The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-23

lion, as ii the independence of Texas had
mot been Acknowledged. II has been ack-
mo wledgod--it was acknowledged in 1857,
against The remonstrance aud protest of
Mexico. aud most nfthe acts, Of any impor.
lance. OF which Mr.. de Bocanegra com.
ploins. flow necessarily from that recog.
milton. lie speaks Of Texas as still being
an integral part Of the territory Of the
Mcxican republic;. but he cannot bu, un.
derstund lhu. the United States do mt SO
regard it. The real complaint OF Mexico,
tl,erefnre, is, in substance, neither mnrc
nor less than complaint against the re.
cogni.lon Of Texan independence. Ii tmny
be thought rather late 10 repeat that com
plaint. and not quite just to confine i. to the
United States. To the exception Of Eng and.
France. aud Belgium, unless the United
States. having been the FIRST TO acknowledge
the independence Of Mexico herself, are to
DO blamed for setting m example for the
recognition Of that Of Texas" And he
added. that',l,e constitution, public trea.
ties. and the laws. oblige the President TO
regard Texas as an independent State, and
It's territory ns no part Of the territory Of
Mexico" Texas had been an independent
State, with an organized government, de-
flying the power Of Mexico TO overthrow or
reconquer her, Cor more than ten years be.
fore Mexico commenced the presen, war
against the United States. Texas hnd Civ
en- such evidence 10 the rid oi her abili-
ty TO maintain her separate existence AS an
independent nation, that she had been for
maily recognised as such. not only by The
United States, but by several of The princi.
pal Powers Of Europe. These Powers had
entered into treaties of omiiy, commerce.
and navigation with her. They had re-
ceivcd and accredited her ministers and
other diplomatic agents at their respective
courts, md ihey had commissioned minis
tiers and Diplomatic agents on their part 10
the government of Texas. lfMexico, not.
withstanding all this. and her utter inubi j.
~ 10 subdue or rcconquer Texas, still stub
bornly refused to recognise her us al indie
pendent nation, she was none the less SO on
that account. Mexico herself had been re-
cognised us an independent nation by The
United States. aud by other Powers. many
years before Spain, "f which, before her
revolution. she had been a colony, would
agree to recognise her us such, aud yet
Mexico was at that time, in The csl,ma,iun
Of The civilized world, and, in fact, none The
less an independent power because Spain
still claIHled her as Il colony. lfSpain had
continued until the present period to as
sert tina, Mexico was one Of her colonies
in rebellion against her, this would nul
have made her 80, or changed the fac, uf
her independent existence. Texas, at The
period Of her annexation TO the u. States,
bore the same relation 10 Mexico that Mexi.
co had bornc 10 Spain for muny years fore
Spain acknowledged her independence,
with this important ldi(Tercnce-lllal, before
The annexation of Texas to The United
States was consummated, Mexico herself,
by formal act Of her government. had
acknowledged the independence Of Texas
US nation. II is true, that in the ucl Of
recognition she prescribed condition,
which she had no power or authority to
impose, lha. Texas should not annex her
self 10 any other Power; bu, this could not
detracl in any degree from the recognition
which Mexico then made Of her actual in
dependence. Upon this plum statement
Of facts, il is absurd for Mexico 10 aIleae
as prelexl for commencing hoslililies
against the United States, lha, Texas is
still part Of her territory.
But there are those who, conccdiny all
this to be true. assume the ground tha, the
true western bo ln,lnry Of Texas is the M.
Gees. instead OF the Rio Grandc; and that,
therefore. in marching our army 10 the
east bank Of the latter river. we PASSED the
Texan line, and invaded the territory of
Mexico. A simple statement Of facts
known 10 exist, will conclusvely rcfute
such Oil assumption. Texas. as ceded to
the U. States by France in 1903. has been
always claimed us extending west to the
Rio Grnnde or Rio Bravo. This fac, is
established by The authority Of our mos,
eminent statesmen at period when the
question was as well if no, better under
sIood than i. is at present. During MIR.
Jcflersun's administration. Mcssrs. Monroe
and Pinckney, who had been on special
mission IL Madrid, charged, among other
things. with the at ji,slmen, Of boundary be.
tween the two countries. in note a-idres.
sed 10 the Spanish Minister Of Foreign AZ.
fairs. under da,e of the twenly.eighth of
January. 1905. assert TINT The bouilda ries
! Of Louisiana, as crded To The United Slaies
by France, "are the river Perlidu on the
east, and Me river Bravo on The wesl;"
and they add. ,ha. "lhe facts an,I principles
which justify this conclusion are so sn,is-
factory To our government as to convince i.
that the United States have moi a belier
right To the island Of New Orleans, under
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