Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14


had not reduced into actual possession and occupancy how
the Legislature power Of the United States deprive
Texas OF limits which she claimed from the first Of
her independent existence bot which she well Maine
had not reduced into actual Possession and occupancy
3. II the United States could not deprive Maine OF any
portion Of her territorial claims, although Maine had no pro-
vision in her constitution setting forth her n how the
Government deprive Texas Of her territorial claims
forth in her constitution, and that constitution approved and
sanctioned by the Congress and President Of the United
States
4. With how much caution and forbearance should
the United States towards Texas who introduced
into the family Of the Unon than 70 one o its original
bers-more particularly when the debts Of the orsns
hers, incurred in securing Her independence paid Ivy
the United States while the debt Of Texas incurred in
curing her independence has be paid by herself and when
the action proposed would seriously affect il entirely de-
stroy the power Of Texas to pay that debt
s. II all that Maine claimed had been secured by the treaty
OF Washington would the United States have taken her
own, or would she not have conceded Il to Maine
Many other questions might be propounded but "the sands
Of my hour disappearing rapidly that must pass
Mr. Speaker there is another provision Of The constitution
Of the United States to which beg leave to call the attention
Of this House, and which speaks in Of command you
TO forbear "Nothng in this constitution shall be consru
ed prejudice any claims OF the United States Of any
particular State This provision evidently, from the preced
ing clause OF the constitution alluded to the territorial claims
OF the States and the United States III regard the United
States, evidently alluded to those territorial claims which
she held independent Of the claims Of the Stsessuch for
instance as the Northwest Territory, for which she in
debted to the magnificent generosity OF Virginia In regard
the States, alluded the immense territory e1ed but
not reduced into Possession, by Georgs North Carolina and
Virginia have already shown the continuous claim Of
Texas to that portion Of New Mexico Of the Rio Grande
Her last Legislature provided military and civil regulations
for Santa Fe and district circuit judge Is his
way TO that portion cf Texas, instructed by the State
cert her jurisdiction there. The United States has
claimed IT, unless for Texas In Dsurnels map, above
ered to, published in ls47, the Rio Grande, from It's mouth
10 It's source is marked claimed by the United States As
this map was published before the late treaty Of Guadalupe
Hidalgo and indeed forms part Of it, which treaty suucn-
des to the United states all territory Of the Rio Grande
Of course The claim Of the United States have been in
the right OF Texas On the contrary the United States by
her President end Congress, have always yielded to Texas
The message your table, under discussion, coccdes
just claim to Texas The Secretary Of State comedies IT,
The treaty making power Of this Government ha have
already shown enounced their claim by copcedng that this
disputed territory belonged 10 Texas. The only claim that