Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-12-15

.ho Rio Grandc, opposite 10 Hatanoras. us
ovcusnt was made in pursuance of orders from
-. war Department. issued on the thirteenth Of
.s.,v IS 49, Before these orders were issued,
-. d..o,,ch Of our minister in Mexico transmit
-. ,hc decision of the Council Of Government OF
M.,;co. advising that hn should not be- received.
nd also the desp1tci OF our consul rosidtn@ IN
a.. CITY Of Mcxico-tho former bearing date on
~. I7h and tho latter on the 1o.h OF December,
al, cooi,s cf both of which accompanied M
-.,,o 70 Congress Of the It'll of May Inst
80 p.cciyed oil the Department: Of S:ate. IhcI9
accommodations rendered !. highly pro1ab.c, 4
-, absolutely certain. that oar minister w"Id
10, In received by the government Of General
u.r,cra II was also vel! known that bu. iit:'c
.ooc could be entertained Of a Different rosu!
f,on General Paroles, IN case tho revolutionary
royc,nent he prosecuting should prove sue
ec,sfnI, rs was highly probab'o TIE partasans
If Porcdcs, as our minister, III the despatch
forrod 10, states, broathcd tho fercost hostility
scainst tho United Sta cs, denounced the propo-
.cd negotiation rs treason md openly ca!.i upon
tho troops ard the people - put Gown the govern
meot of Herrera by force. Tho r0-con4ur,, Of
Texas and war with tho United States. "crc O.
pcnIy threatened. These the clrcusn-:7n-
COS existing. when il was doomed proper 20 order
tho army under the command Of C;cHorai Taylor
10 advance 10 tho western frontier OF iexae, and
occupy position near tho RIO G'randc.
The no2rchensions Of n contemplated Mexican
Stf.ill n M
cvnnt. The determination Of Mexico 10 rush IN
10 hosuli,,cs v,,h tho 4. States was afterwards
r.n;Ca,,d c-,,, Tho ,,r,oto ,conr If ,f,a MIA Of
tho Mexican Minister Of Foteign Affairs to oar
minister, boaring date Oh tho 9Th of Aarch. J! 3
46. Parcdos had then ogo'u'ionizo The govern
meni, and his minister, after referring 10 the Fo
.o,uou for the annexation Of Texas which had
hoo, ,do,,cI h., oi,r (,o,a,oea IN 3;ar.h. 1919.
nroceeds To- declare b-t -. f7c, s.,ch rs ,hsu To-
s,o,k with greater c,,cfo-,s 50 ifat.'.'a an net
r. sn.,,,;n .,..,,t 90, ;,,,,- ria,,s ,c.c.s;ft-
,b., Mcx,co c,r her own lorar. sbonH rr.u.i !,
with ,ronor Gr,,ncss ond dit.ffv Its Gri.ee,t.a
G,vcr,,nn, b,r,rahaui declared tint il womb l,.,.
mon such an act ns n casps belii: -ud. a. cons
ouoncc Of Tins dec,aratino. ncqata,osf was D., ~
yoey nature NJ nm cua and war vae ,.o ONT, re-
course of III, Nayir,r ,,nyc.frsca."
I,onnnar. oIs, tl,a, III r,.,ft4 IF tprIi {'oty-
IN, Z; neral p,rc1,a trongf s minister Of ,,a-
isslod orders to tho Mexican .oacr.I in command
on tho rcx,n frontier - s>a!ttcn" our array .-hV
evory moan, winch war parnlts.'' 70 :il< Cen
er,l Parcdcs h,d been p'eI 81 - IL, army and
ncoo,c nf Ucviro durinp the military rcyo,i;' en-
which had bronyht hun iu,o power oltha Isl,
Of Aori, 1916; G. moral Pare lss ;d,ilaz a c-
ter to tho comm,n!cr on that frontier, IL which
no stated to him sat tic present date | s3pp05c
YOU a, tho head Of that yaliant army either fl 1T
Jog already, or preparing for the operations Of
campagn. !" and ..suppnsinr Won arcadv on the
theatre If operations AM with all the forces as
scnl,icd il IS il lspcnsaa t$,at ho.ilitias % com
,no.ce yourself taking the initiative agaias. the
cnsny."
The movement Of tic army II the Rio Gran1o
wls modo BY tho coun1nding general IN Ter posi-
tive orders 10 abstain from a aggressive acts TO-
wards Moxco, or Moxicpn r,.iLans aud 10 regard
tho roa,ions between the two q .untrics as peace
ful, unless Mexico sould declare war, or comm;
acts of hostility in iicatIvc of state of war; and
thcss ORDERS 10 faithfully cyaettnl. W.tiis &C.