The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-06-06
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TUE DEB NORIE THE TRUE HOLM
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FROM the Washington Union " The iptb last
TUE DEB .NORrE THE TRUE BOrN
DAIRY OF TEXAs.
ny The organic law OF lsgg tbc ,a,,,hlio =,
Texas fixed her boundary at the RIO Del Mario
ana with ilus boundary her Independence ,yss
+ recognized by the United States, and bv Emo
ana, France and Holland. Alter the battle al
san Jacinlo, the MrScans retired brvond the
Il DeI Notte, and have never rooeeupIed tie com
4 Try between That tlyer aud the Nuecea. /, Was
organ 2ed INTO county Of Texas, running from
the Nueces TO The Del Norto, and has been con.
stan'ly represented m tho Congress Of Texas,
W tholr convention, and now 10 The Congress of
ol the uhted States, pert of dplvasy
VIZ" - re Neuees Was auIhurized bg law Of
our congress, unanimously passed IN December
lah't anu our revenue laws are now in full onpra
ton there. The lower Del Nohe was always
The boundary Of ancient Texas. as a part #
louisiana ceded to US by the treaty Of 1903.
Sach has been the opinion of our DISTINGUISHED
statesmen and Presidents, ever SINCE IsO3 -
Mr' Jefferson distinctly announced II in repeat.
cd Communications, and especially on the stb
OF July, isul, hs fixed opposition to the "relin
qushin' OF any territory whatever eastward of
,he Rio Bravo"
Mr.. Madison, in his letter of the 3lst of
March, le0i, says, our boundary eextended
weewardly TO Rio Bravo" and he declares
mat the French comm ssioner delivered us the
possession OF Texas with the Del n rte as isI
true boundary On the Slh November, 1903, !
Jas Monroe declared that "iacontestabig" the I
hounoary o! Louisiana Is "the Rio Bravo to the I
west; and Mr, iinkey unitea IN the dectara-
non. dr. NJ lnroe, m his letter OF 10 h janua /
~, 1916 and June 10 1916 says none could
n 4.fb m q
our title 10 the Del Norte was as c ear as TO the
STAND OF New Orleans" In his letter of the
18th March, 1915, John Quincy ADAMS proven
'ur title TO Texas, and says. "weIl MIGHT Messrs
'ihkey aud Monroe write 10 NJ Cevalos, is
sos that the claim of the United States Ia the
oundary Of The RIO Bravo was az clear ae their
ight to the island OF New Or cans" Mr.. Hen
Clay ~ his speech Of 1920, 10 Congress
uotes add repeats the same opinion and IN his
eIeofated anti Texas letter OF the l7th April. I
ga, MIR Clay says "The Ulited Statea &C
u'red title to Texas extending as believe,
0 the ITO Del NJrte by the treaty Of I.Uusl.
ga ! and the distinguished senator ron AIS.
GUN, Col. Banton, IN one Of his allie letters on
his subject, republisbed by himselfln the Globe
the 4th OF May, 1874, says: L
"ihe best and mos, numerous harbors on the
ont'nantai coast Of the Gall of Mexico lie be 4
@tWeeH inc 2aDlno and the mcuGh of the Rio "
81 Nofte. As naval and commercial power, u
Nntng ttie great river WINCH carries the com. +"
erce OF an empire into The Gulf, we had tho Ia
'eateet need for these harbors BY the acQui
ton OF Louisiana we obtained them; by The Il
3w boundary established on our southwest in
ontlet in 1910 we gave them away" abe. L.
re the establishment Of this boundary all the 81
'untry TO the west OF The lower Mississippi quite 1,
the Rio del NOrte was ours" i'm
That Texas was ours by the trea'y of 1903, u
ID that its boundary extended to the Del 81
orte, is proved by the concurrent authority of u
,Harson, MADISON, Monroe, Adams, Plnkney,
enton and Clay. II was the boundary fixed
Y Texas IN her organic law otls36, and beyond al
hlch the McXlcans were then driven. And ifIol
exas had no other claim to the country be. tv
veen tho Nueces and Del Nortc, that by con. st
l:s! and occupation would be complete IS