Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-12-08
Admissions Of the enemy SOniefltne
that has never been controversial.

AWiS1 anu turn as tney may, the *MeXls
can wings Of the United States; have neyers
been able to get rid Of the fat admission of
boundary contained in the following .ypfRs
cial proclamation ofthe Mexican general.
in-chief in June, 1s44. Ifthe terrjtoEybs.
tween the Neuces and Rio Graude was bari !;
of Mexico, why should Gen.. Vol wage
war upon its citizens, and warn all, Mexi-
cans to- leave it or be consider ed and tEaated
as" Traitors to their country! The proc
lanation is clear admission that the Tex.
ans we're practically, as we'll as theorsticak
ly, in possession Of that country 10 tha very
edge Of the Rio Grande, (ors Rio; Bravo,
which is the same Under these. ,circum-
stances, Texas was annexed to. and be.
came part of the United States. Yet
Mr.. Clay's resolutions at Lexington. charge
that President Polk committed an aunncon.
stitutional'' act by ordering Con. Taylor to
occupy position which the Mexican Com
mander-in- Chief had admitted to be- i,y DOS.
session of Texas and which had actually
become part and parcel of the. territory Of
the United States! The unholy lustafor Of.
flee which has long distinguished the Ken
lucky -chieftain, often leads him into ,awk.
ward consistencies. This lats effortsto cut.
under Tom Corwin, shows the desperation
to which he is carried, and. the hutniiiating
sacrafces which he is ready to make for
the sake Of gratifying his disappointed am.
aThe nroclomo,;on ,o ,,tbbi.hb>. vbi;c.h -. A56.s e.
luded, although more than, once published
in our columns, is again called for BY the
shameless effort Of Mr.. Clay to throw doubt
on our claim to the Rio Grande, II will
be seen that. Mexicans abroad. admitted
what our home Mexicans, for party pur-
poses' are Jealous in denying:-0hio Pat.
riot.
aM1Er, JusE 20. 1874.
Il Adrian Woll, general OF brigade, &c. =,
make known: 3#4.*r
81. The arlnst;ce agreed ON with the do.
partment Of Texas having expired, and the
war being in consequences recommenced
against the inhabitants OF that department,
all communication with it ceases. ~
"2 Every individual, Of whatever con.
di:ion, who may contravene the provisions
of the preceding article, shall be- regarded
as trnitor and shall receive the punish
ment prescribed in article IS, title 10,
treatise 8, Of tho articles of war.
So. Euery ind'uiduai tuho nsay5e found
at the distance Of one'ieeg1e from she left
bank of the Rio BRAVO, ,uiit bssxSardsd a.
a tavorer and aecompiiee cf the asurpsrs
Of that part OF hs, national t.rritory, and as
a TRAITOR 10 his country; and; after q
summary military trial, shall receive shs
said punishment. a''ss - .eH''
"4. Every individual who may be COM
pretended within the provisions oftheprs-
ceding article, and may be rash enough to
fly at the sight ec any force belonging to
the supreme 6 ,vernueat shall be lursued
until taken, or put to death. .HF-
IS. In consideration of the situation Of
the towns Lared and Santa Rita de Arfpu.
dia, as we'll as Of all tho farm-houses bs
yond the Rio Bravo, in which remain. all
the interests Of the inhabitants Of the line
committed to my charge, have this day
received, from the supreme government.
orders to determine the manner by which
those interests are to be protected; bur, until
the determination Of the supreme govern.
ment be received, warn al those who are
beyond the limits here prescribed, 10 bring
them within the line, or to abandon them:
as those who disobey this order will infaIli.
bly, suffer the punishment here established.
ADRIAN WOLL."
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