Washington telegraph., 1848-01-12
PEACE WITH MEXICO.
ny ALBERT aAILArIN.
IV.-Aeeoiiaiili ilils aud ZIfar.

etnment whether it wnnll receive an In.
WY ifamlhe United Slales. entrusted with
full pa"ef Ia adjust all the questions in dis.
puip hrIwern the twu Gnrrrnmenls.
The Answer uf III. De la Penn fena,
Minister Of the Foreign Relations. was:
THAT although the Mexican nation was
deeply injured by the 'niled States, through
the aeis committed BY them in the depart.
mrni Of Texas, which belongs TO his na.
linn, his Government was disposed 10 re.
eeise the Commissioner OF the United sla,es
who might eome TO the capital, with iull
powers from his Government 10 settle the
present dispute ma peaceful, reasonable.
and honorable manner thus giving new
prooI, that even in the mitlst ui lis injuries
and oi is finn decision la eiael adequate
reparaion Tor them, the Government ol
Mckee dees nat reply with eonfnmely Ia
The measures ul feason aud peace, To which
il was invited by is adversary.
fhe Mr1isah III tie sans thur IN
limafed liall lbp IefIaas NIL aflbe .lale
uaFal lafes n tlIn uIHel At lien {, NJ i
sigh a L. pm n VI. gTHz zsaz .at|s
? asab.ai aHllIis alz a. aafJiRslY fi9ae li4
nuF busstaHsui.
In = I'm a u ahzrfre ihaf VIII
iif. H.ea hi, according u h ias'He
iIaas. NJ ~ II #HIAef IT, dkisal C.
anueuI viii fecaH# NJ EuaB lfaa In
United sia'ts aiaiall paNst 10 aaf.sl ii
lhH qaraIi 4Hs IN dispute befWenn III W.
GosemnaHls. the Mexican Minister H.
answeIsl ihal h. 6atsTunsut was aIspasz
i In festjte Ihr Commissioner I'll IL
tnitfd zIaiss Who might eama with iaIi
Romefs IA zzIlis the ffesent dispute n
neaeeiu.. Isasaaab.rl aai honorable INN
neT.
Mf. $ asllwas. in November following
aPpainlel Envoy Extraordinary aud Min.
islef Tn nIisn'iafg ol the unilal slaies
u hmea#a near the Government 81 the
Ms.ieaa Refable, and be arrived N ilet.
ieu uu The sllh Of December.
Mf. llerfa, tie President ai Mskieo.
was an1uabIrliy disposed 10 srtile tie ds.
pnies between The lwn countries; hnl, TAX.
ny aIsanage al tie irritation oil the mas
81 Ibe PeePIe, III. political opponent. weft
attempting 10 oyersc, him lor having made,
az thr5 said, unworthy concessions. The
arrival ul Mr.. Sidcil disturbed him ct
ircmel,; AMI Mr.. Pena l'ena declalcd
To Mr.. Black that his appearance in the
capital AT this lime might prove des,ficllye
Ia ,hn Government, and thus driea, The
wIo. ni.air. Under these circumstances.
General Herrera complained. without an1
foundation, hat hlr. Sldc.l had come sp,n.
eT than had ben unlersiOOi; he fcsorleI 10
several frivolous objection. agains the ten
or Of his powers; and ho inllmaicd thai the
difficulties respecting Tcxa. must be- al
Jusicd bclurr any ulher subject Of discus.
sion should he iaAeu iulo consideration.
But The main qnrslon MAS, whether
Mexico should receive Mr.. Slilell in the
character Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lsler Picnp1lculiary, TO reside in the Re.
public. Il was insisted by the Mexican
Government that 1t had only agreed tutrcaI
on the questions which had arisen from
the events IN leAas, aud that until this was
done the suspended diplomatic Intercourse
could not he restored, and a residing Min.
lister PIonipoentuy be admitted.
Why our Government should have in.
sisted thai The intended negotiations should
he carried on by ijiug Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipo'enllary is al.
together unInteIlIgihle. The questions a,
issue might have been discussed and set.
tied us easily fully, and satisfactorily by
commissioners appointed Tor that special
purpose, as by residing ministers OF ENJOYS.
II is well known that, whenever diplomat.
le relation, have been superseded by war,
treaties OF peace are always negotiated by
commissioners appointed for that special
purpose, who are personally amply project.
cd by the law OF nations, but who are ncv.
cr received as resident ministers I'LL after
The peace has restored the ordinary dipo.
matte intercourse. Thus the treaty Of
peace OF 1888 between France and Eng
land, was negotiated aud concluded at Pa.
ris by British commissioners. whom il
would have been absurd to admit as resi-.
don't ENJOYS or ministers before peace had
been made.
The only distinction which can possibly be
made between the two cases is, that there
was not as yet actual war between Mcxi.
60 and The United SAfe,. But annexation
oi Texas was no ordinary occurrence. Il
wasa most clearaet Of uuproyukcd aggres.
sion; deep and mos offensive injury; in
iacI, declaration Of war, il Mexico had
accepted II as such. In ieu Of this that
country had only resorled to a suspension
OF tho ordinary diplomatic relations. 1t
would seem as II our Government had con
sidered this as an act Of unparalleled au.
dacily, which Mexico must be- compelled
To retract before any negotiations for the
arrangement oil existing difficulties could
take place; as an insult 10 the Government
aud to the nation, which must compel it 10
assert its just rights, aud areage lis iyw.
ed honor.