Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-12-17
Volume VIa%:%:::..:=%:Nnmber 20.

Orleans, under the cesson referred TO- than they hay
to the whole district Of territory which is above de
scribed."
Down I'd the conclusion of the Florida treaty. il
February, 1919, by which this territory was coded t.
Spain, the United States asserted and maintained
their territorial rights 10 this extent In the month
of June, 1918, during Mr.. Monroe's administration
information having been received. that a number OF
foreign adventures had landed at Galveston with the
avowed purpose of forming a settlement in that vi
cInIty, a special messenger despatched by the
government of e.Unted States, with instructions
from the Secretary of State to them to desst,
should they be found there ''or any other place north
OF the Rio Bravo and within the territory claimed bv
the United States" He was instructed, should they
be found IN the country north Of that river TO ma Ike
known TO them "the surprise with which the Presi-
dent has possession thus TAKEN without authority
from the United States Of place within their terrific
rial limits, and upon which no lawful settlement can
be made without their sanction He was instructed
to call upon them to ''avow under what national au-
thority they profess to act,' and give them due
warning THAT the place is within the United States
who will suffer no permanent settlement to be made
there under any authority other than their own"-
As late as the eighth of July 1872 the Secretary Of
State of the United States in note addressed to our
minister in Mexico, maintains that, by the Florida
treaty of 1919, the territory far west as the Rio
Grande was confirmed to Spain. In that note he
Feb, 1919, between the U. S. and Spain, the Sabine
was adopted the line of boundary between the tw
powers UP to that period, considerable COLOMBIA
ton had been effected in Texas but the territory be-
tween the Sabine and the Rio Grande being confirmed
to Spain by the treaty, applications made to that
power for grants of land and such grants or permits
slons of settlement were in fact made by the Spanish
authorities in favor of citizens of the United States
proposing TO emgrate to Texas in numerous families
before the declaration of independence BY Mexico.
The Texas which ceded Spain by the treaty
OF 1872 embraced all the country claimed by the
oil Texas between the Neuces aud the Rio GIande The
republic Of Texas always claimed this river her
boundary aud in her Treaty made with Anna n MAY
1886, he recognized it such By the constitution which
Texas adopted IN March, 1885, senatorial and representative
districts organized extending Neuces Tire
Congress Of Texas, the nineteenth Of December 1885,
passed An act to define the boundaries Of the republic
Texas, IN which they declared the Rio Grande from
mouth to its be their boundary BY said
they extended their civil aud political jurisdiction over
the cJunty up that boundary During period of more
than nine years which interviewed between the adoption
her constitution and her annexation Of the States
our Union Texas asserted and exercised many of
eTeigny and jurisdiction the territory aud Inhabitants
west oil The Neuces She organized and defined The limits
OF counties extending to the Rio Grande She established
courts Of justice aud extended her judicial system over the
territory She established house. and collected
Duties and also post Offices and post roads in it, She
tablshed land Office and issued grants for land
within IFS limits. Senator and Representative residing
IN elected 10 the Congress Of republic and served
as such before the act Of took place 10 both
Congress and Convention of Texas which gave
to the Terms OF annexation to the United States
by our Congress representatives, residing Of the
Neuces, who took part in the act of itself This
the Texas which, by the act of Congress of
tweny-ninh December 1885, was admitted as one Of the
States of Union. That the Congress Of the United
States understood The State Of Texas which they admitted
into the Union 10 extend beyond the Neuces apparent
from the fact, that the thty-rs Of December ls45,
only two days after the act Of admission they passed
TO establish collection district the State Of Texas by
which they created of delivery
afed west of the Neuces and being the point which
the Texas house, under The laws of that republic
located, surveyor to collect the
should be appointed for that port by the President
by and with the advice and Of the Senate
accordingly nominated and confirmed by the Senate,
and has been since the performance Of his duties
All these Of the republic of Texas Of our Congress
preceded the orders for The advance Of army the
bank of the Rio Grande Subsequently, Congress passed
act establishing certain post routes extending west OF the Nu-
The country west of that constitutes part Of
Of the Congressional districts OF Texas and represented
we've chosen BY legislature which the country west of
river represented In view of all these facts difficult
TO conceive upon what ground be maintained
occupying the country west Of the Neuces with army
view solely to its security and defence AIDED the terri
tory Of Mexico But would have been still difficult
justify the executive, whose duty il that
faithfully executed if in the face Of these
The Congress Of Texas and the United States had
the responsibility Of yielding the territory Of the
ceso Mexico If refusing to defend protect this roy
and its inhabitants, including Corpus Christi well as the
remainder Of Texas, against the threatened Mexican nva
sion.
wsged upon the ground that army occupied the ntemed
territory between the Neuces and the Rio Grande
reuted petensons that Texas not Independent Stae
but rebelous province obsnaey pesevered in: and
her avowed purpose in commencing with the United
States to reconquer Texas, and to restore Mexican
authority the whole territory not 10 the Neuces only
10 the Sabine In view of the proclaimed menaccs of
Mexico this effect deemed my duty
pecauon end defence 10 order our army 10 occupy posi-
ton frontier military post from which troops
could best resist and epei any attempted invasion which
Mexico might make.
Our army had occupied position at Corpus Christi Of
the Neuces eay August lS45 without compa
any quarter. Had the Neuces been regarded the
boundary of Texas that boundary had been passed by
army many months before advanced the eastern bank
of the Rio Grande In annual message Of December
informed Congress- that upon the invitation Of both the
Congress and Convention Of Texas, had deemed proper
order strong squadron TO the Of Mexico and to
cenate efficient military force the western frontier Of
Texas protect and defend the Inhabitants against the
aeed invasion Of Mexico In taat message informed Con-
gIess that the the of offered by
the United States accepted by Texas the latter became
far part of country TO make duty to
afford protection and defence and that for that purpose
our squadron had been ordered the Gulf and army
stake position between the Nueces and The Del NoIe,
Rio Gande aud to Tepe any invasion of the Texan terrific
IN which mis- ht be attempted by the Mexican forces"
1t deemed proper issue this oder, because af
President of Texas, in April 1885, had issued his
proclamation converting the Congress Of that Republic for
purpose of submitting 10 that body the terms OF annexa-
ton proposed United States the government Of Mex
leo made threats Of invading the Tcxan territory
These threats became imposing as became more APP
parent the progress Of the question. that the people O
Texas decide favor Of accepting the Of
nexaion and fualy they had assumed such formidable
character induced both The Congress and Convention oil
Texas request that military force should be sent by the
United her territory for the purpose of protecting
defending against the threatened INVASION would
have been violation of good faith towards the people oil
Texas 10 refused ad the aid which they desired
against threatened nvason TO which they had been
sed by their free determination 10 themselves TO oui
Union compliance with the overture made TO them by the
Joint resolution Of Congress.
Accordingly portion Of the army ordea TO advance
into Texas. Corpus Christi The position selected by
Gen. Taylor. He encamed at that place in August, lS45
the remained in that position until the eleventh Of
March, 1876, when it moved westward, and on The twenty
eighth Of that month reached the east bank Of The Rio