Washington telegraph., 1848-01-12

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maion Issued on the lalh, ten. Melia,
who commanded the iorres Of the depart.
ment ul lamaulipns, asserts lhat The limits
Of Texas ara certain aud recognized, and
never hal extended heyoni Tho fifer Nne
cesi thu The Cahnel ui thu unilel
slalas coveted the fegian on The leli bunk
u The Ria RFayu, anl thal The American
amy was naw advancing 10 take posses.
sion ol iafga PAL a famaalipas. On
the 9Th ul Mafeh Cen. 'laYlor reaehed
punt IN tle fnaie rum AlaIanaIns 10 Puinl
lz46sl, eIshiasn milss ifoh lhg burner anl
leu lfan The lallef plaea, WheIe dupnIa,
ton cent him a lufmal protest ol tho Pre-.
iRei ol the naflhefn district Of the depart.
menl ol ramauipas, declaring. in bshall
OF The citizens Of the district thai they neY
er will consent to separate themselves from
the Mexican Republic, and 10 unite lhen
selves with the United slales. On The
f2lh ol April the Mexican Grnefal An.
padia required Gen. Taylor 10 break up his
camp within twealy.iour hours, anl 10 re.
Tire 10 The other bank Of the Nueces fitef
ani notified him thai, il he insisted on re.
naming upon the soil ul the department ol
famauIip4si il would clearly result thai
anns mlst aluna decide the question, in
whiee eaze h. declared lhat the Meteans
wuull accept the var 10 which they had
been provoked. On the 9Th oil April Cen.
tfIala arrived IN Alalamofns. an1 on the
=sIas dlY informed Genefal faylof that
le considered h. iiiiies commenced. aud
would prosecute lhsm. On the saIne day
fally ul salY.lhrse American dfagoons,
vim had heea seal sumt distance up The
lei bank ol The river, became engaged
VIII sefy lafsa lafee al lie enemy. and
ai.ei a z5aJt aiiaIl, IN winch ahout sixteen
Nc kllIed N Wnunl laa, Wefe suffoun ed
aad egmnelird In surrender. These iarls
aeIa I'D hsiofe Congress hl tue hfesideal
IN aIs Message ol tho In u My.
\. TIE flaia If frias 10 The rio del
AaHfe a. Is boundary ffamiael.
tfan what piceeHes Il appears that Tic
t.aseHmeni af he luilea suns consider.
ID tie refusal u tlakIen In receive a resi-
daat ensay Of minister a. a sufficient eauza
iuf Vaf, anl The Rio del NaHp as The la
gilinale boundary ol fea4s. Tue first
opinion is nov oi M Importance: but the
Question ai boundary, which was the i'm
nedIue cause ot hOsIiiilies, has 10 this day
b'cn The gfeilest impeachment 10 tho resl1.
ration Ol peace. | feel satisfied that #
this was settled there would be no nsuprr.
able difficulty in arranging other preicn
.ions.
The Cdilsd States claim no other Dor.
iion oi the Mexican dominions, unless il be
by right OF conquest. The tract Of coun
liy between the Rio Nucces aud the del
Nor'e Is lhr only one which has been claim
cd by both paIi.cs Us respectively belong
iHg cither 10 Texas or To Mexico. As 10.
CARDS every other part ol the Mexican pos
sessions, the United States mover had
claimed any portion Of II. The iniuaily oi
acquiring any potion Of Il otherwise than
by aifcOmpael, irce = consented 10 by Alex.
leo, is sell leyidrRl. II is in every fespcct
most important toeSaminc the grounds on
which the claim OF the United States to the
only Territory claimed by both nations /.
founded. Il Is The main question at issue.
The Republic ii Texas did, by an act
Of December, 1890, declare the Rio del
Noae 10 be lis boundary. 1t will not be
ser,ol.I yconieHdcI that nation has righ,
by lAw Of its own 10 dctennine what is
ur shall be the boundary between it and
another country. The act was nothing
more than the expression Of the wishe, or
. p!cteu,ions Of tbs Goycmm.nl H. only
| practical effect was, that, emtna,inp nom
lis Congress or legislative body. il made il
imperative on th1 Executive not to con.
cludo any peace with Mexico unless that
boundary was agfecdlO. Asrcgards right,
tho act ot Texas is perfect nullily. We
want the arguments and documents b,
which The oalm Is sustained.
Ga i lirsi view the preicnsion is truly
startling. There is no exception: the Rio
Norie from is source to is mouth is de.
carei 10 br the righllill boundary Of Tex.
as. That river has is source within The
department, province or State Of New
Mexico, which It traycfscs through It's
whole length from north to south, dividing
it into two unequal parts. The largest
and most populous, including Santa Fe,
the capital, lies ON tue LEFT bank Of the riy-
or, and is therefore embraced within the
claim Of Texas. Now this province Of
New Mexico was first visited aud occupied
by the Spaniards under Nasqura Coronado;
in the year 1910 to 1912. II was at that
time voluntarily evacuated, subsequently,
revisited, and some settlements made about
The year 1885, dnaIly y conquered in 1905
by the Spaniards, under the command Of
Onaie. An insurreclion of the Indians
drove away the Spaniarls in the year 1850.
They re-enIcred il the ensuing year, and
alter long resistance re.conquered it.,
This was an Internal conflict with the alb.
orlgines; but, as related to foreign Powers
lhs sovereignty Of the Spanards over the
territory WAS neVpr allpI Ia ,tte a. ..,nt q. nd