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 .ss';aa of that country, the Mexican peo- rIs have nothing to blame but the madness ', obs,n,sncy of those who have usurped Is ~, control of affairs. This correspondence -,r., s, rest another question--lAat nt the
 t,r,,trr in which Mr. Trist vas sent to Nsxico. and though we donht not bis sP-7 ,,,sttnent will be represented as an litruii 10 Zen Scott, vel II appears 10 us 10 have been r.,v malicious cue. From iIis position in ,6s State Department. Mr. Trist has full gnouIelge Of all ,he phases of the Mexican .,nes;ien. aud frofn his thorough aequain- ,,Dee wi,h the language and the character Of ,be people he is well qualified 10 put that taosIedge to the best use m any negotia- sons which may ensue.
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 .Nsg Erc<lleni Sirs By order of hts p,esllencr, the President ad iMieYfm of the -Reosblic. resolved upon in cotnci of Min ,..pr. have .he honor to transmit 10 your Tyeellencies, lha, you may lay them before ,be sovereign Congress al is 6Ist session, r,,.,-The official note or the Secretary of s,,,e of the United States, directed to this Eorsrnmefi. under date of the 18th Of April t,st. in winch il IS manifested that the Presi- dsut of that Republic has seen fiji to send, in ,se suaii,y of Commissioner, to the head carriers of their operations in Mexico, Mr. Nicholas P. Tsisl, with full powers to con- ,luje deiiniuye treaty of peace with the rnied States of Mexico: SecondIy--i send
 a your Exceieucies, for the information of se sovereign Congress. copy of the answer which his ExcelIency, the President, re- solved in council of Ministers, to give 10 the aforementioned note, promising that the ,sgusl assembly 10 whom was reserved the regulation of ,he subject treated of in the yesent communication. would aci upon 1t ssh ihe consideration aud wisdom becom- sg Rs patriotism and knewa intelligence.
 With ,his. reitenie 10 your Excelleneiss she assurances of my distinguished conside- aaon.
 God and Liberty, DOMINGO lBARRA. To ihea ExceIlencies. the Secretaries of the
 Sovereign Congress.
 OfricE OF THE SECRETARY or SLATE,
 Washington. .1prH l5, lSi7 To kis ExceiIency, the Minister of Foreiga
 .]fairs of iAe Republic of .Nerieo:
 Sir--I have the honor io acknowledge ae receipt of the note. which, under date of he 22d of February last, your, Excellency' directed 10 tue in answer to mihe of the 18th of the same month, Ia Ia mia de !6 del pro- yjo, Tthis is evidently mistake. in which proposed. on the part of the President of he United States, 10 send io Havana or Ja- is2a, whichever two points the government of Mexico might select, one or more of the most distinguished citizens of the Nation. in ,be character of Commissioners, with full powers to cohclude a treaty of peace with the Commissiopcrs which Mexico might hane o0 its part. who, should proceed to the point agreed upoh as soon ss 1t should be officially known that the government of Mexico was about to appoint snch eommis- sioners.
 l, was cause oi deep regret to the Presi- dent, that ihe government of Mexico refused 10 seeede to this friendly proposition s.uniil the blockade of our he Mexisanl ports was raised, and the invading forces evacuated the territories of the Republic by them. which acts should be previously agreed upon as a preliminary condition"
 The President directs me to say to your Exeellency, llia, the preliminary condition is absolutely Inadmissible, because il is not re- qEFed by honor, nor has t been sanctioned by ihe practice Of nations. Were such the conditions of negotiation Ii would tend Co P'osng wars, especially whea carried on 61iween contiguous countries. until the eonrie,e subjeciion of one CT the other of lhe cos;ending parties. There Is no nation Th'eh, after having sacrificed men and mo- ney, to invade the territory of is enemy, and alter having conquered considerable DOT
 ''' "NNiS btNAttSt NVftT~tss t' withdraw lis forces as preliminary condition 10 the opening of negotiations for peace. sinee by such an act, it would voluntarily abandon all the advantages which ii had been aeie ie acquire during The war, without IaS 'as any certainty that peace would be Ihe 'esai1 ol such sacrifice. Besides shonld The negotiations not terminate happily. inc naAoa which had committed the. great ina PrsdeRce of withdrawing its forces from the ehemy's territory, could not regain, except ai cost of life, and of disbursement equal 70 what il had already sacrificed and exPen- aed' lhe advantageous position which ii would have voluntarily abandoned.
 Fortunately for peace and for mankind, 20 instance can be fonnd in the annals of var which sanctions the preliminary con a'lion alluded to. The United States are as utndful of their dignity as any other of the oai'ons, whatever, ol the globe can be Of 'hers; and yet none of the great statesmen Sho held the reins of government during the PerIod of our last war with Great Britain, entertained the idea ol insisting tha. the forces