An American history . to adjust any differences over the Texan claims. Butthough Slidell labored for months to get a hearing, two succes-sive presidents of revolution-torn Mexico refused to recognizehim, and he was dismissed from the country in August, 1846. The massing ofMexican troopson the southbank of the RioGrande, coupledwith the refusalof the Mexicangovernment to re-ceive Slidell, ledPresident Polkto order GeneralZachary Taylor,the commanderof our troops inTexas, to moveto the marchedto the Rio Grandeand fortified aposition on thenorthern Mexican and the American
An American history . to adjust any differences over the Texan claims. Butthough Slidell labored for months to get a hearing, two succes-sive presidents of revolution-torn Mexico refused to recognizehim, and he was dismissed from the country in August, 1846. The massing ofMexican troopson the southbank of the RioGrande, coupledwith the refusalof the Mexicangovernment to re-ceive Slidell, ledPresident Polkto order GeneralZachary Taylor,the commanderof our troops inTexas, to moveto the marchedto the Rio Grandeand fortified aposition on thenorthern Mexican and the American troops were thus facing eachother across the river. When Taylor refused to retreat to theNueces, the Mexican commander crossed the Rio Grande, am-bushed a scouting force of 63 Americans, and killed or wounded16 of them (April 24, 1846). When the news of this attack reached Washington early inMay, Polk sent a special message to Congress, concluding withthese words : We have tried every effort at reconciliation. . .. 497. GeneralTaylor at-tacked on theRio Grande,April, 1846 The Campaigns of the Mexican War 498. TheUnited Statesaccepts warwith Mexico 344 Slavery and the West 499. Taylor invades Mexico 500. Commo-dore Sloatseizes Cali-fornia 501. Kearnyand Doniphanoccupy NewMexico But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed theboundary of the United States [the Rio Grande], has invadedour territory and shed American blood on American soil. Shehas proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that thetwo nations are at war. A war exists, and, notwithstandingall our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico are called upon by every consideration of duty and patriot-ism to vindicate with decision the honor, the rights, and theinterests of our country. The House and the Senate, by verylarge majorities (174 to 14, and 40 to 2), voted 50,000 men andjSio,000,000 for the prosecution of the war. - Meanwhile, General Taylor had driven the Mexicans back tothe sou
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