Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-06-05
THE TEXAN BOUNDARY.

places the matter in its true light -
THE TEXAN BOUNDARY.
The question whether the Del Norte or the
! Neuces constitutes the Southwestern bounda-
ry of Texas, and now, Of course, of The United
States, has been aeitated of late with view
to the decision of another question, whether
the President has transcribed his constitution
al powers in sending Gen. Taylor to occupy
! his present position. Those who claim that
the Del Norte is not the true boundary, and
assert that the territory lying between that riv-
er and the Neuces, is component part OF IKE
| republic of Mexico, seem to have overlooked
the amount of documentary and historical tes-
timony which goes to prove the contrary posi-
ton. That Mexico now claims the territory
lying between these rivers as part OF lamau'
ipas, and therefore under her jurisdiction. Is
true, but Mexican claim need not necessarl-
ly be founded in Justice, nor can the republic
get over the fact, that she has repeatedly made
admission that the Rio del Norte is the boun-
Diary between herself and the republic of Tex
as. We have Texan, American, English and
Mexican authorities, proving that the Del
Norte has always BEEN considered as the true
boundary. We give them in condensed form
for the benefit of our readers.
i l. Itran. The Del Norte was fixed by the
republic of Texas as her boundary in the or.
ganic law of 1886, and beyond that river the
Mexicans were then driven, and they have
never since been able to obtain foolhold on
the territory east. The claim Of Texas is that
Of conquest and occupation. Her boundary
was thus laid down when her independence
, was acknowledged by the United States, En-
gland, France and Holland. The territory be-
II al
ways been represented in the Texan Congress,
having been organised into county for thai
purpose.
; 2. .9mcricnn. Our statesmen always conSld'
: cred the Del Norte as the boundary of ancient
Texas, when it was coded to US as a part Of
Louisiana in 1903. Mr.. Jefferson in 1904
and at other times, expressed in MS communi
: cations to Congress his opposition TO ''the re-
= llnqnlshment of any territory whatever east
r ward of the Rio Bravo" Mr.. Madison says
5 F(3lst March, 1904 that the French Commits
, sloner. delivered Us the possesslon~of Texas
> with the s Del Norte as its true boundary
+ Mr.. Mnnroe declared, in 1903, that the Rio
= Bravo was inconiestibly the western bounda
S ry of Louisiana-and in 1916 he said tour ii
: tie to the Del Norte was as clear as to the is
o land of New Orleans" Ia 1918 John Q. AID
ans cordially concurred in the truth of thi
} declaration, in which, by the way, Mr.. Nun
% roe was supported by Mr.. Pinckney. MIR. Cla
= in 1920, was of opinion that the treaty of Lou
>iana secured our claim TO the disputed river
l. Mr.. Benton made similar declaration i
u 1914. Lastly, the State Of Texas was annex
> ed in 1915 with this boundary the terrlt0r'
j. between the Nences and the Rio del Norte
now represented in the Congress Of the Tn
,, , ted States, and our government has exercise
- jurisdiction over the territory included betwee
|, the two rivers, by erecting custom hous
!; west Of the former river.
- 3. EngHsh.-M'Cullocb, in his GaZettee
= the best and latest work of this desert ptiol
e says, ''Texas is separated from Mexico @
= the South and west by the Rio Grande
Bravo del Norte.' Mr.. Ward, the BIRTHS
As Charge d'Affairs to Mexico, in his valuab
y work on that country, published in 1929. say
~ that the United States by the purchase OF TIE
- as, which we were then DESTROYS Of doin
''wonld extend their frontier to the Rio Bra,
he del Norte."
he The Edinburg Review for April 1871, say
mt ''the long course Of the Rio Grande del Mort
ne from its mouth TO lis source forms the sou
y western andWestern boundary of Texas.
4. Merican.-ThiS is the most importa
gh evidence, because it is the admission of an a
&c kgesary against himself. When the aImist
81 b6fween Mexico and Texas expired In l84
M General WooHp Commando .in-cheif of Il
ag Mexican Army On The n. +. frontier, pnblis
ed proclamation under the orders of the 20
eTnment, declaring that ssevery indiyidu
x who may be found at a distance of one leao
Ii from the left bank of the Rio Bravo, will
"a regarded as favorer and accornplice of Il
offnsnrpers of that part of the national terrific
e and as atraitor to his country, and after SUI
.at mary military trial, shalIreceive the said .pn
I'll, lishment. Hence it was evident thathe CO
TO sldered the territory east of the Del Noitei
s constituting portion of the country of i
on enemy thatgis, of Texas.
ne Finally Santa Anna, in the treaty concl
-Ided by him with Gen. Houston whsG pr