The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-30

tant points The re Por,ss frnmSt the De-
.paritneats OF War and ,he Navy8wii In.
form You more I'm detail of; The ymeasures
adopted in Emergency in which our
noun,ryissa aa placed mid Of the gratifying
results which have been accomplished.
u The .yarious columns Of taas al afmy4haye3
performed their$duty under great disad-
xantngcs, with. the most distinguished skill
and courage.;8 The victories Of Palo Alto
and Eesaca de Ia Palma, and Of M M6ntereyfI
von against greatly superior numbers andI
q against most. decided ady yantage I'M othef|
Tssp pects on, the ,part Of tt6ey enemy !, were
,,brflIiah.in iI,eis and, entitle qp5
brave officers and soldiers, to the grateful
thanks of .ogr. country. IS The nation. fdei
plores theSloss of The brave officers and
men who have gallanlly fallen while .Eipdi!
eating and defending their coun.ry's rights
and b onors.f h, e4 ,,,,,t,T .soss aetk lnya1i
= Ii is a.sabject Of pride and satisfaction
that our volunteer citizen soliiers,iw who so
promptly, responded lu their; r;conntry'scall;
with an experience .of the discipline of 4
camp Of only few weeks, have borne their
part in the hard fought battle OF Moetera,y
with constancy and courage equal 10 that
Of veteran troops, and worthy Of the high
,sss admiration. Tbs iTiya,ions Of long
marches through the enemy's country, and
,hro' a Wilderness, had beenborne Without
amurnor. BY rapid movements the prey;
ince of New Mexico, with SANTA Fe. its cap!
i,al, has Keen captured without bloodshed'
The navy has co.opera:ed #;:h :he army,
and rendered important services ifnol so
brilliant, il is because the enemy had, no
force 10 meet them on theirSown, element,
ard because of,hc deferces which nature
Il a. IL ,l,s- ~,
igationon the Mexican, coast. Our squad
ron in the Pacific, with the co operation
Of gallant officer Of the army, and small
force hastily collected in that distant coun-
Try, have acquired bloodIess possession. {
been raised at every important point, in
that province. 81. ,t.i.,ii,.,,o. !9{si fat 81
Icongra,ulate you on The success Witch!
has attended opr military and navel opera
tons. In less than seven months after. Mex.
leo. had commencrd her .hos,iIiiies, 10, a time
selected by berselGl we have taken posses.
sion Of many Of her principal ports, driven
Z back and pursued 'her invading army ) and
acquired; military possession Of the iMcxi-I
can provinces Of New Mexico. New Leon,I
Coai,uila, Tsmeulipns, and the Califurnias,
aterritory larger in exten,i .han that en-
braced in the original thirteen States of
the Union, Inhabited by considerable pop-i
ulation, and much nf it, more Than lhou-
sand miles, from the points at. which we
had to. collect our forces. and commence
our movements. By the blockade, the
import and exporttrade Of tho enemy has
been cut off: Well may 4he American
people be proud Of the energy and gallant
ry Of our regular AMI volunteer officers and
soldiers. The events nf these two months
afford gratifying proof Tint our country
can, under an emergency, confidently re-
ly for the maintenance Of her honor, and
The defence Of her rights, on effective force,
ready Mt all times voluntarilyto relin4uish
the comforts Of home for the ;perils and
privalions Of the camp. And though such
force may be for the time expensive, il
is in tho end economical, MS the ability ia
command il removes the necessity Of EN-.
ploying large standing army in time Of
peace, and proves that our people love
their institutions, .ud are ever ready To
def I'd md protect them. HIS
w. st the war, r,wnsin course of vigorous
and successful prosecution, being still anx-
io's to arrest its evils, and considering that
after the ebriNiantvietorieso o four arms on the
eighth and ninth Of May last, she naiiopaF
honor could not be cumpaomFrred bY il. an-
other overlurewns made Mexico ,bymy.li-
rection. on the twen.y-seven,ho OF July last,
to terminate hos,iIities BY peace juss snd
honorable to both countries. On the .hir-
~ first Of August following, the Mexican
government declined tn accept this friend.
Iyiovcr'nre, but deferred tito The decision
Of u Mexican Congress. to be. assembled
in the early part Of the presenu raep,A:-
| communicate to vorr herewith, n copy
Of thcileucr Of the Secretary OF Siate pro.
posing to reopen negotiation Of the an.
swcr Of the Mexicaar government and of
the reply thereto Of The Secretary Of State.
The war will continne to- be prosecuted
with rigor, rs the best means Of securing
peace. II is hoped thai tile decision Of
the Mexican Congress-. 10 which Que last
overture has been referred, may result in
speedy and honorable peace. With our
experience, however, Of The unreasonable
course Of the Mexican authorities, it IS the
part Of wisdhm not 10 relax in tie energy
Of our military operations until the re-
suit is mn,le known. IN this view, il is
deemed important 10 hold military pos.
session Of all the provinces wbirh have
6een taken, until defnitive treaty Of
peace shall lave been concluded anG rst.
iiied by tho countries.
The war has NOT Been wage,l with view
- r.