Democratic banner., 1846-12-28
MESSAGE,

The consul of the United States at the
city of Mexico was therefore, instructed by
to Secretary ofStatc. on the filf"cnth Of Sep.
TENDER, 1915, to make inquiry Of the N"x-,
lean government. The enquiry wis made;i
and OH tie fifteenth Of October, 1915, tuv,
Minister of Foreign Affairs Of ii.c Mexican
government, in a note addressed tn our con-
sui, gave a favorable response, requesting,
at the same time, that our naval force might.
be withdrawn from Vera Cruz, willie E2-
gctiations should be pcndiIr Upon t!ici
receipt of this note our naval force was
promptly withdrawn from Vera Cruz. 4,
minister was immediately appointed, and
departed To Mexico. Every thing
bore a promising aspect for a sHacdy
and peaceful adjustment of all our difficult
ties.
At the date Of my annual message TO Con-
gress, in December last no doubt was en-
tertained but that he would be received BY
the Mexican government, and Tie hope was
cherished that all cause of misunderstanding
between the two countries would be spcdi-
ly removed. In the confident hope that
such would he tho result Of his mission, |
informed Congress; that I forcborc at that
time to recommend such Interior measures.
of redress for the wrongs and injuries we
had so long borne, as It would have been
proper to make, had no such negotiations
been instituted" Tony surprise and regret,
the Mexican Government though solemnly
pledged TO do SO, upon the arrival of our
Minister in Mcrico, refused to receive and
accredit him. When lie reached Vera Cruz,
on the thirtieth of November, 1915, he found
that the aspect of affairs had undergone an
unhappy change. Tho government ofGcn.
Herrara, who WAS al that time President
of the Republic, was tottering % its fall.
Gen. Parades ( a military lcader)had mani
tested his determination to overthrow the.
government Of Gen. Hcrrara, bya military
revolution; and one of the principal means
which he employed to effect lis purpose,
ullu llAI' liz SNNI lA iht ~ " IiNblrIh JUL
Gus to the army and people of Merico, was
by loudly c~ondcmning its determination to
receive a minister of peace from the United
States, allie ing that it was the intention Of
Herrara, By a treaty with the United States:
TO dismember the territory of Mexico, by
ceding away the department Of Texas.
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to have been well disposed to a specific adj
iustment of existing difficulties; but proha-
bly, alarmed fer its own security, & in order
to ward off the danger OF the revolution
led by ParadeS, violated its solemn agree,
mcnt, and refused TO receive or accrcdi
our minister; and this, although iniorme,
that he had been invested with fall powc
to ad just all questions in dispute bctwceI
the two governments, Among the irivo
ious p~reteXts for this refusal, the principa
one was, that orr minister had net gone IN
on a special mission, confined 10 the cues
ton of Texas alone, leaving ali the -outra
ges on our flag and our citizens unrcdrcssed
The Mexican government well knew tia
both our national honor and the protcctio
due to Our citizens, iEpera.ivcly require
that the two questions of boundary and in
demnity should be treated Of together, a
naturally and inseparably blended, and the
ought to have seen that this course VIZ
best calculated to enable the United State
to extend to them the most liberal iustic,
On the Both of December, 1915, Gcner
Herrera resigned the presidency, and yiel,
ed up the government 10 Gen. PaTedcs wit
out a struggle. Thus a revolution was az
complished solely by the army commando
by Paroles, and the supreme power
Mexico passed INTO the hands of a miiitaI
usurper, who was known to be bitterly no
tile to the United States.
Although the prospect of a pacific a
justment with the new government was II
promising, from the known hostility Of
head to the United States, yet, deterlni
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