The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-06-11

tions, his mission has been nnavailing. The
Mexican government not only refused TO re-
ceive him, or listen TO his propositions, but,
after long-continued series of menaces,
have at last invaded cur territory and shed
the blood of our fellow-ctizens on our own
soil.
On the 10th Of November, ls45, Mr..
John Slidell, ofLouisiana, was commissioned
by me as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary Of the United States TO Mexi-
CO, and was entrusted with full powers TO
adjust both the questions Of the Texas ?
boundary and Of indemni6cation to our citi-
zens. da
Tho redress Of the wrongs Of our citizens
naturally and inseparaby blended itself with
the question Of boundary. The settlement
of one question in any correct view of the
subject involves that of the other. could
not, for moment, entertain the idea that the
claims of our much injured and long suffering
citizens, many of which had existed for
more than twenty years, should be postponed,
or separated from the settlement of the
boundary question.
The government of Mexico, though SOL
emnly pledged by official acts in October
last TO receive and accredt an American on
voy, violated their plighted faith and refused
the offer Of peaceful adjustment of our
difficulties. Not only was the offer rejected,
but the indignity Of its rejection was en-
hanced by the manifest breach of faith in
refusing TO admit the envoy, who came be-
cause they had bound themselves 10 receive
him. Nor can il be said that the offer was
fruitless from the want of opportunity of dis
cusSing it: our envoy was present on their
own soil. sH
| Nor can it be ascribed to a want Of suffi-
cient powers; our envoy had full powers to
adjust every question of difference. Nor
was there room for complaint that cur pro-
positions for settlemen! were unreasonable:
permission was not even given our Envoy to
make any proposition whatever Nor can
il be objected that we, on our part, would not
listen to any reasonable terms of their sug-
gestion: the Mexican Government refuseda all
negotiation, and have made no proposition
of any kind.
Texas, by the final action of our Congress,
had become an integral part Of our Union.
The Congress of Texas, by its act of De-
cember 10Th, 1886, had declared the Rio
del Norte to be the boundary of that Re-
public. Its jurisdiction had been extended
and exercised beyond the Nucces.
| The country between that river and the
Del Norte had been represented in the Con-
gress and in the Convention of Texas, had
thus taken part in the act Of Annexation il
self, and is now included in one Of our Con-
gressional Districts. Our own Congress
had, moreover, with great unanimity, by the
act approved December 3lst, lS45, recog-
nized the country beyond the Nueces as
part of our territory by including il within
our own revenue system; and revenue
officer, TO reside within that District has been
appointed by and with tho advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
The grievous wrongs perpetraed by Mex
ico upon our citizens throughout long
period of years, remain unredressed, and
solemn treaties, pledging her public faith for
this redress, have been disregarded. Agov-
ernment either unable or unwilling TO en-
force the execution of such treaties, fails to
perform one Of IFS plainest duties
Our commerce with Mexico has been al
most annihilated 1t was formerly highly
beneficial TO both nations; but our merchants
have been deferred from prosecuting il by
the system of outrage and extortion which
the Mexican authorities have pursued against
them, whilst their appeals through their own
Government for indemnity have been made
| in vain. Our forbeavance has gone TO such
an extreme as to be mistaken in its charac-
ter. Had we acted with vigor in repelling
the insults and redressng the injuries in
ilicted by Mexico al the commencement,
we should doubtless have escaped at the
difficulties in which we are now involved.
Instead Of this, however, we have been
exerting our best Efforts TO proptiate her
good will. Upon the pretext that Texas,
nation as independent as herself, thought
proper to unite its destnies with our own,
she has affected 10 believe that we have
severed her rightful territory, and, in official
proclamations and manifestos, has repeatedly
threatened TO make war upon us for the
purpose Of reconqucring Texas. In the
mean time, we have tried every effort at re.
cancellation. The cup of forbcarance bad
been exhausted, even before the recent in
formation from the frontier of the Del Norte.
But now, after reiterated menacos, Mexi-
co has passed the boundary of the United
States, has invaded our territory, and shed
American blood upon the American soil.
She has proclaimed that hostilities have
commenced, and that the two nations arc now
at war. --
!, From THE ARMY.-No arrival at New
Orleans since the return Of the James L.
Day from Brazos Santiago. The papers re-
ceved yesterday have few particulars.
Gen. TAYLOR has arrived al his camp OPP
posite Matamoras, and is making bridge Of