The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-05-27

A. b,tNecu the United States and Spain, no |
thing can he palmer or clearer than tins dehnitoh
q. boundary.
Bot SIN later. after the recognition OF the inde-
penoencc OF Mexico, that Is 10 say on Tie l%th OF
February s2s, we made Treaty with Mexico
.the ratI6catisns OF which were exchanged as Ia'e
as April ;, lS32,1 ~ which was new recognition
Of boundary, word for word, q As refy terms
Mefsh's mao and alb Of the article OF The treaty
Of 1919 uitb spain,
Agair. on.v GA the Doth Of the last month the
VERY day AZ t6e conference between the Secretary
Of STATE ana the Mexican Minister were eXehang-
ed the ratlhcaiions Of supplementary treaty, Tue
sole ahjtc, o.; which was 10 recognise and carry
into lact tha s,ipulaiious Of the treaty OF lo2o
concerning tbs boundary line between the two
countries
Whatever doubt existed as 10 the boundary line,
was ended by the Treaty. Of lel9 WI SPAN, not
conlrsdiclcd, but sclc0nly renewed and eorroOo-
rated by subsequent treaties with Mexico. but
10 prevent tie possibility Of the language OF those
treaties being subjected to different interpretations
Aielish's man OF January, Isis, was made part
AZ tas1 II t4sss Treaiies and the line marked on
that man, thus recognised, must be the true line,
whatever any one NAV nov think ought TO hare
been thc. recognised line. According TO that map,
the posi- ct Naccgdocaes Is, hN measurement, tory
eigbf mites ,ceSt az tie uestern boundary o. az
LATED Niat,s south OF lis intersection OF the lau
tade Of - degrees aud Is OF course SO many miles
within ;ho Mexican territory.
This Is a plain statement OF the case, as we IN
dgrs,aud It
Ne 10 no, pretend to deny, the reader Will rea.
div perceive, that Il would be very conrthlenI
thing 10 have the boundary line OF the United
states extended as Tar west as II IS claimed
tthough such an extension would not embrace the
principal settlements made IN That country by en-
--aft, nom the United Statesl-but II Is an &c
cslsitlon whlcl can be made IN one only OF tw'
uays. tAat - Win the consent OF Mexico, or b,
conquest To The former mode OF obtaining i W
have no direction to the latter we havt ali the re
purnance q those who have due regard either
tie faith Of tresties or the law OF nations.
Nor 10 we deny thar, IN the event OF any hostIi
:7raad nto the territory Of the United States, N
isysdtr, whether Indians. Mexicaus, or TeXaus
nav s. pursued into Texas. What we object
i, tbs authority expressly given to our command
iar General on tlat frontier to advance INTO Ia
AeA.c4n territory as far as Nacogdoches; consid
tr.ug such an authority, under present circum
Stances as one Vtrt h DIE, and very likely, TO b
construed into su gfdeY--aud consequently, an AZ
tn,-Uy which OUCH not 70 have been gwen. ~
less would VI be understood as oiiierin. IA opir
ion from those gho deem an addition neeessar
tyfe. EXISTING means and ~ aterials Tor the deienc
5i Tie Western frontier, Its due 10 the Poop
of 3Ht' frontier, not only that they should be pr
t-cted from actual danger, bu, secured from Il
apprehension OF IT.
al proper measures, having that end in riey
ard ua latent ulterior purpose, will receive our CO
Ga. zsseu, and appreciation. But, Of ali concciv
H. ways OF disposiaE OF our surplus revenue, y
rEoies, agains, btngtag into the field, upon Il
r5,4 d defending ne frontier, large armies OF N
lF.4 stJau obvious necessity and pFoprlety a
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