The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-06-04
ftgm She Richmond Wh5g.
The True Boundary Line.

/ f,on she Richmond Wing.
I The True Boundary Line.
+ 10 the present attitude Of Mexico and tho
Jutod states, there IS very little necessity
/ Tor discussing the question whether the
N-uces Or the RIO Graads constitutes tie
Western b,luIaCy Of ito State Of Ieaas ;
I Iur Whatever tn. ut haso been tie Gna. lie.
cisIon upon that p3,u, had Il been lpfs 10
peaceHble negotiation, there can be no
doubt tuat, under Gr.gtrg citCUmilaHces,
the geographical limits Of tia, State viii
be dictated by the Dotted States us aae
ga non Of The aOsfll,eg, hi wuh 10 10
terence, therefore, to tho 4illua,e tlgh,s OF
toe two counties, tia, W have hete'eiytc
aigeusd 80 ", Or that we uay hereafter 10
so Ju, Ter the purpose Of showing tn
each Of them should have iorbone the arm.
ID occupation Of lie disputed territory ulltl
the question OF boundary has been deiu..
aYgly settled. We sho9'1 have been ell
aug 70 leave 10 4Wre period therefore.
more propIuous 20 q JispaasI8aa'e hearIu.
and a IIsl Judsmea, than the present lhn
eX1muattag Of o question, the dcels %,
shch must affect m gfcl, degree he o..
pln,on Of tho acf.j, as to the degree al e..
sponslbiity which attaches 10 or owa Go.
vermont t5r the interruption ol pacific re.
lalious. But he friends ct tho Admins.
ration, apparently a' selections lot It's stG.
dcatign os for tho defence Of tho country,
sill a.; have y go aad Il Is Therefore proc
per, 10 our opinion, TO sbaa sbat their In
qualified assertion Of gaa 1lsa'gle right %.
lcyas 20 tho territory ttaug between tho
Ncuces end the RIO GulIs, 81 o., culiroly
uuiggnicd, rs at leas f,reIcd Jy ar pllas,-
bic ard rs strong conflicting pfc,eosaas ou
tho part Of Mexico, II tins b. the aol--
aud It IS merely us question IF fact tbat
80 propose briefly 10 examine u--a Boo cau
doub, that IT'S armed occupation hy Mexico
would have been regarded as an oct yt aCf
BY Tie United States Add 50, how cau
It be assumed ,hat the United Satcs, 10
thus occupying H. IS Eu.lcss Of oggres
sonl Il IS uat he WHO strikes the FIRST
blow that bsgias O paf--lut be Who, b,
aggressive acts upon rhr rights or honor Of
hls neighbour renders that blow necessary.
Consequently, whIle We conced tbatt( the
RIO Gabde bad been asecr'aju6d aud &C.
AuonIedged to be the lrac Western bouu-
dairy Of Texas, gbc bu'cj States could not
have been properly ccnsurod TOR planting
lbeJr u1,tunal standard upon Us banks, Wc
hold, on tho other haud that, so long as
lhat acl had neither bcga usceu4incd DOR
acknowledged, e vas, to sly the least Of il,
40 act we'll calculated to arouse the nation.
81 Pride even Of The most lmbec.e aud de
graded racc--t0 arouse within theIr b..
SONS feelings Of resentment. rad to tmPel
them 80 acts uf hostility, From the Neu.
ccs 10 the RIO Gfaudo tho troops OF both
countries should have been carefully, OK.
cujed, icdring ia occupants as augeratiJq
found them, until the boundary question bad
been defnuyely settled By negotiation, Or
# that means should within q reasonable
time be found uuayuIhus, by eo oPcu dec.
larallon Of vat.
The question then arises, is the tile 10
the soil involved 10 80 much doubt as to
render It's armed occupation 10y either par.
ty just grouad o. compliant by the other 2
" admit, at tho Outset, that the claim
Oh LAANr hllIlt A4llAH-Il ttAl Va wv ''ih'N
States Is sustained by plausible arguments
-sufclculiy SO to have justified Us 10 re
gardjng the appearance OF q Mexican army
east Of the RIO GauJc ns al aggressive
act. Let Us now see, whether the Clam OF
Mexico ~ not likewise 80 pluusbly sustain
ed as to Justify her IN regarding the up.
pcnranco OF 40 American Army at Point
Isabel and opposite the town OF Matnmoras,
as equally aggressive 10 It's character. We
noticed in our last paper, on extract of a
letter from 40 officer IN the army, 10 which,
speaking doubtless the popular impression,
On such cases generally correct he stated
that tho American army was eucampod-
whore Within the limits OF the State Of
Texlsl No hot on the soil Of the Meg
tcan STATE Of Iamaulpd5." II this we're
no isolated expression OF opinion, 1t mlgAt
not be entitled to very great weight. But
Il Is tho general language ct those VII
wrllo from the camp, The intelligent cor
respondent Of the New York Sput OF the
Times, fer example, says: " Our situation
! here IS an extraordinary one. h'Ehf IN INC
enCmy's country OCCUPYING THEIR corn
AND COTTON FIELDS, THE PEOPLE OF THE
soil LEAVING THEIR HOMES, aud We, with
a small handful OF men, are marching with
colors flylpg and drums beating, right IN
der the guns of one OF their principal cities,
displaying the star spangled banner as if in
defauco under their very nose" Can there
DO more vivid picture than this of the in.
raslon Of Il foreign territory--tho people
of the SOL" flying from their fields before