The Arkansas advocate., 1830-11-03

our citizens, have exonerated our Gov
 ernment from any commitment on the
 subject, and she is fully authorized 10
 put Mexico on the ground of mere right,
 and am bold to deny (said the GoyerIl- |or) the right of Mexico to oirr inch of f
 the ground in controversy, whetherit be on the east or west side of the line, when
 extended from tie lie Sabine to the. Rcd
 river, according to the treaty of lS20.-
 But If Mexico is entitled to the benefit
 ofourcontraetwith old Spain, she can on
 iy ask of this Governmet io execute t
 according to the intention of the makers of the treaty. Before theslateef that trea- ty number of respectable citizens Of the United States had settled on tie south side of Red river, on the ground
 now in dispute, under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of this Government.
 and It IS not to be believed that MT. Ad- ans, the negotiator on our part, intend-
 ed to transfer these people 10 Spain.-
 The geography of this part of the coun- try was not very accurately known at the time this treaty was made, and Melish's map is referred to in the trea- tsy, as the guide of both parties, and both no doubt calculated that the line north from the Sabine would strike the Red river above these settlements.
 Theoccupaney of this contested terri.
 tory by an alien people, would expose
 us to unpleasant collisions and much evil,
 and our Government, according to the universal law ofselfpreservation, has a right to insist on such boundary as will secure the peace and safety of both countries, and aiiii aiiii that Mexico can reasenahly demand, is fair equiv- alert for her unsettled territory. To
 such a course she ought to consent. If
 disposed to peace and harmony with her neighhors.
 Gentlemen, Said the Governor.) the
 retention Of ttl,;; tl,;s disputed territory is ve- " important to us, and especially to the
 southern section. Forty miles of the
 west part of this country has been ce- ded to the Indians, and if Lafayette and Millereounties are yielded to Mexico. all hope that Arkansas will become q
 member of this great Confederation. in
 any reasonable time, is at an end. Gen.
 heman, (said he,) l have this matter much att heart, and, whether become a permanent citizen among you or not.
 Ishall ever feel deep interest in the
 prosperity of this country.
 have Continued the Governor) been
 requested by the President, to preserve, ifpracticable, peace with our Indian
 nelghbors, and he would beg leave to exilort his fellow-citizens generally to treat them with justice and kindness,
 and to furnish them no just cause of
 complaint. He was (he said) ignorant
 of the state of our relations with the Mexican Government, and was there
 fore unwilling, until advised by the Pres ident, to do an act tending to cndan- ger the peace of the country, except to have the laws executed. Hc hoped that the citizen soldiers of this territory would wait the orders of their Govern ment; that they would be lambs in peace but, at their country's call, Jacksons in war. " The Governor then observed, that he
 would here close the few remarks he had intended to offer, with an appeal to the
 company, to bear witness that he had not used the words, "good Governor 7
 but that he felt an involuntary incIina- tion to touch another topic, rather for eign to the general scope of his obser- vations. lie had some hesitation in proceeding, inasmuch as his suggestions might be supposed to apply to some of the gentlemen near him, who had shown
 him, since h;e marked attention
 and kindness; but, as the company pre- sent are ever understood to be excepted. he hoped to be pardoned. 7 EA~At the muster tine other day, and in
 the general aspect of the people in this
 quarter, the Governor said he had been
 reminded of old kentucky-of open, generous Kentuckians-but he had dis covered, in this country, to his great grief and modification, larger propor- ton ofsingle men and bachelors than he
 had had ever elsewhere, and greater
 aversion or indifference 10 matrimony.--
 This seems to me Continued the Gov
 ernor) an evil ofserious magnitude. and
 to demand radical REFoRM. According
 to the best estimate he had been able to.