The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-03-11
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of May, 1876, the Pres
y ll N, h did not send the army
\ I'D l .. ,hsy took position on their
wv. y he western part Of Texas,
il' c, !, until he was requested
! = Sl !, ,hs Congress and cOnven-
N ~ = This is bis language: Yin
! ~ commencement of the
~. n j Congress, informed you you
! \. earnest appeal both Of the Con,
.ls,.ntion d Texas l had ordered
\ a;i,,rv force to take a position
VI v ~. and the Del NOrte." THIS
!, X R' T.v,sT executed by taking posi-
n htsti, where the army, as thus
NJ \ .o.i,iou and remained till March
/ NV, sir, lie; US look at the mes
n mn.Dcemsnt of the (then) pres
N : Congress, and see hO'0 the Pres"
"a us that he made this order
NJ ....D, .OUsal and request of both
Congress and Convention" In
Il i o,ed this language, viz; Both
!. "a Convention Of Texas invited
'sa.,t TO send an army into that
h .,0sct and defend them against
1 ,,,.ck.r Was this informing us
'.nt The army upon "the earnest
I'd Texan Congress and cOnven'lon!"
,a ,,ys US no such information he
~, had inuited the army, which
u hn,be did not say in that message
ul :, was sent "upOn the urgent APP
Texan Congress and Conventions"
bid 4 r,ct. il was sent before either
I, or% Convention had assembled as
i, Sir, in his annual message OF
pn,idep, was not prepared TO say
v \, 4, army to COrpusiChristi at
" ,d ths Texan Congress and Con-
MI in his war message Of May H.
Months afterwards, he made this de"
.ddoJ that he had told us SO six
fore. Any one, by a reference to
message Of December, l845, can
\ had told US no such thing in that
No'such thing can be found there
Id u, in that message, that he had
sued BY the Texan Congress and
/ 10 send the army: but, whether
h was before or after it was actuaI-
does not say. No, sir, it was re-
the never to be forgotten war mes
\ by, 1916, to assert that our troops
to the point they so long occupied
Christi, "uPOn the urgent aPPea
n The Congress and Convention o.
/, And now, sir, | ask the attention o
/ iItse while | show by the documents
r. to this House by the President, tina
send the army of which he speak,
rlon Of Texas, upon the " urgent ap
exam Congress and Convention" o.
\ b" mvitGhOn," but that he did 81
her Of those bodies assembled!
2sih day Of May, l845, Mr.. Marcy
Of War, wrote to General Taylor
him that he would probably soon b
70 pro coed with the forces under hi
to Texas; and on the 18th day o
] wing, June IS, l845,) Mr.. Bancroft
lng Secretary Of War, as it woul,
n to General Taylor an order to pro
. western frontier Of Texas, wit
ate destination" TO the banks Of tn
de.
'esldent says it was son the urgen
both the Texan Congress and Con
that this order was given. Let u
you will turn, sir, to the Executiv
y q the Goth Congress, LIST session
F0u Will lind that, on the 18th day Q
Arson Jones, President Of tn
q Texas, issued G proclamation, i
called an extra session Of the Texs
. meet on the 10th day of Jun,
@e purpose Of taking into conside.
Joint Resolutions Of AnRexatio
ne Congress Of the United States.
y Tor an extra g session was date
1915 The Congress of Texas a,
met on the 10Th day Of June, 1874
~ day OF the same month, in II
We order to occupy the westeI
texas, which resulted in Cener
'lklag position at Corpus Christi, WI
saIle order was mentioned in ii
December, 1916, and which IL
agaln alludeS to in the war messaI
Ky and declares to have been on Il
q The Texan Congress and Co
was issued the day before IL
NE Texan Congress, on whose U
IN me President Of the United Stat
informed Congress- it was issued!
N iOF the action Of the Texan Co
on. ~" go
.a' me urgent appeal" upon viii
'Otce wasordered to take positi
" Naeces and the Del NOrte, ma
'1an Convention? That Convent
1sO' Oy an act OF the Texan Co
! special session to which / he
\ approved June 23d, l845, to m,
\ = July, lS45, and did meet on Il
not before. The President. ,hsr