Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-12
THE NsrIrUTIoN-srATE RIGHTS.
The Presidenr. ucssnge-No. ..

validity Of tito to the territory between the Neuees
and tho Rio GrOnde dedueed from the treaty between
the United States and France, by OF which gov
claimed and its negoiiaors asserted and
ousy insisted upon the recognition by Spain right
the Rio GTnnde OF TIE Sabine the western frontier
at Louisiana. But this assumption utterly destitute OF
force because whatever may have been tho regard
the ancient limits OF LOUISIANA, while colony OF France
Government has beon forever esicpped, by
lion, 1919 when, by formal treaty with Spain 1t recog-
nized the Sabine It's western boundary Inc from renew
ing 1t is true, Mr.. Polk asserts that our negoators
abroad, asserted right the whole territory east Of the
Rio G,andei bu, have eyoua,or,, and even the
President himself recently asserted and IN terms
certainly NOT Ices emphatic. the validity of the American
te to the whole OF Oregon, to the parallel OF 81 10
But tits equally true, that by the treaty Of 1919 with Spain
abandoned claim oil that portion TIE ives, OF
the Sabine, Mr. Polk himself has more recently ren-
quhed all that portion OF Oregon nOrh OF the parallel os
40 With much propricy, therefore, might our govern
mont thirty years hence, its tide and enforce It By
arms that portion OF Oregon which have lately re-
hnquished to Great Britain, renew its claim to
that portion OF Mexican territory which, by the treaty OF
1919 surrendered Spain. Ii may have been errone-
ousy given up Mr. Adams, the negotiaOr OF the treaty.
believed and said at the time, but given up, by
iho full and free Of the uealy-making power IN
The action Of which the country almost entire una
nimy. aequicsced. Nor any complaint, lnr if any,
npprobaton heard. regard to this particular pro-
vision OF the treaty 1919 until became desirable to
"reaaGeX Texas to the Uaon-anl, in doing So to re.
cognize her ancient limits we had defined them under
tho treaty with France, by which acquired Louisiana
instead OF those OF "DePamcn, of Texas" which threw
off the Mexican yoke, aud became Independent, Re
public
Wh,n Mexico thew of the yoke of SPAIN aud c.Isb-
lshed Conedcraed Republic, modelled to some extent
MIRA ra1'y ftaff
which recognizes the separate existence and to certain
extent sovereignty OF the several States the limits Of
Texas clearly defined (and that definition was ac-
guessed in by all pares by the establishing the new
system government b. act the river Neuces was
the boundary the Department Of Texas
from which all that portion lying between the Neuces and
the RIO Grandc" oil and attached To the several
cOte-mnous Departments OF the Republic. When Texas
asserted her Independence therefore and succeeded in es
iabshing she had right extend her territorial limits
beyond the defined bJlndare', which, a member OF
the Mexican COnCdcracy she had acquiesced She had
right to cut Of large slices rom CoabuiIa ChihuahuI
Tamsulipas and New Mexico without the consent Of these
Departments, which less independent and soys-
reign than herself The claim therefore founded upon
Tho alleged Of French Louisiana fortified as it
by the extension OF its limits in the organic lsw OF n,
Republic Of Texas, utterly groundess and ndeiensble
The Texas which we acquired by the process OF an
neNaion, Texas which threw of the Mexican yoke
and tibet Texas Senator Be4ion asserts r bounded ON
the by tue Nouces, and by the Rio Grands
That his is farther shown By the fact every e.
fort the par, Of the Texan authorities to oItend their
jurisdiction The soil which they claimed was frus-
rated by the people residing upon it, who, So IL. from
uniting in nc revolt against Mexico, uniformly repealed
the Texans aad INVADER. The Santa Fe er
pedon proof OF ihis-and Others less eonsgcu-
might be referred to, necessary Hence when our
troops matched to the Ito Grande they met with 20 friend
Y greetings upon their route but every where they were
received as enemiss who had invaded the soil Of Mexico
'FHIs WA THE ORIGIN WAR, the whole cores.
pondence Of Gen. Taylor with the War Department OK
from which should make II our space would
permit couc.usyeiy show We lie remained ai Comm.
Christi, from August lsi5, till February 1876 lie reDeat
eddy assured the Government Washington that the Mex
leans had nowhere assumed hostile attitude and tina,
there the slightest apprehend an invasion
OF Texas. 1t notunul he moved forward IN obesi
he orders Of the War Department that th.
aspect Of affairs underwent cha &c. As ne advanced
ho met by hostile parties OF armed Meziosns who
after protesting ag,ins, the Of their soil
towards Maiamoras. Add ~heu he he'd pointed hi.
that town, IN anticipation Of the hostile demon
STATIONS which Mf. Polk evidently anticipated from THU,
movement the General still turned On ear :.
she Of intended attack upon hs camp No man
believes that should have been engaged In .s-
win Mexico. hsd General Taylor remained at orpas
Chfst and we have yet any satisfactory reason for
his advance beyond tia, point.
We have thus shown that lto the Territory on the
left bank o the Rio Granje met by the conflicting
claim Of Mox.co,-a claim which was recognized by VII
Calhoun while Secretary State, VINO IN his letter 10 the
United States Charge in Mexico, endeayorng to reconcile
the Of that county he annexation OF Tex
authorized him say that tie terms Of the treaty had
been made Is little Objectionable as possible to Mexico
and among others. has it The boundary Of Terqs if
" out specification, 50 that tshaf the line Of BOUNDARY
should b., might be an OpeH 7gest0H be fairly and
fully discussed, aud settled ACCORDING TO rus EtsErs or
" EAcu" And in the pacific and concatory temper
was the joint resolution Of annexation enacted bv Con
gees, conceycd-that resolution declaring ompiaucaly
that Congress doth consent that the territory proD,ry IN
" cIodsd Hih,H and ,gLUuliy belonging 10 ,e Republic
cot Texas be created into new state;" and addn.
this pregnant language she ofhcf remarkable phrase
" hnt the foregoing Of Congress given upon the
tgl0Sihg condition." the said State TO be form
ed fu5sefh the djusfmen, Jv THE Gotsrrnsaf Of all
qBssf,Ht 0 boundary tiai may arise NTH gth,y Cor.
.. me8h"
What meant all these pracauuon,7 Were they empty.
unmcuuing phrases Or did they point 10 some future
Heuanl Nanresiy doe after. And wha, W., the oo.sr,
in vs"i Ju-s o. abupls., DC was 90 aver, var with
Mckee Aud how 80 leaving the subject OF byunIl-
o.. thc language Of Mr. Calhoun, A. orfv yr..uyv
81 tr fairly s1H fully discussed 1ud settled t..,rrss rs
uonr. oI r,cu" Both Governments el1insd tie ter
r'or between io Nueccs aad uo Rp Granic"-a coua.
y tIo whole of which. with che exception OF small sp1t
nco' The mouth OF he Nuccc' that wa4 populated at aba
wac occupied by Io'cln citizens, ruled by Mexican oH
csra, and governed by Mexican laws And % BE- because
NJ Polk unnrcessarIy aud vantor'y closed question
which C1s3EE.s Ihc war.maki1g power expressly Isf
osH fer future dfsustOHbscaus, he attempted 10 tc,
fr hy rce Of the boundary line which Congress he'd
expressly f''ef'ed iof equitable aud pacific arrangement
between The psrrsbecausc he seized upon territory Dol
dispute, and oye.,d us artillery Mexican city ou u,
opposite bank Of the river manner az once insulting
Hnd mfeatenng-that We charge hn with being rur A.
runE of Uta, end consequently with having usurpce
power expressly withheld from b roo by the Constitution
De therefore justly r.Fppnsbc Jf oil the consequence,
OF that war. 10 BE- for the t.at We auag1 hm-thlt b.,
hl' violated tho Constitution which hc had sworn Co sup
por 'od that DO h'', doing TO- plunged the country
WI" which wI. aya.yc au expenditure Of many n.. ln
Of do.ars aad he lives of many thousands Of our moe
valuable ciulsas
We iepeai, What VIC haye o1 more Than one occasion
said that ho conduct Of Mexico towards the cuzers an,