The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-07-03

she not receive, in compliance with
the treaty, the life and liberty other
President, the restoration of many
officers and prisoners, and tie Whole
army Of Filisola Filisola,, in his
despatch of May 3lst, 1856, speak
ing of the necessity of this treaty,
says: "I do not mention other rca-
sons perhaps more convincing; in
fine, ! think | have saved tie whole
army from disaster, and the national
decorum from positive .disgfacc."
Although Mexico, then, did not for
mally ratify the treaty, yet as she
received all the benefits Of il, 1T was
equivalent to ratification, accord.
ing to every rule Of law, and every
principle ofjustice. Whether Santa
Anna had the authority or not TO
negotiate the treaty, Mexico is
estopped from denying its validity.
Mr.. Wallace, in his Texas speech,
ably enforces these views: he says,
cit is rule of morals, founded in
honor and conscience, and princi-
pie of municipal as well as interna-
tional law, applying as well to the
compacts of States as individuals;
that if an agent without authority,
makes contract, and the principal
receives and retains the benefit pro-
+ vided by it, it is an affirmance of the
compact, however loudly he may
protest against it. Thus it is con-
coded principle Of law, that if A.,
without authority, sells the property
f of B. to c., the contract is invalid
yet if B. receives and retains the
purchase money, it is as complete
an aifirmance of the contract as If it
, were subscribed by the principal
himself. So, also under what is
/ called the statute of frauds, verbal
. sale of tract of land the law de-
clares to be null and void yet, If it
is partly executed by the reception
: Of the benefit on one part, it aifirms
: and ratifes the transfer. These are
. nothing more than the eternal prin-
ciples of honor, truth and justice,
recognized by every writer on the
! law ofnations, and universally appli-
cable and binding as well upon ma
tions as Individuals
1t is clear, then, that Mexico has
acknowledged the right of Texas to
the Rio Grande. But if any doubt
can possibly rest upon the mind of
= y any one, it must be removed when
e = he is informed that as / te as lS43,
: Mexico rscognizoa ,tlsc Rio Grende
. as the western boundary Of Texas
!. e in an armistice that was entered into
= between Texas and Mexico for III
= cessation ofhostilities; ;nd the PRO
- ident of Mexico, in announcing Il
y ordered the Mexicsn forces 10 retire
~ to the west bank ofthe Rio del Norte.
~ But Texas has not merely an abb
~ stract right to the country west OF
u the Nueces. She has actual pos
- session, and exercises legal jurisdic-
ton over considerable portion OF
10 that county. 1t was represented in
y. ~ the Convention that adopted the
"a constitution OF tie Republic in 1896;
y, - and has also been represented in the
= Texan Congress. Counties have
- been organized there, courts estab-
! lisbed and Texan laws enforced.
!. have thus, | think, concIusivcly
- demonstrated, that the Rio Grande
- always was the western boundary 81
u Texas. Texas is now one of the Y.
- States. The soil of Texas is, there
: fore, the soil of the United States
80 Texas declares in her Constitutions
-, ~ that the Rio Grande is her western
~ boundary, and Mexico has acknowl.
-, ~ edged it. The soil Of the United
y States, therefore, extends TO the Rit
~; ;n Grande, and it is just as much tn
- duty of the Uniten States.to defcnt
al every inch of that soil as that of IT,,
o. District of Columbia.
w GILES OF AMELIA.
,e, Babies in Church.-The editor o
CHI the Pittsburgh Chronicle-for ongL
ITS we know, bachelor-thus philo
d. sophically discourses on the impro
IT. priety Of taking babies to church.:
he "Babies are fine things, in thei
is places. We like them at home i
| their nursery, the only proper plac
GIL for that class of Juveniles cominI
,st under the denomination of babies
lid But in church babies are nuisanccs
IN Now Growing, now crying, constant
Sc ly keeping up some fuss or other
he they distract the attention of til
eft dience, and disturb -
n speaker. Cling,
le- times keep thembliek Store.
* ten. Babies np'oilte, sugar.
vi. mot they" spice, nulmcgs.
re- as weaseiegaled and common
ps- Some Tobacco, pepper sauce.
ed to the arllla mead, sperm and
If showirteratus, goldfish. macke.
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