South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL.

prating million of dollars to the pro-
lection Of our frontier gave rise to ve-
ry interesting and animating debate this
morning. Mr.. THOMPSON, of South Car
DINA, accused Mr.. ADAMS of having
been friendly to the giving up of Texas
in the treaty entered into in Mr.. Mon
RoE's administration !; to which Mr.. A .
DAMS replied, with Indignation. that he
was the last man in the cabinet of Mr..
MONROE whe assented to the present
boundary line but that ANDREW JACK
SON, at that time in the city of Wash-
ington, approved of the treaty.
Mr.. ADAMS stated that, "onr Text
ans" as he called them. we're carrying
on war for the purpose of reinstating
slavery in Mexico, which had been abol-
ished. A very warm debate followed,
which we have no time to notice.
The 1ntelligencer Of Monday 10 speak
ing of this debate says-"Our readers
will be pretty generally surprised at
some Of the disclosures made ; and not
least, that, when the mos, suspicious
amongst US never dreampt of it, we
should have been deliberately taking
steps which, as is proved by the very
military appropriations now required
from Congress by the Executive, ii
has been anticipated might lead to
difficulties, if not hostiluies, between
the United States and Texas.
1t is satisfactory, however, mean
while, to learn tina. the arguments in
favor Of assembling troops on the Sa-
bine, drawn from the employment of
Indians by the Mexieans against the
Texans, and f,oh the near approach
of the Mexican troops to the border,
are deprived of all the force to which
they were entitled by the positive con.
tradiclion of the reports to that effect
which have been lately circulated.
We are happy to infer, almost GER
tainly from the Mexican official papers
published that the whole story of the
massacre of Col. FANNIN's command
is, from beginning TO end, fabfica.
ZION, and that Col. FANNiN and bis
men are now prisoners Of war in the
Mexican territory.
From the same paper cfTuesday last.
The Texian subject has assumed an
aspect entirely new, SO far as the Gov
eminent of the United States is con-
cerned, since the Debate in the House
Of Representatives on Saturday last, in
connection with the Documents which
we're read on that day, and which We
have copied into the preceding columns
from the Globe of yesterday.
From these documents, &e. it will
be seen that the Executive has under.
taken to claim, as being within the lin.
its of the United States, territory over
which the Mexican Government has
heretofore exercised jurisdiction, inclu-
ding sold Fort Nacogdoches - and
has authorized Gen. GAINES, under
such Interpretation of the rights of the
United States, to cross the Sabine and
occupy that post. OF this determine
ton on the part Of the Executive, com-
to Gen. GAINES by letter
from the War Department dated the
28th ult., the Secretary Of State Mr..
FoRsxTH) apprissd Mr. GoRosTIzA,
the Mexican Minister, in conversa-
ton on the 20th of April, assuring him
that the measure was "nos to De taken
as an indication OF any hostile feeling,
or OF desire TO establish possession
or claim not justified by the treaty Of
limits"
What the Mexican Minister said, if
he said any thing, in reply to this
communication from the Secretary OF
State, has not been communicated to
Congress. The Executive has LEFT
Congress in doubt on the subject, I'M
less it may be inferred, from nothing
being said of it, that the Minister had
not word to say 10 reply to what Mr..
FORSYTH communicated 10 him. Such
may have been the case. But we
doubt Ii. Be that as it may, however,
we should be wanting in our duty TO
our readers, if we did not warn them,
10 time, Of The imminent danger Of our
being involved BY this measure in a
war which cannot be otherwise than
disastrous 10 the whole Western from