The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-30

Hsre Who was atth sIsTs.
s.ttenlof sthel republic. f6ps t6 H,
,aia 1sGanefals s' Pare des iiilafyS
h,aul'amanifesleda his determfuati6ii I'd soYef.
throw, :the gnsernmentaoftHs Hsfs ra,s 81 d
|nmlha = sreSotuiipn;s aud one of tiiiestsfjR
e!Pai mems which he empIqy yed tp. s11se,
nus Par p9se,7 and sender the governtiietito 81
~ :. nerera odi"ustto o the army! and people
o. Mexico was by loudl contlemnine its
discrimination stuEt receive gministef sol
peace from thet United Staies. .ii al1epir,a
that it>was ihe in.entioniof.fI fI arsr ra;s S.5ss 9
ireaiyiswilfithe United States: 4iusfl,s sr snnf.
rtheFterritofyf offs Nexicoy BIZ tetjinp
|aWay the department orp sii, jFlfee u,iiS.
|.ernmentof II esera is believed loifinyes Sesn =
well disposed torn pacific a,lh,stn1entti6i
existing difficulties; but .Sprobabl ! alarmed
Tor Ills own security, and lin order toc,ya ri
ohA The rddnger of 1thegfevolut:on;fled bv
faredes. violated its solemn, s q rte MI, ni!
aud refused to Teceive,nraccrellst 0br; nj n.
ister; and slhis, although sthof he
had beeninvcsted syishfuil poiS or 10 atlius,
all Questions, in dispute bctwcensI,hesftwo
I,goveEnments.5sA Among. the frivolous pres
texts Tor this refusal, the principal;ionc
wus' thqt our minister had mt gone upon
special mission, confined to. The quesiion
oi Aexas alone, Icayingial the outrages
anoh our iiag! and our citizens unredre ssed
ilhe''Nlexlcani government il well. kne ~ that
ootth pur lhonnr andsthe PROTECTION
aue ~ 9pF citizens imperaiively REQUIRED
!hat sne J Two Questions tofabpdnLaryEa and
Indemnify should be treated ofqtosether,j
as naturally ,ani5 5insepaEablyablended, ,rdnd
lhhe ought To- have his ftsonrse
was beat. ~ a lcplats,( 10 enablc3thd: :Uaitet,
plates To- extend 10 them The mo ST. liberal
Justice 9zthe s,hirna,h3 Of Decembsr
io4o' Saenerul II teserhI resignedilhe Presi.:
lency, and yielded; up; ille governme Mt to
I'He9eFal Paredesnwillouta sltug giles. Thus
n Teyolptlon was accomplished. =. lel,.sb,y
The army commanded 4byi p Paredes;. and alie
supreme ipoWeE in Mexico passed into. ,hc
hands Of! "a military, ,usnrper, who was
known, 10 be biterlly hostile TO the United
States. y, .s4 IN, ...1i 80
,::,aAl!lough The Prospec, of d pacific: adj
\ Justment with The new,.goyernnlenl. Yi,s y !;
tunPromisiag, from the Known hostility OF
its head 10 the United States, yet:sieter.
mined that. nothing should be left, un-
done on our part to restore, friendly rela:
tions between the two countries,i our min
lslcera was Instructed TO present his creden-
tlals TO The new government, and ask 10 be
accredited by j, in the diplomatic character
in which he had been commissioned. These
Instructions he executed by his note of,,he
first Of March, 1916, addressed, to- the
Mexican Minister Of Foreign Affairs, but
but his request was insultingly y refused by
that minister in his answer or The twelfth
of the same month. No alternative re. ro.
manned for our minister butI9 .defnuf, His
passports and retqrnito The United States,
Thus vas the extraordinary spectacle
presented to'ihe civilized world, Of d gov:
ernment' in violation Of It's own express
agrcemenl, having twice rejected minister
Of peace invested with full powers 10 adj
Justailtte existing differences between'the
Two countries in manner Just and honor!
able 10 both.H am not aware that nindern
history presents parallel case; III which,
IN time of,peace, one nation has refused
eVento oitear'propositions from another for
terminating existing difficulties between ii
them Scarcely a hope Of adjusting our
difficulties, even at remote day; or Of
preserving peace will, Mexico. could BE
cherished while Parc.les remained yatsthc
head OF hefgoverhme M He had acquitted
the supreme power by a military 1revoIu-
lion, and uponeshe most solemn pledges
TO wage war against the United States; and
to reconqucr Texas, which he claimed as
aorcvolted province Of Mexico. He hati
denounced as guilty of treason all those
Mexicans who considered Texas as no
longer constituting par. Of ofIerritory of
Mexico;' and who were friendly TO the
cause of peace. The duration Of tiie war
which he waged agnihslthe u, s. was inde.
finite, because the end which lie pro posed,
of The reconques, Of Texas, was hopeless.
Besides, there was good reason Ia believe,
from all his condqct, that'it was his inten.
lion to conver. the republic Of Mexicoin into
monarchy, andio call a foreign Europeai,
prince to The 'throne. Preparatory 10 this
end, he had, during his shor, rule, destroy!
ed The liberty Of the press, tolerating thai
portion Of IL only which openly adv oca,ed
the establishment Of a monarchy. The
better 10 secure ihe success Of his ultimate
designs, he had, by on arbitrary decree,
conyoked n Congressman TO be elected
by the free voice Of the people, but TO be
chosenin a manner 10 make them s1bserl
wien. to hisawiIi, and TO give him, abs oh,se
control over their deliberations. G'aea
Under all these circumstances, ii was
believed that any revolution in Mexico,
founded upon opposition 10 the ambitious
projects Of Pare,les, would tend to pro.
mote the cause Of peace as we'll as preSven
any attempted European interference in ,ht
in the affairs ofllhe North American con: