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

tion in the Treaty, because it was matter to be
adjusted with Mexico, with due respect to
her rights.
And now TO answer, defnitiveIy, conclusively,
and forever, the question put with triumphant air
BY the Official paper, I. WHAr is The Teas, ,ohose
independence zoe hare ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We say
tits The Texas by which that independence was
asserted and fought for; The Texas by which a
Constitutional government was formed the Texas
proper, in its whole length and breadth; and not
the Mexican provinces of Tamaulipas, Coahuila,
and Chihuahua, and New Mexico, which the Exec
lutve Judged by its organ was willing to make
war for, not only without the authority Of Con-
gress, but against the express direction Of the Reso
luton Of Annexation, and all preceding indications
by the Executive ITSELF
The declaration of Independence by the Peo-
pie of Texas, in General Convention, March 2,
1886, expressly renounces all connexion with any
other dependency Of Mexico, and especially by
name with Coahuila one Of the Identical Mexican
provinces which lie betUeen the Nueces and The
Rio Grande.
The Constitution of the Republic of Texas, =
adopted by the same Convention Of the People on
the 18th day Of March, 1884, distinctly announced
the compass and the limits Of Texas, in recting the
precincts which compose it. and declaring what
presentation each precinct shall be entitled 10, in the
two following paragraphs of "the Schedule which
form part Of the Constitution
! I" Sec. 6. Until the first enumeration shall be
made, as directed by this Constitution, the precinct
/ of Austin shall be entitled to one representative
the precinct of Brazoria to two representatives,
the precinct Of Bexar two representatives. the pre-
cinct of Colorado one representative, Sabine one,
Gonzales one Goliad one, Harrisburg one, Jasper
one, Jefferson one, Liberty one, Matsgorda one,
Nina two, Nacogdoches two, Red River three, Vic
toria one, San Augustine two, Shelby two, Refu-
gio one, San Patricio one, Washington two, Milan
one, and Jackson one representative.
{" Sec. Z. Until the first enumeration shall be
made, as described by this Constitution, the senate
rial districts shall be composed Of the following
precincts: Bexar shall be entitled to one Senator,
San Patricio, Refngio, and Goliad one, Brazora
one, Nina and Gonzales one, Nacogdoches one,
Red River one, Shelby and Sabine one, Washing
ton one, Matagorda, Jackson, and Victoria one,
Austin and Colorado one, San Augustine one, Mi
lam one, Jasper and Jefferson one, Liberty and
Harrisburg one Senator
These were the "precincts" or political divisions
which composed the Republic for whose govern.
ment the Constitution of Texas was established
and, in this enumeration, there is NOT single pre-
cinct mentioned which does mol lie east Of the
Nueces and south q. the Red river.
Is it necessary to add another word to prove that
Texas proper is bounded on the west and on the
north by those limits Or to satisfy every candid
reader that, extraneous to those limits, the question
Of boundary necessarily becomes according to the
suggestion of Mr.. BUCHANAN, and the provision Of
the Joint Resolution subject for negotiation with
Mexico, if not for future action by Congress