Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-07-30
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nOHledge that tile. And now. wbv can
moi Texas transfer . title which We ad>
mil q be valid and perieeli f, as ne
have concededs the tile 10 the tsFri,oFv
belongs 10 Texas, Why can she not tons.
fer that which is her Owni We have
hOweseT, gone still farther in recopni.
sing lle right Of Texas 10 the territory in
question On tbo 25Ih April, 1888 There
vas formed with Texsss treaty Of bOun.
dsry, IN which her right 10 the territory
Wus folly Recognised. This convention
declared that 'lhS treaty nf limits made
end concluded on the 18th Of Jsnuatv,
1928, between the United States Of A.
AsTica on the one part, and The united
Mex can States on the other. is BIZ d nG
upon (hs republic Of Texas, the same hsv.
ing been entered into at q time NheB
Texas formed a part Of The same united
Mexican Slaies;" il was Sgrssd to mark
tho boundary between the two counties
as designated by the said treaty - and the
right Of 'seach OF the cjntracIing parties y
SO exercise jurisdiction respectively on
either side Of this boundary, was fully
recognised. To unite with . nation 10
recognising and establishing It's boundary.
and cOncediDg its rights Of Jurisdiction
over the territory within the designated
limits, Is 10 admit, in the most solemn
manner, The right Of eminent domain.
which carries with i; the right Of cession
and transfer. Ii wholly excludes Sny
pre,ended claim Of Mexico; for il con
cedes and establishes The line Of limits,
as the boundary, not Of Mexico, but OF
Texas and this was an act Of the admins
lration Of Mr.. Van Buren, anu affirmed by
the Senate aud Congress Of the Uui!eI
States If with the consent Of Texa'.
we can Cslablish her boundaries, without
the consent OF Mexico, why eau We DO,
by treaty with Texas, establish the Sc
as the boundaries Ofihe United States 10
the full extent Of the limits Of The Tepub.
lie 0f Texasi This treaty Of boundaries
was concluded, published. andprOclaimed
in 1898, ye. when has Mexico ever prO'
tested against iIf She has acquiesced
in its provisions, and is stopped from dee
nying ihe rights Of ethics OF Il . cOntrsef
ting parties 10 enter into such cOmpacis
If lhs territory composing the republic Oi
Texas belongs to Mexico, or she has any
title which was unexlinguisbed in lS3StO
that TERRITORY, OF any portion Of il, then
the treaty in question Of that date was an
ou;rsge upon The rights Of Mexico, quite
as Rs0Fant as the treaty Of TeanHexstiOn
At this perl0d.a On the 9th Of July, 1883
the administraliOn OF Mr.. Van Buren, con
clu ded another treaty with the republic %
Texas, BY vrtue OF which certain indem-
mites were paid by that nation TO eiti~
zens Of the United States. ~ as7s'
ENGLAND, France aLd Holland, have 81
so all concluded treaties with the repOblic
Of Texas, fully recognising her indepeR.
dence. and 10 perfect and WTecOnCiiab!e
conflict with any supposed right to that
territory on the part Of Mexico. Great
Britain clsO. through her diplomatic re?'
rssentaIve, hes most fully recognised
the rieh otTexas to the soil and eminent
domain, and called upon ber to cOntism
to o'Eer subjects large grants Ofpublic land,
embracing millions Of acres extending to
ths vary banks Of he Rio del fNorIe.-
But how canTexSs make or perfect grants
10 the soil Of the republic, unless her right
Of territorial ownership and jurisdiction is
absolute and psffecl2 Now, sif rexas can
grant the sOil oflhe republic TO British
subjects, why can she not ITansfsF the
soil and jurisdiction to the COVE anent
oilhs United Safest sAbd. Ehgland Al
least Is ssiopped from denying 1het right
10 make the transfer. " Aio'7i.ib
Independent power Of al lhs saeetc
and lFeaIies, i now proceed to- establish
tbs right Of Tesas, as thS government Dc
lure as well as de factO ,of that territory
The present government of Mexico nev.
srdid'exeTcisey and never hSd any right
10 exercise, aaY author ~ over the FePub'
lie Of Texas, aud Texss never yes sub
iected to lhe dSmini0n, and never dId al
anv time onnsiituts a part, Of the present
government Of NJ CO. II is the pres
er,t government Of Mexico that ClaImS a
right 10 Texas, aud il as ! shall prove.
tl,;s government never did exercise, and
never had any right 70 exercise ,ary jgslo
| dictiou.. over Texss, the question nus
~ ,eo1rded as decided in our favor On
The an October, 1924, was established
"[be constiIatiOa II the Msxicsn United
| Sls,es. .''belng Coniedefacy Of sOyeFeien
States in that respsc, very nearly irssstns
Bling our own. Ia this constitution y
was declared 10 be- 1fedefsI,' ahds that
',he parts Of thislfsddFassn are IheStates'
| Sc By the last article Ofthe cO6stitus
4 ,ion !, was declared that so much 1kereot
lFss established 'thefotm Of gSssmmSnls
and Division el the supreme iPOwera'OI
1.-The fedesation,andl Ofths Statess can neV
A. be Eeformed!''ijo s9ssiebaoqs1q ssre
TexSs together with COShuils) was
4 State: end heF cONsIiiutioRg which wa
EbanssiohsddbyShs MexlCan sOafsdeFsey