Washington sentinel., 1853-10-12
Letter from General Almonte.
E.eplaaatoyy Of Ae coarse Of General Santa Anna
President Of The lefican Repablie'


Explanatory of Me course Of General Santa ARnQ
President Of nte lIefican Republic.
..... MEXICAN LEGATION,
.. Washington, Oct. 6, 1858.
The public press of New Orleans, New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, having ascribed pre-
judicially to the friendly understanding between
Mexico and the United States, motives other than
consistently patriotic, for the conservative effort
of his excellency, General Santa Anna, President
of Mexico, TO give TO his country serene and
solid aspect TO the eye of surrounding nations and
his reorganizng recently disorganized national
force being especially invidously remarked upon,
and enormously declared force intended TO be
used to attack neighborng republic with which
Mexico has always desired to remain a gene
rous footing of undisturbed tranquility, the copy
of a letter herewith TO the Hon. James Buchanan,
Secretary of State, under date of August 90 1913,
is respectfully forwarded by request, in order to
its publication, TO explain measures of conserva-
tive policy in Mexico, misapprehended in the
United States. 81.
The letter will promptly develope to the intelli-
gence of the United States the defensive causes
of the reorganization of the national force of Mex
ico II is TO aid the Mexican government TO So
lidify protectivey the national strength.
The extraordinary facts alluded TO in the letter,
and the subsequent repeated attack of Matamoras
and other cities of the Mexican side of the Rio del
Norte, by armed bands of men from the American
side OF that river, are sufficient evidences of the
necessity for the force. The necessity for it will
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico relin-
quished to the United States certain advanced
military posts, which had enabled the Mexican
government TO hold in check the wild Indians OF
the frontier States of the United States and that
these Indians have not been held in check, agree
ably to treaty stipulation by the government at
Washington, to which said advanced military posts
were transferred al their own pressing solicitation
and request. '..". a..
The force Of Mexico is thus unhappily, indis.
ILL.,. 4
the terms of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo the
government at Washington obligated itself to re.
strain and prevent. ,.,
The force is neither intended by his excellency
General Santa Anna 10 be used an engine
wherewith to oppress his fellow citizens nor one
with which to make war upon friendly power.
The publication of the letter TO the Hon. James
Buchanan, ex-Secretary of State, will have the
agreeable effect of setting public opinion right as
to the meaning and intent OF the clauses of the
treaty OF Guadalupe Hidalgo, which appear hith.
erto not to have been correctly understood in the
United States.
Here follows long letter from Geo. Lionel
Stephens addressed to Mr. Buchanan, Secre-
tary of State, on the Goth of August, ls48,
in relation to the "Buffalo hunt that was
talked of about the close of the Mexican war.
In that letter, Mr.. Stephens stigmatizes the
Texas revolution, the Mexican war, and the ac-
QUESTION of California and New Mexico as origi,
mating in similar foray and justifying as his
groundless fears. He also undertook to point
out to Mr.. Polk the course he should pursue to
rid himself of the suspicion of design to re,
new hostilities with Mexico by means of a pri.
vate foray, to be afterwards made national
and, after an argument by no means aattering
to the United States he demands an executive
proclamation, to be followed by active opera,
tons to arrest the danger Of the fancied inva,
sion.