Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-14
American Troops ordered TO the Mexican
Frontier.

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Mexican frontier The n Y. Herald contain.
the following dispatch from Washington:
The President has ordered additional for
ces from Old Point and other parts to the
Mexican frontier No information of an Off
cial character has been rece ed showing an
immediate alarming slate of affairs but look.
ing to the trouble, at Brownsville, the coll
duct of Gen Marquee, and the general ctndi
tlon of Mexico, 1t has been thought proper to
Increase our force along the line The gov
ernment thinks it strange no detailed reliable
Information has been communicated up to
this time from federal officials or from the
Governor of Texas
1t has been said here that the government
looking to the anurchial condition of Mexi
CO, to the possibility of England and France
revenglng themselves for the seizure of the
eonducta 10y Marquee, and for other causes,
by making war and holding part of the
Mexican territory and to general political
considerations-has II pofound policy in con.
centrating forces on the line--a policy, in
TACT, to checkInate and take the initiative OF
iorel. powers with regard to the northern
States of Mexico | am sure the Admnstra.
lion has no such immediate obi Ct nor is in
the least apprehensive of foreign powers
seizlng Mexican territory.
The New York Times takes a different
view of the case, and in an article headed
"The Invasion of Mexico" speaks as follows
The Presi ent of the United States has
quietly relieved his Minister in Mexico of the
most important duty connected with his mis-
sion. In full Cabinet Council, after mature
deliberatiOn upon the actual state of our re-
lations with Mexico, and upon the nature of
the recent troubles fomented by the Texan
bandit Cortinas in the country of the Rio
Grande, Mr.. Buchanan has resolved upon dis
patching the stron4e est available force of u
s. troops at his command into the Mexican
territory, with orders to annihilate the Mexi-
can sovereignty, to take possession of six of
the Northern Mexican States, and to substi
tute the military rule of a victorious foreign
army for the uncertain authority of the usua
Mexican Government in this important see
tion of the Republic.
The Times adds that this step amounts to
public proclamation of the fall Of Mexican
nati'n lity. dispatch to that paper from
Washington, Nov. 10Th. says:
The Cabinet determined this morning, in
extraordinary session, to invade Mexico, and
sieze upon the Northern States
six companies of heavy artillery at Fort
Monroe, Old Point Comfort, are ordered by
telegraph to hold themselves in readiness to
leave for Brownsville rs soon as the Quarter
master in New York can obey the orders
which have been given him to charter
steamer Immediately for their accommoda-
ton. Two companies of light artillery end
three of fort artillery row stationed at Fort
leHVpn worth nd ff,
to st. Louis and to chnrte' steamer at that
point. The Companies of Captains IIaskins
Howe, Gibson, Vogdes, Carlisles and Ord 20
from Fort Monroe
Considerable excitement prevails about
the War department. 1t is understood that
the Cabinet was unanimous on the question,
rs 1t does not doubt that our own and all
other civilized nations will justify the act.
The Missouri Republican learns that Col.
Sumner, commander oil that Department, had
telegraphed to Leavenworth for the prompt
movement of the troops. and that if necessa-
ry, they would be in New Orleans within a
week.
The Republican intimate1 that security for
the future will be wanted in Il better bouu-
dairy than that established by the Rio Grande
A dispatch from Washington Nov. 2Olh,
says:
Nothing can yet be positively nscertained
concerning the precise objects cf sending
large bodies of troops to the Rio Grande, fur
ther than the protection of that frontier from
the attacks of the forces OF Cortinas, To utter
~ destroy which is the purpose Of the Ad-
miustratiOn.
VARIOUS specuations ore INDUCED in at
| Washington, in RECORD to the movement of
American troops to the Mexican frontier.
According TO Washington correspondents.
"the most plausible theory, founded on Ger
tain revelations, deemed to be reliable, is
that Spain, France and England mediate
prompt action for the satisfaction Of claims
in which their subjects are interested, and
which may involve tina national existence of
Mexico, or the substitution of monarchy
under the protection of those Powers"
1t is stated that in view of these circum-
stances. "the United States may feel con
strained to occupy the northern part Of Mex
leo to secure the satisfaction of the claims of
our own citizensag against that country, as well
as for the security of Americans on the from
tier"
1t is further stated that so interesting are
the reported purposes of France, England
and Spain, now regarded in official quarters
that it is fair to presume that a part of the
Home Squadron will now proceed to Vera
Cruz, and other parts of Mexico.
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