Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-08-06

Gen. Taylor, and Is published IN the English and
Spanish languages in the Matamoras papers:
A Proclamation,
By The General Commanding the Army Of the U.
States Of America.
To THE PEOPLE OF MExIco.-After many years of
patient endurance, the United States constrained
10 acknowledge thai now exists between our
government and Mexico. For many years our cti-
zens have been subjected repeated insults and in
jures vessels and cargoes seized and conscated,
our merchants have been pundered, manned, lmpri-
soned without cause, and without reparaton and at
length your government acknowledged the justice of
claims and agreed by treaty to make satisfaction,
by payment of several millions of dollars; but this
treaty has been violated by your rulers and the sip
ulated payments have been withheld. Our late effort
TO terminate the difficulties by peaceful negotiation
has been rejected by the Dictator, Paredes and our
minister of peace, whom your rulers had agreed TO
receive has been. refused hearing. He has been
treated with indgniy and insult, and Paredes has an
nOunced that war exists between u.s. This war, thus
first proclaimed by him, has been acknowledged as
existing facby our President and Congress- with per-
feet unanimity and will be prosecuted with vgor and
energy against your army and rulers but those of
the Mexican people who remain neutral Will not be
molested
Your government is in the hands of :yrants and
usurDers. They have abolished your State govern
menSs-they have oyerthrown your Federal constitu-
tion-thev have deprived you of the right Of Suffrage,
your arms, and reduced you to state Of absolute de-
pendence upon the power of Military Dictator. Your
army and rulers extor from the people by grieyous
taxation, by forced loans, and military seizures, the
very money which sustans the usurpers IL power.
Being disarned, you were left defenceless, easy
prey to the Camanches, who not only destroy your
lives and property but drive into captivity, more kor
rible than death ITSELF your wives and children. 1t
is these tyrants and their corrupt and cruel satellites
gOrged with the peoples treasure, by whom you are
thus oppressed and impoverished, some Of whom have
boldly advocated a monarchical government, and
would place European prince upon the throne OF
Mexico. We come to obtain reparation for repeated
injury we come 10 obtain indemnity for the past, and
security for the future we come to overthrow the tY-
rants who have destroyed your liberties, but come
to make no war upon the people of Mexico nor upon
any form Of free government they may choose TO Sc
| lect for themselves
1t sourwsh to see you liberated from despots, to
drive back the savage Camanehes. to prevent the re-
newal of their sauits and compel them to restore
TO YOU from captivity, your long lost wives and chill
dren Your religion, your affairs and churches, the
property of your churches and the citizens the en-
bems of your faith and its ministers shall be protect
ed. and remain involate Hundreds of our army,
/ anS hundreds of thousands of our people, mem-
hers of the Catholic Church. In every State and IN
nearly every city and village of Union Catholic
Churches exist, and the Priests perform their holy
functions in peace and security, under the sacred
guarantee of our Constitution. We come among To,
5eop.e of Mexico as friends and republican brethren
and all who receive US as such, shall Dc protected
whilst all who are seduced into the army OF your Die
, ltator shall be treated enemies We shall wan
from you nothing hut food for our army, and tor hI