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hear, and should pity them more il they ap-
Pearod 10 me 10 have sense enough 70 under
stand the misery Of their own condition. be-
l'eve the government Of that country To BE- tn
very worst 10 the civilized word, pretending to
gard the rights of the people. This republic,
which by the way is no republic Al all, bat mill
iSry anarchy, has been | am sorry 10 say, for
years and wears the prey Of every miserable
military upSiBr thar could find money enough to
sustain miserable army. have no sympathy
therefore, with any government Of men connec.
ted with grv Of the governments Of Mexico. for
tn last twenty years. 60 farther, sir. And |
say that, IN nv judgment aGer the battle Of San
Jecinto, in 1886, and the events Of the next six
or seven years, Mexico had no reason to regard
T'Sas as one Of her provinces. She had no
power IA Texas, but il was entirely II the dispos
non Of those who lived in ii. They made gov.
ernment iur themselves.
his country acknowledged that government;
foreign States acknowledge that government;
and think, in fairness and honesty, we must
admiI that in 1910, Al, '42, and '43, Texas was
an independent State among the States Of the
eauh. do not admit, therefore, that il was any
just ground Of complaint on the part Of Mexico,
that the United States annexed Texas TO them
selves. But Mexico did take OF nee al the an.
nexa'ion. Long as Texas had been Independent,
notorious a WAS the fact, that the governments
Of Europe. as well as our own, had admitted the
nationality OF Texas. Mexico pers s,ed in saving
that II was her province; and she would not live
or terms Of entire amily and friendly confidence
with The UnIri Slaes, although she did not 90
To war. Bar Minister, Amonlo, went home; she
became gloomy, sulkv, aud disconnected; and
thai was the condition Of things Immediately uE
ter the annexation of Texas and at the com.
mrnrrmenr of Mr. Poks administration.
think that he object of this war was simply
this. Mr.. Polk became President Of the United
States in March, I845. In June, 1915, Santa
Anna was banished from Mexico to Cuba, on
what s called half pay. He seems to have been
dlScou,cu,cd with his situation at Cuba. aud am
strongly 7uspicious that the half pay never was
paid. Through lG45, the condition of things
between US and Mexico was thus angry and un.
satisfactory.
Not 10 trouble you, sir, with many dates, al.
low me TO approach period OF some interest
il was IN January 1876, that the army of The
Unltgd States, which, in the summer preceding
had been ordered to take its position at Corpus
Christi, |as now ordered to advance to the Rio
Grande. The reason given by Mr. Buchanan
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concurrence of the President Of the &. S,a,cs.
! state this on good authority. Mark the coinci.
dence Of time aud purpose. The President soid
in his communication, at tho openino Of ,be SEES.
sion Of the last Congress. that ne did moi 500 ony
prospect Of putting an endto our difficulties vhiI,,
Paroles was in power. think his precise words
were these; "Scarcey hope Of adjusting our
difficulties could be adjusted. while Poredrs r..
NAMED a, the head Of the Mexican poycmmrnI" "
What wers those difficulties. sir7 O,r chior
difficulty, certainly, was lha, Mexico would no,
assent to the annexation of Texas. TIM, vo.
the great trouble.
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