Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-01-07


every Texan settler west OF the Nueces, and
the Presiden, will not say TO the Contrary
Mexico made no military movement on ih,t
border, until Gen. Taylnr was in full march 10
the Rio Grande. IL was not uunl her own
people and authority on the Rio Grande were
invaded by the army under his chnnltnL lha,
she prepared Tor resistance aud 10 defend llen.
The President not required even by Mex
leo 10 yield up any territory; but, of his own vii.
aud while Congress was III session, he marched
our army into a country where the ntiuav
! force of Texas had never been but To be- defeat
ed he upon his own mere authority. invaded
a country thai was and ever had been IN tho
full possession of Mexico, and expelled her oi-
ticers and laws from /, by force OF arms
Thus began the War.
! The true issue, therefore, between the Pres
ident and the People is not whe,her here ex-
listed, prior 10 the year lS45, as the President
now argues Iustihable cause Of war, but
whether he, the President, had constltunonai
power 10 determine that question much less i.,
act he did upon that determinations The
question of The suficlency of cause for war wa.
one for Congress. and moi for The President rn
decide Congress In session when the,
to The Rio Grande and upon that decisive and
conclusive step the Presldeu. failed in his duiv
TO ask the sanction of the Constitutional au-
thorily
TO the Government of Mexico, and as be-
tween that Government and the United States.
! it is of little consequence hop the war was
brought on. The war how exists, and must b.
fought oui, unless the Almighty shall breathe,
into the councils of both countries a, once the
spirit of peace. But, as between the Pre,iden,
and the People of the United States, /, is oi IN
finite consequence TO know for what purpose.
and with what ulterior affects, this war Is TO bs
farIhe: prosecuted.
The war has not been waged in the spirit
OF the conquest" So says the Message; and.
i the declaration of The Message were not con-
iTadIcied b. notorious facts We should most
sincerely rejoice in IT, But, have We not be-
fore US the rescrlpis of oar military and naval
commanders, openly and officially 2rnclaimiue
the contrary! Did not General kearnev. ON
taking possession Of Santa Fe, publicly an
uounce his "inienIion TO hold the Department
Of New Mexico as a part of the United Stafes
and under the name of the Territory Of New Mer.
leo ?" Did he not also issue another ukase. IN
which "by authority of the Presiden, Of The
United States" he announced the establishment,
of a civil government for :" the Territory" thus
annexed by proclamation, including an entire
judicial SYSTEM as we'll as Governor, Secre-
tary, &C.. dating the same at Santa FG. the
capital of the Territory of New Mexico, IN The
seventy first year of the independence of the
United Sta,es!" If this be no, acquisition, Do
lncal and territorial annexation, as we'll as
conquest, what can constitute il! And SO. iu
The case of California and Com Stockton, from
whose first proclamation, signed by him as
Commander in chief and Governor OF the Ter
riory of California" and dated "Ci'v of The
Angels. California, August II, 1876" We ex-
tract the following entire paragraphs:
The flag OF the United States is now Owing
from every commanding position in The Tern
tory, and California is entirely free from Mex
lean dominion.
The Territory of California NOW BELONGS
TO THE UNITED STATES, and will be governed,
as soou as circumstances may permit, by Off
GERS and laws similar 10 those by which the
other Territories of the United States are regu-
lated and protected"
|, may not be amiss. in the same connection.
to remind The reader of the letter of authority
and instructions given by the Secretary of War
10 Col. J. d. Stevenson, of The city of New
York, when authorizing him to raise regiment
OF volunteers 10 be employed in Upper Califor-
+The President justification of the order of 18th January
or the march Of our army the Rio Grane states
cumsances existing when deemed proper that
order the following:
Before these orders issued. the dispatch of Min
lister Mexico, transmitting the decision OF the Council
Government that he should not be
and also the dispatch of our Consul residing In The city of Mex
cothe bearing the 18th, and the latter OH the
18th OF December lolWere received al the Department Of
State. These communications rendered highly probable
absolutely CERTAIN Minister would received
by the Government" &C.
This NAV be true and heher or not is not maieat
the issue it being sufficiently obvious thai refusal Of Mex
leo to receive our Minister for war - th New
CO. or for marching the tie Rio Ggane Bu is en-,
how differently things represented BY
the Government paper the day the the marching
General Taylor. On that dav he lah January
1850 the Union contained an extract of at the
Department from Vera Cruz stating that Slde d
been hatterngy received there, &cand the 10th of the
following month february the Union published the follow.
ing III ST official information:
From Mexco.-Leters received last night in this e
y by special conveyance from Mexico and Vera Cruz The
letters from the city of Mexico the 4h January az
which time Mr. Sdell IN the city, but expected
arrive at Jalapa the 17h. He had obtained escort to
that place Not the slightest insult had been offered him.
has been reported but he had been With much
courtesy and he had been welcomed IN the OF the
tropos elegant and accomplished gentleman
ityneher had they declined his reception; and IN fact nI
ing by there believe that
would not be acceptable to the Government Paredes a.
to that of Herrera"