Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-04-23
MEXICO.
THE ASPECT OF AFFAIRS.

The ASPECT OF AFFAIRS
The Southern mail Of yesterday brought us
a lew further items of news from Mexico The
Washington Union, auding 10 The return OF Mr.
SlIdell, says: Our government will, no doubr,
IN lis own good time ascertain all the facts u!
the transaction from Mr. Slde himself, weigh
It's duty TO itself and TO the world, and decide
what course il owes 10 its honor, and 10 its
rights. The Executive will take all proper
time 10 make up its opinions, and recommend
the proper measures for their adoption 10 the
Congress Of The United States
A late Mexican paper says that The troops
under Mejla and Vega have certainly been or.
dered TO cross to The left bank of he Rio Grande
The President of Mexico has issued sringen,
decree, taking out Of the hands of the Depart
mental Assemblies any control which they might
have in the choice of Governors Of Departments,
by making nominations for the Presiden, to Sc.
lect from. He has further G wen to Governors
purely OF his own appointment the sole power
TO appoint members 10 form Assemblies in those
Departments where The late Assemblies were
dissolved in consequence Of disqualification with
The presen, order of affairs. There Governors
have like control over municipalities which
have been dissolved, and the Governors are
held 10 the srlcles, responsibility, and. sin ex-
lraordinary cases" are clohed with the most
dictatorial powers, to preserve the integrity OF
the territory and domestic tranquility
letter from the Rio Grande under date OF
March 99ih, received by the Savannah Repub-
lican, says that The river opposite Malamoras,
is 200 yards wde the city being built lmmedi-
alely upon one of the banks. The writer adds:
"Soon after reaching The nver, General Taylor
gave Gen. Worth some written communications
and verbal messages for Gen. Meja General
W., accompanied by his Staff. rode 10 the eros.
sing place, few yards from our camp, and, by
calling, expressed his desire for an interview
with Mejia, (bearng al the same time white
fag.) Two Mexican officers came over in a
boat--ihe only way of crossing--and after a
conversation with Gen. W., returned TO Meia's
quarters. They soon appeared again. and came
over with a message from Mejia, saying ,ha,
HE would see Gen. TAYLOR, THE COMMANDER.
bu. that he would send Gen La Vega, his Sec
oDd in command, to receive Gen. Worth. Ac.
cordngly, Gen. Worth and Slaff crossed over,
and La Vega met them on the beach, as our
General and officers were not permitted to 90
into The city. The result was, ,ha, all argu.
men, and reasoning failed in efec,ing an ad.
mittance TO Mejia. Gen. Worth told them that
We were here by order of our Government, and
tha, he hoped every thing would be conducted
peaceably aud amicabIy, and ha, the whole
matter would be settled without difficulty La
Vega said an occupation Of this territory was
considered as an act Of aggression. They ap.
peared grea, deal offended a, our advance
and, particularly, a. the American flag being
hois,ed on this soil. The flag was raised al
IL ID, P. M. yesterday.
"Gen. Worth did not deliver his dispatches
for Meja. Last nigh, some changes were
made in their battery, and our gun was mount
ed. This is exactly the state of things we are
in. The Mexcans are greatly frightened, and
all the preparations they are making are for
defence, not 10 attack U.s."
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