Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-06-19

In the Richmond Enquirer of the 10th of this
month we meet with the following, which seems to
have been intended by that paper to sustain the
position now given up by the Administration ITSELF
that the Proclamation Of Gen. ScoTT to the Mexi-
cans was issued upon his own responsibility, and
not by instruction from the Executive
1--WE shall now refresh the memory of the Wings by an
extract from proclamation of Gen. TAYLOR, addressed to the
Mexcans shortly after the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca
de la Palma 1t utterly reues the idea that he agrees
timent with the Wing party, believes his country wrong in
its dealings with Mexico. The Wings have grossly msep
resented history and, proof of the assertion bring
old Rough and Ready the witness-stand He says:
"Aer many years patient endurance the United States
are at length constrained to acknowledge that
lists between and the Government of Mexico
For many citizens have been subjected repeated
insults and INJURIES vessels and have been seized
and conscaed merchants have been pundeed mamed
imprisoned without and without repaa,on At length
your Government acknowledged the Justice Of our claims and
agreed by treaty make satisfaction by payment Of several
millions dollars but this treaty has been violated by your
rulers and the stipulated payments have been withheld Our
late effort terminate all difficulties by peaceful negotiation
has rejected by the dictator Paredes and minister Of
peace whom your rulers had agreed TO receive has been
fused hearing He has been treated with ndgny and in
suit and Paroles has announced that exists between
This war; thus first proclaimed by him. has been acknowledge
ed as an existing fact by President and Congress- with
perfect unanmiy, and will be prosecuted with and
gy against your army and rulers; but those of the Mexican
people who remain neutral will not be molested."
We do not allow ourselves for moment to sup
pose that the above representation by the Richmond
Enquirer is wilfully deceptive. We dare say that
il is so through mere nadverence. But we cannot
permit so gross an error to be made the ground OF
an unqualified charge of misrepresentation against
the Wings, without setting the matter right 1t is
true that Proclamation to the Mexcans was issued
by Gen. TAYLOR shortly after the battles of Palo
Alto and Resaca de la Palma" from which the
above is an extract but the whole of that Procla-
nation, from the first TO the last word of it inclu-
sive was dictated 10 him from the Executive Head
quarters in the city of Washington and General
TAYLOR had no more to do with its contents its
composition than the babe that's unborn. The
following is copy of the Letter from the War De-
partment transmitting the Proclamation, in print to
the worthy General and directing him to sign and
circulate the same
DocuMEsT 10, IN SESSION 29ru
Letter ofthe Secretary Of Uar 10 Gen. Taylor.
Wan DEPARTMENT, JuSE 4, 1876.
Sin send herewith number Of copies Of proclamation
in the Spanish language addressed to the people of Mexico
which you requested sign and TO be circulated
in the and the extent you may deem proper You
will your endeavors to have the pledges and pro.
misses therein contained carried the fullest extent There
copies of the proclamation in the English
language. Very respectfully, your obedent servant
w. L. MARCY, Secretary of War.
Brevet Major General Y. TAYLOR,
Commanding Army Of Occupation, Texas.