Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-01-29

object had been misunderstood that she which they
held Of these territories sort Of mortgage, in the
nature of security until the pay nen OF the debts due TO
by Mexico And above all, il indemnity, if enforcing pay
Of what due citizens and conquest per-
annexation was the object Of war why did the secre
iary, early the Sd Of June 1885, authorize Gen Kear
ny the people of New Mexico and Upper California
that then the wish and design the United States
provide for them free government similar that which
lists in territories }"
But this of the subject think, becomes still stronger
when consider the mode in which the President
his negotiations Mr.. Sidell TO Mexico in the month
Of November believe that his credentials bear date the
10th Of that month. Well, when he to Mexico he
not received Why he not The President tells you
that Mexico in spite Of her pghted wod nsutngy refused
to our minister Well now il is plain to met is
evident when adycring to the correspondence which took
place between consul Mexico and Senior Pena Pc
na-ha il the design of the then Executive Gov
enment Of Mexico to receive minister resident from the
United States On the 18th October is45 that minister
writes to- consul, Mr. Black 'smy Government dspos
ed to receive the of the United States who may
come this capital with full powers from his Government
SETTLE DIsPUTE." And afterwards, Mr.. Sill
dell having arrived the objection to his reception that his
credentials appointed him minister reside the Go
venment of Mexico just il there had been suspension
Of the diplomatic and friendly relations between the two Gov
ernmens y while the Mexican Government understood it
be special mission confined to the Texas question And
when this objection Mr.. Black replied that Mr. Side
authorized settle all the questions dispute, Senior Pea
Pena said that 90 his credentials had reference aY
questions in dispute, but merely minister reside
the Mexican Government and referring TO the great caution
and crcmspecon necessary their part assured him that
the Government itself was well disposed to all diff
fcrences -
impossible read the correspondence without seeing
that the persons administering the of Mexico
exceedingly anxious to settle the question of boundary and
that in order enable them do so nothing might
further to ae the jealous feelings Of the Mexican
nation and that therefore should send them commissioner
only with power to settle the pending dispute Well,
satisfied with that They had promised to receive
dent To such minister they objected, because he could
be received without arousng excited feelings and endangeng
their continuance in power if not their personal safety But
that ALL Long before Mr.. SdeIs mission was
foot the 18th of June, s45 the acting Secretary of War
writes to Gen. Taylor in these terms
The point of your ultimate destination is the western from
tier of Texas. where will select and occupy
the Rio Gande del Nore, such will consist with the
health of the troops and will be best adapted repel nva
son and protect what in the Of annexaton will be
our western border"
S45 in which General Taylor is directed select position
the Rio del Nore claimed the frontier
of Texas which should have these conditions it should
with the health Of the troops and be the point best adapt
ed repe nvason and to protect what be west
ern border. Now, it will be sufficiently obvious from these
documents think, that the intention of the President
that Gen. Taylor should the left bank Of the Rio
Gade. Gen. Taylor understood it. for in despatch of his
dated 4th October, ls45, he says:
1t will be recoected that the instructions Of June 15 is
sued by Mr. Bancroft then acting Secretary of War; directed
site as will consist With the health Of the troops and will be
best adapted repel nvaon &c Basos Santiago is the
entrance to the mouth Of the Rio Grande and Point
Isabel within that entrance and twentyone miles from Mata
moros would have fulfilled completely than other
position the conditions imposed by the Secretary"
Here Gen. Taylor says expressly that he understood thathe
would completely carry out the order by taking posi-
ton at Point Isabel Why did he not He Immediately
signs the
But had artillery engineer force appliances,
and but moderate amount Of nfanry and the occupation Of
possibility of resistance from the Mexicans, might have
promised the safety Of the command therefore determined
take the accessible position in the which the
mouth OF the Nueces river"
As early then the 18th of June order issued
Gen. Taylor which he understood to be order to take up
his position onthe left bank of the Rio order which
he houghtwoud have been best complied with by establishing
his position at Point Isabel And he informed the Depart
men the 4h OF October that this would have been done,
but that he had not the requisite force to undertake it. WE'LL
sir, did he understand the order rightly Let On the
10th the Secretary writes to him
You will approach the boundary Of Teras
(the Rio Grande) as circumstances win permit"
And the final order Of the 18th of January 1916, about
the meaning of which there is dispute which all admit was
imperative TO Gen. Taylor 10 advance 10 the left bank
Of the Rio Grande, couched in exactly the terms
the orders preceding it, He directed to advance and
occupy positions near the Of The RIO del Nore
There ntmation any time General Taylor, after
the despatch Of the 4th Of October that he mistaken in
the construction which he puts upon the order Of the 18th Of
June On the contrary after that despatch must have been
receved-nearly three months after il wrten-when II
is the design Of the Department that he should occupy the
position which he directed according his under
stsndng do previonsly he directed do it by epe
ton of the order issued in June, ls45 almost in the
terms Well, what the inference from this II, in
June s45 General Taylor had been provided with train of
artillery if he had had suitable apparatus of engineers, he
would under the order Of June 18th have advanced and taken
possession Of Point Isabel expelng the Mexicans from that
position and placing under the control Of the United States
If be had done would he have been obeyng the orders
Of this Government Was what designed by this
Government that he should do if the had been in his
possession II is evident designed, because when
they had given him the and the ode he
the position, with the entire appreciation and suppoof the
Government, Now, sir not this singular mode Of pro-
ceedng If the object had been preserve peace and
friendly feelings between the nations by amicable negoa
on Offence having been taken by Mexico for cause,
real Supposed before the President sends his mission of
peace month before he sends order is issued the object
and scope Of which 10 place military force within the
territory claimed and occupied by Mexico Now, il
obvious that this order had been fully carried into effect it
calculated TO the Indignation Of Mexico and pre-
the settlement Of the differences between the
tries IL negotiation desirable if the President himself
desired settle the differences upon amcabe TERMS would
he have preceded mission Of peace by aggression upon
the Power with which he desired restore friendly relations
Lei be remembered that have shown the Senate already
that the President considered Eve have in the orders
med to his ocers that the expulsion the Mexicans from
the LEFT bank of the Rio Gandehe removal Of their settle
ments-was act OF aggression hostile act act to be
avoided in order to the continuance Of peace and which
nothing would justify but the Of actual
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