The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-21


ever been done under the orders oil The President oil me
,hongb constitutions NAV have been proclaimed and the
crme of treason defined and punished vet the message
OF December - lotp, 90 a No, d nj II
the proceedings uhae, s NOV o a 81
New Mexico, that redress shall be extended TO hen.
What say authorities on these points
lyered the opinion of the court in the following words
r. .inal ouestio, arising ON the pleadinps in this
Inc sins aonJs i rnrtha into Casino dnring its
ea Is ha he enan, are liable TO the dutes imposed
% h ynne laws unon Goods imported into the United
Sy .he revenue ~ np S $500 J5;nas ,hat on ,a Fl ,sI day
aSes, ~ faI, fi - csanmred hv the enemy
ond rsmaned n his Exclusive possession under the com
j ~ ~ ,,.ssr - 80, t,rces un,i after The rati-
Of he ,aty nT nsace in February 1915 During
this time the British government exercised all civil and
h "a i;, J.u. i e 70 he nporeJ aecording 10 reg
nIa,ions ctd hg i,sefc and among Others admitted
goods remained at Cane until after evacuated by
the enemy and, upon the reesabshmenr of the Ameri-
can government the collector OF the customs. claiming IA
right TO American dunes on me sooas' oon me poho :"
question from the deenaan, io the s a Of onnoD ba,
III. im for Jn,ies canno he maintained By the CON
quest and military occupation of Casne enemy
the fullest rights of sovereignty the place The sove
reigny of the United States over the territory was 81
course SUSPENDED ana he aw 1l ,e a. h ,ov on
no longer DC ign.uy en,oiced mel W 70 he con
ne ilha' ia Us d h inh. bi,anis ma ed under
emnoTarv allegiance to the British government and
bound by such laws and such only, chose impose
gaory upon them for where there is protection or ale
glance, or sovereignty, there can be no claim to ope-
dence oase was therefore anng ais nrsgn 30 oo
as respected our revenue laws 10 be aeeea oieg Po.
ana goods npofed INTO II ~ e nuoment chose TO- re-
Ui sa'h such ond we're in no Correct sense import
ed into the United States The subsequent evacuation by
the enemy and resumption of authority by the United
States did not, and could change the character OF the
previous transactions The doctrines respecting the Jss
liable ar, re anes when
al, ma. .ney are - ao,J a. s,a,ad and when nnon
hs rern of neaee the jurisdiction OF the United States
wa, thew were in the same as they
wod have been il Castine had been foreign territory
ceded by treaty the United States and the goods had
been previously imported there In the latter case there
would have been no Preence 10 say that american duties
could be and upon PRINCIPLES Hi pTbc or d
Jaw ,e Iase slu no' h @ nv donb he de-
cisive of the question But we think it too clear need
The above and the case Of Caner. fully cover the
whole case and meet every step of The American
Executve and there is nothing connected with the
afect these nrincnles Texas was admitted into the
IIn;on with tbe declared boundary to the Rio Grande
hnt this boundary AZ well as the independent SOW.
| ere;cntv Of Texas' was DISPUTED by Mexico Texas
L,d laid claim and extended her civil jurisdiction TO
,h Pi Grade hu, .ha had NOT secured or maintained
actnal nossession of the country or the river from
a., opth =, ;ts source. and She ,v,s admitted into
10 Tfan ~, The nxnress condition thai The limited
States might settle the question of boundary between
TEXAS and the republic of Mexico. Accordingly when
III IYn;tad S,,,es Went IN war with Mexico and
! inu,S anv norton of TeYas in the possession OF
W YUM "s as tha rnh, and d,tv of tho Tinted States
| ~ boli nossession Of the country thus conquered
from the Mey;cans who held possession: and by the
terms under which TeYas was admitted il was entirely
in the mower of the United States when treaty Of peace
was made to restore this country to either Mexico
Teyas in sch state of facts who questions the right
and duty OF the President to maintain order on both sides
of the Rio Grande when held by Mexico, until treaty
of boundary enabled us to fix the limits OF Iexas ANA
what matters whether the country occupied by the
President and conquered from Mexico was within the
declared boundary of Texas at Point Isabel the
mouth NJ the Rio Gr,nde or at Santa Fe near the
oroa &c ,ha NJ Cr,pIa 81 was still rcd coun.
soui9e u uie NY w , n,,"ra5 hncausaa ,ra ,n;ab,
uy' anu not ne Iese so VI tI -. - ,f,,l. p
choose 10 nOd III ds part Vi INT ,eilo,y hShuuiy oo
longing to Texas, to be restored 10 her al the con-
cusion OF a treaty OF peace, when we might possess
the power adjust the question of boundary and this,
quite INDEPENDENT of the right or title by which the gov
ernent of the limited States might elect to hold such
| nnr.an ~ The conouara1 country for said Mr. Mel
r. pos;d.nt reraraed Inc Rio Grande as tho western
tle 7. ~, 80. "a ~ 60 20 49, "A
IT. The treaty, he believed las was uhuerSooo') SO
regarded it; and our e and night to secure and NAM
tain Texas in her western boundary OF the Rio Grande
would be perfect independent of the treaty, well if
raco0n sed the cesson of territory TO be
;. 80; ~ th,t river for 40 we connuered and re-
y We" =, ~ Nax;caps Who held possession of
uuceu W suoJeeuon ~ -: ~, "a as e. -
pOruOnS OF territory Oh his eis' oue vi " itoi' VIC
cple that we could use what we possessed Inc doc
trne of ,tt pOssdefis" fully applied to the case
This (Mr Mel said) had been the policy of the gov
eminent and the democratic party ever since the alms
i IS r. The SI;doII ,nstructona and tho orders
sioII VI AeN"o., a. ,.ai x,a.saao IS 49, 20 te
10 Nearby anu lie ahiuai uIoSeaoo " o.Ii, 80
on the other side to comprehend this policy, which led
them such bitter denunclatiOns against the govern
ment and bv ndirection against gentlemen this side
- s,,s,,;noJ tho oovarnment The Sdel insruc
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