Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-16


 lutey certain, that minister would no' C tecei- we'd by the government of General Herrera It was also well known that bat liiie hope could be enter tained of different resuli from General Patedes n- case ile rev sulionary movement which he pros eculing should prove successful, was highly prob- able. The parisans of Paredes, our minister, in | the despatch referred to- states, breaihed he herces hostility against the United States, denounced the proposed negoliatIon As treason, and openly called upon the troops ani the people put duwn the gov ernment ol Iiererra by force. The recoUqnrst oi Texas. and war with the tinited Slaies. were openly threatened. These the eircnmst nces existing when ii was deemed proper to order the army un,ier the command of GeU Ia, Tor 10 advance tn the ~es- tern Irnnler of Texas. and occupy position on or near the Rio Grande,
 The apprehensions of contemplated Mexican invasion have been since fully justified by the event The determination of Mexico rush into hosilities with inc United States wHs afterwards manifested from lhe whole tenor of the note fro ihe Mexican Minister of Foreign fairs s our minister bearing date the i2lh of March, 1916 Paredes had then revoiulionized the government. and his mnsier al. referring Ihe resolution for the annexation ol Texas. which hai been adopted by our Congress m March, lSib, proceeds to declare that ga iac such ne this, or. speak with greater exaciuess. SO not able act of osurpaiion, created an imrerous ne- cessny that Mexico, for her own honor. should re pei il wuh proper frmness aud dignity The Su preme Government had beforehand declared that II would look upon sneh an aei as CAsus BELL; and. as consequence of this declaration, negoia- ton was. by s very nature, al an end, and war the only recouhse of the Mexican govern menI."
 It appears, that the fourth of April following, General Paredes, through hrs minister of war, ssn- ed orders 10 the Mexican general in command on Me~lco during the military reShaliHX '.sPPx every brnug h him into power. On the eighteenth of April. lS46, General Paredes addressed letter to the commander on that frontier in which he stated to ssatf in data | al he of that valiant army, either Lighting already, or preparing for the operations oi a campaign; and "suppusing you already lhe theatre of operations and with all forces assembled, fl ia indispensable that hosliliies be commenced, yourself taking the initia tive against ihe enemy"
 The movement of our army to the Rio Grande was ide by the commanding general under positive orders To abstain G0m all aggressive acis towards Mexico, hlexican cilIzens, and 10 regard the re- aons between the countries as peaceful, unless Mexico should declare war, of commit acts oi hos tihtv indicative of state of war; and these orders he faithfully executed Whilst orcupying his posi- ton on the bank of he Rio Grande, within the limits of Texas, then recently admitted as one ei ihe States of our Union, the commanding general Of the Me xican forces, who in pursuance O the orders of his government had collected large army ihe opposite shore of the Rio Grande, crossed the river, invaded territory, and commenced hosllties by attacking our forces
 Thus. after all the injuries winch we had received and borne from Mexico, and afler she had insulting ly rejected minister sent To her on x mission of peace and whom she had soemaly agreed 10 receive. she consu-,uated her long of outrages against our country by commencing an offensive war and shedding the blood of citizens on our own sotl. | The United States never attempted 10 acquire | Texas by conquest On the contrary, at an early | period alter the people of Texas had achieved their independence, they sought 10 be annexed to the un- ted States. At general election in September, lS36 they decided with great unanimiiy m favor of ..annexalion;" !" and m November following the Con- gress the republic authorized the appointment, oi d minister 10 bear their request to this government. | This government, having renamed neutral between Texas and Mexico during the between them, aud considering it due 10 the honor of country, and our fair fame among the nations ol the earth, that we should not at early period consent to | anne xation, until it should be manifest 10 lhe world that the reconquest of Texas by Mexico was inipossible refused accede ihe overIures made | by Texas. On the twelfth of April lS44. and alter
 more than years had elapsed since Texas had established her independence, treaty Was com cluded for the annexation of that republic 10 the | Urued States, which rejected by the Senate Finally ou the first oi March, lS45, Congress passed a joint resolution for annexing her to the Unite ed States, upon certain preliminary conditions 10 which | her assent required. The soiemnItIes which | characterised the deliberations and conduct of Ihe government and people of fexas, on ths deeply in- teresling questions presented by these resolutions l are known to the world. The Congress, the Exc cutye, aud tue people of Texas, m a convention elected for that purpose. accepted with great unan- | unity the proposed tsrms of annextiiom; and thus consumnated her part the great act of restor ng to our federal Union vast territory which had been l ceded ia Spain by the lorda treaty than \ quarter of Il century before.
 Alter the joint resolution for annexation of Texas l to the United States had been passed by our Con- | gress, the Mexican minister at Washington address ed note the Secretary of State, bearing date on .f- H.i. f "act of aggression, the most unjust which can be found recorded in tue annals ol modern history namely, that of despOing Friendly nation, like Mexico, oi considerable portion vf her territory;
 and protesting against the resolution of annexation as being an act whereby the province of exas. integral portion of the Mexican territory, is agreed | and admitted into the American Uniou; aud he announced that. ns consequence. his miss on 10 the United States had terninated and demanded his passorts. which were granted It upon the ab- surd prelex,, made by Mexico, (hsrself indebted for her independence to successful revolu )lhai the republi: of Texas still continued 10 be, notwiih standing all that had passed, province Uf Mexico that this step was taken ny the Mexican Minisier. l Every honorable effoft has been used by me to < | void the war which followed, but all have proved vain. All our attempts preserve peace have been met by insult and resistance on the part of Mexico
 My efforts to this end commenced .u the of the | Secretary of Suie of the tenth of March, 1S45 in answer to that of the Mexican Misisier, Whilst | declining 10 reopen discussion which had a)read, been exhausted. and proving again what was knowr 10 the whole world, that Texas had long since a. chieyed her independence, the Secretary Of State expressed the regret of this government that Mexico should have taken offence the resolution of anne K aiion passed b, Congress, and gave assurance thai our s'most efforts shall be devoted 10 the amicabe adjustment Of every cause of complain between the governments, and to the cultivation of the kindest and most friendly relations between the sister republics ''
 1 That have acted in the spirit of this assurance wal, appear from the events which have since oc. cured. Notwithstanding Mexico had abruptly ter: minated all diplomatic intercourse with the UnIied 5. and ought therefore, to have been the first ask for it's resumption, yet waivng all ceremony, eni- hracsd he earliest favorable oppo tuuity "o ascer tam from the Mexican government whether they would receive envoy from the United States in trussd wth full power to adjust all the questions in dispute between the two governments, In SeE- tenber. lS45. believed the propitious moment for such an overture had arrived. Texas, by the enthusiastic Id almost unanimous will of her peo- pie, mad pronounced in favor of anne xstlon. Mexico herself had agreed |" acknowledge the independence of Texas. subject condition that, is true which
 she had no right to impose and no power 10 enforce
 The last lingering hope Of Mexico. il she st i'll could have retained any, that Texas would ever again be. l come ol her provinces, must have been aban. | doned.
 The consul of lhe United States at the city of Mex ico was, therefore, instructed by the Secretary o State the fifteenth September, l545, to make the inquiry of the Mexican government. The inquiry was made, and the fifteenth of October. ls45, the | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Mexican govern ment, in a note addressed to consul, gave favor able response, requesting al the snme time, that naval forae might be withdrawn from Vera Crux while negotiations should be pending. Upon the re eeipt of this note, naval prom tly with. drawn from Vera Cruz. A minister immediate | ly appponted, and departed Mexico. Every