Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-01-28

1900 " 1900
QUENCE OF THE ANNEXATION.
In his letter of June 4th, 1915, 10 Mr.. Bu-
chanan, Mr.. Donelson says,
"If Mexico takes pcs session of the coun-
try between the Nueces and the Rio Grande,
and comes still further east within the Texan
territory, are the United States to stand still :
Mexico has about seven thousand troops on
the Rio Grande." 81 look upon war as in
evitable-a war intended to deprive both Tex
as and the United States of all claim TO the
country 6etween the Nueces aud tie Rio
Grande."-p. 81.
June 22d, writing to MIR. Buchanan, he
saws, "1'he British minister-who has been
recently to Mexico-informed President Jones
that he thought war would be the consequence
of the determination of Texas to accept the
terms of annexation."-p. So.
Again, in writing to MIR. Allen, June lI,h,
1915, he says,
UMr, Allen remarks shat a new invasion
of Texas may he reasonably apprehended, IT
the proposals of annexation lately received
from the United States, should be accepted
@Such a war would he FASTENED and occa-
stoned by the acts and aimed at the interests,
no less of the United States than of Texas
The undersigned is authorized to say that a
force consisting of three thousand men, will
be prepared to act without a moments de-
lay" &c.-p. 81.
Again to the same, June 18th
"Such an invasion, occasioned by the acts
of the United States, it will of course be the
duty of the President of the United States to
repel."-P. GO.
June 22d, IS45, he writes TO Captain Stock
ton,
1.-THE prospect Of a Mexican war is so i'm
mediate as to justify your remaining on the
lookout foe the worst. 1t is openly threaten
ed by Mexico."-p. 10.
June Goth, he writes to Mr.. Buchanan,
"The very preference manifested by Tex
as for annexation, must be Notifying to the
pride of Mexico, and may very probably IN
duce her to against this country
sudden and active hostilities." -p. 80.
June 28th, he writes thus to General Tay-
.lor:
Gan invasion of Texas may be confidently
anticipated. "-p. 90.
July oath, 1916, he writes to Mr.. Buchan-
an,
'"The common opinion Of the citizens best
acquainted with the Mexican population is
that the Mexican] government will be obllg-
ed to declare war.''-p. 90.
III, THERE WAS A SCHEME TO THROW THE
BLAME OF THE WAR UPON MEXICO.
June IIth, 1915, he writes to Mr.. Buchan
an,
"Care will be taken to hro,c The respOns'
.JiHty of aggressive measures on the GOrern
,ment of Nerico."-p. Sc.
Again to the same, June 23d,
elf she undertakes such an expedition, sh'
of course puts upon the hazard OF war th'
whole claim, and gives US the right OF goini
not onLy to the Rio Grande, but phsrerer els
'we may pease."-p. "A.
July ID
alt is better for us to await the attack ihaI
incur the risk of embarrassing the question o
annexation with the consequences OF lmmedl
ate possession of the territory TO the Xxi
Grande. You wiH find that ! hare guarde
every point alt appeared to me wiser t
look for some advantage from the assailln
movement threatened by Mexico, than to re
sist the passage by the Texan Congressl {
a law putting the Texan forces nnder the Nj
ior-General, the effect of which would hav
been the immediate expulsion of all Mexica
soldiers found on the east bank of the *
Grande. If by such a law the whole OF II
Texan claim, in respect to limits, could Lay
been taken out of dispute, its passage won.
have been insisted upon; but as there wou
have remained all the Santa Fe region, 1t o
CURED to me well enough teat the subject
left as it is by this Congress."-p. 10.
June 2Sth, he writes to General Taylor,
81 would by no means be understood
advising you to take an offensive attitude
regard to Mexico. The probability Is,
Mexico undertakes the invasion, that she W
attempt to drive you from the points sugge'
ed for your occupation CORPUS Christi a
a point between that and San Antonio
that case your right IF defence will of coui
authorize you to cripple and destroy the Me
lean army in the best way you can. Y
can safely hold possession of Corpus Chri
and all other points up the Nueces, and
Mexico attempts TO d~islodge you. driye !
Jeyond The Rio Grande.'-Pp. 80, "a.
Mr.. Slidell, the pacific Envoy of the l
ted States-who does not seem to und
stand the policy Of his superiors-o on the ?,
of December, 1915, thus writes to MIR.
,chanan:
uThe desire of our government to hi
neace. will be taken for timldity the m
extraxagant pretensions will be made and
sisted upon, [by MexicOl until the MexiC
paonle shall be convinced by hostile dem
~s,ra,ions that our differences must be sett
promptly, either by negotiation or the swOr'
We cannot forbear giving the opinion
so.oe other men, and very eminent too,
onlv in the estimation of the Democratic 7
ty. 10 which they belong, but in that OF
country at large. The first is from a spec
of The late Hon. Silas Wright, a man TIC
entitled to a distinguished place among