Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-01-14
hr. Webster's official proceedings rs
Secretary of State, and his late
Speeches abOMt the Mar, contrasted.

Speeches about the War, contrastCd.
The Washington correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, says:
Alr. Webster was sitting as if be were asleep
while the message was being read until the Clerk of
the Senate read "ln the language of the Secretary
of the United States, in despatch Minister
Mexico, under date Of the Sth Of JUN, 1872 when
he started if he had suddenly found out that live
coal of fire was IN his seat. This part of the
sage brought all eyes the Massachusetts Senator,
to see how he would take his own language, after
having recently declared that the President had
committed Improbable offence in ordering our
troops TO the Rio Grande. l add this part of tho
message 10 call particular attention TO IT. Mr.. Web
ser was Secretary of State in July, 1872, when tie
despatch referred to was written: '---
In the language of the Secretary Of Stale OF ths
United States. in despatch to our Minister in Next
CO. under date of the oh of July, 1912, Mexico may
have chosen 10 consider, and may still choose 10 con-
slider Texas having been all times since 1855 and
as still continuing, rebeous province but the world
has been obliged to take very different view Of the
matter From the time Of the battle Of San Jacinto,
in April, 1886, to the present moment, Texas has
hlbIted the same external signs Of national indepen-
dence Mexico herself and with quite as much
blllty OF government. Practically free and inoepen-
dent. acknowledged as political sovereignty by the
principal powers of the world no hostile foot finding
within her territory for six seven years. and
Mexico herself RETAINING for all that period from any
further attempt re-establish her authority over
that territory, il cannot but be surprising 10 find Mr.
de Bocanegra (the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Of
Mexico) complaining that for that whole period citi-
of the United States, its government, have
been favoring the rebels Of Texas, and supplying
them with vessels ammunition and money, as if the
for the reduction of the province of Texas had
been constantly prosecuted BY Mexico, and her sue
cess prevented by these influences from abroad. In
the despatch, 1.-The Secretary Of State arms that
" since 1887 the United States have regarded Texas
an independent sovereignty, much as Mexico;
and that trade and commerce with citizens Of gov
eminent at war with Mexico cannot on that account,
be regarded an intercourse by which assistance
and succor given to Mexican rebels. The whole
current of Mr.. de Bocanegras remarks runs IN the
same direction, if the independence of Texas had
not been acknowledged it acknowledged in
1884, against the remonsrance and protest of Next
CO and most Of the acts of any importance, of
which Mr. De BOcanegra comp plains, flow necessarily
from that recognition. He speaks of Texas still
can republic" but he cannot but understand that the
U. States do not regard it. The real complaint of
Mexico, therefore is, in substance, neither
less than complaint against the recognition Of
Texan independence 1t may be thought rather late
to repeat that complaint and quite Just confne
it to the United States to the exemption of England
France and Belgium unless the United States having
been the first TO acknowledge the Independence Of
Mexico herself be blamed for setting an exam
pie for the recognition of that Of Texas And he
added that 6 the constitution, public treaties, and the
laws obge the President regard Texas as an inde-
pendent State, and its territory part of the ter
ritory of Mexico"