Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-02-24
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relations are almost as essential to US as to
Mexico hold Mexico 10 be forbidden
fruit. aud the day that we consume il, the
penalty will be almost the political death
Of our nation The next consideration
is, that he line should be such. If it should
be established between US and Mexico fin
ally, as would lead to permanent peace
belwcon the.,two C ounlries and finally,
that ii should be such as would lead Ia
as speedy peace as pussibe, and for thar
purpose II should be emineniy coercive.
Now. Mr.. President, the question is,
what line best (ullils I'll these considera-
tons Aud here. again, 1 am not pre-
pared TO pronounce. Itrcquircs a more
exact knowledge pf,he counlrv-Cor take
ii all our maps are more or less imperfec,
moro thorough military knowledge on
The subject than | possess. Bus while |
% not feel myself prepared with the ne.
cessarv Information 10 pronounce upon
this, am prepared 10 suggest a line
which, in my opinion, embraces most of
those considerations, and is as nearly per.
feet as, perhaps, could be decided upon !;
and what specially recommends that line
to me is, as understand by the dcclaru-
lions Of the chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Relations, il is substantially
the one which The Executive themselves
think Of establishing even should al often
sive war he successfully conducted. The
linel would Suggest is ,his-besinuing al
The nlouth Of the Rio del None aud cou-
tinuing up 10 the Paso del Nure. Or south
cru boundary Of New Mexico, which near
Iy coiucidc, and then due wesI t, The Gulf
of California, striking it according 10 the
maps before us, nearly al its head.
Now, Mr.. President, | propose to turn
round, and examine this line in reference
to the considerations which laid down
as those which oush 10 govern US iu the
selection of a line. In the FIRST place, il
will enable us 10 secure all The objects for
which the war was decl4red. Tho inva-
sion is already repslled. II will establish
the Del Nore 10 be the western boundary
Of Texas from its mouth 10 It's source
aud it will give US ample means ofindem-
nifty, even if 'e cost of the war itself shall
be I ;idere. one of lis objects which,
Gy-tl.~ -by,.in my humble Judgment, i an,
very far from Icing disposed to counten.
.a..----tC -frnportun
UDiecl w0CTd-De attaindd by taking tEiai
liue. and that is, it would involve The least
sacrifice of mer and money! TO nainlain it.
Aud nero it has advantages. First, there
IT,, NJ MI
gable river, Of which VIC would have The
command. In alIItion to that being ncar
the settled paris Of Texas where, in an
emergency, tie forces necessary TO defend
it, may lie readily organized, and provis-
ions readily thrown in on this part Of the
line. l. have consulted the opinions Of
military rHen Of judsmcu, and experience,
aud they inform me that Il suitable fUrti,
fica,iuu would moi require more han four
regiments, ard three forts, to put it in q
complete stale Of delsnce-ono fort to be
erected near the mouth of The Del Nore,
another near Camarso, the third at tho
Pasu del Norle-which last has extraor
diary advantages. as il commands The
only passage into New Mexico, and com
MAIDS the whole OF that part of the coun.
lry which we now have in our military
occupation. Four regiments would be
ample for this purpose after The first year
after having taken possession and erected
the Qualifications. The other portion Of
the liue could be still more easily defended.
From the mountains which separate the
waters of The Del Nnrte from those which
fall into The Gulf of California or the Col
orado, which is Ihe same thing, up to The
upper end Of The Gulf OF California, is oc-
cupicd by savage population through its
whole extent, and requires no forts. The
remaining part is covered oy The Gulf Of
California. A few small ye,sels-a single
resinlenl-will he ample for its defence.
Hence five regiments with small naval
force, would be ample to effect all The OBJ
iects which we have in view in maintain
ing This line against any power which
Mexico could possibly bring against US.
The next consideration is the conven-
ience of the country which may be COW
cred by the line. Here the advantages
are not less striking. Ii is contagious to
US. 1t has Ole part upon The western bonu
Diary of Texas, and tho miidle on the
southern boundary of Oregon. But what
gives it a still greater advantaee-what
ought to make it desirable in the eyes of
Ar ericaus, and not at all valuable iu.lhs
estimation of Mexico, is the fact that il is
an uuinbabited country. 1t covers an aera
of six hundred thousand square miles.
with population less than one hundred
thousand, of all complexinns aud all de-
scriplions OF people. IL is as little settled
less so, indeed, than the country in pos.
session of our savage neighbors. II this
country had The choice of two regions Of
the continent, the one Inhabited and the
other motif we consulted the genius OF
our governmenl-if we consult the sue
cess of our political government, we will
vastly prefer he uuinhabitel TO the inhab
tied region. What we want is spaco for