Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-23

among Otnel ihlHSS, WIN thO uuJho'Iho"'
: az boundary between the two countries,
IN n note addressed to the Spanish Minis
zen of Foreign Affairs, under date of the
tmenty- eighth of January, 1903, assert
,ha, the boundaries Of Louisiana, as ceded
10 the United by France, "are the river
Perdido on the east, and the river Draw
on the west;" and they add, that "the iaC'S
and principals which Justify THIS conoi"
sion are so satisfactory to our
ment as to convince it that inc Cn''0u
States have not q better right 10 the 'S'@'u
nc Now Orleans. under the cessioh refer
red to than they have 20 the whole ols-
trct of territory when Is "O0'0
ed.' =, -,
D,un - tho conclusion Of the Florida |
treaty. in February. 1919, Oy Whlch 'hIS
,erritorv was coded to Spain, The States
asserted and maintained their territorial
r,gbts 90 this extent. In the month of
lime, 1918. during Mr.. Monroe's admins
+ration, information having been received
that number of foreign adventures had
landed nj Galveston, with the avowed pur-
nose Of forming a settlement IN that VlcIn-
itv. n special messenger was despatched
Inv the Government of the United States.
with instructions from che Secretary of
State to warn them to deslst, should they
be found there cor any other place north
of the Rio Bravo, and within the territory
claimed bv the United States" lie was
instructed, should they be found IN the
country north ofthat river, to make known
to them 'sthe surprise with which the Presl-
dent has seen possession thus taken. with
Il tot Of
place within their territorial limits, and
upan them TO ''avcw under what national
authority they profess to act" and to give
them due warning ''that the place Is with
in the United States, who VIII suffer no
pernament settlement to be made there
under aav authority other than their own
u As late as the Sth of July, 1912, the Sec
retarv of State of the United, States II
anote addressed to our minister IN Mexico
maintains that, by the FlrOlda treaty o
1919, the territory as far west as the Ri
Grande was confirmed to Spain. In tina
note he states that, "by the treaty OF IN
NJ 22d of February, 1919, between the I'M
ted States and Spain, the Sabine was adop
ed as the line of boundary between tn
two Powers. Upon to that period, n
ed in Texas; but the territory between tn
Sabine and the Rio Grande being con
frmed to Spain by the treaty, application
were made to that Power for grants
land, and such grants, or permlssions
settlement, were in fact made by the oPt
nish authorities in faver Of citizens OF tn
United States proposing to emigrate
Texas in numerous families, before II
declaration of independence by Mexico
The Texas which was ceded TO spa
nv the Florida treaty of 1919 embrace
ali the country now claimed by the Sa
of Texas between the Nueces and Il
Rio Grande. The republic of Texas
WAYS claimed this river as her werte
boundary, and in her treaty made WI
Santa Anna, in May, 1886, he recognIs
il as such. By the constitution Will
Texas adopted in March, 1886, senate
al and representative districts were orga
lied extending west of the Nueces. /
Congress of Texas, on the 18th of L
cember, 1886, passed can act to def
the boundaries of the republic of Texa
in which they declared the Rio Gran
from its mouth to its source to be IN
boundary. During j period OF more tn
nine wears, which interviewed between
adoption of her.constitution and her ann
alton as one of the States OF our Uni
Texas asserted and exercised many {
of sovereignty and jurisdiction over
territory and inhabitants west OF the N
ces. She organized and defined the LII
of counties extending to the Rio Graz
She established courts of justice and
tended her judicial system over the te
torv. She established a cusom-ho
and collected duties, and also post off
and post roads, in it. She establisht
land Office, and issued numerous grt
for land. within its limits. A Senator
a Representative residing in 1t were
Ted to the Congress of the republic,
seryed as such before the act OF ann
ton took place. 10 both the Congress
Convention of Texas, which gave
assent to the terms Of annexation to
United States, proposed by our Cong
were representatives residing west OF
Nueces, who took part in the act OF
nexaton itself This was the L
which, by the act our Congress OF the
of December, lS45, was admitted as
of the States of our Union. That the
gress OF the United States upderStoo
State of Texas " hich they admitted
the Union to extend beyond the NueC
aDnarent from the fact, that on the
Of December, 1915, only two DAYS
the act Of admission. they passed a
$50 established collection district
Co.,. P,v,s h1y which theV Crea