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: from mere patriotic impulse, upon the report Of
war and danger 10 be faced under their country
= flag, rushed TO the encounter, have shown what
this peOqle would be capableof should their coun.
| Try ever be really endangered, and lis rights or
theirs placed in jeopardy by u foreign invasion.
Many among them, and The higher officers with.
out exception, (as far as we know,) deserve to
have their names inscribed on the roll Of patriot
warriors who have sacrificed all personal consid-
eraIlons and boldly faced all dangers under a
sense Of duty TO their country, which will not fail
10 bring honor TO those living, and 10 the memory
Of the dead whom neither the songs Of victory
nor the walls OF mourning can recall TO life
But the merit Of the army has nothing To do with
the character Of this war, the conduct Of the Ad.
minisIralion by which the nation became iuvoly.
cd in II, or The Oblscls for which il has been pros.
ecuied. The cuse is one 10 which, with periect
appropriateness, may be applied these remarks by
Bolingbrokein hisuealise 90 the study OF History:
"Here," says he, "lei me say that the glory Of
taking towns and winning batIles is TO be meas.
ured BY the utility that results from these victo.
ries. Victories thai bring honor 70 the arms nav
\ bring shame 30 the councils os nation. To
win baIlle, 10 take town, is the glory Of
General and of an army. But the glory Of
nation is to proportion the ends she proposes 10
her interests and her Strength; the means she
employs 10 the ends she proposes; the vigor she
exerls TO both. OF this glory OPPrehand VIC
have very liIIle TO boast"
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+This Proclamation seems 10 have been almost
entire overlooked (ihough once or iwics alluded
toy in the debates 10 both Houses of Congress on
the Mexican war during the last session. One
reason of this war, that though from a sIraggling
copy which reached US from Matamoras, il had
been copied into the National lnlegencer Of the
! l4th OF August, that publication happened to be
just aller the adjournment of Congress, at a time
" hen The members were travelling home, and,
amidst The exciting circumstances oil that duv, ap-
pears 10 have excited liue attention. ID was DOt
placed fore either House Of Congress until the
gel Of December last, when il was communica.
ted TO The House of Representatives, along with
the instructions to Col. Kearley, Capt. Stockton
and others, in replyI a call from IhaI body; aud
it was nol in possession of The membt RS unil
some lime in January, aud seems 10 have been
examined by very lew Of them. Our readers,
probably, rtmemb,r it but family; and we dare
saywe shall receive their thanks orrtpubIShing il
now, with The Execuvoslamp upon it, ai follows:
II. Doc. No. 10. FL SESSION, 29h CONGRESS-.
Letter Of The SEC eidry Of Var to Gen. Tayior
WAR DEPARTMENT, June 4, 1896.
Sir: | send h.ravith II number of coEias of
proclamation in tie Spanish language, n dress ID
10 the people Of M,xco, which yoI ar, ryqutsl.
cd To sign, aud cause 10 he circulated, in The man.
ner aud 10 the extent you may deem proper
You will use your utmost Cndeavors TO have the
pledges and promises iher,in contained, carried
nut 10 the fullest extent. There uro also sent
some copies of The proclamation in The English
language. Very respectfully, your obedicnt ser.
want, w. l.. MARCY, Sscrtrury of War.
Brevet Major General z. TAYLOR,
Commanding Army Of Occupation, Texas.
Translation Of a Proclamation in Spanish, fur.
nished to General Taylor.
A PROCLAMATION
BY THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE ARMY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
To The People of Meric0: After many years Of
patient endurance, the United States are al length
constrained TO acknowledge that war now exists
between our Government and the Government of
Mexico. For many years our ciIizens have been
subject to repeated insults and injuries, our yes.
sells and cargoes have been Seized and confisca
ted. our merchants have been plunderad, manned, /
imprisoned, wiIhohc hcause and without reparalion.
At length your Government acknowledged The |
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 are effort to terminate all
difficulties by peaceful negotiation, has been re-
iecred by The dictator Paredes, and our minister
of peace, whom your rulers had agrsed to ra.
ceive has been refused hearing Tie has been
treated with indignity and insult, and Par, deS has
that war exists belw Thiswar,
thus first proclaimed bv him, has b4en acknowI.
edged us an existing fact by our President and
Congress III perfect unanimiiy, and will be pro.
secuted with vigor and energy against your army
and rulers; but those of lh1 Mexican people who
remain neutral will not bu moeSed.
Your Government is in The hands of tyrants
and usurpers. They have abolished your State
they have overhrown your ledtr.
al constitution, they have deprived you of the
right of suffrage, DESTROYED The liberty of the
press, despoiled you of your arms, and reduced
you to n state of absolute dependence upon the
power of military Dictator Your army and
rulers cxlort from the people by grievous TAXA.
ilon, by forced loans and military seizures, the
very money which suslains the usurperS in power.
Being dsarmed, you were left dciencecss, un ca
sy prey to the savage Cumanchcs, who not only
destroy your lives and properly, but drive into
captivity more horrible Than death itself, your
wives and children. 1t is you military rulers
who have reduced you TO this deplorabl1 condi.
lion. Ii is these tyranls and their corrupt and
crlcl satellites gorg with The peoples treasure,
by whom you ar1 thus oppressed aud impoverish.
ed, some Of whom have boldly advocated mo.
narchical Government, and would place Euro
pean price on the throne of Mexico. We come
TO obtain repara,ion for repeated wrongs aud in
;ur;.s. ,vn emma to obnin indemnify for The pnsl,