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The courier of last evening contains Q correspon- deuee between the Secretary of State and the Hon John SIideli, late Envoy io Mexico which we trans. iTlo our columns. The Courier says that it has been charged m certain papers that Mir Slidel had eohnue, after hts return hbne, 10 receive his saa- ' and emolamen,s as Minister, ard further, that te was at variance with the administration. The eter which follows, from MT. Buchanan, is cer- hnly nigh compliment to our fellow citizen. and 'eg! fully reutes the imputaions referred to- DeLa

 NEW ORLEANS, 26th Jan, lS47.

 ',s - lere being no probability of speedy ter m s'"i Il hostilitieS with Mexico, or any favora % onse 10 your overtures for negotiation. no motive exists for my continuing to retain Hi aAHsslon oi Minister Plenipotentary and En- " tNIaH'dhary 10 Mexico. and consequently trs tdNs tl tender my resignation of the office Wen first nytcd, under certain contingencies, 10 accept It. T was not. as you we'll know, without nAta &"Si'4tion that consented to do so. From ue mcm.nt that received my passports from the NeSiean Nli9ister of Foreign Relations, Mir Castillo Langls considered my mission as closed. h. .sed. n anticipation. Of their receipt had, as in ielmed yon m my communication No. l2, under a'e oi 27th March, 1916, from Jalapa, place all the I,lers Of ihe legation in charge of the Secretary, 1ir, ParFot to De by him conveyed 10 Washington By my despatch No. i3, of 2d April, closed, as supposed, my official relations with the State De- Department; but on my arrival at Washington, in May last the President was pleased to express his '4faest wish that should retain my commission and hold myself in readiness to return to Mexico, sh'a!d an opportunity occur for opening negotia- uohs with that government did not feel III, self heefty under the circumstances, to decline com itE'h5 with the request of the President, and have Atce continued, with no inconsiderable sacrifice of fsonal convenience and interests, to await his or- 0ti'' stated to inc President and yourself, when soosen,lng to resume the mission, that should, uahs the period of it's abcyance decline receiving a'y compensation. In conformity with this inten- son, some weeks since requested Mir. La Sere, of e house ol Representatives to cause my account as h''ter 10 be closed; If this has not already been ooss' soa will obllge me by giving the necessary o'de' t0 that effect.

 have the honor to be,

 With the greatest respect.

 Your most obedienr servant, .r JOHN SLlDELL. 'ohoS' JAMES BUCHANAN, Sec'y of Staie, Washt'n