The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-07

side of the Del Norte The memoir of the TopograPhica
Bureau accompanying the map) states as follows
Before going into particular of Texas may
be well 10 state that the boundary OF New Mexico T.
laid down by Humboldt; and although the boundary OF
Texas declared by OF her Congress- ntersects H.
have not felt at liberty TO curta its mits but starting
from the gulf, the Mexcans have actual possession OF
fixed habtation of the Rio del Norte until we reach
son the side of the United States natural boundary
is presented but the ioe and norh the Rio del Norte
and the mountainous deserts which skirt IT, make bold ana
prominent territorial divisions
This grand and solitary river, without any mportan
tributaries TO divide its honos south of the Puerco with Us
er mountain barriers the south and west presents The
only strong natural boundaries between the United States
ln connexion with the mountainous desert it forms the
first class of military obstacles"
And here present the Senate the map oflsil OF Mr.
Kennedy, Englishman, and the British consul m
Texas, who is exerng himself strenuousy in favor Of
England, and against annexation In this map, thus com
piled by of bitter opponents, the Del Nore
throughout its entire length, laid down as the true bonn
Here them we have the fact most clearly established
that Texas the Del Norte and consequently l.
it reacquired from Texas, is clear case oil ean
nexaon and restoration OF our former boundary. Here
might the but am prepared to show that
by the solemn treaty ofImts with Texas. we have
acknowledged her boundary from point where a line
drawn from the head Of the Del Norte strikes the AID par
ae of north latitude and thence by the present boundary
of the United States the Sabine In order understand
this subject fully it win be necessary first
treaty of limits with Mexico of the 18th of January ISIS
The preamble that treaty recites the treaty of 1919 with
SPAIN and declares that the said treaty having been
toned II period when Mexico constituted part of the
Spanish monarchy, il is deemed necessary confirm
the validity of the aforesaid treaty OF limits regarding
still in force and binding between the ". States OF America
and the United Mexican States Articles first and second
adopt and describe the boundary of the treaty of 1919,
beginning the mouth of the Sabine; thence along its
bank the SD degree Of latitude north thence
due north the Red river, and along Its course west to
longitude 100 thence due north to the Arkansas thence to
its nd Then
that parallel TO the Pacific On the 18th April 1888, we
concluded Convention with Texas OF boundaries, rs
is called in the treaty That treaty declares that the
treaty of limits made and concluded on the 18th OF January
1928 between the United States of America the
part and the United Mexican States the other, bind
ing upon the republic of Texas the having been
tered into at time when Texas formed part of the said
Mexican States" Article i provides for the immediate
marking portion said line OF boundary and the ID
article spuates that the remaining portion of The said
boundary line shall be and marked at such time hereat
may suit the convenience of both contracting parties
Here then the whole boundary line OF 1872 as then concnd
ed with SPAIN and earmed with Mexico in 1928 is in n SOL
treaty ratified by Texas and this governments the whole
boundary claimed by Texas up the AID parallel
north latitude is recognised and established, and placed
beyond the OF further controversy Texas them
recognised by by solemn treaty, is the land of
and hower and bounded by the Red and the Nueces
but is admitted in treaty from the Sabine along
whole western boundary to latitude AZ degrees; and
thence along that parallel until 1t meets and the
line running due north from the the Del Norte
When consider, also, that this was the boundary de-
crbed in the organic act of Texas of 1885, before referred
that this the law which fixed the Del Nore the
boundary, and authorized the treaty to be made with the
United States only according the boundary line
described the matter is placed beyond all question: and
the organic of Texas admitted by the United State
and against this treaty and boundary although published
and proclaimed the me Mexico has protested
but by her long silence for than five yearsfrom 1888
until lSi3-has fully acquiesced
We subjon to this the following summary of facts in
relation to the boundary Of Texas as stated in the Pres
dents last annual message
The Texas which was cet,ed 10 Spain by the Florida
treaty of 1919 embraced all the country now claimed by the
State of Texas between the Nueces and the Rio Grande
The republic of Texas always claimed this river as her
| western boundary; and in her treaty made with Santa
Anna, in May 1885, he recognised it such. BY the
constitution which Texas adopted in March, 1885, senate
rial and representative districts organized extending
of the Nueces The Congress Texas on the 18th OF
December, 1885, passed an act define the boundaries
OF the republic OF Texas in which they declared the Rio
Grande from its mouth source, their boundary
and by the said act they extended their cv and poca
Jurisdiction over the country that boundary During
period OF more than nine years. which interviewed be
the adoption of her
of the States of Union Texas asserted and exor
csed many acts of sovereignty and jurisdiction the
territory and inhabitants the Nueces. She organ
lied and defined the limits Of counties extending to the
Rio Grande She established courts of justice, and eXtend
ed her judicial system the territory She established
custom house, and collected duties aud also postofce
and post-roads in it, She established land office, ane
issued numerous grants for land within its limits sena
tor and representative residing in elected
Congress of the republic and served such before the &C
of annexation took place In both the Congress and Con
venton of Texas, which gave their assent to the terms
annexation the United States proposed by Congress
were representatives residing of the Nueces, who
took part in the act of annexation itself This was thu
Texas which, by the of Congress Of the 10Th of De
cember, 1915, admitted of the States of on
Union. That the Congress of the United States under
stood the State OF Texas which they admitted into the
Union to extend beyond the Nueces, apparent from
fact that the 3lst Of December 1885, only days after
the act of admission, they passed law o establish col
lection district in the State of Texas by which they Great
ed port of delivery Corpus Christi situated west ohe
Nueces and being the same point at which the Texa.
house, under the laws that republic had beer
located and directed that surveyor to collect the
should be appointed for that port by the President
with the advice ard consent the Senate surveyor
accordingly nominated and confirmed by the Senate
has been since in the performance of his duties AL
these of the republic of Texas and Congress-
preceded the orders for the advance of army
bank of the Rio Grande Subsequently, Congress passed
Establishing certain post routes, extending
of the Nueces The country of that river consti-
part of of the congressional districts of Texas,
and represented in the House of Representatives. The
from that State chosen by legislature, in
which the country of that river represented In
of all these facts, is difficult to conceive upon what
ground il can be maintained that, in occupying the
uy west of Nueces with army, with view solely
to its security and defence, invaded the territory of
Mexico But il would have been still difficult to
Justify the Executive whose duty it is TO that the laws
f the face of all these