The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-07-31


the United States Of America to the PeON
pie of McricO:
After many years of patient endurance,
the United States are at length constrained
to acknowledge that war exists between
our Government and The Government Of
Mexico. For man. years our citizens have
been subjected TO repeated insults and I'M :
ries, our vessels and cargoes rave been seiz
ed and conGscated, OUT merchants have been
plundered, MANNED. imprisoned, without
cause and without reparatiOn. AT length
VI ur Government acknowledge he justice
of our claims, and agreed by treaty to make
satisfaction, by payment Of several millions
Of dollars; but this treaty has been violated
by your rulers, and the stipulated payments
have been withheld Our late effort to ter
inmate all difficulties by peaceful pegotia~
ton, has been rejected by the Dictator Par
edes, and our Minister Of Peace whom your
rulers had agreed to receive, has been refus-
ed hearing.-He has been treated with in
dignity and insult, aud Paroles Fas annonnc,
ed that war exists between US. This war,
thus first proclaimed by him, has been &C
knowledged as an existing fact by our Pres
ident and Congress, with perfect Hnanimity.
and will be prosecuted with vieor and ener-
gy, against your army rulers; but those oil
the Mexican people who remain neutrl will
not be molesied.
Your Government is in the hands of tyrants
and usurpcrs. They have abolished your
State Governments, they have overthrow
your Federal Constitution, they have depriv
ed you OF the right of suffrage, destroyed the
liberty Of the press, despoied YOU of arms
and reduced you TO a state Of absolute de
pendence upon the power of military die
tatOr Your army and rulers extort from the
people BY grevious taxation, by forced loln!
and military seizures. The very money v hicl
suslains the usurpers in power. Being dis
armed, you were left defenceless, an easy
prey 10 the savage Camanches, who not onll
destroy YOUR lives and property, but drive
NO a captivity more horrible than death it
self your wives and children 1t is you
miliiag rulers who have reduced you to th
deplorable condition. 1t is these tyrants
and their corrupt and cruel satilites, gorget
with the peoples treasure, by whom you ar
thus oppressed and impoverished; some o
whom have boldly advocated monarcha
Government, and would place Europea
Prince upon the throne Of Mexico.-W
> come TO obtain indemnity for the past; an
security for the future; we come TO over
throw the tyTants who have destroyed you
liberties; but we come to make no war upo
the people Of Mexico, nor upon any form {
Of free Government they may chouse 10 Sc
lect for themselves 1t IS our wish TO Sc
you liberated from despOts, to drive bac
]. the savage CamanchPs, TO prevent the re
n neNal of their assaults, and to compel ther
+ to restore to you from captivity your los
!, wives aud children. Your religion YOU
!, affairs and your churches, the property {
your churches aud citizens. the emblems {
$ your faith and its ministers, shall be prOtec
z ed and remain inViOIate. Hundreds of OF
y army, hun ireds OF thousands of our peopI
# are members Of the Catholic Church |
every State, and in nearly every city an
IS village Of our Union, Catholic Churches e.
8 lists, and the priests perform their holy funC
= lions in peace and security, under the sa,
" red guarautee ofonr Constitution. We CON
g among the people of Mexico as friends an
b republican brethren, and all who receive
! as such shall be protected, whilst all who
ls sedueed into the army OF your dictaor, sh;
n be treated as enemies. We shall want fro
q you nothing but food Tor our army. and (
i this you sbal! always be paid in cash the fl
q value. Ii is the sellled policy of your /
e rants to deceive you in regard TO the pol
II and character Of our Government and pc
pie. These tyrants fear the example Of .
D, free institutions, and constantly en3eaye
d 10 misrepresent our purposes, and inspi
6, you with hatred for our republican bretht
81 en- of the American Union Give US b
10 the opportunity to. undeceiye you, and Y,
of will soon learn that all the representations
], Paredes were false, and were only ma,
j. TO induce you 70 consent the establishme
Of despolic Cove ment
nj Ia your Struggle for lbcrty with the Spa
n ish monarchy. thousands Of our counirym
!; fisked their ives aud she'd their blood
s your defence. Our own Commodnre. 1