Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-12-24

annual message m December last l inform
ed Congress, that upon the invitation Of
both the Congress and Convention of Tcr-
as, had deemed it proper to- order strong
sg1a,lron to the coast of Mcrico, and 10
concentrate an Efficient military force on
the western frontier of Teras, to protect
and defend the inhabitants against, the me-
naccd INVASION of Merico. In that mes
sage iniorlacd Congress that the momcn,
the terms oil ANNEXATION offered bv the L.
nited States were accepted by Tcras, the
latter became SD Tar part of our own coun-
try as To make IL our duty to afford such
protection and defence and that for that
purpose our Squadron had been ordered
To tue Gulf, aud our army to 'takc n pnsi-
ton between the Nueccs and the Del
Nortc, or Rio Gramdr, and 'io repcl any
INVASION ofthc Tc,ran territory, which miuh,
be attempted by the Mexican forces"
IL was deemed proper To issue this order
because, soon after the Prcsi,lcn, of Texas.
in April 1916, had issued his proclamation
conveniny the Congress of that republic.
lor the purpose of submitting Ia that body
the terms ot ANNEXATION proposed by the
Umited States, The government or .Ncrico
made serious threats of invading The Teran
territory. These threats became more i'm
nos;n,,,s :, ho.,, -, .,>... :: ="
nrogrcss or Tho ,,os,;o,, m !, ,,.s. ~ "I
Ter,s wou,I I.i;,,. J., e. p.pc '"
The terms of annerai"n aud, finally, the,
had assumed such a formidable character
rs ;nduc. ii bo,b III. C,n.,r,,.. ~, C''.',
lion nr r.r,x T., ron,,o., ,J,., If.
force should mo con, Inv tho n G ;,.,o ,.
tcrr;,orv Cor tho nnrnosc az ,r,soo,,,;...
aud defending her against The ,hrea,ono.i
invasion. II would have he.n ,;n,,,;.
of good faith toward, the nconle or T.n,.
TO have refused to ,fi;,ti ,hc ali ,,h;o, -
desired ,yo;ust , ,Lro,,sn..l -
Which H., H., 49,, ,,.,., :"
''" "''" '''"Sc" Wy 'hcir fce
iue'crhiha'i"h 10 anheT themselves to our
Union, III compliance with the overture
made IN ihcm Inv ,bo mint ro,1u;, r.
C,,,ro w o"'
Accordingly, portion of the army was
ordrrud tn march iuto Tcr,s C,rn,v nj;
;; Co.,, ,,o ,, ~
=, WV f',"", o|''" oy He"' layInr'
TIC encamped at that place IN August, 1915
and the army remained in that position un-
Ill the I1ih of .lT,rcb 1SdS v.ho, :, ,o.I
we.,w,rI ,ra ~, H. ~ e.,
.'.'.,. ~" W. VIC '"'"'y-e'Sn'h Oh maj
.i"''n reachcu me east bank ot the Rio
Grahde opposite to .Matamoras. This
movement was made in pursuance of or
ders from the War DcDarlmeut issueJ nm
tho ,l;.,o,, 20 10 T, .
VI ,ofo. before inc
"'u:'S "c'e ISsucd, 'hc uespatch OF our
minister IN NeIicO, transmitting the decis-
ion ofthc Council of Governments or Mor
;. ,I,I W. 'e.
XIII 10 -, w. '' ''C'"c"'
an" ais" me dcspa'ch nt our consul resi-
ding in the city of McricO--the former
bearing date ON The 17fb and the I,,t.r ~,
the 18Th or Dccomber 1oh5 ,.;o ..ri ~
vi WHICH accompany my message TO Con
greSs OF the eleventh of Nav last-wcre
received nj the DeDartmcut of State
rbess c,rr,,,,;,,,;.'n, ,, :.,.,,
hI ;r,, ai,i,tI . :o'',,'." u n,%ny ProDa.
not he occnd h H., ''''' our t,is'er would
TO- e ',IcNcu ny uhe government oil Gen. Herrera
'so m S h',oW .al OUT niue nope could be
IT.; ,so my icsul rom Geh; faredes
nrosecut;nr should 10y; ''cr., w.',cn ne was
proh,Lla Tho P'osc s"ISesSi'il' DIS was hlSniy
r. =; IL - nv l '''c'e y, aieoss, as our INNS
G,cast h,I;i , ~ s.es, dreamed the
cet tho nronnssJ 5amn,;a,; o States "ehouh
c,IIod nron tho Irno;s ',i ,ha ,'i "liu openly
U ~ 20. '"I "c' anu t's pcoPie 10 put uoWh
WI. c.T VI iie'leia cy ioIce. ne recon-
80 ~ "' wal Nun 'he ohited STATES,
stancei e~;Ss,;n ,I hneSe were the circum-
r t ann, -, wv" o,' -. MaI "re"leo proper 10 or
,nan 20 , "''"e' e",'lihai o. zen. Taylor 10 adj
sd''ee 10 'e western frontier ct Texas and occupy
~ " " "'" ''S NO o'dhue
Inc apprehensons OF contemplated Mexican
h'aSiom nave oeeh since fully justified by the g.
veh,: L he determination OF Mexico to rush into
los;i'i'S WIN 'fe united States was afterwards
manifested ny the whole tenor OF the note of the
MeXican Min'ster OF Foreign Affairs to CTR minis
Ter bearing uatc OH the twelfth of March, ISt6.-
farades han then revolutionizcd the governments
an" MS minister alter referring TO The resolution for
The annexation ol Texas, which had been adopted
by our Congress IN March, 1915, proceeds TO de-
clare that "a TACT such as this, or, TO speal, with
greater eXactness. so notable an act of usurpaion,
created All inPerl1uS necessity that Me&ico, for her
own ,oh1r; sno rePel II win proper frmness and
dignity The Supreme Government had beforehand
declared mat II would look upon such an act
,,o,,, @ a., H., 'ths ueciaraon
.sr ,yas Nh. nni,, , d. di chu' ana
-" "' '''y ''|o''''e vi o'e mexican govern