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National Government House, Mexico, l 9Lh Nov. 1835. The undersigned as principal officer charged with the despatches of the Ministry of Foreign Relalions of the Mexican Republic, has received orders from his excellency the President, to address the government of the United Stales, through its secretary of state, on the subject of two questions of great interest-which should be explained with all good faith which characterizes both nations. Justice, reason and mutual interest require that this explanation should occur to prevent being destroyed the ties of friendship and reciprocal confidence which has subsisted till the present time between both countries. Conformably to the orders of his government the undersigned, in addressing the honorable secretary of state for the United States, has the satisfaction to be enabled lo announce lo him in advance, that his government is well aware that principles of justice invariable direct the cabinet at Washington, which has already given sufficient proofs of its kindness and sympathy for the welfare and prosperity of the Mexican republic. He has never doubted and does not doubt that as soon as these claims will be proved just and well founded, they will be rectified with all that promptitude used by the most friendly nations to repair their reciprocal wrongs. The first subject to which the undersigned feels it incumbent on him to call the attention of the secretary of state of the United States, is the notorious co-operation of a great number of the inhabitants of Louisiana, with the insurgents of Texas, whose cause they have espoused and with whom they act as auxiliaries. The Mexican colonists - for they are so and can be nothing else, since they have renounced their original nationality - would never dare to violate so openly their duties towards their adopted country, had they not the assurance that prompt and efficacious succors would be given them along their frontiers. These succors are furnished by American speculators who regard solely their own interest. Unfortunately for them these assurances have been too well founded. Even before they raised the standard of revolt, they
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