Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-05

Ihe following PROCLAMATION has Deen
issued by General Taylor, and lie published
in both the English and Spanish language
in The Matamoras papers
A PROCLAMATION.
BY THE GENERAL coMMUNpING TIE ARMY
OF THE UNITED STA rEs OF AMERICA.
To the People Of Merico M, @
After many years OF patient endurance,
the Uniled States are at length constrain-
ed 10 acknowledge, that a 81 ar now exists
between our government and the govern
.nent Of Mexico. For many years: our.
citizens have been subjected TO repealed.
insults and. Injuries, our vessels. and car
goes have beeuseizel and coniscaied, our,
merchants have been plundered, manned.
without cause, and without
reparaton. Atensth your government
acknowledged the justice Of our claims,
and agreed by treaty 10 make satisfaction,
by payment of several million of dollars;
but this treaty has been violated by your
rulers, and tie stipulated payments have
heen withheld. Our late effort to lermi-
naIc all difficulties by peaceful uegolia.
lion, has been rejected by the Dictator
Paroles, aud our Minister Of peace, whom
your rulers had agreed to receive, has been
refused a hearing. He has been treated
with indiSuity aud insult, and Paredes has
announced that war exists between u.s.
This war, thus first proclaimed by you,
has been acknowledged as an existing fact
by our President and Congress, with per-
feet unanimity, and will be pI oseculed
with visor aud energy against your army
and rulers but those of The Mexican peo
pie who remain neutral will not be moies.
ted.
Your government is in the hands of ty-
rants and usurpers. They have abolished
your State governments, they have over
thrown your federal constitution, they have
deprived you of the right of suffrage, de.
stroyed the liberty OF the press. despoied
you Of your arms, and reduced you 10 a
state Of absolute dependence upon the
power Of military Dictator. Your army
and rulers exlort from The people by gric
vuus taxation, by forced loans, and mill
tary seizures, the very money which sus-
tains the usurpers 10 power. Being dis
armed, you were left defonceless, an easy
prey 10 the savage Conianches, who not
only destroy your lives and property, bu,
drive into captivity, more horrible than
death itself, yout wives and children. |,
is your military rulers who have reduced
you to this deplorable condition. Ills these
tyrauls, and their corrupt aud cruel sa,el-
lies, gorged with the peoples treasure by
whom you are thus oppressed and impov-
erished, some Of whom have boldly advo.
Gated a monarchical government, and
would place European Prince upon The
throne of Mexico. We come to Obtain
reparalion for repeated wrongs and inju.
ries; we come to obtain indemnity for the
past, and security 70, the future; we come
to overthrow the tyrants who have de-
stroyed your liberties, but we come to
make no war upon the Mexican people,
nor upon any form of free government
they may choose TO select for themselves
|, is our wish to see you liberated from
the savage Comanches, to prevent the re-
! neWal VI lneiI dsouu''o, uuu ~ eo"Pe'
Them 10 restore TO you from captivity,
your long lost wives and children. Your
religion, your altars and churches, the
property Of your churches and citizens, the
emblens Of your faith and its minister:
shall be projected, and remain inyiolate
Hundreds ofthe army, and hundreds o
thousands Of our people, are members o
the Catholic Church. 10 every Slate
and in nearly every city and village o
our Union, Catholic Churches exist, ant
the Priests perform their holy functions
in peace and security, under the sacre'
guarantee Of our constitution. We com
among the people Of Mexico as friend
and republican brethren, aud, all who re
ceive US as such, shall be proleoaed, willis