Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-06-04
PalsehoOds of the Administration.
May 25, 1886

mood upon the President and his advisers The difficulties
which surround every side the present time and
the gloom and uncertainty which hang prospect,
for the future, calculated from the minds
all pejudiccs and eaouses VI purely party us,ue
and 10 cause every minor consideration give place the
one great, absorbing feeling Of anxiety for the public safety
aud the public veal We find this true in the present
instance There is bu, opinion throughout the length
and breadth Of the land among all parties to the proper
course TO be pursued in this emergency.
But though all united proclainne the necessity Of
giving prompt and vigorous support the Administration
in the present crisis andOf doing every thing wilt
tendency 10 bring the to speedy termination, yet
while doing this they feel ihnt right and duty which
they 10 themselves and their country 10 scrutnze the
motives and conduct Of those who have been
in bringing about this Of affairs and 10 hold them to
strict accountability. blind. Undertaking confidence in
the powers that be- proof Of patriotism Il is the part
Of menias to proclaim that the king do wrong
tina, Of freemen 10 suffer wrong" While the wings
then, will be ever ready tn render prompt aud efficient
to the Administration in the prosecution Of this war 10
speedy issue, they will hesitate at all times and under
all ereumsances to point is errors hold up its ia
grant abuses Of power the just ndgnaton country
ln reading the Presidents message, together with
the accompanying documents, arrive no other
conclusion than ihs-iha, President Polk with foil Lnowl
edge OF the facts Congress message containing
gross and Palpabe JashOods And this too with the de-
bera,e purpose Of imposing upon Congress the Amer.
csn people the only Of jusyinE his own unwar.
rantable acts towards Mexico
In his message Of May Iith, Mr.. Polk says:
"This force Gen Tsyor's) was concentrated al Corpu,
Christi and remained there until atey had recsrsd ara
information from A1ieo rendered il probable II not Ger
tain that the Mexican Government would refuse receive
our Envoy Accordingly, the thirteenth of
January last instructions were issued to the Gener, in
command Of these troops to occupy the left bank Of the Del
Norte" Tor Rio Grande)
Mr. Polk says he had received information which render
ID oh.hl sh.fG H..
FIJI a'ehOOd, proved to be BY the facts The case the
dates Of the Documents and officially eonradeted BY
his own organ, the Union The Union Of the evening Of
January 18Th contains the following extract Of letter Dat
ed, Vera Cruz Dec Iiih 1885, received the day before by
the u s. vessel ST. Mary and published BY order Of the
Cabinet
"Navy Department
"'our Minister OR SdeD was rery fstteriarIv recev.
ed by the authorities OF this place and Il is known that he
reached the city (sieIieo) in safety"
This ex,sct shows that the President on the day that he
ordered The troops the Rio Grande had mot ere
ceVed such information from Mexico rendered Il proba
bic that Sdell would be rejected = bot on the contrary
that there every prospect at that time that he would be
hatterngly received Bot this is ALL The latest
dates from the city Of Mexico which had been
at Washington at the time Mr. Polk issued HE order for the
army To to the Rio Gande Of the fourteenth Of
December Mr. sdell had then been In the city but six
days, and not rejected by the Council until the 2s
days gscayds Yet MIR Polk tells US that after he
had received information which rendered Mr. sldes reec
ton probable, he aeeordHgy ordered the troops the
18th of January (he very day which be had
10 the world through the columns Of the Union that sde
had been "fsisringly received to from Corpus
Christi 10 the Rio Gnnde.
The Of the in favor OF Paredes and Of
hin success was not received at Washington until the 23d
Of January Yet after the reception Of this news and some
three Oseks after the army had been ordered the Rio
Grande Mr. Polk directed Mr. Slide present his ceden
tails Pasedes and demand be received rs the Minister
Of the United States MIR Polk says he ordered the army
to the Rio Grande aftr he had received such information
&c We leave il for readers judge whether the whole
statement is not one tissue Of 6aisehoods
MIR Polk. in his Message, charges the Me1ieans with
"breach Of faith" in refusing TO receive MIR Sde In Of
der to judge correctly Of the truth Of this charge we will
give an extract from the Message also the reply Of the
Mexican Minister. Mr. Polk says:
In pursuance of instructions given in September last
inquiry made the 18Th Of October ls45 in the
most friendly terms, through Consul in Mexico, Of the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, whether the Mexican Govern
ment would receive Envoy to adjust all the questions in
dispute between the Governments with the
that should the be in the affirmative such an Envoy
would be Immediately despatched Mexico The McSf.
can Minister on the 10Th Of October, gaps srmatirs
ansaosr 10 this inquiry
The Mexican Minister in reply says.
In answer have say you that although the Mex
lean nation deeply injured by the United States
the acts committed BY them in the Department Of Texas
&c receive CoMAIssoEER OF the United States who NAV
come to this capital with foil powers from his Government
settle the PRESET DISPUTE in peaceful reasonable and
honorable manner"
Mr. Polk in order TO throw the responsibility Of the war
upon Mexico asserts that she agreed receive tan Envoy
TO adjust all e questions in dispute between the two Gov
ernmenS The reply Of the Mexican Minister to Mr. sl.
dell proves the assertion TO be false and Mr. Polk knew II
to be false Mexico has refused to receive at Envoy
10 settle the Present dsPue, but she did refuse receive
MIR Sldel on the terms that Mr. Polk Dictated with 2I0O
Peaeemakers upon the srieaH soil at the time 10 back his
dication. Could she do Otherwise Could she consistent
y with the smallest degree OF Espec concede TO the
United States what she demanded when al the very time
this demand made, her principal river was
BY troops, and the guns upon batteries were ready
at an instants warning TO level the town Of Maamoros
Let US bring the question home Let suppose at the time
our Secretary Of State and MIR Pakenham, the British Min
lister, about to open negotiations upon the Oregon
question: that Queen Victoria had bockaded Doston
with feet and stationed her troops more upon Hunk
er HILL with their ready to play upon the city Of
Boston. Would this have forwarded the negoaonl The
precisely similar and leave II for each one
draw his differences We have said the csses were
similar there is this difference, howeverwe are strong
and equal To England Mexico is 0sak and imme
inferior 10 us in every respect
Another extract from Folks Message
In my Message at the commencement Of the present
sson informed you that upon appeal both of
the Congress and Convention ofTexas had ordered an Ell
hcient military force TO take position between the Nuecss
aud Del Norls"
The army ordered to take position between the
Nusess and Del Nore the 18th Of June s45 The Con-
yenon did until three iSssks after This and the
Congress Of Texas did assemble until several months
ter. II any thing more ID wanted TO prove Mr. Polk sr
Il ia furnished by The order to Gen Taylor Issued las men
toned above) the 18th Of Juns sa5 by the Secretary
Of War
"Ia anticipation Of thst sps he meeting OF the Conven