Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-03-21

de UllOa, for some of these very outrages
committed Unfortunately upon French
and American citizens are familiar to, the
Senate. We all remember that the In.
demnity and sati- faction were forthcoming
on the day appointed by the French Ad.
miraL England, whose subjects had suf.
fered in conjunction with those of France
and our citizens, made her demand, &C.
comPanied with the notice, that if il was
not promptly responded to, her fleet woBld
immediately sail from the Jamaica sta.
ton. The money was paid, because the
demand was made lin a tone that Aiexicn
eouid understand. America spoke, rs one
sister would speak to another, in a voice
OF kindness and sisterly affection: but Il
fell upon Mexican, ears as an unknown
tongue. Mexico, mistaking our magma
n!mIiy Tor pnsillanimity, treated. our com.
plants With contempt and our remon.
SlraHces with defiance.
The PRESIDENT Of the United States. in
the message TO which have referred
spoke OF these things as Just ground Of
complaint and indemnify, but not as the
causes OF the existing war. For he in.
formed US that the war existed by the &C,
OF Mexlco-that the Mexican army had
INVADED Our territory, and shed American
blood upon American soil.". The precise
spot is not stated; but the locality is well
known TO have been on the left bank of
tbe lilo Grahde, opposite, and not far
IRON, Maianoras. Then spd there the
war actually commemorative Mexican
army making the attack--lhe commanding
general having, on the morning of the
same day. given notice to General Tay
dor That 'shs considered hostilities com
tReneed. and should prosecute them" This
vas Oh tho gath of April, 1916. The
battle OF PalO Alto was fought on the 9Th,
and Kesaca de la Palma on the 9th of
May. Congress recognized the existence
OF me war, aud placed at the disposal of
me PRESIDENT Ten millions of money and
ntty thousand yolunteers, besides the army,
the navy, and the militia of The Uniled
S'asss,io It's vigorous prosecution The
law passed almost unanimously, there be.
ing only fourteen dissenting voices in the
House, and TWO in he Senate. Iftbe war
10 unconstitutional now, suppose it was
equally 40 then; and lift was nnconstitu.
H0nal then, 1t must necessarily be so now,
unless that law legalized it, or (ii may he
showed 10 invent q more iInpre ssive term}
constItutiPnalized it. In either event,
Congress sanctioned it by vote almost
unanimous, irrespective of party distinc
lions and CO affirmed it by furnishing men
and means to an almost unlimited extent
IhFSnsF IL.
IS the patriotism of senators who voted
Tor that law, 1t they are not stopped from
saying that the war is either unjust, un :
necessary or unconstitutional?
Mr.. Douglass, here enters into one of
the most able and perfect indications OF
the business OF the war, and of the course
taken by the Administration, that we have
yet,seen. He clearly and irrelutably es.
iablishes our title TO the territory east oil
the Rio Grande. Our space will not per
NIT US to give his arguments, on this point,
or we would gladly publish them.)
Thus we find that the Mexican Minister
OF Foreign Affairs, on the 18th of March.
ls46, notified our minister that '.NEGorI.
ALTON WAS, by ITS VERY NATURE. AT AN
END and WAR WAS TIE ONLY RESOURCE
OF TGE MEXICAN GovERNM INT ~ and
that, OIL the 18th day OF April, 80, the
President of Hlexico instructed the gener.
Ahot the Mexican army that it was "in
dispenSG6le that hostiluies be commenced.
YOURSELF TAKING THE INITIA.
TIVE AGAINST THE ENEMY" Mexico
aVows the act. Ii is her pride and boa St
that she commenced the war that she
took the ''initiatiVe," and struck the first
blow She makes no complaint of Gen.
sEal Iay!ors march from Corpus Christi
tolthe Rio Grande. She knew nothing of
that movement at the time she gave or.
ders Tor the commencement of hos.iliiies.
her complaint was that our armies were
stationed on the west side of the Sabine
that we had Incorporated the country he
tween the Sabine and the Rio Grande into
our Union, aud deprived her of the right
which she claimed of reconquest. This
was hen grievance and for this grievance
she boosted that she had the chivalry To
make war upon the. United States. and
tske the iIitiatiVe.l She knew nothing Of
the distinctions in the strength Of her H.
Tie on the one side or the other OF the Nue..
ces, until she found it explained in speech.
es American senators. ** 4
But, SIR, who are the men that condemn
this order, and for what purpose is the
condemnation made at this time They
are the prOfessei advocates Ofthe election
ohGeneral Taylorto the presidency and
the order is condemned for the purpose Of
making political capital for themselves
aud their candidate, against the demos
cratic party. Under the Influence of the
same. patrioiin Inniiras Il h. s,,dhn,,l,