Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-06-13
From the National IatetHgeacer.
UNITED STATES, MEXICO. d TEXAS

The latest news from Mexico, este ebIish-
es the fact, apparently bryond dispute. that
/ the Government OF the Republic Of Texas,
which so unwIingly listened to the over
tures OF "anneXauon" made ID th"m BY the
United States, las actually entered into a
negotiation with the Government Of Mexico
in the event Of the success OF which "an-
neXation" to the United Sta!ps, though thug
far advanced, will be indefinitely postponed,
This information is important enough;
but hardly less so than the news which has
reached this city that it is even yet doubt .
iul whether Mexico will not regard the at
tempt at the annexation Of Texas, uuder |
present circumstances, in the Iightin in which |
i'll repeatedly declared beforehand that it |
would regard it. as an act Of war by the !
United States against Mexico We trust, !
and we yet hope, that other Ounsels, more |
favorable to the peace Of the world and TO
the true interest Of Mexico herself, may
prevail with that Government. But, as the
prospect Of result 50 desirable is iy no
, means Certain, it seems proper that our iel-
low-citizens generally, as well as those Of
them who are charged with the execution
of the laws, should have their attention di-
, rected to the actual state of things on our
south western frontier, OF which we in
.'ne 20 'l,iIN wy ,l"'0 ~ P''''i' 'e'!
Under this impression we give insertion
= TO the following memorandum, from a res
r peCtahe citizen Of the United States. who
r has very recently returned to this country
rom residence OF some WE'VE years ID
d 'ne interior OF MeA'ro' 60, anu ",'oSe S'"'e,
menus rom ms '''e'I'BtIce ana tue eie''
O opportunity Nv n"s hou WI uHue's'""uli'E
:, Wnal he speaks OIL are elu'ieu 70 more 'Adh
:, ordinary atIehtloh
y WASHINGTON, May "a, l845.
y ,Nessrs. Edit,rs: Az it seems to be a set
t tied point that Texas is to be a component
e part Of our Republic. it is suggested, OBJ
q serve, in one Of the New Orleans papers,
g that regular troops should be stationed by
e the United States on the Rio Grande. If
II that be a settled point, coincide with him;
e but must disagree with him when he says
:. that those troops will require no Commissa-
- ry department. On the contrary, they will
require iauge and well organized one
The provisions for this army have all to he
Ct conveyed from New Orleans; for nowhere
II ELSE can they he procured. The Mexican
OF troops now Stationed in Metamoras are, and
have always hcen, supplied from New Or
leans--the y article to be procured IN th'
H. nelghLorA"od being fresh meat, stock II
nd some abundance beng Procura6le' but no
be III SucncIehcy Iof tIie da'Iy supply OF an a.
my OF SIX or Ten thousand men, lh9ve j.
Ved some years IN mat country ana pre-.
tehd 10 klo" solnelllngoI OF us prooucIs. l
passed through Malamoras IN March'Where
there were TWO regiments EuPPUed en'Ife'
~ rom New dreams II the MeSicans
~ nave oegh Obliged TO buy nom New Or'
by leans all those articles now much more
necessary VIII 1t not he Tor us to supply al
army IN the same manners -
IN Think that we have calculated too light.
~ on the resistance which Mexico will otie
to our occupation OF Texas. Mexico has
very considerable army on the frontiers anC
the officer in command General Arsta) il
active and brave, and can cross the inter
vening desert with his light cavalry ant
commit immense damage, and retire again
without our presenting any obstacle to hi
, advance or his retreat. We have been in
nc duced to believe the MeXiCans to be COW
Dg ardIy, &c. am afraid that we have trust
ed too much to this belief, Arista had wit
him in Monterey in March last TWO thou
- sand three hundred cavalry and a battalion
of six hundred runaway negroes from Tex
as, well drilled in flying artillery tactic
ready for marching.
Iy The Mexican troops are much better ca
~ culated for campaigns in those dry and he
TO plains than any troops we can raise. Tn
CIV Anglo Saxon race will do well enough S
uo long as ,hey have plenty of provisions an
~ water, but no longer. think Gen. JacE
W sons camDaign and the Seminole war wi
'tR OH us on their light hardy horses, and whe
rlJ we get ready to strike Them we shall fin
IA that they are beyond our reach Our het