The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-04-18


N can republic, and applied to the general Con
n gress for admission into the Union. Their ap
Il Dlicarion was rejected, and their agent was I'M
L prisoaed. In 1884, the constitutional Con
4 e,ress of Mexico was dissolved by military
order of General Santa Anna, the constitu
zion ovsrthrozn, and the State Government
L eboli<hed
Il In September 1885, General Cos invaded
the province of Texas by land, with orders &c
Il disarrn the citizens, and require an unconui
/ tiorsi submission to the Central Military GoV'
eminent, under penalty of expulsion from thg
country. A battle ensued, which terminated
in the defeat of the Mexicans. On the Hh Oh
November, 1886, Texas declared that,
aWbereas. General Antonio Lopez de San
"a Anna. ard other military chicftains, have by
i force of arms. overthrow the federal constr
tuition of Mexico; and dissolved the social com
pact which existed between Texas and other
members of the confederacy. now the good
ueople cf Texas availing themselves Of their
material rights, solemnly declare
LIST. That they have taken up arms IN de-
fence of their rights and liberties.
I'd. That Texas is no longer morally bound
by the compact of union.
Sd. That they do not acknowledge that the
present authorities of the present nominal
Mexican republic, have the right to govern
within the limits Of Texas"
This was considered an absolute separation
from Mexico, and on the I'd Of March, 1885,
delegates of the people from all the districts
declared Texas " free, sovereign, and indie
oenlent State" Under the constitution OF
1924, New Mexico Tamaulipas, Coahuia. and
Texas were States ofthe Mexican republic
eaeh having its fixed and well-defned boun-
d.ry-th3 Nueces being the southeastern boun-
dary Of Texas. But Texas, as l have before
sid, not having sufficient population for
separate State, was Professionally united with
Coshuila. and called the State of Coahulla and
Texas. After the abolition of the State Gov
ernments, Texas acted for herself, as separ-
ate power She had no connection with Goa
hula or the other Mexican States. She de-
clared that the authorities Of the nominal Neg
ican republic had no right 10 g0ceTn ciHin the
limits of Teras What, Mr.. President, at that
time we're the limits of Texas? Mrs. Mary
Austin Holley, in her history Of Texas, pub
lishei in 1886, SAYS:
Texas is situated between 81 SO and
30 Q so north latitude, and SO Q so and SO .
So west longitude Its boundaries are, the Red
rive, separating it from Arkansas, on the
north the Gulf of Mexico on the south; the
Sabine river and Louisiana, on the cast; and
the river Nueces, separating it from Tamaull-
pas and Coahuila, on the west"
Mr. Murray in his Encyclopedia of Geosra-
ply, published in 1883, gives the Nueces as
the western boundary of Texas. MIR. Moriit
an agent sent by General jackson 10 Texas
in 1886. to ascertain its political, military, and
c;yil condition, says, in his report, that
'.The political limits of Texas proper, previ-
Gus to the last revolution, were the Nueces riv-
or Oh the west along the Red river on the
north; the Sabine on the east; and the Gull
of Mexico on the south"
Mr. Morfit, in speaking Of Texan Govern
ment formed by convention, further SAYS:
"This convention took place by writs of E.
lection issued by the provisional government,
AMI it is said that all parts Of Texas were rep
resented in it, from the extreme western settle
ment at San Pstricio, on the Nueces, TO the
SABINE and Rel rivers"
The "extIeme western settlement Of Texa.
was at San Patricio on the Nueces." Now
sir, by what authority did Tevas, at the time
she became one of the States of this Union
claim the Rio Granle as her western bounda-
nv? Had she conquered the Mexican State:
OF Coahui.a, Tamaupas, and New Mexico
and subjected them 10 her jurisdiction and
laws? No, sir, she had done no such thing
Her extreme western settlement was San Pa
tr:rio, on the right bank of the Nueces.
Mexico. as viii show from our documents
vas, at the time of annexation, in the quie
nn1 peaceful possession Of the left bank Of the
RIO Grandc, claiming il as part of her re
pubic. Mr.. Donelson, our Charge d'Afaire'
IN Texas, in his letter to our Secretary O
State. Mr. Buchanan, under date OF June %
1915, saws
ait is the policy of those who are on tn
side of Mexico in the present crisis, to throw
upon heUni.ed S sites the esp ns;bi ity!of wa
for the country between the Nueces and til
Rio Grande. The territory, You are aware
has been in the possession Of both parties
Texas has held in peace Corpus Christi. Mex
leo has held Santiago Both parties have ha
occasional possession of Loredo, and o.he
higher points
All that Texas held in peace west Of tn
Nuaccs was Curpua Christi.
Ollhe 26 oi' June, 1915, Mr. Donelson, il
e.patch TO General Taylor, says:
"Corpu, Christi is said To he as healthy a
PansacnlA-a ctnvsnicnI p7c, for supplies
nn1 is The most western point now occupies
by Texas"
A gain, in The same despatch. he says:
''rexas holds Corpus Christi, Mexico
holds Santiago, near the mouth Of the Rit
Grsnde.''
Again. sir; on the 9Th of July. l845. MIR
DonesOn, in another letter 10 Mr.. Buchanan
says:
You are already advised Of my letter L
Gen. Taylor niihe 2Sth ulr, in which l,av,
the question of marching TO The RIO Grande
10 be detiied BY developments vet 10 BIZ
made. If Mexico passes that stream, mena
chg Texas, or otherwise threatening TO dis
rurh the territory of Texas. as i; stood wher
our JOINT resolution passed. our right 10 repe
her commences. and we may force her 10 re
ire west Of The Rio Grande."
Crossing the river without menachg Tex
rs, or threatening Ia invade her territory
would be no cause of complaint. Pray, sir
If Taxas extended TO the left bank of The Rio
Grande would not passing that river be an in
vasion of he! territory Most certainly il
wond. But no force was 10 be used unles:
she attempted 10 60 further, threatening tc