New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-08

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Hns Mexico any Territory or Rightss
From The Albany Arsus.
Because we hsye repealed The incursions Of toe
Hexicans upon our territory. and have thrown
beck with powerful reco the slaughter Of our soderJ
We are accused. by such prints The tribune OF rs
pacity thirst FOR territorial acquisition and wrong and
Injustice toward Mexico.
Is 10, Messrs. Editors of the Argus Do you
say, on your honor Christian gentlemen. that the
east bank of the Rio Grande opposite Maamoros.
was our opn territory" prior TO Cen Tsylor's &C.
cupaiion of H. and that the Mexicans made incur
sions" upon III Will you tell distinctly that you
maintain this as historical truth Whether you do
or do not, we ask you 10 lay before your readers
the following evidence in support Of our view OF tne
question, volunteered by Witnesses ofyour own par
~, viz;
Hon Charles J. Ingersou of Pa.-tben and now
Chairman of the House Committee OF Foreign
Affairs by The choice Of your and his party-in
speech In favor OF Annexation at the very last ses-
sion Of Congress- in which he officially assured the
Country that no War would result from that
measure, said:
sThe territorial limits marked In the contguraton
OF this continent by Almighty hand The Platte the
Arkansas, the Red and the Mississippi Rivers
these are naturally waters With their estuhres IN
the bay Of Mexico The stnpeDdous deserts bto.eH me
Nueces and tie Bravo Rivers the natural boundaries
between the Anglo Saxon and the msuritanlan Races
7herc ends the raiy of The Ees There M.ntco begins
{" We ought TO stop there because 'Htsrm'ne6h
conflicts MUST ENsuE, either on our going south or their
coming North OF that gigantic boundary. Whiie peace
y.utn hp boot NM
the sptrn Of conquest rss will the people either side
modest or mix with each other srestona Globe,
p. %.
What say you TO this testimony Messieurs oil the
August Do you challenge the competency OF The
witness, or the per,inency of the testimony Was
not Gen. Tay lor after remaining for months unmo'
Tested on thi, side of the natural boundary between
the Valley of the West, and Mexico ordered 10
cross this natural boundary at the head OF bis ar
my, and take post in what Mr.. 1ngersoll last year
declared TO be 'Mexico2 And was he not notified
on his march that this advance would be regarded
as an net of War; Had not San Isabel been NJ
ways till then Mexican post, with Mexican Gus
tom.house7 and was it not hastily abandoned and
fred on Gen. Taylor's approach' Was not Gen. 7.
repeatedly demonstrated with on this INVASION and
entreaed to return TO the Nueces, which of course
he as soldier acting under express orders was not
at liberty to do7 And did not one Of our officers
write home from bis camp opposite Matnnoros, just
afer he Ind taken that position, letter 10 the Spirit
Of tho Times. of which the following is an extract!
"CAMP opposite Mstamoros, April l9 1886.
+" Our situation here is extraordinary one. Rtgh IN
he snemps country, actually occupying aetr corr ana co..
the people Of the soil ledrtng their homes and
wi u small handful of marching with colors Tying
beating. right under the of one Of
their principal Cities displaying the starspanSed banner
u in dehG'ee under their very nose and they with an
army size. AT least sit quc'ly down, and make
the least resistance not the hrst effort to drive the III
vRders on. There Is no parallel TO IT,.
This wan several days before Ampuda notified
General Taylor that he must retire to the Nue..
ces or war must ensue. What says the Ar.
gus TO this testimony Were the Mexicens who
abandoned their homes aud fed across the river on
our army approach. trcspassers soil are
they to be regarded refugee ,raitors2 Answer
Finally will the Argus obige us by copying the
extract ,ye have hitherto quoted from Senator T. II
Esntons speech of May 9th, 1854, on the Ty Ter An
nexston Treaty, showing tina, all the east bank OF
the Rio Grande forms portions of four different de-
partments of Mexico and never belonged to Texas
at sll-thal its towns of Taos. Santa Fee Albuquer-
que, Laredo. &c. &c, nre all Mexican, and never
were any thing else!
The Argus will readily find the extract rer5atim
In Wing Almanac for ls4e, page 49, closing with
the following resolution:
Rssoired That the Incorporation OF he len bank CT ne
no Gel Ncrte into ne american inion by rr.e IF treaty
.pi Tara conprhsadro the SAID Incorporation roaid
DO part OF ne Heroaa departments Of Netc Marco. Chi
Asahaa Coahuia and 7amauipos ,scad BE- AN ACT d.
MEXICO for NIL the consequences Of
which the United States would stand responsible.
How does the Argus meet this solemn assevers-
ton of one OF the ablest and most eminent Senators
Of lie own partyone no is best informed upon and
naturally most inclined 10 extend the territorial limits
Of Texas7
But Tho Tribune accuses our Government of
.rapecty thirst for territorial acquisition" Yea
airs, we do; and on more evidence than that you
refer 10. What means the mastering Of Western
army for an attack on Santa Fel The individuals
may have no higher ends than plumber, ba, the Gov.
eminent must mean conquest What harm have
tae Santa Feans done US tina, we should let loose
our Western hunters upon theml And whs, ia
the meaning Of this passage from The NASHVILLE
Union well known as Mr.. Folks confidential or.
gan 10 his own Tennessee:
ave understand from reliable source nat i, /. The
intsnfica of the Gepernsatt send force California
sseest take possssion of that coanr, asS TO Aod on
.o1 Ills supposed that the mounted men frem Arksu
sss Missouri and probsbly Tennessee win be directed
TO California We sincerely hope that this information
may be and from the through which l, 10
derived satisfied that IL s reliable He regard
California osrs, and with that result, all will be
satisded."
Now, Messieurs of the Argus, you have made this
Mexican War the occasion for sundry grave impu
tations, on our patriotism Dare YOU place this our
defence, before your readers7 We will publish an
equal amour, of whatever you may offer in reply
Let our readers see the grounds on which we re
s,ectvely stand. and they may fairly nudge be-
tween u.s. We will cheerfully abide their verdict
Bot do 40, fail to ler them know that the evidence
on which we justify is entirely hs, of o: your
party, whose local and party hiss must be sl AGAINST
our side OF the question. Tell us why We should
disbslisve theml
@ VERMONT holds her Wing State Convention
at Woodstock. on the a5th inst. Texas and the
War with Mexico will be sp, to se, q piece OF her
mind By tho way, we don, perceive tha, Gov
Slsde has We, called on, any volunteers 10 die OF
yellow fever on the Rio Grande or black vonit at
Vera Cruz.