The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-27
THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF TEXAS

We have not had time or room yet for summing
up the case of the boundary of Texas. Fortunate
y it is one of those questions which cannot lose by
little delay; for the battle is already fought and
the people of the United States have already pro-
nounced by reclamation, il we may presume to give
echo their voice: "Let there be no mistake about
this matter. The Rio del Norte is our boundary
line. The Rio del Norte ,cin continue 10 be our
boundary; and neither the arms of the Mexicans, nor
the tongues Of her dplomatists, nor the puny pens
of the National Intelligencer win be sufficient to re-
move our boundary 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 determine
ton of our Executive upon this question" We
shall group together at very early day of the next
week, all the essential facts on which this simple
proposition rests. We shall show, at the same
time, that the Mexican side, which the National In
egencer is pleased to adopt, is little consistent
with justice and precedent it is with the best in
terests of our country. In the mean time, we have
met with an article in the Savannah Georgian" of
Tuesday last, from which we shall make a few ex-
tracts that may attract the attention and regale the
course of the National ntellgencer, the Savannah
Georgian" thus proceeds:
"This language Of the National Intelgencer is
very positive and exceedingly strong We are told
that the Rio Bravo cannot be preiended ever TO
have been the western line Of Mexican Texas
Other wing papers, however, have gone much far
| Their than the National Intellgencer. Among the
! loudest Of those has been the New York Express,
1 from which we extract the following paragraph
II plainly refers to the course of the administration
| in looking upon the Rio Bravo as the western
boundary of Texas:
The violations OF the constitution events Of a.
most daily occurrence Some deny that this is true
they who deny those Who claim power for the Exec
utve and who believe that the King do wrong y
Some admit the infringement upon the but ex
cuse upon the plea OF necessity So since the world be-
gan neces ity has been the tyrans plea send
our troops into foreign country and when thee, st
boundaries between ourselves and two foreign govern
mcns and proclaim impudcntly and imperously Thu,
shat thou come and here shall thy proud waves be
stayed Deserts OF rivers. mountains plains we de-
clare shall be the limit between Mexco and Texas ms,
as we plesse and being the stronger we trsmpe upon
me weaker asa giant would crush pigmy beneath his
"What effect such language as this, appearing in
the leading journals Of the country must Of neees.
sty produce in foreign nations can be readily i'm.
ag,ned. This i is which has suggested to British
poIticlans and British editors the gross strain of vi
tuperauon IN which they have INDUCED towards the
present Executive, and the general policy Of our
government This il is which has exalted the whig
party IN the opinion Of the Janizares of the Brit
isn aristocracy, as possessing all the intelligence
ali Inc virtue, and all the decency of the ma
non; while the democratic il pronounced "detesta-
oe," full OF spirit of unprnciplcd aggression,
'sorruPt and headstrong. We have already said