Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-05-28

1 ne InenuS OF capt. Thornton will
be grati6ed to learn that he is still liv-
ing; ettershave been received from him
at the camp, announcing that he had
been captured by the enemy and was
held prisoner at Matamoras. He
will be back to the camp in a few
days.
From the ''Diario Official" April "a, 1886.
[ 1Saniated for the Union.
MANIFESTO OF HIS EXCEL.
LENCY THE PRESIDENT AID
INTERIM OF THE REPUBLIC
TO THE NATION.
On assuming, in the beginning Of
this year, the heavy responsibility of
guiding the destiniesof the nation du-
ring a short period, l determined reso-
luteI y TO change its policy from the
weak and pernicious system of tempo
rizing, which has been observed with
regard to the United States of America,
Notwithstanding the per6dy with which
that government prepared for the occu-
patton of Texas, its treacherous viola
ton Of the existing treaties which
guarantee the limits Of the republic,
and the insidious act by which it incor-
porated one of our departments with
lis confederacy. The Mexican ma
ton did not conquer its independence
by the most bloody and heroic sacrifi-
ces nor place itself among the civilized
powers of the world in order to be-
come the sport of a neighboring nation,
which taking advantage of ouI quarrels
and unfortunate disturbances, and the
exaggerated idea of our weakness, foun-
ded upon them, appeared with all the
appliances for conquest, and entered
upon the invasion of our territory, in
dulging in the dream that it could ex-
tingaish the manly race to which we
belong, placing upon our foreheads the
brand borne by the slaves in its south
ern States, destroying our nationality,
and abandoning us to the humiIiating
misery of oblivion. This magnani-
nous people which, in struggle of
eleven years of blood and extermina-
ton, proved its boldness no less than
its constancy, was waiting with impa-
thence to rush forward into another wa,
to which it was called by the scandal
lous aggressions of a government de-
claring itself our friend, but at the
same time aiming to PROSTATE US, re-
lying on its power, and not caring to
support itselfon the titles Of equity and
justice which all nations respect, which
strengthen the hopes of peace, and
maintain the harmony ofthe universe.
1t was for this reason that the nation
sanctioned the movement which | be-
gan at San Luis Potosi, not in order
to place myselfln the painful possession
Of power, but that my country may
shine by the triumph Of a cause which
is the cause of the conservative princi-
Piles OF human society.
The old grievances, the offences
against the Mexican nation, which
have been necessarily repeated since
1886, had been consummated by the
insult of sending US minister, to be
accredited near our government in the
character of a residing minister, as ifthe
relations between the two republics had
not suffered any disturbance by the de-
fnitive act of the annexation of Texas.
At the very time when Mr.. Slidell ap
peared, the troops ofthe United States,
were occupying our territory, their
were threatening our ports,
and preparations were made to occu-
ply the peninsula ofthe CALIFORNIA;, to
which the Oregon question with Eng
land is only preliminary; and did not
receive Mr.. SIidell, because the dlgni-
ty of the nation repealed this new in
suit.
In the meantime, the army of the
United States fixed its encampme nt at
Corpus Christi, and occupied the Is
land of Padre Vayin; it then marched to
Point Isabel, and the flag ofstars Aoa-
ted on the right bank ofthe Rio Bravo
del Norte, in front Of the city of Mata-
moras, the American vessels war hav-
ing previously seized upon the nayiga-
ton Of the river. The town of Lare-
do was surprised by a party of these
troops, and one Of our pickets there
stationed was disarmed. Hostilities,
therefore, have been begun by the Uni
ted States undertaking new conquests
in the territories included in the de-
partments Of Tamaulipas and New Lee
on, whilst the troops of the same States
threaten Monterey in Upper California.
There can be no doubt to which Of the
two republics belongs the responsibility
Of a war, which might have been pre-
vented by a feeling Of equity and JUS
tice, and Of that respect which civiliza-