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for the pcrs and pr.vations Of the camp. And though
such force may be Tor the time expensive it s in the
end cconOnca as the ability to command ii removes
the necessity Of employing large standing army in
time Of peace, and proves that people love their
institutions, and are ever ready to defend and protect
them
Whist the war in n of vigorous and sue
cessiu prosecution, being still anxious TO arrest its
evils. and considering that, after the brilliant victories
OF our arms on the eighth and ninth OF May last. the
national honor could not be compromtedby it,anotler
Overture was made TO Mexico, By my direction. ON
the twenty of July last, to terminate HOSTILE
| ties hy peace Just and honorable TO both countries
| On the thlrty-itst OF August following. the Mexican
government declined to accept this friendly overture
but referred II to the decision OF Mexican Congress-
obc assembled III the carly part ol the present month
/ communicate TO YOU, herewith, copy Of tire letter
OF tn Secretary OF state proposing to reopen nrgn-
tlaiions, of tn" answer Of the McNican government
and OF the reply thereto OF the Secretary OF State.
The war will continue 10 BE- prosecuted with vigpr
as the best means OF securing peace. 1t Is hoped that
the decision OF the Mexican Congress, to which our
last overture has been referred, may result in n speedy
and honorable peace. With our experience. however
OF tht unreasonable OF the Mexican authorities
1t Is the part o wisdom not to relax in the energy OF
our military operations until the result is made known
In this vicw it is deemed important TO hold military
possession OF oil the provinces which have been taken,
until "A deilntive treaty ct peace shall have been
cludcd and ratified by the two countries.
The war has not been wagcd with view to con
quest but having been commercially Mexico, il has
been carried into the cncmy's county, and will be
! vigorously prosecuted there with view to obtain an
honorable peace and thereby secure ample indemnity
Tor the expenses OF the war, well much in
jurcd cilileus, who hold large pccuniury demands
against Mexico
Bv the laws of nations n conorcrc1 ,crr,orv ;s s,b
lcct to he governed by the conqucrur during his militia
ry possession and until there is either treaty OF peace
civil unyrrnuon, Lritr nccn.saril, smraroJJ :, ~
the right and duty Of the conqucror sccurc his
quest, and to provide tor the maintenance OF civil or
been exercised and this Jntv trrir,cd bv ,,,r ~;
litnrv and naval rn,nn,nndrrs hv th'. ',,,,, 81
trm1orarv loyrrunrnts il, SOM, II ,h ,,ri %
yinrcs in NIryiro o.ii,ti,', ,hc', a.. a., o
.i,o ,o ,L t,o i,,;.".;, .' as 'ul a. l.''',
the nroyinc"s of i wv, W oot "Tn , III
mas little if any further rr-istance Is onnrrhrnrd
from the nhnbii,nts f., lin, ,,,,,,orory piPr'n,,
which have Tins fr1n thn ucc.iit,, Il H. ,a" ,
accor,ir to Tho iov's Of ,,,r Ln''r as,atl;sbnJ H.
may be proper TO provide for The s.curv nf tbrsa inn
portant COMMUNISTS b, r,,kin, nm ,,In,,,o ,,r,,,in
ton for the purpose Of crcrfinT tor,itirntion rnI de-
traving the expenses necessarily iucrn ,o thr main
tenaucr of orr uosscssiou ,nd authnrtv ovor ,h,,,
Near the clos. of vour ms, session tr rcn.,, com
muuicatcd to CONGRESS / dreu,d !, inno,tont n. n
measure for ..curiuu n .u.edv none, Uni, N.virn'
that Il sum of mol1v should be- nppropriatrd. and
placed in the mower al thr EXarutyi siniInr t ,Lot
which had been m,Jc "o, ,,yn 3,.''". ~ o'''
during the administration Of President jefferson
Ga the 2ith of Erbuiarv l-p3 an nnnronr,t;op
of two millions Of dollars was made. and placed at
,Lr di-uo,al Of th, pr,.-ii.n, Its ,l, vii L,,,',
1t was al that linn, in coutrmpoti,,, +, ac"nir ris
lana from Frame and il ,,,s in,cnI ii ~ Lo ,,,,,I
as part OF the consideration which mirl be- pal, for
that territory On tin. thirteenth ,f Lrl,r,orv Ism
the same sum WAS in liz ,,onunr .,,r,,r;,J ,.i,h
a view to the pnrchn-, of The TnTiIns tr,,n Sn,i,,
Thr-r approprations wore nab IA tocila,, nc,,rn
tons and as a means to eunLIr the President 10 no
coinpli-h the Imuortaut oLirrt. il, y.,, rLorrL !,
did not become necessary for the President ,n ,,-
thcs" appropriations vet state OF thiuus nuhi have.
arisen IN which ii Mud have hcrn liz, M iI,n,ia,,t
for him To do so. and the wisdom Of rnilindT Them
cannot be doubted |, i believed TINT the ,1,as,r,
recommended at your last session met with the ,npro
baton of decided lIainli,s in hntn L,nr.es h ,H,,
.Crr,S. linda, 10, ., t.ff