Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-12-03
Tnr RESOLUTIONS.


J. RESOLVED, As the opinion 0f This meeting,
that tn, primary cause Of tho presen, unhappy
war existing b'twecn the United States or Amnri.
ca and the United States Of the Republic or NJ x.
leo, was III" ANNEXATION of Texas to the rorrncr :;
mud that the immediate occasion of hos,ilitrs b..
tween the two r'pubcs arose on, of III ORDER of
the President ofth, U. States for tho r,moval or
th' army und r the command of Cen. Taylor
from i,S position al Corpus Christi IN point ~.
poSlle Mdtamora', on tn east bunk of III, Rio
Bravo, within terriory clainAl hv both rapnb
lies but III n und tha Jurisdiction Of thu, or
Mexico, and inhabited hv ia ciriz ms; and ,ha,
tn, order Of tht PrAsden, for rhe r.moval Of III ,
army 10 that point, was imrrovidcn, and uncon.
slllnIlonaI, II being without ths concurrence Of
Congress, or even any consultation with il, al.
though II waSin 'SSion; but that Cnngr 'Ss hav.
ing by sub'eqn M acts, recognised IN war thus
brought into existence without us previous au-
lhorIy or consent, tbs prosecution of il h,camo
thereby National.
Q. RESOLVED, That in tn, absence Of any for.
MAJ and pubic declaration BY onsr,ss. OF III !
OBJ CTS Tor which The war ought To b. pruSlcu.
ted, Tho President OF rh1 Unu'd States. a; CA,'
MagiSIrata and Command iu.Chlrl oilh army
and Navy nfIhe United States. is left To the gli.
dance of his own il lgmam 10 prhS,culs il tor
such purposes an obj CTS a. h nav deem III 4,
honor aud inner ~ ot lht nI,lon may r1ulo
3. R SOLVED, That by tn Cpn,lnu'ih 9th,
UnlIod States c. gross. b ing inv ,sled with pow.
rio d clare war alI grant lelI'rs of mar IA aul
r'prlZal, I" make rul'S cnncernIng cap,ur.S ON
aud and wat r. 10 raIsa ani support arnleS, to
rTnVidG ahd manlaln navy, and Iu MAKE rules
tor tn government nl lh innl an naval forces
mas ma tn aud complete wdr making pOwsr of
h. Ulued States, ald SO possessing II haIarRu
| odalernlne upon tho motives, causes anl on.
lIct, Oi any war. VIII n 1t com u 'ncas, or al aav
llnlt during tbs progress of IT'S existence.
| 4. R:SrLvGD, As tbs iur'h,r Oplnion Of this
nseIng that IL tbs rghI aud dury oi Cmgr ,ss
10 dscIars, by sonr auInenIir ari, lnr What nur
'oSes aad obIeclS tn. exsllng war ought to b,,
.unher pr|secuI,d; thai il ia tbs dIy Of tho
"rS d,nI, ia HIS nlH.lal cnllici, To coafnr II ia
such declaration M Congr s.; and that, if, al.
.'r such declaration, the PraSld1ni should decline
n refuse To sndaavnr, by AL lhe III ans, civil, di.
rlOmaIic aud military. IN his power, 10 execute
ho announced wlIl uI Congress, and, in defiance
II its authority, should continue Ia prosecute the
var for purposes nnd objects 9th than those do
'lar9d by that body, it would becun, The ngh
md duty nj Congress to adopt tina most eliica
,Ious measures 10 arrest tho iurlhor progress q
he war, taking caro- III maks ample provision 10
hs honor, tho safely aud security Of our armie
II Mexico, in every coming 'ncy. Aud, if Mox
20 should decline or refuse to conclude t'eal,
'nh US, S'ipu a,ing for the purposes aud object
- declared by Congress, it would bo tho duty u
~ government ITO prosecute tho war with til
Utmost vIgor' until they ware attained by u ,rsa
J oil PSSSs.