The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-12-14

of the Union shall be considered in the order in which il
| is referred
The New WING Manifesto.-The IntelIigcnccr con-
fronted witncss.
In article of yesterday, stated that in denoun-
eng the policy of whole government both executive
and legislative, in the present war, than the
work of the Gouger and the Piekpoeke the wing organ
chose to assert in behalf of its party, that the whole
question of this infamy a mere question of bound
ary-whether the Nueces or the Rio Grande was the
true western line of Texas and upon this point the In
ellgencer mainly rested its upon the testimony OF
Mr. Doneson, which it produced as conessng. on the
part OF our government, that Texas had right nor
claim to territory between those two rivers
Here is the testimony as given chief by Mr. Donel-
son, under the ntelgencer's own citation, and which
that journal has put forth justify its foul libel upon its
country and government:
"Corpus Christi is said be healthy as Pensacola
convenient place for supplies and POINT
TExAs-Letter to Secretary of State June
30, 1916
The occupation Of the country between Nueces and
the Rio Grande, you aware, disputed question
Texas holds Corpus Christi MEXICO THE BnAzos DE
SANTIAGO Letter to Gen. Taylor, June %, 1915.
"The joint resolution of Congress left question an
open one and the preliminary proposition by this gov
eminent under the auspices of the British and French gov
ernmen the basiso defnive treaty with Mexico left
1.-THE government of Texas] has since indicated point on
the Rio Grande for the occupation of troops did moi
consider this circumstance varying the question: since
President [o Texas but few weeks before proc
anation depending hostltes between Texas and Mexico
practical effect of which leave question pre-
cisey stood chcn Joint resolution passdMExIoo IN
POSSESSION PORTION TERRITORY, AND Texas
ANOTHER" "The proclamation of between the
nations founded propositions mutually acceptable
them, eaving the question of boundary only open
one but MEXICO POSSESSION EAST BANK OF THE
RIO GRANDE seemed inconsistent with the expecta-
that in defence of the claim OF Texas troops should
march Immediately that river. What the Executive OF
Texas had determined to fight for but settle by
taon, say the least of could well be left the Uni
| ted States on the same conditions"
'The question was whether, under the circumstances
should take position to make for this claim in
the face of acknowledgment the part of this govern
th1t could be settled by megotaiion at once deci
ded that should take such position but should regard
only as ioithH the ts our protection that portion of
rory TEXAS, and tcch she did not
consider subject to megoation Letter to Mr. Bucan-
an July IL, 1543.
"You purpose will be the defence Texas if she is in
vaded by Mexico and you uiH be tn position at Corpus
Christi, San Anfonio, THE NuEcEs
ready to act according to circumstances"-I Gen Tdy
| Tor, July Z, 1915.
Before proceeding to any other declarations of the
witness whom the lntellgencer has thus made its own
we ask readers to observe that in all the above ex-
tracts Mr. Donelson, far from deciding against the
rightulness Of the claim of Texas, does not touch that
point all He speaks only the point of actual oceu-
patton of the territory between the two rivers and he
in TERMS that that question OF occupation is ga dis
pmed question" He says Mexico holds the Brazos and
parts OF the line Immediately upon the east bank OF the
Rio Grande; while Texas holds Corpus Christi and the
western bank of the Nueces AS to the actual posses
sion of the country lying beceen the two lines thus oc-
cuped he says not word Much less does he pretend
to say anything of the right to that intermediate terri
tory; for that question is not before him.
| See now how the wing organ, in order to make any
show of at all, is forced utterly to falsfy the
whole puport and tenor of the words Of its own witness
| 1t says
The,e extracts taken together, establish. upon the
dence Of our government ITSELF through its pomatic rep
ressnative in Texas, that Mexico possession Of the
territory ,cest of the Neces Except the county Pacio)
and Texas the territory east OF the Necs NTH the addi-
ton of Patricio that Mexico admitted by our own
envoy be of The east bank of the Rio Gramde
and that Corpus Christi was the most point then
c,pied by Teras These admissions from so WELL
informed free from bias in favor Of any interest but that
of United States, mcludng Texas) fatal to spery
pretenson Of territorial right the part of 7sras Jet,cccn
the Rio Gramde and the Nuces the small county of Patri-
| clio perhaps excepted"
With what face, but face of BRASS can the Inteli-
gencer" affirm that, in the above extracts, Mr. Doneson
establishes that "erioo in the possession of the
territory tces of the Nueces, and Texas of the territory
east of the Nueces7" Mr. Donelson says such thing
On the contrary he says that OF he country between the
Nueces and the Rio Graude, Mexico holds portion
and Texas another portion" How desperate must be
the plight of the wing organ when is driven into
puere Justification of the plain words of its wit
ness, as cited in staring capitals by itself
But since the wing organ has chosen to rely upon the
above declarations of Mr.. Doneson as showing that
Texas had no respectable claim the territory between
| the Nueces and the Rio Granle we will offer to that
journal few statements from the same source
Under date of June 4th, 1915, Mr. Donelson writes to
Mr. Buchanan, acknowledging the receipt of despatch
| from the State Department, and proceeds to remark
| "Ths despatch authorizes say that tn,
erisng goverament and the eonrention Of Tera shall
accepted the terms submitted for her admission into the
Union she viii receive protection from the army of the
i United States against the attacks of any foreign power
Now no viewer, delicate question arises II Merico
takes possession of the country bcyen the Naee and thu
Rio Grande or still further east wthia the Tsran
territory before a conventoncan express the requisite ra
hcaton proposals. the United States to stand still
and the country thus invaded without nteposng pro
lection This the question presented, most like
ly to be-"
In the same letter Mr.. Donelson adds:
az Iook upon war with Mexico nevitablea die
fof bv thu British here for the purpose ofdeafrg
and INTENDED all deprive both 7sra
and the Unfed States of all claim connfYy berecn
and the Rio Grands the time the right Of Texa,