Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-06-06
NUMBER Ia.

aud the actual boundaries at the same
time. From all this it results that tho
treaty before US, besides the incorporation
of Texas proper also incorporates into
our Union the left bank OF the Rio Gfande,
in its whole extent from its head spring
10 the Sierra Verde, (Green Mountain,)
near the South Pass in the Rocky noun
tans, TO its mouth in the Gulf OF Mexico,
four degrees South of New Orleans, in
latitude &c. II is "graDd aud solitary
river" almost without aliluehis or trihu-
tarles. It's source is in the region Of
snow; its outlet in the chine of eternal
flowers. Its direct course IS / 200 miles;
its actual run about 1000. This i'm.
mense river, second on our continent 10
the Mississippi only, and but little inferior
to !, in length, is supposed TO DO added in
the whole extent of its left bank to tho
American Union and that by virtue ofa
treaty for the re annexation of Iexas--
Now, the real Texas which we acquired
by the treaty oil 1903. and flung away by
the treaty of 1919 never approached tho
Rio Grande except near lis mouth whilo
the whole upper par. was settled by the
Spaniards, and the great par, Of it in the
year l694--just one hundred years be-
fore La Sale first saw Texas--a all this
upper part was then formed into provin.
ces, on both sides Of the river, and has
remained under Spanish, or Mexican eu-
thority ever since. These former pro-
vinces Of the Mexican viceroyalty, now
departments Of ne Mexican republic, ly-
ing on both sides OF the Rio Grande from
its head to its mouth, we now propose to
incorporate, so far as they lie on The left
bank ofthe river; into our uulon, by viz.
tue ola treaty OF remuneration, with Tex
as. Let US pause and look at our new
and important proposed acquisitions in
this quarter. First: there is the DEPART
meni for nearly the province Of Nee Mex
leo, lying on both sides Of the river from
its head spring TO near the Paso del Norie
that is to say, halfway down the river.
This department is studded with iowns
and villages--is populated we'll cultivat-
ed--and covered with flocks and herds.
On its left bank, Gor only speak Of the
port which we propose to reannex, is, first,
the frontier village Taos, 5000 souls, and
where the custom house is kept, at which
the Missouri caravans enter their goods.
Then comes Santa Fe, the capital, 1000
souIs--then Albuquerque, 6000 SOULS
then some scores of other towns and VIII
more or less populated and
surrounded by focks and fields. Then
come the departments OF Chihuahua, Goa.
hula, and Taumaulipas, without settle
ments on the left bank of the river, but
the right bank, and command
ing the left. AL his--being paris OF four
Mexican departments--now under Mex.
can governors and governments-is per-
re-annexed to this Union, ii this
treaty is ratified, and is actually re.annex.
I'd from the moment of the signature OF
the treaty, according to the Presidents
asst message, to remain so until the acqui-
si,ion is rejected by rejecting the treaty!
The one half OF the department of New
Mexico, with its capital, becomes a trrito-
ry Of the United States an angle OF Chi
huahua, at the Passo del Norte, famous
for its wine, also becomes ours: part Of
the department Of Coahuila, not populated
on the left bank, which we take, but COM
manded from the right bank by Mexican
authorities: the same Of Tamaulpas, tho
ancient Nuevo San lander, New St. An
irew,) and which covers both SIDES OF tho
river from its mouth for some hundred
miles up, and all The left bank of which is
n the power and possession Of Mexico.
These. in addition 10 the old Texas; these
~ vii
ages--these people and terrltory--these
6ocks and herds--this slice Of the Repub-
lie of Mexico. two thousand miles long;
and some hundred broad--all this our
Presiden, has cut off from lis mothe: em.
pire, and presents to us, and declares II is
ours till the Senate rejects il He calls
It Texas! and the cutting off he calls RE.
annexation. Humboldt, calls it New Mex
co, Chihuagus, Coahuila, and Nuevo
San SANGER, (now TamauliPat;) and tho
civilized world may qualify this gE.an-
nexauon by the application of some odi-
Gus and terrible eplthet. Demosthenes
advised the people Of Athens not 10 take,
but 10 RE.take a certain city; and in that
RE laid the virtue which saved the act
rom the cUdthCitI VI opO'iostoh obh ipp-
berry. Wlll it be equally potent with usl
and will the RE, prefxed to the anEexa-
ton, legitimate the SEIZURE Of two thou
sand miles of neighbours dominion, with
whom we have treaties Of peace. and
and commerce Will leeit-
mate this seizure, made by virtue OF a
treaty with Texas, when no Texan force
witness the disastrous expeditions to
NJ er and to Santa Fe--have been seen
n, ar it without being killed or taken, to
The last man
II Here Mr.. B. produced the great work
If Humboldt on New Spain, LA Nouyelle
the fine Paris edition, with the
atlas; and by quotations from the Work,
and references 10 the map, justified all
that ID had said of the Spanish, now Mex
lean, settlements on the left hand of the
Rio Grande del Norte. He also present.
I'd the work and map Of the then] Lieu
tenant, afterwards General Pike. on New
Mexico and the Internal Provinces, when
through these provinces in
1906; and which. being in the English
language, be sent TO the Secretary ta-
Bile log the inspection Of all the Senator'S.
The work of Humboldt being in French,
he offered to those who knew, that lam