Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-03-02

then, of the revolutionists, that an ignomini-
Gus treaty Of peace has been concluded, is a cal
Jimmy. 1t is a calumny to assert that the ma
tional Government has humbled itself to send
propositions of peace to the Cabinet at Wash
ington, or that it has offered, in order to ter
inmate the war, advantages which the same
Cabinet did not exact. His excellency, the
President authorizes me to give the lie to these
calumnies, and to assure you that in the midst
of the misfortunes of the country, the national
honor has not been furnished, and will not be
under the present Government, even should
the condition of the republic become worse
than ii is"
''The government, then, has understood the
national will in relation to the war. 1t be-
lieves the republic is resolved upon sustaining
the war at every peril, if the invader exacts
conditions of peace ignominious for Mexico.
But it is also resolved to make peace, If the ma
tiOnal honor eau be |recOncIled with the neces-
sity of putting an end to the calamltles of a
bloody and disastrous contest, which has been
so long continued-a confess of which the
frightful evils have thus far fallen principally
upon Mexico, but which, by an immutable
principle of the eternal laws of justice which
govern nations, must one day be felt In all
their sad consequences, by the United States OF
America. Will it be asked, then, why the
supreme 0ONSEflfDShl Has not YET COlCtuuSu d
treaty of peace, il it believes it can be done
without disgrace to Mexico? To demand an
answer to this question, would demand of the
government a revelation of diplomatic negoti-
ations and Of secrets of the State. In nocoun-
try of the world, however liberal It's ~institu-
tons. neither in England, nor In France, nor
IN the same United States OF America, Is the
government ever called upon to violate the
secrecy OF its diplomatic negotiations, and to
give unreasonable publicity 10 what from its
very nature, is and ought to be kept with the
most rigorous secrecy. In this country alone
is this secrecy called the dark doings of The gov
ernment,-a fact which proves that %unfortu-
nately the knowledge ofthe simplest principles
Of the political and constitutional right of ma
tions has not become general among ourselves.
1t will suffice then for the government to say,
at this time, that in whatever it has done or
may do, In It's measures concerning negOtIa-
tons of peace it has pursued and will continue
to pursue a course strictly constitutional; and
if it gives its sanction'toa treaty; it will submit
it, as it is its duty to do, to the ratification or
rejection of Congress. All men of good faith
then should avoid accusations against the gov
eminent, and especially the minister or minis
tiers who were responsible. 1t will then be
known, also whether the government has obey
ed or not, the wishes of the nation in its mea-
sures respecting the war;"
There are a few other passages in the circu-
lar relating to the San Luis movement, and the
duty of the States and the people in regard to
it. But we have given our readers a good ac-
count of the contents of the important portions
of the document, and here we leave the matter
with the remark that the SCI timents in it in
regard TO the relations between Mexico and the
United States, strikes us as being sound, ju-
dicious and honorable to the government O.
Pena y Pena.