The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-28

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year, and the regulation OF the 7th instant
'Your exeeency will communicate 10 the governors this
supreme resolution and will inform them OF the obligations
under which the citizens contribute TO the defence
their country and TO sustain rights violated by nation
which refuses acknowledge them, and obges Mexico
maintain them by force-which 1t most undoubtedly WILL
half of her territory, from the base fear OF losing The other
Hoping your excelency will furnish with Information
number of men which can be voted to this i'm
poant OBJECT your erceency viii please TO accept my
''Ciod and liberty! GARCIA CoNDE.
"MRxIco, July 10, 1915.
ITO the excellent senor minister of foreign relations
and police"
Quick upon the heel of these circulars followed orders
OF her commanding generals On the 18th OF August,
1885, Arista thus addressed his troops:
"Comrades; The Supreme Executive has to me- by
express Tie news that the United States in pursuance OF
e ambitious views haping taken possession Of dspart-
,nsn of Texas, he had demanded declaration OF war from
Congress against thai unjust nation.
The time TO fight is come We prepare with the
uu9f inspired ny dny and patriotism, when attack T.,
made upon The SOIL the honor aud The pride the
are tne GHy gq ens to use Against and
IS invoked by all sociey ana tne decision Of the civilized
tue theatre d wsyvve are the first to a. ,nge The
3neses on country, and avish from The lsurpers
me tJect ol iheir rpines
"Llee bodies of troops their march they will
soon hefr 10 share our dangers and epulse the enemy
ANA on the 27h OF August, 49, Gen. Paroles, in a
SIMILAR strain, appeals to the ona pride and enmy of
the MeAlcan army. SAID he
''Soldiers! rapaciou' an ,spng rae have thrown
then selves upon our territory d dare to fatter he
that viii MOI defend tn patrmony which our fore
fathers conquered with theit blood. They deceive Them.
selves; will fly snatch rom tfen The poils the pos
sessioa OF which they m pudenuy enjoy ing and they
shalt iearn by dearly boughl that they
conendins with the undlsc med tribes Indians whom
they robbed of their land their heaven and Their country
and that the Mexcans will ardenly soldiers OF
nation which mas sanctioned by laws the de-
grading slavery"
Such were the avowed feelings of Mexico towards the
United States, such were the wake preparations which
she made long pflor 10 the order Gen Taylor ad
vance 10 the RIO Grande. These unequivocal demon
STATIONS OF hostility made in July and August,
1915 and the order was not given until the 18th OF Jan
uary received by Cen Tay until the 18th of Febru
ary 1876.
Nor is this all that occurred demonsative of the war
like determination of Mexico previous to the Presidents
order to General Taylor On the olh of December 1S45,
Mr.. SldeIl offered himself the envoy OF the United
States 10 the republic OF Mexico On the l2h after the
interchange of several datory notes between him and
hlr. Pena Pena, his mission was rejected AS soon,
moreover, il noised among the ponlace that Her
rera was inclined TO enter upon negotiations with the
United States the fury of civil revolution drove him from
power and placed Paroles a, the helm of state This
popular CONFUSION received lis first impulse in the de-
partment of San Luz Potos and the army of reserve,
on the l4th December, 1S45, promulgated a manifesto
against the government of Herrera, upon the gound that
it
"Had repeatedly thwared the purpose of the army
move upon Texas and at the time allowed the
to be vlied Tor inaction by official journals that had
admitted commissioner, tmeaning Mr. Slidell with
whom endeavoring arrange OF the in.
tegry of republic had reduced country al
state OF anarchy in the midst Of which existed,
without revenue without power, alno without will
that these evils demanded immediate remedy, and
the administration confessed its total inconpeency and
poweressness that had lost all responsibility
sary government and had allowed pienlpotentiary
the United States set foot in tue and reside in
the capital, with bargain for independence
and nationality OF the country Tor which have been made
so many sacrifices
ask the special attention OF every candid man to the
closing sentence OF this precious extract The head and
front of Herrera's offending that he "had atoyed
penspoteat,dry Of the United States to set foot the
country and reside IN the eqpta nth The riew to bar
gam for the independence and nationality of the coutrU
for 1chic haze been made many sacrifices" Let it be
remembered Also that all these hostile demonstrations
made and two months previous the order for
General Taylor TO advance to the Rio Grande Can il be
possible, that in the face of these facts candid and par
Otto senator's will still that this order produced the
war? Do they believe that Mexico was nsncere in all
this That cannot be. These not empty threats
for, the 18th of April, 1916, doubtless allusion to
these Paredes Ampudia that it was
indispensable for hosuhlies to commence He said:
"At the present day. suppose you at the head of that
valiant army, either fighting already, preparing
the operations of campaign 1t is Indispensable hostili
the enemy"
In the execution of these hostile resolves. Ampuda
was neither disobedient nor inactive. When General
Taylor reached the Rio Grande the 2sth OF March,
1916, he found him the opposite bank at the head OF
an organized army of six thousand troops and faithful
to the order of Paroles, he did take the nitiave' in
hostties against the United States All the events,
from the withdrawal of Almonte to the commencement
of hoslities, show tina! Mexico had inteybly deter
mined with the United States; that this deerm-
nation wholly Independent OF the order for General
sor to occupy the left bank of the Rio Grande, and
conceived for the vain purpose OF regainng the ter
ritory of Texas
While this view of the subject proves conclusiyely
that the war was not caused by the forward march Of
our army TO the Rio Grande, also fully justfes the
policy and propey of the order by which that move
meDt made Suppose General Taylor had remained
at Corpus Christi 1t morally certain that General
Ansta, who assumed the chief command OF the Mey-
can forces the 9th of April, would have overIun
the whole OF that portion of Texas, lay ~ waste
the country in his march, and perhaps putting 10 the
sword Its defenceess inhabitants What woud have
nrev al him he h,Va AT Ia
moras For what purpose Do not the facts show,
that his order u Oh upon the United States for
The reconquest of Texas What retake Texas by re
posing perpetually the bank the Rio Grande3 The
idea is absurd to be maintained. He for war;
he TO maintain the alleged right of Mexico 10 the
provnce OF Texas, and redeem the swollen gasconae of
that VAN and foolish government If General Taylor
had been there 10 drive hun back he would have PEN
erated far INFO the country The Presidents order then
was well timed and wise. |! re tad moi given it, the
very party that now abuse ana uaduce hun would have
been ouder in their denunc ations, for failing to
protect our soil from hostile INVASION.
But said that the country between the Nueces and
tue RIO Grande Is dispute territory, and therefore the
President had right 10 take possession OF with an
armed force.
But what it is disputed territory-erritoy claimed
by both govemmens In that state OF things The parties
not being able to agree by negotiation, either ha per-
feet right TO take possession Is the United States to be
held up to the world trespasser upon the soil OF Mex
leo, because she first got possession NO, SIR The old
aage that possession is points OF the law, Is emil
nenlly applicable to this The utmost, therefore,
that could be said is that our armed occupation of the
country placed the defensive attitude, and entitled
us to lis advantages.
But is said that the government of the United States
might have ordered General Taylor occupy the dis