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been uppOut q.
Th. Minister in hs reply, under date oI
the l2th Ol March, reiterated the srgu-
ment- OF he pfede, essor, and in gsTnis thai
may te considered a. giving just grouuds
OF offence TO the government and pr0ple
OF the United STATES, denied the uppl.ca,
ton OF Dir. Slidsll. Nothing. therefore,
remained tor our Envoy but to deusnd
hls passports, aad TeJurn 10 hls own Coun.
Try.
Thus he Government Of Mexico. tho
20 mnly p.edEd hy official acts ia Geo.
Ter tps.. % receive aud acrledl! an AuerI-
ca1 Envoy, violated their pledge. III, II
pllghied ai,h, and refused .hr offer Of the
peace lul adjustment ol our dilhruuts.-
Not only was lhe offer REJECTED, JuI the
indigniIy Of ils rejection, enhanced ly a
mlnrlest breach OF faith in refusing TO ad-
N the envoy v ho came because they had
bound Ihem~t Ives TO receive him. Nor
can II le said that the offer was lruiIl,ss
from the want OF opportunity OF discuss
Ing H. as our envoy was present on their
own soil. Not can 10 be a~crlLpd tOa WI MT
oil sufficient powPrs-our envoy had full
powers 10 adjust every question Oi dil-
ference, Nor was there room Tor com
plant that our proposition Tor settlement
was unreasonable, permission was not
even gwen our envoy TO make airy propo-
sluoa whatever. Nor can Il le objected
thlt We, on our part. woud not listen 10
any reasonable terms Of their suggestion;
the Mexican government retus,d all me-
/ gotlallons, and have made no proposition
Of a. kind.
lnmy message at the commencement Of
the present srssioH, informed you thar
upon the earnest appeal, bolh Of the Con.
gross and Convention Ol Texas, | had Or
d"ed an efficient military lorce to take a
position letween the NueCts and the Del
More. This had become necessary to meet
threatened invasion of Texan Ly the
Mexicans, for which extensive military
preparations had Teen made. The inva-
sion was Threatened solely because Texas
had determined, in accordance with
solemn resolution ol the Congress of the
United States, TO annex herstlf 10 cur u
mon, under these circumstances il was
plainly our duty to extend our protection
over her ciIlzens and soil. This 'orce was
concentrated at Corpus ChrieIi and remain
ed there I'LL ! had received such inforna-
ton as rendered il probable that the Mex
lean government would not recei,e our
envoy.
Meantime, Texas, by the final act of our
Congress lad become an integral part Of
our Union. The Congress Of Tea rs, ~
lr- action Of Dec. 10. 1896. had declared
o. IN 10 l.
that Republic. It's jurisdiction bad been
extended and exercised beyond the Nue
c's. The country between that river and
the Del Notr had been represented in the
Congress and the Convention OF Texas.
bad thus taken part in the act OF AnnrXn-
non itself, and is now Included within one
.ot our Congressional di~ncls. Our own
Congress had, moreover, with great un-
anlmly by thc act approved Dec 3Iyt,
1915, recognised the country hcyord the
Nueces az Il part OF our TERRITORY by uclud-
ing II within our reyeuuc system, and
revenue officer to reside wilhin that dis.
Wlct has been appointed hy aud with the
ADVICE and consent Of The Sieuale. 1t be.
rlnr therefore Of urgent necessity to prn- |
de for the defence Of that portion of our
country. Accordingly on the 18th Of Jan.
nary last instructions were issued to the
General IN command of these rroops TO oc.
cnpy the left La OF The Del Mont.
Ih- river, whish is the south western |
boundary Of the SAFE OF Texas, il an cx-
posed troatier FIR m this quarter inva- |
$40 h17 ben threatened Upop it. and |
n 'tS immediate vicinity, in the Judgment
OF h'1h military experience, are the proper
stations tor The protecting forces OF the
Government.
In addition to this important considers-
uon, some others orCurred to induce th. |
movenenh Among these are the facilities
afforded 10y the ports Of Bm7os Santiago
and the mouth OF the Del Notc for the re-
Plto oisuppies by sen, the strongerand
nore healthy positions the convenience tor
o0IImIhg ready and more abundaut+un.
ply Of provJ1'o Is, as water, lueI, and for. |
ag ard the advantages which are afford.
ed ly the Del Norte in l0rwardiug sun.
plI"' to such posts AZ may te cstanlishpu |
m the interior aud upon the Indian from.
tier.
The movement Of the tronps 10 the Del |
'oil" was made 10y the commanding GEN
'ra under positive instructions to abstain
nom aIl aggressive acts towards MrXico |,
or Mexican clrl2ens, and to regard the
relations between that Repu'lc and
the lnued States as peaceful, unless
she should declare war or commit acts OF
hostility indicative OF state of war
lie was especially directed to protect
private property and respect personal
rights.
The army moved from Corpus Christi on
the Ith ol March, aud on the e8,h OF tha,
month arrived on the left hank OF the Del |
Norte, opposite 10 Matamoras, where il n
r"mpod on a commanding position, which |
has since been strengthened by the trec-
'on Of field works. A depot has also been
established at Point Isabel, near he Bra.
ZoS Santiago, 80 m lea i'm the reer or ,ha