The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-14

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 .s.r.,oss. The position taken ty Af. "'se is '.'''i s,,..., .sd 10 the poiot and ia every way s,,,e.eris.ic of tbs E.aB:
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 St,'.'t ;s,r,iD.r me t,at ea tas Z-lh cay ol tGf 'il., 'il .,, ,h "the democratic parfy ot the S.aie a7 ,s.e, in Convention" at Rtehrn0na '%Ni'a % for the approaching Fiesiae a''aieoa- ,., ,aa requesting my attendance lof .as Aalos. s..-.;,, f,y etinions ei 'iao important kaoJecs between tie |. States and Ms1i-
 s, .sfi,Iy but duly received by me, ssd have t9' s..-.. ,nv most siaeere aeknow iedgInshts 4 z, ,5s eomphsleat which t tenders.
 S - ~ .,,,l. t, he -fhas fe-ogulzed ey the demo-
 at-s si lie state, and happy 10 have Il in tnT 's.sr ngbicly to deciare-that ol the sapleet oi x {" vg,ie, ,a war 1 an with the AdminisIaiiol ol i, polk. ard sccorJing to my most ardent e9a''c- 7 sso, tbiak gay s4.elf say that aa' oi.S ekf Csnlg. 4 .,..,;c,. roc,.st
 , ,g.sf rosciiry ol the Republicans o this eoln- sg, Jaausrv Court, in ofdsr thai might ascer- .. q, s,ue exfss' ifie settlcleHts and the wishes f.s, r,it;esl frien4s in fay neighhothood on this ..!., .osie; and axe great pleasure in assuring - b,t q, far as every pa5l.c deaonstraiion was s5s fyaal thsir sie~a ln pssiect accordance "l'h rbs. th, President of the United States did not ,,r.. he war with Maxieo, nor declare 1t: rg,t k was eaassd by the actual hosti!ities of ,t.a herself, and by the act of Congress, and tue .s,, ITS in parsaanes thereof between the soy. - ,,4 ;udependent Powers of the Republics Of ,sa oC ,se United States, annexing the form A .. .s Inc lst,sr $ q S'ats ot Inc Uaion;
 Tt,, ,ta anna xation of Texas to tae U. States m ar moral rs stiul and just. justified by ihe ,.s of ea ioas anu au hoEized by the Constitution | the [. states;
 That ,he war ia consequence thereof, was wan, saly ard unnecessarily ccnnlenc~a ~a oy M-Aieo' anu gas grrirhiecas ai,a uaJust on hsr past; .. Int Mexico having in an authentic diplomatic 6-a threatened the war and in fact ofiieiaV hot'- s.s the U. States through her Minister AlIno.se at Washington, t4at it would be immediately cofls eacsd upon ns event of annexation fpso fasfo, the ?g.ident of the U States would have been wanting . ae prompt and energetic dlschafge of his constI- ional dgy had he not ordered the military and ua- a forces of the U. States to take such position as sss best to repei lnyason ol what vas decieTed by k of Congress and by Convention with Texas b s lawful territory of the United States;
 Ina, ite proper line on which to repel invasion sls the extreme verge of the boundary claimed to as7e been conquered by Texas .gom Mexico, and shsh N ls anuexed to the U; States.
 Thsi, according .o the claims aud pretensions of iexco, tie United States even after shc act ol an- exsnon, had no right 10 take military position in y part Of Texas, because s0as of her territory had -n yicI'ei ey Mexico; Ii follows, '.en, that if il s7s wsgBg to nave Hfa,caea our troops tom CorTns sasii ,o the Rio ayp dei Nolie, CpPosits M ats- aras q tsas eqaattg sceeag to. kGre Hlarckea osit 7i 1i ei r9a; G1y P1int of t4e C. SiG!es sato a,g s:op Q lsrIs, beealse th. racie of Texas, equal gi,a that part lying between the Naeees ana tAe Ia Brave del Norie. was claimed by Mexico; aud complaint Of the march from Corpus Christi Is igalcnt aobich stops not saegt of ysldisg Gi oAcs q ea8Ie aeQEiEiti0a of 1srSs
 Ihat Congress, by its own acts, pointed out 10 the zscatiye, and designated clearly the limits oi Tex .rom which, by the good f4is et tae treaty and son Of annexation, tie ErecUs ire of the United iss tcas toatt to rspsi ntc 4Sioa.
 He East oi the declared bonnGafy, tie iio Bra aei Noite, Mrxieo. ia PaEsgaoce of Der previ0 ls isce, c7mme9eesi to' Wage i.ie war; and East fl zt boundary, tie iayasioa by her of the annexed .sHitcry, was tarice repelled, bsiofe our troops ssed hal rifer; and hesaiites our part may ny te said never 10 have been carried into tae ai ot 1-exico proper. andl after CoRgress ta.i, public act i1 response to a d messag: from the Ieeatiye, submitting 10 Congress eHsiselg the estiJ1 of peace Of var, sslemniy declared tAa war ae an .eEgSstqg tssy;'-
 Tha, tAls was mcsi Fo'en'iti declaration of war Congress whose eonsttaiioaa! powyr alone is t) "drclare wAr;" and pfev.eus u it; the Prssi- est had siap!y ci charged the duty inp osei on - Executive " t4e Consultation, oI rsPsilias iIs- J -a attvr c act of annsxsfion vas mofsliy eer- a. much less consamma,ed, had the President ssi.et-0 to have ordered O. oops iito Texas, and 4. ae a lowed M7xico 10 O. and iay waste he rlefs, he would have been wanting In his Chiei Aseuiiye duty ani been justly liable 10 tie sever B csusafs and c1neemRatioG;-
 iasi the war has been prosecuted wilh unusual -iFa. hunaess and conducted with extraordinary -a, ,eondl.ring ths smaii regular army of the 4i rt A,es, ana the limited appropriations for .-4Ty operations which had 10 b. cafried on in e1ea.y coantfy,) froyed by the brilliant .ecess v itn wdich f las been crowned :-- That Ii ils.t ar s cost [ maca, it has been z eAi Hy ;s the HIagnaBisnity and humane fJr- s--lace wita 3 nish i, has been prosecuted in the elii c0la atry; and the moral fitmaess of the -.e-'ige "a E'diataiaing the policy Of Is eoE- ai79 r- >eea-ioa, Ii s been equalsd only by tie ' lt<i sAit oi oar gallant end tss otcG etficeFs
 '' rl ia 'iie fe.e, wh0 have won fer us a
 .- ,s-5 wo.l1 mrrs anoa. the nations rf sa'-H 'isl aa th, . si q. the var, even though .'! lar e1 e-i tle rn ,st exaggerated estimate:- ..it t2o.iHr Q tle final issue. ofthe WAT, there '''- se A1 h-a -lcy aai 30 re'feat Hi OF our part .si--.e, "e4i- be t9 I1aui,sat dophi, both of
 N"H W H-7aoIa aud oI car own IEts gritty nt - o--i1aih-, and ;b retreat, would be 10 Iake
 eu- --a- ---.tHFe, lose+eF gses;, ia vain, and
 convert ty oar own admission, all cur glo-
 -' t'eloflef iHio go many buicheries, the blood
 "-'eA ought 10 c aloud 10 Heaven ugainst -oi e"-t i.0m MsXicans slain, bat from the la 1'''' "s'd vt our own eouatsyu men saes ifeed by @4-'Sa a.d worse tan W0i ithissss invasion =
 '+4i h%ail< b4t natienai GishonpI and disgrace 4A es'io'y ,3.sow lha inibeciiliy which wond
 @!'1' s-' ~,tch has ifanspired, ao matter shat --sA' ssfe oe-a oar dasy and roilcy a, Lrst--iail ''t4'' I-f us paAsanilg for ihe original claims, tf.'fai Tor tAe expenses oi the war, saiisfgc- ' i4 'l' i5m oi damages for sle ialIietion of the y" VI a9at lasi cause and wiilsent necessity, and
 sA-i-- !, ai3fI0usly, and Security for the iutafe ,''a' .-e i1ae4i-atilHs of Eagopraa is onzrea.ss t4 -'7 H'5a Amer,c4n coaiia4as. These gre
 A- '4l o1V.aus oojsets and ends of tie war
 '..- D ally, .' caases beyond ogr cen;rol s1aa
 9a- i4.s "ar. aaa we shalI be reluctantly com
 +. '' 'a'e oE of 'he ,sfri'ofy ot Mexico ;lsn
 ~,..i ofi iai'y have willingly negoti4ted for
 -t ""fi "c s2ouid lake eHou,sh of ii amrlY 10
 -l- s-eu-e a.. these eilGs. and to acquire ter
 '''es At irai,' of the trade of the Pacific ocean; air iofred to incorporate :he teEeAegaie
 --- .''e v 9l4alids and Indians of Me1S4c, ihem-
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