Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-01-04

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IN ,,bunfy Of the Rio orlando, Of any /
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IA South. and from ono TO ihfeodrAree'
IN, and West From our own Know
@1ro ofthe country, and the lights throw
I'm tho subject by recent explorations
"a incline TO the opinion that the desert
msst of the Nuece9, spoken OF IN Got
n.nton's bill, will prove very un'a'lshe
AN boundary, as Il runs but shori
a,stonce before it terminates IN an arabic
"a fertile country From this poInto
Termination for some hundred miles, inc
maintains dividing the waters OF we
Mississippi and Rio Grande VIII be as
dificult to find as those that separate Tue
syibutares Of the 81, Law ence ana 81
rnho's proyed to be--whch have not
bsen discovered yet, after sixty years
esarch. # would be necessary, IN carry
;np out Col. Benton's bill, to run direct
Ina from the enl Of the desert West OF
he Nueces to the spurs OF the Rocky
mountains that cast their shadows upon
he town Of Santa Fe. 10 include me
waters Of the Arkansas river, the I'ne
would have to run West within short
distapce of the Puerco, aud parallel with
and close to that stream as tar as Santa
re, and straight on to Taos. Indeed, we
incline TO think that after the matter IS
thoroughly investigated, 1t will be found
that The difference in point OF territory TO
be acquired under the Two projects Is not
90 great as to produce serious lmPcdI.
Ynents to the adoption OF either, and we
have very little doubt that public opinion
viii settle upon the Rio Grande as the
most eligible and satisfactory boundary.
The line might run from the mouth OF
he Rio Grande TO the Pasco del Norte
IN latitude 800, and along the Sierra
Blanca, IA range of mountains between
Inc Rio Ciraude and the Puerco) to with
IN few miles of Santa Fe; but we much
question if any point between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande can be fixed upon
from which convenient or sale boundary
might begin. The Nueces is a trIilIng
stream at best, and in running line by
il, or the desert that lies west OF II, the
Commissioners would become embarraSs.
ed after weeks work, and the bounda
Nv might lapse into adisplted question
thai half century would not suffice to
se,tle. If Texas is to be annexed, we
think it, therefore, the safest and wisesl
course to 90 TO the Rio Grande at once,
arranging with Mexico for any TILE she
NAV show to such parts ST the acquired
lerritory east Of the river which she
claims to be portions Of the States OF
Tamaulipas, Coahuila and New Mexico.
Or this territory, but very insgnlti
can't part Of the latter State is settled, and
This is Of so little use to Mexico that we
afe inclined to the opinion she would pre-
fer yielding it to having an iIl,detined
boundary; which may keep the two ma
IONS embroiIed for years TO come, AT
any rate, if she agrees to negotiate Tor
annexation at all, as contemplated by Mr.
Benton bill, she would scarcely make a
difficulty about so nconsiderabIe tract
Of country-especially if remuneraled
for its surrender. If she refuses Tor nego-
tate, the matter would ultimately have
% be decided according 10 the rights Of
the parties, MS would be the case we're
Mr. McDuffie's resolutions adopted,
TO Hope.