The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-27
From lie Aatioaat iattt,gcacty Of Mav 10.
TEXAN AFFAIRS


i TEXAN AFFAIRS
The Texian subject has assumed an asncct On.
: tirely new, 50 far the Government of the Uni,
led states IS concerned, since the Debate in tho
House Of Representatives on Saturday, last. in
connection with the Documents which were read
on that day.
From these documents, &c it will be secn fiat
the Executive has undertaken 10 .si,n. as bafnt,
within tic limits of the United STATE. tcrritorS
over which the NJ x,can Government has hereto.
iofe exercised jurisdiction, including old Fort
Nacogcochcs' and has authorized Gen Gaines
ulatf such Interpretation Of the rights Of the Uni
'eu states 70 cross the Sabine and occupy that
post. u this determination on the part of tbs
Executive, communicated 10 Gen. Gaines by h.
ter from the War Department, dated the 2etb all
lbe Secretary of State MIR Forsyth apprized Mr.,
uerostiza, the Mexican Minister, IN a converse,
1 'ioh on the 2Uth OF April. assuring him that the
measure was mot TO be taken as an indication o.
any hostile feeling, or of Il desire to establish y
possession or claim NOT justified by the treaty Of
limits -
/ what the Mexican Minister said, If he said any
Ting, III reply to this communication fiom the 81.
ete'aFy OF State, has not been communicated 70
S0hgiesS' Inc Executive has left Congress- in
aoaut on the subject, unless it may be inferred.
from nothing being said of il, that the Minister
~ r,
syih communicated to him. Such may have bee,
The ease. But We doubt II. Be that as il NAV
however, We should be wanting in our duty 10 orr
feadsfs, II we did rot warn them in time. of Ia,
imminent danger OF our being involved BIZ this
tht ASSURE IA war which cannot be otherwise thai,
disastrous 70 the whole Western frontier, however
fortunate we may be in lis prosecution or ylctnri-
Gus IN It's termination. We earnestly hone thar
The danger may pass away; that the Mexican Co.
VerAment VIII be satisfied with the assurances or
lhe secretary OF State, that the military occu75-
tioh OF the Mexican territory is from an amicabia
motive, and Will continue 10 l0nger than until tb,
Hue IS run and the true limits mafked-notyyitb.
standing the demonstrable proposition that no lins
that can be run, according 10 the terms of our
Treaty with Mexico, can include the said old Fort
Naoogdoehos We hope that the Government or
Mexico will avoid coming into collision with the
United States which, however 1t be BROUGHT abopt.
would be at least as disastrous to Mexico on her
maritime border, as it would be to the United
states on our Western frontier, and would be inst.
y SUBJECT OF reproach, IN the community of M.
uGns, 10 both countries.
we have assumed it, above as demonstrate.
that no line that can be run under the Treaty can
include the old post of Nacogdoehes which Cen
Gaines has been instructed 10 occupy. We vii
now state the grounds Of this assumption on opr
part
But h!st let US state, without reference to our
treaties with Spain and Mexico, the material
points IN this question Of boundary:
l. The sources of the Sabine, properly so call
3D. rise near the South side OF Red river, and head
'VeF an the sources of the river Neches
< The Sabine, where intersected by latitude
y degrees, Is river, which is at high water. ma.
lgable by plrognes and small batteaGx The lima
u latitude 81, extended westward, would strike
MY the headcreeks of the Neches.
. Naeogdoches, situated some fifty miles west
II 'he Sabine, is an ancient Spanish establishment.
made long previous to the French colonization oc
louisiana. The Immigrants of all the cnnntrv
rom the main river Sabine westward. and some
t them east OF that stream emanated from the
and Oihce In San Antonio de Bexar (of which
ne Alamo was the citade!) Consequently all the
ountry west OF the Sabine river has, at all times
lnce the colonization of Louisiana BY France
nd OF Texas by the Spaniards, been regarded mn
Tie present time, as part of the Spanish now
ieSican} Territory.
SO clear, indeed, is this question: that no nor
,n' even moderately acquainted with the geogrs.
ny OF the countries on both sides of the Sabine.
Qua any more regard the Neches as the main
ream of the Sabine, than they would the Shs-
andoah as the main stream Of the Potomac ~
'e JuniaIa as that of the Susquehannah.
Let us now refer to the solemn rerogn;,ior b-
realty OF the boundary of Texas, whilst that nro-
nee with all the other States of Mexico. was
III considered province Of Spain. The Treaty
l'h Spain (teb. p, 1879 recognizes the boun.
Try between the two countries west Of the Mis-
sslppl, as follows; L" shall begin on the Gulr
Mexico al the mouth of the river Sabine. in the
a continuing north, along the western bank of
e river, to the 32d degree of latitude thence.
line due north, TO the degree Of latitude
here 1t strikes the Rio Roxo of Natchitoches. or
ed riVer then following the course of the Rio
oSo westward to the degree of longitude 100
est from London and % from Washington then.
osslng the said Red river, and running thenca-
line due north, TO the river Arkansas thence
lowing the course Of the southern bank of the
kansas to lis source, in latitude ~ north; and
ence, by that parallel of latitude, to the South
a. The whole being lqid doun in HelisEs
1p Of the taitra States, as published at Phiia.
iPh'a, imProred 70 the Isl Of January, 1918"
The same treaty further stipulates, in reference
the boundary thus recognised, as follows 18th.
o high contradlctlng parties agree 10 cede and
1ounee all their rights, claims and preteusions
the territories described by the said line that IA
say the United States hereby cede to his Catbo.
Majesty, aud renounee forever, all their riqhts
ans, and pretensons to the territories Iyior
s. ana soutA OF the above described line. SS