Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02

against the force OF Mexico that to say, the territory
belonging to the old State of Texas Tamaupas had not
volted neither had Coahua chihuahua, nor New Mex
ico nor had any portion of these States been conquered by
Texas in the The extension OF her boundary, there
FORE any part Of the territory belonging TO these States
was mere nulty, just much if Maryland were to
pass act in her Legislature extending the limits of this
State to the James And if Texas had chosen to in
cude California, Mr. Mor tells she thought of doing
her right to that region would have been whit less sub
stanlial than it was to the Rio Grande.
We may back TO the treaty of annexation, and
we shall be able understand why Mr.. Benton and Mr..
Wright voted against it. The language of the lst article Of
that treaty, SO far relates the cession follows
''The Republic of Texas, acting in conformity with the
wishes oil the people and every department OF It's Government
cedes to the United States territories TO be held by them
in full property and sovereignty"
Now when this treaty into discussion in the Senate,
Mr.. Benton took leading part, and made speech, which
very carefully studied and which may be justly said to be
distinguished for its ability In that speech he the fol-
lowing language:
n poor letter which lately published on the subject Of
Texas and in letter from the members of the Tex
Congress, copy OF which was published without my
knowledge while the original has not yet come to hand
this poor letter took occasion to discriminate between the old
province of Texas and the Republic of Texas and
show that tine latter includes hat any part of
1era but part Of the present department and former prov
oil New Mexico, OF other departments the
Mexican Republic TO discriminate between these two Tex
ases and to show my citizens that took the trouble
look the Texas question before decided il and subjected
my mind to the process of considering what about be-
fore spoke, wrote as follows
" With respect 20 Texas, her destiny fred of
,oo consider what am about always speak of Texas
constituted at the time Of The treaty Of 1919, and not
constituted By The Republic Of Teas, comprehendng The
and ai,cays fully under The Of The Republic Of
rico as Quebc and all the towns and villages Of Canada
under the dominion Of Great Britain. is Of this
1eras-the old Spanish 7sras-o ,ohch al,oays SPEAK
and IF her, say her destiny is fired! Whatever may be
the Je Of the present increment her destination is toreturn to
her natural Foson-hatof part Of the american Union
adhere this discrimination between the Texases
and propose which OF the asked by the
President of the United States incorporate into the Ame
Union"
He then read the first article of the treaty. which have
quoted above and after further remarks to show thate
Iras proposed be annexed that described the
the Texan Congress, he proceeded to soy
From all this results that the treaty before us, besides
the incorporation Of Texas proper also incorporates into
Union the left bank Of the Rio Grande in its whole extent
from its head spring. the South Pass in the Rocky
Mountains its mouth the Gulf of Mexico four degrees
south of New Orleans in latitude &C. 1t is grand and
solitary rper almost without auents tributaries Its
in the region of eternal its outlet in the CLINE
of eternal flowers Its direct is 200 miles its actual
about 000 This immense river second CONT
nent to the Mississippi only, and but little inferior to in
bank the American Union and that by virtue of treaty
for the remuneration of Texas Now the real Texas which
acquired by the treaty Of 1903, and flung away by the
treaty Of sl9 approached the Rio Grande except
its mouth while the whole upper part settled by the
Spanards and great part Of in the year 1884, just hun
bred years before La Sale first Texas All this upper
part then formed into Provinces both sides of the
river and has remained under Spanish Mexican authority
since These former provinces of the Mexican
royalty, departments Of The Merican Republic lying
both sides Of the Rio Grande, from lis head 10 Us MOUTH
propose incorporate, far they lie the left
bank of the river into Unon by virtue Of treaty Of
annexation with Texas"
Mr. BENTON then show what provinces this line
includes, their population, their towns cities, &c.
"These" he says 'in addition to the old Texas-these
parts of four Saesthese towns and vagesthese people
and ertoryhese ocks and herdsths slice of the Repub
lie of Mexico, t,co thousand miles long and hundreds
broad-al this President has of from its mother
pie, and presents and declares till the Senate
rejects it He calls it Texas and the cutting off he calls
remuneration Humboldt calls il New Mexico, Chihuahua
Coahua, and Nueyo Santander (now Tamaupas and the
civilized world may qualify this by the appca
ton Of some odous and terrible epithe"
In the of the speech he goes further and says
" The treaty. in all that relates to the boundary of the Rio
" Grande, act Of unparalleled outrage on Merieo"
These extracts made from a copy of Mr.. BgSroS's
speech delivered in the Senate of the United States on the
l6 18th, and Goth of May, 1874 revised by himself
and published in the Congressional Globe.
Mr. CALHOUN the Secretary of State attempted to repe
these charges brought against his treaty. by referring to his
dispatches both to Mr. Shannon and Mr. Green who were
the agents Of Government at that time in Mexco-o
show that meant TO claim the territory embraced in
the act of the Congress Of 7era but that the contrary
were very DESTROYS TO open friendly negotiation with
Mexico for the purchase Of such boundary would be
most convenient To express this purpose the Mexican
Government Mr. Calhoun to Mr. Green on the 9th of
April, 1874
You enoned by the President assure the Mexican
the countries which may grow OF this treaty. or any
other cause the most liberal and satisfactory terms IN
cLUDINs THAT BOUNDARY"
This declaration, however, did not satisfy the Senate They
willing to give any sanction such claim the
,oords treaty covered Mr. Walker endeavorcd to per-
suade hem and did Mr. Woodbury. that the treaty could
only convey what actually belonged to Texas and therefore,
that would be void regarded the territory which Texas
had right But both Of these gentlemen made arguments
IN auo of The claim 10 the Rio Grqnde thus foreshadoy-
ing what Mexico might expect the treaty should be ratified
and 50 the Senate rejected the treaty by the decisive vote
have mentioned.
In the Of these proceedings upon the question Of
annexation, Mr. BEsToS still explicitly expressed his
views the character of the by offering the following re-
solution:
Tha, the incorporation Of the et bank Of the Rio del
Norte into the American Union, by virtue Of treaty with
Texas compreheDdng, the said incorporation would do
part OF the Mexican departments of New Mexico Chhua-
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