The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-27

Der /, 1874, b. +, Green acted
as United States Charge d'Anaires.
On the LIST OF September, 1911, Wilson
| Shannon, Ex-Governor of Ohio, and alter
wards Territorial Governor of Kansas, was
presented as American Minister. His Sec
rotary OF Legation was his nephew, William
| X. Shannon, of Weatheriord, Texas, now n
member of the State Senate. They were
| both robbed en- route from Vera Cruz to the
capital In consequence of Questionsailect-
| ing the annexation of Texas to the United
| States Mr.. Shannon received his passports
in 1915 and came home.
UNDER FOLKS ADMINISTRATION.
I'm December, 1915, John Slidell, of Louis
lana, (of Mason and Slidell fame, arrived in
Mexico ssas Envoy. President Herrera re-
fused to receive him except as Commissioner
al hoe to arrange the Texas question
Early in 1916 Paroles overthrow Herrera
and became President. Mr. Slidell renewed
his application to him. received the same
refusal, demanded his passports and left.
| 4 NEW PROPOSAL.
On the 9th July, 1916, james
! Buchanan, American Secretary
of State, proposed to send an envoy
to Mexico to negotiate peace, Mexico an
swcred that the President could not decide,
but must leave it to Congress, which was
not then in session.
UNDER SCOTT AhAl.
| With the army of the United States there
arrived at Mexico, in August, 1Si7, Mr..
Nicholas Z. Trist, clothed with full power
to make n treaty of peace with Mexico.
This, finally, lead to the famous treaty
of Guadalupe IIidalgo, signed on the
ID of February 1913, by Mr.. First, and on
the part OF Mexico by Messrs Couto, At
rstain and Cuevas, followed by an arms-
tice and, without any more fighting per-
manent peace.
On the 26th of May 1SiS, at Querataro
Messrs. Ambrose Ii. Sewer, of Arkansas,
as commissioner with the rank of envoy,
and Nathan Clifford, OF Maine, (ately de
ccascd) as Envoy Extraordinary, were pre-.
sented to the Mexican President. Mr..
Sewers special.mission was soon completed,
Mr.. Clifford returned September 6, 1919, to
the United States, leaving Robert NJ.
Walsh, the Secretary of Legation, as Charge
d'Ailaircs
UNDER THE TAYLOR FILLMORE ADNINIsrRA-
TON.
On the 18th February, 1850 Robert 2.
Letcher of Kentucky, was presented as
American Minister. On the 18th January,
1881, he left, leaving buckingham Smith as
temporary Charge d'Atlaircs but resumed
his station on the Sth Of October, 1851. On
the 3lst August, 1852, however, he perma-
nently retired, leaving William Rich as
temporary Charge d Aliaires
On the 23d of November, 1852, Hon. A,
Conkling, of New York, was presented rs
envoy; but
UNDER PIERCE's ADMINISTRATION,
on the 9TH of August 1853, General James
Gadsden, of South Carolina, succeeded to
the Mission and negotiated the Gadsden
treaty acquiring part of Arizona.
ON the I'D of October 1886 John For
sythe, of Alabama, succeeded General
Gadsden
UNDER BUCHANAN's ADMINISTRATION.
On the 7th of April, 1859, Mr.. Forsytho
was succeeded by Robert McLane, of
who recognized the Juarez
government in Vera Cruz, while
Forsythe had recognized that OIL
Miramon, in the City of Mexico The ac-
ton of McLano turned the scale in favor of
the Democratic Republican party.
On the Both of January, 1861, OK Governor !
John Ii. Weller, ofCaliornia, was received |
as Envoy
UNDER IINCOLN's ADMINISTRATION.
On the DIST ofMay 1861, under Mr.. Lin |
coin, Thomas Corwin, Of Ohio, succeeded |
Mr.. Weller, He retired, however, May n, |
lS6l, leaving his son, William ii. Corwin, |
as Charge d'Allaires.
UNDER JoIINsoN's ADMINISTRATION.
On the 10Th of May, 1866, Lewis u. Camp |
bell, Of Ohio, was appointed and acted |
quasi till June 10Th, 1867, but never went to |
Mexico.
Marcus Otterburg was received as Envoy |
July 2ith, 1867, but on the Sth of October, |
1867, Edward Lee Plumb succeeded him us |
Charge dc'Allaircs.
On the 10th OF December, 1868, General
William 5. Rosecranz, of California, was
presented as Envoy.
UNDER GRANTS ADMINISTRATIONS
On the 26th of June 1860 General Rose
cranz was succeeded by Thomas Henry
Nelson, of Terrc llautc, Indiana, having
previously been Minister to Chill, and |
therefore, at remote periods, succeeded Mr..
IolnSett IN both that country and Mexico.
UNDER HAYES ADMINISTRATION.
John W, Foster, OF Indiana, sue
ceeded Mr. Nelson, but he has been
transferred to the court of st. Peters.
burg and our present Minister to Mexico is
General Morgan, of Louisiana, said to be an
able and accomplished gentleman
At your request, have furnished this
OF facts covering our relations
with Mexico for iitty-Scven years, from the
reception of the first diplomatic representa-.
tive ever received in that country.
The facts thus condensed are worthy of
preservation by such of OUT people US in.
tend going to Mexico. or feel an interest in
the great developments now progressing in
that country. They were collatcd from
thirty-odd large manuscript volumes of the
legation, and are obtaiuable in full nowhere
else but in the State Department at
Washington. Space does not allow OF re-.
marks on the tariff laws of Mexico, so iniu.
riouS to the commercial aud manuactlir.
ing interests OF the United States; but | |
heartily endorse your earnest editorials ON
that subject Very truly.
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