The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-08

y do-havng constitutional power to declare oGensipe
meeting push his armies farther towards Washington
than the river Sabine, and, of according TO MS
view OF the case, he would still be acting ON the defensive
That there may be chance of mistake in regard TO the
tact OF Paredes having declared war IA the above sense
before he knew of General Taors advance from Corpus
Christi and several days before the latter reached the banks
oil the Rio rande, We viii here quote from fsIeasS IN
augual address the Mexican Congress on The ON Oh june
In that docunent he
THE American minister received because national dig
The Rio Brave our ports on
and troops the United states od our soil in eon e
Incompatible eih sueh Gggressos ss
rho it lay declare ~or, should assemble
"The first sentence of this extract implies at least
rejection by the Herrera administration took place the
10th December, lsi5 GA days before the order advance
the many frivolous pretexts urged for his rejection the add
towards the Rio Bravo that in order OBJ
eminent of appearing negotiate under the influence of
intimidation, vessels of withdrawn from the
and that if troops OF the United States od the
soil OF California; exploring party under Captain
Fremont, typographical engineer whose objects We're pure
army accompanied him. and his whole force consisted Of
62 men, employed by himself security against Indians
Neither had any collision taken place between his party
and the Caiiornians al the time of Mr. Sidel rejection
by Heneras administration, or by that of Paroles, on the
18th OF March, 1876 Neither the departure OF the
American army from Corpus Christi known to Paroles
his the date Sdelrs contemptuous rejection by
them il having occurred but day previous. We dwell
upon this point e, because necessary TO show that
repeated and most generous overnres for peaceful adj
iusment OF differences, were frivolous and false In
shannon and the Mexican government, and subsequent
lily between Mr.. Sidell and the Mexican government
cannot fail to see that the government OF the United
States spared no reasonable efforts avoid the war
but thai, with the exception of very brief interval
tlose efforts constantly repealed, I'LL length the
| manner of doing it became deliberately insulting and
conempmous The enly plausible explanation is and it
agrees perfectly with subsequent developments-hat the
Mexican government (and the same may be said of the
people, all the while contemplating WAR for the
conquest OF Texas. That the point with them
the loss of Texas and doubtless they encouraged TO
attempt its recovery by the further conde ration that, if
successful they would by the same act wipe on our claims
for poatons, amounting several millions Of dollars 1t
may strange that they could hope for in
contest like this but better knowledge OF the Mexican
character and bearing prior 10 the OF the
war, would dssipate this impression. We have no doubt
they were perfectly sincere when they threaened some
years SINCE that we did not restrain our people from aid
ing the Texans they (he Mexcans would cross the Sa
| bine and march to Washington
sBy way, those Aerican claims with their attending
selves more valid cause OF war than can be alleged IN IA
OF most that have existed in the history OF nations
though Gen Jackso declared in his of 1897 that
they would justify IN the eyes OF all nations immediate
outrages Ia partial list of which is before meseventy five
in nunbernany of them of the most agrant characier)
as said annexation of Texas exists essentially
By her act believe that the declaration of the American
| by the OF Mexico that existed because, a
giving great provocaon she purned repeated and
adjustment OF all differences because by her gene
rails, her Minister Of Foreign Relations and her President,
hosttes had been less formally declared because
troops had crossed the Rio Grande and killed cap
ureda party OF our soldiers; and finally tal'hopgh this
known Washington when the declaration
made) because her main or 1000 strong
side OF the Rio Grande and got handsomely whipped as
they deserved TO be- Ia his inaugural address above
alluded the Mexican President Paredes) frankly avows
he ordered the attack. His words After
sembmg above five thousand men in that quarter, (Mat-
amoas directed the general OF division there 10 act
the and he. deciding crossing the river,
look up position between the coast and the fortified point
orou ght on &c In previous manifesto, April 23
he says 4 have orders the on the
northern frontier in hostility against the which
hostility against ooppose war to the enemy which
upon This, will be noted t,venty-one days
prior the battle Of Palo Alto, and five days prior to the
capture of Capt. Thornton's dragons
Now contrast this breathng-o of hrea'enings and
slaughter the part OF the Mexicans with the eminen'y
pacific of Cen Taylor. In despatch dated Corpus
Chr is,i, Feb. g. 1896 he says
who here with large number Of mules for sale and who
occupying Rio Grande has
hostility towards Mexico and ha. III. army will in no case
themselves that the Mexicans living this sde will
as ss ID ali s s Is' s
assd that until the matter should be finally adjusted
the hdrbor Of Bra19 Santiago would open to
upon officer Brazos santiago
| reconnaissance oil Padre island
"Agan, reply the demand Of Ampuda, April 18th,
summonng him withdraw his forces within twenty-iour
hours and retire beyond the Nueces, Gen. Taylor says
hay Sssn . tn: . % to the m bank
carry these have carefully ahstained from all
hostility obeyng this regard not only the letter OF
rucons under which acting will not permit me to etrogade
position occupy in OF the relations between
our respective suffering which
understood that shall by avoid such alerna
leaving responsibility with those who ashy commence
hostlities'
In reply to the objection that this pacific language was
held by General Taylor while he in fact, in armed
possession of Mexican territory, Mr. Hallock proceeds as
follows, in style OF augmentation which must, we
thnk carry conviction to every unparalleled mind. We
take the more pleasure laying his sound and conclu
sive views before readers because they evidently
formed in spirit of parsanship and on careful ex-
| animation of the official records.
Let us examine the question: and In the first place.
he boundary of Texas annexed TO the United
nee OF Mexico. The river Nueces may have been the
boundary Of the province (he evidence very
conflicting this pont,) but the boundary OF the re-
gubiic of Texas, which had maintained Its independ
o the United States, declared by It's solemn act Of
18th December 1896 he the Rio del Noe. The coun-
try bewe that river and the Nueces often trav-
srsed by Texan forces, represented IN the Texan
Congress convention, and recognised part oil
Texas by our own Congress 3ls December 1885, by
he passage including within revenue sys
EN- Corpus Christi the west side OF the Nueces, was
oy that declared be port oil delivery a revenue
cer to within district appointed by tue
President and confirmed by the Senate The convention
gned President SANTA Anna when prisoner alter me
battle Jacinto, and ratified by his generals may pe
AIKEN for what worth Ii stipulated for the withdrawal
hat the immediate border of that river was never iuy IN
lbection the Texan government and there Were some
little squads of Mexican soldiers there when General Taylor
arrived But this do not think conclusive II may nave