Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-01-05
sIesers. webster ard POLK.

Gar readers have doubtless read MIR. Polk 5
Apology for Tho Mexican War,-bat they viii
no! 30 prepared TO Judge correctly as TO tho truth
Of his defence un;d they have examined both
sides Of the question. Tas opportunity nov
present IN The shape of an cxtrac, from Mr..
Wcbs,es's late speech Al Philadelphia.
Now, g9n,lenen, tia, may m.syop. At
moody aaI soy ao:aiag has not boon clearly
proved by ot.ic.aI evidence. viii proceed 10
SAFE . yol .Areo propositions which. N ny
otsn.oD, arc fairy IllIu.dlHaJ.o By the CORES
p3ndonco OF the Government IN is sarioas
branches ana departments is otii italy conmunl-
Gated TO Congress.
TLroo propositions may think, he n,aintain-
cd on tic evidence before the country in official
documents:
ls,. That tho rro@i1en, directed the occupa-
ton of 4 territory by force of arms 10 winch the
| nitcd States had no ascortaineI tides terri
tory which, ii cIasned by the United States,
also claimed by Mexico and at The time
III her actual occupation and possession
Tho Texan Convention was 10 assemble July
!, Isis, 70 pass the annexation. Before his day,
.o-s.i, on the 4S.G Of 1lay Gcn. TAYLOR was
orlcro1 to move towards !'eyqs; aud on the 10Th
Of Juno he was instructed BIZ u letter from Mr..
Bancroft to enter Texas ana concentrate his
forces Oh its "Wes,crn boun larv," and 10 select
aud occupy position ION or noor tho RIO Grande>
70 protect what, III the cyett OF annexation, VIII
Dc our western bordor.''
:. nat the United states had no aseeftained
title % tho territory appears from Mr.. Marcy's
letter 10 Gen. Taylor Of 'aiy b. 1915. Gen.
TayIoc is there informed thai whas he IS 10 '.oc-
e9.5y' u-Ir'id' anu P'''eeS, - ''"o teff""Fy 10
Tcx1s 10 tie cN;eu; th1: il has been occupied by
t"G lcoIo - i'"ii''s'rS ~ s!'e oesI''Ich
's1 ,,'o.gl 'ii". ''''7 "N -" o0eui1c'
's ,ieN,oo ~,
ar ,'''C' - - on - 81 nc mo 'tIaiid' IS
r'4in1,,i In IN l,,flfs.lYrt h.t,yagD t..,
c94atrlI5, ala Up 70 1918 boundary you are 10
extend Your nfo.oet'o2' only excepting any posts
od nc o'9'9'i 9i-o '.gsso, "':'1'i = ~ mo
,tsss''i' "0~da.'3'ss - ~ ..I''C4h io'G>9' OF
Mexican settlement over "''.eh the republic OF
eAo' ala mol exercise jurisdiction at inc period
q ltiiA'','1. 81 e.i'-''ty osiofe llat event
rms makes i perfectly clear That Inc United
.2.a'es al no iseef'"l'cd tue land no apparent
80 - ,i.'s ~ 'l,I'S 'S'1 oA,,S
OILY i'','';o " - - :, ''s-',.o '''s ' az
~. e,''i-.' e.' - ','t',1' ''ss,7s'u'i-
- IT, - ~ = 49, = - 'ho ifes'deh'
-" - 49, .. 80 " - 'o' " 't'i 80 7"'
&c. maj 'Di5 WIS n INC "c'uaI possession
over Win SA.s Hsl '-o' cAc'c'5od Jafis2ic''on
10 ,l'o '.'"o - = '1iI I] l 10 :.
- Wy ~ = 'a.f '''o 7'"'S " = az "'o'5'
=, - - - =. 'i - ''i'0' 'i'5H
- ~ 80 A,t,-a'S - s'!'''N"t ''i
inc c"S' s!u0 - no mo ttraHdt' when are ana
Tor so"e ti'iio ..fo oei< ~ INC 'ctd'i occupancy
OF fcr 'foops.
oh mo oo' u 9u's l.3 secretary "fo'o' as
'fe'uy o'.io,o.. o..ses',I5 Gen "yloF 70
,,o'f, l ms o.! 't'o eastern
81 w VIZ ,, VIM "t' ~
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u'u no. ~" . '"o ,''d VI
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- M Pots . nave otc INC men
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10 ;,,cnded - cv,;no,,;sb tho ,ro~,o,, .;,ro
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