Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-16


information from the President, and act upon it, look
upon it, therefore, that this ground is pretext
Then comes another Mexico, il is said had declined and
refused to pay the debts due from herself citizens Of the
United States believe that is true But that was not put
forth as the cause Of the message of the President
the lh of May 1896 II is not in the act Of Congress of
the 9th Of May is not Therefore, the put upon
cord for the act Of the Government 1t is aferhough
And here again. this of debts and claims of citizens of
the United States upon Mexico is of long standing and was
well known to Congress- whose attention it had
called Yet Congress- the constitutional and only constitu
ona warmakng power mad never Judged proper to declare
war against Mexico on this The conduct of Mexico
was as reprehensibe months before on that day but
there had been manifested disposition make il Of
with her.
To saw therefore, that this was founded upon the re-
lsa of Mexico to pay her debts pretext, and nothing
but pretext
Well them sir what in truth the real object of the
If all these things pretexs what in fact the
true motive So far scrutinze the motives,
SO far as we can look into the designs and objects Of
rulers what the move the purpose the impulse of the
heart which led the that brought about this
Why, sir have poor opinion OF my sagacity do
pretend further into such matters than other
but to is plain turnpike, visible yonder
shining upon u.s.
Sir, eminent person, belonging to the party in admins
traton eminent certainly of all that do belong to it
eminent that strikes rather oddly that the Adminstra-
ton should not belong him rather than the Admins
tratonI Mr. Calhounone Of the most practical POI
icians and debaters in this country gentleman who not
apt to concede away his declared the last session OF
Congress- that there had been annexation OF Texas
there would have been And he further and
said that the immediate of the order for the
march Of army from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande
But how did the war grow out of annexation This is
in which, correctly to answer this question: we must
adopt proper distinctions, and follow the light afforded by
certsined facts.
Now Mr. President, do not stand here at this time,
have at any time been an advocate or apoogst Tor Mexico
have very poor opinion Of her Government in all its
States and at all times pity the people OF Mexico from
my heart and should pity them if they appeared to
to have enough to understand the misery OF their
condition believe the Government of that country TO
be the very in the civilized world pretending regard
the rights Of the people, This Republic which, by the way
is no republic at all, but military anarchy has been am
sorry say for years and years. the prey of every miserable
military upsart that could find money enough to sustain
miserable army. have sympathy, therefore, with any
Government connected with any OF the Governments
of Mexico for the last twenty years. go further, sir and
say that in my judgment, after the battle of San Jacino,
1886, and the events of the next six or seven years.
Mexico had reason regard Texas of her pro-
vnces She had power in Texas but it entirely at
the disposition of those who lved init They made Govern
ment for themselves
This country acknowledged that Government foreign States
acknowledged that Government and think, fairness and
honesty, must admit that in 1910, ls4l 1912, and lS43
Texas independent State among the States of the EARTH
do not admit therefore, that it any just ground Of COM
plant the part of Mexico that the United States annexed
Texas themselves But Mexico did take offence the
annexation Long Texas had been independent notorious
the fact that the Governments of Europe, well
own had admitted the nationality of Texas Mexico per-
sisted in saying that it her province and she would not
live terms Of entire amty and friendly confidence with the
United States, although she did go Her Minister
Amonte went home she would not receive Minister;
she became gloomy, suky and dscontented and that
the condition of things Immediately after the annexation OF
Texas and at the of Mr. Folks administration
think that the object of this simply this. Mr..
Polk became President of the United States in March, lsf5
In june lS45, Santa Anna banshed from Mexico TO
is nav, e
contented with his situation Cuba and am strongly
picous that the "halfpay paid. Through ls45
the condition of things between and Mexico was thus angry
and unsatisfactory.
Not to trouble you sir with many dates, allow APP
poach period of some interest 1t in January, SAG,
that the army of the United States which, in the
preceding had been ordered to take its position at Corpus
Christi ordered to advance TO the Rio Grande The
given by Mr. Buchanan for this order, among other
things that might be at hand in Mr.. Slide
rejected by Mexico Congress should authorize Now
there had been opinion believe very far back from the
time of Santa Annals release from imprisonment in Texas that
he rather favorable tohe acknowledgment of Texan
independence than any other Of the military chiefs in Mexico
At any rate after his Punishment by Paede the sentiment
became general that he favorable to peace with the
United States than the Government then existing.
The President Of the United States his message TO
Congress the 18th day Of May, 1885, placing the existence
of the upon the fact that Mexico had invaded territory
and shed the blood of people, On that day he dispatch
ed orders to Commodore Conner Vera Cruz that in
Santa Anna should that way he should not obsruct his
passage into Mexico. Now, how it into Mr.. Folks
imagination that Santa Anna likely to come that way
At about the time if remember Alright, Mr.. Sdell
Mackenzie brother of Minister to Mexico, was dispatch
ed to Cuba II appears too from the correspondence that
Government also had agent in Cuba by the name of
Brown And it notorious that matter OF public con-
versaion in Cuba that Santa Anna return to Mexico
with the of the President Of the United States
state this good authority Mark the coincidence of time
and purpose. The President said in his communication at
the opening the session the last Congress that he did not
any prospect of putting end to difficulties while
Paredes power think his precise words these
Scarcely hope of adjusting difficulties could be cher
shed while Paroles remained the head Of the Mexican Gov
eminent" What those difficulties, sir Our chief
difficulty certainly that Mexico would not assent to the
annexation Of Texas. This was the great trouble.
Now, sir, would call the attention Of this meeting to
matter not unknown but which, it to has not re-
ceved the weight the scrutiny, which deserves again
premise that the message of the 18th OF May placed the
upon the ground of actual invasion by Mexican troops
and the murder of American citizens upon American ground
Now, about the lst of June proclamation was drawn up
which, the 9th Of June dispatched to Gen. Taylor,
to be by him distributed throughout all Mexico, and that pur
ported set forth to the people of Mexico the causes OF the
have this proclamation and hope the gentlemen OF
the press will publish it.
Well what did the proclamation the people Of Mex
TO the of the war Any thing about invasion
of American territory and murder Of American troops Not
word like t-no word That proclamation goes upon
the old matter of the debts and upon the refusal to receive
Mr. Slde Minister and upon supposed declaration
by Paroles, which cannot find anywhere that did
tualy exist But the fact alleged in the message Of May
18th, and the fact enacted if fact be enacted by egs