Washington telegraph., 1846-12-30

ihAluf ID adfanneia fHfief2fth liohHtI ol lti
as, bud ssssay passIah on sf near lhs IL
ssaia
lha aPpasaaiea oi eealempiaiss
AeAioaainla5 5ioi has hsen sinep fully ias
tHlsi hs ID event. The determination q
airS8f Ie fssh mle hes.illties sfl ih4 =.
a5its eas al,erNaaIsmaniiesIea hou, IT,
Rhlp'e lfaaf ufslhe npie Of tut i..cA raa
dhasef q fotri.a Al.,irs laeas minister
heariiil late on he lalh c( .daful, si6.
fatdes Haa than efohlis snite1 The GuN
eEnmen. anil bis maisle :, alter tslerdng Ia
the rcsnIuian ioflhe ahnnIaiioh et lows.
which had been r..fanled by afgousfess
III .NlGeal lsl,, proceed. To dfelup lbf
ea'isci sael.a ihis. af. to speak Viii greai.
q cXaei..ass, 80 nuIahlu au'aei "a uss'pa
llun, CREATED gn iunHfiens neeesslg ,hal
Mexico. laf her oah haaor, should fcpel II
viii proper i,mae aad dIgaiy. The sa
9fene government Ind beforehand declared
that L Waa.d look ufan such IN act q, a
nafIs beliii aa as . eonseqasate " liis
deelaEiiun, ne.i.ainn was, li4 rs 4c1
nature, a a. cad, an .war WIS ilrc oal
fseoarsa al TIE AeAieaa goyamnahl.
l,spaeafs. slse. laal on the ifii % Ami
ssllbwing. 'denefai fafedes. through hs
Hisislet ef War issued oriela n tie MtA
Ian 6enefal ia eaniaanl on The Texan
iHanlier 10 .'ai,aeA oae armY "by ever
means which war hefnas.' Ia the Gen.
faeaes bal been pledged to Tue Rfng aud
people Of ileiico during the mililay reYo
ialiun which had bf1aght him N power.
0iiibe lsih oi Apf.i lsl5, Gen. PlfedFs
allfessed letter Ia tho enmmmdrt na
lat frontier. II Nhish he stated Ia him "a
iao presenl dala safpaso yoa Al The head
q dat valiant aunf. either fighting ARA.
j, or preparing f. the operations Of =
ealPaisni and "suaFasing you asffaiy On
tho theatre ut " e.aiiuns, anu win al lha
iagecs assembled, Il - ind.spsaAalle iLai
husilil'es b. commenced, yaafsel taking
the Initiative agaiasi ihe enemy
The maFemsnl a. aar arnY 10 the r.
Grau'ia was made hy the eammading
General unler positive oricfs 10 abfaia
rom all aggressive aais i0wafas Aclieu.
"a. Mexican eiliEehs, aui ~ regafl The r.
ialions bslwern the lWo countries as peace.
III, unless Mcxico .laa,i iselafe wah o
eammii aeis Of hostility indicative Of slais
pl war nd these oflef, be laisalaily exc
ealcd. Whilst oeeuP! ing hls pasilIon On
The ea.. tank u the R.a Gmade. within The
limits ai texas, then recently admitted n
oao Of he States ol our Uuian, the com
mauI.ns 6uncial oi the MekIean.iorees,
wAo. ia paFsaance ol lAc orders Il his GOV
enmenl. md collected large amy on the
opposite share ol the i.o Granlf, crossed
lie riveF, Invaded adf territory, aud CON.
mencel hHsliIiiies bY attacking our iofces.
Thus. alier all the injuries which We had
received nj b,rno lion Meklep. anl afef
she hei ia5allingly rejected minister selI
to her Oh a mission u peace, and whom she
bad solemhiy tgleel 10 receive. she con.
sammaied het long courie Of outrage
against or county by commencing an ul.
ffnsiye war and shedding the blood ul our
citizens on our own soil
hc unAei Sia'es never attempted 10
acquire IcXas by conquest. 0n toe con.
trafy, at m earlJ period afer the people 4
Tc1as bad aehieycl their Independence,
they solgh. to be annexed 10 tue Unil,d
Safes. AZ IA general election in srplem
bcr 1885. they decided with groa, uaanin.
rs in favor OF "annetaliJn; aud H. No.
Yemher following, the Congress Of The re.
pnhl,e authorized lhe appointment oi a min.
lsler TO bear their request TO this Govern.
mcni 'lhis Goveinmeni, however. having
remaiaed neutral brlAeon Texas am Mex.
ico during lhs war between them, aud con.
sidering Il due to the honur OF our county,
and our iair fame among The nations oithe
cauh, thai we shu.ld not al this carly pc.
rioi consent TO anne xalion, nor unlil Il should
be- manifest 10 the whl.e wor.l Ina. the fc.
conauesi a, feKas BY Mexico was inpossi.
bic, rtiusrd TO seecle io The oyeuurrs
made iy Trsls On ihc 18Th OF April,
lsll. aud at more than seven years had
elapsed since Texas had established her
independence, treaty WIS concluded iur
iha nnnctation oftbpi repIb.ic To the Olil.
Cd States. which was rejected by the Sen.
ate. Frully, on the hfsl ol March, lsi5,
Coagress passed II Joinl reso.dlion Jr aH.
nesiny ler to the Uniiei Sales, upon ser.
lain preliminary conditions 30 which her
assent was required. Tie solenniles
which characterized ihe deliberations aud
conduct p!ihe Go,cmmcni and people Of
Texas, onIhe deeply Interesting questions
pleseRed by these resolutions, arc known
ioale world. The Congress, lho E6eeu.
i've, aniihc people o: i'o,as, in conven.
iioB elected lor hat purpose, accepted with
gf,al unanimrylhe ProPoscd terms Of an
neSa.lln; and ibai eonIlnnalei on her
part ibe, gre a. act u,Iesioring 10 ouf lulerai
Union a vast terriioiy which hal been
crleAio spaid By the FLORIDA treaty nore
than e quSdefog century bel0c.
Ahsr The joint resolution lor the pnue,
ton 81 TeGss To lha United States had been
uassc,l by ynhr Congress, the Mexican min
ist,, ~ AyRshinrlUa addressed mole % The