Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-05-18
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

As was generally expected the President transmitted
to both Houses oi Congress, Monday, Message up
the subject Of relations with Mexico generally
and particularly in connexon with The deploabe events
which have lately happened upon the Ro Grande. -
The Message will b. ionnl In anut3er column. lhe
narration nt lhe circumstances attending the mission
Mr.. Sde is Ia a;cariaace with the papilr bel Irf
based upor facts. whch have heretofore found heir
way to the puzzle prils. We da not see any thin, In
this part Of ia. ne,,!e which was n already general,
ly kaawa. IL sending Nj Sl4l 10 M,xco, the Prs
ident seen'' have aseu Iae by sucsfe desire Of
bringing the dill .nlues beiwrea the yl 90 Intries IT,
Yr"mp. and peaceful adj nsmeal We think he vas
Justified, by his preliminary enquiries, in believing.
only that the minister would be received bur that
the resumption Of neg tati would lead To- a speedy
settene We believe lhat he hrpw f Here a ;
government alone prevented So desirable cunsumu.a
,ion. We approve highly OF the preslden, sending
Mr.. Sltle 10 MeN an. particularly, oi the secret .
considerations IN inner in winch he d.sparcaed -
thou Il, this secrecy has bea1 rppr )alel by pan Of
the Press It was u the ft,i nprlapre that Mr.. Sl.
dell should have an opportunity Of actin! effectively. it
p,s'l5e. in anlicp,a OF the lutnIn4s Of Foreign
Powers II, saan, IL hive caada.teG himself ia do
niiy All Carried his fraaulnaa to tn Utmost eng,h,
.
and 10 the character al his TRY. II WIS ruuely re-
erted and Ibis. thaai in self IS, Of war, c1l
sti,utes considerable ein in The list III INJURIES hici
ne have received al the hands Of Mexico.
We wish could cordially approve of the res, Of
th' Message We see possible Is lfcaon. in the
facts set iorth, Of the move o the army from the
banks Of the Nutces 10 ose .! tie RIO Gran,c. The
President assumes II as established that the RIO
& ~ at he ] t,t,.I
weighs against the appearance Of Mexcan foops upon
Ills left bank. Of the Ented States and calls
for the Of repelimg it. Why has he ouly now
dscovered that tie c,uniry wac invaded The MeAl~
corps, by which C1p, Inaml,a', no vas captur.
ed not the fist which has made IL appearance
this side o( the L Grande siees the aun.nnna Ion If
the annexation of TexiS. T rites Of Mexcl1 lfoops
severed ar,unl the army Of Gen Taylor daring is
march from Corpus Cis. pr!'esri4I aIaiast the in.
vasion of Mexican soil. When Gen FAVOR ariyed at
Poin Isabel, he f1nn a My cn,em house in fall
operation. had bee tr yeifs. lllur right II the
ECU Try lyn. between the Rio Grande AID Nutce. j.
Ike that to Ong,n 'crrr aaI mlspuiabIe heo las the
President tamey sa1tllled, mos,ls and oesr
the presence ii orgn 'rnops and The of foreign
jurisdiction within our century. This by to in,
yasos Ia he" hat tlldtly maatsted There ID
ulIhp 10 IlSiy the President nuH 10 caluI iur men
and money eprI Invasion. which, has existed for
months. All thai be said is that the territory be-
tween the rivers is disputed. Texas, when iu4
dependant Sat, sci up cliIm 10 il. while NJ 'Xco
tanned ,ssesSDn n 1T rexaa party of s1lir!s
crossed the NeAces which not cut pieces taken
The fdluy OF the claim Of rexls the boundary Of the
RIO rande is dem ,nsrlted IN Col. BE toms great
speech upon the ~ Ter treaty OF annexation. The
M.xicans were snl always had been in p,ssessln.-
Daring The cessation ut hosiIliles htwen Texas and
Mexico, there was attempt on the part ot the for
state, to extend its jurisdiction the territory
IN qnesiia Il remained ii quiet possession VI NJ ,xl>
was earrsoued by MeKcaa troops. aud governed by
Mexican laws. In no fair and practical sense, the
territory he said 10 have btorged to Iexas and Will
not surely be Intended that let rights. member Of
the conit dtracy. or than those she enjoyed
nm independent Republic.
The President then fails in his attempt show that
our soil has been invaded. We the ngaders aud
Mexico is bat acting the defensive. But. on no ~
her uEds could the advance OF Gen. iaylus army
lie jusfi. ard The Presto, is reduced u the necessi
~ Of asserting wlaI is the case either de jure or
de fdcta thai the Rio GraHde Is HE established southern
boundary Of The l.. States.