Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-12-16

Gsess that the moment the terms Of annex
et'os offered by the United were accepted by
Texas, the latter became 80 far a part of our
own country as to make it our duty to afford
such protection and defence; and that for that
purpose our squadron had been ordered to the
Cult and our army to take position between
the Neuces and the Del Norte,' or Rio Grande
and ITO repel any invasion of the Texan terrific
~ which might be attempted by the Mexican
forces.
1t was deemed proper to issue this order, be-
cause soon after the President of Texas, in A
pril l845, has issued his proclamation converting
the Congress of that republic, for the purpose
of submitting to that body the terms of Annex
alton proposed by the United States, the gov
ernment of Mexico made serious threats ofzin-
vading the Texas territory. These threat& 1e-
came more apparent in the progress of the ques-
ton, that the people of Texas would decide in
favor of accepting the terms of annexation; and
finally, they had assumed such a formidable
character as induced both the Congress and
Convention of Texas to request that military
force should be sent by the U. States into hel
territory for the purpose ofprotecting and de-
tending her againt the threatened invasion. 1t
would have been violation of good faith to-
ward the people of Texas to have refused to af-
ford the aid which they desired against threat
ened invasion, to which they had been exposed
by their free determination to annex themselves
to our Union, in compliance with the overture
made to them by the joint resolution of our Con-
gress.
Accordingly portion of the army was or
dered to advance into Texas. Corpus Christi
was the position selected BY General Taylor
He encamped at that place in August 1915
y and the army remained in that position until
the lth of March 1916, when it moved west
ward, and on the twenty-eighth on the Rio
Grande opposite to Matamoros. This move
ment was made in Pursuance of orders from the
War Department, issued on the thirteenth of
January 1916. Before these orders were issued
the despatch of our minister in Mexico, trans
hitting the decision of the Council of the Gov
eminent of mexico, advising tibet he should not
be received, and also the despatch of our con-
sui in the city Of Mexico-the former bearing
date on the seventeenth, and the latter on the
eighteenth, of December lS45, copies of both
OF which accompanied my message to Congress
efthe 18th of May last-were received at the
Department of State.
These communications renderedit highly pro-
baole IT not absolutely certain, that our minister
would not be received by the government of
Zen. Herrera. 1t was also well known that bat
little hope could be entertained of different
result from Paroles, in case the revolutionary
movement which he was prosecuting should
prove successful, as was highly probable. The
partizans of Parades, as our Minister, in the
despatch referred to states, breathed the fercest
hostility against the u. s., denounced the pro-
posed negotiation as treason, and openly called
upon the troops and the people to put down the
government of Herrera by force. The conquest
Of Texas, and war with the United States were
openly threatened These were the circum-
stances existing, when it was deemed proper to
order the army under the command of Gen.
Taylor to advance on the western frontier of
Texas, and occupy position on or near the Rio
Grande.-
The apprehensions of contemplated Mexi-
can invasion have been since fully justified by
the event. The determination of Mexico to rush
into hostilities with the U. s. was afterwards
manifested by the whole tenor of the note or the
Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs to our
minister, bearing date on the 18th of March,
1915. Paroles had then revo.utionzed the
government, and his minister, after referring to
the resolution for the annexation of Texas,
which had been adopted by our congress in
March 45,proceeds to declare that fact such
rs this, or to speak with greater exactness SO
h~osV ~ nj VI uSuI pdtOu, CIcdtcu oil liHpeIlODS
necessity that Mexico for her own honor, should
repel it with proper firmness and dignity. The
supreme Government had before hand declared
that it would look upon such an act as cast
beia; and, as consequence of this declaration,
negotiation was, by its very nature at an end.
and war was the only recourse of the Mexican
government.
II appears also, that on the fourth of April fol-
lowing, General Parades, through his minister
OF war, issued orders to the Mexican general in
command on the Texan frontier to attack our
army sby every means which war permits. To
this General Paroles had been pledged to the
army and people of Merico during the military
revolution which had brought him into power.
On the 18th of April, 1916, Generel Paroles ad-
dressed a letter to the commander on that from
tier, IN which he stated to him sat the present
date suppose you at the head of that valiant
army, either fighting already, or preparing for
the operations of a campaign; and Surprising
you already on the theatre of operations, and
with ali abe forces assembled, it is ind!spensa-
BILE that hostilities be commenced, yourself ia
king the initiative against the enemy.
The movement of our army to the Rio Grande
was made by the commanding general under
positive orders to abstain from all aggressive
acts towards Merico, or MEXICAN citizens, and
TO regard the relations between the two coun-
tries, as peaceful, unless Merico should declare
war, or commit acts of hostility Indicative of
state OF war; and these orders he faithfully er-
ecuted.s Whilst occupying his position on the
east bank of the Rio Grande, within the limits
of Teras. then recently admitted as one If the
States of our Union, the commanding general of
the Merican forces, who, in pursuance of the
orders of his government had collected large
army on the opposite shore of the Rio Grande,
crossed the river, invaded our territory, and COM
fnenced hostilities by attacking our forces.
Thus, after all the injuries which we had re-
eeived and borne from Merico, and after she
had insultingly rejected minister sent to her
on mission of peace, and whom she had SOL
EMMY agreed to receive, she contaminated her
long course of outrage against our country by
commencing an offensive wal, and shedding the
blood OF our citizens on our own soil.
The limited States rovor ottoo,pfod - aoo,,ir,