The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-06

the territory which we had ceded; and demonstrated
that then, $780, he asserted in his Raleigh letter
Of the last year, the Rio Grande was the boundary
Of Texas In fact, all our administrations, and all
our distinguished statesmen, had claimed the same
boundary for Texas, up to the very moment when
coded il to Spain Spain, indeed, true to her an
cient and proverbial policy of arrogant pretenson,
had disputed it. But, she made her dispute of it
monsirous and ludicrous, by denying in the same
breath that Texas extended on the west even SO far
as the Coloradoa denial which revealed at once the
false and aggressive spirit in which she was acting
AT that time, our government, unwisey and UNJUST
y, if not unconstitutionaly, sold out our claim to
SPAR, -Ieras all the lime protesting against the sale.
Mexico, then in revolt against Spain, took no
thought and no measure as to her Texan boundary.
During the war between Mexico and Spain, Texas
remained inactive. In 1924 and 1926, Mexico,
through our aid and countenance, was recognised
as an independent State. The Mexican confedera.
ton was formed Texas-Texas she had been,
extending to the Del Norte-joned that confedera-
ton. In few years the ill-cemented federative
fabric fell to pieces, and gave place to the despot-
ism Of Santa Ana Meantime the boundary be-
tween Mexico and Texas had never been fixed by
any federative legislation; for, in 1884, Amonte
was sent out TO seek the boundary, and, the re-
suit of his search, reported boundary which Tex
as and Mexico alike disclaimed.
In eighteen months afterwards, Texas came out
of the fallen confederation, protested against the
Legitimate government of Santa Ana, and declared
and won her independence. Now, in what territorial
condition did Texas separate from the Mexican
confederation Why, clearly in the condition in
which she went into it--that is, with the Del Norte
for her boundary. This was most manifestly her
condition, by every rule of public law. But she did
not leave it TO any construction Of public law.
knowing the power she had to deal with, she
made solemn legislative declaration Of her beuri-
dairy, and maintained it by the sword. In that
condition, she was acknowledged an independent
republic by the United States, and by some
Of the leading nations of Europe; and on that
declaration, so maintained, she has annexed herself
to our Union. In that condition, the execu
Of our country protects her, while Mexico shrinks
from all attack, and spurns all negotiation.
II these facts do not make out clear of boun-
dairy, how, in the name of all that is rational, il
such case ever to be made out, The right Of Tex
ian independence, and the right Of Texian bounda-
ry by the Del Nore, are forever bound up together
They stand on the same impregnable ground. They
are one and inseparable Santa Ana so understood
the matter, when, on behalf of Mexico, he stipua-
ted in the secret treaty which has just been publish
ed, to acknowledge the independent jurisdiction Of
Texas up to the Del Norte, as the condition of his
release from his Texan captivity. 1t Is odious,
then-it is shameful in any American journal, to say
that the President of the United States should stand
by with folded arms, and see this independent re-
public-now becoming part of our own territory
ruthlessy and violently dsmembered' Let us, then,
repeat in the face of the wordn spite Of the Lon
don journalism spite Of all the American whig
journals, who take the side of foreign power
| against their own country--"Let there be no mis-
take about this matter. The Rio del Norte is our
boundary line. The Rio del Norte ,piH continue 10
be our boundary; and neither the arms of the Next
cans, nor the tongues Of her dplomatists, nor the
puny pens Of the National Integencer,' will be
sufficient remove our boundary to the east of that
river. There our boundary is planted; and neither
the bullets Of the Mexcans, nor the paper shot Of
their friends in this country, will be able TO shake
the determination of our Executive on this ques-
ton"