The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-01-01
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Al the date OF my annual message 20 Con.
gress, in December last. no doubt vas anter.
tanned but that he would be received by The
Mexican Cover ment, and the hone was
cherished that ell cause Of misunderstanding
between the two countries would be speed.
| lily removed. Ia the confident hone that
such would be the result Of his mission. I
informed congress that forbore at that time
to "recommend such ulterior measures Of
redress for the wrongs aud injuries we have
90 long borne, as il would have been broper
to make had no such negotiation been inc
stiIuted."
To my surprise aud regret, the Mexican
government, though sOlemLly pledged to do
so, upon the arrival of our minister in Mex
leo refused 10 receive and accFedit him.
When he reached Vera Cruz, on the the 18th
November 1915. he found that the aspect
OF affairs had undergone an unhappy change.
The government of Gen. Herrera, who was
at that time President Of the republic. was
tOtteriEg to its fall, Gen. Paroles "a mills
tary leader had manifested his determine
ton 70 overthrow the government Of Herrera
10y military revolution, aud one Of the prin !.
lcipal means which he employed TO effect his
purpose, aud rendered the government Of
Herrera Odps TO the army and people Of
Mexico, was BY loudly condemnation to re-
ceive a minister Of peace from the United
States, alleging that it was the intention Of
Herrera, BY q treaty with the United States,
to dismember the territory of Mexico, by &C.
lding away the department Of Texas. The
Government is believed 10 have been well
disposed to pacific adjustment of existing
difficulties; but probably alarmed for its own
security, and 10 order 10 ward of the danger
Iof the revolution led by Paroles, violated its
solemn agreement, and refused TO receive or
accredit our minister; and this, although in
formed that he had been invested with full
power to adjust all questions in dispute be-
tween the two governments. Amongst the
frivolous pFetextP for this refusal, the princi>
pal one was that our minister had not gone
upon q special mission, confined to the ques.
ton of Texes alone, leaving all the outrages
on our dag and our citizens unredressed.
The Mexican Government well know that
lbOth our national honor aud the protection
due to our citizens impeFiliVely required thai
the two questions of boundary aud indemni
~ should be treated of together, as natnral'
" and insepiEably blended, and they ough
10 have seen that this course was best cal
culated TO enable the United States to ex
tend them the most liberal justice. On thu
l3Oth Of DemceabeT. 1916, Gea. HeFreu
resigned the Presidency, and yielded 81
the Government Co Gen. Paroles Withou
!, struggle. Thus aTevourOn was accom-
plished solely by the army commanded b.
. Paredes, and the supreme power in Mexic'
passed into the hands OF military usUrpeI
who was known 70 be bitterly hostile 10 tn
+ United States.
r, Although the prospect of pacific adjust
= ment with the new Government was unprom
, Using, from the known hostility Of its hea
y to the United States, yet, determined tina
r, nothing should be left undone on our PAL
to restore friendly relations between the tw
countries, our minister was instructed
=, present bis credentials TO the new Govern
ment, and ask to be accredited by it in th
'r diplomatic character in which he had bee
- commissioned. These instructions he exc
s. cuted by his note Of lst March, 1916, az
II, dressed TO the Mexican Minister Of Foreig
Affairs, but bis request was insullingly Il
fused BY that minister in his answer Of q
~ 18th of the same month. No ALTERNATIVE
:" remained for our minister but to demand b
sr. passports and return 10 the United States.
er, Thus was the extraordinary spectacle pr
sented 10 the civilized world, of Cover
b,r ment in violation of its own expressed agre
b'r ment, having twice rejected a minister
b'r peace, invested with full powers to adiu
Ct. all the existing differences between the "
). countries in q manner Just and honorable
rs both. am not ware that modern histO
b'r presented parallel case, in which, in tin
b'r Of peace, one nation has refused even to be
Or propositions from another for terminati
3eP existing difficulties between them.
SEX Scarcely hope of adjusting our dificI
b'r ties, even at a remote day, or Of pTeservi
get peace With Mexico, could be cherish
~ while Paroles remained at the head Of I
,b,r Government. He had acquired the suprel
Sen power by amilitary revolution, and upon
lb'r most solemn pledges to wage war agai
lb'r the u S. and to reconqueI Texas, which
a 40. claimed as = Eevolted province Of Mexi
nb,r He denounced as guilty Of treason all III
Sep Mekicans who considered Texas as no ]
Sep ger consulting part of the territory Of M
. leo and who were friendly to the cause
y peace. The duration of The war which
waged against the United States was infin
because the end which he proposed Of
feC00QueSt VI 6Adss was sAOpcAesss DCsl
par. there was good reason tobelieve, from all
par conduct that il was .he intention TO con-
Peg the republic Of Mexico into monarchy,
Bar. to cali foreign European pricnce 70
par. throne. Preparatory to this end, he
" during his short rule, destroyed the lib
Of the press, tOlerating that portion Of it
: a., liz which openly advocated the establish
10. lof monarchy. The better 70 secure
DO. success Of bis ultimate designs. be har
DO an arbitrary decree, conyoksd Cong
no. not 10 be elected By the free voice Of
~ "a people. but TO be chosen in q name
Z IN M MIC them subseftient TO bis viii, anC
500 give him absolute control over their d