Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-02-05

Ro raude She had no right to do IT, Ii was an act Of
usurpaionthe usurpaion of territory which she fad ac
qued control by revolution by this compact or by treaty
Then, if the act Of 1886 not passed BY authority
the part Of Texas If she acquired right by it, how could
we have acquired right by it. though had adopted
it Unquestionaby we could acquire But in point
of fact did recognise the act Of 1886 being obga
tory upon by the Of annexation Every body knew
that the OF the rejection Of the Tyler treaty was that it
proposed Texas to the Rio Grande to the United
States. The gentleman shook his head. Mr.. II. referred
him the Of debate that question: the resolu
ons introduced by the distinguished Senators who opposed
that treaty and he would there that Of the prime
Of opposition to was, that it proposed
part of Mexico. BY many OF the distinguished men Of The
gentemans party it opposed that very ground
The terms Of annexation, provided in theont resolutions
shaped avoid the difficulty which had been
counered in the annexation Of Texas by the Tyler treaty
and they made with desgndone simply for the
purpose Of procuring Texas but done by party banded
geher from end Of the country to the other with the
press and deliberate view Of deceivng the people of the
try on that very question Why need we to be told that
all over this country when the opponents of annexation de-
clared that identical with war; its advocates
dcued the idea, and endeavored to make the country be-
heve there would be war But gentlemen now turned
about and frankly acknowledged they had been wrong The
gentleman from Maryland told the House the other day that
we procured the the cost Of annexation Yes sir
he spoke most truly the sad experience of the last years
had not failed to convince the advocates of
nexaon OF that fact The joint resolutions Of annexation,
he believed and declared shaped with especial reference
to deceive the people of this country the question Of
nexaon.
Texas therefore, heepeated, having acquired no title by
the act declaring her boundary to be the Rio Gande
could have been conferred the United States if we had
adopted that act But did In the constitution of
Texas with which she received the Unon and which
adopted after the joint resolutions for had PASS
ed there express provision that all acts of her Con-
gress confirmed and continued in force except in
derogaon Of the constitution Of the United States viola
ton of the terms of annexation Now, the joint resolutions
of annexation of their prominent features con-
a of he
left TO be settled by negotiations and if the question of boun
dary be settled by negotiation how could this of
1886 be otherwise than inconsistent with the joint resolutions
That act fixed the boundary without negotiations declared the
Rio Gande to be the boundary and, Of
by the express terms Of annexation, had binding
force.
But the gentleman from Texas (Mr. KAUFMAs) told the
committee the other day that the of 1886 regarded by
Texas as comforting jurisdiction upon her to the Rio Grande
And to what extent Why, the gentleman said from the
mouth of the Rio Grande Mr. T. had been
onshed hear that declaration from the gentleman from
Texas, that Texas had jurisdiction and occupancy from the
mouth to the source of the Rio Grande Why the gentle
seemed to have forgotten that in the military
possession of that country Although according to the agu
men of that gentleman and OF Others annexed this whole
country, from the mouth the of the Rio Grande
the United States part and parcel Of Texas yet the Pre-
siden of the United States exercising military jur
cton part Of this territory, and the people there,
der this martial law, being called upon determine
of themselves whether they would be annexed to e United
States not And only this, but the President Of the
United States also trying to buy that country, TO hold
it indemnity for the expenses of this war 1hough
the time the gentleman from Texas the gentleman from
Maryland and Others told part OF Texas actual
" annexed to the United States
But the gentleman from Maryland further, and in
der show that the Congress of the United States had
nsed the Rio Grande boundary ne alluded another
fact which he declared exist that Congress had organ
zed districts in the State of Texas in such way
that bounded the west by the Rio Grande Mr..
would be very much obliged TO the gentleman he would
show him that part Of the history Of the proceedings of Con-
yrcss from which he derived this nfomaisn-f he would
show him any where statute books single act of Con-
yress which defined the Rio Grande the boundary
inc of any collection district Congress did pass act
abishng district in Texas mr. T. read from
he act declaring that Texas should be collection district
md Galveston port of entry Yet the gentlemen told them
that there districts established the
boundary of Of which, he informed hem was the Rio
Grandco The fact was appeared from the act which Mr.
T. held in his hand that Corpus Christi the extreme
port Of delivery and nowhere in the district
was there any port beyond Corpus Christi.
Mr.. McLANE (Mr t. yielding for explanatory un-
dcstood admit that the port of delivery established by this
law at Corpus Christi but there an inspector of Gus
appointed under the law reside at Point Isabel the
Rio Grande.
Mr. THOMPSON replied that il the President had appoint
ed inspectors Point Isabel he had violated thelaws
Mr. GRINNELL, with the consent Of Mr.. T., remarked
that by understanding with the members from Texas du
ring the last session. agreed that the disputed territory
should not be embraced within these districts
Mr. THOMPSON resumed, and said the law proves that,
though Of delivery established at several places
there Point Isabel beyond Corpus Christi
Congress egisated for the disputed territory until after
the commenced. After the commencement of the
they would find that post routes established from
Brasos de Santiago to Point Isabel and Fort Brown Before
the there beyond Corpus Christi and hence
gentlemen in in supposng that Congress had
cogned the disputed territory by the establishment of post
routes, had supposed The pest rouesestabshed
since the of the had been rendered
sary to factae communication with the army The reason
why Congress did not establish post routes beyond Corpus
Christi because the county of San Patrco was only orr
gnaly recognised extending TO the Nueccs nver but
Texas after she acquired her independence exercised civil
jurisdiction beyond 10 short distance, so as to embrace
Corpus Christi II true however, that since tins war
had commenced she bad extended her jurisdiction to the Rio
rande, far her legislation could do it. This he found,
from the Integencer Of this morning. attended with some
embarrassment The paper to which he referred contained
paragraph, which was in these words
From the settlements the Rio Gande to the county
Corpus Christi il is full five days Journey through
sprress country, ainosf destitute Of Tvna NOT HABrrA-
DISTANCE, and dangerous 10 frdueefs on
account Of the indians and bands LlwesS He1eans When
residing the Rio Grande border Oh the county are
cited appear Corpus Christi takes al least two weeks
comply with the citation besides subectng them TO the
difficulties and dangers Of the road"
would be seen, them that easy matter to acquire
territory for, Texas annexed TO the United
sate the Texas Congress passed act to extend her boun
daTy TO the Rio Grande and thus was that the stupen
dous desert egaed into Texas and constituted part Of
it, This part Of the public history OF the country per-
fecy familiar every gentleman 10 whom he addressed him
self; but there peculiar features Of it, growing
the recognition Texas ITSELF which show that until this
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