The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-02-06

singular Correspondence.

\ ~ We copy to-day from the Charleston Mercu
4 NJ. 4 letter written by a Mr.. Marks, our lat,
Consul at Matamoras, disclosing the fact tina
Gen. Arsa desired to settle the dispute be
tween the United States and Mexico abou
| the boundary, while our army remained atCor
pus Christie And now reader what do yor
|, suppose TO be tho object Of the Mercury'sicor
respondent in makiegthis correspondence pub
| lie at the time? II isto pro }othat Gen lay
Tor brought on thewat by removing the army
from Corpus Christi, in opposition TO the views
1 expressed to him in this letter. Now we pub
4 lish the very same letter to prove-what We
bhave already conteuded that twas not neces'
sary to remove the army, and that but for thi'
removal to the RE Grande, there was dispo'
/ sition TO meetps with an amcahe adjustment
IH will be recollected that Gen. Tay lor could
Inotremove the army without instructions from
Washington;, and get we find in about three
months afterwards, instructions were sent from
Washngtonto Gen. Taylor, commanding him
to remove his forces to the Rio Grande. See
the Presidents Message where he states this
fact. Now read this correspondence and see
whether the administrationssv inced much
of asdisposition to treat on, tho SUBJECT
Of boundary. And here we beg leave
to correct an error into which many4intelli-
gentmen have been led, that Mexico, after
agreeing to receive Commissioners to treat on
the question Of boundary, then refused TO re-
ceive them This is mistake Mexico had
alrehdy declared that she would not receive
from or send Minister tothe United States;
she had withdrawn her own Minister, A mon-
tie, and sent ours, Mr. Shannon hope, and our,
diplomatic relations had endd. And yet in
the face Of all this, and upon the proposition to
receive Commissioner upon the subject of
boundary only, Mr.. Polk sendstMr. Slidel as a.
full Minister in just such characer8as Mexico
had declared she would not receive hiIn--yet
many seemed to regard him as commissioner
to treat on the boundary only. Befereeit was
known that Mr.. Slidell woud.not be received,
on the 18Th January, 1886, Mr.. Polk ordered
Gen. Taylorto the Rio Grande, in fact the
Washington Union announced about the 18th
1916, tina, he would be received,
which if it proved anything, only showed that
the MexicaDs did not intend to invade Texas.
So also does this correspondence show, and tos
make certain N the Administration having full
knowledge of these facts, Mr.. Marks sent tito
Washington and went en- himself TO- advocate
the proposition.-Why il was rejected, time
and docume is yet to meet the public eye must
disclose But to the correspondence1its itself:
Tiilage of china on Lse Rirer San Juan.f
September 23d 1915, N
70 GEN. z. TAYLOR, ~.
Conan,andag The y. S. Troops,
Corpus Chnsti, TEXAS.
SRI have the honor to inf rm You. that
rave had several conferences at Monterey with
Gen. Mariana Arista, Compnander-in-Chietgo
he Mexican forces on the frontier Of the
Rio Grande, in relation to the differences at
pre- ~ existing between ths United States and
Mexico, and am pleased to state 10 you that
rom the opinions and views he made known
o me, the Cabinet of Mexicois disposed to en-
er into the amieabe arrangement with the
United States in relation 10 the boundary and
II other momentous questions. Although |
vas not clothed with any official pity, |
ook upon myself as citizen Of the United
tates, desiring to see the two countries in
armony and friendship, tosay that it is and
ver has been the policy and sincere wish OF
be Government and people of the United States
D cultivate the good will and friendship OF the
ster republics Of the American continent, and |
lost especially Mexico, and that | was conf
ent the United States would make a liberal
ettlement with Mexico relative to the bound |
ry question.
As Gen. Arista was under the impression |
hat was a secret agent of the United States,
Though declared to him quite contrary, and
hal | was only acting as private individual,
ndeayoring to avoid recourse to arms be-
geen the two countries, he nevertheless tho't
advisable to send minute of our confer
noes to his government, and assured me that
here will beno declaration of war on the part
f Mexico, until can proceed on to Washing
IN and lay before the President the views of
iexico Of which am possessed.
Gen. A rista pledged his honor to me that no |
lrge body of Mexican troops should cross tine |
sft bank of the Rio Grande, that only small
arues not to exceed 200 men, should be per-
lifted to 90 as far as the Arroyo Colorado GO |
,agues from the Rio Grande) and that they |
,ould be strictly ordered only to prevent In
ian depredations and illicit trade. then had
0 hesitatonin assuring him that you would