New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-02
- scr. sa.rrn,c,.;o, 70 CEREAL Tays. Ina. OF An

su, sor o. oountsry shocIt te settled between lie ae
government rfs=4 -. Won ,.rs.s: u remaining
l,ou The sol o. the Department. q TGrTGssls /; 1lzst
Certainty rssEI "a: sc Alone mus t=e1e -as
snss;iou-" TIE answer q Ta!Ic- VA. he iHs'Glc-
lions unde- hca acting vii ~; -e:-!i re 70 Feio
g-Sce Ir. The Position noT occupy Taylor 7cts - he
ordered, and sys .ttis. lie Immediately ote-ed Tie
blockade of he mouth OF he Pc GTAGde 10 ci CT Al
Plies .rc5l AatzrOrus. II Will. sat lie. lev Days AGr-
we-t coVti The Mc-icans ellie: 70 withdraw isrir
army from sizo-o. Who're !; craoi ee s2ossed OF 70
ts 0fsHsre ms sd = ~ rtrcr He vas right
On n very le1t t4= Captain Tho5ioas GONNA i :" As
attacked and sixteen Killed an- p0urdec at " hos-
i.e, were Eo,f considered - commenced. ten Ari-ta
considered hcsii,s conencel before thi Iie Mexican
am. IN force, soon E:,e7 assumed he offensive CO uls
side Of The gvc!, su he county, aioFIei OF the Ssue
We ce-ife- II al tss hat our readers shoI1 o's We
;tute assumed BY tie AsAicaa TeiI;.eht anG 'e
Mexican Commanders The Proclamation q he FTssi-
dent soennly Announce 5tat Go not deciafe
va. ssa.r-t The JIifet states But defence o. ;he
Mexican territory, .uvad ~ ;he ;-os-s OF the United
>iaies IS Of paramount necessity The Commanders
called Genera Taylor retire 10 the Sreces = MS &C.
ccpaton Of the soil q TsmaGpas mast .eaa 10 i9s!-
Ties And We g-vert 10 these ;hngs a. sfotdlIs IL
tu1i4:. y-oof u The position have been INSISTING e.
name,y-tha: Mexico had iols since abandoned a. l1ea II
she seriously entertained L, OF declaring or Iak
War account % the Annexation Of Texas 10 tie I
States with underlined boundary, OF OF invading OF &C.
oupy!nc mat territory, Any part o x VITA hef forces
Iha; if General Ta or lad been suffered Is remain &, o'f
pus CGEist. War and COLLISION would nave iaNeh
place and that hcSes and The WaT are 10 o- attributed
solely ;h- marching Of army 10 the Elo Gel
Il Texas that Mexico undertook 10 invade or de-
tend hut u the soil OF TsmsGhqAs inFactu os ouI
.1ny even 10 the banks del Sorte that &c attempted
protect She submitted. In terms express as sne could
make hem before blow struck. 70 cur ioreioe &C.
cupaiion Of Texas up to- and even over, me Nuece'
More that pending the question Of boundary between
tie two couui5ie> she resolved MT 20 suaT.; 70.
We can ;nuk OF nothing ncTc absurd aIt silly. than
reference IN chse like this tie patty ;hat struck the
srst blow as ae,erranin. The question which party
teEan the war. We have hesitation IN saying ina, the
President OF the United states began ms waT Inc 3eo
,e of this country ard the word, will hold him respon-
sre for g. Let him ssI!y H. he can We hHve SAID De-
r- and on another occasion ma; his FAINT -ha:
ihis war begun many months carrier than X WAS
He began the frs: summer month oil $50 70 poi 'ne
vision Of brave military commander TO NE oahSs OF 'he
Flo del Sorie TAYLOR warrior. bred IN camps VINO
had neY, any fault TO find with MS profession except that
in long peace lacked activity This was The Individual
whom the President Hrt'ed IN repeated nessase'-"e
cannot e4I them orters-ihrough sevcFa! successive
months march . the point OF bis ultimate dest'na
ton. Ru; TAYLOR waited Tor Gcers. snd =" hen iAey came
he marched And he had no sooner passed ou' OF e val
SueCes and the unsettled region AololIs
than he became fully that be was in Torei5r
country, the head Of isrGng army nnd surrounded
BY enemies. Bis situation wholly changed AT Cor
pus Christi Re had no enemy Mexican traders
came and went and all { euG,hip and peace. Nov
III. case altered His advance began 10 be met he
saws by parties OF MeXIcins thrown out TO observe
HI, force and movements AZ she Arroyo Colorado he
was met BY consider able force, who informed him tat
they there dispute lis passage OF that rveF WIN
to;ve orders fire HIM II ne attempted to cross lie
ferries OF field artillery planted as 10 sweep the opposite
bank" The MeX'cahs retreated. some miles before
reaching Point Isabel he met By civil population
herring white ~, from Maam0ros They orouSh WI
them formal Protest OF the Project OF the Northern DIS
irct OF TamaugaS against his occupation OF that country
The citizcus District. this respectful ana
tisnined document IN Tie exercise OF The naura' tHl
Of sld.i.Icc PROTEST. through their organ N TIE nus
soLlNS fohM. THAT NEITHER now non AT Asr TINE,
Do rHEr CONSENT, Oh WILL EVER CONSENT TO SEPARATE
ruFMstLvE, FROM The MIXIcsS REPrBLic AND UHiTE
THEMSELVES TO TIE UNITED STATS uF THE NORTH '
The uh .oan,s ~hstever professions OF peace on
may employ. regard as openly committing hotuu'h
General found his rto nation strictly and liter
ally true The buildings At Point Isabel were hTed Al III.
npnroach The inhabitants abandoned their homes and
cultivated nccs, ard fed as he advanced. When
he reached his position opposite MatomoTos in his
brief soldely way writing he mp The case in this
wise Tie attitude of the Mexc-ns Is so far decided
hostile" lie conducted himself accordingly. " On our
side. sad he battery Of four ls-poundeIs WI De com
Vetei and the guns placed in battery day fhee gum
bar directly pp,a the public square o. MatdmroS Ghd
,c!,lu g,i ranqc for GsMc'hW9 he torn. Thar OtJcs
cannot BE- mistaken iytls eHcng &c. Only ore step was
waiting to compel the MeAcans either 10 Withdraw
army from MatsmOros or 10 assume the offensive on
hi, side OF the river " that step 20 blockade the
mouth Of The Iiver-and ii was done!
We are not condemnng Gcn. Taylor. This War was
10, his nut The Presidents. Ana II sin of irno
renee Ia The President liza knew that the country on
the Rio Grsnds bad never been occupied by TeXans or
touched by Te9na except 10 be- Ccsruyed or captured
ns ensnins He knew that the inhabitants we're MrSi.
cans: that the whole district under The quiet ard
und,turhed ruiz Of tho civil authorities of Mexico. aud
was occupied and protected by her military postS la
the earliest dispatches from the Department OF war.
Gen TAYLOR advised of the existence Ct these mill
t.ry pusts aud Mexican settlements This side the Rio
Grands And let III. prcsitcut answer whether he
did not begin tits War. He invaded, with his army =
foreign couury-n possession OF foreign people and
under the rule OF foreign power. And this i War
this is War II was 10 every step OF the march tor the
last hundred miles, iCr:ed invasion, with mlhry ar
ray couqueripg maIcn with nhAbitania neeinc and
\
II was an v.s!on Ut foreign country To- the disAIce OF
on. hundred miles beyond where the Cniied States or
the Republic Il Texas had exercised or pretended
10 exercise Jurisdictions and the Invasion did not stop
till NJ that distance from any territory which wo ever
had The slightest pretence To call our own powerful
battery planted 10 bear directly on the public
square" of a foreign city within good range for de-
molshng The town - th. is not War. will The Presi
dent tll us. n the Of all the martha! eods AT once
what War
can DOUBT that the President the United States alone
responsible for the War with Mexcoth-t that War IS 70
attributed solely the march of our army under his or
ders from Nueces II the Rio Grandeihai that march
itself hostile invasion and the commencement OF nos
tile operations There is nation in Cbrstendom or
in the world having the ability and the courage. that
would have resisted such an invasion under the Ike
the President must allow 90 him the justice 10
that he has conssten; with himself from The
beginning this Mexican business than he has been Will
lug should publicly appear. As soon as ne was iay SET
lied IN hs s-s, his policy was hyel. Texas proper was
secured already and without his aid He must have more
than ever belonged Texas. There the hne country
OF the Kio Grandetha he would have al al hazards and
his appetite was Sharp for California a-n. Mexico Que
our citizens Millions and she WAS unwlse enough 10
suk abo1t Annexation. and yet leave these debts unpaid
here was capital chance for blow, and speculation
c could get her lands consideration OF the debis and
make war upon her ii need be 10 secure theIn ac st!
throw the fault OF the War her. lie could make her
bear all and everyhing-he loss of Tex sihe loss OF a.
much more territory could -rasp-anf the blame
and the cost OF the War The new territory acquired
would pay for ALL and the country would sing PIE Ans 10
President and compel him 10 serve them tor another
term Mexico poor distracted, in ahaIch and al
most ruEs~hat could she Co the hand OF our
power. impede the msrch OF our grcatn IS We were
Anglo-SaNDn Americans IL was destiny 20 possess
and 10 rule this coniineHtwe bound 10 DO We
chosen people, and his was allotted Inherit
ance must drive on, al other Nations before Us
The President ready 10 bring on this ~ Or Win
Mexico in June Year ago. Every thing was said and
dore sedues Gen Taylor thcn prepare tor MIA
march and stop shor vi The Mo Grande Al nrst
some degree OF caution was employed. He was 10 de-
fend Tex,s, us far wherever Texans n4d extended
their possessions; and be approach tie
SIo Graace prudence would allow But hs ~as not
to disturb any Mexican posts or Mexican settlements
shorty after This io0. II Mexican f-Ice should
Rio Grance gsnp: 10 cross - his would be
War: and Texas Ceieu Ced-ap OBJECT W cn be