preservation of whose person and fame it is said all the resources of the nation must be called into action. Daily and nightly cabinet councils have been held to devise some mode by which they may relieve the country from its present extremity, and in these consultations our government has not been free from unjust imputations in relation Lo its course in the Texas war. A portion of the cabinet is exceedingly unfriendly to the United States, and would not hesitate to come to an open rupture with us if they thought they could be sustained by the feelings of the nation in such an unwise and impolitic step. As self confident as this government may be in their physical strength and military prowess, I have never thought for a single moment they would be guilty of such an indiscretion: nevertheless this subject has been under discussion, as I believe, in the secret sittings of ministers; and the alleged reason for entertaining such a question is the supposed interference of the United States in the war of Texas. Those who advocate such measures calculate on relieving themselves from difficulty, if it becomes necessary, through the mediation of England. General Tomei, Secretary of war, is at the head of this faction and entertains the most bitter and rancorous feelings against the United States, and avails himself of every opportunity in and out of Congress to excite the malignant prejudices of a fanatical people against our countrymen. For the truth of this statement I refer you to the tone and temper of the Diario (the mouth piece of the ministry)[?]. General Tomei at this time has more power than any man in office and controls the decisions of the government in all things, even in his mad schemes of ambition to embroil his country in a war with his neighbors of the north. Corro the President ad interim, is said to be a good man not enjoying the entire confidence of either political party. The acting Minister of Foreign affairs is an intelligent and agreeable gentleman-but essentially Mexican in his feelings, and I fear without those enlarged and liberal views so necessary to enable an enlightened statesman to elevate his country to an enviable rank among the nations of the earth. It is stated that the Texas government has proffered to release Santa Anna if Mexico will acknowledge her independence and give the United States as a guarantee for the faithful observance of the treaty. The proceedings of the national Congress up to this period would seem to preclude the possibility of this conciliatory measure being
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