The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-04

been strongly maintained by her throughout in proca
atioa mamie soes and Otherwise even TO the present
day. that Texas was her revoted province and const
ted part of Mexican territory of which we had de-
spoed her; and that she would employ every MEANS in
cuding force of arms to recover it, Not word with
reference To boundaryno syllable about the Nueces
or the Bravo: The Sabine was the line beyond which we
had invaded her territory and from every foot of Land
west OF that stream she declares her determination to dis
lodge and eject u.s. ii she can ANY government in the
eas dsposed TO be capous would have resented course
and language like this as national insult and penary
cause for war lnproyoked by any breach part
of the law of nations without even the trivial excuse of
failure in international comfy Mexico arraigns us as
guilty of an outrage unheard Of in modern times,
her design to recover even by the strong hand country
soon lawfully to become an integral portion of Union;
and finally takes that STEP which, among civilized
tons commonly followed up at once, BY appeal 10
the sword What, under these exasperating circum-
stances, was the course of our Executivel While in
language firm and mild he asserted the right of
country do what she had DONE he added assurance
that sour most strenuous efforts should be devoted to
the amcabe adjustment of every cause OF complaint be-
tween the two governments" Almonte departed; and
in less than month"; our minister near the government
tons between the United States and Mexico at
end Still, we absained from any hostile demonstration
we augmented not our forces; we made advance
into Texas Mexico, on the contrary, exhausted herself
in military preparation She increased and fitted out her
army its destination openly and boastngly avowed, be-
ing the banks of the Rio Bravo its object freely de-
cared the rccOnquest OF Texas Texas then on the eve
Of concentrating her union with us, took alarm at this
threatening aspect of things She remembered, doubtless
al fomn nO a n 1881 n
Wo when about to invade her territory whereby there
was commanded the murder without distinguishing are
or SEX Of every human being guilty OF being found there
She remembered Goiad and the Alamo; and her Con
gress and her convention united in an earnest appeal
our government to send into Texas force sufficient for
its defence IT, under such circumstances, the President
of the United States had turned deaf TO that appeal
his conduct would have been grossly cupable and would
have furnished Just ground for Impeachment But he
saw his duty, and performed it; and June, 1916 Cen
era Taylor then at Fort Jessup ordered to advance
hr,1t ehal
to the utmost limits consistent with public honor and
safety. Mexico by breaking of all diplomatic relations
with three months before, had refused TO treat of a
boundary She made no secret of her design to
settle the question by the sword; and yet our gov
eminent, in the hope that she might still reconsider
her rash resolves abstaned from taking possession, as,
after such REFUSAL nghtfuly she might have done,
of the debateabe land She contented herself with po
stion on this side of it, And this she did even while
the enemys troops were ranging over it, and the Tex
ans through their Secretary of State were pressingly
urging that she should proceed at once TO occupy posi-
tons upon the Rio Grande And then she renewed her
efforts to decide all difficulties in peaceful manner.
Our consul at Mexico instructed October, 1916,
to assure the Mexican government then under Herrera
OF our unchanged desire to maintain relations OF friend
ship and further TO say that II Mexico would receive
San envoy entrusted with full powers TO ADJUST all ques
tons dispute between the two governments, such
one should be Immediately despatched. The answer was
IN ,r, q ,;a1 :, ; M commit ;oner
the Tilted states whomay come 10 this capital with full
powers from ms government 10 sete te pesen dispute IN
PEACEFUL reasonable ana honorable manner
This assent to the reception OF an envoy from lhe
In'eh naes was M h ;nanhI go ,h tha
ms .ie lse l " uG usr,;n;n IS anano
~ e;o 7 o,,r nort The Condition waa the ..rnca
u u .J w w o pr i; -; ;rht f th mort ~
VI uie "hoie iaVai ioee yi,s ~ oin VI i"' Po ~ ~
era CruZ IL was lihtneuiately SohPneu WIN! anu ie
force Withdrawn Two months later, trusting 70 tne
above promise as ensuring his reception, Mr.. Slde
reached Vera Cruz Every one knows the result Mex
co false 10 her word refused to receive him. on grounds
80. f;olous for ronat;t;on ,nd which Il tbev meant
'oo :. n, -. II 49,, 49, ,r,vy,a $3.50
he settled senaratey and without any reference to the
claims OF this government against Mexico proposition
absI,rd and inadmissibe If there be any gentleman
here still DISPOSED to veil Mexco's breach of faith
under the msy pretences with which she has sought to
it, beg HIM to read the letter OF our CONSUL MI
PACK conGns an account o. ms ~ maa 'h e
~, A.s ~ NJ Sdoe 1891 TIE 6rst mnrnar1ad
hs. heala vi NJ H. Sue . nu W -
s.t ~ NJ $500 i; ~; shaonant Jasnatcb cppn
oi III 81 W . t IS ~ tt I; NV; Is anj ;r,,,,c
s s NJ pSs - p.s ,aJ hn ,,ho NJ Si;dojI ,ya.
N.Y. p, ~. 49, .Lt 10 i Nm, ~ no ss,ho on
Wy Wlon, u. .,'e , Sc ~ IT;ta Sta, ;,o
IeiVo non . .no s oyy ~ ~ Ill ~ NJ Rii, io3ar
ne Hho'e' ieP's y" ''e WINS - ''i' N
'Ile said thai ought not to be the government dld mol
expect an envoy from me United states nn a1naIy q
they were not prepared TO receive hun ana ne desired
t hs don% % ns bis annenrance in The capital nj This
lime n,ph prove estructiye TO the government, and thus
defeat the whole affair You know said hc) the oppos
ton calling traitors for entering into this arrange
ne,t Win you zoe aa Gnek 10 nat. b"cnah' Dee 10
1915; lio Doc 1876, 18th Cong, list sess p IL.
And if this be not plain enough, take another para
graph:
Gle said tha, the government itself was well disposed
and ready to proceed in the negotiations that if the
affair was commenced now would enianger its exis-
that au N w