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Itance, and we believe that to them you will
find no important objection. The contents
of Article IL have been already spoken Of
lin your country ; we fatter ourselves tina:
YOU: government will not refuse to contract
an obligation so comfortable to honor, and
to the harmony in which two %neighboring
people should live.
Peace between the two countries will be
most solemnly established, a foreign power
England which has in the present con-
test so nobIy i~rterposed its good Offices,
would now consent to guaranty the faithful
observance of the treaty which may be en-
tered into. The government of Mexico
understands that it would be convenient to
this guarantee.
Our government has commanded us to
recommend 10 you the decision upon the
counter %pruject which we have the honor
to submit to you should be communicated
within three days.
The s~alutary work of peace cannot, in
our opinion, come to a happy termination,
if each one of the contending parties should
not resolve to abandon some of its original
pretentions. This has in all cases happened
and all nations have not hesitated in such
cases to make great sacrifices to extinguish
the desolating flame of war. Mexico and
the United States have especial reasons for
in this manner. Not without sorrow
we to confess that we are giving toi
humanity the scandalous example of twoI
Christian people, of two Republics, in view
of all the monarchies, who, for a dispute
concerning boundaries, mutually do them
selves all the injuries possible, when we
have more land than is sufficient to populate
and cultivate in beautiful hemisphere inI
Providence has cast our lot. Wei
your Excellency before you may take
any definite resolution on our propositions.
We do ourselves the honor to offer to you our
attention and respect.
The report of the Mexican Commission
their government show at what point the
negotiations terminated. They say:
The point at which the negotiation STOP
bed was this: Sr. Trist showed a disposi
ION to abandon his first pretensions to Low
n California, and to a portion Of the Upper,
II order that a land communication might
DC preserved between it Lower California
and the State Of Sonora. He offered that
there should remain no other obstacle to-
peace than the point of difference relative,
the territory between the Bravo and Nue.
ces he would consult his Government con-
it, with some hope of the favorable
result, even if it should occasion a delay o.
iort- odd days in the negotiation. Bnt on
side, the ~ccssion Of new Mexico was a.
condition to which We could not agree, nor
even submit anew 10 a consultation in Wash
because We were fully certain that
his Government would conside r it as a sine
o Of peace. The other points touch
ed upon in the project, appeared to us ca
settled-such at least was the the opin-
on which we formed during the conferen-
ccs.
The Supreme Government having con-
'idercd what had taken place, your Excel
.ency communicated to us in your note of
yesterday, its final resolution, conformably
which: and with the appreciation of the
Cabinet, was Immediately, on the same day,
delivered to Scnor Trist the counter pro-
iects and note, copies which are subioinedt
l and 9. Without further discussion,
ne offered to give his answe to-day, which
ne has done, a copy of which is submitted
3. 1t terminates the commission
with which the Supreme Government has
lonored us, although in a manner contrary
what was cincerely desired.
The last note of Mr.. Trist has not BEEN
eceived. 1t will be seen that Mexico ba-
les the war solely on the annexation of
Texas, which she continues to claim as her
erritory to be disposed of by her in a trea-
y. Our readers will observe the demand
hat England shall guaranty the treaty-a
proposition to be assentcd to under no pos
ible circumstances. The close of the ne
,otiations was followed by an exchange of
he subjoined notes between Gen. Scott and
santa Anna:
LETTERS OF GENERALS SCOTT AND
SANTA ANNA. Il
Tie following, the only faithful and full
of the correspondence between
Generals Scott and Santa Anna, was sent
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