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Special Message texas and Mexico.


We give in our columns this morning the special
message sent by President Tyler to Congress on
Thursday, growing out Of the recent diplomatic
intercourse between our government and that of
Mexico. 1t is highly interesting document, and
is accompanied with all the subsequent cores
pondence between Mr.. Shannon and Mr.. Rejon,
part OF which has already been published. We re-
ceived this message yesterday by special express,
a long time in advance Of the mail and issued il
Immediately in an extra.


This message is rather important. The Presi-
dent represents IN the strongest and most graphic
language imaginable, the conduct of Mexico TO-
wards Texas during the last eight or ten years
He denounces that conduct in language even more
forcbe than that employed by Mr.. Shannon,
thereby showing that the Executive, in all its
branches, jusrlfies the conduct OF Mr. Shannon
in his diplomacy with Mexico. He also believes
that the conduct Of MEXICO would justify decla.
ration Of war, or at least war measures, probably
having in view the refusal pay the last lnsamen,
of the iademnity but taking into consideration the
distracted condition of the country-i,s weakness
and internal disuoion-he thinks that the best
method OF settling the whole business would be for
Congress at once to pass the necessary measures
for the remuneration of Texas 10 the United States
and let Mexico take what course she pleases.


This certainly appears to be the simplest and
easiest course for our government to pursue, but
whether Congress will adopt such proposition
with any degree Of expedition, seems more than
doubtful in the present disorganized condition OF
the democracy in both Houses. There can be no
doubt in the minds OF all rational men, that if any
issue has been decided by the result of the recen,
election, that Of the annexation of Texas to the
United States was that issue. II is also believed
that the opinion OF the President elect is now per-
fectly cencident with that .f Mr.. Tyler with re.
spect to his measure for annexation, and if such
be the case, there is nothing to prevent all the
members OF that party who supported Mr.. Folks
election from going al once into the work and
carrying out to completion the Issues decided by
the people at the polls.


No doubt there are certain influences and GER
tain interests in the ranks of the democratic party
that endeavor to use this question of annexation
as means OF accomplishing certain selfish pur-
poses. 1t remains to be seen whether their in
trigues will prevent the accomplishment Of this
great measure itself AT all events, should annexa-
tion be decided at this session Of Congress- there is
every rational possibility that disturbance would
menace the foreign relations OF the country either
with Mexico or England.


