The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-10-21

erals of brigades of the armies of Mexico.
9Th That the President Santa Anna, in his official
pacy chief of the Mexican nation and the generals Don
Vicente Fisola, Don lose Urea, Don Joaquin Ramires
Sesma, and Don Antonio Gaona chiefs of armies do
soemny acknowledge, sanction and raty the full entire
and perfect Independence of the republic of Texas, with
sach boundaries hereafter forth and agreed upon
for the same"
Article 9Th spuates for the boundary aforementioned
and other articles spuate for the return OF Santa Anna
Mexico, and the release of the officers and soldiers Oh
the Mexican army captured San Jacinto amounting TO
1000 men, who all permitted to return to Mexico
Now, against this treaty, it cannot be objected that
Santa Anna had no authority to make 1t; tor the reason
that he was at that time not only the President but the
dictator of Mexico
Nor can it be objected against the validity OF the
treaty. that Santa Anna at that time under duress,
and not being his free and voluntary act it was therefore
not binding Mexico; for the reason. that he and the
government of Merico apaed themselves of all the bsns
of this treaty. and therefore became bound whatever
might have been the circumstances under which it
made upon every sound principle of ethics and of law
to fulfil their part of its stpulatons Santa Anna had
been released and returned home The Mexican army had
also been released and returned home. Mexico had, by
the spulaons of this treaty. and their faithful observ
by Texas, recovered her President and her army
abide by the stpuatons OF treaty. all the benefits of
which she had enjoyed while Texas had enjoyed none
Who but n Mexican or an advocate of Mexico in this
country, would contend for such unsound and immoral
doctrine Every minded man will say that Mexi-
co. by awaiting herself of the benefits OF the treaty there
by ratified it.
We might rest our argument here but choose TO so
farther and cite other facts in support of proposition
We will call another Mexican witness to the stand,
and what he has to say. We cite an extract from
the order of Gen. Woll in command of the Mexican ar
my the frontiers of Texas, under date of June 90
ls44 After announcing the expiration of the armistce
between Mexico and Texas, and declaring what shall be
the punishment of persons holding communication with
the people of Texas he goes on in another paragraph,
and fixes the line beyond which is regarded territory
Of the enemy-that is Texas. 1t is in these words:
"3. Every Individual who may be found distance
of one league from the left bank Of the Rio Bravo, ,cW
garded aporer and accomplish Of the usurpes of that
part OF the national territory and traitor country
and, after summary military trial. shall the above
punisllment."
Thus the President and dictator of Mexico stipulated
in 1886 that Texas should be free and independent and
that her territory should extend to the Rio Grande and
eight years after, Mexican general military ORDER
recognises the boundary, and thus testfes to the
general sense of the Mexican government and nation,
that Texas did extend to the Rio Grande not why de-
clare all persons enemies who resided the Texas side
of that rivera
Again. the fact is notorious, that, through the machna
lions of the governments of England and France, with
view to defeat annexation, Mexico again acknowl-
edged the independence of Texas condition that she
would not annex herself to any other nation, without any
qualification of the claim of the latter of sovereignty and
dominion to the Rio Grande.
And here, again, might rest our argument upon the
admissions of Merioo alone but we choose to orfy
mpregnably by other testimony We cite our own illus
rous statesmen.
Mr. Jefferson always claimed Texas as part of Lousi-
ana, which he had purchased from France, and that the
boundary of the latter extended to the Rio Grande Mr.
Madison, when Secretary of State, in a letter dated
March 81, 1904 expressing his views and those of
Mr. Jefferson says that Louisiana "extended westwardly
to the Rio Bravo, Trio Gande otherwise called the Rio
del Norte In another letter. dated January 81 1904 Mr.
Madison declares that the French minister, Mr. Lausat
who delivered the possession OF Louisiana 10 the United
States announced the Del Norte as the true boundary
In letter dated November s, 1903, Mr. Monroe then
minister France, encloses documents which spropc
incontesbly that the boundary of Louisiana is e Rio
Bravo Rio Grandel Of the agest." Mr.. Pinckney ex-
pressed similar opinion, when Mr.. Monroe Secre-
tary Of State in letters dated January 49, 1916, and June
10, 1876 he says none could question "our title to
Texas" and asserts "tat title to the Del Norte cas
as clear as to the island of New Orleans"
John Quincy Adams, in his letter to Don Onis, the
Spanish minister, dated March IL, 1885, The claim
Of France did alpa ertend cestwa,d to the Rio Bravo "
She claimed the territory which you call Texas being
within the limits, and forming part of Louisiana"
And again, Mr. Adams says, in letter dated October 81
1918, that title to Texas is established beyond the
power of further controversy"
Mr.. Benton, in letter published by him in the Globe
of May 10th, 1884, says Before the establishment of
this boundary 1.-THE Sabne all the country to the west of
the lower Mississippi quite to the Rio del Norte, was
ours.'
Mr. Clay, in his Raleigh letter of April IT, 1884, says:
The United States acquired title Texas extending
as believe, to the Rio del Norte by the treaty of Louis
lana" In speech delivered in 1919, Mr. Clay made
substantially the declaration.
We also cite the additional facts, that election districts
were created by the Legislature of Texas between the
Nueces and the Rio Grande, the territory which
is claimed for Mexico by her adherents in this
country and those districts represented in that
body; also, that the Congress of the United States
after annexation had been consummated included Cor
pus Christi which is beyond the Nueces, within the COL
lection district of Gavestonthe bill for the purpose