The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-06-26
From the Baltimore DAILY News.
Facts for the People.

From the Baltimore DAILY News
Facts for the People.
W. copy from one 0 four exchanges
the following chronological table 0
events connected with the commence
ment Of hostilities with Mexico, com
piled from official documents:
March !, 1845.-Ths resolutions an.
nexing the territory Of Texas to the
United States were approved by Presi
dent Tyler, and a messenger despatch.
ed, 1.-TWO days before the Inauguration
of President PolkO conveying them to
the Texan government.
March 6, 1845.-The Mexican Min.
lister, Mr.. Almonte, residing at Wash.
ington city, protested against the pro.
ceeding, demanded his passport in q
menacing manner, and went home to
be minister OF war against us.
September, 1845.-Instructions were
issued by Mr.. Buchanan, our Secreta-
ry of State, to MI. Black, the American
Consul at the city Of Mexico, "to as
certain from the Mexican government
whether they would receive an Envoy
from the United States, intrusted with
full power TO adjust all The questions
between the two governments"
October is, 1845.-The Mexican 60
vernment, through her Secretary Of
State, Nj. Pena y Pena, agreed to "re-
ceive a Minister from the United States
in the capital of Mexico, with full pow
err from his governmental settle the dis
pute In a peaceable manner"
November 10, 1845.-The Hon. John
Slidell was commissioned as such En-
voy. He landed at Vera Cruz on the
3Oth Of the same month. es
December 6, 1845.-Mr. Slidell ar
rived at the city of Mexico, and on the
9th of the month announced his mis-
sion; the Mexican Secretary of State
in the mean time, objected to him, ask
ing, "what he had come for?" and "who
he could be-"
December 20, 1S45.-Mr. Slldell's
mission was annulled by an official note
from the Mexican Secretary, requiring
him to produce special powers, ad hoe,
for the settlement of the Texas question
alone. On the Goth OF January Mr..
Slldell retired to Jalapa.
December 90, 1845.-The govern
ment of Herrera was overthrown, and
Gen. Paredes, a military usurper, sue
ceeded to power, on a promise that his
advent should be the recovery of Texas
by force.
March /, 1846.--Mr. Slidell, from
Jalapa, repeated the proffer Of peace to
the new Mexican Secretary Of State,
Mr.. Castillo y Lanzas, adding that the
President was sincerely DESTROYS Of pre-
serving peace between the two govern
ments.
March 10, 1846.-M. Castillo Y Lam
zas rejected Mr.. Slidell and on the 9lst
of the month sent him his passports,
and soon after he returned to the United
States.
October a, 1885, General Taylor, in
an official letter to the War Depart
ment, suggested the %propriety Of "tak-
ing possession, at once, Of one or two
suitable points on or quite near the Rio
Grande."
January 10, 1846.-Three months
afterwards, instructions were issued to
Gen. Taylor to occupy the east side of
the Rio Grande, but to refrain from any
act Of aggression against Mexico; and
to regard relations between the two
governments as peaceful, until Mexico
made further demonstrations of war;
previous to this time, undoubted infor-
had been received that Mexico
had been raising troops for the avowed
purpose of carrying on a war with the
States.)
March IL, 1846.-Gen. Taylor, with
the army, lett Corpus Christi, on the
nest side of the Nueces, and arrived at
Brazos Santiago, March 28th. Gen.
found an army Of 1900 Mexi.
soldiers already assembled at Mat
amoras under the command OF General
April IL, 1846.--Gen. Ampudia ar
rived at Matamoras supersedIng Arista
command, accompanied by 200 cav
followed by a reinforcement Of
1000 more men.
April la.--Ampudia ordered Gen.
to break up his camp within "a
hours, and retire beyond the Nueces, or
,e would attack him. At the same
lime, all Americans, and our Consul,
driven from Matamoras.
April 2s.-General Parsdes issued
his war manifesto against the United
States, and sent additional military
forces to the Rio Grande.
April s4.-A large body Of Mexican
which had previously crossed
The Rio Grands into Texas, attacked
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