Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-01-05

about 500 men, battalion Of Georgia Noun
tea Volunteers, under Lieut. CO.. Calhoun,
ASi! men.
We regret to have TO announce the death
OF Lieut.. .MaiaEouski, late of the New York
volunteers.
Resolutions ian South Carolina.
From tho Washington Union.
We IRE indebted to n correspondent in
Columbia. 5. Carolina, for the folio wing CO.
py Of the report md resolutions p,oson,ed
by Mr. Perry, Of the senate Of tha, State:
Report Of tie Committee on Federal Rcla-
tons On 60 much Of The Gouernor's .Hes-
sage az relates to lie .Utaicca Wur; also,
| cettsin resolutions on lie some subject:
| The committee on Federal Relations, to
" IN referred so much Of the gcvrr-
| nor's message as relutes to the Mexican war,
! and the resolutions Offered Oh the same sub
| jrct by the honorable senator from Union,
have given this deeply interesting and i'm.
portant question thGt consideration which it
so Justly merits, and would most respectful
~ REPORT. 81.
! That, in order 10 present the Justice ami
| pruprety Of this war, on the part Of the u.
| States, in it's true lght, it becomes necsssn-
| ~ TO refe! to the circumstances which iniu-
cce Mexico. in her folly aud arrogance, To
commence hostiiites.
|. is well known that great Inducements
were offered American citizens 10 eettla in
Texas. They received most liberal grants
| of lnnd, were permitted to form free rep
rescntn!ivc government, and BECOME soy.
ercign State in the republican confrderscy
OF 1,lexicu. Uuie, such form of govern.
ment, thay had secured to thom oil those
civil and poll, cal rights which they had am
ioyed in the land f.the!r birth They wcrs
! rapidly increasing III numbers. growing in
wealth, prosperous, and happy. But, ny
one Of those sudden revolutions whicl, h.va
80 characterized the Mexican people III fsd-
ernl government was destroyed and con-
trail despotsin established in its place.
which, deprived the Texiuns Of al! political
privileges, and annihiated their State gov
eminent. Tins could not be borne by men
who had been educated rs fteemsn, and who
had in their veins Angio-5axon blcod.-
They Immediately declared ,hsir indepsn-
dencr, and stood jus, titled in the eyes of the
world. Their Independence was .cknowl-
edged by the principal powers of Europe,
and maintained for eight years by their raj
or and wisdom. They assumed as their
western boundary tha Rio Grande, which
had been formerly the recognized limits Of
Texas. Mexico offared to recognize t!,sir
independence. provided they would not at
tach themselves to the United States.
In regard 10 the right of Texas to become
n portion of the United States, there eau be
no rational doubt Being independent, she
was ut liberty to dispose Of herself as sLe
saw proper. The United States had the uu-
doubted right to receive her into the Union.
in doing so, they did no injustice to Mex-.
co. But the Mexican government declares
beforehand. that they would regard the an
nexation Of Texas to the United States o.
an act of war on the part Of the federal gov.
eminent. They Immediately recalled their
minister ct Washington, and dismissed the
American minister at Mexico. An army
was organized on the banks Of the Rio
Grande, " it'll orders to invade rexns and
ces under his command This was all done
by Mexico before any hostile movement was
a,nde Oh the part of tbs United Stutee, md
whilst Mexico was rejecting all propositions.
TO treat as 10 the boundary of Texas.
The removal the American troops from.
the lNneces TO the Rio Grande was done by
the advice Of Gen. Tny lor. and with view
OF repe!liug the threatened invasion Of our
soil 1y thc Mexican. army. The right ofthe.
President to tuke this step, and the propriU-
~ Of it, can now hardly be doubted.
Confident from his superior numbers Of ali
easy victory, the Mexican general crossed
toe river, and commenced tie war, in obe-
dence to the orders Of his government, whic.l
were afterwards found amongst his papers
The result was the victories Of Palo Alto
and Resaca !e Ia Palma, and the total rout
of General Arista and the Mexican forces.
Had Gen. Taylor or the President baen
content with these victories, ind have wait
Il g. I.
select his own time for another attack, il
would have been most culpahle abandon
ment Of all the advantages obtainsd by those
hard fought battles. The policy Of war, as
well Us our national honor, demanded an in
vasion OF Mexico, and continuance Of the
war Until she sued for peace, or her armies
we're annihilatsd and the country overrun.
This has been done triumphantly and go.
riousIy. The annals Of history scarcely nf.
ford parallel to that brilliant succession Of
victories and gallant achievements which
lave crowned our arms in Mexico with i'm "a
perishable honors, and shed a halo of glory
around the American name. AZ.
IL Having conquered the country, il now be-
comes question Of policy whether to con-
tinue in possession Of the whole Of Mexico.
or TO retain only so much as may be an am
pie indemnity for the expenses u the wnr.
This question must necessarily beleft tctho
President and Congress to settle, and your
committee feel confident that they will pur-
sue that course which honor, patriotism, and
wisdom may dictate. Should circumstances
render q vigorous prosecution uf the war no-
cessafy, South Carolina vii! bs found, as
she ever has been, ready to.snslain the true
interests, nationol honor. and glory Of Amer
ica.
Your committee therefore reccommend \