Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-23

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A highly intelligent and reliable gentleman has
favored US with the following communication,
dated
TAMPIco, August, 10, 1852.
ALI eyes here are now turned to the United
States government, anxious to learn what are the
| impressions formed there in consequence Of the
outrages committed recently by certain governor,
of States and judges of courts in this republic
by restraining the personal liberty Of foreign
consuls, and in particular the imprisonment Of
your own consul at Acapulco. fear much,
however, that these outrages will be treated with
the same indifference as in former case, wherein
the domicil Of your consul in this place was for
chilly violated by mere order of the governor OF
the State, and his property seized and sold under
the auctioneers hammer TO satisfy an illegal and
unconstitutional demand--for which no redress
can be obtained.
Too imbecile to afford protection to the travel
Ter on its post-roads, or to prevent revolutionary
parties from springng up throughout the differ
ent towns in the republic, yet the supreme gov.
eminent of Mexico has the power to promulgate
and enforce the most onerous and oppressive i'm
posts on oil foreign commerce and foreign capital.
The roll of the drum and the point of the bayonet
proclaim to us this power almost daily, here in
the Atlantic cities; whilst the savages of the for
est are plundering and numbering the unprotected
inhabitants of the interior towns Such, then, is
the true but family picture of this Inflated
country.
The coexistence of two tariffs in the State of
Tamaulipas, whose provisions are 80 distinct as
to enrich the inhabitants of Matamoros and other
northern towns, whilst those of Tampico are
driven to the brink of utter ruin, is only one of
the numerous schemes of the supreme govern
ment Of Mexico for the humiliation of foreigners.
On this subject, all the foreign ambassadors en-
tered into serious and deliberate controversy
with the Mexican Minister of Relations and,
after an exchange Of series of official notes, the
mighty power of European diplomacy was COM
PEELED to yield to the mastery pen and superior
sophistical arguments of Senior Rameres.
Under this state of things, it would be no great
disparagement to your own late worthy minister
to be vanquished by the conqueror of a Doyle
and host of other .diplomatists.
one point of the just demands which he presented
to the Mexican government in behalf of his coun-
trymen. Finding, however, that no redress or
satisfaction could be obtained, his honest heart
dictated the propriety of relinquishing his high
post, and retiring to the peaceful enjoyment OF
private life.
He carries with him the grateful esteem and
respect of all his fellow countrymen who had the
good fortune to be favored with his acquaintance.
Notwithstanding the praiseworthy example OF
Mr.. Letcher, find that your government has ap-
pointed his successor: and for what? Merely to
cultivate amicable relations with an unjust gov
eminent, and become the dignifed witness of all
its arbitrary and oppressive conduct toward his
to whom he can afford no
protection. Still trust that Judge Concklin will
emulate the virtues of his predecessor, until his
government will be obliged to say to Mexico,
7" Thus far hast thou gone, but no further shalt
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