Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-16
NATIONAL lNTELLIGENCER.
.RELATIoNs WITH ."-"BQTH REPORTS
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subiect of BOTH our relations with Mexico. In the
first the ignorance of the Intelligencer is depored
in the second, the ignorance of all the rest OF the
world saving only the Editor of the Union, who,
monopolzing The honor of all the confidence OF
Government, holds in his keeping also all its wis
dom. With this great advantage however, the
Union is often, TO poor perception, rather
blind guide. Its sybilline responses more often
puzzle than enlighten. Perhaps the Editor is not
always to blame for the Delphic obscurity OF the
oracles appearing from time to time under his spen-
sorship. Perhaps some of the tried and dlstin-
gushed members of the Democratic party" who
have accepted Office under" the Administration,
and who have already so g literally contributed
their literary labors to" his benefit have, in the
articles before us, assembled the editorial tripod
Unfortunately, on some points their zeal is more
obvious than their meaning.
By the first of these articles, il seems, we have
excited the {" indignation" of the Government Edi-
tor, because ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is mere truism
in International law-that if our forces passed the
actual limits of Texas, and entered upon Mexican
territory, would be nothing nor less than an
act of war on our part for which there was no
prefence Of necessity to justify the Executive. Is
this denied? Not at all but are courteously
charged with being 'utterly ignorant of the topo-
graphy and photography of that country" and
long quotation from speech of Mr.. CLAY, deliver
ed more than quarter of a century ago, is given
for what To prove our ignorance! No; but to
prove that Texas has fertile SOIL and most
" delicious climate!' Now, anxious as we avow
ourselves to have been to prevent the unconsdered
and hasty action of our Government In the mea-
sures for the annexation of Texas, we never denied
the fertility of its SOIL or the delights of its climate
But to be serious as to the limits of this ac
QUESTION II is too late in the day now to travel
over again the thousand and one arguments for this
or that boundary. The terms OF the resolution
for the annexation of Texas leave this an open
question, be settled hereafter between the United
States and Mexico and in the mean time, il is
clearly in opinion not within the province OF
our Executive, by military force, to decide point
which is so conscientiously disputed that many OF
his most powerful friends, willing as they may
have been in other points to yield up their own ia.
vorite schemes, on this have remained mistaken in
their respect for the faith of treaties.
AS to the second leaf of the Sybil, still so
singulary unfortunate" as not TO be able to per-
ceive why the !" National Intelligencer should be
made to cut so conspicuous figure in it. We CO.
pied from other papers two pieces of intelligence,
with the simple expression of hope that one Of
them, relating to the change of purpose in the Ex-
ecutive as to the extent of authority given to the
troops in Texas might be true. The one spoke
OF an express sent from Washington with des-
patches to restrain General TAYLOR and Colonel
TwIoes from precipitating the forces under their
command into" the country beyond the Nueces:
the other, from New Orleans, mentioned a rumor
that General TAYLOR had /" determined to take pos
session of small fort, constructed by the Mexi-
cans on the eastern bank of the Rio Graade,' &c.
Upon this the second Daniel of the g Union
cries out:
Which of these reports is TO be believed
Here are two voices sounding different notes-one
that our troops are TO be recalled from the terrific
ry Of Texas that lies between the Nueces and the
Rio Grande; the other that they are to push |
on, attack small fort occupied by Mexican troops
on the east Of the Rio Grande, and to send.the |
garrison across the river. Which of these con-
Trajectory reports is to be believed! NEITHER.
They are both incorrect Our troops not to
be Withdrawn from Texas"
Does any body besides the Editor see the con-
enters Texas with certain orders which he pur-
poses to obey he is left TO act at discretion, as
the case may be: in either category, if the Presi-
dent desired to modify his orders, or if he wished
TO restrain" the discretionary power of General
TAYLOR, it was quite probable that he would send
an express for that purpose. Though this may be
" sounding different notes." it certainly does not
spoil their harmony. The truth Of either would
only render the other more credible. But the Or
gan says They are both incorrect" Be it so.
We pretend to no knowledge OF what the Execu-
tive may or may not do, and il would seem that the
Government Editor is resolved that nobody but him.
self shall know. What wonder if we, the unini-
tated sometimes msinterpret the shake of Lord
Burlegh's head
Our troops are moi to be withdrawn from
Texas" says the /" Union.'' We did not say they
were TO be Withdrawn, nor have intimated a
wish that they might be withdrawn from the ac-
knoUledged limits Of Texas. On the contrary, so
long as the Executive resrans the employment of
the troops to those limits and confines their opera
tons to the defence OF Texas according to the terms
OF annexation, we are willing to admit, as we have
already admitted, that he does not transcend his legi-
innate powers, under existing circumstances
CossunrrryEs-'The prevalence of consumption in our
variable climate rerde Of importance every spoes-
ton that may prove useful the way Of procuring paayes
remedies for that wasting disease late nle, s The R