The Arkansas banner., 1846-12-23


 Foreign Aaalm ts our Misistes, 6aarlmu - \. ,,
 l1a Mafch. l8as. Parades had thsa fevelss,ssss
 ne KDysfpnent, and his minister ases sefsFns s s
 Fssoiasssa tor ths annexation oi Tzxaa. ,pAE<s E. oeen saoRted by our Congress h March, iez8 -.
 esess 70 aeeiare, "tat fact such d fhu to -
 with gre&tsr exsc,aess 60 notable an .ef rf -.
 sion erected an tmpsFious necessity thaa Msxfse r
 Der own honof, should repel h wsih proper IT..
 and dignity The Supreme CovsFnnssne ksS hsE.-z. easus beili; an l. as eopseauancs If tEir A.sis-e
 on, negotiaioe was by its gerg nsfmse af sn eA AaA war was the oniy recourse Of the Mexican Govern, m>nt"
 appears siso, thascn the 4th Ap,il following. c.a.
 Psiades through his Minister ef War, issaeI orisva to the Mexican General ia command on ,he Tesnn frontier to attack our army by every msaaa pl1lr1
 war peTniss.r To this Gen Parades i'd he.n nis,1- sed 10 inc army and people of Mexico during He fa. vOuoN that had brought hin into power On tke I6lk
 April. lsi6, Gen. Pasades addsxssed Iesfer tn taS a that frontier, in which hs stated to him
 at the present date, sapPase yoa af ihs Ass of tA
 valiant army, either fighting aleady er preparing Iar st ssss ssassos. .s sss ssrsssss s.s % sss s s s
 indispensable that hossilisies he cemmsneed ycsfssS taking the initiative, agsinst the enemy"
 The movement of our army ol the ko crands wss .saas P .he sommandlng general under positive erdss
 Mexican citizens. ard to regar relations ketSSA IT. i've countrtes as peaceful, unless Mexico should Aa clare war, or commit acts Of hostility inajeafiye of
 stale of wsH; and these orders he faithfully exeeuieA
 Whilst occupying the east bunk of the Rio Crsssae within the limits of Fexas, then recently admifsf ss one of the States of Unon, the eomsnaudip1 r.n. eral Of the Mexican forces, who in pursasnre o or dsrs of his government had collected lasxs army e the opposite shore of the Rio Gfande efossed h ri ver invaded territory and commes,eeA kossilities by attacking our forces.
 Thus after all the injuries which we had ree,;v.a and borne from Mexico aiser she he'd insulti,vly r Jected minister sent tc her a missios of peace. AFf tAhn haA artAa En.. eonsummated her long coarse of otffaxe arainsi our country, by eemmeneang an offensive war and shed. ding the blood of oar citizens on our own soil
 The ' states never attempted to acquire Texas Ay the people of Texas had achieved their ioepeDdenre they sought to be annexed 10 the U States Ata zen. erai election in September. is36 they decided ith great nnanimiy in favor of annexation and In Ne yemoer following the Congress of the republic an- request 10 this government. This government. hcw eyer having remained neutral between Teraa and Mexico, during the war between them and conatder
 ing Il due to the honor of our country. end our air fame among inc nations of the earth, that we shcaA not at this early period, consent to annexation nor until it should be manifest in the whole world that she conquest of Texas by Mexico was impossible. refa- fused to accede to the overtases made by Texas Ou the l2th April isti, and afier more than years had elapsed since Texas had established her independence treaty concluded for the annexation of that re public io the u States which was rejected bt shu &c., nate. Finally, on the lst March, lss3 Congress pas. scd joint resolution for annexng her to the States upon certain preliminary eondtions in which her as. sent was required The soiemnites which character. Ized the deliberations and conduct of the government and people of Texas, the deeply interesting aues lions by these resolutions. known to the world. The Congress, the Executive and the people of Texas in convention elected foF that purpose se cepted, with great unanimity, the proposed ess og annexation; and thus censammated, on her part the great act cf restoring to our Federal Union ter- had .faf l.s treaty more than quarter of . century before
 After the joint resolution for the annexation Of Tex as to the U States had been passed by our Congress. the Mexican Minister at Washington. addressed note 10 the Secretary cf State, bearing date of the 9th March, lSt5, protesting against act of agres- sion, the most unjust which be found recorded in the annals of modern history namely; that of despcil ing friendly nation. like Mexico. of considerable portion of her territory; and protesting against reso- lution of annexation being an act .'whereby the province of Texas integral portion of the Mexican territory, is agreed and admitted into the American Union;" and be announced that as consequence his mission to the United States had terminated and de- handed his passports, wh eh were granted It was upon the absurd pretex, made by Mexico, herself in debted for her independence to successful revolution that tire republic Of Texas still continued to be- not all that had passed province of Mexi. co, that this step taken by the Mexican minister
 Every honorable effort has been used by me 10 avoid the war which followed, but ali have proved vain. An our attempts to preserve peace have been met by in
 
 to this end commenced in the note of the Secretary of State of the 10th March. 1885, n answer to that o the Mexican Minister Whilst designing to reopen a
 discussion which had already been exhausted and pfo wing again what was known to the whole world, that Texas had long since achieved her Independence the Secretary of State expressing the regret of this gov ernment that Mexico should have taken offence af tas resolution of annexation passed by Congress- and gase assurance tbat our nost srenous efforts shall be de- voted 10 the smieable adjustmen, of eYery of complaint between the two governments, and inc cui tivaion of the kindest end most friendly relations be- tween the two sister republics.
 That have acted ih the spirit of this assurance, will appear from the events which have since occurred. Mexico had abruptly terminated all intercourse with the U. States and ought therefore 10 have been the first to ask for its Fesuns ;ion yet, waiving all ceremony, embraced the ear- Hest favorable opportunity o ascertain from the Mex. ican government whether they would receive sn en- y,,y fTom the |. States intrusted with fuH power to adjust all the questions in dispute between the two go- In September. ists, believed the pro. pions moment for such an overture bad arrived Tex as by the enthusiastic and almost unanimous will of her people, had pronounced in favor of annexation. Mexico herself bad agreed to acknowledge the inds- pendence of Texas, subject to condition. ii is true, which she had no right to impose. and no power 10 enforce The last lingering hope of Mexico if she could sti have retained any that Texas would ever again become of her provinces must have besb abaa. doaed
 The consul of the U States at he e,4v- of Mexico ~ss therefore instructed hy the Secretary of State, on the 18th sspiembef, IsiS to make inquiry Ol ths Mexican government The enquiry was made and the ISsh October is4S, the Minsiet of Foreign Ar faiis of the Mexican government. note addfessed to consul, gave favorable response al the same time that kavai forces might be withd1awh from Vera Cruz while negotiations should be pending up- the receipt of this nole the naval force pfompt iy withdrawn from Vera Cruz. A minister was i'm nedately appointed, and departed for Mexico. Every thing bore pIcmsiHg aspect for speedy and peace fu adjustment of all our difficulties.
 At the dass of my annual message io Congress in December last, doubt vas entertained but that be would be received by the Mexican government, and the hope cherished that all cause of nisnndes- standing between the two countries wvaiS be speedily renoNta Tn the confident bone that sueh wnuld ke