The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-07-31
Mexico.

Mexico.
Extracts from President Paredes speech
10 The Mexican Congress, June lst, reports
ed in the Union:
~ have approached, inscnsibly the mention
OF the gFavest event IN oul passing history.
On taking possession Of the reins Of govern
ment the present administration found it.
self met BY the engagement, contracted By
the previous administration TO receive
minister PIonipOtentiaTy from the u. States
TO treat of the Texas question. The gOV>
eminent being firmly resolved to mainia in
at all hazards, the most Just Of causes, and
not to suffer the nation to be despoiled of
that portion Of its territory, was making its
pre- partitions for war; but, at time, DESTROYS
Of spaTinR the blood of Mexicans, il that
could be done without deTogating from the
good name OF the republic, and by digni6ed
and decOFOus negotiations, determined to
hear what the said minister had to Commu>
nicaie. As was to be expected, however
from the deceilful policy Of the Uriled States
kthe minister had no sooner pres 9nted him
self than the bad faith which they were act.
ing, was evident in their having nominated
MIR. John Slidel, not as q minister Gd hoe to
treat Of special business, but as a minister
resident-as If the relations between the two
countries had undergone no change. The
government, in various notes, made known
to him en- the most decisive terms. its IRE.
Vocable determination not TO receive him,
except in character purely special. for which
reason be asked for, and Immediately had
sent % him passports to leave the national
Itarrian. 9shi8 has. served e. Z pFetext 70
ibs sai States for accusing the republic Of
being the &Fst to manifest hostility, nd-of
provoking them to contest, 40 il the hoslil-
tiles could have no other origin than the zee
Fusal TO enter into negotiations in which de.
ceit had palpably been displayed; and when
recourse had been had to arms, not to de-
fend Texas alone, bnt other frontier depart
menis invaded by the troops Of that govern
ment'
The American Minister was not received !,
because national dignity forbade it, when
an American army was marching on the Rio
Bravo, our ports on both seas we're threat.
ened by squadrons, and troops Of the United
States trod our soil in California. was,
therefore. obliged, on the 2lst Of March, to
sOlemnly declare that peace and national
honor being incompatible with such aggres.
sions, our soil should be defended from their
encroachments, until this Congress, with
whom il lay 10 declare war, should assem-
BILE. Their army, for sometime stationed at
J Chorpus Christi, advanced to Point Isabel,
and thence 10 position in front Of Maiamo-
ras. Assembling above Eve thousand men
in that quarter, directed the General oil
; Division there TO act against the enemy; and
he, deciding on Gro sing the river, took up
| position between the coast and the fortified
point Of PaAo Real. On the 9Th of May. &
sharp engagement vas brought on; in which
gu: troops ave proofs of their Valor, ant
! though with some loss, held the field anC
3 maintained the honor of our arms. On The
next day our General in Chic fell back to
new position, where the combat was renew
! ed, but with an unfortunate issue on our part
0 The division crossed the river, and thr
9 commander, who still preserved, according
!. to his returns, four thousand troops Of lh
line, besides auxillaries. suddenly evacuat
: ed the city Of MatamoTas, against the expires
q orders Of his Government; which looked I
!. the Importance Of maintaining that place Il
further operations. and as the point 10 whic
supplies and reinforcements were on the
i waV. Such unexpected conduct on the pa
IF of the geneTal-in>chief has obliged me TO II
- call him, and TO summons him to account f
, his disobedience before a military court
- inquiry. The Government meantime is a
ID lively at work to repair the reverses, az
re looks to the nation and to you, for co Oper
re- ton.
AT time when the public funds we
= completely exhausted all revenues anticipa
d ed, and the government reduced to q Tui
q, Gus and shameful system Of contracts viii,
ne answered only the exigencies of the da
- without providing enough for the most az
ent purposes, Il became 9 matter Of the 81
70 necessity to reinforce the army, and pTOvi
ds without delay fog ils existence, which v
an threatened in its operation against q lorsi
n. enemy.
:. Under these affecting circumstances
government, although deeply sinsible Of
iai Importance Of faithful compliance with
IN. enc gemenls contracted by the nation y
,ly tS creditors, and Of the fact. that credit Is
- the FIRST necessity 10 every government, 4
faith inits promises, the suFest source Of
power, found itself compelled to resort 10
nv extreme measure OF temporarily suspend
i, payments, q measure iusliied by the nece
us iiy Of providing for The safety Of the naii
whose rain would be the ruin Of iiseredil,