Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-03-09
rsoeciaIIy Reported for the New oFk iF'ouhe'
T CONCLUDED

,c..c;alIy Reported for the New York Tribune.
CONCLUDED.
,rmember it well. They went to eXas 70
6cbt for their rights They could not hGiit I"I
.hsm in their country. ell theT longht
tar their rights. They conquered them: lhcy
..aNuered a peace. daughter They were
s,i c;,;zensInot Mexicans. They were re-
Int entrants to that country. They went
here for the very purpose OF seizhg on MAJ
country and making It a free ana ihGeiehoeht
Repubic with the view, as some OF taeih SAih'
of bringing IT into the American Conieaeracy N
aue lime Is this poor Celtic brother OF yours III
Nexico-is the xican man sunk 50 low that
he cannot hear what fills the mouth and ear o.
yumor all over this country lie knows that
~. ~ the settled purpose of some oil your poo
bt-Ue knows that your ayarice has hXed ms
80, al ,pre On those rich acres in Mexico, and
a., ,our nroud power counted the number that
couId be brought against you. and that your aV-
r;cc and vour power together marched on 10 the
snbugation Of the third or fourth part Of the Re-
pub.ic of Mexico, and TOOK it from her. They
knew this, and knowing it, what must haze been
the feeling and sentiment IN the InInH Of the
President of the United States, when he tells you
that with such pcopic-Vth people at least
in their own opinion deeply injured by us, as
we're these Mexicans--he Entertained that divine
benevolent entrnent--a desire to preserve peace
full relations with tho Republic Of Mexico,
This Republic of Texas comes under The gov
erument of the United States, and il happens
that the Minister resident at your Court-and it
i,a pretty respectable Court, Mr. prcsient-we
have something of king-not for life II IS true
but a quadrcnnial sort of monarch, who does
yery much as he Jlcascs-the Minister reside mt
al that Court of yours stated at the time that this
rcyoltcd Province of Texas claimed bv Mex
leo, and that If you received il as one Of the SOW
ercicn States Of this Union, right wrono-t
was impossible to reason with this people about
it-they would consider it an act of hostility.
Did you consult the national feeling Of Mexico
then!
Not at all. You spurned it away as 4 weak
and trivial thing, whose complaints You would
not even hear; and when She lnurmcrcd in hum
bic suppliancy, and begged of you not to do this,
which must disturb the peaceful relations of the
two countries, while she was at the same time
acknowledging her debts to your citizens, and
agreeing to the award Of your Commissioners,
who had give TO them two AMI a half millions of
money, 10 be paid out of her Treasury, and which
could be got only by forced loans from her own
citizens. She begged of you, while doing all
this, not to enter this new plan, but to let this
Republic of Texas alone-if independent, to let
her enjoy her independcnce--n free, TO let her
ENJOY unmixed freedom calmly AMI securely, as
she said she could, in defiance of Mexico. But
YOU said mo. will strengthen mine own arm
by uniting to this body Of the United States that
which has beer severed from yours by citizens Of
this country. will take Texas into the Union :.
l will throw the political shield Of my Institutions
..ounJ har r,ah,s .,,l - :, 'Iau s,t y ~,
,h;oh rn,ra5 rj,, ,,,,;,, 49,. ,,-.,. ),
Tb,,,s m. W., ,-o', ,I,~,.t-,n,j V.i.o U.r
Minister, in spite Of his remonstrance, falling,
leaves this country. He leaves, telling Won that
because you had brought yourselves into this hos
H.; q, 80: :, - :. ~. . : /, 80
F,,r,ori;r,rv wi ~. IN ,o, ~ Af
a. So 80 ,o,, 80 ~ &c., :, rtot ,h
Republic Of M.xico will receive from Won. if Won
will con,.scend 10 s,nr i'm. III Auh,ss1!or. 10
trea, NJ ,h;s oues,ion II honn1nry between rrx
\. and The Tni,cd states Now. Mr.. President
wba, ali Il L.cop,, ,h, ,reat rco,re of Tho Jrni
ted States 10 10 when that nratfar was rnaJ+. Tx
,bis ,,..eL dacr,d,J cont.nrt;t,I, mn ca,l,,,n
a. Msx;cop WI ,o,, Nini.,.r ,,,.,s r..
M;nst.r nf H.. az, nr,I, MI. ID ,i,a,,rl ~
yonr relations viii, Nc wc-. Of ,I,a ,nost ~,
c;sc ch,r,,,ar, 49,, -, ,,l,,'Ia',, -,
tot,sr;rr tLra,.. Of so,,, f,c,i,n uI;.h r. 800,
scnteJ. saws 70 vour Minister ..In Gods name
delay his mission, Don't ,sl, To H.. receivrdi
If we receive a Minister from the United St,,es
10 tre,t ,v,tl ~ IN this ,liner uo sbnnld Ia al
tbropcd lose onr pow.r. AMI Won viii c,,;rsl,
fail in your objcct.''
What does your Minister do They tell him
at the same time, Come IN the character of a
Commissionerto treat about the question Of boun-
dairy and You may be received speak. Mr.
PRESIDENT, IN general terms OF the correspondence
ee'ween Mr.. Siidei and the McNcan Official at
that time whoever he was What does your
President do' Oh. his heart painting for peace--
desiring above all things to treat these desplsed
Mexicans IN such a way that not shadow Of
complaint can rest on their nints-ho says you
shall receive me as Minister ] will not come III
the capacity OF Commissioners \ on shall receive
me as II there was no cause of quarrel between
'ou ana The l nted states, or We wont treat at
all. Now, has II come 10 this. that the North
american kepublic-haS 1t come 70 fhis-i ask