Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-12-26

August, / 845,.:withou, complaint from any
quarter.F Had Nhe Nueces been regarded
as the true western boundary Of Texas,
hat boundary had been passed by our ar.
my many months before it advanced to the
Eastern bank OF the RIO Grande. In my
annual ,nessage'of December last, 1Iinfottn.
ed Congress that, upon invitation of both
the Congressiand Convention ofsgrexas, /
had deemed il proper to order a strong
squadron TO the coasts of Mexico, and 10
concentrate an efficient military force on
the western frontier Of Texas, to protect
and defend the inhabitants against the me.
naced invasion Of Mexico. In that me ssage
informed Congress that the moment the
terms Of annexation offered by the United
States were accepted by Texas, the latter
became 80 far part Of our own country as
to make it our duty to afford such pro,ec.
lion and defence; and that for that purpose
our squadron had been ordered TO the Gulf,
and our army to stake position between
The Nueces and the Del Norte," or Rio
Grande, and "to repel any invasion OF the
Texan territory which might be attempted
by the Mexican forces" -..-. .. ..ls a
1t was deemed proper to issue this order, be-
April, 1916, had issued his proclamation conve-
ming the Congress Of that republic, for the pur-
pose Of submitting 10 that body the terms OF an
nexation proposed by the United States, the
government Of Mexico made serious threats Of
invading the Texan territory. These threats
became more imposing as it became more ap-
parent, in the progress Of the question, that the
people Of Texas would decide 10 favor Of accep>
ling 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 United States into her territory
for the purpose Of protecting and defending hel
against the threatened Invasion. 1t would
have been violation Of good faith towards the
people Of Texas to have refused to afford the
aid which they desired against threaten
cd invasion, to which they had been exposed
by their free determination 10 annex themselves
to our Union, in compliance with the overture
made to them by the joint resolution of Con-
gress.
Accordingly, portion of the army was or.
dered to advance into Texas. Corpus Christi
was the position selected by Gen. Taylor He
encamped al that place in August, l845, and
the army remained in that position until the
llth Of March, 1916, when it moved westward
and on the 28th Of that month reached the East
bank Of the Rio Grande, opposite to Matamoras.
This movement was made in pursuance Of or
ders frcm the War Department, issued on the
18th Of January, 1916. Before these orders
were issued, the despatch OF our Minister in
Mexico, transmitting the decision Of the Coun.
Gil of Government in Mexico, advising that he
should no. be received, and also the despatch Of
our Consul residing in the City Of Mexco--the
former bearing date on the 18th, and the lat
ter on the 18th Of December, l845, copies Of
both of which accompanied my message to
Congress Of the lth Of May las,-were recei-
we'd at the Department Of State. These com
rendered it highly probable, if not
absolutely certain, that our Minister would no,
be received by The Government Of Gen. ierre>
ra. 1t was also well known that but little hope
could be entertained Of a different result from
Gen. Paroles, 10 case the revolutionary move
ment which he was prosecuting, should prove
as was highly probable. The par
lisans Of Paredes, as our Minister, in the das>
patch referred to, states, breathed the fercesi
hostility against the United States, denounced
the proposed negotiation as treason, and open.
ly called upon the troops and The people, to rut
down the Government. Of Herrera by force. The
re-conques, Of Texas, and war with the United
States, were openly threatened. These were
he circumstances existing, when it was DEEM
I'd proper 10 order the army under command Of
Gen. Taylor TO advance on the Western irons
Ter Of Texas, and occupy position on or near
he Rio Grande.
The apprehensons Of a contemplated Mexi-
,an invasion, have been since fully justified by
he event. The determination Of Mexico to
rush into hostilities with the United States was
Afterwards manifested from the whole tenor Of
he note Of the Mexican Minister Of Foreign AT
Iairs to our Minister, bearing date on the l2th
March, l846. Paroles had then revolutionized
he Government, and his Minister, after referr-
ng 10 the resolution for the annexation of Tex
as, which had been adopted by our Congress in
March, 1915, proceeds to declare that fact
such as this, or to speak with greater exact
less, SO notable an act Of usurpation, created
IN imPerious necessity that Mexico, for her
'wn honor, should repel it with proper firm
less and dignity. The supreme government
lad beforehand declared tina, il would look up
IN such all uct as q caSus beli; and, as cons |
sequence Of this declaration. negotiation was,
~ its very nature at an end, and war was the
,nly recouse Of the Mexican Government.
1t appears, also, that On the 9TH Of April, fol-
owing, Gen. Paredes, through his Minister Of
War, issued orders to the Mexican General in
ON the Texan frontier to "at,ack"
ur army "by every means which war per-
nits." To this Gen Paroles had been pisdg-
d to The army and people Of Mexico, during
he military revolution which had brought him
nto power. On the 18th Of April, 1916, Gen.
'aredes addressed letter 10 The commander
m that frontier, IN which he s,aled to him, Sal
he present dae, suppose you at the head Of
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