New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-27


The Union MIR. Clay.
Nowhere has the power aud force OF Mr.. Gays
Lexington Speech been more thoroughly felt than
At tn, White House. The futtering OF the Pres
dsntial organ is conclusive Ii can not rest under
the visitation. les last number that has reached us
accuses Mr. Clay Of a palpsbe and fragrant mis-
reuresentstion Of welLknown facts" in stating that
"sbne Mr.. slidel was bcniing his way to
Mexico with his diplomatic credentials" Gen Tay
loc was ordered to advance 20 the RIO Grande.
Let us see:
Mr.. sIidell reached the City Of Mexico on the 9Th
OF December, le45. On the 2lst OF that month. the
Mexican Government announced that It would not
receive Lin in the official capacity with which he
had been clothed because he had been accredited by
his Government as Minister Pienipotenfiary,
ukea Mersco had only consented 10 rece've Com
missioner TO settle expressly he grage differences
vhich had grova out Of me Annexation Of Texas
Mexico bad VIGOROUSLY been for ten years at War
with Texas She had given cur Government timely
and formal notice that five should proceed to IT,
corporate her revoted province With our Union
that act must bs regarded aud resented by her as
one Of deliberate unequivocal aggression and war.
Our own prominent Statesmen-Cay, Van Buren'
Gallstin Forsyth, &c. &c.-had said thesame thing.
60 said the Law cf Nations. So said Gen Sam
Houston. ex.PresideDt of Texas, when the War
actually commenced. la fact. there was no room
for doubt GU the subject. Accordingly, when Con-
eress gave its assent to Annexation, the Mexican
ambassador at Washington, pursuant to his in
structions announced that his Mission was at an
and md returned to his oSn country The diplo-
matte aud friendly relations between the two coun-
tries were broken up.
In this position matters remained when Mexico
consented to receive Commissioner charged ex-
,ressly with the settlement Of the differences Gre
atcd by the Annexation of Texas This was oil
she could do in accordance with diplomatic Ell
quette Had she consented TO receive regular
Minister Plenipo,entary, that consent would have
been an acknowledgement that she had recalled
her Minister from Washington without cause, and
that she had 10 serious ground of complaint
Yet Polk Il Co. insisted appointing Minis
Tar and not Commissioner. No remonstrance, no
entresty, suiiiced to swerve them from their pnr-
nose. So Mr.. Slidel went and was not received
az nil must have expected. Tho Spanish blood is
proverbiay tenacious OF punctilios, and here was a
poin, which could not be given up without sbiect
humiliation. Even the New-Nork SUM- In the iol-
lowing August, thus declared
"a Sreca! coran,ssionsr instead of Rss,dent Mter,
must now be treat with Paroles or has representa-
tive War dissolyes all treaties and all diplo-
matte intercourse Redenf Ministers can only be received
after treaties made by SPECIAL Penpotenare have been
ratified by both Governments
And The Suns thoroughly informed ultra Texas,
uhra.War correspondent Montgomery, writing
from Washington on the sth of that month, says
"H,uers was In q most unfortunate position, aud nc
d. sf,H more PAINFUL lie elt well spossd to extend
Texas 10 the Rio Bravo and sell US California for mode
it, u necessary 10 sOothe the out
rssed rroe they called parotsml OF his coontt, men
AZ s,rressis dsssd s Iaitsd nd Sps.
e,o Conpsioner settle the Boundary ana other ais
pu'ed questions hes'de" ha'sst &C aa'sa "Gs
fcr would be am admiss on me feops woaa hvl q
aure land BE- confessed HtAer 'oond'e "a 'se cast
until the supposed wrong ana insult were sApa,nso &C
eordns the laws Of civilized nions Ms'co d'a sSf
.sAas rv,d do refused ~ acknowledge Resident MN
ALI s.eeially ~ = Comm ssionet hE>cE rHe WAS
On the 18th of January, ls46-Mr. Shdel being
stui at Mexico demanding to be received as a Resi-
dsut Minister which the Mexican Government
would no, ooncede. insisting that it had only con.
seoted to receive, and in justice to its own dignity
onl, could receive, Special Commissoner-the
fatal order was given that Gen. Taylor should move
forward from Corpus Chnsti to the Rio Grande.-
Aud on this utterly uninlportant discrepancy
s,ideI having reached Mexico instead of being On
his way ,hither when the order to Gen. ray lor was
given--The Union hoarishes abou, Mr.. Clay las
founding assertion, stupendcus misststemeni,
and ~ forth. Most not the case bedesperste which
comp,ls a resort to such hummefy
Bat look again: The UAion fepels with vehe-
menoe the nnputation that Gen. Taylor was orde ed
4, the Rio Graade before Mr.. Slde reached Mex
leo IVA, IS mas tAS righs bank Of he Itso GraHds
as a pars ef 7exasl What is there astounding
or ,lupsnsous in statement that our troops were
moved from one part OF Texas to another before
Mr. Siden reached Mexico Does not The Union
itself bstrsy Consciousness that Texas never did
nshiially extend to the Rio Grande, sad that the
American so.l on W hich Mr.. Polk announced tina,
American blood had be en- shed, was really q part
Of Mexicoi
But hear the Union again;
seen rsylors sood sense says Mr. Clay prompted
him tehsve that ne ought to remain Al Corpus Chn.,
70 srite 70 the War Department On lie an OF o.
iss5 adgu'-g 4 We meant y claim % The RIO Brave 70
firss psess ess the oFasf for ths, vas IA
SUED"
How wretchedly bad cause Involves its advo-
cstesi Gen. Taylor SO advised II We meant &c
claim to the Rio Bravo" did he What sort
of a claw must il be- whereof cur own oonman
der could speak in such terms Must IL not be .
hard sort OF clam to 20 70 war upon But Gen
Tsvlor never said 50. and the Union msstates hin
10 order to asssil Mr. Clay. What Gen. Taylor dse
say was this;
alt with Gre dserenee that make any snexss.ien
an ,o,,cs Nj icn may become matter Ut delicate Desota
ton but " Government, ~ 'st.fHf taf osnHaa,y =
Tsras n.siss tie ae Of tAs Re Grenss Az .LrtAAiss
na hssened By tskins possession al once Of o.s y
80 .u,t.ble poiDls on VI quite pesf that Iisof
Do not feel a. liberty, anecf ny WESTINGHOUSE " "sA'
Bear in mind that when this was written the WA VA
bal three months Old.