The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-04

1923: Worcesters Gazetteer edition 1929 Darbys Ga
zetteer edition 1927 and Davenpors Gazetteer edit on
1882.
Mr. Kaufman gives several laws and resolves of Texas
for the division of the valley OF the Rio Grande into
counties, the establishment OF courts land Offices, and
trading posts These acts show two things first, that
Congress regarded the Rio Grande the bounday and,
secondly that the people the east bank of the river
garded themselves as inhabitants of Texas.
They had participated in the events of the revolution
they represented in the convention which declared
the independence OF Texas they within the limits
defined by the act of December 10, 1886 they there
fore inhabitants of that Texas whose independence
recognised by the United States, Great Britain, France,
Holland, and Belgium. Can the people of any country
show better title OF citizenship than the inhabitants of
the eastern bank of the Rio Grande? Can any nation
show better title to It's territory than Texas has to the
country between the Rio Grande and the Nueces'
Mr. kaufman also quotes the language of the Hon.
Reverdy Johnson OF Maryland, from speech made in
January, 1913 Mr. Johnson declares that Mexico
made any other claim to the territory between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande, than what she made to all the coun
try west OF the Sabine, and closes with these significant
words; Mexico is answerah4 for all these sad and
sckening results. The war Just, because she com
menced it. IT BY HER ACT; and, so help me
God but for that conviction, as reverence truth and de-
test alsehood would never have voted Tor the act OF
the 9th of May, 1916"
We have word to say to our wing friends. Whenever
the history OF parties and the conduct OF prominent men,
reference to the annexation of Texas and the war with
Mexico shall be mpartiay examined, they will stand
posed 10 the condemnation of those who abhor coward
ice, political inconsistency reachery chcaneTy, and
then furnishing from their ranks the author OF the
resolutions by which the measure finally consumma-
ted; at one moment denouncing the President as the
author of the war; then voting the most ample supplies
for its prosecution one day declaring those who parci
paed in it TO be guilty OF henous crime, and the next
encouraging their best men to seek glory the fields of
Mexico. The same men who refused vote of thanks
to General Taylor, ask the people to elect him Presl
dent OF the United States The who denounced
him assassin and murderer eXtol his hui
mainly, patriotism, and Christian virtues. The same
1nen who have denounced the acquisition of territory,
desire the election of who has expressed himself
in favor of southern line than that of the
treaty of February last party which has uni
ormly in the north, objected to the system of slavery,
seals its opinions by the nomination and support Of
a STAKEHOLDER, who, in his private affairs, has eX-
tended both the and the institution of slavery.
1t is in vain that they deny conceal disavow the object
of General Tayors nomination He does not represent
one idea opinion for which they have commended.
Claiming to be abolitionists they have nominated a
shareholders preerring peace even at the sacrifice OF ma
onal rights and honor they support military cheftan
having become Infamous by the propagation of the idea
that the with Mexico wrong on part, they
hasten to elect the who advised the President to
march the troops the Rio Grande, and declared in his
proclamation to the Mexcans, that for many years our
citizens had been subjected to repeated insults and nlu
res vessels and cargoes had been seized and cons
Gated our merchants had been pundered, MANNED i'm.
prisoned, without and without leparation The
friends of Gen. Taylor have object in vew-the off,
and the emolume,ls thereof For this they abandon
principles professions and sacrifice their leading
men.