Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-10
WHEELING
AiR. WHISPERS SPEECH.
ICuNuNUED.

On The 30 OF August, be- was instructed In
'asa any Mexican iorCe crossed the Rio Gmut
10 DIVE al MeNicdus tfoops bsyon IL !" that
ony attempt by the Mexican tu cross m.
uNcr wish d considerable loI,c bc regarded A.,
an INVASION; und that on such ln cycnt. name.
ly, ia cas- of waI either dclat,d On mod,
manifest hy hostile acts hc was not 60 cou
hnc his action within the territory al Texas.
On ilte OH at October. thc SgcraT, wrote
inut The ~ihJormGtiOH rhich urc aGUs here
Vradcrs IL probable that 40 sfrionA gffs1utS
1eiA atprc,eHt BE- made By Herieo 10 inpTd,
Icr0s.' Bat y siil instructed to huld lie
country between hc Leucys aud ,he Rio
OUandc.
Previous distractions viii have pnt Won
N possession at ihe views ot the Government
81 the Ouited States, not ouly a. To the extent
o' ITS territorial claims, bat vi it's d-etcnuins
ton tn ASSET them.
lie - INSTRUCTED 10 pat his troops into win
tef quarters accortiugly, as near The Rio
Gtshd ss circumstances will permit. Unto
tl"s time aul TO thc llth OF Maph 1876. Gen
laylor was atCofpus Christi. rhr oprn ami
deNdcd step WAS taken on he 18Th of Jauu.
sry. on that day ihe Sc,Jctan At Wa, direct
I'd Gen. Ieilar Ia mach 10 lac Rio Grand
aud - DONG, hc Is instructed iu case NeAirn
rn0dld drClaw wsL co as-umr any OMEN act al
hostility, not tO act merely on the d.f.u.i,.
Throughout the correspondence. n 4, nl,iu
ih1t thc Intention was to cNungui~h the Me-,
i,dn utle tn ms territory b, oungI orruta
non; ani tlc instructions aur e1plicit. la tts,t
,Ncy assertion OF title Jr mu,rmrnt on tbr
part oi Mexico, a. au act ot husulity. aud la
p'neecd accordingly and rsi-tu.
i" show how Gen. Taylor understood Ihr
RESTRICTIONS ol hs GoNcuiment, uinay b. oh.
served that ol tht = of Mach. - miles from
ii NftFUtTIn at "A dream ..lF.H a..
Colorado, lac was net by u party oi M-xicans.
Whe>c commanding oiitrcr informed him th,t
81 lr crossed uie stream 81 would he dremel
"a declaration at War. aud pat iHtu.his hand 4,
copy OF Cen. Mrjla's p~ruCiamaiion 10 tlist eff
iect.
Gen. Taylor pot his forces in Order uf bat.
Nc, crossed thr stream aud pushed on. Ma,
M"NlcHu, retoating.
IL arrived on TIE RIO Ganle. o~pposit,
Matmolas on tle Z9th uf March.
Ida" your attention now in conclusion
So an extract from No. Eu hanau's Letter q
thc &Jlh January 1913, To Mr. SlilelI. Nr
W read the extract.
Now 81 d. ool rng troop, 81 the Unite.
STATES TO tee left bin Of t,c Riu Graua. Ia
fas taken pOsspsioi otall lat u. claimed 4,
"ny bot} claimed as bciug port ul Texss. ,n.
gpir tohs extreme western limit, what a.
was ilrfc, that BE- proposed to do with ",ie,
ant pfytnptitude hen Congress- had give
iIm The guthotit}F' pithe neaua pe,,t
wsf against Mrxic1l Dii hc mean d plsr
himself upOu ila fxfrcm. sefge of what a
ssid was outright. sli tierc be prrptcl ,
pH@cutc dBrntEi war 0t Invasion aui acqu
siiiouf
10 That was bis pur1us. nt tiat iimr. hc n,
better bare adhered 10 "a aui votcd ttI Cot
fn- bed giFru uIs authority. Nhs t.a
tins step without tbc authority pf Con rs.
Ihts letter was written 01 Tee 2Jti Jsnaap
ltt instruction to cfoss ttc Rio Ganl. A..
gwen oH thr l3dh-Cpuu,-s ia session. II
ilie itmr sod 30 90 was sH act oi war of lead
Jog Co war lof Whatever puu,gs.s- a.,
Gnss was thfu in a.ssiuu. lir G~fesf,,, .y.,
ans-s, why should uhs Executive G-o,ro.ra
~ is own discretion. and by tts own sglb,,
i}' iaNe = step 80 directly leading ts Isl,
Ul..ieut consulting COuErs s,.p 100, u,
'tsssg ipg Coo offence "a tIc CyuHlr. 49,
Whtn toltnst was BOO sstilI 90 lIs pIf. .
sslinEiJn' .Glcat spgisu,.J
llat o. greet question: to D. ssked here
nIttf anil boss Do o. in d. answered.. ,,. 49,
r'ino ,ime le4m. llhcsr Stf S,ii,I sy.
wen Aif. Buchanan fcb IIlb.iG
tMf ~. rai ,1e cAtidti li0n sd II
lstierJ
Sow allow me 'n aty. br continued f..
iea m4lief 40 history. ..3t b. i.r. ..f
tTs uue iiat these trIups uer Dffrf.I [,
iuauh aui uhr Possession uI if. Ief b,Yt .
uH t1u pfni. .h.r Hls 8I apYrbru.iay d,
hny invasion Il l.aas b5 N.kirj nor 49,, i.
Helst'n 90 sIy hUstlil ll b, com
b. Al,1tl aBi