The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-29


united in the bonds of Christian peace and good will
$50 mote II be"-but, alas the hon must hrst III
/ down with the lamb. r.
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/ ONE DAY LATER FROM THE ARMY.
| Irial and honorable aequiai If Captasn Thornion-
4 General Tayiors proclamation -hsaifh Of the ~my-
adcanes towards Monterrey, &c. ~ Afa7i- sas aa
| The steamship Alabama arrived at New orleans
on the 18th instant, from Brszos Santiago the 10Th
instant, one day later than the James L. Day, The
/ Commercial Times learns that the court martial on
Captain Thornton terminated on the 18th alnmo
and the general impression is that he has been ac
| quilted. The proceedings however, viii not %
/ made public until they have been approved and
confirmed by the President 81 Washington. One
passage Of his reported defence has been commented
on with admiration by all In The camp at Matanioras
lie said that, IN the performances Of the ACT foi
| which he tried, freshness or pueeipiiancy, We
believe he "dd not the numbers Of the enemy
| all he saw the Mexican flag waving over Amer
lean soil, and he was wiling 70 risk his own life IN
an attempt 10 cut II down " '5id2 sd ur 3n.- .afu
DR.. Daniel McPhail. surgeon Of the Tennessee
regiments native of Franklin, rennessee, died on
| the evening Of the 18th instant, and was buried
with military honors the next day. He had been
for some time In III health. 41HI 20 .a'lp..b y.u
| II is said that there are some emissaries about
Manmoras, who are endeavorng TO induce such Of
\ the Mexican soldiers who were wounded on the
9th and 9th May and are recovered, TO rejoin their
| regiments at Monterey. Eli
| The troops are ia fine health, and eager for the
campaign now opening. The river is falling rap
/ idly from Reynosa downward The seventh infant
| ~ we're supposed to be at Camargo on tho 18th
| instant, and no doubt is expressed that Colonel
Hays's command from San Antonio has joined them
| there. .. .... . ... 81. .. .,.....,r a..
| There have been no accounts from McCuloch's
rangers since they passed Reynosa, (the 7th IN
stant) IL is imagined, from the well known daring
character Of that officer, that he has penetrated
far as Monterey; either reconnoitering acting
the offensive, il he find the occasion tempting, or
the disparity not too great in the force TO which he
may find himself opposed r-l3a n.HsJHE a.- .TnI
| We are unaffectsdly glad to hear Of the rapid
subsistence Of the river; our army will now move
with celebrity. tr I. ..t .'Er ra ,srI ..| .' Fi'
The Alabama brought with her some soldiers in
III health, sent hither for change Of air, to accele
| rate their recovery. #.'E'... ....
A letter to the New Orleans Bee, dated July 18th,
says ~. g..a.r.v ...r' ..rFn. D. . .... ~ b.. ..
"The Catholic chaplains sent out by President
Polk to offciate for the soldiers protesting that
faith attempted this morning to address the citizens
Of Matamoras, but they refused the use Of the
church, either to speak or preach in" =
The following proclamation has been issued by
General Taylor, and is published in both the Eng
bsh and Spanish languages, in the Matamoras pa
pers: beams ..- a..sa# s.. o.. HaaEs g!.g 81.
A proclamation by the general commanding he army
Of me United STATES Of .4msries: To the people Of
MEXICO . 4, . ~.
!After many years of patient endurance the United
States are at length constrained to- acknowledge
that a war now exists between our government and
the government Of Mexico. For hany years our
citizens have been subjected to repeated insults and
injuries, our vessels and cargoes have been seized
and con6scated, our merchants have been pIundered
manned imprisoned, without cause and without re.
paraton. At length your government acknow vi
edged the justice of our claims, and agreed by treaty
to make satisfaction by payment of several million
Of dollars; but this treaty has been violated by
your rulers, and the stipulated payments have been
withheld. Our late effort to terminate all Difficult.
ties by peaceful negotiation has been rejected by
the dictator Paredes, and our minister Of peace,
whom your rulers had agreed to receive, has been
refused hearing. He has been treated with i'm
dignity and insult, and Paroles has announced that
war exists between US. This war, thus first pro-
claimed by him, has been acknowledged as an ex-
istIng fact by our President and Congress, with
perfect unanimy, and will be prosecuted with
vgor and energy against your army and rulers
but those Of the Mexican people who remain neu-
trail will not be molested 4. O.. " Hla asr@. +.
Your government is in the hands of tyrants and
usurpers They have abolished your State govern,
ments they have overthrown your federal constitu-
ton they have deprived you of the right Of suffrage
destroyed the liberty of the press, despoied you of
your arms, and reduced you to state Of absolute
dependence upon the power of military dictator.
Your army and rulers extort from the people by
grievous taxation by forced loans and military
ures, the very money which sustains the usurpers
in power. Being disarmed, you left defencelsss
an easy prey to the savage Cumanches who not only
destroy your lives and property but drive into cap
tvity more horrible than death itself, your wives
and children. 1t is your military rulers who have
reduced you to this deplorable condition. tits these
yrans, and their corrupt and cruel Satellites gorged
with the peoples treasure, by whom you are thus
oppressed and mpoverished-som of whom have
boldly advocated monarchcal government, and
would place European prince upon the throne of
Mexico. .a..a e.. -. 4'.r+ r"m. .a b.
We come to obtain a reparation for repeated
wrongs and injuries-we come to obtain indemnity
for the past and security for the future--we come
to overthrow the tyrants who have destroyed your
liberties--but we come to make no war upon the
people of Mexico, nor upon my form of free gov
eminent they may choose to select for themselves.
1t is our wish to you liberated from despots, to
drive back the savage Cumanches, to prevent the
renewal Of their assaults, and to compel them to re-
store to you from captivity your long lost wives and
children. Your religion, your affairs and churches,
the property of your churches and citizens the en-
blems Of your faith and its ministers shall be pro-
tected and remain inviolate. Z 5.P 'n ~'s'rr. -e
Hundreds Of our army, and hundreds of thou
sands Of our people, are members Of the Catholic
church. In every State and IN nearly every CITY
and village of our Union, Catholic churches exist,
and the priests perform their holy funcons in peace
and security, under the sacred guarantee ofour con-
stitution. We come among the people of Mexico
as friends and republican brethren and all who re-
ceve us as such shall be protected, whilst all who
are seduced into the army Of your DICTATOR shall be
treated enemies .r 7.t ~a. fDl.
We shall want from you nothing but food for our
army, and for this you shall always be paid in cash
the full value. IL is the settled policy of your ty-
rants to deceive you in regard to the policy and
character Of our government and people. These ty-
rants fear the example of our free institutions and
constantly endeavor to msrepresent our purposes,
and inspire you with hatred for our republican
brethren Of the American Union. Give us but the
opportunity to undeceive you, and you will soon.
learn that all the representations Of Paroles were
false and were only made to induce you TO consent
to the establishment Of despotc government .'
In your struggle for liberty with the Spanish mon
archy thousands Of our countrymen rlsked their
lives and shed their blood in your defence. Our
own commodore, the gallant Porter, maintained IN
,u;,, Aao In and govern