Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-02

at Ibis point. |, is with great Difference , ,ma
| I make any suggestions on topics when nc" TO-,
hecome mailer of delicate negotiation W" y,
II omr Gorcrnment, III settling ne qheA'91n ~ ~
| IonuJayu males HE line Of Tic R'o LfaHae u. IN
ut,,aoi,.7,, i c0nnoi d0uM thai nc seil'em"' ,ot
be ereatiy Facilitated and has'cnea og on. ,.,,oh,
ing POSSESSION at onee Of one o. nc. 20" Our
polnis on OF qwiis near pto. .hanM be
strength and stale oil PREPAREDNESS How
disnlaved in \ manner not IL be mistaken t,u o,
eyar s,ln,,rv may be Tic effect produced upon
thc border pconle IN en- presence hcfe, we a'e
far frorM no i,onl:er 10 impress Inc oo'e!n
mon, of Meyico with our readiness 20 VIZ WI.
d;ca,. j., G,rrr Of arms, If ateesSa!M our l','e
~ ,he c9nn,ry as far as the Kio ulahue'
Tie s,rmv Of occupation will, in lew Gays, us
concentrated al this point, in cona'oh !ol VIZ W,
ons and efficient service. Mexico haVIns as H.
made no positive declaration OF war, VI .o mi =,
led any overt AIT Of hoslilies, 40 no, iesi a,
liberty under my instructions, particularly .'I ~
Of July 8, 10 make forward moVe en- W. de-
Rim Grande Without authority from the "aI De-
81 have deemed il my dnty 10 make Inc an DOW
SUGGESTIONS, Should they be iavoraoly CONSIDER.
cd and instructions based upon ihem, WIN '',anH
Won 10 send The latter in duplicate 10 Lieut. oo'.
Hnn,-one copy To be despatched dnecf, wilion,
delay. The other 10 be sent via Galveston shouiu
4 steamer he running 10 that port rom NEW VIEW VI
lsons am &C. ~. TAYLOR,
"Breyet Brig. Gen. u. S. A., comdlngS,, },
aApir. GEs. or THE ARMY, Washington y. "
As The Union says,
awe invite The careful attention al our Is''uI'a
10 tie terms of this letter OF Gen. Iaylof. !" ."e
first lines of il, he proposes 10 make some sus
gestions concerning that disposition OIL ms io.u.
which he deems proper and necessary ~ oornen.
the 'objects for which his army hau oeen su ,,er
lra,ed. Wha, those objects were, nc huew p~ =,
fectIy. lie had been told in the ~noie ss NJ ~
letters from The War Department, from May ~, W
Auonst as we have above quoted them, lhat he
was ordered 10 Texas 10 project that Stats p"a ~
MEXICAN inrQsion up 10 lis limit Of NE Rto O'ana:
and 10 repe from that quarter all Mexican hus'r
lilies. He knew, loo-and The subsequent pan
If his Letter shows that he kneW-lnal oui 80
eminent. claiming The Rio Grande as Inc oou,i.
darv was mos, DESTROYS TO settle that BOUNDARY W
ocgo,io,;on. These were The two 'oblecis " oc
effected: and, with view 10 their accoihPl'Sn,
ment. Gen. Taylor, rendering ms fca'o"s 10 49, AZ
goes along informs his government, IN ,h,s ieues
that, in his judgment, his army should !ahe Po,.
upon the Rio Grande, in ORDER 10 uIsp,aS WI
strength and state oil preparation IN hanhei nv'
n be mistaken. and SO TO produce salutary ell
Ecci nnon The Government of Mexico A more
comnIpIc and authoritative endorsement ot Inc
whole policy Of our Government in sending an
army OF observation 10 the Western frontier Oh ,,
Texas. cannot be stated in any form oflansuage'
But, says the Wings, admit that General lay
lor did advise the march 10 The Rio Grande on The
9TH October he recanled that opinion in his teller
of the 7th of November, and, therefore, ne ought
no, 10 be regarded as juslifying the movement.
They forget however, 10 state the new clrcum-
stances which had induced him TO modify his OPT
MON. After his lcller Of The 4lh October, he re-
ceiyed a letter OF the 18th October from Mr.
Marcy, which says:
"The information which we have here, rem
dcrs il probable That no serious attempts VIII al
present I've made by Mexico TO invade Texas, al
though she continues 10 threaten incurSions.
Previous instructions will have putyou III posses.
sion oilhe views Of the Government Ct The oniteu
States moi only as 10 The extent oil lis territorial
claims, bui OF its determination 10 assert Them
In carrying out these Instructions yon 1riA &c iet
rem nueh 10 Jour o,cn Judgment by reason oil your
superio knowledge OF localities, and the earlier
notice you may receive OF The probable views oil
Mexico and the movements OF heriroops."
lie is also notified by Commodore Conner, on
The 2ilh October, that the Mexican Government
bad accepted the proposal 10 arrange the difficult
ties by negotiation.
Acting under this a,su information, OF change
in the state Of relations between the two coun-
tries. General t. wrote his letter Of The 7Ih No
vember, as follows
"HEaDoUAnTERs ARMY OF OccuPATIos,
Corpus Christi Texas, Nov. 4, lSi5
tSlR respectfully enclose a copy oil ietter
from Com. Conner, commanding the home squad.
ron. which received by the Saratoga, slocp-ot-
war ON The 5h inst The intelligence commu-
nica,ed by the Commodore will, doubtless, reach
the sea, Of government long before The receipt OF
this letter. !.
aThe communication from the Secretary OF
War, dated October l6, was received and &C
knowledsed on The Isl and ID inst. pnrposely
deferred adetailed reply TO the various points EN-
hraced in that communication until could re-
ceive an answer 10 mine OF October 4, which co.
vered Cat least in party the same ground. Inc m
,ellisence from Mexico, however, tends 10 modify,
in some degree, The views expressed IN that com
munica,ion. The position nom occupied by me
troops man, perhaps, be the best ,ctie negotiations
mr. osnd,ng. or al any rate until a disposition
shall be manifested by Mexico 10 proract them
unreasonably. Under the supposllion that such
may be the view OF The department, snail make
no movement from This point, except for Inc pur'
pose OF examining the country, until further in
sruclions are received.
Signed, 4. IA l.oh,
Brevel Brig. Gen. u. S. A., Comdg.
"The Adult Gen. Of Army Washington, DC"
Can any one read This letter candidly and no
infer tina, so far from con,radicting, ii goes fully
10 substantial the suggestions in his letter Of Alb
Oc,ober2 The reason expressly assigned for this
modification Of his advice is that negotiation is
pending" and .ba, he thought it best TO remain
a, Corpus Christi, until disposition shall be
manifested by Mexico 10 prolract Them nnrea-
sonaby."
This turned out 10 be true-af.er Mexico had
consented 10 receive minister from us 10 adjust
all difficulties between The TWO countries, and alter,
al her instance, our fleet had been Withdrawn
from Vera Cruz, Mr. Sidel was sent 10 Next
CO 10 settle all the matters in controversy. The
frivolous grounds upon which he was rejected
are familiar 10 The county. The President pre-
sents a strong view in his message OF May II:
"Thus The government CT Mexico, though
solcmny pledged by official acts in October last
TO receive and accredi an American envoy, vic.
lated their plighted faith, and refused The offer oil
a peaceful adjustment of our difficulties. Not
only was The cffer rejected, but The indigni'y Of
its rejection was enhanced by The NANTES, breach
Of faith in refusing 10 admit the envoy, who came
because they had bound themselves TO receive
him. Nor can ii be said that The offer was fruit
less from the want of opportunity of discussing
tour envoy was present on their own soil
Nor can il be ascribed 10 want Of sufficient
powers-our envoy had full powers TO adjust
every question of difference. Nor was there room
for complaint lha, our propositions for settlement
were neutrality-suspicious. was not even
given our envoy to make any proposition what
ever. Nor can il be objected that we on our
part, would not listen 10 any reasonable terms Of
their suggestion the Mexican government re-
fused all negotiation, and have made no PROPOSE
lion OF any kind"
On The 9Th December, 1915, Mr.. Slidell wrote
to our Government that The council had fnaR'
decided 10 recommend that he stoatd mol DC Tcceixd
And the Prcsiden, being thus satisfied that Mexi
| 70 wculd refuse 10 receive our Envoy, on tht