The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-21
From the Union.
THE DEL NoRTE THE TRUE BoUN-

THE DEL NORTE THE TRUE BOUN-
DAIRY OF TEXAS. IN
BY the organic law of 1886. the republic of
Texas fixed her boundary at the Rio Del Norte.
and with this boundary her independence was re-
cognised by the United States and by ENGLAND
France, and Holland. After the battle Of San
Jacnto, the Mexicans retired beyond the Del
Norte, and have never reoccupied the country be-
tween that river and the Nueces 1t was orean
ized into county of Texas, running from the
Del Norte and has been constantly represent
ed In the Congress of Texas, in their convention.
and now in the Congress of the United States. A
port of delivery west of the Nueces was authori-
zed by law of our Congress, unanimously passed
IN December last, and our laws are now in full
operation there. The lower Del Norte was al,
ways the boundary of ancient Texas, as a part of
Louisiana ceded to Us by the treaty of 1903 Such
has been the opinion of our distinguished states
men and Presidents ever since 1903. Mr. JEFF
ferson distinctly announced it in repeated COM
munications. and especially on the 9Th of July,
lSO4,h is fixed opposition to the relinoulsh.
ment of any Territory whatever eastward of the
Rio Bravo"
Mr.. Madison, in his letter of the 3lst March.
1904, says, our boundary " extended westwardly
to Rio Bravo;'' and he declares that the French
commissioner delivered US the possession of Texas
with the Del Norte as its true boundary On
the 9th November 1908, Jas. Monroe declared
that " incontestabLy" the boundary of Louisiana
is " The Rio Bravo to the west - and MIR. Pink
ney unites in the declaration. Mr. Monroe, in
his letter of 10Th January, 1916, and June 10,
1916, says. could dispute =. Our title to
Texas" and he adds, s. that our title to the Del
Norte was as clear as to the island of New Or
leans" In his letter of the 18th March, 1918,
John Quincy Adams proves our title to Texas,
and says, :. well might Messrs Pinkney and
claim of the United States to the boundary of The
Rio Bravo was clear as their right to the island
of New Orleans" MIR. Henry Clay, in his speech
of 1920, in Congress, quotes and repeats the same
opinion and in his celebrated anti Texas letter
of the 18th April, 1914, Mr.. Clay says: "The
United States acquired title to Texas extendjng.
as believe, to the Rio del Norte by the treaty Of
Louisiana > and the distinguished senator from
Missouri, Col. Benton, in one of his able letters
on this subject, republished by himself in the
Globe of the 4th of May, 1914, says:
:" The best and most numerous harbors on the
continental coast of the Gufof Mexico lie between
the Sabine and the mouth Of the Rio del Norte.
AS naval and commercial power, owning the
great river which carries the commerce of an en-
pire into the Gulf, we had the creates, need for
these harbours. By the acquisition of Louisiana
we obtained them by the new boundary estab.
lished on our southwest frontier in 1919 we paye
them away "Before the establishment of this
boundary all the country to the west Of The low.
er Mississippi quite to the Rio del Norte wa.
ours"
That Texas was ours by the treaty of 1903
and that its boundary extended to the del Norte
is proved by the authority of jefferson
Madison, Monroe, Adams, Pinkney, Benton, anc
Clay. II was the boundary fixed by Texas i,
her organic law Of 1886, and beyond which III
Mexicahs were then driven. And if Texas ha,
no othor claim to the country between the NUE.
ces and del Norle. that by conquest and occupa
ton would be complete.