Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-02-02

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a condition successfully 10 n eel and repel
her. Betweensnalions, assbetweeu indi.
syiGuals.sagg gression ma , bedmetby az gres.
assault may DO mel shy battery.
But it sisssaid revolution gives ,nQiitle un-..
accompanied by actual and undisturbed
possessiol:ahd jurisdiclion. Asa general
principle the proposition is true; but what
is actual and undislutbea possession ! Does
ii mean thatilhe revolutionary government
is to have a soldero on each foot of her as,
serted domain? Does il mean that every
iuhabitant within her territory is 10 ac.
knowledge and submit to her soyercisuty!
or does ii not. only mean, that such govern.
ment is1o- have possession, claiming exclu-
siye title to the whole Of her asserted
bounds, and possess the power and deter.
mipalion to make that title good ny force,
against the original sovereignty? say it
means this and nothing more.
+. Seethe result Of different doctrine. We
declared our Independence in 70; the war
continued seven years. Suppose no treaty
of peace had been made recognizing our
limits, but England had simply retired
from the conlesrin disgust with the slrug.
gle, as she might well have done, would
not our; title al that momen, have been as
good toeyery foot ofoar glorious Thirteen,
as il, was 10 The very battle. fields of Sara.
tosa aud Yorktown. And yet, how Incon.
Siderable part ofour country was ever
troddeu by the American sudier or within
actual reach Of his arm. Aud yet, how
many hearts throughout the contest beat
high with true loyalty TO England, aud
we're striking or were burning ID strike for
her. standard. No, sir, the proposition is
not true as it is sometimes understood. II
means only The ability 10 make the usur;
patton good by-force Of arms, when the
usurper's title is by force ofarms assailed.
SubjecLto This test, who can doubt that
Frexas.hadSthe ability 10 maintain her title
to aiy:p Of the territory claimed by her
between tile Nueces aud lhe Rio Grande !!
LetIhe facts give the-answer. Alter her
declaration of inde pendence, and after she
had by f6rce driven the Meyicao troops
across the latter river, they afterwards re.
turned. .butlwce and we're eachti'ne driven
back; aud from3lho period of the last IN
cursiun. usl843, no Mexican soldier ever
crossed the river, anlsno civil officer OF
Mexico ever neutrality-suspicious. overit.
Texas then claimed: The terriiory-Texas
drove Mexico from il-Texas had appar;
emily the power, ard certainly the will, TO
drive her from il Whenever she Invaded it.
II these were the facts, aud appeal to he
honorable Senator from Texas for their
truth, what Doubts there, lhattU that pall
Of hercuus,itutionall limits she has a per.
feet lille. Sir, word or two more, and
upon this. point have done. What Sem
alor, what A,nerican, would be now con-
teot TO abandon.llho territory. moke. The
Nueces the boundary, and fight only for
that boundary! Forpeace, to:put an end
jtoElhe war, to spare The further effusion of
blood, some, s,hlisht be found who would by
agree, 10 that ,linitof Mexico
would surrender all lille in,-lthHseer - rest 81
Texas: Bul IS there who would now
sPttplpssss 70 fall buck 10 the Nueces,t aud
I abandon atonees lhesintermetiale;territ
bJie SerY ;6eils.olP Palp Attn aailzResaca la
M sxicc, ami igiit her fo1ly, to
sf6e Of Nae lbelisses slahope
llhs of nfna1 tssi siice thai
iieYs s is ne ais lrusts
afag saks aEe siainisss
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