The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-27


 ment of Mexico. made on hc l3th Oct, pres ioas to receive our minister. Forthwith he wrote asain 10 inc War Department on the sth Nov t0 pa5ggiy lie adeics Of Oct 4th. He lad advised tbe forward movement 10 induce er facilitate negotiation Now he hears that negotiations to 20 on or at least thai our minister is 10 De received; and upon this he says under date of 7th Nov. TStS.
 .Ths Intelligence from Mexea. however tendts to modify. ia some degree, the siexs expressed in that communication. The pnsifien now occupied by the troops may. however be the best w:.ile ne- gatiations are pending CT. xt any vsts atii dis- position shnli be ,aaas.s.d ey M-xiee 's psS'sae: ssch may be the view cf the departiae,s,, shall make 10 aosesnsHt from this paint except fos the purpose Vi rxsmiains tic country, ua,il r her ia- strut tioas are received"
 The intelligence from Mexico heIe referred ,o Cruz hy Co'a. Coanof 10 Gen Taylor, cader date of 2ith Oct, lsIj
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 0d Neta Clux. Oct. 2l, is45
 GESgRAL; hasten to intofm yoa ihai the Mex iean government has accepted the proposal made by that of odr country to arrange the existing difficult ties by negotiation fhis Information leii here for Washington yesterday, by Mr. Parrot, a,sd we may consequently sooD expect an eavoy to be sent out from inc Il. States deen t asisis4bie you should be thus early sppti1rd ot this change 1t the state of our relations" But on the lth Feb. ls4s. Gen Ta, los had re. ceiYed, he says New Oiesns papers ot the 26th January" pses ious ana so had les,le Mr Sidelfs rjcctsea ey teassa's administration, aud i's over. tarow by farrti's He bad alss reeei, eI the suier of the Wa DepaitineAi of ihe 18th Jar,. ls46, di- rectl,g his forward moyemehi and WIh these lac Is beiate him. te, in bis letter to the War parfment ol the 9th Feb. istS Fetntns his previous opsn- ron of ort.4 1, ist5, that iAs al. aacs ia lhe Rio Grande would have "a saluiary effect upon the adjustment of diicai ias,' aud, in nai reiF after acknowledging the r~eespt of the order Co advance expresses his aypfs ssi vi 1t in Ihe following phstic terms:
 ..OuR ADVANCE TO raE Rio CYANIDE WILL irsxt FRooUcE \ POWERFUL IMPRESSION, aud h mey De tAef THE COMMON SAviaArlos TAE RIVER rai hOi bs dts- pu ed''
 Here then. We have the "gocd sense' of General Taylor sustaining the course pu'sued by ihe govern nent in tits matter from the beginning to the end Qnihe 4ih Oct he says, in substance. ''f ysn mean to hold the Rlo GTafrie as the boundary af Texas sed te the east bank of that river. l. viii help forward your gcitafions. 'On the 7ih Nov. EI- lowing hs says: -' have just heaFd that yoar et- torts o Beg tate are succeeding without my ad- vance to the Rio Grande; sa will stay here. as | am at Corpus Christi. until hear from you" AHd dnaily. on the +th Feb IsI6. he says .'t see by the papers that Herrera has refused your miniser that PMedes has come into power the var cry against us; have also got your order of 18th Jan to go ahead to the bank Of inc Rio Grsnie-and % wtlt, rigtt willingly: hoping, as told yoa isss October. la produce. by ay presence there "a aIlu. tarJ impression, which IS certainly much nsrd. ed :" Aud now. in ,he face of al tbe-n iacis be- fore him upon the record. Mir. Ciav comes iorwar with Il l, atfoeIoas caiuInny upon his govern utei, et hsF+eg seeFHsa he ,Fae+ie- eailtas. al friendly negotiation 10 plnngr into caH>eiess and criminal tcar; and wholly misstating al once the time ct the order te Gen Taylor. it's i.siesfoa an
 s sGec. and Gen. fsylos 0psnioa as io that effect he boldly cites Gen. Taylor hi, witness e Iasten guilt and shame upon Lis country We have coa- frontfd hin and his witness. Me hope that Mr Cay 's abettors n ths bad Lexington u,iness of his may find his position satisfactory.
 But now we will confront Mir Clay with ano her WiU,ess whom he has not seen if to summon. Com Conner, while ia eommsat of the Gulf SruarrlI oI Vera Graz, must have knoNn whether t;'I- yeiaaent des,sed tot take aggressive and threatening measures again Mexico, sneh as eyinc,d an nn- willingness tc eht-r niou friendly negotiations ss Mt. Clse alleges, uras Mr SistcH 70 lreadiag his tras 10 N xseV rts As dpi snqtc ere ieafsaiS Here IS Com CosneI's oticai testimony as 10 what hs hasp ul the sprlt el our Go, eTameDt towards NJ \ ico, just ab ,ut the lime specified by Mr. Clay hat ls. miieh MT. SiiIe aboat 10 ''weHd bis way le Mexico wlth hes diplomatic credentials
 Con aodars CIaafr 10 Mfr. Dieml 'u. $ siur FALxovru, , @ or SacGiheious Oct. 23. Isl5{
 "ily fhe letter oi Ms. Blark, which ycu were k nd enough to se"d DIs ihis morning, 1 learn ttat the proposition 10 eater into negotiation made by oaf scYc ninett to that of this v, has been accep- ted lhe'e aPpeais to exist. on the part oi tns go sernIpent lear lest they should be accused oi being forced into ih,s by the hostile atli tade of th Chit q States.
 BsiRg fu y aware that OFT gov, lament has had no intention oi threatening this roanry, but the contrary, has always been aeiusLsd by sincere de- sue to heal existing differences in manner h0no. rabie to both nations, believe that shall best con hs ! naval k1rce from before Vera CruZ'
 Mr. Clay says tnai, at ibis time, before Mr Sli- deli reae,ed Mexico, our government was rsi,ising to en'er upon negotiations in i,ieudiy rit and was a5andonins specific cousse' foI one oi threat 1 aud aggression. And be lt always remembered that Mf Clay says this te astsn er,Bc asd disAanor I on the AaeieaD natl ln. Con. Conner, on the con. tFary, acting at the very noineal under the usirnc- ii o his government says that t .Aas aaa 70 Ia. tsi os 0f tYsaseaia9 Msxtcp. but. on the eosirary has AL~AHs been sciuated by asINeIsE DESIRE 0 keut existing differences m nanf.er Aea0rabie to both adiioas!.' And in thai view he wilhdsaws his | squadron flom before Vera Cruz,
 l IL only remains 10 contrast Mir. Clay aifl hmafl
 ito contrast hts present position in ion t) fine occupation by our forces ot whst he calls fAf d,s. 1 psted tscyto 7" between the Nueces aud the Rio Grande, with his positt0n in 1SI0 {when d, vel he had not forfeited the confidence cl his eoidr, ir relation to Mir, Madiscn's occupation vf what thcn ras territory Teofiy n dispste between oursei.t, | aud Spain. ln i-lawe owned The territory of Lon l isiana by psrchssi from France iu tsay Spaif then ewhed and held under hei jurisdiction The tss iiiosy of east and west fioTidA Spsu eoael.Ie ths her territory oi Florida es,saded esa to the Missis sIp.,i rsseT. We cont fsisd thaI oar territory 0 LjnisIauA cxtepded s1st 10 the pefdido snaii ri yer cunning souih~sd iuto the Gulf oi Mexico. a boat 50 mics eaSt of Mobis. sraia eas ia pose, sioa of large portion ef The territory thus i'd dss late. whsn tsSys the iAiraiacto.y ,,ute ta Mir ,t. Life and spe ch-s." pubiished 5y te e, .ss of h l Pribare.) sPsEs,pESr MapSsox ssired t5e disest i i5ig, bf is ing psssessos of bloa ReEge aad .Ho 1 bile, aSD .NIESpiAC fisr Jrstspie DON oy HI ESiTGp STATES TO THg PEsigpo'
 Mfr Gays speech made on that osess on 'ia de fsne~ of Mir Nj sltsoIis eoafse 'eoaiains sesth,n tebake oi esrtEsa geaiis ~sa, who. sasstssa tsuK2rtoi tale teiUesn sAe Eaued S,ais, aGd fyr etgR ASitsa. are ia iuesa je tsFausE THE PaaTEx sfoks oE TIE FoEEtGs SArIo..
 Ia reply 10 thoss who then conteoded that Mir sdisohs measafe ialtsk,sg sosesbse possession 0 al. a-