Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-12

But sir ON examination of The constitution OF Texas ind
my colleague wholly mistaken in the fact So far from afirra
ing IL rcpeals the act of 1886, being inconsistent with The
JOINT resolutions OF xaion The first these resolutions
is follows
included within and ghtully belonging republic Of
Texas be erected into State to be called the
Of Texas with republican form government adopt
ed by the people OF said repnbc by deputies in
sembled, with the Of the existing Government
der that the same may be admitted Of the States OF this
Union.
THAT the foregoing Of Congress given upon the
condition that the said State be formed subject the ADJUST
arise with other Governments ,"
This condition obviously denies to Texas the right define
any boundary, and that question be adjusted by
this Government Now the constitution of Texas, under
which she was admitted as State, contains this important
clause, viz
'sec s. All laws and parts of laws in in he
public Of Texas which repugnant the constitution of
the United States the joint resolutions for annex Texas
the United States TO the of mis- constitutions shall
continue and remain in force the laws Of this State until
they expire by their limitation, shall be altered
pealed by the Legislature thereof"
Thus you perceive, this constitution arms such laws only
not inconsistent with the joint resolutions aon
and by necessary impcaton repeas all such ncon
tent The act Of Congress Of 1886, which defines the Rio
Grande the boundary is clearly inconsistent with the joint
resolutions, and therefore repealed thank my colleague
for audng to this constitution for utterly destroys all pre-
Of claim the pat of Texas under act Of 1885,
which act has hitherto been put forward by the President as
the leading fact in his defence.
Do not understand to mpute - my colleague the nen
ton to mlslead On the contrary, have doubt he
msed by too crdulous reliance on the statements the
Presidents message, which, examination since, find as
sers the position but which had previously escaped my
notice.
And now, having shown the pretended treaty to be null
and void and the Texan Of Congress repealed, what fur
hr evidence has been auei by the President and his friends
to sustain the extended claims for Texas There is none
there he none except her revolutionary title by conquest
To sustain this title she show actual possession
the exercise Of jurisdiction And my colleague truly
that far the people west of the Nueces participated in
her revolution and have since acknowledged the Government
of Texas far she claim title by conquest And have
assumed the task of proving that Texas had possession
jurisdiction in the valley of the Rio Grande did its
people acknowledge her their sovereign 1t is true that
General Rusk marched into the town of Loredo the
bank of that river the inhabitants making resstance
passed the river fought the Mexcans Mier, returned
to Loredo and, after remaining in all about week,
bank the Nueces But the inhab n never changed their
allegiance has Texas at time since pretended to
ercise jurisdiction them Excepting this instance
discover that Texas had possession of any point
the Rio Grande There other town in which the
Texan flag given the breeze and in very few did
any Texan set his foot except prisoner Of war Sir
might quote many passages from the letters OF Major Done
son. Charge Texas, proving this fact He says Texas
holds Corpus Christi Mexico holds Santiago Texas has, at
times possessed Loredo &c. but above the line of New Mex
leo there has been no " Occupancy" by Texas
might also refer to the letter from the War Department to
Gen. Taylor, as follows:
"WAR DEPARTMENT, JULr s, 1S45.
"SR This Department informed that Mexico has some
military establishments the side of the Rio Grande,
which are and for time time have been, in the actual
occupancy of her troops In carrying out the instructions here
oore received you will be careful to avoid acts
son unless actual of should exist The Mexican
forces the in their posseson and which have been
will be disturbed long the relations of peace between
"wM L. MARCY
"Brig Gen. u. TAYLOR"
Here the Secretary War admits that Mexico had military
establishments garrisoned by her troops the side of
the river Is this consistent with the possession Of Texas by
conquest This letter is also full proof that there no
Texans here for there has been period their
revolution when Texan would dare reside under the guns
of Mexican garrison.
But, sir have much stronger proof than this. When
Gen. Taylor in marching the Rio Grande approached Point
Isabel he met by the Preec Governor of the State
OF Tamaulpas who protested against the nvasion insisting
that part of Texas had his people any connexon
with the Texan revolution annexation He said they had
always been attached to Mexico, aud would
dissolve change their allegiance Gen. Taylors orders re-
qued him advance and the people fire to their dwell
ngs and fled beyond the Rio Grande Yet the President
asserts that these Texan citizens, within her rightfu
limits. marvellous act nexpcable conduct that citizens
OF the State of Texas just admitted into The Union their
request, should fire their dwellings the approach Of
stripes and stars, and fly for potectiop-,o whom To
Mexico which, my colleague says had that very time
declared war against Can there be doubt that these
were Mexcans
Again when Kendall and his fellow fsoner were con
fined for months il not years in Santa F whom did our
Government apply for their release Torexas3 No. We
negotiated with Mexico and Mexico released them Yet the
President arms that Santa Fe within the republic Of
Texas.
The joint resolutions OF annexation leh the boundary an
question and that Congress did not regard the east
valley of the Rio Grandc forming par Of Texas is evil
dent from the history of that The rejection of the
Tyler treaty is conclusive of the question was construed
to adopt the Rio Grando the boundary and for that
rejected In the debate upon the distinguished Sepa
tor from Missouri, (M BESroS,) the pet Of the Admins
traon, and whom il yanly endeavorcd make Lieutenant
General to command the hero of Buena VISTA declared that
to extend jurisdiction TO the Rio Gan would be an act Of
unparalleled outrage and direct aggression upon Mexico and
the Hon Sas Wright, that great northern light of Demo-
cracy, voted against because cit embced country 10
which Texas had claim, which she had never asse-
ed jurisdiction, and which she had right TO cedc" The
Democratic Senate affirmed these views and rejected the
treaty by the decisive vote Of 35 to l6.
And, in this House, the honorable gentleman from Penn
sylvania, (Mr q. j. ISsEasoLL, then chairman of the
Committee Foreign Relations and who reported those re-
solutions in his able speech in their support desgnates that
stupendous desert between the Nueces and the Rio Gande
the boundary Of Texas He says "ere ends the valley
Of the West, there Mexico begins"
This evidence might be deemed sulicn to Indicate the
views Of Congress respecting the limits Of Texas But stop
not here. still stronger Illustration is found in the passage
Of act at the session with the following titlc can
act allowing drawback foreign Merchandise exported i'm
the original packages Chihuahua and Santa Fe in Dri
co, &c
Surely comment be necessary on such fact The
Congress which thus recognised Santa Fe as IN Mrico
could not be understood within the territory Of
Texas.
There Is still further proof which neither the Pres-
dent his friends resist for saw 10 him in the lam
guaee Of Scripture, scout Of thine own mouth will iadce
IpaaI hror Al. a.