Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-06-04

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property included within. and riskTuiiy be-
longing to, the republic of Texas.
The absence Of any express designation Of
the territory, by metes and bounds, as occurs
in the treaty Of 1888, acknowledging the in
dependence Of the United States, is a sufi- |
cicEt roof that they Were still undetermined,
while the language of the resolutions recog-
nizes 'qaesti9ns of boundary which nolo,j-
ously related TO the Western frontier, or the
line between Texas and Mexico.
The question recnrs, what territory was
properly included within. aud rightfiily be-
longed to Tcxasl There are some persons,
who. ad yerting to the early history Of this ter
ritory, assert that it was once a part Of Loui-
siana, and that. as such. its Western hounda-
ry was the Rio Grande. This position has.
however, been assailed by an overwhelming
array Of authorities and Illustrations. which
leave it little more than a hollow assertions
But, whatever may be the conclusions with
regard 10 it. it viii not be questioned that
Texas, first as u Spanish province, and after
wards as enc Of the States OF the Mexican
confederacy, was bounded by the river Nue.
ces (Walnut river). This is an important
geographical and historical fact, in itself al
most conclusive upon the question, in the ab-
sence of countervailing proofs. Prominent
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Resolved nat me Incorporation oil the
ieit Oahk oil me ltlo uei Nof'e mo the amer
lcah on'on, ny virtue OF Il treaty win IeNas'
compromising as Inc SAID incorporation
Wonld uo,a part oil the HieNlcan departments
81 new MEXICO, Chlhnahua' Coahulla' ana
amaullpas' t'0'ia De an aci y ohrect a2sreS-
ai9n on "1fr''o' io[ an NE consequences Of
Wn,cn Tue United states would stand roSpoh-
slbIe.'
in the House Of Representatives. the Chair
man of the Committee OF Foreign Affairs,
(Mr. C.. j. Ingersoll,) on the Sd Of February,
1913, made his remarkable declaration to the
same effect. lie said:
tStnpendous deserts between The Nueces
and the Bravo rivers, are the natural bounda-
Iies between The Anglo-3axon and the Man-
rltanldn races. Ihere ends the valley OF the
West. There Mexico begins. Theuce, be
You'd the Bravo, begin the Moorish Tcople.
and their Indian associates, to whom Mexico
properly belongs; who should not cross tina
vast desert if they could, as we, on our side
o"nfio,s n,ns, ', onsrnn ~, noina Sa"th "r rhoi,
oornina Nor,L aC ,hat ri r,n,;o hornJary ~
Whih peace is cherished, Maf boundary rid
Ie SUcrei. MT Till The yDiyt If rDngMgsf RI
ges, will the people on either side modest oil
mix with each other; and whenever they do,
one or the otl'e. race must be conquered, il
not eXtingulshed.'
elusive. But other considerations add weigh
to them Texas was a child OF revelation
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