Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-12-08
OSCILLATIONS ON TIE MEXICAN VAR.
C,rresooadence Of the ~ Y. Jouraat Of C1HtT'sfce.
WASHINGTON, November .

a 10 called mon for active service in the
wouu - untu the Government, found itself
moA: The Covarcnant - in n strait nd
.I Sco,, has been cnIled nnon for aid
,ho o,ioion of military men. md among
GsnoraI TavIor himself that the whole
o.'o, uo,,e,cv demonstration. from beginning
Of "'1 w,ooo. thu, no benefit. CORRESPONDING
10 emu "". :, l;fo o,d iraosur,. has boon obtai
WIN 40 10 o,;o;o,I ie.gn oc nf,shinr GcncroI
nod' e'r' ' g 81, rs -, III. roI,tc uns
Taylor io' -, I.o.a.i r.,.ro- ,,oycr t,d
utterly ap.un' ar.,lo sr,,;cs ncc,se,rv for er,ch
cnhor '!o ~ !, La h.c, abandoned =, Tho
on en'o'p nf Conceal Tovlor. and ,bot nm on
soege. al., If tho "a, las hon ar must h..
",cv ~
General Taylor, before be marched from Mato-
moras, told MAJOR i"fsElh int Nc did 10. hho"
what tho object Of the movement ne vas
ordered TO make, and thH', Il the design was 10
90 to San LUIS or nc CITY OF heNIco iainflco
was tho pout from WHICH the movement aAtGd
be made.
General Taylor has, no doubt expressed the
same opinion in his correspondence with the
Government. After a long pause, therefore. the
Government has adopted what tho Union proper
~ call a 'new organization and different plan
Of operations. and has been compelled 70 ask Il"
aid of General Scott.
In regard 10 tho Mexican wnr il has not vet
been made known, nor III my way appeared,
what is its true object. We are left to bccyc
that tho Administration have no definite object.
any than mature plan for cfocnue i.
portion Of tho Western md SUa,t!crn people
Consider the object 30 the territorial acai4tian
-conqucst--and approve Of H. SOM, Of the
Southern politicians view i! rs n ii,cana ofcz:en4.
ing Southern territory and influence md rcS.or-
ing 10 them tho secure Of Federal dominion
Tho terms upon which this ]. ,Ycrullcnt !. arc
pared to ,nrko peace are entirely a matter Of con-
iocturo, and aro probably yc t. /, i ci.Ied upoo.
R,,. -.
10 assemble, shows disposition to NEE, our pro-
posals, which 10 be submitted II IT, il must
follow that this Gov rntn1nt viii b. bsun to en-
tor into treaty upon cuuiudlr terms iastc;t3 ef
demanding ha If of their territory
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hcio vas u P'ouI8ioiS excitement al -N2uFoo,
Ih'h"'s' ~ mo 'i9. Hal ; OWING % very gro
insult i'i' ga ''' i''u oeth "i'cte" 10 lhat worry
nra'o ana P''.'o ON s'r' ''o'' Iora;
""pPr''' ''i''' wv ''S"' "'' -" '''ci. w MS
winter quarters IN mo grand hortnoh ichiF''-
whoro ho cohsiier' h' 'al''oil presence h'a'5-
safy % Keep cow no s?iFl' o. ia"'es7''cS7 ,h'
mao 80 oh' an 60 ma u'''oi'
-" o''",u's' 'io - u.s., oo'''"''''c' p' e"
'o'','c' N'o"o PI"p'o 0' ''''" "V'ii'n 'iH So'i.o
can thoih i'ues oa' 10 De InP'Fl'I VIC nave cal-
'od 'hoh1 ioma'os) arrived al tlin tohpo ana re-
Iuo''or a" '",'',o via '''o ''o'o'hoF' MS
was ,o."sau' me very properly refusing
~ 80 - ~ - % many VIZ"
r''" ~ - ~ - '''o -. 't','' S"'fu was
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~ " 80 = ','0"0y f'4to3'ed '-'o
1'.','' VI ti' S'''' ~ '''Eo' h,'h Il 'e'ef an
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W anu mo captaln "ai%e! lAt' tho presence Of
.nc "oVaIhos IN" Ilah"ed mo letter ana packet -
nun. ne b)Fcfhor opened Inc buHdio which
aftor SUN clcnt examination vas found - contain
patIcoa! 10 lcicr expressed 4 hjga opinion
of tho "courag3' Eo had exhibited .!urinr t,a
anti-Aormon ca'npaiEn and closed BY requesting
hun TO receive from the t-Mormon ladies of
linncock county testimonial of their rcgard
Tor him, with request that lie would ret lis
gfaco II IN inc w aFifg.