The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-16

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Bua i i essential - observe lilsl whilst
Mr. Blaek -. arrarding 10 his iaslHir-
l,nns. Inquired whether Inc MeKiran tsn-
reEnmeng uo1ld FersiFe an EhFay Ifam
Ihe Iniara Slairs niIa Elll paaer - -.
jssl n he questions in dispnle beiwrea
lhe lwO HaErEnmrnls. he MrKiran Mia
lister hsd answered IllsI his 6ayernmrns
Wss disposed 70 reesiEe the Commission.
rF &C he uniied SAFES uha might rome
~iih fali pawsrs n seuls he present dis
pHle in = peaeelsl. reasonable. and h0no-
EabIr manner.
Mr.. Slsllrll was. in November follow-
ing. appointed Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister PleniPolenliary 81 thr uniled
States &C America near Ihe Government
nc lhc Mexican Republic. and he arrived
in MeKica On The sinih a. December.
.,ir. Herrera. The President 81 Mrxieo,
was Enthusiastically disposed 10 seille the
disputes between The Two countries h0l.
taking advantage of he irritation of the
mass oflhe people. his polIiiesl opponents
were attempting IN 0veTsel him for hav-
Ing made. - they sad. unworthy ranees-
SIMS. The arrival 81 Mr.. SlideIl disturb
ell him extremely and Mr.. Pena y pena
declared IN Mr.. Black that his appearance
in the capital ~ this time might prove de-
slruclise 10 lie Government. and thus de-
feat The whole affair. Under lhese cir.
cunslanees. Gen, Herrera complained.
without any foundation, hal Mr. Slide'l
had enme sonner than bad bren under.
stood; he EesaTled to several frivolous OBJ.
jeeiions.againsI tbs tenor Of his powers |:
and he inliqAled that the difficulties re.
speeling Texas must he adjusted before
any other subject oi discussion should be
taken into consideration.
But The main question was. whether
Mexica should receive Mr.. Slidell in The
character of Envoy Extraordinary aud
Minister PlenipolenIiafy, To reside in The
Republic. Il was insisted by the Mexi.
can Government that il had only agreed
To receive Commissioner 10 treat on the
questions which had arisen from the e.
vents in Texas, and that until This was
done the suspended diplomatic intercourse
could nut be restored. aud a residing Mi.
mister PIenipnlenliary be admitted.
Why our Government should have in.
sisted that the intended negotiation should
be carried on hy a residing Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister Plenipoleniiary is
altogether uninrelligible. The questions
al issue might have been discussed aud
sel'led as easily, fully and satisfactorily
by commissioners appointed for that spe-
cial purpose, as BY residing ministers or
envoys. II il well known that, whene-
yer diplomatic relations have been super
seeded by war, treaties Of peace are always
negotiated by commissioners appointed
for that special purpose, who are person.
ally amply protected by the law Of ma
iions. but who are never received as resi-.
dent ministers till after the peace has re-
stored the ordinary diplomatic intercourse.
Thus the treaty Of peace Of 1888, between
Ftance and England, was negotiated and
concluded al Paris by British commission.
ers. whom il would have been deemed no.
surd to admit as resident ENJOYS or min.
listers before peace had been made.
The only distinction which can posi-.
bly,. he made between the Two cases j.,
/ that there was not as yet actual war be-
tween Mexico and the United States
But the annexation Of Texas was no or.
binary occurrence. II was most clear
ac, Of unprovoked aggression deep and
most offensive injury in fact ,leclara'
,inn Of war, If NJ xico had accepted il as
such. In lieu Of this, that country had
only resented To suspension Of the ordi.
nary diplomatic relations. liwould seem
as if our Government had considered ihl:
as an act of unparalleled audacity. which
Mexico must he compelled 10 relfact be,
fore any negotiations for the arrangement
Of existing difficulties could take place
as an insult to the Government and to iht
nation, which must compel il To assert il,
Just rights and TO avenge lis injured h"noT
General Herrera was not mistaken il
his anticipalions. His Government wa,
overset in the latter end Of the month %
December, 1915, and fell inlo the hand,
! Of those who had denounced him for hav
| ing listened 10 overlures Of an arrangement
Of the difficulties between The two nations
When Mexico fel, its inability to con
tend with the United States. and, insteat
Of considering the annexation of Texas Il
be, as II really was, tan,amount TO dec
lara;ion of war, only suspended the orli
nary diplomatic relations between the two
countries. It's Government, il directed b,
wise connsrls, and not impoded by popu
lar irritation, slIonld al once, since il hat
already agreed To recognise the indepen
denoe Of Texas, have entered into a ne
gntiation with the United States, At,ha
time there would have been no intrnsi,
I difficulty in making final arrangement
founded on an unconditional recognition
Of the independence of Texas, within il,
Legitimate boundaries, Popular feelin.
and the ambition Of conrending mili,ar,