Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-12-23


II the Department oil State.
These communications rendered II h gh-
y probable, if not absolutely ceilan, that
Dur Minister would not be received by the
Of Gen. Herera. Ii WAS also
we'll known that but little hope could be
entertained Of d fferept result from Pare
des, in case the revolutionary movement
which he was prosecuting should prove
successful, as was highly probable. Inc
partizans of Paredes, as our minister, In
The despatch referred to states, bre -iAed the
hercesl hostility against the U. States, de-
nounced The proposed negotiation, as irea-
son, and openly called upon the troops,
and The people TO put down the govern
ment Of Herrera by force. The conquest
of Texas, and war with the U. Sta es were
openly threatened. These were tho cir
cumstances existing, when II was deemed
p oper to order the army under The COM
mand Of Gen. Taylor to advance on the
western frontier of Texas, and occupy
position on or near the Rio Grande.
The apprehension of a contemplated
Mexican invasion have been since iuilv
Just fed by the event. The determ nation
Of Mexico TO rush inc hostIlities with the
u. States was afterwards manifested by
the tenor Of the note Of Mex can Minister
Of Foreign Affairs TO our minister, bearing
dale on the 18th Of March, Is is. Pare
des had then revolutioniZed The govern
meni, and his minister, after referring 10
the resolution for the annexat OH OF Texas.
VII CHI had been adopted by our Congress
in March lS45, proceeds 10 declare that "a
fact such as this, or 10 speak with greater
cxactness, so notable an ACT of usurpation,
created an imperous necessity that Mexico
for her own honor, should repel il with
proper firmne:s and dignity The Su,
preme Government, had beforehand de
clarcd lhtt it would look upon such an ACT
as caus beIi; aud. a conseqne nee Of this
declaration, negotiation was, by lis very
nature, at an end, and war was the only
resource OF the Mexican government.
1t appears also, that on the 4th of April
following, Gen. Paroles, through his rDln.
lister Of war, issued orders To the Mexican
general in comm md OH the Texan frontier
To attack our army 'by every means
which war PERMITS To this Gen. Pare
des had been pied Ied TO the amy and peo-
pie Of Mex co during the mil Iary revolu-
lion which had brought him into power
On the 18Th Of April 1916, Gen. Paroles
add essed n letter to the commander on
that llontler, in which he stated 10 him
at the present date suppose yon at The
head OF that gallant army, either fig ting
already, or preparing for The opera ions Of
q campaign and surprising you already
on the theatre of operations, and with all
the forces assembled, 1t is indispensable
t al host ties be commenced, yourself Ia
king the initiative against the enemy.
The movement OF our army TO the Rio
Graude was made by The commanding gen
cal under the positive orders 10 abstain
from all aggressive acts towards Mexico,
oil Mexican citizens, and TO regard the re-
Iatlons between The two countries as peace
full, unless Mexico should declare war, or
commit acts OF hostility indicative OF a state
of war; aud these orders he faithfully ex-
ecuted' Whilst occupying his position on
the east bank of the Rio Grande, within
the limits of Texas, then recently admitted
as one otthe States of our Union, the COM
general Of the Mexican forces.
who, in pursuance Of the orders of his gov
eminent, had collected a large army on
the opposite shore Of the Rio Grande,
crossed he river, invaded our territory
and commenced hostilIies by attacking
our forces.
Thus after all the injuries which we
had received and borne from Mexico, and
aud after she had lnsultingly rejected q
minister sent 10 her on mission of peace
and whom she had solemnly agreed 10 re-
ceive, she consummated her long course of
Outrage against oCr country by commen
eng an offensive war and shedding the
blood OF our CT zens on our own soil
The United States never attempted TO
acquire Texas by conquest On the con.
lfary, eli an early period after the people
of Texas had achieved their independence,
they sought to be annexed to the United
States. AT I general election in Septem-
Der, 1886, they dc cided with great unanl-
nifty in favor, of 'anneXaton,' and in Nov.
following, the Congress of the republic au
thorzed the appointment. This govern
ment, however, having remained nautraI
between Texas and Mexico during The
wal between them, and considering II due
10 the honor OF our country, and our fair
lame among the nations Of the earth that
we should not a; this early period consent
10 annexation, nor unit it should b, mani
fest 10 the whole world that the re conquest
of Mexico was impossible, refused TO ac-
cede 10 the overtures made by Texas. On
the II h of April, 1914, and af or seven
years hal elapsed since Texas had esiab
! shed her independence, a treaty was con-
cIuded for The annexation Of that republic
10 the United States, which was rejected
by the Senate.
Finally on the LIST Of March, 1915,
Congress pUssed joint resolution for an
nexng he: 10 the United States upon GER
tan preliminary conditions, TO VIII CHI her
assent was required. The SC, mnities
VIII ch characterized the deIlbera ions and
conduct Of the government and people of
Texas. in the deeply interesting questions
presented by The resolu ions, are known TO
the world. The Congress, the eNecu i've,
and the people of Texls, in a Convention
elected toT that purpose, accep.ed with
grelt unan NIFTY the proposed terms of an
aexalion, and thus consummaed on her
part The great ACT OF res oring 10 our fed
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