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From Mexico

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Parent Issue
Day
31
Month
October
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Late arri als represent that Mexico js all alive with preparations for the War. The Government has issued requisitions. for troops to appear within 70 days at Mexico or San Louis Potosi. All persons between 16 and 50 to be enrolled. All deserters are ofFercd pardon on condition of returning. Al! duties remitted on the irnportatton of munilions of war, except powder. A plan is preparing to rcward deserters from the American Anny : and to crown all, Santa Anna is immediately to take command of the Army in person to repel the invaders of their country. OCMr. Wil mot, the member of Congress from Pennsylvania who moved the )rohibition of Slavery in California, has jeen re-elected. A large public meetng of his constituents approved that act of his. Wilmot was not the author of he clause prohibiting Slavery : it was Irawn up by BrinckerhoiTof Ohio, in the ( vords of the Ordinance of 1787, and l flered by Wilmot. BrinckerhofF is not e-elected. 1