Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-10-19

to commence hostilities against Mexico
without previous declaration Of them,
but Twill grant the time necessary for an
explanation, satisfaction and 4 repara.
ton, if such thing is possible. Yet. ON
the other hand. |, myself, do now emphat.
ically declare that, if do not receive full
and complete satisfaction for the acts
committed, before 10 o'clock tomorrow.
l shall consider the expressed armistise
as terminated after that hour. have the
honor to be your E1cellency's obedisn,
servant,
(signed.) WINFIELD SCOTT.
Headquarters ofthe Army ofthe Repub.
lie of Mexico,
September 6, 1s47.
To His Excellency, Gen. w. Scott. Com.
mander- in. Chief of the Army of the Unit.
ed States of America:
Sir:-I have been profoundly astouish.
ed by the PurPort of your Excelleney's let
ler.which has just reached me, and which
states that it is your just opinion that the
Mexican civil ard military authorities
have broken the 7th, and Sd articles Of
armistice agreed upon by eachsof Us on
the 24th of the last month.
The civil and military authorities Of
Mexico have not impeded:the passage Of
provisions to the American army; and if
at any time TO their transmission have
been opposed, obstacles, II has been en-.
tirely owing to the agents ofthe Ameri.
! can army. who, without first acquainting
the Mexican authorities appointed for
| such matters, have afforded much room
and opportunity for the ebullition Of the
Mexican poPulace, which always in such
cases it has cost the Mexican govern.
ment much trouble to repress.
Last night and the night before escorts
have been ready for the convoy of pro-
visions which have not been taken away,
because Mr.. Hargous, charged with such
an Office, did not think it proper. The
orders that have been issued, suspending
all trade and intercourse between the
two armies, alluded to private individuals
and not to the agent of the UniteG States
army, in order that the article of the ar.
mistice which refers to supplies might be
carried out in its fullest sense and
Promptest manner. In exchange for this
mode of acting your Excellency has pre-.
vented the admission ofgrain into the corn
mills in the suburbs of this city, a thisg
which is an open violation of The geod
faith lately pledged to me by your E1.
cellency. ..-...--'
1t is false that any new work Of forth.
ication has been began by me, because
very little repair has been entirely suffici.
ent to establish the batteries in the very
same condition in which they were upon
the day ofthe armistice, and because the
casualties or the conveniences of the mo-
ment had rendered their demolition ne.
cessary. Some considerable time has
elapsed since obtained the information,
that you had erected in neighboring vii
lage battery protected by the wall of
the house called Garay, and dill not op.
pose it because the peace of two great
republics should not be made to depend
upon matters which, though abstractly
grave and important, yet are ofvery little
weight when compared to the result in
which all the friends of humanity and the
welfare Of this continent are interested.
1t is with very great pain, and indeed
Indignation, that have received CON-
munications, from the cities and towns
occupied by the army ofyour Highness,
mentioning the dissertation of the temples
of God, the robbery of the sacred vessels
and the PROCLAMATION of the sacred images
which the Mexican people profoundly
venerate.
Deeply have | been affected by the
complaints of fathers and mothers of the
violation oftheir daughters, of husbands for
outrages upoDtheir wives, and the cities
and towns themselves have not only been
plundered during the armistice, but even
the principles ever held sacred and holy
by civilized nations have been trampled
under foot by our soldiery.
Until now have kept the most rieid
silence lest might retard the progress Of
negotiations which promised sems hors
OF conclusion to a scandalous war, and TO
which your Excellency has given the very.
CHARACTERISTIC and appropriate title of an
extremely unnatural one. But / win not
continue offering apologies, because am
very well convinced of the real and true
cause of the threatened commencement Of
hestilities which the letter Of your Excel
lency contains, and which is my not hsv-
ing subscribed to a treaty which would
not only deprive the republic Of a consid-
cradle portion ofits territory, but will also
lower the dignity and honor which nations
ever defend at all hazards. But IL these
considerations have neither weight or irr
fuence in'the mind Of your Excelleney,
yours then will be the responsibility be.
fore the world which so well knows upon