The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-14

execute it, or TO be bound by it, 10 defend It's urisdic
uon' pretended mat the President mas the night TO
eui'ei ho'ue INVASION on 'eov over winch congress
mas esaohsheu Jursdeuonf lei the ihengehcer seems
I'd MINK tha III IL can snow that congress had no ngh
70 establish ufisdicuon an 'he territory oetweeh the Nue.
ees ana lhe mo ufanoe 'hen wan follow tha tne freS
den' had no legal authority 10 SEND an army mere bu
surely ths is not the iaet on he contrary e President
"a 49,, -
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coheiuSFeiy uia' uie Nueoe' 'he Dounu'is VI
ieAaS' 10 ueieioie' ons p'o'e uia' oo"s'e'e a'',
Gu Wrongly ~ eA'ehuine i'' Jui''ale'on oeSona uia'
nyer ana mus lnposed upon the rfeSueh' an nhPei-
a''e uu's safy ou' no "'ois'ui ae' 'uis's' " VIM
ho' NC Pieeiueu ial ei INC IA" "a oohsieS' was pass
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ha oelWeeh u'e Nue1es anu uie MO oiinue aS oouhu-
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assume ue pie'osa'i'e VI 'eius"s
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.....
In tins view we decline TO follow, and we deny the
necessity OF following the nelgencer through ITS labor
ed argument TO establish the Nueces as the true boundary
OF Texas Those who are NOT convinced that Texas ex-
tended beyond that river BY the facts and the views stated
in the message are as it seems to u.s. hard to convince
But the real question is what did the Congress OF the
United States think upon that point and how did they
lesislate in relation to it, If Congress extended their
law beyond the Nueces' then in Judgment OF law, and so
far as the Executive power was concerned the Nueces
was no longer our boundary
ton did not fix the western boundary of Texas, but pro-
yded that the State of Texas should be formed subject
to the adjustment by this government Of all questions Of
boundary that may arise with other governments" Be
So But this if il prove anything at ALL only proves
that Congress should have been careful about extending
their jurisdiction over western Texas 1t does not at all
touch the question OF the Presidents legal duty after such
jurisdiction over that territory had been 80 established
Again Mexico would not negotiate in order TO settle the
boundary She would make no propositions, and
she ould hear no proposons but over and over aain
dsIrsd IN ,srms tha, she would invade the tar;to b
l,;Dea and made all preparation IN do a. and b,ob,
Msxic,n .rmy mn N ;,s fron,;sr line No u o,r To-,
h,a hooD s;Ien, i; rs,at;on q, that ,r;,or and 70 h
,rs boundary line were NOT clear and maDiiss, tho p,os
;dsns d,,v If dsisrce mib, narb,,s h., sou,. NJ con
.;aorod as doubtful Rr, our la,v ,,,s 10, 49,.
d. .,,hio.. orr I, o. ,,ssod the No.. al -
hshed itself in the territory between that river and the
Rio Grande The Presidents duty OF defence, therefore,
became plain.
How then. stands the case There il cer,a;r NOR
ton Of territory which has for Ten Years be.r Jdos
and Organized into counties of the republic NJ Txa
Texan law has been fully ostabsbed there NIs;. lao,
claim to that territory and 10 the whole ,arri,or -
Texas nm n the Sabine. TEXAS il ,rnoxs3 -.
the adjustment bv This government If II, horn5,r,
ton The Congress- nj the ITnitej S,,,ss ss,,h,;.bo -
jurisdiction IN to the Rio Grande and rs,svss n, ;,,f
n senator and n representative of tb,, d;,r;,, NJ.
repeatedy refusing to NEGOTIATE Minister'S an
wade that district The Presden, If III. Ir,oJ c.
orders military officer n rsnal tbs invasion al -
does repel II Now IN this state OF facts the question OF
territorial right between Mexico and the United States
Is, what Is the true boundary OF Texas the Rio Grande
or the Nuecesf But the question OF the legality of the
Presidents course-the question between the President
very dnieren question IL Is SIMPLY this How did the
congress OF 'he ohea states treat TINS territory between
the Nueces and The kio Grande IN their legislation Did
they treat as territory belonging to the United States,
or as tenrory belonging 10 Mexcot III Congress egs
aied over H. the PRESIDENT mad surely no alternative but
10 aelehu II from INVASION
Somuch for the legality of the Presidents coprse in
ordering General Taylor to take suitable position in or