The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-24
VICE PRESIDENTS.

Andrew
Thomas McCuly, David Apologize,
William M Martin, John X Loughlin,
William M'Grath, Thomas Daily.
F lsasie1 r s1sus' Tho@a tfv Stokes
George George HIN Il. Martin c Char nf Brady,
John Birkey, Robert Miles.
William II. J. Reed
Third district.
Isaac Skunk, John F schel,
John F. Besterling, John Mcguire,
William S. Halowen, Michael b. Wartman,
Edward D. Warman, Alexander Browne,
Thomas H. Forsyth, Michael McGl,
L. A. Wolenweber, Francis v. Warner
John W. McGrath,
Fourth district.
John Robbins jr John Burk,
Frederick Sorber, John OBran,
Benjamin Crispin, Edward Vanzant,
Peter Rambo Abraham Divine,
John S. Nicholas, Edward Mccoy.
SECRETARIES.
First district.
Francis Clinton, John w. Ryan,
Robert Carter, Daniel Ernst
Joseph 9. Moloy,
P. Barry Hays, Joseph Waterman,
j. G. Van Dyke, Thomas H. Breen,
William B. Rankin, VIM. E. Leman
Third distrct
Stephen d. Anderson, Christopher Mason,
William T. Maiseys, 1880
Fourth distyict.
William McGlinchey, Samuel Ogden,
Richard w. Eyre, John Leech
Charles Clark,
Mr. Smith opened the meeting by stating that the i'm
had assembled to express their opn-
ions deliberately and firmly the most important ques-
ton which can ever be considered by natonthe ques
ton Of peace and wartheir hearty desire for speedy
and honorable peace with Mexico and their resolute de-
termination to all their influence for the vigorous and
unremtted prosecution of the until countrys
rights are secured and the wrongs OF our fellow
avenged. 1t was question which ought to unite all
true hearted PATRIOTS without regard to party locality
appealed to our judgments and sympathes The
government and country, and would undoubtedly be
Enthusiastically received, and unanimously adopted
Mr.. Smith concluded by announcing William A. Stokes,
Mr. Stokes offered the following preamble and resolu-
tons, which were received with the utmost enthusiasm,
each of them being loudly cheered. and passed amidst
thunders OF applause which lasted for several minutes
after the reading had been concluded:
Whereas the which made America an independent
nation forced upon us by the wrongs and ou,rages
power the natural result Of injuries and insults heaped
upon in tho beef,at were tame and pacific
resent them by appeal to in like the
Mexican government and people, encouraged by the con-
slant course OF Cancellation pursued by the general admin
which called for condgn punishment, dared openly vio
1y a1 e e @ and
attempt to overwhelm the small but gallant army of the
Re.olusd That the Congress of the thirteenth day
of May one thousand eight hundred and orty,sx,
Of Mexico would, if the American invention Of the tele
graph had then been extended to the Rio Grandc the
",
four distinct acts armed on the part Of the
great southern republic, either Of which was sufficient
itself to the whole OF the American people
Resolped, That nation engaged in righte
and just war than present with Mexico, pro-
former unavenged wrongs, but from four distinct Of
"a The bombardment of Fort Brown
3D. The attempt which eventuatcd in the battle of Palo
Alto, on the 9th OF May, 1876 and
Al The ro of Resaca de Palma, the 9th of May,
The last OF this series of hostile part Mex
IS MsS ~ %ha days the act of
from what had done omitted from the actual
R DURING he psod Of twenty years. as
respective messages Of Presidents Adams Jackson Van
insults. wrongs evason frauds the robeTes n o oop cp
zens and the plumber of our commencement the murder
forbearance and that if Mexico had not taken the na
tive, and invaded our soil with hostile Intentions decara.
national character and accordance with prnci.
pie which recognises the causekof the humbest citizen
try, to have taken the remedy into own hands, and
to have compelled si, Mexico to DO US justice
this countryside federal papersdeclaim against the in
Justice OF the present and the absence of all provoca-
ton to it, refer to the fact that both England and
France for causes UNNECESSARILY less exciting ours
demanded and compelled repaation from Mexico,
count OF injuries inflicted their their flag
France having first dsmaned the castle of San Juan and
Engand rejecting all pretexts and delays required and
ceIved speedy and complete satisfaction.
Rssopsd That in the face of overwhelming crcum-
stances tne army Oh General Taylor, Texas after
the formates OF annexation had been concluded was in.
tended 70 defend that hourshng invasion and
that hostities might not have had
Mexico war by invading the sacred soil OF
country, and shedding American blood upon American
territory.
Rssolued That this solemn and conclusive fact es,,
shed by the inetnceabe records of the nation and en-
dorsed by the almost unanimous both houses al
Congress- il made still stronger by the less notorious
fact that Mexico declared upon this country weeks
before she could possibly have known of General TAYLOR
Upon the Rio Grnde, of the purposes OF gov
eminent looking to the defence Of Texas.
Resoped That is therefore, false and unjust to
that the with Mexico caused by the march TO tt
Rio Grande what is now claimed as disputed terrific
y but which has been repeatedly acknowledged to belong
to Texas by Mexico hersen the treaty between Genera
Houston and Santa Anna, the victorious field of San ia
cintoby her offer recognise the independence of Texas
in IS44-and in the proc!amatons of her military com
anders during the struggle with Texas; territory declared
70 belong to Texas by Mr. Clay in 1920 and isH by Mr.
Webster Secretary OF State, 1872 by the act OF
nexation and by laws passed 10y the American Congress
extending jurisdiction of the United States the Rio
Crande. - -
Resoivsd That the march from Corpus Christi to the Rio
t;rande was earnestly recommended by General Zachary
Taylor important the prevention Of hostes as ear
w a. Ocsober e. l85 that distinguished soldier having
wziren y follows 70 the ssorsayof Wars , with great