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Excerpt from Correspondence Relative to the Present Condition of Mexico, Communicated to the House of Representatives
Sir: The actual condition of affairs in Mexico is so imperfectly understood here that the President finds it very difficult to give you particular and prae tical directions for the regulation of your conduct during your mission.
Our latest information was, in substance, that the provisional government of President Juarez, so long confined to the sea-coasts of the country, had finally overthrown its adversaries and established itself at the capital; that the opposing armies had been demoralized and dispersed, and that there was no longer any armed resistance in the States; that an election for president had been held, in conformity with the constitution of 1857, and that the now provisional president had probably secured a majority Of the votes, although the result was as yet not certainly known. The pleasure which these events have inspired is unhappily diminished by rumors that the government is without sufficient authority or hold on the public confidence to maintain order; that rob beries are of frequent occurrence on the high roads, and even that a member of our late legation in the country has been murdered on his way from the city of -'mexico to Vera Cruz.
You will apply yourself at once, with energy and diligence, to investigate the truth of this last-mentioned occurrence, which, if found to have been accurately reported, will not only be regarded as a high offence against the dignity and honor of the United States, but will prove a severe Shock to the sensibilities of the American people.
The President is unable to conceive that any satisfactory explanation of a transaction so injurious to the character of Mexico can be made. He will, however, wait for your report concerning it, though with the deepest anxiety, before taking action upon the subject.
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