The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-25

committee Will not recaptulate, but superadd
some more not yet generally known. The local land
Bexar, regularly issued grants OF land located beyond
the Nueces, and TO the Grande. The present respeca-
BILE chief justice OF Texas his circuit several years
ago in that county, charged the grand jury present all
Inhabitants beyond the Nueces, far the Grande, as
Texan citizens, Tor any offences they might be guilty OF
grant Of land to an English subject named Beas,
bounded expressly by the Gane, became the subject of
Official correspondence between the Texan and British
governments, the latter recognising that rver as the
Texan boundary. The cusomhouse al Corpus Christi,
on the west side OF the Nueces, was source OF consld
cradle revenue to the Texan government. That gov
ernlnent, at considerable expense kept up body Of
troops TO range that region and prevent Indian depreda
lions there In short all the public acts OF Texas, and
all their public transactions predcaed their right TO the
Grande The wilderness between the Nueces and the
Grande would be the haunt and hiding place of sava
ges, smugglers, marauders, and robbers, If the Rio
rande the boundary and the settlements east
ton No Meycans have ever been there but as tenn
porary invaders General VOLTS proclamation at Mier the
Goth June 1914, is official proof that the Mexican govern
ment acknowledged the Grande as its eastern limit
Finally, when Mexico, under British and French infu
ence, offered Texas independence condition that she
should not herself to the United States Mexico
herself acknowledged the Grande the boundary, while
the attempted condition null and void. Nor is there
any contrary Mexican assertion 10 he found at any
from the date of Mr. Polnsefs declaration to MIR Ala
man, in the city OF Mexico, the Goth September, 1925
that he did not intend to yield square inch OF ground
east OF the Grande as American ground in 1903 For the
sixteen years from 1903 to lsl9 that river was the undis
1919 to 1921 IT was Spanish. From February 1921,
when the Mexican revolution broke out, till 1885, was
Mexican by tle but, from 1895 till now Texan by
right and occupahon cultiyaton and jurisdiction Not
single foohold by actual possession, had Mexico ever
there, except by Texan occupants
In this brief summary of proofs that the territory be-
yond the Nueces and between that river and the Grande
not Mexican ground, your committee have prefer
mitted all acts and assertions of the United States to that
effect Looking to original French and Spanish title
independent Texan jurisdiction, 10 English recognition
and finally Mexican acknowledgment, IT cannot be per-
ceved how President Polk could withhold the order to
General Taylor to advance from Corpus Christi further
north into Texas order to repe approaching INVASION
chief magistrate whose duty il is to execute the law
would have been cupaby remss if he had failed to do
So not only bound by the law of this country, but
by every consideration of military foresight and geo
graphical knowledge. Texas, State OF this Union,
called on him 10 protect her soil from INVASION and he
would have been delinquent, if not Improbable, if fail
Ing TO do so.
Confning this brief report to that single point, your
committee will not extend 10 the many circumstances
posteror to hosltes which encourage the prosecution
OF the war to speedy peace The United States suffer
few of wars ordinary calamites Never were they
prosperous and fourishing. In single campaign the
reemen of this country have proved in Mexico what
people worth when indicating their rights by vol
untary embodiment In the midst OF the burdens OF
the American people have been reduced far beyond the
weight OF any debt which war may cost The wealth OF
the United States has actually been increased to
is the creation OF this war; alone worth more than
all its charges and it, by vigorous strokes OF begeent
force, 1t be brought to successful termination, as there
is every to believe, all its temporary inconve
niences will be compensated and the two great re-
publics OF this hemisphere united In perpetual peace.