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spirit and temper Of the above intimation, the
"Union" said
"Was it wrong in us to tell the London Times
that, though we might not have regular troops
enough, vet volunteers would start up at the
first sound of the bugle by the Government Of
the United States, sufficient TO orerrun lIerico
accupy ;he Halls Of lNonte.uD,q, and conquer the
raliePs Of California -
What thoughts were running in the head of
this Administration, on the very first accession
to power, is sufficiently shown by these inca-
tons. Nor by the way, was the tho,ght of
bringing on war by the advance of Gen. Tav-
lors forces to the Rio Grandc entirely ont of the
mind the Administration long before that march
was actually ordered for ca the | 18th OF Sep
temjer, 1915, many OF orr readers must well .
remember, the Union held the following lam
guare:
AT Arista dares TO carry ont his braggart
hreats-if he ventures to cross the Rio Grande /
with reinforcements to any little armed post
which Mexico may occupy on the east side of,
that river, General Taylor will attempt to pre-
vent him--blood must .fow-WHAT MUST In
SUE
Arsta did not cross the Rio Grande and so,
after waiting four months in vain for such god
send. the Administration ordered Gen Taylor TO
march his force to the Rio Grande. With what
object For what purpose! These are Tues-
tons which the reader will answer for himself.
fhe be not satisfied with the view which, in the
preceding columns, has been already taken Of
that matter.
As early as the 9th Of June last, the Union
inadvertently disclosed the fact that onr squad
ron was instructed, long before the breaking
out ofthis war. TO be in the w.y to take posses
sion of aCIifornia, in the shape ofs superstition
that IAN American force nsy possibly AZ this
moment be in possession Of the princiPa hs'bors
of California" and before the news Of our &C.
! cupaton of those harbors or u The capital Of
| New Mexico reached this country, Chat is to
say, on the 26th September) the Union " dis
coursed as follows:
"Therc is every reason to believe that Gen
Kcarney is already in possession of Sante Fe :;
that Gen Taylor is now or will be in few
days at Monterey, and perhaps at Satillo and
that Gen. Wool will be at chihuahua by the
/ 10th or 18th of October Shall we then fold
our arms and relinquish one Of the advantages
which we may have obtained On the contra
nv. shall re not prosecute oar Victories and make
additional 9ueSS-torards California and to-
uard the Capital of llsrico ITSELF"
And a few days aiterward, the news of the
occupation of Santa Fe having arrived, the
Union expressed the views of the Admins
tra,ion thus:
"The discretion which marked his Gen.
Kearncy's) proceedings after he had reached
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snis Pol'l' anu co., .ss
ny "a. at ~; -: VS.. ~, I iii b,
parseyere in the war amid SO many difficult
ties ?"
RI We have neither time nor space to multiply
Proo's' "hich HSmt oe "uuuoouio' t,ie 'N',,''."
vi t'ic Inrii',i's''a,'o'' 10 oohsiue' We" ~
"''' At iV''' " 'i'.i w i'u'': "a" 60 -
Dv y noIuutu y, ooiliucS' 'o' O"o my" $40
ne l'',''.eit s''''o9' ,'UNe t'i'
IA ms 10 P'ot'ns Jo' 1' STU" :"
onrse "nport'.m cosQuEsrs' ny making aPPro
XII " oou! y
n,nt VI o'ier operauons proper "
VI MI' .io' Such sPee'nc apProPl'a
.o' .ne eNiS"sc' W '''1 CIV
So'I,,'''en' "n'o" oui oi'ceis nave, oy o'uef
, ,'e r;,I ri IA '"eSe c'f'u''es
, .he M. SCi'es ms recommendauoh D
So 49, e;I ,I 'eoogi''''o" Vi "ha' MS VI
9 NJ ,ri "I'e .9'u anu uoHc'
G ne 'es'usi't refers 10 the Law oil Nations
a"tiu, .N'rS "h"' ne mas uohe' ana proposes L
d uo Ill C"'i'o',''a anu ne" Mexico. Leaving mn
X " s.''ie Mi'h congress now lar state oil wa
i $500 ~, ,Le C "u.,o.'! supreme over ool
;, o,r,ol,,o, Tel -. a.. ,, " - "
ouise.ses M,n hay.ig .'ia', IN what t.e ffeslde
asse,'s " 9e ''e i3nt ana uu'y OF tlle conquer
M me anu ., S auI MEL nave es,aGn,y satere
1t ~ We ,.'eieu oy nc ailiq"atcu max
= s u .h 'pu,i n,,.p.,al "a" WIZ r1Its'le
{ ,n,;an u,,s a. unl,,oun a. e., Nanna,;, IT,
). cronh: at a time when ali mower was deemed III
- nrerog,tive ofthe ruln, and all FIGHTS of IN. mo-,
1t plc rewarded as gracious concessions bv him i
D. iheir favor These maxms, Therefore. So far a
. thew concern the relations between our Exec
. rive and his constituent, or tbei, representative
- in Congress. have. in many cases no applicatio
1t !. At ali: and certainly have none when thew ar
e rosorteJ n for thc n,rnose Of deriving from the,
. for the President powers which are denied to hil
e bv tho Constitution. The President has of hin
ID NO lawful amhoriiv to anncy or arauire te
" rtory. or TO establish civil governments over te
r,orics e,ther within or wtSont the United STATE
All such acts are foreign 10 his Office, and in til
q absence of any authority derived from Congress
AT cannot but be regarded as usurpations OF powe
f,t, fn-