The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-07-30

precedent for the course pursued by the
Mexican Government in another particu.
lar. The President, anxious 10 avoid The
war now existing, sent u minister o fpeace
to Mexico for this purpose. After the
Mexican forces had attacked the army of
Gen. Taylor on this side of the Rio
Grande, and thus commenced the war,
the President actuated by the same paci-
nc spirit, made repeated overtures to tho
government Of Mexico to negotiate for its
termination; and although he has from
the beginning, solemnly declared before
the world that he desired no terms but
such as were just and honorable for both
parties, yet the Mexican government.
by refusing to receive our minister in the
first place and afterwards by not acce-
ding to our overtures to open negotia-
tons for peace, has never afforded to this
government even the opportunity of ma
king known the terms on which we would
be willing to settle all questions in dis
pute between the two republics. The
war can never end whilst Mexico re-
fuses even to hear the proposals which
we have always been ready to make for
peace.
The President will not again renew
the offer to ne gotiate-at least not until
ne has reason to believe hat it would be-
accepted by the Mexican government
Devoted, however, TO honorable peace,
he is determined that the evils of war
shall not be protracted one dsy lon
ger than shall be rendered absolutely me-
cessary by the Mexican repulic. For
the purpose of carrying this determine
ton into effect with the least possible
delay, he will forthwith send to the head
quarters Of the army, in Mexico, Nicho-
lis P. Trist, Esq. the officer next in rank
TO the undersigned in our Department of
Foreign Affairs, as a commissioner, in
vested with full powers to conclude a
definite treaty of peace with the United
Mexican States. This gentleman pos
sesses the entire confidence of the Presi-
dent, and is e%minently worthy of that of
the Mexican government.
The undersigned r%efrains from all COM
ment upon the concluding paragraph, as
we'll as Some other portions, of your ex-
cellency's note; because the strong sense
which he entertains of their injustice to-
wards the United States could not be ut
tered in the friendly tone which he desires
to preserve in the present c~ommunica-
ton. He turns from these, therefore, to
dwell-as he does with unfeigned pleas
ure-upon the sentiment contained in an
early part Of the same note, where the
Mexican government expresses how
painful it is "to see disturbed the friend
ship which it cultivated with your ourl
republic whose continued progress it al
ways admired, and whose institutions
have served it as a model"
This feeling is most cordially recip-
rocated by the President, whose earnest
desire it is that the United Mexican
States. under institutions similar to our
own may protect and secure the liberty
of their people, and maintain an elevated
standing among the nations of the earth.
The undersigned embraces this eccas-
ion to offer to your excellency the assur-
rance of the most distinguished consid.
GRAFTON. JAMES BUCHANAN.
TRAsLATIoN.
To his ercelency the Secretary Of State
Of tile United States Of america.
FEDERAL PALACE, June 29th 1s47.
The undersigned Minister of Internal
and Foreign Relations, had the honor to
receive your excellency's note, dated
18th April last, in which you declare that
his excellency the Presidentof the United
States intends to despatch, as a commits
sioner to the headquarters of the Army
operating in Mexico. Nicholas P. Trist,
Esq. the officer next. in rank to your ex-
cellency, with full powers TO conclude a
defnitive treaty of peace with Mexican
United States; and the most excellent
President al interim of this republic, to
whom the undersigned Immediately made
known the contents Of your excellency's
said official note, has determined that
you should be informed, in reply, that
the decision on the affair in question be-
ing reserved to the sovereign Congress
Of the nation, your excellency's said note
is transmitted by him to that body, in or
der that it may determine what should
be deemed most proper on the subject.
Its resolution shall be communicated in
due time to your excellency, by the de-
partmedt under the charge of the UNDER
signed, who leaves for that occasion the
answer to the points embraced in your
excellency's note.
The undersigned avails himself of the
opportunity to offer to your excellency
the assurances of his distinguished con
siderations. DOMINGO IBARRA.
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