New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-02
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leo. AID with ,he pay q our CLAIMS Mt; BE
Suspended while, ard un:t D coEn<e-s oi ooncia
ton. moderation ard wisdom o. oGr part N 1eas wa
her and the whole .c shs could be olouA. 20 o CT
Annexation win con pnSurs. W. al .is~. ;4at i. 80
escp War n It's business e: The !ssto7. O. f!en.y
mus, neces sr:y The wo-k o: time AND woal-
tsn1oc q: Us great c-cuus1c-cr. tscAdy ~ tFe ehi'
and fobsrsnce toward that exciiable ard sensitive people
whom however iIGccen;!y Is we nag --.--A VIC l-1
teeply rounded --,,
erohs.ls snd soleuE!:y ,a-t Ih such .ine of con
duct on our part toward Mexico a. was due from q IN
,efren.e ~ tre case ana he occasion " z-rnish ksrs
,cu and would na.e been Hyotsd without the sscriee
If am. s claim or o.. sU5sr.nis and i-r interest u
liz. tnited States OF any American ciuzen. Al me
far,s and disclosures in to- testify 20 this conclusion
and warrant u, ia -kng tEs ground boldly SAD without
The ,i,btes, m.Rvius or doubt Lstraoss beware Tho
nav. trough, :his needless Wer Upon or cC-ert Oh
j-cts witch they have no; dared to ccns or aTo~ and
5e, vi b Ir.fences which hy pocTtlcsl and false
The po.rion -hirh here c-xs in 70. Hr-t place Is
.hs thai exico ulC have declared ~HF agE'rs;
Us. merely nt Of the Annexation OF .ta' 70 me
United States vii, underlined boundary hetreen her
t.rritory and ours Il she THREATENED ar. and
s..u,sd wa-se at;tud. aud II nsr ability asd been
equal 20 hsr Will perhaps she would have tHaen ~. ibid
md persap. nor Tne-e was NJ arsr rome LANCER OF
War merely because there wss some CANCER mat asr
a,,hor,,es rgh, no, be able .Gt.fy Ice nus,fC fee
ings and pride her people and h-r army snort OF it,
But it good while ,nce this DANGER passed away Il
perfectly maaif., iha; her successive military chsis
-Sapta Ana-uerrera-P OF them intend
ed ~ make OF Annex alton unless forced
into il by noisy popular opinion which could c'Am"r
about War without having really any stomach for the
sgn, and I, good while since became appars NJ
TIA, ,uch War fer Mexico ~es concerned Enisht
aud would be avoided General thompson satisfied HIM
le u this before he !e Mexico. 1bej are not going
to decar. War against us- n-ve: doubted for d
uement about that, They AK Is they have cone tor
years about y-d nc Texas No such thing WAS attempt
ed beofe Annexation Of Texas 20 his country and
an invasion now only exci:es smile whenever 1t Ia
spoken Of Not one man OF sense Ia Mexico either de-
sIres or anticipates such Thing.
The attitude assumed by Mexico Immediately after gu!
Resolution of Annexation, made It Necessary IN tn oln
ion Of the President precautionary MEASURE TO o'de
strong squadron 10 the Of Mexico and m concen
rate an ec,n, military foce the Western Froh:er Of
Texas, where Western Frontier OF Teas vas. or
night n settlement. OF boundaries. was an JPori@n
question: competent 70 the President to
decide But our Army took ny aposiiion NJ Cor Ci
the right bank Of the Saeces-a f!VeT when
marked The known boundary 81 the Old province or
department OF Texas the West This was early in Au-
gust Of last year and the avOwed OBJECT OF the movement
was io rspel any Of the Texan territory when
might be attempted hy the Mexican forces The iesi-
considered the Texan territory even hen which WAS
long Annexation cu-urninAied, ana Wnle lex
as was still much independent Republic a. she ever
was AS part the territory Of the United states, ana TO
be defended accordingly On This assumption absurd ana
uischevous deem il 10 ne. nc right In taking
proper precautions for Ii. defence against threatened M
vason IL he believed danger be real suppose
he did Admitting 1t even at that period, the
duty o the Executive TO be prepared 10 ree any Invasion
Of Texas ~ tho Mexican forces, and to place the Army
near where would be needed Il Mexico should declare
War against rs and Admitting also that with this oct
view Il proper that the Army should have been cl-
,oc,d % ,.ta m coSron iu The Texan territory here
ask. the necessity that tie very rst position o
our should have been taken on the farther side o IN
So ma no, ~. p,csler, kroy, -hat every inch nf
~ ,o ,S %ns.s ti.nn,cd ,er.,rory be,wee
Mexico Texas Did ne not know that the Resolution
Annexation Expressly reserved the question % oounda-
80 =, ,,tJ he ,,;e,dIv and mat IL was this
vow, corn,rr he,veen The Xueces and the Rio Grante
.ot ~. hoc n, I, which formed the suhiect OF dispute
Ir,,n,r hc trcy ,, ,hs and he knew TOO that II any
,h d a, ,h, ,nc the .atnp military possession OF
,hIs nsnn,cd territory would bring on War II
erourh fur him 10 take posesson OF the rnTgcd soil
q, th,t early day 10 hold il against the day when
Annex zion should be consnmmated Event. have sho
,h, he might have done this with IMMUNITY But this
cond not satisfy him. Long before any attempt mace,
ar honght of 10 omen NEGOTIATIONS with Mexico for the
o,crr.u, M, Tho rr.s,iop n, boundary he orders
General rs soon as the Convention Of Tex. should
have nas.rd on the proposition of Annexation TO march
INFO Teas and he ins,rucf him that the point Of his Ill
trlatc destination Mas the Western Frontier Of Texas.
,yhc,c l ,vod , and ocrApy posi,t5n aih his iy1av
o, r mar ,bs n, f;,,y,-h. cy-rsmest limit 10 which
the nominal pauer tide Of Texas had ever gone General
TavIr i ,ni in another Isnatcl You VIII approach as
mar tho boundary lue-he RI. G apdc- prudence wi!
dictate" The President desire. THAT your 20.
ston for par: Of y0Ur forces IT iess shoUd bs VEST OF
the River Suecc The sc Letters zen TAYLOR to push
U ,,c, a., tho ,x;r,r,st b,nIfs--b. Rio Crand-they
,t,c,; him ~ mas. Nstoftie Eirer Ngeet" lie was
t aid soldier IN ne cAurh, IN any tran set for HIN al
Vac obey 81 lie And ihe invita-.
ton mo ,o-h, lie took his position At Corpus CHI!,.
which Us =, yest of m yuecr, use ON the ri.ht bank
80 ,h. ,,,,r and tb.re n. remained for SIX months 4,
,,,Irc1 and any mic, from the RIO del Nor;c and until
Avn, rslII received po,tye ORDERS he moved 10 the
latter river
We affirm that Mexico would not have made War
ihc United States on accou, Of Annexation, would
she have invaded Texas or crossed the Rio Grande
an army If the President had Kept his forces wholly out OF
r,yav ar lad ccn,cr,ed himself with the military
o.c,,.,,on ne Te~,s alone within thn well. known
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