New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-18

the 9Th April. from MAtamoros
| The United States Army LIS encamped the lef,
bauk OF the Rio Bravo. slight Notifications have been
thrown up Ia front, rather large bitches have been dug
the earth of which has been uEed Tor eBtrenchments
have redoutied my Efforts To attack The enemy
morally and Halter myself That have succeeded for
deserters daily swelling our ranks. have 81 thus
far six drowned, &c.
have inspired terror In the foe that they know
not what do, convinced they that they cannot
leave their camp without heavy loss aud exposing them
selves 70 defeat.
''These few lines will enable you TO appreciate the
advantages OF prompt arrival before Tay or has time
vigorous resstsuce. The triumph 10 certain today-to.
morrow IL must be disputed. CASALE6."
Another letter from Mejia declares that General
Taylor is compelled tc employ onehalf his army in
preventing the other half from deserving!
The EASTERN Boundary of Mexico ns dlstin-
Euishcd from Texas.
If there be-as who can doubt "a Being of In
finite Goodness and Justice who presdes over the
affairs of Nations as well as Individuals melting
out each the fall reward of his lis deeds, then
VIC must insist that the very first question &c be set
lied. in view of approaching War, is the absolute
Right of the case. If there be such Being. then
Our Country, Right or Wrong is maxim ss
foolish as Heaven daring and akin to tina, Atheslic
lie which afiirms that God is on the side which has
the most cannon II our Country be wrong in any
controversy, then il is madness, 1t is diocy TO wish
struggle for her in that wrong for such
success can only be more caiamitous than failure.
since it increases our Nations guilt. WI, insist that
the first question to be settled by all but hireiug
threats is that of Right for if our Country be in
any degree wrong, We can render her no service by
aiding her TO persist in lha, wrong, but as good c
zens-morc loyal TO her in being loyal TO Heaven
we ought 10 insist that she shall FIRST abandon the
Wrong and put herself in the Right. Ii is lawful
to obey God rather than men, said q great Apostle
we insist that ii is eminenty patriotic 10 do So since
obeying the adverse commands of men can but add
to their criminay and hus to their ultimate punish
ment.
I'm proceeding TO demonstrate that our Army has
passed. out Of Texas and clearly invaded Mexico, we
do admit that if the fact were otherwise the po
sition of our Government would be defensibe. We
hold still with John Forsyth and the Van Buren,
Cabinet Of 1875 and with Messrs Clay and Van
Barren in 1874. that the absorption of Texas by this
Country, while Texas continued at War with Mex.
leo, was an act Of War against Mexico for which
re- Ger ainly, had no justification. When Messrs.
Clay and Van Buren, both avowed their willingness
that Annexation should take place proridcd the ex-
isting obstacles could be removed, instancing the
hostility of Mexico the frst-ihe former insisting
that he could only consent when it could take place
without War. without dishoaor, and with the COM
mon consent of the American Union, he plainly cx-
pressed his opinion that Annexation under existing
circumstances would be dishonorable aggression
on Mexico So it was and is; for nothing has since
occurred 70 change the character of the act IL
then, the Mexicans had advanced and attacked our
Army on the Nueces we should have held them so
far jusable therein any other than strictly deen-
sve warfare can be unsuitable.
Butle, us waive all this and suppose Texas right.
fully annexed to our Union, and Mexico es,opped
from all csvil. The question al once arises-W hat
is the Western boundary of Texas? On this point
let US hear the Presidents mouth piece, The Union,
viz:
by the organic law OF 1896, the republic of Texas
hxed her boundary at the RE del Nore, and with this
boundary her independence recognized by the United
States and by England, Fran and Holland. After the
battle Of Saw Jscino the MeScan retired beyond The Rio
del Noe and have reoccupe The country between
that river anu the Nlces IL organized into county
OF Texas running from the Nueces The Del Nore ani
has been constantly In the Congress Texas
IN ther convention and now IL the Congress United
States port OF severy west Of the Nueces author
ized by law Of Congress- unanimously passed in De-
cercer last, and our revenue laws full OPERATION
there The lower Del Nogte always the Boundary OF
ancient Texas part OF Louisiana ceded Us BY The
treaty OF 1913. Such has Been the opinion OF our dis,n-
suiShed Statesmen and Presidents since 1905. NJ
Jefferson distinctly announced IL IN repeated ccnmurica-
TONS and peeiay the Sth OF July 1904 his txcd op-
position 10 the REIMBURSEMENT OF any territory whatever
eastward OF tie Rio Bravo.
jusl scrutinize this narrowly, and mark the dis
homes, sleishtofhand resor,sd to The question 10
be settled is the Western boundary of Tsras. bu,
the Union lodges that altogether, and proceeds 10
talk Of the extent Of old claims under the Loais.
'GnG Purchase-olaims never coun,esnced by g
single impartial geosrapher or his,orisa ofrepu;e
and formally abandoned by US ,wenty.eigb, years
ago. We cerssiny did once claim to the Rio del
Norse and our Statesmen spoke Of thar claim, sier
the usual fashion, es irdispatable; bus wha, said
the world What said Hcmboldtl WIS, said
our own acts Louisiana has been ours since, lso.
yet never was the United States flag ssiseS within
the limits Of Texas BY consent OF our Government
down TO lSi5. We took formal possession Of Lou
isiana in lso4-s, aud sent Military force ,hi,he.
under Gen. Wilkinson. Thai force, on lFarnns ,ha,
Spanish army was advancing Nos,i.ward, was
moved down nesrly TO the Sabine and there halted !;
the Spaniards halied on The other side. TIE old
traditional boundary between Louisians and Next
co ran some miles this side Of the Sahane. Texas
had for one hundred and fifty years beer unsispnied
Spanish territory. The French Gag bad never been
raised thereon unless possibly by La Sales hapless