Democratic banner., 1848-02-14
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Just now, that iitlhe march,of Gen, Taylo
to, the Rio Grands was the cause. of II,
War, They omit to nsption that be advises
that, march some time before. the order fql
it was issued, In declaring that the wal
was begun nnconstitutionally by the Presi
dent, it would Laye been well to have ad,
ded the amendment, sand that Gen, Taylor
in advising that unconstitutional p%rqeeed.
ing, deserves equal e~en,urefn" But self,
satisfaction is SO much the. order Of the d.,
with a certain class Of Wing politicians,
that no absurdiiiy' is too great for them. -,
We copy from the Richmond Enqare,
the. following, that our readers may ~relre:l
their memory On the c~ontroverted points al
this time: ,v,.. m..4 49,,
It will be borne in mind that, at the date
of the manif este of Parede's army, We
had made no adtanee Beyond Corpus Chris
ii; but our being there, or at any other
point in Texas, was a matter of ineODsider,
able moment to Paroles, aslis whole course
goes. to show that his war-order was issued
as soon after he got into power as lie could
have a force collected ON the Rio Grande
sufficient to imEade Texas. a"...,
The same fighting Mexican, General
Paroles, was in command of the j''arnY of
reserve" on 9th August, 1915, ats. Louis
Potosi, then OH his way TO Texas, and adj
dressed his troops in the following manner,
"CoMrAsioYs:, That same country non
raises its august ftontfo The PnjpJse If
resisting lie u~sprbG;t1n. u neighdoring
pJiCer, which has believed your vaior a
sleep, and that you arr not The SONS u those
heroes WIN, in a hundred culnbats, maui
Iested their courage and constahcy. Il
rapci1as and graspiag race Aace Nrowm
themselves upOn our terrltU,y, and 00re 10
RaMer Menlse yes that ,ce piH mol deenaMe
patrimomy rhiA oar GaMers r~gnqnered
wiLh their blood. They deceiue themselves.
We vlNR y to snatch from them the spills,
tie possession IF ,chich they are iapudenhy
enjayimg; aud they, shall LEARN by dearly
bought experience, that they are not con-
tending with the n~discipIined tribes of IN
dians, whom they robed Of Their land, their
heaven, and their country"
On the 18th August, 1916; AriSta, at the
head of a part Of The forces Intended for the
invasion of Texas, issued a proclamation TO
his troops, in which he says:
"ComradeS! The supreme Executive has
sent to me, by express, the news that tile
United States, in pursuance Of their afhbi-
tious views, have taken possession Ct the
department Of Texas. He has demanded
q declaration Of war from the Congress a.
gaInst this unjust nation" j Z
Our lot will be engied by the~rest. Of the
army. We are nearest the theatre Of war;
we are the first to avenge the outrages ON
our country, and III rdrish from the usur-
Pers The object If their rdpine. Large bod
les of troops are Oh their march; they will
soon be here to share our dangers, and re!
pulse the enemy, -.i a ..slp .s:i 81.
We trust that the Times will here observe
the dates, as well as the clear determination
on the part of Mexico to force the war up
on US; and perhaps it will be, satisfied that
we are right as in our opinion, that ;4"Pare!
des n no distinction between tire 'oecu-
patton Of Corpus Christi and the occupation
Of the left bank Ofthe Rio Grahde.. a
The langaageis Jmueho stronger against
Us, While we were at Corpus Christi. than
@hen'we mad sdTanckd 10 the Rio G4ahde.
This'may have bee" a1ggttsthBy4he Times
sinceit iappearst to re coghisgit tie first hes.
:iIe demonstration on the part Of Mexico, On
the 2sa1ApfiL 1915, six BfeigHt months at
ter Paroles &as kaownto be raising troops
fol-, tile Fs1eohduest Of. Texas, and tile dell
signs Of Mexit6 were fullydeveloped in ad.
yagrs N tss 1ptcelAniatiOi 6fs Paredes,,t BY
thePsttseksdadd by the Mexican army ap3
on N6fnton's command, which Occurred On
the 26thTef April before de- Proclamation
Of PSret6s could have been regei3tdby The
srmdyoij ~. n 0lb bG5 80 ''G1 lis il
Id Hef.heeof otrtight to heRio Cradle.
We VIII Introduce the iigheseW Wig author
ity:: WeqIote from the speech Of, Senator
Reverdy Johnson Of Maryland, in the US.
Senate, delivered on the 18th. May, is46:
FMr. Johnson, IF: Maryland, rose and
said, that when he first Heard of the peril
in Which our army was placed, and the in
yasicnf Of the territory Of the. United States
ey tAs Mexican troops, he vas resolved to
20 whatever lay 10 Riii Poxssto rsseut the
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