The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-06
SPEECH or
HR. CULVER, CT y. York
Ls'iseEed il &c Hoe n Representative,
January .ItA. fsaI.
C0nesn.sra.

delivered i a. isouae II representatives.,
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Tue issue and cause 4 lAe wsr. ia p.gl
I. 7 d hls messsgs lie SAYS ihst L" sirx,s,
has nfrtr plaesd lhr Mr. xh,eh Ell.
la sar~i o. lie rEaund Of our arm,
! .orr1py ang lie lnlera sal,sle lsFrlDrg o.
'ahs RIO Grsnde." Nhsia fl.,nsnl q
= smaEs'e ron lhe Ihiel Msgisaal.
I'D, prose il destitute ofaay fsuads,lsu
n iIpih. ard. with u | viii sh.w ~ IN.
o'hsf ssseG'ion 81 lie ssme paee. liz
! Ists. !" her lAisx.ea'sl areiesd purpose,
N eomn1nring . wsr sils lie unilrd
S.sie.. v -. TO rseoagnfr 1tges." A.!
as ihai Ter aroarfi purpo.s!" Is,lI
ihsnk Mr.. Polk ar any III lis laisnis n
ieil ne risn Or rksre she made tai
ssos alp 30 lar frnm II. SIR. | all call
innf ranss eaIise sl,Iessss, esrh .peaklng
lor and Of b. hallof Mes,et'. " hr.nd lh,s
sisismfni III lie ehafsrlsr J. d, ser..s.
Ms frs uilnsss - lhe Ssrrsl..y a
Sale II Mexrn. Mr.. Pen, Pm. IN
Mr.. Riaek 3I.i OsInhs =. 1915. lies ":
The Government If Mexico has given H.
orders, ior tie prescas suspcniny ant 1T IT aos.
tikty eg4insf ne Itsiisd Afstss, anl iuffs II.
stlf n he nEEExeE, awaiting the issue Of tic
negotiation" &c.
/ That talks only Of" ds(sars." Nothing
there about recanqueEIug Texas"
Nv neStwnness l. Gen. H. Veg, who,
on the 2s,h March, 1910. SID - Gen,
Worth:
! "Ihe masrhofthe United - lies iEaaps through
apHf # tas aissieaa tsFTitgrH ,esu an act u
tr. tina: Mexico hal I'M declaEcI war. The
two eouEtri were still Al peaac. We lhleAico)
irlI inclination Al seeing ihe ineFiean aig placed
on the Rio GFsaae, par'oi' y ttt III .r.saa ~.
saorg."
Here |. The ean.s If ihsir ind gnalion:
mol word about tie " g cor qussio Vi Tex.
Sc"
My next witness risrs in grad; lie
speaks for Mexiro. Tits isGsn. A mpu.
Ola. Who on.,he IL b April, 1916, wroie
10 Gen. Ia, lar:
Your Government. in an incredible manner.
has not only insulted, but cxaspen:ed the Mexi.
can nation, tearing its eua7uering tanner 10 he
M iank If me Rio dei Norti In his err. by the
doiniiisc orders of my Government, require YOU.
In a. form. 10 hrrak w your camp and Withdraw
ID the other hank Of tho sgcees, While our Gov.
ernmcnts are treating" Sc. II YOU insist on re.
naming on ne soil II Tamnufpas. il must clear.
II result, that arms mus, decide the question"
/ Now. cir. Whit il The cause Of The col.
l'sIon Of" arms!" Il ii the F" rsronques,
of Trxss," or the Invasion of Mexican
soil! Let the world and ro.'eriIy judge.
Nv fourth witness ranks squal with
Mr.. Polk, in estiy rspscr but modest,
and serscity. |, is President Pstedes
himself. On the 23i April. 1916. sf 81 he
learned The approach oil our army, in an
official m1nlfeslo, he says:
i ~ solcmnly announce that 10 not declare
war against the Unitd States Of America. hpeausc
that belongs To the august Congress bu; the de-
ftReeof Mcrica territory, which the forces OF the
United States have iartaed, is All urgent neees.
siiy." And he insist. that
"The troops, which thus act as enemies, be or
dered 10 be repealed. From this day hegins our
defensive ;rar, aud every point of our territory
attacked on invaded, shall be d.feaded.'
: There, Mr.. Chairman, you hear al
attacking" = Invasion" reprIlins."
defending" bu, not VOID sbou, thu ne.
conquest Of Texs." Fer what canse,
then, | ask you. | ask Ills House, far
~ha, cause did Mexiro " svow" tha, she
began this war! On question Of vera.
ri,y between NJ. Polk aud (nut confront
ing witnesses. leave the world To judge.
F., And sci. by these bald ssa'emenis IN the
message. thousands are made 10 believe
that Mexico msde war 10 reroHqner Tex.
as, and IRE made war Tor the nan-Pay-
mtnt oil our indemnite<; While truth and
history establish The Iact tina, the cause.
the soie Cause, OF this war was the armed
mrasion Of her territory by our 'r"oP';
that. too, in def nce Of law. wh'!e Com.
gress was in session. the act aud deed of
. usurping President.
THIS leads M 10 the great point, the
oply real point in issue. Who did own
the territory on The Rio GtaUde? Who
had the RICH, 10 occupy it with an armed
force? Possession il esilence OF title
I'll better 10 known. Mexico had oc-
cuped il for three bundled years. Since
the days Coruz conquered il her people
4 had lived. tl1u,ishtL, and passed away,
generation after generation. IN that valley
+ their bones are row wIngling with those
Of our Own soldiers. Her possession,
then, must be overcome bs paramount
tile. What is that Mr.. Polk ss,s II
was 4" our soil" lie is challenged for
the proof. lie attempts IN his message
10 give il, and will attempt TO analy re
il.
4 His first ifem is, that. "under the treaty
of 1903 With France, we claimed down
10 the Rio Grande." Yes, bu, Did our adj
versary admit the claim! Did not Mr.
, Don Onis, the Spanish Minister. al"ay:
deny and s,ouly resis. II! |, is one thing
, to claim. but qure suo'her TO GET YOU