New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-18

l.sA-y force ac expelled tie M-xcsn authorities from
Santiago took posi- on Ire Rio Gran6e. to-ae h. csE1p
mounted : cannon % 81 70 command TIE iowa OF Ms;.
ans o. AID ci o. 81 communication WIZ = % block
.1.n- tie mouth OF re river OF which !. s.a=Ss It 20
that -nis Nsx;cc bad sent forces across tie Rio
ii-a1ce- I-a Texans Tad 20 settlements Posts
taor ever have bad any. O. tie R.o G-aais. Up
ca 2ny Of - Tributaries. o. within ~ .ons va
d. froul = sources - - mouth. Texan o-Scs.s.
Jurisdiction naf never been sem or existed any
cere tie borders o. "a, Ro rsEie ram tie Green
Mountains - the Gu, On TIE contrary. the whole
en-ta o. III country mad been discovered by ;as Mex
cans ac- ,-er ualu:5rrpsl possession aad continued
up % TIA: day Beginning win re city o. r4os more
nan one thousand c-i-S C lie RIO tsrs1cs TIE Mex
rad OF ,hai -Ivcc towns sa5 cities S.ca Cruz
santa re zoe capital OF New Nszico) Miguel Ssa
Domingo. Albuquerque. Torreon. TOul!ss. Tasqus NJ
cess. las.-s avs.ic IA Cys;o5z O.C Preside Dol,
length OF re river :-or, sources 20 tie GUlt From
the ,s tina: Mexico became independent u old Spain
her jurisdiction aeT laws snd her officers had sNSyed
al taesc cites and towns and TIE entire rural por
a-cu OF the country. Texas never 1ad had toohoid
n ice country OF Tie Rio G.ande, such .As ;hs state
Of ;ail-s ual i Sst and has been
,ubveriet 81 army and a.. this wei known
70 III President az 70 any othe! Sota Mexico and
President Polk have declared 70 the world tina: the United
states aud Mexico were AZ peace bt:ort Gen TAYLOR
was ordered 70 march from Tire Nueces 70 the Rio
Graudc Certainty Mexico Asd not made upon the
nited states No person WI deny tina; vysris act :
war Are not TIE marching ot army o: one ration
INTO territory mat has been IN c unaroaeG possess
ion Of another wh which ) a. peace and whore Tie
Irsticis0u laws and authorities OF country ,Us
sGl;ei haze been dsily enforced and Tie 1.cThrow OF
;acse avs and authorities by the invading army snd
the Substitution % IL military rule, wSr..1c Il.
hssc acts ,fzSSfrr Led 20 ar i = nor COMPETENT for
tee President 20 authorize them because the ConstitU
ton vests the WhOle power O.. inc Government
Congress. But such act, WDr aud "a mos: often
form OUr armies have taken possession OF good
part OF New Mexico and Chihuahua without any actual
conflict ot and who Will say that have not
lDsde war upon those Mexican States No the Presl
dent has no more right constitutional power OF him
ett To- undertake such acts ;hau d. mas appropriate
money the Treasury OF 20 decide causes IN tue 81
pIeur Court.
But the Message assumes boldly hat the Rio Grande
from Is mouth 10 it, is The western boundary OF
Texas n pr"dicstes tins conclusion manly upon the
grounds that TcS.s hid cicGys claimed thst bound4
bo so that her treaty with santa AuEs. IN May
$50. no recognized II such and that Texas.
coded the n.tcd states by rance N 1903 ha- been
always claimed Is extending vest to he RIO Grande OF
RIO Bravo His ugOpOs;oE thea. =, thai r. Texas by
annexation heca:D. state OF the Union, aud her west
crn boundary the Rio Grsndc, the United states
extended 20 that Inc and II was his duty to see the
her laws were faithfully executed up 10 II.
Let rapidly cSauiuc these VARIOUS points. 81 the
resolution auueSnc IsSHs Congress did not recognise
the Rio Gr.nde or any Other line western houn
Diary ct Texas There has been al no time contFovor
y doubt upon the tue position oil any other than the
ttSe-3 boundary OF Texas and, in reference 20 this
line the resolution OF annexation expressly included
only the territory properly included within, and right
fully belonging 10 tGe Republic OF Texas cautiously
providing IN addition that said state to Texas was
TO be formed SUBJECT 20 the adjustment by this Govern
rncng OF al questions Ut boundary that may arise with
other Governments Here is dstct recognition that
TINS western boundary unsettled, and condition
imposed which terms aceedcd to by Texas that
IL adjustment III Mexico should be- made by the Gov
orumCut OF the { nitcd states Nil any one maintain
that the President o. himself; adjust and determine
the unsettled boundaries ui the United states That
can be done only 5y Tho Treaty MAKING power the
President and the cnae actin. by two thirds AMI this
true uad constitutional mode 1 settling the question IS
provided Tor by the articles OF annexation. To the eN
tc4 of dispute relation 10 tue true locality OF the
western boundary lue % Texas IL was The duty OF the
President OF the United states 70 await the ACTON OF tGe
treatymaAing power with NeS.cO. But -uch consutu'
;lons delay did suit his purposes lie Was resolved
20 ave what then thought would u easy, speedy
aud triumphant brush with Ncalco. and a. his occupa
lion OF Texas the almost verge VI her settlements
OF the NuycCs tCu months would not extract
the rst from her he resolved 70 make the WaI
himself although Congress was then IA session tie
therefore ordered the army 20 march IN hostile array 10
Rio (fraEde II thi-pnEiunn 81 hts. inst fne We-t-
srn boundary OF the United states extended along that
river from IL mouth 10 rs source. and II was his duty 10
maintain tho Jurisdiction aud 20 execute the laws VI The
United states up H. not an alter thought why DID
he not immediately upon annexation march our army
upon Santiago, break up the Mexican custom mousse
there and drive her officers laws and authority from
the soil OF the United States Why should ne delay
this work for months If he urgently mpeled by
his oath and duty santa re, too the capital 81 New
Mexico miles within tue United states. ec-
cOrd!ug To his present position i WAS the seat oil
foreign conflicting Government winch was then main
tanning Al adverse rule over ABOUT a. many mexican
towns cities aud people OF the Rio GTande as there
were in the entire country between that ryer and the
Sabine which ackn 0wedg ed the jurisdiction OF Texas
Il the lower part OF that stream was the boundary OF
tie United States on the annexation Of Texas acc0sd
iu 20 bis position The r.yer was continuation OF
the same boundary line 10 It's source Il ne Was bound
President 10 assert tue jurisdiction oil tnc United
Stacz and execute thef laws AZ Santiago, was he not
under stronger ob.isbton 10 eApel foreign Govern
mclr from Re and 10 reduce that capital and al
It's dependencies under Laws and authority lex
tais liz attempted or dreamed 81, unu4 congress
recognized the unconstitutional which ne had com
uenced In such difficulties does departure from
principle involve nen.
Texas. as coded to the United states by France,
in l-03 has been always claimed as extending West
70 the Rio GfAnde Rio Bravo, says the Message
No France never coded ies 20 the United states At
all she ceded Louisiana which the United states con
tended Included All country between the Mississippi
River and the Rocky Mountains. from the sources o.
that rive! 70 Rio Grande. ne statement inat rance
ceded TO the United states Texas. 20 tea's can have
other eicc, than TO produce IALse impression upon
the public mind spain always coDtrUverted the posi-
ton that Louisiana extended 70 the no Grande. bu'
thai i neither the Inala collateral question IN tbs
matter oaiy thrown IN 70 distract and 10 LEAD inc
mind lro!n The tue points Louisiana and Texas once
aai common recognised boundary, and that was me
River Nueccs The query however - as 70 the ooGh'
a.v %. Texas. SPAN owned and "As possessed o.
Louisiana saich she ceded 10 France by Tue treaty
OF October 800 Before tns cessIon sEe was uii-
disputed sovereign o: Louisials. OF as New Mexico
ana al lie otaer provinces OF Mexico. She ne!d
and possessed them al oy certa. and definite boundary
and the Western ae ot Texas IN which -ae made set
Elements more than century s-0. vas the hyct ~
etes asr ancient ar.t and only eapita! OF New
Mexico continued u De santa re, waicn II could not
have 5se mad TIE province OF Louisiana extended 10
The Rio Crands After she ceded Louisiana 70 France.
during the whole period OF il possession oy that power
ad alter ia transfer by her the United states santa
Fecout.aued 20 De lnCspuled capita. OF New Mexico
wcere IL government fully end unntefruptedly sd-
,.,tered The risat a,ed states 20 Texas was
coded 20 spain by ae treaty d loIy and from that
tn unr, N-!co .evoi,ed she nef and governed Ie2as
Dv ,ac Nusces 70 Western boundary ana Iatlsu!!
Nc. saorhee province running ACROSS The RIO Grande
70 the Nusces Tor Eastern boundary Ia LEI. Slex
.cJ having achieved ner independence established
sedsra aeuGo.ic constituted Of se9eEa states upon
IL. mode! vi 1ur CG.oa and Constitution lnder ms
.y,:,r1, N,.a Mexico Of tG- STATS. CoaAllA
wa. ,nottzr ana Texas = third The t~o !at;er DID
no, unte and ioria one S;s,e Of tue Republic ~ the
Message s1stss They established and e',sted IS
.eu--z. .n5 distinct political geographical DIVISIONS
,.. -cy. united under c0n1l1oE Legislature AID
es. common +ca.e Government Taeg eA:s,ed As iepa
-; r-s.a: having disJ.Rct and separate ooraf=F'es
md eset 5y - Known AID mutually recognised bound
nv ard NJ re :4.as OF Ccahus and Texas respective
= me SANG RiTer Nqeces was common boundary
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