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But the President says that the Texan Congress in
1896, when fixing their boundaries, declared mat the
Rio Grande, from its moN nth to ITS source was their
western boundary. And fespfads it before the coun-
in our claim to the Rio C;rande. Now, Mr. Chairman
ii the President Of the United states lawyer IN his
own country ahould be called upon by one OF his ow
clients, and asked whether he could prosecute a claim
successfully against neighbor to portion OF land,
and at the same time should inform INN tat ne had
no other title to 1t that the declaration oil the ih1Vdun
from whom he had received his quit clam deed do
you suppose he could hesitate single moment IN tel
| ling him that he hadn caus, whatever! do not be;
eve there IS pettliogger in the country VINO would
hesitate To decarP that there no foundation Tor the
claim. And still the President OF the United States,
the head OF great nation, in public document,
spread before the country and the word, us ,stica
ton o! an act OF war brings forward mat cosucaioA
ours Who does blush for the honor OF his country
under circumstances like these
4 But the President this was claimed ny Texas
that Texas declared the Rib Grand; to be her western
boundary. We'll, Mexico declared the sabine to be
her eastern boundary. And what does Zoe, that prove
A. much is one case as in the other The declaration
OF Mexico is conclusive as that OF Texas neither OF
them deserve one moments consideration and the |
President himself by admitting that New Mexico was |
department OF Mexico. and Santa Re ITS capital; and
that conquered by our arms, virtually admits
that this argument is deserving OF no considcration
He knows that boundaries be established only by
treaty by the ald that neither OF these can b.
alleged IN favor OF the claim OF Texas to the ko
GRANGE.
which deserves consideration, md it Is this Texas
s1ys he had extended her authority jeyond tic Marcos
and, to up all his declarations, because they Nil
tall under the same geuctal principle, they mount to
this: IcXas h1d extended her jurisdiction beyond til"
Nucccs she had CUSTOM house at Corpus Christi on
the immediate western bank OF i1t river the people
, living that fiYar, IN tn, immediate valley of the
Nurccs had been represented in the Texan Congress,
and had assonted to anncNaol to the United States
the United States by act OF her Congress, had es'a-
$ bshcd custom-housc atCorpus Christi oil these
things lllst the rlycr the bank,
. III the immediate valley OF the river and therefore
: therefore what Therefore we had tile to the coun
try, hundred or hundred and fifty miles fur
ihar, to the H) GranIr, where not one OF these dccla
r raions will hold goed Beyond the Nueces and
II therefore to the RIO Grande Now, what kind OF
logic is this
is Why, Mr.. Chairman, suppose that question had
arisen before the Virginia potion of this District had
been rcccdcd, involving the boundary of the District,
and it could be proved that the District extended south
i OF the Potomac that Alexandra and Jackson city
were subject to the laws of the District and from this
should be inferred mat the District extended to the
1t Mississippi, what would be thought OF such an argI
e ment 1t would be treated deserved riIicuic.
But this is the logic OF the message. Beyond the PO-
l. tonac and therefore the Mississippi and Just as
sound as beyond the Nueces, and therefore the Rio
IS G.andc. Bcyoad tie Nu:ces, and therefore to the
e Rio Grande !
% Who does not the utter atsurlly Of such reason
d ing And yet this sai that there's IN tn" Presidents
e boosted argument lie states several facts, which he
t. knows will apply to Corpus Christi and strip
It OF land on the west bank OF the Nurces, and to this
atone and then, because they JeyJHd the Nucccs
he would have Us believe that the same true over the
lc Who'll, country to the Rio Gandc, which every one
ct knows is not The TACT And ychy this a,tiu and de-
D. ccptlvc statement the Executive attempts to hide his
III o" III cohst' " cover up ms gross act oi usurpa
tr ton. speak plainly on this subject, Tor the occasion
l. demands IT, and the cry Of trai,or shall deter ne
to have nov examined all the arguments adduced by
u ht hAS?uye 10 Prov our me to the whole country
II TO 'ne mo 'Tahde anu iihcy have any force con-
I'll rss have been unable TO perceive it, But while the
I'd Executive has failed To prove title to the Rio Grand
in and therefore failed to justify his own conduct in or
st derHiS zen !Hy!oft u'at river there IS abundant
20 tNcic' ut '!t Nd'i oi inc MO tullue never be-
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