Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-03-04

as he peasesthc Minister resident nj that Court OF
yours stated at the time that this revolied Province
Of Texas was claimed by Mexico, and that il you
received it one Of the sovereign States of this
Union, right or wrong-t was impossible to reason
with this people about it--they would consider il
act Of hostility. Did you consult the nation
al feeling Of Mexico then
Not at ALL You spnrned it away as a weak and
trivial Thing, whose complaints you would not even
hear; and when she murmured in humble suppl.
cancy and begged Of you not to do this which
must disturb the peaceful relations of the countries
while she was at the same time acknowledging her
debts TO your citizens, and agreeing TO the award
your commissioners, who had given TO them two
and half millions Of money, to be paid out Of her
Treasury, aud which could be got only by forced
loans from her own citizens. She begged Of you,
while doing all this, not TO enter on this new plan
but to let this republic Of Texas aloneif indepen-
dent, to let her enjoy her ndependcnce-if free,
TO lei her enjoy unmixed freedom calmly aud Sc.
curcly, as she SAID she could. IN defiance of Mex
leo. Blu, you said "No ! will strengthen my
own arm by uniting to this body Of the United
States that which has been severed from yours by
citizens of this country. will take Texas into
the Union | will throw the political shield of
my institutions around her liberties, and the sword
Of my power around her rights, aud there II shall
stand as that which guarded Eden, turning every
way"
minister, in spite ofhis remonsrauce, failing, leaves
this country He leaves telling you that because
you had brought yourselves into this hostile rela
ton TO his country, il was impossible for him to re-
main at your Court as accredited Envoy EMraor.
binary. Well, what did you dot After some
time you told that ii is likely the Republic Of
Mexico will receive from you, if you will conde-
scend to send him. an Ambassador to treat of this
question Of boundary between Texas and the Unit
ed States. Now, Mr. President, what did il be.
the great people Of the United States do when
that p-offer made by this weak, degraded, con-
tenptible and condemned Mexico Why, your
Minister goes there Minister Of the first grade
just as though all your relations with Mexico
were Of the most pacific character man then
trembling the lettering throne Of some fiction
which he represented. says to your Minister, "ln
Gods name delay this mission Don't ask TO be
received If we receive Minister from the Unit
ed States to treat with this thing. we should
be dethroned lose our power and you will entirely
fail in your object"
What does your Minister dot They tell him nj
the same time, Come in the character of Com.
missioner to treat about the question Of boundary
and you may be received" speak Mr. Pres
dent, in general terms Of the correspondence be.
tween Mr. Slide aud the Mexican otficiul at that
time whoever he What does your President
do! Oh. his heart painting for peace--desiring
above all things 10 treat these despised Mexican.
in such way that not a shadow of complaint can
resi- on their minds-he says You shall receive me
as Minister. will not come in the capacity Of
Commissioner. You shall receive me as il there
was no cause Of quarrel between you and the
United States or we wont treat at ALL Now, has
it come to this, that the North American Republic
has II come 10 lhis-I ask Of the peace-loyng |
people of the United States Il ask OF the phloso
phlc aud rejecting men Of the United Stiles-I
ask OF the mothers Of this Republic if they will
ling that their should pour OFT their life blood
on the parched sands Of Mexico aud heap up the |
graves of two thousand men along this river dying |
with disease, simply because your President would
not name Mr. John Slidel commissioner" but
must call him minister Penipoeniiary aud Envoy
Extraordinary 10 Mexico? Mr. President, are we
TO force ourselves into good society abroad! al
laugh) Gentlemen do not act ihatlway in the West, |
Alr President. We don't 6ghi because somebody 1
don't choose 10 admit into his society there, "a |
laugh)- nor do Christian men, Mr. President, fight
Tor that reason
We come now 10 the year Isi5. Mr. Sdell /
writes home that If some military demonstration |
should be made, perhaps he would be received as
John Slidell. minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy
Extraordinary" Mr. SIidelI inyokes the military |
power of the United States, and says. Make
warlike demonstration on these men, and perhaps |
shall be accredited and received" The Presi.
dent and Secretary accordingly sent your army to
the confines of Mexico There lies The little piece
Of territory Of which, Mr. President all this war
has arisen Nov, should. but would not Stale
any disputable Tact. II is known to every man who
has looked into this subject, thai revolutionary
government can claim no jurisdiction any where
when il has not defined and exercised its poweri
with the sword. II was utterly Indifferent TO Mex-
CO, and the world. what legislative enactmenIs Tex
as made She extended her revolutionary govern.
ment and her revolutionary dominion not one inch
beyond the extent to which she had carried the
power OF Texas III opposition to the power Of Mex
leo.
1t is therefore mere question Of (act-and how
will il be pretended that the country lying between
the Nuoces aud the Del Nore, 10 which your army
was ordered and Of which It took possession was
sdbject TO Texan law aud not Mexican law p
Why, what did your General find there! What
old he write home! Do Iou hear OF trial 10y Jury
dn the east bank Of the RO Grade--of Anglo. Sax.
ons making cotton there with their negroes No
You hear oil Mexicans residing peacefully there :;
but fleeing from their cotton fields at the approach
Of your army-no slaves there for il had been
decree of the Mexican Government. years ago, that
slaves should exist there Ii there were a Tex
an population on the east baRk of the Rio Grande
why did not Gen. Taylor hear something Of those
Texans halling the advent of the American army
coming TO protect them from the rayages of the
Mexcnns aud the mere murderous onsaughts Of
the neighborng savagesl
Did you hear any thing of that No On the
contrary the population fled from their homes at
the approach of your army la Coils name,
wish 10 know II IL has come 10 this, that when an
American army goes to protect American citizens
on American territory, they flee from il as If from
The most barbarOus enemyf Yet such is the ride.