Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-12-23
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government towards our sister republic.
On this subject, The position assumed by
Mr.. Webster is more than proved. We
would particularly invite The attention oi
our readers to that position oflhe message
Intended TO prove that Mexico and not the
United States, was the aggressor iu this
war. To do this, the Executive demon.
strates beyond question that The legitimate
western boundary of Texas was the cas-,
bank of The Rio Grande. He shows:
First That The United States ai,oays,
aud under every admin slralun, claimed
The Rio Grande as our western boundary
up TO the, period Of ceding to Spain all
west oof the Sabine iu 1919; aud that in
tho month of June, 1918, President Mon.
roe sent special messenger 10 Galveston
to warn of certain foreign adven.urers
about 10 selle in that vicinity ''or any
other place north of the Rio Grande."
Second That in the treaty made be
tween T'eras and Santa Anna in 1886,
Ieras expressly claimed the Rio Granie
lur her western boundary. and he (Santa
Aand) recognized as such.
Third. That Ly an act of tho Congress
Of Texas passed on the 18th December.
1886. after the recognition of her indie
pendence 10y Santa Anna, and which was
eulilled 'au ACT 10 define the boundaries
of the republic Of Texas she expressly
declared that the Rio Grande from its
mouth TO its source MAS its western boun
Diary and blythe same act extended "her
civil and political Jurisdiction" over the
country Up TO that boundary.
Fourth. That during the period Of more
,han uine years which elapsed between
The establishment OF her independence aud
her annexation to our Union, Texas exer.
cised acts of sovereignty and Jurisdiction
over the territory lying between the Nue.
ces and the Rio Grande.
She organized and defined the limits Of
counties extending 10 the ltin Grande.
She established courts OF justice and
extended her Judicial system over the
territory. 49,,
She established custom house, and
collected duties, aad also post oliices aud
post roads, .in..it. .,,.a -.
! A senator and representative residing
in il were both elected to the Congress Of
the republic, anJ,seryed as such before the
act Of annexation look place. -, ,,...s.
g. In both the Congress and Convention oE
/! dUr rNerT assent 10 The Terms
of aunerctien TO- the, United States, pro-
posed By our Congress were representatives
residing ,resl ofihe Nueces, who took part
in The dci yf annexation itself
Fifth. THAI The Congress of the United
StaIes furmally accepted and recognized
the Bio Grande, aud not The Nuece,, as
the western boundary Of Texas, by pass.
ing Law Immediately after The admission
of rexas inlo the Union. establishing a
custom house at Corpus Christi, west of
the Nueces, where Texas herself main
tanned one. Under this act, the Presi,ieu,
appointed. and lhe Senate formally con-
6rrned, surveyor for that collection dis
IrIct. Congress alsu passed al ACT eslab
fishing post ruulcs aud posi- offices west of
The Nueces.
Sirih. That the country west of the
Nueces. and between thai River and the
Rin Gran te, nnw constitutes part Of q
congressional district. and is al this time
represented in the Congress Of lhe Uniled
States.
These facts. and what is mure, these
acts of the Coastess of the u. s.. the Pre-
sideul very justly argues, left him no
epiuiou but 10 consider ihe country be-
tween the Nueces aud the Rio Grande as
much parl ofIhe State of Texas. aud al
much entitled 10 defence from foreign sg-
gressiou, as any olher part OF that State.
The idea that the United S:aes invited
or provoked war with Mexico by occu-
pying the country west Of The Nueces is
therefore repudated by he Executive !;
aud he proceeds to show, by me orders OF
Paredes, that il was The intention Of Mex
leo 10 make war upon the Unued States
. if her troops were found anywhere sou,h
of the Sabine. 80
AL his IS admirably pat forth in the
message, aud very ably reviewed ; aod il
, cannot fail to produce salu,ary effect
+ upon the public mind, both at home anu
abroad.
The army, thesnavy, and tie volunteers
are all commeuded, as they so richly merit,
, for their ga!!antry in covering. as they
have, our arms with glory. We do nol
agree with him, however, 10 the opinion
expressed, that volunteer force will be
found The cheapest mode Of carrying OH 8
war, al the same time hal it is abu ,dautly
efficient. All experience proves, in oul
: opinion, directly the reverse Of this extra
ordinary declaration.
He recon .nends the prosecution of the
! war with vigor. aud intimates that more
) troops will be required !; and at the same
time he avows the intention Of continuing
to occupy all the ports anil provinces
which havs been captured from the enemy
+ We hope. therefore, that the twenty five
thousand volunteers, or a large portion u
f them al least, which the existing law au