Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-29
Abstract OF Nr. walker Speech OH The
~ TREATY.

several h'Nican STATES. Nuw, there X no cc>rrii ON
Of boundary in the rtafr. Tie words are. - the re-
public If Texas cedcs T. tie United Safe al is ter
ritorics." If these i%crritories extend to the Del Norte,
they are coded. but not Otherwise. IL j. sad that
Texas, by act Of her Congress # 1896. Ella IN, TO the
Del Norte, and that therefore he cc5sion of Itxesly
name necessarily extends tn that boundary. Bat the
boundaries Of a nation depend on something more
than H. own claims; thc.e my cnicnd beyond It's
fightful limits and when iLi~ coded by name. tlat
cc>sion extend only 20 Tie country embraced within
IFS lawful boundaries. ii. then. tie Dl Norte !, no,
the lawful boundary Of Tcxa~. .s it not included in
the treaty and + I be The proper boundary, then IT
i and ought To be included. This would he tic true
constructor II tie treaty i'.cif; bit. 10 remove I'll
doubts, the Government u Mexico was mi. rmcd, Is
n cotelnporaneou~ despatch from our Government, da-
ted April 10. 1911. that We had
"Left the boundary Of Texas without specification. az
that what the hue ct boundary should be, might be an
open question, 10 be fntrIs and fully discussed, aud set
lied according To- The rights of each. aud the mutual IN
terests aud sccuIiiy 1T the Two counties
Here fll,w, TIE pr ct thai the Del Naric wns tie
true boundary f Icxa,. declared h Jefferson. MAJ
olson. Monroe. P.niney, JOHN q. Ndssn-. Henry Clay,
aud Thomas II. Benton. and SD ACKNOWLEDGED Ao'hly
France and Spain. Mr.. olv, IN rs L. tcr e i7h
April, lSii, says. TN tinted 30 acquired a
title To Tcx1s, extend M. rs / believe 10 the Rio Pei
Nortc b. Tie ttcafy f Lousiana. They ceded and
relInquishcd that tile 10 Spaii by the treaty Of 1910,
by which The Sahnc W. sub tituied fr the Del Nortc
"as our Iiestera bopa9rrg." Before the treaty of
1919. Mr.. Benton says "All tie country 70 the
west Of the lower Mlssi,ip pi cute 10 tie RIO Pei
Norte was ours. -pl9h", Nay i, l4tl. 1n- WIS
the declared boundary e Tex. in l-3G. and - a.
knowlcdscd by u By solemn treaty with TcN, IN
ls3s.
When we l,ok. also. at TIC terms Of the trca'y Of
lsO3, by which We acquired Texas u the Del Nirc,
the case ~ ono Mt IA rely II rc-annsx7t on. and If a
re storation # orr an~ioni Wnllry, iut h becomes IN
obligation of honor nal of con caca whl.h we can
not d.~regard vitfoul vi,Iltng Tie filth Of trvatcs
and refusing IN ful0l the most solemn and sacred
pied re- ever 81 .cn h. tic Government of tie Union.
That treaty declares:
"Thei inhabitants If rho coded tertiary sh,H h. moor.
pora,eJ into ia. Tga,. of hr f.a,d suite. and admitted
ss soon "s possible, ac.orl'us 10 the principles OF the
Federal Constitution. 10 Tie EMO, mcnt al all the rishts,
.dsa"'"S"s and 'm'n""l.'"S ct 'ttf-enS ~ ne t""e"
"os !" w w "'"" uWf ln'N s"''' Ut l'''" - :"
sns .se ,nJ'ymen' ~ .r".r "De''y' property '"' ''
Is. 80. r ~.
he'o = u' N'i"m I'u-' " i''HV'' "'' " ''
people OF TcNa Ia, e son POI" hey ~.
~ - f't'''" ~ III : a." ~ "","
AMI III uc nun NM '''y sA@l y. .'''f'' ~
Iiere i = .,'af 'o-'pase ~. - u'n l@r = - -
Po'P'" ~ -" - " i''N'f :" %"
rate them INTO 'he m mana lfgiest iAein IN "l '.' +
This 'FRONT.' In. bcsn rrrtnl.d bra s,b.caaeut conn
IN, "
pact NOT WIN run '"' N-li "@n az"
49," w P" :"
thus nId down ~ Natsi. p. 40, So. io)t
"a sovereign already bound ~ a teai, cannot enter into
Others contrary - ne GfSf l lf .NiIgs tf-pVCiNs Whrh ht
has enteied INTO Engagements ne no longer Al hi disposal
hnh ppc"> W'' po,ief"i u'''N PC / 'h Is III any li"c-
war point u c'a>h II oe d. none h'''h o'''' 'F new
treaty = nun ma r'id wiih icstet 10 mi po'"t' 'n''nncn
$ u 'end' 10 u''l"'e d " ,h"S -" = - ''"se' !" ne Pow
GRO h"" "ho 'Ptcas 10 dispose
The treaties. then. with S,,iu and Mexico. bv
winch Texas wa~ surrendered. without T., consent
c,,be, az Franco or I uo,o., t, IL tf.v,s vcro. ,nn.,
- -. =" J. - 90 !,
.ma's' :. ~ y :" -. ~, = a." -
previous 'r''i g ana i,fp.a.,' ~ '"e ~" - " : = =
Dut " II ~lHu inc ltpfl' tl i'NiN di' 'Nil4N"f -.
"' i,u9h."' nc" '"i !" =" IN
'"" "' ~" - '"i' =" '
- r. utu
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SIN" '''' - "'''" - "H',"'''H0 :" "' NY
such plea. b, The treaty Il i'o5' We were bpund l.
-, - =" ~ IT - n. "a 49,,
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n.5sJ To- .na - II - s. N I~to and con.
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A"N """' q nv" ~ 49, :"
I"'"""'",' NC - -" '."" =" m'o "0 =. =
- II. =, ~ - TN,',,.r IA
"Whereas. the good people of Texas IN accordance
w'hs pr"'i'"'"l'" '' n~ 'Ne'i,"', - " 80" =
s!es'ae"' a." ""'," ~ az .'P"''' ~" I" III =,
r,.",d.,, W. rss,i.n,- I,ns,.r. and Heonrsrnieti,e
oi C.n.,,ss col. Il, n, ,nu,,,d a. IN, l. n,ied Stlt,s q
Amrrra. with an unan,u.I,y unpara .lelcd IN he annals q
the elective franchise, only nIueiy-llrce oui OF the Who'll
population ,o',ug arsiusI II: