Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-09
RELATIONS BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE
UNITED STATES.

RELATIONS BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE
UNITED STATES.
IMPORTANT DEvELoPMENT.-T Ma
,ional hteligencer Of Saturday says, the
annexed letter is Of serious import. II is
from the inleligen. and generally well-in-
formed correspondent Of the Journal oil
Commerce; and we know that its statements
are substantially correct SO fer as they relate
10 General Garland's departure for the Up.
per Rio Grande, and the strong force of all
arms which will be there under his orders
We. we entertain hope tina. the writer is
mistaken in surprising that the dispute which
has arisen abou. The patch in the MesiIla
valley is to be settled by an abrup, shock
of arms.
WAsHlNGroN, Wednesday, June l.
Gen Garland, who has been here, En-, route
for New Mexico, has lef. for his important
command. He arrived here in much less
time than was expected, after he had been
summoned to this place. He has received
his instructions, and conjecture that they
embrace both diplomatic and military pow
ers. lie is undoubtedly to proceed forth
with to New Mexico, and TO march into
Mesilla valley with force tina, will enable
him to encounter Governor 1'rias, who is
there before bin, and who is prepared TO
eXpel him or any other American intruder
II may be that Governor Trss will retire
before General Garland, and tina, Santa Anna
will suffer the United States to TAX and keep
possession of that disputed territory. Bu,
such is not the apparent intention OF tie
Mexcans.
Our Executive government have decided
that The disputed territory belongs to us I'M
der the treaty, and would be ours supposine
the boundary line 10 be run from ga point
Immediately north of FL Paso" westward.
il is of no use now to 60 into the merits
of This controversy. ! say again that our
Executive has decided The question, and il,
is to the results of that decision tina, we are
TO look. 1t is to be hoped lha! this dispute
will be allowed to be settled in the manner
contemplated in the treaty of Guadalupe by
running the line over again, or, in case CT a
final disagreement, TO refer the dispute TO
the arbitration Of some third party. But
arms are now introduced by both parties in
The dispute, and both parties indicate re-
solute intention to settle The question by
arms. Governor Tras may give way, but
he has not occupied the MesiIla for the pur-
pose Of yielding it. He has not gone there
with force of a thousand men for the mere
purpose of giving up the territory to Gen.
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do that.
We have seen the first Mexican war, and
know its origin and its immediate provocs-
ton. The circumstances of the present
case are similar to those Of the former. The
advance on Corpus Christi and upon Mala-
moras kindled the first war, and the second
may be occasioned by the movement upon
the Mesilta valley.
THE MEslLLA VALLEY.-Gou. Lanes
Statement.- THE Mexican papers publish a
communication from Gov. Lane, of New
Mexico, addressed TO The Mexican Commits
sioners, in relation TO the new boundary dis
pule. The Governor asserts that the mere
fact tina. the President and Congress Of the
United States had dissparoved and repudia-
ted the provisional line run from the Rio
Grande TO the ella, amply juslifes his pro-
clsmaliop, and that the want Of instructions
from Washington does no. in the leas, in
authority for the course he pursued is TO be
found in the constitution and laws of the
United States, in the law of nations, in the
treaty with Mexico, and in his appointment,
as Governor of the Territory. Even had
the line been run in conformity with the
treaty, the fact that the government of the
United States had refused TO acknowledge
it, imposes upon oil its officers and citizens
to pursue similar course.
! He assures the Mexican authorities that
the U. States do not wish 10 see Mexico fall,
but rather prosper and be happy under free
trade and friendly relations, and that they do
not desire any territory which is not theirs
by right He then enters upon discus
sion of the facts IN relation 10 The survey OF
the boundary line, and says that i! was run
ex pate by Mexico, with the sanction OF
Commissioner Bartlett against the opinion
of Mai. Graham, and he thinks without thai
of Lieut.. Whipple) and under protest of Sur.
veyor. Gray, whose consent was necessary
to make the line valid one.
He also alleges that there are abundan
witnesses TO prove that New Mexico has
exercised jurisdiction over the territory, ant
that the records Of the tribunals Of Done
Ana, of which it was an integral part, vii
sustain the fact.
The Washington Union considers The
armed occupation of the MesilIa territory 1
violation of the rights Of the United State:
and Of every principle of international law
Yet i, contends that it by no means follows
,ba, there mus. be war. Mexico may again
mass the limits of all reasonable forbearance
bu, towards her the policy of the Uni,e'