Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-02-24
sSisE CasS Speech.-- Concluded from sd p.


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- Fhe Texas OF Mexico was Iexas
70 the Sabine, with no intermediate
boundary 10 which we might 60 WIN
iqpunity and make the country our
own. The river was q Kuolcon, ana
it became Us TO pause and ponder on
its banks before we crossed It's stream,
and carried our standard TO the country
beyond y. IN all the communications
OF the Mexican government, no dls-
tfnction !, made between the Nncces
and the Mo Grande. And the occupa>
ton' oy our forces, oi the country be-.
tween 'nese Ilvers' which took place
10 August, iS45, was never presented
es an exclusive cause OF complaint. nor
indeed, noticed IN any manner whatev-
er. y was the annexation aud occu-
Pationoi Texas and not OF any particu-
lar portion oi Texas, which led TO the
,Eeclamauons' and hnalIy to the hostill.
ties OF mexico. II was question OF
ltle. and not OF boundary. A claim OF
Hght which went Tor the whole, and
would never be satisfied with the re-
ilnqulsnment ola part. And, SIR, the
warning ana threatenlngs OF Mexico
were no yaia ooastings. She said
Wnat she Would do' ana she DID as she
saIa. ,,he commencement OF April,
i"40, ana Delole ~ could nave been
known 10 Mexico mat Gen. Taylor
mac aavancea 70 me no irande. the
Ireslosn' oi lnat republic directed It's
Seneial upon .hs lrontler 70 .a,iacK
ouI a.My W evefy means Whlcn war
permits. y was mol aii after thls,and
10 lacI t!l amer our occupation OF The
country Yves, OF 'he Nences Tor up
WARDS 0. elSnt months without SIM
g'e ahus'oh 70 tnat river, that u frst
makes lss appearance 10 a Mexican
communication. AND u Is then found
IN ietter from Ampudia TO General
iayior, VINO is required to break up
ms camp within twenty-four hours. and
10 Wlthdraw 70 the eastern side OF the
Nueces. sucn a demand under such
circumstances admitted put one an.
swer' ana tnat was NO. AND General
tayior was as speedy as ne was brIel;
Tor Inc same DAY gave birth to the de-
mand ana 10 Inc refusal. II surely
cannot be necessary to enter into tn.
decisive considerations, going to show
that such reirograde movement was
tnen Impossible. we mad taken q po-
sltlon peaceaoly within our own terrific.
ry' as we claimed 1t, and with no init
nation from our opponent that that
position was any more an infractIon OF
ms rights thaa would nave been the
occupation OF Inc western aank OF the
SABINE. irePeat' that dsrlng eight
mon'hs, we had oeen west OF Inc huc'
ses without one word oil complaint tor
nav,sg Passea ''a' river.
NOW, sir' le' US 40 ?ustlce 10 oursel'
YES ~ - PosS'o'e' WIN 'ne pest mos c
u'es''o possess 80 nuch general Pniian' r
'nroPy as 10 OVERLOOK our own rights, L
wnile we regard lhe rights OF others. Q
1t isqnIte possible That The divisions of f
OPINION IN our country, and the views II
Oh tnls controversy, which nave accom- q
panied lis discussion may have fur> Il
nlsneo 10 'ae mexican government a " "
noilVe ior requiring our army 10 retire :,
70 the east OF the Nueces. For Ger. :, -
am 1t IS 'hat TINS limit is an American - -
IND not Mexican suggestion. But Il
lowever TINS may have been, it came f.
90 late. 10 wl!hdraw.wben required
o DO so Oy the MEXICAN general, &C o.
'ompani!ed with the threat Of immedi. ri
ne hoslllItles should the propositionbe c,
lecilned' and hxlng the period OF twen. HI
y-iouf hoors as Inc Term Tor Its consid. m
ration would have tarnIshed the hon. 10
r OF our arms and disgraced US in hi
lSeyes OF the world. When an A CT
lerlcan general stops even to consld- %
r sucn an ol'lmatum' ne 70 no longer " "
Is y 70 leaa ms coon.Fymen 70 battle. ", "
nui Iepea., sir' le1 US 40 justice 10 p, p,
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