The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-19

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delay open negotiation with the Mexican government for
the purchase much Of the province Of Texas Is
ton Of the real necessity Of the proposed acquisition not
only guard for western frontier and the protection
Of the valley Of the Mississippi the undsputed and und
Of the navigation Of that The
al q q ss
line beginning at the Gulf Of Mexico the centre the
desert 9. grand prairie shisA .s sssi q u. Rio Nsses.
habisnts into the onion"
But why confne ourselves to these instructions of
General jackson, which express not SO much what
was, in his opinion, the boundary of Louisiana
under the treaty Of 1909 what he desired "to OBJ
tain from Mexico" Let us pass on to the third
series Of instructions in 1885, when, the 9Th of Au
gust of that year Mr. Forsyth the Secretary of State
"directed minister at Mexico to procure for us if
possible, the following boundary: Beginning at the
Gulf of Mexico, proceeding along the eastern bank
of the Rio Bravo del Norie, to the 9th parallel
of latitude and thence along that parallel to the Pa
cifc.'"
| The Intellgencer, then, fails to support, by COL
Benton's speech, all the objects at which its editor
drives, viz establishing, by Gen. Jackson's author
ity, the Nueces as the boundary Of Texas. We
give due credit its adroitness, however, in bring
ing up the heavy battery of the Senator from Mis-
souri, to his relief. Yet nothing shall prevent
us from asserting what believe to be the rights Of
our own country. We respect Thomas III. Benton
as much as the National Intelligencer can do We
admire his talents, and feel grateful for his bill,
liant services during the severest pressure Of federal
encroachments, than any wing in the country can
do--as grateful indeed, as any man can be. 1t was
our misfortune to differ with him, in some degree
on the subject Of Texas. He was opposed to Mr..
Tyler's treaty, and we were in favor off He ex-
erted his wonderful ingenuity in finding out objec-
tons it. We did not feel the force Of those OBJ
jections. We are now willing, in all good faith, to
bury these transitory differences opinion, and to
CO. operate with him in defending the rights of our
country, and in upholdng the principles of our par
| ty. Everything for the cause, and nothing for
men," With all respect, therefore, we prefer not to
answer, ourselves, the speech of May, 1874, upon
which the National InteIigencer relies; but simply
to republish the reply Of Mr.. Senator Walker, as
follows:
II the boundary had been LEFT open ques.
boundary Texas therefore would constitute no valid
objection the treaty In 1885, Texas defined her bounda
ry as follows:
beginning at the mouth Of the Sabine river and running
along the Gulf Of Mexico, three leagues from land
the mouth Of the Rio Grande; thence up the principal
stream Of said river to its thence due north the
degree of north atude thence along the
Diary line defined in the treaty between the United States
and Span to the beginnings and that the President be- and
hereby. authorized and required to open negotiation
with the Of the United States Of America
in his opinion the public interest requires It,
said treaty"
Such was the boundary Of Texas as described in her or
ganc law when motion to recognise the independence
Of Texas adopted. That motion in these Words
"Resolred That the state Of Texas having established
forming those daes ioreSn and WHICH
to independent appearing that there
cu,on the war BY Mexico against said stae is expe.
dent and proper, and in conformity with the laws Of
the independent political existence Of said State be ac
knowledged BY the government Of the United statesn
This resolution adopted the I'D March, 1887 being
sustained by the vote Of the senator from Missouri Ir
Benton) and the senator from Kentucky, Mr Clay) As
the author OF the resolution before adopted to
the the boundary Of Texas as deacrhed in her
organic laws claiming T. also as the ancient boundary Of
adopted treaties and those
of Great Britain France and Holland, she Is described
the republic OF Texas and her independence fully recog
Missed IT, then commended by the from Missouri
the mere he republic of Texas in treaty adopts
recognised the Del Nore the rghtiu boundary oil
Texas but also have Great Britain France and Holland
But the senator from Missouri denies that any portion of
Texas extends to the Del Nore; and he to conne
the Nueces on the side and the Red river the
other.
Now let how stand the facts and in the first place
qnoe from the letter Of the senator from Missouri rpub
vously indicated by Mr. Adams himself who showed from
French. under whom we claimed had established them
selves under La Sale at the Bay Of San old
fore fle spaaiards crossed ne Rio del Nort..a
n the same letter, Mr. Benton, in describing the loss
casioned by the new boundary OF 1919, says:
The best and most numerous harbors the continental
Of the Gulf Of Mexico lie the Sabine
power owning the great river which the
Of empire into the gulf had the greatest need for
tanned them; by the new boundary established south
western frontier In isls we gave them away Before the
west Of the lower Mississippi quite to the Rio del No
In his letter the ao,h Of April ls44 Mr. Benton says
Texas as constituted by the treaty of 1872 is protac
ed far to the north and nteposed between Missouri and
Mexico Its northeast Is in latitude 3She latitude
almost Of st. Louis It's northwest corner is in latitude AZ
the latitude Of Cape Cod and Marblehead All this north
half Of Texas thus protracted to the latitude of St.
Louis and Of Boston and lying between Missouri and Mex
who make the merchant and his property their
Yet now the Senator from tells us that
Spanish Texashe Texas whchhe should acquire land
Of and flowers with the Red river and the Nueces
boundary This would leave out then and IN the poses
and between Missouri and Santa Fe would surrender
hundreds Of miles the northern bank Of Red river and
southern bank of the Arkansas and redsmember the val
Icy Of the west would drive back the flag of country
from the borders Of the noble Del Nore river worthy to be
own On looking at the map Of Texas find II running
for more than hundred miles along aad parallel Of north
latitude approaching and commanding the pass OregoE;
yet this most important military position rather, the com
mand Of would be leg in the Of foreign power
indispensable TO the security OF both to retain this positions
and call upon the friends Of Oregon never to surrender i
have proved by the letters of the senator from Missouri
that the Del Note the rghnl boundary Of Texas and
that the french under which we claim
memoir q the Topogaphical Bureau accompanying the
map and from which the senator read states as
lore going into particular account of Texas may be
weto state that the boundary Of New Mexico laid down
~ namood and although the boundary Of Texas as de-
ber have mt