Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-05-27
POLITICAL.

THE lYrELl.lGEHcER FOREIGN Is ALL ITS ASPECTS
It is remarkable, that the very day which the lrc
sident announced The payment OF the indemnify ny
France the National lnelligencer, (Which had through
out taken part with the foreign Power aud denounced
the course of the Chief Magistrate fully justiyng
non compliance with the treaty and demand for apo
ogy) comes forth the advocate of Mexico against the
United States In the first place, The intclgrnccr as
sumcs the limits favorable 10 Mexico, and says that
notiug can be pinincr or cIccrr than his dfni'ion c
b0undary, and then settles the question as to which Is
the true Sabine, according 10 the preensluns Of Mexico
in these words
A the country of the Sabine river has, all ,mrs since
tho colonization Louisiana by France und oil Texas By The spa
niar regarded the present time, part OF ;e Spanish
20 clear indeed, this question, that person, mode
ra,ey acquainted with the geography Of Inc countries both sides
Of the Sabine they would The Shan0 the main stream
Of Potomac, the unaa ,n, OF the Susinsanna"
nd all this is said by the National lnlellgencer tn be
settled bv Nlcllishs map We had supposed that The
commission appointed by The Governments 10 settle
BY actual surrey the limits Of the country as defined by
the treaty intended to ascertain the true position OF
the objects called for in the treaty and II the natural
objects forming The boundary, ana actually existing, did
not correspond with that denoted the map, that The
supposed boundary of the map would be corrected b. the
surveys of commissioners. The Iu,eigcnccr however,
in the case of Mexico, in Tic vi France lakes
it for granted that all is, the Foreign Government
would have it, and by its dognatc decision would rem
der altogether unnecessary, the exploration and actual
marking Of boundary which both nations, BY Their
treaty, seem to consider necessary.
We understand that boundary claimed by the new
government Sc, up by The Texans, includes several
counties Of Louisiana and that, claimed by Mexico,
il includes portion Of country, the possession OF which
was held al the time of the treaty under The Govern
men, Of the United States, and has always been suppcs-
ed to be within its limits. Is the Government OF The
United States resign its citizens and It's sol! to the
shirt of aggression in either Of the hostile parties war
Iiur in Texas We think not. 1t is right i'll our Go
ycrnmsrL take position to enable it to protect all
claiming To be lis citizens and TO assert lis right III
~ way consistent with its neutrality all that por
ton of country which may ny possibility, fall within its
boundary when that boundary is asccrtcncd according
10 the stipuations Of the treaty.
But il will BE- by the Secretary letter: that the
authority given to advance far as Nacogdoches, de-
ponds upon the right accorded by the law Of natonS, to
all peaceful countries under the supposed circumstances
war Of determination is aging in Texas and II great
t. 10 be feared that species Of force which can be
Piled to the purposes Of destruction will be withheld by
either party that the savages throughout all that quarter
will be drawn into tho conflict If these hordrs shall be
rouscd they will not respect an imaginary boundary.-
And The only means by which frontier be saved
from the tomahawk and sca.png-knc, is that OF i'd
vancnga force Of sufficient power, and at sufficient
distance beyond so that the savages will be afraid 10
push forward commit depredatons, leaving such force
in their Notwithstanding the clear right which
this state of the gives Government 10 take
a position in advance Of frontiers, tho nelligencer
says: What object TO is, the authority expressly
given 10 commanding General on that frontier, to
advance into the Mexican territory as far as Nacogdo-
cbes - Globe.