Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-23
MOVEMENTS AGAINST MEXICO.


On the 9th ultimo, Mr.. King, of Alabama
submitted a resolution, calling on the "Presl-
dent TO communicate to the Senate, if not in
compatible with the public interest, copies OF
the correspondence between this and the
Mexican Government, since the date Of the
last message on the subject 1t was time, Mr.
X. thought, that the position occupied by the
two Governments should be known TO Con-
gress that if necessary, measures should be Ia
ken to assert our rights, and protect our cltl-
zens; and that petty power governed Dy ty-
rannica councils, should be forced to do that
which we have looked for in vain from her
sense of justice.
"Mr. Preston, while he concurred in the
views of Mr.. King, as TO the aggravated con-
duct of Mexico, suggested the propriety OF
permitting the resolution to lie over until TO-
morrow. Dispatches had just been received
from our Minister, which had been transmit
ted in the very short period of 81 days; these
dispatches were of a very voluminous charac-
ter, and would require some days for their
proper digestion. Ii was also known that our
new Minister to Mexico was still within the
confines of the Union, lin Alabama,) waiting
for instructions under the new state of things,
which these dispatches might present.
"Mr. Sewer expressed his qualification ahat
at last there was evinced something like ma
tional selt-respect, and sensitiveness to insult,
and he hoped it would not be restricted to the
case now under consideration, but would also
be manifested in regard to another power,
which had invaded our soil, which had murder
ed our citizens on our own territoy; and which
disregarding treaty stipulations has held on 10
portion of our territory for half century
and still refuses 10 relinquish it; and who viii
NOT 10 NOT 10
undisturbed, but when our vessels are driven
by stress of weather into the adjacent islands
forcibly takes possession of the property o
our citizens"
On the 18th, next day, Mr.. Kings resolu.
ton was called up and passed mem. con.
We understand that CoMMoDoRE STEWART
has been appointed to the command OF the
squadron which has been ordered to proceed
directly to Vera Cruz.
Mr.Rayner Abstractionist] Member of Con
gress from North Carolina, took the following
extraordinary and anli-American ground, il
his remarks on the 29th ultimo: He said tina
Gin the absence of any treaty on the subject
we had no right to demand the slaves of tn
Creole, or the trial and punishment Of tn
murderers; and that the only ground on whic
we could claim indemnity would be, if III
British authorities went on board the vesse
and took the slaves by force from their owner
He also alluded 10 what he termed the effor
TO get up war spirit against Mexico, as
precursor to the war message which might |
shortly expected from the President, but h,
was not willing that the country should
plunged into war TO crafty the grovelr
ambition of John Tyler"
Orders have been transmitted, we unde
stand. to portion ofthe troops in this sectio
and in the West, TO rendezvous forthwith, VI
on the Sabine and North boundary Of Texa