Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1847-09-23

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conquer Texas, as the intelligent sen.
Iofthe Republican is doubtless well ac-
fquainted sith the whole history of the
icourse pursued by Mexico, whose
cause he has so faithfully advocated a.
gainst his own country,
Intke face Of the most abundant ey-
lldence to the contrary, the editor as.
3serts, that the act of the President, Sin
ordering the army under the command
lof Gen. Taylor to, take position on
|the Rio Grande,' was the legitimate
cause of the war. Let us see: Tn Nov.
! AZ, M. Shannon declared that this
rerolution IS the necessary consequence
tof the measures adopted to reneao the
apar against Tsras;'' -whiie a reference
to official documents will show, that
the army did not encamp at Corpus
Chrlsti until August, 1915; and that on
the 2Sth of March following, it encam-
ped on the east bank of the. Rio Gran.
de, opposite to M atamoros. The edi-
tor may deny these statements, and en-
deavor to screen himself from the ridi-
cule to which bls unwarranted asser-
t,ions expose him in this matter; but
they are nevertheless true, ana will re-
main true, despite the insane yehe.
mence' of all the vile slanderers of Mr..
Polk and his, administration. The ed
Iitor very wei! knows as every man
must know who has taken the trouble
10 investigate the facts in the case,
that had not the President been official
lly informed Of the adoption Of measures
on the part Of Mexico 'to renew the
war against Texas the army would
never have been ordered TO take posi-
zion on the Rio Grande. VIII the editor
undertake to prove, that had rot the
army been ordered to The Texan from
tier, the Mexicans would not have in
vaded Texas, The Mexican minis
ter declared, nearly two years before,
I that his government never wotlld desist
from bringing Texas back INTO the ma
sional union; and Mr.. Shannon, then
minister at the CITY of Mexico, tells
us that the people Of that country were
Unanimously in favor Of the war
So much for this groundless assertion
of the editor, that The war was caused
by 'orderlng the army under the com
mand Of Gen. Taylor to take position
on the Rio Grande.'
Once more The editor Of the Re-
! publican endeavors to falsify our state.
ment, that 'the decision of the Mexican
Council of Government, not to receaUe
our minister, was made known at the
Department of State before the order
was made for our army 20 move from
Corpus Christi We felt quite certain
that, in making this statement, we
were correct, and a reference to pub
lie documents fully sustains US. The
despatch from our minister in Mexico.
advising our government that he slosla
mol be received, was dated on the 18th
of December, 1915, and was received
at the Department of State, before the
order aoos made for our araay to moue
from Corpus Christi, "a fact which
the editor can find recorded in the Pre-
sident's message of the 9Th of Deem
Der last. And yet the Republican
says that this event sdld not occur till
the 21st of March, We can inform
the editor that Mr.. Slidell made his ap-
pearance in Mexico prior to the 17th
Dec. l045--,hat be was kept in sus-
pense until the 21st March folio wing,
when he was finally rejected and re-
turned home. 1t now remains for the
aforesaid editor to show that he is not
obnoxious to the charge Of Ignorance
Or "a disposition to deceive the careless
reader.'
Notice.-In consequence of rain,
| the Shenandoah Bible Society not be
ing able to meet, notice is hereby CIV
en-, that meeting of said Society will
take place in Strasburg, ON Friday the
Gath inst.
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