Litchfield enquirer., 1846-12-17
The Message.

On our first page will be found as much of this document as we can find room tor. We have omitted only the Pres:dent's tedious, wordy ,petiiogging defense of the administration in its course relative to the Mexican war. The following is briei synopsis of this part of the Message:
 The President says the Mexican war was unprovoked by the United States. After years of endurance of addressed wrongs on our part, Mexico commenced hosIili'ies' Long before the advance of our army to the Rio Grandc, we had just cause for war. He reviews the course of Mexico from the declaration of her independence as series of continued insults and spoliations upon Americans without redress.
 When our claims were ascertained by convention, we gave indulgence ofpayment, but only 3 of 20 inStalments have been paid. Mexico. he says, had a second time viola ted the treaty by refusing to carry into ef- feet the 9th article of the treaty of lS43.
 He reviews the settlement of Texas and the revolution-demonStrat the absurdity of Mexico making it presext for war-that Texas is still part of her territory tha, Texas always extended to the Rio Grande that Mexico never placed the war on that question, but avowedly intended to reconquer all Texas. This caused the ad- vance of General Taylor to the Rio Granee.
 The President reviews the progress of the war, the peace propositions, the Mexican revolutions and politics, and casts the whole odium of continued hostilities on Mexico. Paredes, being obs,inateiy hostile to the United States, rose % power upon the war spirit, there was no hope of peace with him and Santa Ana being more favorable. or- ders were given to the CommodOres of the squadrons not to obstruct his entrance into Mexico. It remains to be seen if his return does not yet lead to pacific adjustment.
 He congratula.es the country on the bril- liant achievements of our Army and Navy, on the conquest of California, New Mexico, Coahuila aad Tamaulipas; and recom- mends vigorous prosecution of the war, as the mos. effective way of obtaining speedy and honorable peace.
 Assurances have been received from the Spanish government that her treaty stipu latiOns relative to the prohibition of priva teering upon the commerce of our citizen. shall be .igidly enforced.
 This part of the Message is written with de cided tact, ana ingenuity-and was evidsntl, designed for the popular eye. and pennsd witt the hope of turning the tide of public sentiment in favor of the war. It is.howevsr,aa CT payf, atfair-a specimen of special pleading in favol of ones own measures and views. which would appear much mere becoming in caucus bar rangue or an elec,ionssring newspaper article than fin the annual message sf the Chief Magis trats ofthe United States. There is in it, more. over, strange perversion of facts---statement which falsify some of the plainest historical truths. Its long array of pretended grieyan. ces on the part of Mexico. are certainly nc m mJre jOst cause fer war than had existed iou the last fifteen years. They were matters that el,eited the attention of the Presidents Harri. son, Van Bursn and even of Old Hickory him. self. hut 60, from making them the gTounds o an sxterminating and bloody war. they pursu. ed and specially recommended apAeiae policy President Polk says that the Rio crands form. the Western boundary Of Tsxas {" JSsm W.