The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-09
MARCH or TROOPS MIRO MEXICO.


We cannot say that the National lntel'geneer re-
minds us of the ''strong man hounderlng IN the
moruss y because, though there is hounderlng
enough, and struggling to retrael from Its first po-
sition, and to get back to party grounds, by
the side Of the ''New York Courier and Enquirer"
vet we see no evidence of strength in the desperate
effort il is making.
The Intelligencer is awaiting itself of all its own
allies, in the attempt to narrow the American ground
on which every American should stand and to extend
the territory of Mexico, with the view of making
out the case of an offensive war waged by the Prcsi
dent of the United States--a war waged at once
against Mexico and our own constitutions but, with
the aid of all the sophisms and hairsphttings which
il can bring into the field it fails entirely of its OBJ
iect The only impression which its article Of this
morning leaves upon the mind is, that it is a very
veal; effort 10 defend very desperate position.
| The difference between the National InelHgencer
and the Union is this There is an important region
between the Nueces and the Rio Grandc. The In
telligenccr does positively contend, in so many
! words that the Nueces is the western boundary of
Texas; but, from the ausion it makes 10 the debate
in Congress, and to the course of Mr.. Adams upon
the mind. 1t contro verts at leust tho immediate eX-
tension of Texas to the Rio Grande 1t then asserts
that, in a certain region, (cither the whole por
ton of the country between the two rivers,) there
are AS 600 Mexican souls over whom Texas has
claimed no jurisdiction, and where she has no set
dement, that these arc the "settIed limits where
Texas has no 'proper populations" and, therefore,
If the President sends any troops into the region,
he inyades Mexico, and makes an Q6ensire ,car.
The argument of the National Intelligencer is
founded upon gross falacy. The United States
have always claimed (and they now stand in the
shoes of Texas that Texas, formerly part of
Louisiana extended to the Rio del Nortc. We
have shown that it was so claimed by success.
sive administrations, and by the most distinguished
statesmen in our country, who took part in
the ouestion--by Jefferson, Madison, Monroe; by
Adams and Clay, &c; and that Texas has claimed il
to be her boundary by her organic law, and by the
privilege she has given TO thatrcglon to send depu-
tation to her Congress. 1t is also true that she
has various inhabitants settled in that region
that she holds possession of Corpus Christi, where
our infuntry troops are destined TO land;-whist
we admit that Mexico holds Santiago, near the
mouth of the Rio Grande that Mexico, though she
has some settlers in that region, (and far short, in all
all probability, of the many thousands with which
the National InteIigenccr has swelled its sparse
! populaton,) yet they very much scattered;
and that Mexico has meyer been able to control
| the Indians, or to enforce any regular author
ity over the territory that lies between the Nueces
and the Rio Grade Ii results from these data,
that it is u violent and false presumption to
consider that whole region, or much the larger
portion of it, as within "the settled limits of Mex
leo, cove,el by her proper populaton;'' that the
erroneous principle taken by the IntelIigencer is in
every respect partial TO the Mexicans, and grossly
unfavorabe to ourselves. 1t gives Mexico the ad-
vantage of possessing an extensive territory, which
| we have always claimed, and which Texas now
claims, part of her country; that the Pres-
dent is bound to throw troops into that i'm
porant rcgion and to occupy it to the Rio Grande,
provided they do not attack any armed Mexican
| force, or any post occupied by them.
! We make no Offensive war therefore aeninst
1 Mcxirn We assert only whot is our own, without
making any aggression upon her. lie who holds a
different doctrine may be disposed to favor Mexico
! but certainly does not show a sincere disposition to
assert the "inchoatc rights" of the United States.
1 1t is useless, however, TO multiply arguments
| upon this question: and instead of pursuing the in
! vestigation further for the present. we yield our
place to citizen of the country-no oIiice-holder
and no office seeker--one whose abilities and indie
| pendchce entille his opinions respect and who
has freely favored US with the following communi-
cation: