Democratic banner., 1847-11-15

Orleans ITSELF Mr.. Clay not only affirmed
this in 1920, but re-afirmed it in his letter
of April, 1874. We say further, in the con
ltroversy between MI. Adams and Don Onis
in 1918, the former insisted that Texas TO
1.-The Rio Grande was ours as a part of Lou
ashanti was so delivered to us by the
French commissioners in 1904, and so re-
ceived by us. Mr.. Onis, the Spanish min
lister, claimed it as a part Of Spain; but
whether Texas was French or Spanish, ii
was admitted on both sides that the Rio
IGrande was the boundary of Texas, SO far
as to embrace the whole region between the
Rio Grande and the Nueccs. In 1885, Tex
as, when she. declared her independence,
and in her first as well as her last constitu.
ton, set forth the Rio Grande to be her
boundary. Santa Anna and allhis generals
so formally acknowledged it by solemn trea-
ty in 1886. Texas has had organized cqpn-
ties there for many years before annexa-
ton; she granted and surveyed lands there;
she exercised her military power there; but
what is stronger, through the courts and
Judges at San Antonio, she repeatedly exel-
Icised jurisdiction By service of process
there il civil and criminal cases, and cx-
.ecuted there DEGREES of. courts. Great
Britain, so far as regards the country west
of the Nueces,ha la long since formally &C
k~nowledged the Rio Grands as the bounda-
ry Of Tcxas,,b calling upon Texas, when
a republic, toreonfirm grants of land as IT,
ties to individuals for a part Of this very
country; thereby admitting the sovereignty
of Texas over the territorys and directly re-
pudiatipg that Of Mexico. Such was the
state of the case when we finally annexed
Texas in December, 1876; and in that same
month, and long befure we gave orders TO
advance to the Rio Grande, Congress, BY
a unanimous vote, (the bill being reported
by John Davis, the Wing Senator from Mas.
sachusetts,) passed q law exercising jutis.
diction over this very country, establish
inga custom-house west of the Nucccs, and
a custom-house district embracing this very
territory between the Nueces aud the Rio
Grande. To sum up the case, France, TN
der whom we claimed, always 'acknowl-
edged the lower Rio Grande as the bounda-
ry Of Texas. Spain, under whom alone
Mexico claimed, always acknowledged the
Rio Grando as the boundary of Tex.
as. jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams
and Clay always affirmed the Rio Grande to.
be most clearly the boundary Of Texas
Texas so claimed always, and exercised
power, granted and surveyed lands,
organized counties there, served process,
votes, and exercised civil and
criminal jurisdiction there. Great Britain
acknowledged the Rio Grande in
1871 as the boundary Of Texas. Our Con-
gress, by a unanimous vote, also recognis-
ed it in December, ls45, and carried our
laws and sent our custom-house officers
there; andyet the Mexican Wings would
have us now give up TO Santa Anna all the
west. Of the Nueces. Wo to the
statesman who suggests the dissracsful sur
Better let him abandon the facI
IF his country and rally with some new le-
sion Of traitors and deserters to give our
soldiers in Mexico, in the language
If MI. Corwin, "hospitable graves"
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NEW REMEDY FOR WEAK LuNes.-WeI
earn from Clst's Weekly Advertiser, that
Blow Hard and Breathe Strong,
lfter many researches into the arcana of
have at an immense cost of laborI
discovered that the free use Of
strong decoction of onions and brandy
will make q person. with weak lungs have al
trOpg breath. n.,. H.. .a5 ;'aa.: |.
49,, HABIT AND DISCIPLINE. /
Accustom the body to sebriety and tenn
,~4erance, and it will presently cease to make
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