Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-12-04


Bis own Hgntsnt TO p~gosecuso II OR Bsch
purposes and o%ieets as he MAJ deem The
honor ahd interest ofih8 nation u Feqdlfe.
o. ResotbeB, That BY the Constitution OF
the United States, Congress, being invested
With pnasf 10 declare war, md grant letters
Of tt,lrqas and r%ppfisal, TO mike rules eoD.
sefHing captures ~onlhndabd water, III tAtp8
AMI support Arnisa, 10 ~proytissnd naintalB
a navy, aud tb MAKE rules Or Tie govern
nenl Of the land and naval forcss, has the
full and complete wa, makiag prwsf ofths
UnItsdsstatss and, 80 possessing il, has n
right 10 determine upon the motivsa, causes
a~ndohisets II any war, when 1t e0fnftsncFs,
or =. any tins during tho progress Of hs
existence ss#f -fatf. ggs s.sss#u
4. Remlvtd, As the further opinion Of
this tnfe Ing, that |, Il the tight and duty Of
| Congress to declare, by some authentic act,
for what purposes and. objects the existing
war ought 20 bs further prosecuted that 1t
Il The duty Of the President, In his official
| conduct, To conform 10 such q declaration
of Congress and thai, If ansr surh = do.
ella ration, the President should decline or
refuse TO nndeavof, by all the means, civil,
diplomatic and military, in his power, to
execute tie announced will Of Congress,
and, in defiance Of lis authority, should con.
linue to prosecute the war Tor purpose and
objects other than those DECLARED by that
body, 1t would become the right aud duty
of Congress to adopt the most sficacious
n1ea sures to arrest the further progress Of
the war, taking care ID maks ample provi.
zion for the honor, the safety and security
Of our armies in Mexico, in every eontin
gency. And. if Mexico should decline Or
refuse 10 conclude A treaty with Us, stipula .
ting for the purposes and objects 10 declared
by Congress. II would be the duty of The
Government to prosecute the war with the
utmost vigor, until they were attained by g
treaty Of peace.
O.. Resolved, That we view with serious
alarm, and are utterly opposed 10 any pur.
pose Of anneAing MeEito TO tho United
stltes, IN any mode. and especially by
conquest , that We believe the two nations
could not be happily governed by one cotH.
mon authority, owing 10 their great differ
snce Of rnco, law, language and religion,
aud the vast extent Of thslr respective
territories, and large amount nf their res.
ppttivs populations that such n uni N,
against the consent Of tho exAsBsratsd
Mexican people, could only DO effected mud
p eservad bylarpp standing armies, md The
constant application Of military force in
other words, Ivy d~espotic law exercised
over ths Mexican p,oole, in the FIRST ms.
lance, but which, there whnl he just cause
to spprehrnd, might, In process Of time,
he extended ovfr The people Of The United
States. That we dcpFeeate, therefore, such
an union. rs wholly Incompatible with the
renius Of our government. and with the
character Of f ee ind liheral inst tut,o q
AMI we ansioIsIy hope that zach nation
may be len in the undisturIed possession Of
its own J ava, In fgtage and cherished reli.
gion and t]erritoty TO pursue lie own hap
pinsss, according 10 what Il may deem best
Tor itself.
. O.. Rssoloed, Tint oonsidering,h the series
of splendid and brilliant victories achieved
BY orr brave armies and their gallant com.
WaHleFss lHFHHR EHB WhF Win MeAish.
unattended by s. sing e reverse, the United
3'ate., without sny danger Of their honor
suffering The slightest tarnish, can practice
The virtues Of moderation and ~rnagnanimtty
towards their di~comFted foes We b We
no desire for tho disnemhsrment Of the
United Stare Of the Republic OF Mexico,
hut wish ouly = just and proper dzation of
the init Of Texas.
7. Reso1red. That We d, positively and
enpbaIicalIy, disclaim and disavow any
wish or desire, on our part, 10 acquire any
foreign t~cfritory whatever. for the purpose
Of propag ting slavery, or Of introducing
from the United States, into such
territory.
=. Rosoipfd, That we invite our fellow
citizens Of the United States, who ero anx.
ious for the restoration Of tho blessings Of
peace, or, ifihe existing war shall continue
10 be prosecuted, are DESTROYS that its pur.
poses and objects are defined and known /;
who are anxious to avert the present and
perils and dangers, with which 1t may
be Taught and who are also anxious to
contentment and satisfaction at
and TO elevate the national character
to assemble together In their res
communities, and 10 express their
feelings md opinions.