Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-08-13
Vol. j2."..Na q

recognized the phoir souNiyr between the
Nuc-c. and the hi \ouc ass piu @, or
ietfHo,y am 'utc that nobody less than
a Ptcslden, OF the United State, would ~
er though, Of giving 10 very Vile AMI ~
pansNc construction 10 that act THIS
act was m faci pas,rd without amy rcicr.
cncc TO the QueH,on Of lric to any pouon
Of ths territory |. scu'cs no question ol
tillo. Il could not Ne. and was no, ln,,ni
cd ~ recognition even Of Curpus Ch,,.i,
l,scll much lees Of the country hundred
and hdy mules beyond, as a patl OF our ter.
thoty.
The President then adj. II became
therefore, Of urgen, ncctwty 10 ptov,ie or
tho dclnce ol that po,'ion Of our county,
Accordingly on the 18th Of January last.
instructions were insured to tue general m
command Of these troops to occupy the lcG
bank Of the Dl No'e THIS uVct which
IL the southwestern boudnty OF The Stale Of
Texas, IS an exposed frontier from tins
quarter invasion was threa'cn'd II -
pertinent TO inquire what new cDtcumsian.
cos occurred to create the urgent nrccssl.
ty OF which the President speaks, Of pro
vldlrg for the defence Of what he is pleased
to call this portion Of our country None
are suggested in the message, except those
| have already cited from 1t Texas had
been admitted INTO tie Union. but TINT did
no, affect the question OF boundary Con.
r+oss Rod c'r'l l,shc n collection district nj
Corpus Christi aud the right hank Of the
Nueccs belongs TO ihc United States, 1t be
oags to us not by virtue OF that act bu, be.
cause II belonged to Texas before her al.
mission into the Union And lflI belong
ed to Texas al all II was by virtue Of con.
quest and her occupation oil (which mn
| point | have not made IN tho present dis.
cusson. There was nothing, then IN these
acts to crcnte the "urgent necessity" to pro.
vide for The defence OF this portion Of orr
country" Bot what is meant by this N1r.
ton Of or country 7 II he means that
/ portion included IN our revenue system,
and that portion Represented ~ the Con.
grcss and IN The CunvCnuon Of Texas, he
rs sui hunted to the immediate banks Of
the Nuccos, where the army was already
cncamped and had been for SIX months ,
H'Ilt's HO ulI'HI U'N'oHlNN hlNN' w Nv
lend tha, portion Of our country which
was already defended II by TINT portion
Of our country beyond the Nucccs, he
means The territory between the desert and
the Del Notte. need only say that It was
4 in the same condition rs regards oil It's pot.
zeal relations. that It had been SIX wears or
six months before What urgent necessity
was there, 'lhcrc!orc,' 10 provide for the de
i"ncc Of "thls portion Of country T. II to
CURED no defence nca,ns, Mexico i wH'
then ms It always had been, IN the cSclu.
slvc possession OF Mexico Its lnhablAut
called for no defence agnns, Mexico, They
were themselves McIlrans aud rccogulz
I, cd no other government authority than that
Of Mexico Bat II is sad 'lhls river. tlht
boundary OF tho State Of Tcxns, Is an tx
posed frontier from this quarter invasion
was threatened To say thnl this nv
er was the boundary Of Tc1asor the from
, tier Of Texas g entirely begging the qncs
, ton. 1t remarkably Characteristic Of The
q Presidents assertions. N tins o',Ial com
n munlcauon, tina, bc takes Tor granted tina
: which IS not conceded and assumes to BE-
! sculcd lha, which constitutes the vDl
ground OF controversy But when was IN
vasron threatened not as late rs the 2nC
day Of December last when the pfc'lden
, informed Us that "McaIco had mnde u,
aggressive movement" Prom that TINT
+. until after the order Of the lhlhecnii
p Of January, no threats OF INVASION, no hos
I tile demonstrations were made on the par
' Of Mexico. Such arc the representation 0
all the Official dispatches from that quarter
= la fact the first indication OF hostile fplri
: on the part Of the McIicans as we lean
4 from General Tnylol's dcspalh Of lh
. 2lu Of March, last was on the proceed
i. ing day md when be hnd advanced Il
: miles from his camp, hod crossed the desert
y was approaching the lulc Colorado an
y and wac about cro'singibc Mexican ''ul,
; mcuDs one two paulrs presented them
selves aud protested against General Tay
3 lofs advancing further bot without Of !
ing any resistance, they soon rcurod IN th
d direction 81 Malamofas
D.. The truth Is which all must admit, "
e Chairman, that however much Mciic,
}. NAV have lhff iicntI IuYatlou or war pen
ding The question Of annexation of 1,Tn
n and however much she may have f'lt hcrs'I
: agrirvet by the coHs1mma,on that ar' b
d had doubtless, concluded that, weak oud de
tracted as rhe was by her own interval dn
q sentlon,ii would b. the more safe & prui q
e pan Tor her poncabIy md quidiy 90 sutu
@ to an alleged wrong which she had not th
} ability to redrcss And 81 no lime vastbl
y dspo'lon on ltc p5r Of Mriico more mar
il.H than m January last when ihc lfoop
n were ordered from tho Aucccs N the -
D. Nouc a, 40 Time murc msntlrH Than q
{, lhr very time whcn the I'rr'den, 'ly' --
10 4 become OF urera' nec'r,1y 90 PforrI
,rDbe d nee of % portion Of o0r conr
4 Try lfr was deemed n,r,vpry 70 90
D. lh, United states troops o. h, NueCs' D.
.e June OF lac, year when Mc,.ro was act