Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-10-10
fFtom .as regular Correspondent, q tae r"iH..

New Yoak Sep,em er 90, 1915.
The defence 81, up 81 the National lntel!i2en-
GER in favor Of Mexicos right OF territory east
Of the Ria GRANGE, is m0cl extraordinary
I, i well known that our Goveibmenl, under
every administration prior "a u: acquisition OF
Fiorifa, considered ous purchase OF Louisiana
extended 10 The Rio Grande del Norie.
AT The time Mr.. Livingston and Mr.. Monroe
purchased Louisiana from BonaparIe, ne s'ipn'
jatons for which we're concluded IN Paris, they
had q man o. Inc country before Them, which
could no doubt be iound IN The archives o. nc
French metropolis. This map, no doubt. wolld
show Thai Louisiana excluded 10 the Rio Grande.
This is no, all Gen. Lamar, il his inau-
cural address, several years ago. defined the 5oun-
DIARIES OF Texas, ana claimed 10 the Rio Grande.
When ministers were sen, 10 France and Eng
land 10 obtain an acknowledgment c1 Texas IN
dependence, they were instructed 10 claim boun-
dary 10 the Rio Grande have been Informed,
on nc higlts. G,.tority, that wnen The propose.
lion Of acknowledging h Independence OF Tex
as was submitted 10 The English minister IN Lon
don, he called upon the Texas envoy 10 explain
the boundaries al his couairy; ~h"feupoh ll'e
Texan DENIED lis boundaries according 10 me
instructions OF his Gove'nment-at which her
Malss,y's minslef expressed some surprise, put
made il no bar TO the acknowledgment OF Texas
F,ance ackno wiedged her Independence, amer
tie same circumstances.
II seems 10 US ina; these powers had succeed
ed IN inducing Mexico 10 acknowledge Inc inde-
penaence OF Texas their own previous ackno"-
Judgement Of The same u lie Rio Grande del Norte
would or ought. 10 have induced tnem 70 a'heie
~ IN. s,me boundary in their intervention win
Mexico. Bu, al this aside, the simple lact that
Texas has maintained her independence Tor years,
and BY force Of arms, over The SOIL 10 ihe hio
Grande is conclusive of our right, throuSh her
accession 10 the same. Never mas NieAicdh
f,rce oasspd the Rio Grande in,o Texas IRON The
aav of her indenendsnce but il has been consider
ed and treated as an invasion, anu measures
adopted TO cxpel them.
case in point occurred IN arranging our
boundary with old SPAN
I, seems that when we purchased Louisiana ~
1909 Snain never doubted our right 10 a Texas
under the purchase from France, exendns 10 me
Rio Gfande del Nurte; but she disputed orr righ
Ia 90 east ot,he river Perddo, small stream en-
tering the Gult Of Mexico, between Pensacola
AMI Mobile which we conended formed The east
Z. ), boundary of I4ousiana; while SPAN contend
ed that the line should be drawn west OF Mobile
and between i, and New Orleans. While this
dispute was going on, Spain held Mobile. She
had troops strongly garrisoncd there, apparently
prepared TO defend and maintain her tile, oil whlcf
she was in actual possession. She 50 remained
In possession iol len wears alter our purchase, OF
from 1903 10 1913, ill after the declaration q
war, |, was found that no negotiation could IN
dnce Spain 10 abandon her occupancy Finally
MIR. Madison ordered Gen. Wilkinson, in 1873
10 march upon Mobile, take possession OF tht
forte, and erect our authority and flag over ths
country-f from Louisiana east to The Perdidor iver
We do not know where The lnIelligencer STOOD
a -. h0 oil
accordance with lis present unenviable position
Il ought 10 have opposed Mr.. Madison IN hi
movement, and joined the Spania rds in declaring
il was an invasion OF Florida and ought 10 have
justified the declaration of war against us. Tha
Louisiana did not extend East To the Perdldo, bu
that Mobile, with the country far West OF tina
stream, was Spanish territory; which, after al
lowing ten years occupancy on their part, VI
had iurcirly entered. and expelled their troop:
from The country, pulling down the colors OF Fer
dinsnd ne Tn, r,,lsag "dy The grace Of Ged," ane
hosting the broad, glorious, bright stars am
stripes OF free people. Where was the NJ
tional lnteiliscnccr then, that it could mol hav,
mingled its groans and tears OF sympathy viii
his Catholic Majesty, the King Of Spain and In
dia7
How stands the case now Between New
York and The Rio Grande there is no, Spanisl
garrison. No regular tort, no respectable bod!
of troops have occupied foot OF the soil 10
yeans-almos, every inch being under the eIclu
sige control of the Texas Government nov
merged into our territory; yet because The Piesi
dent has sent our troops there TO occupy Il, TIT
Intelligencer raises the greatest possible niue
and cry" for political effect.
From the date OF the boundaries defined by IN
old bshoprc OF Louisiana, up TO the presen
time, The Rio del NoIie has formed The Western
boundary OF Texas.
Mexico never acquired any territorial right I
Texas, unless Mr. Adams's cession OF !, 10 Span
10 exchange for Florida in 1919, gave her som
sort of claim; hut al The period OF this transfer
Mexico herself was not independent OF old Spain
She never conquered Texas. The only connex
ion formed subsequently,, was her union under ;
conederacy, which could be dissolved by The gros!
violation OF the compao, on The part Of Mexico
which was the iact And leaving the Mexican
confederacy, she, BY permission, united herself L
another con'ederacy, transferring the sovereign
~ OF her soil West 10 the Rio Grande, 10 the con
federation 10 which she had united herself; anC
all The powers ofeal,h cannot wrest il from us.
THslast CoNnterpanc Tor the Hon. Henry CLAY
was made BY Mrs Ann Warner, Hartford county
Md, now in her Oath year, She did il all with her
own hands in six weeks. What habit the
Wing ladies have OF giving MIR. Clay bed clothes
how they tuck him up.
An extensive religious revival is now going on
in Weiumpka. The Honorable William L.
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