The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-24

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and that II would be his interest 20 isyOr
peace. !
Il was under these circumstances and
upon these considerations that Il Was
deemed expedieni not 10 Obsirnel his It.
turn 10 Mexico, should he attempt 10 do
so. Dur obieri was The restoration Of
peace and With that view, no reason was
perceived why we should take part with
Paredes, and aid him, by means Of our
blockade, in preventing tie return Of his
rival 10 Mexico. On The contrary, il was
believed that the intestine divisions which
ordinary sagaeiiy could not but anticipate
as the fruit Of Santa Anna's return 10 Mex
leo, and his contest willlsParedes, might
strongly tend TO produce sdispOsiliOn with
both parties to restore and preserve peace
with the United States. PaTedes was 4
soldier by profession, and a monaTchisI
in principle. lie had but srecenily before
been successful in a military revolution,
by which he had obtained power. lie
was the sworn enemy Of the United States.
with which he had involved his country
in the existing war. Santa Anna had been
expelled from power by the army, was
known to be in open hostility TO Paroles,
and publicly pledged against foreign i'll
. ierventiOn aud the restoration OF monarchy
in Mexico. In view of these facts aud
> circumstances it was, that, when orders
. were issued 10 the commander Of Our ma
val forces in the Gulf, OH the fifteenth day
, Of May last, only two days after the exist
i, ence of the war had been recognised by
Congress, 10 place the cost oil Mexico un'
: der blockade, he was directed not 10 OBJ
y struct the passage of Santa Anna TO Mex
|. leo, should he attempt TO return.
~ A revolution took place IN Mexico III
. the early part of August following, by
! which the power of Paroles was over
;, thrown, and he has since been banisheC
. from the country. and is now in exile
:. Shortly afterwards, Santa Anna returned
IL remains TO be seen whether his return
n NAV not vet prove to be favorable to ;
= pacific adjustment of the existing dltfcul
!. ties, il being manifestly his interest not Il
, persevere in the prosecution of war com
: menccd by Paroles, to accomplish pur
>. pose so absurd as the reconquest oil Iexa:
:, 10 the Sabine. Had Paroles remained
Il la po-.,, IL Is morally certain that an.
e pacific adjustment would have been hope
@ less.
, Upon the commencement of hostiliiie.
i by Mexico against the United States, The
. indignant spirit of the nation was at onct
F. aroused. Congress promptly responded
r. to the expectations of the country, and by
HE act of the thirteenth of May last, re
ID. cognised the fact that war existed, by th,
. act of Mexico, between the United State:
- and that republic, and granted the means
y necessary for its vigorous prosecution
= Being involved in war thus commenced
:, by Mexico, and for the justice of whicf
on our part we may confidently appeal tc
! the whole world, resolved 10 prosecute
u it with the utmost vigor. Accordingly
!" the ports of Mexico on the Gulf and OF
the Pacific have been placed under block
ade, and her territory invaded at several
!, = important points. The reports from the
" Departments of War and the Navy viii
u inform you more in detail of the measures
u adopted in the emergency in which on
y country was placed, and of the gratiIyin!
y results which have been accomplished.
The various columns of the army have
II performed their duty under great disad
+ yantages, with the most distinguished skill
h and courage. The victories of Palo Alt,
II and Resaca de la Palma, and Of Monterey
If won against greatly superior numbers, ant
Y against most decided advantages in othc
) respects on the part of the enemy, were
$ brilliant in their execution, and enntl'
our brave officers and soldiers TO the CRATE
# full thanks of their country. The nation
IS deplores the loss of the brave officers ant
r. men who have gallan,ly fallen while vim
y dicating and defending their country
le rights and honor.
Ia 1t is subject of pride and satisfaction
q that our volunteer citizen soldiers, whC
d so promptly responded TO their country:
h call, with an experience of the discipline
is of camp of only few weeks, have borne
T. their part in the hard-lought battle of Mon
90 terev with consistency and courage equa
h to that of veteran troops, and worthy o
d, the highest admiration. The privation
m of long marches through the enemy's coun
" try, and through a wilderness, have beci
ID borne without murmur. By rapid move
Iy mcnts the province of New Mexico, will
ID Santa Fe, its capital, has been captured
ID without bloodshed. The navy has co
V operated with the army. and rendered i'm
o. portant services if not so brilliant, it i
is because the enemy had no force to nee
$ them on their own element, and becaus
o. of the tlcfences which nature has interpos
is ed in the difficulties of the navigation O.
the Mexican coast. Our squadron in tn
E. Pacific, with the corporations of ga
e, liant officer of the army and small fore
st. hastily collected in that distant country
NJ have acquired bloodless possession {
of the CALIFORNIA;, and the American fla