The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-23

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her lsIr. &
II nav be that The Mexican goTernmrnt
and people have miscnnsirued OF misuh.
Idersload our Iorbezrance. and our Objects
in desiring 10 conclude an smlcable adj
iuslmenl Of the existing differences be-
Tween The tw0 countries. They may
have supposed that ne would submit 10
terms degrading 10 The nation; or they
NAV hare drawn false differences from The
supposed division Of opinion in the Unit.
ed States on The subject Of The war, and
may have calculated 10 gain much by pIo-
tracing IL; and. indeed. that we might
ultimately abandon il altogether, without
insisting on any indemnify. territorial or
olherwise. Whsleyer may be The false
limpressiOns under which they have acted.
the adoption and prosecution oi The ener-
igeIic policy proposed must soon unds-
lceive Them.
I In the future prosecution OF The war,
the enemy must be made TO feel rs pres
sure more Than they have heretofore done.
Al ito roumehesneni. 10 wss deemed q.
proper 10 eoadueiii in Q spiriI Of fofbssr-
sncs and lib,rsliiy. With this end IN
vsw, early measures we're adopted 10
eonciliaie, as fer 80 . state Of wsr would
permit, The nsss OF The Mexiesn populs..
lion; 70 convince them that ibe war was
wsged got sgainstihe peaceful inhab'isn,s
Of Mexico. bu, sgsiust their isIshless gov
srnmsni, whIsh bad commenced hos'lli'
lies; 10 remove from their minds ihe false
} impressions which their designing and
/ linlsrss,sd rulers had srnully attempted 20
4 make, lhst ihs car on our part vas OF
!. eonQuesI; that il wss . wat sg sinsi ihsif
u religion and their ehutchas, which we're
Z 10 bs dsssesaitd and ovsrihrown; and
J thai .hsir rights Of person and priys,s
). properly would DO violated. 10 remove
these falss impressions. our commanders
= in The field vsre directed scrupplously 10
= respect ihsn religion, their churches, and
u their church properly, which were in' no
c manner 10 be ,iolslsd; Their we're direclsd
e also 10 respect The rights Of persons and
Il property OF oil who should not take up
e srms sgsins, u.s.. a.z #s# b9z ~s. -
II Assurances 10 This effect were given
81 70 ,hs Mexican people BY Major General
y Taylor, 10 . proclamation issued in pur-
= susnes OF instructions from the Secretary
y OF War, in The month OF June. 1876. end
D ,gain by Msjor General Scott, who acted
g upon his own convictions OF the proprisly
n OF issuing |, in a pToclam a,ion Of the tls-
:. rsn,h Of May, ls47.
y In this spirit Of lIberaliiy and concilia.
~ lion, and With view TO prevent the body
d. OF The Mex,csn population from taking up
70 arms sgainst o., vas the war conducted
Of on our part. Provisions and other sup>
a pliss furnished to OR army by Mexican
>. citizens we're paid Tor a, fair and liberal
u. ~ prices agreed upon By the parties. Alter
's the lapse offs few months, il becsme ap-
\" parent that these assurances, and this mild
u treatment, had failed to produce The de-,
o. o. sired effect upon the Mexican popnlstiop.
DC While the war had been conducted on
y our part according to The most humane
10 and liberal principles observed By civilized
CT nsiions, il vas wsgsd in far differen,
-; spirit on the part Of Mexico. No, sp-
y" prseiating our forbearsnee, the Mexican
~ people generally became hostile 10 the
u United States, and svsiled. themselves
~ Of every opportunity TO sommit the mos
NC savage excuses upon our noops. Lstgs
81 81 numbers OF ths population took up arms
=" and. engsgng in guerrilla warfare. robbed
and murdered ia the mos, etusl manner
nj indi,idusl soldiers, or small parties, ~hou
er- accident OF other causes had separate,
I'm from the main body OF our army: bsndi
az Of guerrillos and robbers infested The
er- roads, hsrsssed our trains, and, whenever
IT. 1t was in their power, cut off our sup
Die plies.
m The Mexicsns having thus shown
"r themselves 10 be wholly incapable Of ap'
m precialing our forbesrsnce and llberslitv
ce it was deemed proper TO change the man
ner Of conducting the war, by making
ate them feel its pressure secording to the
'ur ussges observed under similar circum
'ly stances BY ell other civilized nations.
M Accordingly. a. early as the 22d o
lg- September, 1916, instructions we're giver
nd by the Secretary Of War 10 Msjor Gen
re- Taylor. TO draw supplies" for our ARM
g. from the enemy. without paying 70
Ups then, and 10 require contributions for IL
on. support" If 10 tina, way he wss sst,fe'
led no could "sa sbundsni supplies for BIZ
red forces" In directing The execution O
er- these instructions, much Was necessaril,
TO left to the discretion Of the sommsndin
YES officer. vho Was best acquainted with ,h
rch Circumstances by which he was surroaad
'uf. ed, the van" Of the army, and the pref
our .icahiiity Of endorsing the measure. .
es- Gen. Taylor. on the 26,h OF Oeiobs
led 1916. replied. from Monterey. that "
Ina, would have been impossible hitherto. an
10 is so now, 10 sustain the army TO any e'
'e. tent by forced contributions oil money G
her supplies" For the reasons assigned b
wn, hi@ he did not sdop, the policy oil b
Drh instructions. but declared his readiness
Pan. do so "should the army in its future Of