The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-02-23

Il ANA4r % t4r sAAjEE1 1uEA ~ AAsAaE
here afeF rs passage in he House Of Re
personalities. il was objeried thar IL might
inselve some question a 70 Ihe boundary
&C Texas.
III. Rssk said. ifhe could suFpo@ ihsf his
p.<slslon wo1h involve any qnesiian = 70 The
nj urge T. The esishlishmneni AZ this route
nonld prevent the necessiiy q sending lrtiers 10
the amy through circuit Of Eve hundred miieS
lie had anoiher reason fOs pressing lhis route.
Texas ever since her snDsxalion had 4 81 worse
supplied with mail routes Than abe MAS helore
There were Ave o. six oOunlies entirely destitute
Of accommodation. Iflhe hili was amended ana
sent hack 20 he House greet delay mus b. The
consequence; and the Postmaster General was
now waiting for is passage 10 make the neesssa-
y contracts"
The honorable Senator from Texas then
diselaimed The riew If raising The ques-
lion Of boundary on the bill.
Mr. RrsK.-Will the Senator allow me
10 interrupt him for moment Ny re-
marks were not exarlly reported. though
] did stale The substance Of what has just
been read. ] remarked that did NOT look
on the bill as involving Al al the question
Of boundary, that Il il did. and no motion
was made 10 strike OuI the clause, should
do IL.
Mr.. PF.RcE.-The Senator says. that
the repoH is substantially correct, though
not exactly so. knew tlial the question
had been raised in the House of Repre-.
senlaiiyes. and tina, il was put on looIing
which myself, recognized as legitimate.
] find that when This hill was introduced
into the House. Mr.. yinion moved TO a.
mend il, by adding To the second section
the following:
Provided, That nothing in this act shall be
understood TO contain an expression by Congress
Of Its opinion as TO the question Of boundary be-
tween the territory Of the United States and Mex
ico."
| In the discussion which followed, find
that Mr.. Dromgoole made the following
remarks:
"Mr. Dromgoole, resuming. said he supposed
that neither the transportation Of the mall nor the
establishment Of post Office or Of custom-house,
were conclusive facts in regard to a boundary
NACuCNCt Tux tWO udltuus hNOutu see III 10 enktT
into negotiation respecting il But admit that
this is disputed boundary, and then having the
possession Of it we have the complete right to GO
ven the country during the possession, even il il
he a military possession. We have not emily the
power to establish post Offices, post routes, Gus.
tom-houses, but to introduce civil government moi
only on this side of the Rio Grande, but through
all the provinces of Mexico which had been over.
h,y - a. .uLs
governments during the time we occupy them
!. None Of these were conclusive, they sa~sc
. acts winch we mIgur 90 because we had posses
sion Of the country"
E Now, sir, this is perfectly right. and
may add that il is characteristic of the in.
telligent adroit, aud skiliul parliamentary
: an who made the remark. Ii was neces.
{ sary 10 supply our army with poSimasiers
: and certainly we had authority to do So
the country being in our possession by
; military occupation. We had, undoubied
. ly, as good right to establish a posl-rouit
10 Fort Brown as 10 send troops there
} Bntl need not argue this point further
The ground of the passage ofihe law was
not that we had lille To the country, and
it cannot be invoked for that purpose. i
is proof only Of our military occupation
/ oil the country, OF which it was conse.
quence.
, Well, now, the next position TO which
SAX the attention of the Senate is this
that, as we were entitled TO the east bank
!, of the river-that being assumed, though
think have shown that it was not so
the President was bound to march the
forces Of the United States TO the Rio
Grande, in order to dlspossess to the Mex.
leans.
Mr.. JOHNSON. did moi say so.
Mr.. PEARcE. am aware that the Sena-
tor did not take that position: II is the Ian.
guage Of the President himself, and find
it repeated in the Union of to-day. | hold
that il Texas had righful claim TO the
country. it being in possession Of Mexico,
this gave him no right 10 march the trnops
of The United States there; that was an arl
of war, which, under the constitution oI
the United States, the President had no
RICH, 10 commit; this is solely at the dis.
cretion Of Congress, and is usurpalion in
the other branch of the Government, no
matter under what circumstances il may
be done. make this declaration under
, high authority. Let me remind the Senate
) of the example given by the Senator from
North Carolina (Mr. Badger a. the last
session. When Mr.. Jefferson addressed
confidential communication 10 Con-
gress. and invited their attention TO the
{ condition Of certain portion of the
; state Of Louisiana then held by Spain, in
violation Of the treaty of 1903, he repre-
S scented 10 Congress that he had tried nego.
a tiation in vain, but did not feel a, liberty
= to send the United Sta es forces into that
/. part Of Louisiana, because, as he said
!. that act, Spain being in possession. might
s change the relations Of the country, and
! transfer them from state Of peace 10 !
i state of war, That territory clearly be
$ longed unto us alone, but it was not takei