The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-29

81 IeheIaI Ieans uf his desire TO reverse /
1ile eelssleusof his predecessor.
~ ahe Nqsernment Of General Paroles
owes rs 81 ence ID military revolution
py wlal th subsisting constitutional au-l
lhofifies bad been subperted. The form OIL
gogeI1s ont Vas entirsiY changed, as we'll
q 81 Ille BIO iunctionaries by whom u was
L
UHaeF tlcss circumstances. IS den,
ln ope ne q my Direction, add ssed q
note Ole N5axiean Munster of Foreign
Relations. under date ofabe ist March last, 1
asking 70 be received BIZ the Governm IN / |
in the diplomatic character Ia which lie had |
been appointed This Minister, in his reply
under date Of the 18th March, reiterated
Vie Arguments of his predecessor, and, 10
terms that may be considered as giving just
grounds Of offence 10 the Government and
people of the United States denied The up~
plicallon Of Mr.. Slidell. Nothing therefore
remained for our Envoy bnt to demand bis
passports and return 10 his own country.
Thus The Government Of Mexico. though
|soiemnlg pledged by official acts in October
last 70 receive and accredifan American En-
voy, Violated theil plighted iaith.and refused
lhe ofleg of q peaceful adjustment Of our
difficulties Nolonlg was lie ofierTeiected,
but the indigny of ils rejection was enhanced
by the manifest breach 0ffaiih il refusing TO
admit the Envoy who came because they
had bound themselves 10 receive him. Nor
can 1t Be said that The Offer was frnitless
from the want Of opportunity Of discussing
lf5 our Envoy was present on their own soil.
Nor can il be ascribed 10 want 81 sufficient
lpowets; cur Envoy had full powers TO adjust
every question Indifference. Nor was there
room for complaint that our propositions for
settlement were unreasonable; permission
was not even given our Envoy to make any
proposition whatever. Nor can il be objected
That we, on our part, would not listen to any
reasonable 4erms of their suggestion: the
Mexican Government refused all negotia>
TONS and hago made no proposition Of any
kind.
In mYsmessage, at the commencement Of
the present session, informed yon that,
upon the earnest appealboth Of the Congfess
and Convention sof Texas, bad ordered
Inn efficient military force to take position
t''betgeen the Nueces and Del Noflen
!. This had become necessary 10 meet q
Iihreatendd Invasion of Texas By the Mex.
can forces, Tor which enlensiee military
preparations bad been de. The Invasion
was lire ed s0leIy because TEXTS hat
IstegniiIled. ia accef6 ance with solemn
sol0lina Of Tho Congress 81 Tie u Siates
Is annex helseis k1assafrs ID ...ss 4
these circnms iances il vas plainly our dut,
70 extend oar protection over her cilizsn
land soil
This force concentrated al Corpus Christ
and renamed there until after had feceiv
ed such information from Mexico as render
ed ii probable. if not certain, that the Mex
lean Government would refuse to receive
louf Envoy.
Meantime Texas, BIZ The FINAL action o
our Congess, had become al integral par
of our Union The Congress of Texas, b
its act OF Decembef ] 8, 1886, had declares
the Rio del Norte to BE tie boundary Of tina
Republic. Its jnrisdlciion had been extend
], led and exercised beyond the Nueces. Th
I country between that river and the del Mort
e had been represented in Congress and i
! The Convention Of I'exas, had thus take
! part in the act Of annexation itself, and
y inow included within our Congressional Di.
lricts. Our own Congress had, mereoVe
!. with great unanimity, By the net approve
y December 3Ist, lS45, recognised the coun
! try beyond the Nueces as paTtof our tel
I I ritory, By including il within our own reVer
r. e ue system, and revenue officer, to Fesid
= within that district, has been appointed !
y and with tie advice and consent Of u
= Senate. II became, therefore. Of ETgel
" necessity to provide for the defence of th
! portion Of Of our county, Accordingly /
:, the 18Th of January last, Instructions wei
" issued TO the General in command OF the.
= troops TO occupy the left Of the Del Mort
= This river, which is Tie south western boui
= Diary of the State of Texas, is an expose
!" frontier from the quarter invasion vas tlrea
Ao eped: upon III and in its Immediate viCini
= in - judgment Of high military fxpsTien
81 are The propes stations for the pioleclil
:. forces OF the Governments. In addition
~ this important consideration, several 9TH
- occurred to induce this movement. Amo
- these, are the facilities afforded By the po
90 at Brazos Santiago and the mouth Of the
On Norle for the reception Of supplies by 81
VI The stronger and more healihful nillil;
rs positions; the convenience for obtaining
'W ready and more abundant supply Of prov
az ions, water, fuel and forage, and il The
~ vanlages which are afforded By the Del No
!. = in forwarding supplies 10 such posts as q
q be established in the interior and upon
!, Indian frontier.
y The movement Of the troops 70 the
~ Norte was made by the Commanding Ct
~ eral, under positive instructions TO absi
- from all aggressive acts towards Mexico
s.. Mexican citizens, and TO regard the felali
~ between that Republic and the Uui
49, States as peaceful unless she should decl
NY war or commit acts Of hostility indieativ.
]. state Of war. He was specially direc
len g protect private property and respect
80 sonai tights.
Idas The army moved from Corpus Christ
i'm the 11thof March, and on the 18th 81
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