The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-25


least in parp the same ground The intellgsat from
Msrieo, horoeper tends 10 modify degree the peos
expressed IN that communication The potion occupied
the troops may, perhaps be the best iche negotiations
pending, any rate until disposition shall be manifest
ed By Merec 10 p,oiraet them umsasonabiy Under the
shah make movement from this point except for the
are received"
(Signed,) 81. TAYLOR,
"Brevet Brig. Gen. u. S. A Comdg.
Inc ApJUrANr GENERA o, Of the army, ;, -,
"Washington, ID. O."
But it will be observed that this partial change OF
his views TO the expediency of marching to the Rio
Grande, is placed by General Tay expressly upon the
hypothesis that negotiations may be pending and that,
too without any disposition the part of Mexico o pro-
tract them unreasonably" Upon this hypothesis, Gen.
Taylor Processes himself willing to await at Corpus
Christi the course of events
In this view, the Administration had, at the tme
arrived at the same conclusion with General Taylor They
had his letter of October lh recommending advance OF
the troops but they declined to order that advance view
of this very state of things until the 18th OF January 1916
The reason of this delay is quite manifest AT the very
moment when General Taylors letter of October 4h, ad
visng the advance of our troops, on its way to
Washington, the administration anxious to settle mat
ers peacefully with Mexico, inqurng. through our
consul, Mr. Black, whether American minister would
be received by the Mexican government This inquiry
made by Mr. Black the 18th of October, and two
days afterwards it answered in the affirmative. This
affirmative answer led at to the withdrawal, at the
request of Mexico, of squadron from the investment
of Vera Cruz All this is set forth, in terms, in the
following passage of the Presidents special message to
Congress, under date of May 18th, 1916
"In pursuance of the instructions given in September
last, an inquiry was made, the thirteenth of October,
1875 in the most friendly through consul in Mex
government would receive envoy from the United States
pute between the two governnents;' with the assurance
that should the answer be in the affirmative, such an en-
voy would be Immediately despatched to Mexico The
Mexican minister the fifteenth of October, af
rmave answer 70 this inquiry requesting at the same
lest its continued presence might the OF
menace and coercion pending the negotiations THIS force
immediately wthdrapn On the 10th of November,
1885, Mr.. John Slidel of Louisiana, commissioned by
envoy extraordinary and minister penipoenary Of
adjust both the questions of the Texas boundary
and OF decentralization > our citizens
In the concurrng judgment, then, of General Taylor
and OF the administration warke demonstration, either
by land, the Rio Grande or at Vera Cruz was
not deemed necessary while the mission of Mr. Slidel
was yet pending with good hope of success.
But what followed We quote again the statement of
events in the order of their dates they narrated in
the Presidents message of May H. and proved by the
official documents published with it:
"Mr. Sde arrived Vera Cruz the Both of Novem-
ber and coureousy received by the authorities of that
city But the Of General Herrera then tot
erng its fall The revolutionary party had seized upon
the Texas question to effect hasten its overthrow. Its
determination friendly relations with the United
States and to receive our minister to negotiate Tor the set
made the great theme Of denuncation against it, The
eve, was sincerely DESTROYS to receive ministers but
i yielded to the storm raised by its enemie and on the
most frivolous prctexts These are so fully and abv ex
posed in the note of Mr. slide of the Oath of December
transmitted that deem it unnecessary into fur
ther d detail on this portion of the subject :,
Herrera yielded the General Paredes with
out struggles and on the Both of December resigned the
the army the people having taken little part the contests
and thus the supreme power in Mexico passed into the
Determined to leave effort untried to effect an ami
cable adjustment with Mexico, directed Mr. SlideIl to
edes and ask to be officially received by him. There
eral Paroles into power by regular
succession la that event, his administration would have
government of General Herrera, and the refusal of the lat
ter TO receive minister would have been deemed con-
elusive unless ntimation had been given by General
Paredes Of his desire decision OF his pede
cessor But the government of General Paredes its
existence military revolution by which the snbsisting
constitutional authorities had been subverted. The form
of government entirely changed, well all the high
under these circumstances Mr.. sdel. in obedience to
my direction, addressed the Mexican minister Of
foreign relations under date OF the LIST OF March last ask
ing to be received by that government in the diplomatic
character to which he had been appointed This minister,
in his reply under date 18th Of March, reiterated the
arguments OF his predecessor, and, in terms that may be
considered giving just grounds of offence to the
ment and people of the United States, denied the appca
ton of Mr. Sdel. Nothing, therefore, remained for
envoy but to demand his passports and to his
country.
THUS the government of Mexico though solemny
pledged by official acts in October last receive and
credit an American envoy violated their lighted faith and
refused the offer OF peaceful adjustment OF difficulties
Not only the offer rejected but the ndity of its
lection enhanced by the manifest breach Of faith in
tusing to admit the envoy who because they had
bound themselves to receive him Nor il be said that
the offer was tless from the want OF opportunity OF dis
cussng it-our envoy present their soil Nor
can IT be ascribed of sufficient powers-our envoy
had l powers to adjust question OF difference Nor
was there for complaint that propositions for
settlement were neutrality-suspicious.
given our envoy to make any proposition whatever Nor
can 1t be objected that part, would not listen to
any reasonable terms of their suggesonthe Mexican gov
eminent refused all negotiation and have made popo
| sition Of any kind
SIN my message at the commencement of the present
session, informed you that upon the earnest appeal both
oil the congress and the convention OF Texas had ordered
Nueces and the Del Noe This had become necessary
threatened invasion Of Texas by the Mexican forces
for which extensive military preparations had been made
The invasion threatened solely because Texas had de-
ermned 10 accordance with solemn resolution of the Con-
OF the United States, herself Union
and under these circumstances u plainly duty to
extend our protection over her citizens and soil.
"Ihis force concentrated Corpus Christi, and
manned there until after had recciued such information
from Msrco rendered probable If certain that the
herean government pontd refuse to reccipe our ENJOY"
The information here referred to- which led the admin
straen at this time believe that Mr. Sdes rejection
probable at least, if not certain contained in the
following extract from despatch written by that gentle
to the Department OF State under date of December