Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-12-14

ehsl hthk 81 tie 40 ataldc ollssi,o nat r,,r,.
his movement was made IN pursuance of,rdcr, f,
Tie War Department. .ssncd I'll tie thirteenth OF jam,
afy,le o. Deere the sc orders Issued the ,s,.,t
Il minister III NJ, Nco transmitting the d,,.,,f
the Council oi Government # Mexico, advising tb,, .
s.oud 1 lie received and also tie despatch ,t ,nr ~
sui residing IN tie city Of MeNco-,he + mnr IN arr,
date on the seventeenth. and the latter the eighteen,
# Dccsnbcr lSi5. cop, If 10th of which aeon, ,,,.
my mi ssage 10 Congress Il the eleventh Of NAV l,,
We're received at the Department Vi STATE. The.
O. miuuncah LIS rendered it highly probable. if moi al
s1lately certain, that minister would be- r,c.,
by tie guN ernnltnt a General Herrera. II was aso W.
Known that but bte hope could be entertained ia d,,
ierent result firm General Paredcs, the tcy,n
tohary nosencnt which he MS Prosecuting sh,u n
Prove successful highly prol able. The Iar,s.,.
OF Paroles, minister The despatch rt,ted +,
siaes, bleated the berc,sl hostility against the L M,
States, denounced The proposed neguiallon treason
aud u oniy called upon The trals and the people To n
down the g'yernnen t Of Her,ra by rce The recon
quest Ut l eAas. and war with the [ nled States u,,
openly threatened. These the circumstances =.
lsting. when it was deemed pro- order the army I'M
der lie cmnGnd Of G.leral 1a,Lr TO ,anc. 10 n.
western tn ntier of Texas, and occlpy N 3 ,ion m
the Rio tirtn,e.
|. The arprherscns ETA contemplated Mexican Inv,
sion have tc, II since fully nstfi,a the event, III
Determination OF MeAooto lush into hostilcs with ,l
nited States vas aii' rwarts tested fir m the wbl
tenor Of the note The Me Mean Minister r -;
Aiiats :" cur munster. arng dale On the twelf h If
March. lS46. Paroles had then r, voln z,d IN. ,
ornlncn', aud his minister after icrrinp Ia the ,cs
ton III III, anltAa' on .. Texas which had cen a,,,-
ed ly ,ur Congress IN March, le,:. proceeds IN d.i
thai "a fact such rs this, CT t. speak wlih greater e,,
ross. npfal e an act u usur a,n crea ed an -.
rots zee, ssIir that Mexico Ter her cwn borr aho,b
rep'l II VIII rrler frnness and .lguitv The Suprems
G4sefancni BET rthand et AIRED that il, wouL, LoL rr
such an at 9ses ielh ard as a consequence a.
lis dec ar;tir negoatun, by its very nature a,
an end VIZ was tie OILY ,ursc Of tie Mexican
90" .nraca'.p
, app ars also. II at On the FORTH If April flkwipc
General Paroles, through his minister ui war ssu,L
orders 20 the Mexican general in command the Texan
tr ntier 10 ''aitat .hy every means which
pc mi;..n To iLis Gen, raj racc had ccnulrdc,d
10 the amy and FeoIi &C Mexico during the military
rerolut on whch had brought him inprwcr On H..
eighteenth Of rrl, 1876 General Pae.cs ad,lr, SD
Liter to the commander that frontier, in which la
stated 10 him ''a the present date suppose You at IL
he ad If that valiant army. either fighting already Ct pr
pairing the operations canIa gu, and ..sulp sjrg
yoh Already the theatre of op raons. and with all ,be
Jrcts assembled, II is indispensable that hostlits e
commenced, yourself :akiug tic initiative against the en-
envy
Tie movement Of cur army 10 the Rio Grande was
made by the lnandlng general under positive orders
10 al stain flom all 81, s,iyc towards Mexico or
Mexican czins. and regard The relations between the
two peaceful, unless Nc xlco should declare
commit acts OF ,stiliiy d, alive If state of
war and tht Sc orders he fa hfully .Aecutod Whit
occupying his p ston on the east bank If the Rio
Granoe, within tie limits Of Texas tLen recently admit
ted as one Of the States our lnon the C, nnandup
general oi the Alc Nican forces who. in pursuance If tie
odrIs Of his government had collected lsrpe army IN
the opposite shore of the RIO Gane crossed the river in
vaded Territory, andctnn!elcd hosl,cshy attacking
ourt rccs.
Thus after all the INJURIES which we had received and
borne tn in t AGO, aud after she had isuury re- ectd
her on a miss,en of peace and wbcn
she had mnly agreed receive she contaminated her
long course If outrage against country by cmnercng
an oil sye war and shedding the ood Of citizens On
oar own H.
The United States attempted to acquir, T. Nasty
coqu's' On lhe contrary at early period tfer the
eple ct Texas bad achieved their ind PEI dc nee, they
sought to be annexed to the United ,taios At gea,r,l
election IN Sepftme r, lc6 they decided with orr at una
nmity IN favor Of ''anneN y and in November fol-
loving the Congress oi the rel ubc authorized the ap-
p"lnment OF MINISTER to Tear their request this gov
eminent. This government. however having remain,
neutral between ieXas and Mexico during Ike war be-
tween them and considering due to the honor of our
country, and our tar fame among the nations of the
earth, that We should not at this carly period 10
neNatlnn, u:il S uld be manifest to the Will
world that the rcconqn; Of Texas hy Mexico Wis i'm
possible refused 10 acce To the overtures made hy Tex
IS On the t~cvtl Of April 1874, and after more than
seven years Lad ea scd since Texas Lad established her
jurisprudence, treaty concluded fr the annexation
Il HAT republic to the tnt,d Stats hch was rejected
ty the Strac. Finally. on tic FIST d March, lS45 C. IN
9!tss lsSh JOINT res tuition Il aneXing Ter to the
,hHcd Ntahs, upon certain preliminary nditions
which her assent WAS required. The len mites which
ertnent and people OF IcAas the det " interesting
questions n nttd ~ llose rstlutons are know 10
tic world The Congress, he Executive ard The II, oIIe
ol AaS III CONVENTION elected fer thai rurr,se ac-
"Wtd WIN Gr at lIan unity tie proposed Ins If annex
allh and thus consnmlnatod her part the great act
ct restoring TO federal Mon vast territory hich had
been ccdcd 10 Spain by the florida treaty more /, an
quarter Of a century befora.
Ater The Joint resold ion FIR the anne xation ,f Tey.
as to the United States ad leen rass,d by our
Congress. the Mexican minister at Washington adj
dressed note TO the Secretary Of State lcarnp date
On The sixth of March, eA5, sting against il az
IAN act oi aegre sslon, the nost uIjlet which can
be found recoldod in the annals tf modern bist,n
name J, that OF GesIony friendly nation like MtN:-
CO. q coisdt Iabe portion h,r cIrlt,ry - and lr-
testing gains the resolution of H. as being IN
ct By tie province Of Texas IN inec raj p r.i,n
Oh me Mo can lllory agreed and admitted into
Intrcan nj NJ, and he announced that asa cn.c-
qtn,e, his hsson 10 the United States Lad terminated,
ana dehaf atd bis passports, which were granted 1t
was ulcn NE ai.rd freteAt. made by Mexico (Eersf
ldebtd idr 10 dependence 10 successful revouon
Hat the pubic OF cNas still COZ iinued o O. mtwL-
standing all that had resscd, province If Mexico that
Tins step was taken l9 Tie Mexican minister
i Every honorable effort has been used ltneto ayod
me war which tllowed. but all have lroved vain All
cur attempts To reserve Tcace have been not Ly insnlt
ana RESISTANCE On II TART q MoAco My efforts TO this
GU" c" nthct IN the note Of The Secretary Of Stacothe
'Hh" Nlifch, 1919, IN atsWer to It. at Of the Mexican
,"li W mist declining to reopen discl ssn Which