The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-16

frtanrss q hfs posiii0ns bot he took good
! carr not 70 mtniion The Mexican claims
- being Tie canse az Inc war. He did
not consider fhsl ihry Eere the eanse of
The war. however mneh the President
Parsded Them In his messages. .-.--
Il Mr. JoHSsox.-I never thought ihey
were.
4 Mr. PEsReE.-Bui he pot Il upon the
ground That this government was bound N
yindieaie ils tile 70 The territory up 90 the
Rio Grsnfe. and he cites variety Of
laeis which. as he thinks. belong 90 the
consideration Of This question. and wIirh
IN his opinion are conclusive. Well, now
think that The farls which he has cited
some Of Them II leasl-do not belong
10 the consideration Of the question, and
that neither one nor all Of Them are con-
elusive. | think can demonstrate ibis.
and that ] can show on The other side
iacis which are ssrrlg as chains OF ada
mant. ! pass oser sflai par OF his speech
IN which my colleague speaks Of the revo-
luton Of Texas. Nobody doubts the eal-
laniry Of those citizens OF Texas who
achieved their independence. Sir, as Car
- their gallanlry is concerned, their spirit
Of heroic adventure. their bold and daring
exposure Of life, | believe there is nothing
10 surpass il. Nobody questions lheir
right 10 revolt from Meaico, 10 establish an
independent government. and TO claim an
the territory over which they could extend
and enforce their jurisdiction. But my
colleague says:
The boundaries Of coshuila and Texas, as
these departments ere laid onso one state b. the
constitution Of 1874, was the Ntcces, running COT
upward Of one hundred miles up that stream, and
ihes by line across from that point 10 the Rio
Grande. The territory below that line. between
fhe Nneces AMI The Rio Gssnde, was part or The
state q Tamanpss. Tsmsuiipas granted Il 10 Va.
rous individuals hy whsiwere called colony grants.
under which many settlements sere made"
i make no objection TO this statement,
SIR; ] only desire 10 and something TO II, 20
make Il little more specific. In 1924,
the departments Of Coahuila and Texas
were united, without change Of their for.
mer boundaries. professionally as one State
Iii being understood that, when Texas
had strength and population enough, she
shOnld I've made separate State.
The United Stale of t:oahuila and Tex.
rs ran across the Rio Grande, but the
boundar, ofTexss proper never did--her
limits stopped q, the Nueres. Nv col
league won't on 10 refer TO The treaty 10
which Santa Anna was q party nj the time
he was prisoner in Texas; and he relied
upon The authority OF tina, miscalled treaty
as conclusive.
Sir, my colleague j. a distinguished
lawyer; he stands a. the head of his BRO.
icssion IN Maryland, and tina, is praise
enough Tor any man. He is the successor.
SIR. ct Martin. Pinkney, and Writ. and
wears their mantle gracefully. Bu, I must
express my utter asionishment Al hearing
from him, that this miscalled treaty. he.
tween Santa Anna and the Texas au,bor;.
Ties IS conclusive on the question of bonn
dairy. Why, sir. j. was no treaty al ali.
santa Anna was y prisoner: and If he had
not been, we all know that the constitution
OF Mexico contains provision that
when The President of the republic is al
the head oil the army, his civil functions
cease. He was in captivity; and if he
had not been, he would have had no am.
ihority TO conclude treaty under the
constitution of his country. which is like
our own in that respect. A treaty, when
signed. requires ratification by the Senate;
and treaty made BY Santa Anna was Of
no more value than hlanE paper. Il might
have had moral obligation as far as he
himself was concerned. but it had no,
even legal obligation upon hin self, hay.
ing been extorted by duress.
Mr.. FoorE.-Will the Senator allow
me 10 inquire whether he refers To The
of 1924!
Mt. PEARcE.-g'ill the Senator have
The Kindness 10 inform me whether there
was any 0,hsr constitution!
Mr. FooTE.-~'rhe Senator can answer
my inquiry or not, az he pleases.
Mr. PEARcs.--l am no, furnished with
any information as IN any new cons,itu.
hon. believe there was none, The con.
ssltution Of 1894 was said 10 be over
thrown, because It's federal character was
abolished and the central form substituted.
II was not abolished in The whole bu, on
~ changed in part. and therefore This pro.
vision remained in full force. If i, were
not so. and the whole constitution were
destroyed. then Santa Anna had no con.
power al all, and could in no
manner bind his country.
MIR. JOHNSON, Of Maryland.-Where do
you read from!
Mr.. PraRcE.-I read from work en-
titled "Iexas and ule Texans" which,
understand 70 be the production of the
Senator from Mississippi. and one which
! have read with great pleasure.
:" That the Prssidcn. Ssnts Anna in his off.
character as chief of the Mexican nation, and
cial Generals Don Vicente Filisola, Don jose
Urea, Don Joaquin Ramires Sesma, and Don
Antonio Gaona, as chiefs of armies, do solemn,
y scknowlege, sanction and ratify, the full. en-.
tire, and perfect Independence Of the Repubie
Of Texas, with such boundaries az are hereatlrr
Zeal A