The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-11

too much for the patriotic Mexcans TO refuse,
especially when their last hope from Europe Is
We hear vague rpmors If strange movements
ON the carpet at the West End but they will re-
eure deliberate investigation, they are 80 very
peculiar. W.
Important Diplomatic Document.
We have received from Washington, the fol.
lowing important statement, which was trans
mitted by the commissioner of Yucstan to the So
oretary of State:
CONFUSION OF YucArAr Irl
WAsHIsoroN, April 3, ls4s
srcaxrAav OF STATE
from my and In strict compliance with the
Instructions therein conveyed to me- have again the
pleasure Of addr-sng myself TO- the Secretary II State
. most I'm portant and delicats s-ir which
sSts Of delay 81 10 even now producing the nost
amsstsble consequences especially to unfortunate Yu
oatap, Q coustrv truly worthy Of Q better fste
shall be - brief It 10 possible to be la affair Of
such Inner importance to the interests Of my
% previous OCCASION ia my note to you Of the of
last Msrch have invoked you by the sacred words of
humanity. liberty and civisAtion, all of which quail
ties are charsctrtcs Of the people Of these United
States again invoke you 10 these terms and moreover
the ground Of policy. request then the formal IN
the United States in the matter of The cruel and
bloody warfare which 10 at present the lot of th.
people OF Yucatan. And H. from the tenor of
the constitution and laws Of your republic, the
tive should possess the authority
this matter It's responsibility further
prsv that this note with all the Others relative TO the
Sabjeot which have addressed TO the Department Of
the state be sent into either Of the two branches Of
the legislative power. memorial addressed t. tn
by the government Of Yuoatan In the Of the
p,pulstion which that government represents
The Indian that atrocious and savage warfare
conducted BY them without sparipg either age
H. st the present time Of most formidable character
for Yucatau The savsgee have DESTROYED four town.
and than fifty villages they have more
than two hundred farms and as many and cotton
plantations they have VIOLATED cemetses assassina
- 10 favn{lt and fhA LAT
we're masters of all the eastern and the of the
southern portion Of the Peninsula of Yusatsn The
which best citis have by their labors
have oil disappeared wherever they have been subject
sent time are carrying fire and slaughter the for.
merly happy homes of the people of Yucstau.
Immeu'e hordss oftnis malignant race fall with sur
heaps of ashes and then withdraw themselves to the
woods forests and other inaccessible spots Of the
to come up with them. Unburthened with the usual
necssaries Of civsed life the rapidty of toeir move.
nsnts the esse with which they support all kinds OF
prv.tions suoh - it impossible. for any other race
to bear all these things combine to give them
almost Irresistible superority moreover their numbers
means Of warfare, far from diminishing. also
inerease It Is true my government sent commission
to thai of the Belize 70 beg them to put stop TIL
selling ofarms and ammunition the nsians and tina
that government replied that 1t would do SO But sir
s peu of seondrtien + my country ond Ibeeu,
fAot Gsre hos hem no sale srms made to them ri
srms and sunons gtpen 10 them kaps bes eiusa "a
fhe~ snd UiH continue to BE- srsn to them srotui'0usy
TIE xspe'nn NJ Of BIZ may fully comply vih Vhat Il
Ass yromi.sd; ead dtiH here wiIbs no dmnaton Of IN
yseuress Of the" I"dtons Iwsuld beg to all yo,u
stesisn ohst IS now hrpseni"g in Cenra, s~er,e,
~.xs,d. ia unvorthy and nd euisus farce IF the Kss Of
tAs M0squtoes
The result Of all these horrors has been that tn. r..
Of the country have been the
part Of the agricultural riches have been destroy
receipts Of customs thu custom houses put end to
the payment Of public taxes sde impossible mere.
and industry annihatd in fact al classes have bse
Frustrated and made miserable Tho bsip
making emcaeious stand put an end to Il |,
war-hnds itself In the most embarrassed and dficu
position tn; rs.dy and franz cooper
perry and their persons but from the
and psrsIyzsd condition Of sR.irs, nothing be
slissd fiom these generous Offers The government
not sustain the immsnss numeer of troops that
quires It has neither arms nor ammunition all hav
been expended; has IL the pure base NOR
To sum mp, the country on the point Of utter ru
aud the white the point OF being
By the savage Indians uosss receives the psthies
protection md help Of other powers
The Yucatecos cannst suffer barbarous as,assin
and destrus Ion without making oil the attic upts 10
10 that OF calling foreign power assist tnsm
sustaining the rights Of eunsripg humsnintyof in
p.opl- must feel for another one when IL .ou,i,
lissi and ehristiansed And what country nave We 70
appeal to- not to that powerful republic which is til.
foremost one In the rsnks Of American civz to-
wa-ds which we have much good feeling and estee
ami from which hop. for fu'ur- prosperity ana
sgsrandissmenti Mexico. We look on enemy, and
moreover, she 10 prostrsted by the occurrences Of
the pest year Spain has noby and rensrously
offered us her assistance; but as yet have not re
eeived II. England 10 most probably disposed 10
assist my government has for believing
Whatever aid may be afforded by either Of these two
powers will be Of little Importance, and OF little 10
them, whilst to Yuostan they will b. Of indnite value
Bot In addition TO the reasons which have pointed
out sving the preference to the United states there
certain circumstances which your Excelency vii
pIssse sllow briefly TO explain There Is on re-
cord declaration made by the President Of the nited
States, MIR Monroe, In hts message to the Congress
December 1873 which eeta bshes the principle that the
American government would vew dangerous and pre-
Judicial to the public and security Of those States
any attempt ~ the European to interfere In the
Affairs Of the independent peops 81 the continent
AmeicA or enossvorioR to establish their peculiar
nucs syst-ms amoog them In the annual M sssge
present President MIR Polk 70 the Congress Of is46
the same pfincpe OF the ipterrspce Of Europesu
povesh epsated Thus IN scoord>poe with ihsse o.oi
net doctrines the government OF the Un-d states ,ud
be oppot "a TO tue intervention Of Eagapd and spsp
the AFFAIRS OF Yucatsn Thus therefore n such inter.
vsntioa should take plsoe II more than probs biz
that u you'd result 10 embrolng Yuo.tap; the oondi
ton OF that country would then q, civ worse ev,n
than 10 Asnuoh, - besides Suffering ali tbs in
convensnoes Of the present IL would he posed 10
the chance Of being the theatre OF another war IA
although the above mentioned principles are those OF
the United States government, other govern msnts OF
Europe might sither conform to them not scoording
10 their own peculiar views Of policy.
Lcsking ssths osss In this light, believe that the