The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-23

The Baltimore American" has hitherto taken
troops into Texas, that we should very much dislike
to see it fall into any ''the question Of the
boundary between Texas and Mexico" Yet there
is some danger Of its being mised by certain state
ments which have appeared in the newspapers.
This morning puts the question
"when pronsred annexation to Texas, what Te1as
department Of Mexico, bounded by the Nueces or was
the Texas OF the revoluon-the Texas OF San Jacnto
Great BRIAN and ances Did we consider the act Of the
Texas Congress valid, which defined the boundaries OF
the new aepubsi On rssoSnisng Ae Al independence o.
boundaries indefnel The annexation resolutions,
when they provide for future adjustment of boundary
with Mexico might to imply that the Texian limits
not definitely settled in the estimation OF govern
men Or they might imply that the United States merely
intended to all the responsibility of the question OF
boundary in the that Texas should accept the annex
alton proposal
The'American" refers to Colonel Benton's speech
of 1874, and adds:
III Mexico should make upon us, the result Of the
Of peace any boundary which might desirable But
would he the part of true roicyas well as Of justice to
fixed principle not TO 20 one foot beyond the natural geo
graphical limits which marthc territories OF the two coun-
tries as distinct"
In accepting our proposition, Texas agrees TO be
governed by the boundary which the United States
may arrange with Mexico 1t becomes their duty,
therefore, to settle this boundary by amicable (and
we have no doubt by liberaD negotiation on our
part, or by the terms of the treaty Of peace. BY
Texas, we mean the Texas which we obtained as
part of Louisiana. We claim the Rio Grande
as her western boundary, as we have ever
claimed it since the treaty Of 1903, and as it
L.. II I,, .In l,x,
Jefferson, Madison Monroe, Pinckney, Adams,
Clay, &c. &c We claim the Rio Grandc, as Texas
herself has uniformly claimed it in her organic
law Texas to the Nueces was not laid down by
Mexico until she had separated herself from Spain,
long after acquisition of Louisiana in 1903, and
until she deranged not only Texas but Tamaulipas,
Cohahuila, and New Mexico itself Tell us not,
then, of the Texas OF Mexico. We claim the Tex
as as originally claimed by the United Siates--and
as since settled by Texas herself. There is, in
fact no difficulty about the boundary on the lower
portion of the Rio Grande; and it is only when you
ascend the higher parts or branches Of that river,
that there seems to be any considerable room for
dispute or for negotiation.
In connection with the quere Of the Baltimore
American, "we beg leave to add the following
manly extracts from the Baltimore Patriot,' am
other wing paper:
But IL cannot stop it is the duty Of those who
engage In them TO make them short as possible To this
end all the strength Of the nation should be directed In
contest with Mexico becomes the United States bring
into the field sufficient to overpower the enemy by
blows and by making the battle brief spare the lives
and OF the people Human life must be sacrificed
that lives may be sayed and spent with Law
h hand that the treasury may not be exhausted by pro-
lopged and predatory
1--WE have objected to the which have led us TO
quarrel with Mexico aud never cease TO regard
the action Of government In the matter Of annexng
Texas to the Union wrongas doing what II felt IL had
the might do not the right But hare said
prrio,s occasion 1aas virtually part Of the Unon and
II for this Meaco declare upon must meet her
united people 75as must be offended BY aud d,nded as
vigorously any oherparf of the Union This IL the seni
the whg party Indeed they know no party when
made upon country istor This reason We hore
said ai ne Prsadent has done right IL concentrating nha
military porer Teras and on The boders Of Mereo
This only wise prccauon which 1t is his duty to take,
and il with the hearty appreciation OF all whs
high responsibility phoPs for him 10 dsst but tcas ~
sponsi5if his high Office required Of him and should meet
,rib no objection In this he will have vigorous support
ers in the ranks wings in those of his follow
pariy trf furnish teing soldiers the army des'e
This, indeed, the true spirit.