the JIM
ted States, it has been necessary to call upon
the nation, in, order that, through representa-
tves elected with the fullest liberty, her fate
may be dehberated upon, her security, her no.
nor, aHd her future welfare provided for. A
congress having been convoked for this object,
which will commence lis sessions OH the 9th vi
December next, as that body will charge itself,
among other important matters, with all that
relates 10 the war with the United States, to
il will the above mentioned note from your ex-
eellency be submitted, in order that it may de-
termine upon what it shall Judge to be proper
for the interests of The nation. The govern
ment of the undersigned, IN consequence,
awaits the determination of that assembly, IN
order to give the becoming answer TO the es-
sential part OF the said communication, the re-
lations of Mexico with your republic remaining
meanwhile IN the same state IN which his ex-
cellency, the geneTal-in-chef of the llberating
army found them, when he assumed the charge
of the executive power of the nation.
The undersigned, in transmitting this an
swer ofhis government, despatching it to your
excelieDcy, through the channel which you in.
dictate, avals huns If of this opportunity to as
sure you of his distinguished consideration.
MANUEL CREscEECiO REJoN.
To his excellency, the Minister of Foreign Re-
Iations of the United States of America.
The following is the reioinder of Mr.. Buch-
Rnan TO the above:
To his excellency
The MINISTER OF FoREieN RELATIONS
of the Mexican Repdbhc.
The undersigned, Secretary of State OF the
United States, has had the honor to receive the
communication Of his excelIency, the minister
of foreign affairs of the Mexican republic, da-
.aYon the 3lst Of August, in answer to the
proposition made by the undersigned to the
Mexican government, in his note Of the 27th
July last, that negotiations shall forthwith
commence for the conclusion Of peace jus,
and honorable for both parties.'
This note declared, in express terms, that il
was the desile of the President ''lo conclude n
treaty Of peace which shalt adj nst all the qies-
tons in dispute between the two republics ~
These questions had all existed before Mexico