Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-09-20

reflects dscredl only on those VINO resort W ~ a.
their main proof that the Executive can establish
boundaries and levy offensive war; under the single
sanction of q the Presidents mistaken determine
tom have given US, in their paper Of Wednesday
night another taste Of the quality both Of their logic
and their manners.
Unaccustomed to defend any cause in which we
can only hope to convince by hiding the opposite
argument, we shall proceed to give at large that
part Of the Union articles which is meant for the
argumentative
"THE UNION, SEPTEMBER II.
! THE DEFENCE OF TEXAS.
After due soemny and pomp Of preparation the Inte-
gencer has at length fairly fired its great gun the Texas
question. Taking weeks to back gradually and NOT
gracefully out from its first manly approval Of the prepara
tons Of our Government for the defence Texas and
fully surveying its ground anew in preliminary article d
two columns has proceeded invite US in due FORM
full discussion Of the question forgetting the
time, to read US Little lecture 70 the spirit in which \
should be conducted, emitting to vaunt beforehand
tainy with all proper modes its willingness meet single.
handed, in the controversy what u pleased facetousy
imagine and 70 name sour whoe corps Of eminent
iai WRITER'S Giving dAe heed to all this sounding
OF preparation, have read carefully through the manfcs
to OF three columns, published in the Incigencer Of yes
terday morning, and noted confess with regret if with
supnse) the sentiments alike unwise unpaotc, anti
rcan and therefore, in Judgment huaiing, which
Leading journal Of whstwas great party has fallen
low enough TO proclaim.
is, them it would SEEM the deliberate and final opinion
of the National ntegenc that the present Administration
Is to be held up abuse for having taken any
sufficient issued any sufficient orders to prercf
ne hostile occupation, 6y an armed Msrican force, Of the
ooie aires portion Of the Isra territory hing Jefspeen
the PEI Norte ad eces This is the substance and The
result Of the ntegencers elaborate article To this extent
after long hesitation and wayeng, that journal has length
ventured TO 60 TO meet this proposOnto meet Il vcto-
rousy and utterly demosh tive need as we conceive
neither official ad long argument nor Iaborious ca-
tons of authority The facts which found our answer
admitted notorious recognised alike by our Texan poi-
nations Of Europe The Texas bounded Del Norte Is
the only Isas Ohic has had political ersfence aimee The
1871 Of December, 1886 i is this Texas, with the Del
Nortc for its boundaryhis Texas, and no oherwhich
since that day. has made itself known and recognised as an
independent Power in negotiation and treaty with the United
States with France, with Belgium and with Great Britain
For the 10Th of December 1885, the Texan Government
having previously declared and won the ec
sve battle Of San Jacnto did by an organic law in solemn
Legislative action establish the Del Norte as its territorial
limit and throw itself on the further chances Of w
That teayI Texas maintained and defended against
all aggression for pine years. and the very day when
accepted the profc Of annexation to the United States
Texas tcM thai limit in recognized as indie
pendent by other nations made with some Of them trea-
ties OF amity and commerce. with others treaties of com
merce and boundary The nation which, in 1896, was
sovereign enough, in the Of the United States run
BY treaty with boundaryne It's northern and eastern
ontiers surely sovereign enough also be heard with
some consideration when, in the year, made known
TO us and to the world its boundary, defined by solemn
statute and maintained by toav, the south aud west
What is il 10 to France England that the boun
Diary Of the old department Of Texas the Nueces if
boundary were then settled and that boundary
Be il for the sake Of the arpumentthouph we believe
to be otherwise fact though it is clear as we will prove
that Texas, Originally part Of Louisiana had been claimed
by to have the Del Nore for boundary when ceed BY
the treaty Of 1919 to Spain and though Mexico may have
attempted to remodel her, under her System yet when
the federaive system abogaed the attempt of Santa
Anna to establish central by military despoism
Texas resumed her original position, and with her ndepen
dence established the Rio del Norte her boundary ne
What though Mexico had attempted remodel her
The diplomacy of all the nations since 1896 has treated
with the old department Of Texasfor since that time there
has been such political cxistencebu with the inepen
dent republic Of rexas which has maintained its
and organized its Government and defined the jurisdiction Of
that Government and kept its frontier unasssed and nvoas
from all hostility purpong 70 be any thing else than the
raudng nroads OF cowardy and cruel banditt This nation
Of Texas with its limit marked out for ITSELF had been
previously claimed by us and marked out BY the treaty Of
Louisiana, and il has been defended by Texas the only
Texas known to the public law Of the world This the
Texas which has become part Of country This
the Texas with the Del Norte for its boundary which the
Government Of the United Staesactns under It's inchoate
right Of sovereignty acquired by the act Of annexation its
right OF protecornte pending the final ratification Of thai
by Government ( this phrase suit the Inegencer
better the Texas which the Government of the Unit
ed States empowered in the premises fobids Mexico
dsmembe by armed and hostile occupation If Mexico had
fit occupy with armed force the territory between
the Nueces and the Del Nofe she had abundant opportunity
to do Texas claimed up the Del Noe, from her
tona birthday For nine the United States stood by
and her maintain her claim unaided Then Texas volun
tary became, with consent invitation, part Of
the United States and the United States well
Texas that Mexico takes the responsibility Of assang when
she in armed force and with hostile purpose the
river Del Norte. .eSs
In determining the question, What Is the Texas which
to defend it behooves Government to inquire, What
the Texas whose Independence have acknowledged Is
fr
its existence and vnicated alike against foreign aggrcs
sion BY the ordeal Of battle Who shall say that
Acknowledgement Of Texan Independence stopped the Nuecs
% -.s.~s sSbh recognised free and sovereign knew
no SUCH boundary She herself 10 s from the very
hrsl and through all negotiation with her with the Del
Norte and not the Nuece for her ronercven as for nine
she presented herself the hostility Of Mexico with the
same established limit She claimed Independence up TO the
Del Noc She claimed nothing less and nothing esc and
with due delay and dcbcraon We and other nations admit
ted the claim, just presented without mobilization or
abatement From this position IL is loo late % recee
Kennedy HIMSELF the Intcigcnccrs British AUTHORITY
says the old departmental limit exactly settled i now
"obsolete The Del Noc, he tells us, the cstablshcd
boundary for all practical purposes and II has 70 fallen
out that one ofthose same practical pupcsss' = annexation
Extract from Mr. Buehanan speech in the Senate Of tho
United States June, 1874 III 81
cit has contended that the boundary Of Texas
not extend far to the the Rio del Norte, and that
for this reason should violate the rights OF Mexico BY
ratiiyng the treaty II this true those who make the
objection ought to offer amcndmentto the treaty, 10
make conform to the relative rights Of the parties But sr
ask could reasonable have expected that Texas
would dsmember hersc and proclaim to the world the
face Of this treaty. boundaries which she had socmny
- 1885, by net Of Congress- embraced territory