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preserve peaceful relations with the Republic Of
Mexico!
This Republic of Texas comes under the
Government of the United States, and it han.
pens that the Minister resident at your Court
and it is r pretty respectable Court, Mr. Presi.
d mt we have something Of king--rot for life
it is true. but quadrenna sort of monarch
who does very much as he pleases-the Minister
resident at that Court of yours stated at the time
that this revolted Province of Texas was claim
4 ed by Mexico. and that if Won received it as one
OF the sovereign States of this Union. right or
wrong--it was impossible to reason with this
people about it--they would consider it as an
act of hostility. Did you consult the national
feeling of Mexico then
Not at all. You spurned it away as weak
and trivial thing, whose complaint, you would
not even hear; and when she mnrmured in
humble supplicancy and begged of YOU not to
do this, which must disturb the peaceful rca-
tlons of Tie two countries, VI nile she was at the
same time acknowledging her debts t. your
citizens, and agreeing to the award of your Com
missloners. who had given to them two ard a
halt millions OF money, to b, paid out of her
Treasury. and which could be rot only by forced
loans from her own citizens. Size begged of you.
while doing all this, not to enter on this new
plan, but to let this Republic of Texas alonc-ii
independent to let her enjoy her Independence
II tree, to let her enjoy unmiycd freedom calmly
and securely. as she said sh, could. in defiance
of Mexico. But you said "No! will strength
EN- mine 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 Tex
as into the Union will throw the political
shield otmy institutions around her liberties and
the sword OF my power around her rights. and
there it shall stand a. that which guarded Eden,
turning every way
!. That's the way You threatened Mexico. Her
minister, in spite of his rcmonstrance failing.
leaves this corntr". lie leavcst, cling YOU that
because You had brought yourselves into this
hostile relation to his country it was impossible
for him 10 remain at your Court as accredited
Envoy Extraordinary. WE'LL what did you do !
After some time, you were told that it is likely
the Republic Of Mexico will receive from you.
it, you will condcscend to send him, an Ambassa-
dor to treat of this question Of boundary between
Texas and the United States. Now, Mr.. Presi-
dent, what did 1t become the great people of the
United State. to do Wien that pro.fer was made
by this weak. degraded. contemplate and con
, tcmncd Mexico! Why. your Minister goe:
+ there. \ Minister of the first grade-lust a
though all YOUR relations with Mexico were of the
most pacific character. a man, then trembin.
on the lettering throne Of some faction which ht
5 represented, says to Your minister, in God
l name delay this mission Don't ask to be re
: ceivcd live receive Il Minister from the [ nj
G ted States to treat with us On this thing. VI
= should be dethroncd, lose our power. ana yol
D will entirely fail in your object"
What does your Minister do! They tell hin
G at the same time, "tomc in the character Of
= Commissioner treat about the question of boun
. dairy and you may be received" speak, Mr.
5 President, in general terms of the correspondence
: between Mr.. Sdell and the Mexican official a
V that time, whoever he was. What does YOU
rro-"icnt do ! Oh his heart painting for peac
G desiring above all Shings to treat these desps
q cd MeXIcans in such a way that not a SHADOW
! OF complaint can rest on their minds--hc says
t you shall receive me as Minister. | will not
: come in the capacity of Commissioner lol
shall receive me rs if there no cause quar-
rel between you and the United States, or We
wont treat at all. Now has it come to this. thai
the North American Republic--has it come 10
thsl ask of the peace loving people of the
United States--la ask Of the philosophic and re.
iccting men of the United S,atcs--l ask of the
mothers ofthis Republic if they are willing tina,
their sons should pour ont their life blood on the
parchcd sands of Mexico, and heap up the graves
: oftwo thousand men along this river dying with
, disease, simply because your President would
not name Mr.. John Sdell commissioner but
mist call him Minister Plenipotentiary and En-.
voy Tx rlord Try to Mexico Mr., presd,rt
are we TO FIRE ourselves into good socet
abroad "a lauch.) Gentlemen do net ac,
, that way in the West, Mr.. President. We don,
fight because somebody don't choose to admit us
into his society there Ga laugh) nor do christian
, men, Mr. President tirht for that reason.
We come now to the wear 1915. Mr.. Slidell
writes home that fsome military demonstration
should he made. perhaps he woulJ be received
as John Slidell. Minister pleninoten,iarv and
Envoy Eytraordinary' Mr.. Slidell jnvokes
: the military power of the United States and saws
, Make a warlikc demonstration on these men
, and perhaps shall be accredited and received .
The President and Secretary accordprly send
your army TO the confines Of Mexico There
lies le little niece of territory out nt which Nr
f President. all this war has arisen Now shonII
, but would not state any dsnutabl. rct If i.
known 10 every man who has looked into ,his
-. subjcct that n revolu,inn,ry covernmant on,
. claim no jurisdiction anywhere whom il has M,
I defined and exercised lis mower with the sword
II was utterly Indifferent +, Neyicn and the
w,rd what leuis 'otivo on.c,m,n,s rovos
mad extended b,r rovnlu,ionnrv rnvcrr-
mont and Ter revolu,ion,rv dominion not one
. inch bcvond the pyrrn, to which she had carried
the pnwer of Teya, in opnosition 10 the mower ~
=, Mexico
II is ,hcrcfora =, moro cues,iop IF f,c,-ond
how will il b,nr.tcn iel ,ha tina, con ,trv lyinr
, between the Niece. and the Del Ncr,e To- which
yorr army was ordered and of which il took nos
, session. was subject 10 Texan law and not Mex
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