Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-01-02
TROUBLE IN THE wIGwAM.

The Administration is assailed by the press witt
great vehemence in a quarter where, certainly j
any where, il ought to find nothing but unwaverin&
and INSCRIPTIONS support; that is to say, in quar-
ter whose interests those Of the whole of the res
of the United States have been made by the presen
and the last Administrations secondary, subservient
and tributary, We refer, of course to the press o.
the State of Texas. Without entering into the
feelings of our fellow-ctizens Of the Gulf State
much less adopting all their grefs, is proper that
we should let our readers know, in their own Ian
guage, what the grievances are of which they com.
plain. For which reason we copy from their pa,
pers Of the latest dates the following:
GALVESTON CIVILIAN.
An to define the boundaries of the Republic of Texas
approved December 10, 1886, fixes those boundaries fol-
lows
"BegnHng at the mouth Of the Sabine river and running
west along the Gulf Of Mexico three leagues from land
the mouth Of the Rio Grande thence, up the principal
stream OF said to its thence, due norh to the
forty second degree Of north latitude thence along the
boundary line defined in the treaty between the United
States and Spain, to the beginning"
reference to the map will show any that these bou-
dares include most Of the country known Santa Fe.
as custom, uniform and long established it is wei! known
that when State applies for admission into the Union, il
does with its boundaries ready defined and understood and
that these boundaries sanctioned and recognised by the
General Government by the of admission either pro-
posed by the State with such alterations the part Of Con-
the State applying for admission willing to consent
to before the contamination of the The
of Iowa is well KNOWN where Congress conditioned the act
OF admission with alteration boundaries, which the
State objected that defeated for the time
being.
Now, the resolutions Of the United States Congress provd
for the admission of Texas into the Union stipulated that
the General Government of the Union should have he ad
ustmen of all questions of boundary that might arise with
other Governments ; but at the time expressly guaran-
tied that
Sad State (Texas) should retain all the vacant or
unappropriaed lands lying within its limits to be applied to
the payment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of
Texas and the residue of said lands after dschargng said
debts and liabilities to be disposed Of said State may d-
rect These resolutions also provided that "new States
may hereafter, by The consent of said State (Texas be
| formed out of the territory thereof"
In the face Of these facts Gen. Kearny has announced
the people of Santa Fe that he is authorized establish Ter
rorial Govemmen-has proceeded to establish such gov
eminent emporary-and ordered the election of local e
gsau, to select delegates represent the country in the
Congress of the United States
Having thus summed up the facts of the CASE leave
others to make the comments The dustin Democrat says
"The United States Government has proper
this portion of the State Of Texas a territory acquired by
conquest after having the most solemn recognised
composing integral part of the Republic of Texas.
When Gen. Taylor ordered take his position upon the
Rio GIande, what argued in justification of the proce
The law and quoted, the treaty
made with Santa Anna Now, if these avaled they proved
any thing it that Gen Taylor had taken possession OF
the territory acquired by annexation and if Santa Fe is not
thus acquired, it is territorial acquisitions by conquest
the territory of the Nueces and Of the Rio Grande
they stood, and still stand, in the attitude towards
Texas.
eff Santa Fe is province taken by force of from
Mexico the country between the Nueces and the Rio
Grande and the very moment Gen. Taylor foot the
western bank of the former stream, he committed aggre
sion upon foreign SOIL and hostely invaded country with
which his Government peace. Laredo ours,
was Santa Fe if Santa Fe not neither was Laredo.
Should the General Government persist in the highland
ed tyrannica il has commenced the groundwork the
prop upon which the rectude and Justice of the
with Mexico be defended will be swept away The Go
vemment will be estopped from pleading them but Texas will
This State contends, and will contend, that the
territory included within the boundaries laid down and de-
fined in the law of 1886, ghy belongs to her. and to he
alone and any attempt TO establish territorial other gov
eminent within those limits infringement of her rights
sovereign State, 1t is violation of the compact of
nexaon because it awless unjust and forcbe seizure
Of public domain, which secured to the State for the
benefit of its creditors because in the Of relnqush
ment OF the right of soil by this State IN favor of the Govern
men of the United States the latter would not then acquire
a right establish Territorial State Government upon
the soil cede unless by the express consent Of the State
which has the sole right to form States will be
by reference to the joint resolution of annexation.
The NelC Era language far excited in fact,
portion of its remarks Of such character that he
The following will bear epetton though of the harsh
and the prediction the conclusion might perhaps
well have been spared:
We have always claimed, since the declaration Of our in
dependence in March, 1885, the whole of the territory this
side of the Rio Grande and claim has long been recog
missed and admitted by the United States well several Of
the nations of Europe consequently all that portion of New
Mexico lying this side of that river much part and
portion of the State Of Texas the country between the Rio
Grande and the Nuece and should be placed under the i'm
mediate jurisdiction of her government and laws. lndepen
dent Of the recognition by the United States of ndepen
dence and boundaries separate naon she acknowledged
the Rio Grande western boundary the joint resolu
tons passed provide for annexation and consequently
recognised claim Santa Fe and all that portion of New
Mexico this side of that stream lying north Of latitude 800
30 1t belongs the Legislature of Texas and to it alone,
point the mode of cectng civil and military officers
within its legitimate jurisdiction, and TO designate their respec
tive Duties accordance with the provisions Of the State
stuon and any attempt TO wres from this any other
State portion Of her sovereignty SOIL direct and gross
infringement of her reserved and constitutional rights and
countenance be given BY the General Government TO such
palpabe and reasonable ourages there will long po
cal simeon sweep through the land leaving nought but the
sad vestiges Of national dissolution to mark its and
indicate its effects"
GENERAL, SCOTT.
This distinguished officer left New Orleans onI