The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-29

10, No. 47-WmoLE NO.
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meni. The selection ofhis position was nc.
eessarily coafded 10 the judgment Of &c
General in command.
Tie Mexican forces at Matamoros a am.
ed a billigeient attitude, and on the I9th 5fs
April, General Atnpudia, then. III command
notified General Taylor to hfeak up h:sl
.painp within twenty four hours, and Is re-
tire beyond the Nuoees Fe1, aud, in tie
event of his failure % with ihese
demands, announced that and arms
alone, must decide the question. But nc
apen act Of Hostility was computed un,ifsh
sffith April. 0a filai day. sneral altisls
who had succeeded 10 the command Of the
Mex,can forces, communicated 10 Generals
Tayfsr that ''he considered hostliities CON.
neneed and should prosecute them
/ A party Of Dragons Of sixty thee men
and officers, who were on the same daI des.
patched from the American camp tp the
Rio Grande, on its left hank, TO ascertain
whether The Mexican troops had crossed, or
weEe preparing TO cross the river, "became
engaged with large body Of these troops,
and, after short affair, in which somc sixs
teen were killed and wounded, appear 70
have been surrounded and compelled 10 sur
FENDER"
The greVious wrongs perpeiialei by
Mexico upon our citizens through d long
period Of years remain unfedressed, and sol.
emn treaties, pledging her public faith for
this redress, have been disregared "A gov
lernment either unable or unwilling 10 ems
foice the execution Of such treaties fails b
perform one Of it's painest duties.
Our commerce with Mexico has been al.
most annihilated. 1t was formerly highly
beneficial to both nations: bot our merchants
have been deferred from prosecuting il By
the system Of outrage and extoFtion which
the Mexican authorities have pursued a.
gainst them, whilst their appeals Though
their own Government for indemnity have
!, been made in vain. Our forbearance has
gone TO such an extreme as to be mistaken
in its character. Had we acted with Vigor
in repelliRg the.insuls and FedressiBg the
injuries indicted by Mexico al the CON-
mencemeni, We should doubtless have es
] lcaped all the difficulties in which we are
J now involved.
Instead Of this, however, we have beer
exerting our best efforts 70 propitiate he
good Will Upon the pretext that Texas
a ID nationas independent as herself, though
: lpropcr g unite her deslinies With our owl
y SHE has affected 10 believe ihal we have ser
9. cred her rlghtfal leffifo ID one
proelana IONS and es.0e, repeat
3 sedly tafsateDed Ii make war upe IS 10
!, The purpose Of recon9uering Texas b
Z tue meAnttme, We haee fried every eIIoF
J 10 reconciliation. The cup Of forbearanc
= had been exhausted even before the fecen
!. information from the frontier az the dc
= Norte. But now, after reiterated menace,
{ Mexico has passed the boundary 81 In
: United Staless, has invaded our territo.,
and shed American blood upon America
2 soil. She has proclaimed that hostilitie
have commenced. and that the two nation
= are now at war.
! As war exist, and Notwithstanding all on
!! efforts to aviod it, exists by the act of Mes
I. leo herself, we are called upon by ever
= : consideration Of duty and patriotism to vii
! dictate with decision the honor, the right
i and the interest Of our country.
): Anticipating the possibility Of a crisis like h
- which has arTlVedS instructions were given
IN August last ttas precauuanary measures aonin
is invasion OF threatened invasion, authorizing &c
s Taylor, il the emergency required, to accept vo
unteeTs, not from Texas only, but from the Stat
~ of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tenness,
I'd and Kentucky; aud corresponding letters we
n addressed 90 the respective governments Of the
b. Estates. These instructions were repeated, al
in January last, soon after the incorporation
Q" s Texas into the United Staies,S Gen. Taylor W
&c further ssauihorized by the President TO make
bV Tequistion upon the Executive of that State
\. snch of isnliiilary force as may be needed 10
pei invasion OF TO secure the country against a
n pretended INVASION" On the Cd day Of Marc
lat he was again reminded, s'n the event of the
on pIoach of any considerable force, promptly a
re efficiently 70 use the authority with which he "
clothed 70 call to him such auxiliary forces as
ss might n8ed.1 War actually existing, and O
te. territory having been invaded, Gen. Taylor, pl
IN. suant 10 authority invested in him by my dire
~ tions, has called the Governor of Texas
four regiments of Skate Troops, two TO be mou
~ ed and Two 10 serve on foot and on the Cover
ity of Louisiana for four regiments Of infantry to
ice sent 70 him as soon as practicable.
go II further vindcati0n OF our rights and defen
Of our territory, invoke the prompt aciioh
" Congress 70 recognize the existence of war, q
CTS to place 1t the disposition of the Executive
lna means OF prosecuting the war with yigorS and q
ria fastening the restoration of peace. TO this
n-lI recommend that authority should be giyeT
-. call into the public service large body Of vol
Ga leere 10 serve for not less than six 1--WE
ary months, unless sooner discharged. A volunt
J fo4ceie, beyond question, more eminent than
~; olhs description Of citizen soldiarF, and il is
ia Be- doubted that number far beyond that
aae oairsd would readily rush 10 the field upon
1rte eel q their country. further recommend
n IbeTal provision ba made for sustaining our
49, itary forces, and furnishing is with supplies
'sse munitions Of war.
The moal energetic and prompt measures,
Del he immediate appearance in arms Of large
EN- oxsFpoWsrlpg iorses aIs Fseomm g to {
YAH bringing IIe existing col sion with Mexico
} 81 SPEEDY Ga u1eessfal teruIiration.
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