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because he supposed that his reasons would be weighed in the balance of equity, and not in that of mere expediency. Unfortunately it has been otherwise, and the note of Mr. Dickens has deprived the undersigned of all hope. The explanations there given, in the President's name, have convinced him that Mexico has but little to expect from the United States, seeing that its most sacred rights, as well as its dearest and most positive interests, arc now being sacrificed to the shadow of a danger hitherto imaginary. Mexico is outraged and ruined, from motives of mere precaution. In this sad state of things, the undersigned would fail in his duty if he did not take the last measure which is left in his power, as teh representative of Mexico, and show that he feels, to its fullest extent, the injury done to his sole responsibility, that, from this moment, he considers his mission at an end. The undersigned therefore requests .Mr. Dickins to send him his passports to Philadelphia, for which place he will setoff to-morrow. The undersigned also requests Mr. Dickins to have the kindness to present his respects to the President, and also his thanks for the personal attentions which have been shown to him during the period in which he had the honor to be accredited near that personage. Finally, the undersigned repeats to Mr. Dickins what he has already had the pleasure of saying to him verbally, that he will ever hear in mind the frank and noble manner in which Mr. Dickins has acted towards the undersigned, on occasions which were in truth by no means agreeable, and in affairs which, from their nature, were much less so. The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the Mexican republic, embraces this opportunity to renew to the honorable Asbury Dickins, acting Secretary of State of the United States, the assurances of his most distinguished consideration. Manuel E. De Gorostiza. Hon. Asbury Dickins, Acting Secretary of State of the United States.
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