Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-25
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
C.,r,cts from Foreign Papers,
-. III. Steamship Cambria.

IN.
~ The British capital invested IN It's nuns =.
amonn,ed 10 a, least 900 600 dollars ana 's ~
!, r,,hl;c dehr of Mexico 10 ihiscountry amounted
puo .,,. ~ much more. War, therefore, oetwee
,ha Ir,;,,d states and Mexico, must be exlremel
;n,urious 10 British commercial Interests ana
, il should end in the conquest Vi MeAieo ~ ~
United States, he feared that the BLUSH ueo' =
Mexico would follow the lale OF Tue oe's ivy
by The United States themselves 10 'liis couu''.
Besides, il the United States pecdlne ,ha; =, :,
MEXICO they would in consequence OF 'heif nav
inc already annexed Texas 10 themselves, slah'
a, 0nce in front and rear OF our West Indian 20
lonies. .;o,
He then entered into history Of The yarlon
s..sas;,,a ,ra..nres by which The United States
had first of all annexed Texas, ana " whici
they were now attempting 10 annex MeAieo an'
California Unless there was an end puI 10 lh'
warnow existing between Mexico ana me ohles
States. by The hfm and earnest neuia'ioh VI UNI
country i, would lead 10 results ihost
10 British interests. lie argued l'a' 'iie!e NV
was a case of more unlus'inaoie H.
lba, NJ The Tinted States upon Mexico, and thai
as ,be anneyation oi Texas was The lest Tor Presi,
den Of The ITniled states al the last Presidential
| Election ca ,yould The annexation OF California,
| il MOI Of The entire Of Mexico be The test al the
| election OF President in the year 1910
In canine possession OF Maiamoras the Y;
| States had GAINED the KEY 10 Central Mexico, and
were thereby enabled to introduce their manulac-
lures into il without payment OF any ou'ies'-
/ They had thus won possession oil me commerce
! of Mexico, which was itself serious dow 20 he
| cnmm-r.ial and manufacturing interests oil Great
Britain. After several remarks on The unJu>lii-
able character of The means by which The United
STATES were working out their schemes oil iefiito-
rial ACKNOWLEDGMENT he asked Lord PalmeiS'oh
10 cxplain the existing state OF our relations WIN
Mexico. and pressed upon him. al Inc same 'iine,
The eYpediency Of our taking some llnhealaie
.,ens ~ nreycnl the annexation OF Mexico 10 The
United States, and TO puI an end 10 The hostility
now prevailing between The Two countries. lie
reminded Lord P:lmeTslon that on The 2s'h oi
June last. the then Minister OF The Crown haa
told the House that The packet which sailed on
the 81 of June, had taken out an offer OF media
ton on The part OF this country 10 The government
OF The u. States Now, it was stated by the OF
fetal organ Of The American Government, that
no such offer of mediation had been sIsnllled or
made BIZ MIR. Pakenham, our Minister al Wash
insron He concluded by asking Lord Palmer
sion what was The true STATE OF The case WIN re-
spect 10 his offer OF mediation
Viscount PalmerstoH-l shall have great plea
sure in giving nv noble friend an answer 10 The
question he has pui. | trust, however, that The
House will think | ain pursuing that course
which is most BETTING the position hold, II lido
no, follow nv noble friend into those observations
which he has made upon The past transactions
between this country and the Uned States, Mex
leo. and Texas, concerning the relation 10 ihal
country with Texas, and The annexation OF Tex
as 10 the United States. These are matters which
belong TO past periods The facts are historically
known: and il is not, think, necessary or useiul
for me al present 10 express any opinion upon
ihem.
Sir. nv noble friend has expressed opinions as
10 The Jury which must accrue 10 British inter
esls from the war now going on between Mexico
and The United States. | entirely concur with
nv noble friend that in the present sale OF inter-
national relations in the civilized world, Il y I'M
possible that any great war can be carried on be-
tween any two considerable and independent
States without that war affecting preJudIcial!y
The commercial interest OF all other countries
which may have relations of commerce with The
two contending parties. And in proportion as
commerce increases-in proportion as commerce
is freed from all those restraints which tend 10
limit and cireumscribe lis extent, in that proper
ZION will il be the interest OF all nations that peace
should universally prevail. Therefore DO look
with greater satisfaction upon the progress when
has lately been made by those doctrines at ex-
tended commerce which appear 10 me 10 afford
additional security for the maintenance OF peace
all over the world.
Think. however, my noble friend has in some
degree exaggerated The facility with which, in his
opinion, the United States may establish their au-
thorily and dominion over the territories OF Mex
leo. Those territories are vast in their extent,
and in proportion TO their vaslness il enhanced
the difficulty OF carrying on military operations
of an aggressive character within their limits
That country is occupied hy very large popula-
ton, OF from eight 10 ten millions oil inhahilants
of race different from the people from the United
States of religion different from The religion d
the United States, and though ii might be easy iol
The United States TO incorporate with the Union 4
country like Texas, filled and Inhabited almos
entirely BY United States settlers, the question,
can assure my noble friend and the House, be
comes very different when il applies to the annex
| alton OF territories much more ihickly peoped
| and inhabited hy i race different in those lwt
| resnects from the race which wishes IL posses.
| them.
| | will, however, say nothing which shall in
| any degree affect that character Of impariaity
| which BELTS Government that offers its media
lion between contending parties. My noble
| friend doubts the accuracy OF The statement which
was made By her Majesly's late Government
with respect 10 the offer asserted 10 lave beer
| rendered by them, OF mediation between the two
| parties. | am glad, in justice 10 our predeces
sors, that my noble friend has enabled me TO sc
that question right. The facts are shortly these
II is perfectly true, as asserted by the right homo
rable baronet al The head OF her Majesly's Go
vernment. that an offer was made 10 The Unite,
States and also communicated 10 Mexico which
! her Malestys late Government understood an,
meant TO be an offer Of mediation. That ofe
was, think, properly conveyed, in terms whcl
| left great latitude OF Interpretation 10 The Go
vernment OF the United States.
Il .,.o ,,,h II, fhp al Sfafa
was al that time no, the position Of unbiasse
impariality which BELTS the character OF media
tor The question between this country and In
United States with respect 10 the Oregon terrific
nv had not Al that lmr been finally settled.
was possible, notwithstanding the negotiation
then going on, that that question might have as
sumed a character which would have dvesie,
Great Britain of the quality OF impar,ialil,
which should have belonged to mediator.
that discussion had ended in rupture between
Great Britain and the United States, our media
ton. al course, between the United States ant
Mexico, would have been onl of The question
The offer therefore, which was made 10 the Uni
ted States, was in effect this, that il the Unite,
States were disposed TO accept The mediation o
Great Britain that mediation would be lransl
offered and rendered. | think that was going a
far as, in The then existing stale OF things the Go
vernment oil Great Britain could properly hav
gone.
The Government Of The United States how
ever, considering what have already stated viii
respect 10 the position in which the Oregon ques
ton had placed Great Britain toward the Unite,
States, did not think ii expedienl 10 express an,
wish upon the subject, and therefore no answe
was sen it being understood by the Government
OF The United States that the communication wa
not one which necessarily required an answer
lha, they were lett al Liberty 10 ACT upon il if the
pleased but that no umbiaee would be taken b,
this country if they absIained from taking an,
steps consequent upon IL.
had, however, an interview no, long ago will
Mr. McLane, the American Minister, who an
sorry TO say, was obliged on account 81 his heall
10 retire from his post here aud return 10 In
!, United States. ! am sure every body who ha
had the good fortune ofknowing that distinguish
ed man, will greatly regret Thai the two counlrle
; have los, The benefit Of his service here as III
, organ Of communication between the Two &C
vernmenls l am satisfied that, whoever III
United States may think I'll 10 send in his pac,