The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-04

jose NJ. ARRoyA, Secretary
His excellency
TuE MINISTER OF RELATIONS


Having given account to very excellent President Of
M ettf o your cxceencies OF this morning, Ia Whch you
decline the commission that he was pleased 10 confer 20
treat with the commissioner OF the United STATES uuI
IN, bases and instructions which accompanied my coalmu
nicaon of Yesterday his eNcelcncy, alter me conference
had with your excelences aud IN council o. mhsiefS,
has had the goodness determine that those instructions
shall be enlarged in their import rs far as may pe oss
bic but Joining TO them some mod hcai'2ns Wh 'G tl
nsances of the country exact, and the facilities 10 winch
this discussion opens the door In word ue SUPREME
government has chosen your exceencles AS 20 oc has
chosen the nation, virtue OF the knowledge W hIch
it has OF their abilities and patriotism, and places IN lher
hands the interests and honor OF our country.
God and liberty Mexico, August 81, iSl1 c,,1,,l,,
Very excellent Senior IIERnER4, Ne., &c.
VERY EXCELLENT SrxoRns; Taking into consideration
tho verbal information which your excellences
pleased 10 give the supreme government Of the confer
tnces had with the commissioner OF the United Snt4s
in ye ofhe sketch of the article boundaries which he
presented then offering that if itwere accepted by Mex
leo he should consult his government, 10y reason that he
had not power by his present instructions 10 cut of he ter
rorv situated between the Bravo and the Nueces and
annin anew the question under all tho aspects in which 1t
ought to be viewed i is determined in ministerial com
ell 10 say your excelencies, as have the honor to DO
this proposition cannot be modified under ahe ae,
the negotiation with reference the claims OF the United
States does their commissioner any alternative
which honor suggests and is that which locks the door
to all possibility OF making peace ,,.u;....
eminent reconces itself 10 cede Texas and part OF Upper
California far the frontier OF Oregon according to the
stated your exceencies IN The instructions bu
not with the reservation that 1t shall be approved
BY Congress- New ao wh easy 10 fae aS5
manifested their will 10 make part OF the Mexican fam
enubc These deserving Mexicans, abandoned to their
fate by protection, so many
m exicans most truly patriotic because, forgetting their
domestic complaints they have only agreed that they are
aud wish to be of the family exposing and sacrificing
themselves already many the vengeance of The in
yader which has been excited against thein and dcon'
sed and discovered their plans, and frustrated their sa-
cred combinations they have again conspred And to
tbese Mexicuns can government go and sell them like
rnrisb Inv hat th, NAT " OF
l T',si resi- Of the republic, WI, perish together.
This is not to decide with haughtness nor with affected
salesman ough, only have the GOODNESS OF calculation
Tie government well knows the vclsstudes OF nations,
and hot there does exist this day single the
earth that pmtivey was nor as history relates its
origin and respective history but IN the eyes OF the
canets of Europe themselves held unjust the claims
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT when they wound natlonallues re-
specialize and resisting Our compaot; might be very
atty and their propeny but what may b1 said OF them
in this respect may also be SAID OF al Mexioans lnas
il would be am outrage make such proposition to all
excans, equally 50 would it be to accept, Tor The least
selves the domnons which remained OF their country
selling the best price where ney now nave 'nef
main and repairing with the price the United states
might offer for the rev1u , 'ey %ona
Of the citizen to the soil on which he is born
These considerations arise at once IN the question oil the
nossesson the Rio Bravo because is not only the ex-
ence OF the whole system OF landed property that is con
iss Of which would be sufficient for the lapse of ten
with the cnerprisng and inundatng spirit OF our
Commissioner OF the United States cannot by his lnstrue
% ,repo this pretension, neither the Mexican gov
ernment agree proons the armsce Tor ofyhVe days.
to consult lie government at Washington. .,.
since is offered indemnicatlon 1ot the territory
ha is med since that, with reason or without w. may m
alleged the right OF war-and let this riSht De worm wh
,as In Ills 1ue il extends only TO Texas-the Mexican
may IN does not understand how these hmia'ins
sncr.cs can be exacted conditions Tor making peace
after so many proestaons rs Tue uhe9 Ius navy Ie %
M"t they would exercise equity and honor 1t their
. 10 HAT of force and they believe they have sufficient
5ne 10 possess themselves of the territory winch they say
they wish to buy how in good alih can tney r, el,pm
nht I,sontng its ces, and killing our citizens, who
b in no wise offended them, and come to the capital to
hem it in by force In view OF these co9ue.t.ons i1e
H., n,on may have TO the war; its duty is to
max Nv Mexico. and in the leagues which lie be
& he riaht of The Nueces and the left of the Bravo, lies
@ ,ion Of peace or war lflhe Commissioners Of the
United Stacs does not allow tue MeNiGan government to
choose but this cesslon and Their death IN VAN
would he ask his government nj once ne may pc asscu
IT. IiIoyyise the Uaed States have mnde their chocc,
oI nresr violence or our humiliation, it will be them
i,, ,i,o III MI render account God and the world
God and Liberty. Mexico, sept D, i9i.i, n,cttrro
Very excellent SENIOR IIeRnnRA, Nc Nc
Counter Project
I. There shall firm and universal peace between tue
nted States and the Mexican republic, and their respect
i've territories, cities towns, and villages not excepting per
places.
~ An the prisoners OF war made either side whether
Inv shall he aased immediately after the signing
ulh present rrcaty II is also agreed, a any Me&cans
are now aptive the power OF any Indian tribe within
the limits by the ih article the United States, the
government OF said United States shall exact their release,
and that they be restored to liberty, and to their homes in
3D. Immediately after the exchange of the notifications