Message From The President Of The United States

To the Sonate of the United States: In answer to the resolution of the Senate of 13th inst., requesling to be informeel "whether, since the comméncement of thenegotiations which resultod in the treaty, now before the Senate for the annexation of Texas to the United States, mi y military preparation has boen made or 1 dered by the president, for ar in an antieipalion of war; and, if so,for what cause,and with whom was such war apprehended, and what are the preparations that have jeen made or ordered? Has any movement or assemblage or disposition of any of the military or naval forcea of the United States been made or ordered with a view to such hostilities? And to communicate to the Senate copies of all orders or directions given for any such preparation, or for any such movement or disposition. or for the future conduct ofsuch military or naval forccs:" I have to nform the Senate that, in consequence of the declaration of Mexico, communicatod to this government, and by me laid before Congress a the opening of its present sesston, announcing the determinaron of Mexico to regard as a declaration of war against her by the United States the deñnite ratificatiori of any treaty wilnI exas annexing the territory of that Rcpublic to thc United States, aud the hope and belief entertained by the cxecutive. that the treaty with Texas ibr that purpose would be speedily approved and ratified by the Senate, it was regarded by the exeoutive to have benome emphatically its duty lo concéntrate in the Gulf of Mexico and its vicínity, as a precautionary measure, as lárge a portion of the home squadron, under the command of Captain Conner, as could well be drawn together; and, at the same time. to ns$cmbleat Fort Jesup,on the borders of Texas, as large a military force as the demands of the service at otherencampments would authojize to be detached.For the immbcr of shipsalready tle Gul f and the waters contiguous fherëto, aiid such as are placed under orders for that destination, and of troops now assembied upon the froníier, I refer you to the accompanying reports from the secretaries of the war and navy departments. - It will also be perceived by the Senate, by referring to the orders of fhe navy department, which are hcrewith trani?mitted, that the naval officer in command of the fleet is directed to cause his ships to perform all the duties of a fleet of obsefvation, and fo apprize the executiveof any indication of a hostile. designs up on Texas, on the part of any nation, pen ding the deliberations of theSenate upo the treaty, with a view that the sam should promptly be submitted to Congress for its mature deliberatiön. At the same time, it is due to myself that I should declaro it as my opinión, that the United States ha ving by the treaty of annexation acquircd a tifie to Tesas, which requires only the action of the Senate to perfect it, no other power could be permitted to invade, and by iorce of arms to possess ii.self of, any porlion of the territory of Texas, pending your deliberations opon the freafy, without placing ifself in a hostile attitude to the'United State?, and justifyingthe employment of any militar'; mcans at oúr disposal to drive back the invasión Át the same time, it is my opinión that Mexico or any othèr power will find in your approval of the treaty no jqst cause of war ngainst the United States; nor do h believe that there is any serious hazard of war to be found in the factof süch approval. Nevertheless, every proper measure will be resorted tahy the executive to preserve iipon an honorable and jast basis the pnblic peace, by reconciling Mexico, through a liberal course of policy, to the treaty.