Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-03-10
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r7st WHOLE NUMBER 90.
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}prote ct, make proper selection .bf the
ground on which 10 defend it, ,.
1t was Gen. Taylor's dute as o soldier,
without orders, and the Presidents 3 rights
as commander-in-chief to order Genefal.
Taylor TO repelthe threatened invasion ia
progress to snbdue Texns II, By romain-
ing. inactiye at Corpus Christi, he had al.
lowed IN oy6fp0nssring fofce ID silhdue
him there, as was the Mexican design,
or leaving him ials thefe, 10 penetrate fur
ther north into the heart of Texas, the gen
eral and President, would have been justly
condemned for the commencement of hos
tilities fatal to US by hostile Occupation of
our territory, instead of successful by our
frustrating the hostile Mexican attempt.
An intimation in Congress lately that the
Mexican general gave it to be understood
that he would remain west Of the Colora-
do creek--a small stream between the
Nuecss and the Grande-if our troops
would remain east Of that stream, your
committee, after inquiry, learn to be
groundlsEs. If any such Communication
was authorized, It was mere Mexican
contrivance to- lull our command into false
aacurity at Corpus Christi till Mexican
troops could be assembled strong enough
to cross and attack him there, was the Mex.
lean design; for Corpus Christi on the west
SID of the Neuces, was as much Mexican
soil as any other part of the territory west
of that river, and General Taylor's en-
campment at first was an invasion Of Mex.
leo, if he ever invaded Mexico at all.
The unauthentic and irresponsible init.
nation of that overture was received ,ht
Washington the 9th Of November, lS45,
just when Mr.. Blacks adyices arrived Of
the willingness of Herrera's government
to receive a minister; and Mi. Slidell was
thereupon forthwith despatched, General
Taylor's army being kept at Corpus Chris.
ii till tidings were received Of Mr.. Slidell's
rejection, Herrera's overthrow; and Pare.
de's presidency, OH the proclaimed determi.
nation to retake Texas BY force from the
United States. General Taylor's orders
to march from Corpus Christi did not leave
Washington till the 18th Of JANUARY, 1916;
nor did he march till more than two months
afterwards, and then to station his troops
wherever he thought best for protecting
Texas from Mexican invasion, without any
order from the President as to the precise
place where he was to stataion his forces.
Always west of the Nueces from the first
moment of his entry into Texas, General
Taylor planted his standard on the Grande,
opposite to Matani6sos; as his own military
selection Of the most eligible station for
defending Texas. ai.se ,fsaiaQ
/ No par, of the ground between the Nue.
ces and the Grande ever was Mexican soil.
Louisiana, by all ancient; acknowledged,
and unquestionable boundaries, extended
to the Grande. Such was the boundaryof
that province at all times, till transferred
in 1900, by Spain to France, and in 1893
by France to the United States. In 1919,
when the United States transferred Texas
to Spain, the western limit was the Grande
-as we'll known as that the Sabine was
the eastern limit. In 1924; when Mexican
independence was established, the bounda-
ries of Texas were the. same. In 1895,
when Santa Anna was foiled in his attempt
to subjugate Texas, and Texas was con-
strained to conquer independence, its west.
ern boundary was the Grande, as always
: heretofore. No time or occasion can be
8 mentioned when Mexican eastern limit was
i. the Nueces. Accordingly, all the acts,
n records and proceedings Of the republic OF
l. Texas treat the Grande as its southwestern
It boundary. Numerous evidences Of this
: have been made known which your com.
Q mittee will not recapitulate, but superadd
;. some more not yet generally known
1. The local land Office at San Anto
oflnio, the chief place Of the county Of Bex
n ar, regularly issued grants Of land locate,
,e beyond the Nueces, and to the Grande
d. The present respectable,ch hiefJustice of Tex
" as, on his circuit several years ago charg
on ed the grand jury to present all inhahitat
ly beyond the Nueces, as far as the Grands
Dr. as Texan citizens, for any offences the
ia. might be guilty Of A grant Of land to p
as English subject named Beals,s bounded .,
en- pressly by the Grande, became the subjec
ed ofoficial correspondence between the Te,
led an and British governments, the latt,
,r- recognizing that river asthe Texan boul
it. dairy. Ill Il
Ir. The custom-house at Corpus Christi. d
Of The west side Of the yNueces, was
al. source Of considerable revenue 10 Il
IRE Texan government. That governnsr
he at considerable expense, kept up boz
he of troops to range TINT region and pi
er, vent Indian depredations there. III sho
est all the'public acts Of Texas, and all The
ok public transactions, predicated their right
A. the Grande. The wilderness between
ON Nueces and the Grande wou ID be the ha,l
but and hiding place Of savages, smuggle
the narauders and robbers, If the Rio Grar
bylwere not the boundary, and the settleIn
Of east oft, throughout thatw wilderness, un
and TexaI, Jurisdiction. No MaxicAns III