Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02

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10 represent the city of Baltimore in the next Con-
gress, is performing most acceptable service in
placing before his late and it is to be hoped flu
Iure( constituents view Of the origin, history, and
character of the War with Mexico, which, as far
as we have read of it, and give TO our readers
as follows, we pronounce to be unanswerable.
To The Citizens of the Fourth Congressional Dis
fric and particularly the Mechanics and Norkngmen
of that District Of both political parties.
NV subject is now the Mexican mean 10 devote
this and one or other letters that subject for two
sons: First that ntrinscay, very important topic TO
the people of the United States just and, second, be-
cause there has been great deal of studied and pcerse mis-
representation spread abroad regard it, with view to
bring the Wings into dsesteem and up and conceal
very awkward political blunder made by Mr. Polk The
outcry however has yet hurt the Wings in the opinion
Of any judicious man. has been very successful IN
hiding Mr. Folks delinquences from the public Some men
seem to think that SANDER the Wings the best TO
screen the President Mr. Polk himself has set the example
in his last annual message in which he intmaes that any
who will adopt his opinion about the origin OF the
war is traitor traitor for believing what he the
Pesident announces to be fact Some Of the organs
repeat this miserable slang One of them for instance
the treason Of Benedict Arnold is nothing compared to
this refusal Wings believe Mr. Polkor that is the
amount OF H. when men write ana puDsh sucn uliNeibS
nonsense this it only shows what contempuous opinion
they have for those whom they expect to believe them
intend give you history of the origin Of the present
war; which shall take much as possible from the official
records OF the country and from the recorded opinions and
proceedings of the distinguished leaders of the Demo-
cratic party. These shall endeavor to lay before you in
the simplest and ceares narrative give. You will then
be able to Judge for yourselves whether the Wings right
or wrong in what they said and done about this
1t is proper therefore, before begin the narrative, that
should explain to you what have been and the opinions
and resolves of the Wings in regard the will do
this in few words
First. The Wing party believe that whatever wrongs
injuries Mexico may have done to this countand we do
deny they manyst the President had right to
make war upon Mexico ,ohout the Of Congress- to
whom the war-makng power exclusively belongs.
Second That the present did not begin By the act
# co Mr. Polk declared, but began by the act of Mr.
Polk himself, ordering army march into territory
der the jurisdiction of Mexico, for the acquisition of which
Government had proposed to open negotiations with
Mexico the hope of being able to purchase it from that
nation.
Third The Wings have held and still hold the opinion
Notwithstanding the this commenced) that,
being commenced their duty to give TO the admnstra
lion all the supplies Of men and money which might ask
for to prosecute the to successful termination and in
accordance with this opinion they have voted for every thing
asked for that purpose by the Government and will continue
50 vote, if the is to be continued.
The Wings, in common with the whole country, feel
grateful pride in the gaanty Of soldiers and in the glo
Of their In proof of their willingness to
the pes and sacrifices of the they have fur
nshed their share-ad than their shareof the bravest
officers and the army. Without, therefore, Boosting
be patriotic than their opponents, they with be-
tn in
love Of country in any just appreciation of its glory
These the views and sentiments of the Wings every
where announced and acted upoa.
proceed TO show upon what foundation their opinions
have been formed regard Mr. Folks conduct in the OH
gin of the
This will require should recall few facts connected
with the annexation of Texas The treaty for the annexation
made Washington the 18th Of April, 1874 This
treaty rejected by the Senate the 9Th of June follow
ing, by Of IS to l6-Messrs Benton and Wright both
voting against it.
have given these two because they may be cons
dered undispued leaders of the Democratic party.
What their objections this treaty shall presently
quote their words TO show what their objections
but before do So it is necessary say word the
geographical divisions Of Mexico.
II has been denied by any that the river Nueces
always the boundary which divided the province Of Texas
from the province Of TamauPas, through which latter
vince the Rio Grande into the Guf-Matamoros being
It's capital This the old boundary And when Mexico,
1924 formed her confederation OF States, Tamau
pas became State and Texas another with the
boundary, TO wit the Nueces separating from the other
the Potomac separates Virginia from Maryland In 1885 the
confederation broken UP by Santa Anna. Tamauipas
the other States joined the Government but Texas
refused revoted against that Government declared her
independence a separate State That independence she
secured by the battle of San Jacinto, in 1886
few months after the battle Of San Jacino the Congress
Of Texas determined 10 enlarge their boundaries and accord
ngy passed law by which they declared their boundary on
the be the Rio Grande, from is noh 10 lis source
thence due north the AID degree Of latitude and from that
point along the boundary Of the United States the Gulf Of
Mexico. This boundary, you will by looking the
mapwhich hope you will do-exends far beyond the limits
Of the State Of Texas known the Mexican Cone
jeraon and takes large part Of four Mexican provinces
which have revoed against that Government
been conquered by Texas These four provinces Tamau
lipas, Coahuia, chihuahua, and New Mexico.
What right Texas had extend her boundary her
neghbors has been explained find that she even had
it in contemplation take The ohoe Of California into her
empire. She only did MT do this because not Convenient
Ny authority for this fact matter of public record In
August 1886, General Jackson sent Mr. Henry NJ Morf to
Texas agent the part Of this Government to inquire
what doing and particularly look after the subject of
annexation This gentleman wrote several dispatches to the
which have been published Congress-