The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-27

TKxANA, Texas, Dec. 10Th, 1915.
Aneecan Troops in Ifras-Our Boundary Line
Intentions Of Engiand-Necessity Of Decisive Ac-
tion BY the United States
The troops are all in good health, and suppose
they will make their head quarters at Corpus Christi,
this winter. think little higher up the Nueces
would be better for comfort as the bottoms are
dense, and would protect the troops from norhers and
sleets. But as tn, saying is here you all green
from tho staes" hence the location at Corpus Christi
We VII let you find out by experience, tie virtue Of
Mstanoros. with 500 men we did some low hiding and
tight living on catfish and prickly pears.
/ suppose General Taylor will take up his Ene of
march for the Rio Grande next spring. and there estab
We are all awaiting with anxiety, the final action Of
your Congress- on our constitution, entertaining the hope
that the United States will not be duped by Mexico
tween the Nueces and Rio Grande Great Britain will
do all abe to aid Mexico in fixing the line the
latter will aid her in establishing the Nueces as the boun
dairy line. This has been settled question with them
sire 1910; thereby insidously placing the south
western territory Of the United States in condition at
exatous and critical What security would there
then be Tor the south western slave regonl England
by this underhand cowardly policy would do more than
she could by any open measure against to accomplish
abolition plans Having failed get Texas for her cot
ton plantation negro colony between us and Mexico
harbor for runaway negroes between the Nueces and
Rio Grande would suit her peculiar national morality
and would more ene her the retaliation of bay
onets than her seizure of the whole Of Oregon The
latter would be audacous enough. The former would
be the insulting, because dastardly and
sassn.like Mark what say. II the Rio Grande is not
made our boundary, this region damned through tne,
dermined by English diplomacy. Under such cir.
cumstances, would curse the day when voted
for annexation You people in the States, ought to
up to England the Rio Grande, one Of the greatest
rivers in North America and watering Of the
finest portions Of the whole earth They tell you
the disputed territory vaueless but the statement is
utterly false. have devoted five years of nay life in
exploring it. can assure you it is larger and richer
country than the State Of Tennessee. takes all the
Norte Cannadner and other rivers too tedious to men,
ton See Tanners map of Mexico, of 1880. See the
rich valleys of the Rio Grande from Santa Fe to the
mouth. See the Puerco, as large as the Tennessee
river See the Leano San Saba, Perdenalus, Concho,
Moro Gulos, and other riversembracing fine coun-
corn oats, barley grape and cotton. observe in the
Northern papers many ignorant or malicious specua-
tons the value Of the country referred to- and
the number OF Indians there and thereabouts do not
believe there more than 5000 Camanches 5000 Kie-
and SAY 1000 struggling Indans-making, in all,
70o0 Of the Rio Grande 1t is true the Apachee
that river in the southern part of Santa Fe and Chewa
wa, Durango and Nuava Leone Three thousand U. 8.
Texas and all the north and part Of Mexico the
land of bloodshed and cruelty for many long years.
have converssd with many inhabitants Of various parts
to hold Of the country east of the Rio Grande
saying that Mexico had given them any protec-
ton from the Indians, while taxing them to death and
sending soldiers upon them, worse than the Indians
Making the Rio Grande the boundary, we will enter
we will have $50 900 Of acres Of Incorporated
lands of the best quality Even estimating lands at
only cents per acre we will still have more
than S37 of State fund for public schools inter-
nal Improvement, &C,