The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-07-29

took place upon our own s0il after the ne.
goiiaioIs had happily terminated lheir Ia.
bors, History IS full of such examples.
Indeed, so far as the undersigned IS aware,
there is not to be found, at least 10 mod
err times, a single case, except the pre-.
scu,, IN which II has been considered ne
cessary preliminary that an invading army
should be Withdrawn before negotiations
for peace could commence between the
parties 10 the war.
1t wonld, also, be difficult TO fad a pre-.
cedent for the course pursued by the Alex,
lcan government IN another particular.
The President, anxious to avoid the var
NOV existing, sent minister OF peace 10
Mexico for this purpose. After Tie Mex.
can forces had attacked the army ol Cen
Tay Ior Oh this side Of the Rio Graude, aud
Illus commenced the war, the President,
ucluatcl by the same pacific splrh, mode
repeated uyer,ufes TO the government Of
Mexico To negotiate for lis termination;
and although he has, from the beginning,
solemnly declared be ore the world lhuI he
desired no Terms but such as were Jus, nm!
honorable for both parties, yet The Mex.
can government, by refusing q receive our
minister IL the frs; place, and afterwards
by moi acceding 10 our oYerturcs % open
negotiations for peace, has never tiiu'ded
10 this government even tie opportunity Oh!
making known the terms on winch we
would be willing 10 settle all questions "a
dispute between the Two republics. The
war can never end whilst Mexico refuses
even 10 hear the proposals winch We nave
Away been ready to make for peace.
Tie President viii not again renew the
offer to uegoliaie-at least until he Shall.
baye reas to believe that II would be &C.
crp'ed by Tie Mexican government De,
voted, however, - honorable pence, he <
determined thai the evils Of the war shall
not be protracted one CAV longer than shall
be rendered absolutely necessary by The
Mexican republic. For the purp0se o.
carry ny his determination INTO effect viii
the least possible delay, he vii forthwith
send 10 the headquarters Of The army it
Mexico, Nicholas F. Tusl ESQ, the oil
Ger next IN rank 10 the Undersigned 10 on
+ Department, o. Foreign Affairs, as a com
missioner, invested with fall powers 10 con
Guide a definite treaty Of peace wllh tb
United Mexican States. I'm. gentleman
possesses tbe entire confidence ot The Pre-
,dcu aud s caunenlly wothy Of gha, 9
/ lhc M,Nlcaa government.
HE undersigned rcllans from all com
mem upon the concluding paragraph, D
mcil a- some portions nl YOUR uXcoicuc5
note because tie strong sense which Il
cr'eHoos ot their INJUSTICE toward. d
United States could not be uttered ii tu
Glcn3'y tone which he desires TO Nrcseiv
. 10 the present communication. lie utr
ifbn hcse, therefore, to dwcll-a he doe
with unie-u6d nleasure-upou the sem
ment confined IN an ea3y part Of th
same note, where the Mexican goyerumcl
expresses how painful ii is TO see dr
iurbcd The sincere friendship which It Gu
9Sssda WI ~ saat hal asegaCc VIE.
aud whose institutions have served i, as
model"
Tins lce'ina most cordially rcciproc
ted bv the President, whose earnest icsii
it's that the Uaacd Mexican Suites, u,
der nslbulaas similar TO our own, ma
protect aud secure the liberty Of the
people, md MAINTAIN au elevated stluIiu
2 among the nations Of the earth.
The undersigned embraces this uccasJo
l to otiar n vaafe Soeijency the assurance
hr, must distinguished considerations
q JAMES BUCHANAN.