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brance as well as for the intelligence they contain- . I am really sorry to find thnt Mexico should cont.inue to .be so convulsed even after the arch fiend has left the country- What will .Pakenham say now- I did not raise the .insurrection this time nor .ani I in anyway the cause of the revolt in the States- • It is inconceivable tl1at he and his friend should have been so weak as to attribute to me what is owing to the character of the people and their ignor- ance of self government- ,I dare say you wiH get along very.well with Fagoaga, but doubt whether you will have long to get on with him- He has not I think, talents for. the place he. fills- You seem in the dark as [to J his predilections and the cause of Pakenham's coolness and even dissatisfaction with the appointment and I can account for both and give you a little secre.t history, which may be of use to you In Alaman's first reign as Secretary of State, he desired to send this very Fagoaga to London- Victoria objected and Mr. Ward objected; but Alaman who had at heart this nomination addressed himself severally to the President and the british Charge- To the President he said that he ought to over- come his objections ,because :Mr. . Ward had expressed an earnest desire to have Fagoaga appointed to his Court-and to Ward that the President.desired this so much that h~ thought the objections he had advanced ought to be withdrawn·- • •. At length an eclaricissiment took place between the parties- The President apologised and expressed his regr;et .that he .could not oblige Mr. Ward in this matter, the other was stupefied- They mutually explained, and agreed that .the secretary had sought 1.. 0 serve them both a scurvy trick- "\Vard called at my house on his return .from this interview at the palace He was shocked. at thr, duplicity of Alaman- . He then told me, that Fagoaga's predelec- tions were altogether french-that he was a Bourbonite and .that it was certain the french ambassador·in London would be instantly informed of every thing which · passed between ..M~ • Canning and the Mexican Envoy He was right-all the. Fagoaga's. are french in their predilections-Jose Maria desired the ratification of the plan of Iguala and treaties of Cordova .and so did this Sor- D 11 Francisco- I thank him however for his compliments to our country and sorry I am to say they are not·deserved- Ambi- tious and bad men are exciting the people against the federal gov- ernment- Calhoun, Hamilton, McDuffie and Hayne have driven our countrymen stark mad and our once loyal and glorious Iitrle state is about to disgrace her;seli and bring ruin upon her citizens-- We have used every exertion to check them ,in their mad care:r, but in vain- They have gained almost all the elections a.nd will in all probability have a constitutiona~ m~jority in favor of conven-
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