Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-16

"honor and faith" 81 Mexico were formally tta,
committee cannot but look the occasion n
zlhs Il not teqairlng this g0:GIn,en 10 reye. =,
existing relations ':i the gry.n!Grnt vi Mckee :" "
Ccrta!nly, IN what has pa.. i; Here il Il, br G,na,
assurance oi that friendly cIGg on III; part Of ha,
which leads nations 10 connect rhsmselsr- by ,,.,,y
tons or which makes ii desirable u conray. srrb Y
been previously contracted : i
Ia the Jurisprudence submitted with n. r,.,.,,o
President, ihe committee have seen win rn,ir.
that the Executive Crpa7in,nt fas been fuiIv imn,r.
the importance U tue qutsti0ns involved IN I'M. .or,.
and OF the grave altitude they may assui;" si,,a. -
perscvsre in her refusal OF the rvcrts6 wtch X go
her hands.
In a letter from the Secretary OF State 20 S.,o,
n Rosa the Mexican minister ~ Washington d,s4 =
80 1851. after an able ana comprehensive rey!.w =.
whole question. the Secretary, reethEg 10 the pIota
lection oi the 'rca;y b. Mexico (%ch !clye, Of h :,
lean minister led him 10 an;icpate.) concludes in ~
lowing emphatic terms:
"ihc PIcsiden, Of the United States canno, per.us;,
sell that such caiani'y as lis rejection by Mckee mn.
oends over The two countries"
Again in letter 10 MT. La Vega, the eucccsso, IN
La Kosc OF the 18Th ila:ch 1852, the Secretary Of !,
says:
II. however, these hopes should prove 10 be uri
and The convention should not e. into effect hi,
m.nr will feel i,sc!: compelled 10 take coas!r
measure which liz dEy lis own c;tizn may ttCg
ADOPT p.o:tcI their rights under voluntary
BY Mexico OF the transit way across the lstEngs n
vernment 81 the United States can in even, be 81
10 aba.!In hose rights. ar! s:cu!ly hopes that the "a
can government wii Do justice 20 Erm Ia season"
And !nuy, in .ie% OF The great Importance OF liz i,
SION and avert, il possible, consequences OF tkr
tude OF which 10 The ~" count!cs a~' 'hss GaeS',
mains inserted none can be blind The President tie
,rl States addressed himself directly 70 the piest;
Mckee 81 letter Of tic l9;h OF March, !eo2 !:gm
the committee quote AZ follows:
I'm addition 10 the motives nave urged for tho s2e,t
iustmcnt Of this matter beg leave most ra.n,.!y to
The ait. nton Of excellency 10 I'll. probable tr
tina; max grow up hrtwsrn the two nations sh1uL. W..
break her p!ighi"d aiih IN the grant 10 daray Uu,
zens r,ying upon he: good iai III, have become ln.
ian Grant The, haYr adsaEcrG large sms 81 uiuEsy
purpose Of carrying on! IL ohIs''s they have >yr
rnute for rail;oaL an! demonstrated HE practical
constructing IT, and il = not possible ihd; they .hog
be deprived oil The privileges guaranteed y hat sr.
sustain the heavy losses that mus. ensSe, wi'hoy, a.
IN their own government Tor tie enforcement ol Their
Ny anxious desire s 70 avoid the 10" pi"h"9!e cons
maj must result .Ium such aE appeal. w cannc
would be ind ici.ntt i. II Il duty which every
ment owes 10 its own citizens protect ttc!r rights
and abroad and the cons. sequences "rrw!nG cat d II
prccmrn of the proprietUrs o The Gntay grant an:
vsrnmeni of MeNco re sGC!: a. NJ trnc friend ." M.
Try or al NJ, SiCp look upUn "lih inCi! renee.
The committee ere fully prepared 10 sustain thu FL,
icpnr,rurn, H. the position assumed towards NIX 4
core por here referred TO, and conclude by
in he Senate the adoption Of the following ".y
is.snvct hc Judgment % lhr Senate, thGt N q.
srul pnstur. Cf the question the giant Oi i.Gr
through ifs territory cf Mexico, n the l-thmus d
rrprr conc dct t. that Republic :" one ., is C-.r,
nDS The property Ul cl'l1eH- 81 Eo Initcl Slir 4
same Is presented ~ the correspondence and tncuT-r
,uuparynp he int sage The P!;siirrt Of The L
STATES q! the 9Th OF Julg, 1852 il Is not cOEIl'i,
the dignity Tins government II prosecute TIE sU-:
r!'r hv negotiation.
~ Shcu.! tie government If ArXiro propose :. 4
Al such re,n nation il ehouii be acCCdrt IT, Only ~,
iucl propositions from Mexico. not inconsistent W.
demands made by l- government IN rel rene" en-:
81 That IA" government 81 iEr United Sue. X
committed 81! al lis c't;2ctE 10 protect them
I ,;, rarI y,rl a hon me-
jurisdiction; mud Should M,IicV. within ic:>ulatI-
f.ii to reconsider her position rCGc nit sni g'lt
then b. he day u this government tb'er.r" d.
rr RELIGIONS with ihat republic, and Ia 90 ~ sa'i
ns vii grcsclyr fh9 honor ~ the country and H. Il,
it, citIXrnE.
SINCE Ihia rc2or, prepared md rrods 10 be I'll,
II H.. senate ,hr committee were app!!z.d that
port"rcn haG 'aEcr rlrr, between Vi Ltrratnzar NJ
;ran minister The Ur,i >,tr., al W inu.iru. az.
Secretary ~ Staic communicating 20 The rcr"rrwer'
correspondence The su7I@c o. The ttAfsi'.wa? A. !.
trpec note vas accordingly ait;.ssch BY The r'a,
the c0rIi!cc ia TIC Secretary u SIatc usking ~
such correspondence
tn. ,cply 4 tie Secretary ~ state. win H srr9 ~
rarp from The cs:i,i CI,fE o! lh & Ilr'm,;
these papers. accompanies t!'s "po,' lhty E-'r.s
u,ncJ Sv the committee, ,h:y fnt a"ti::n. N t
DURING In their opinion modification u hrI!!t,
the resolutions accompanying i.
WHO CHORUS BEFORE THE ELKCTlQll
Load n Eli1st,
Hcic "r'il stay en-,
Win W!riri Scott
Ard Billy Graham.