The North-Carolina standard., 1848-01-26

ture of Coiahula and Texas and arrested all the Off
GERS of the government marched the Rio Grande
leaving garrison at Lipanttlan, the Nueces, and
one at Goliad. The Texans then commenced the
revolution, retook Goliad, Lipantitlan, and San An
tonio in 1886.
The boundaries of Coiahula and Texas, as these
departments laid off into State by the con-
stitution of 1924, the Nueces, running for up
wards of hundred miles up that stream, and then
by line from that point to the Rio Grande.
The territory below that line, between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande, was part of the State of Ia
maulipas. Tamaulpus granted it to various individ-
uals by what they called colony-gants under which
many settlements were made. These colonists, or
the greater portion of them entitled to this portion
of the territory, Joined in the Texas revolution, and
were represented in the convention of Texas, which
subsequently declared the independence of that Re-
public. The day after the battle of San Jacinto,
(31st April, 36,) Santa Anna surrendered pris-
oner. In about six weeks afterwards, he entered
into treaty with the government of Texas, aeknowl
edglng the Rio Grande as their southwestern boun-
Diary, upon condition that Gen. Filisola, then at the
head of five thousand troops being all that left
to the centralists to maintain their power should be
permitted to retire west of the rver and that he him.
self should be released. These conditions COM
piled with-Fisola being permitted to retire with
all his force to the west of the river, and Santa Anna
In October afterwards released The treaty contain
ed, also, various spulations about the release of
prisoners and the surrender of property Gen. Rusk,
then at the head of the Texan forces and under the
order of the Texan government, transmitted copy
of the treaty to Gen. Filisoa, who recognised it,
and at complied with all the obligations it inn
posed upon him.
In 1886 (l9th December) the Texian Congress
passed law describing the Rio Grande their
southwestern boundary. After this Filisola su-
perseded In command by the appointment OF Genl.
Urea, who Immediately commenced raising army
to reinvade Texas. Gen. Rusk, who still at the
head of the army of Texas, and stationed at Guada
ouPe ordered the families belonging to that part and
the Rio Grande to retire his rear, remove to
h.nE Of fho Tha fOff fhaTn
did retire to his but many of the Mexcans elect
ed to the river and settle the opposite side
For the purpose Of facilitating the removal Of those
occupying the country, and of watching the move
ments of the Mexican army, and preparatory to an
advance upon Matamoras, he despatched Gen. Felix
Houston with sufficient force to take possession of
Corpus Christi; and that was done. Gen. Hous-
ton exercised more authority between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande than Gen. Urea did, who was
stationed at Matamoras with force of about ten
thousand men. At one period Urea crossed the riv-
er with the greater part of his command and encamP
ed few miles east of the river; but In very short
period he recrossed to the western side. In this
diton things rem"ined until 1843 the Mexcans hav-
ing army to the east of the river, and the Texans
having few troops at Corpus Christi and San An
tonic With these troops, however the Texans fire.
quently made excursions to Laredo, place upon the
Rio Grande, and several times crossed it. The Mexi-
can troops made two incursins, crossing the river
both times coming as far as San Antonio, and upon
each occasion were Immediately driven back to the
west bank. In IS43, also, armistice agreed
on the west and the Texans the east side of the
river. This armistice was In the same year revoked
and the war declared to be renewed. The proclama-
ton of Gen. Woll who was then in command of the
Mexican force, issued by direction of Santa Anna,
declared that all Mexicans found within three leagues
of the river would be considered '' avoring the
usupers of that territory (meaning by the territory
the whole of Texas,) be tried by court-maral, and
capitally punished There were during this period,
post called Laredo on the east side of the river
some citizens under military organization, and or
ganized simply with view of defence against the
Indians, mustered only upon such occasions, but
claiming to be citizens when Hays or Mccullough
there with the Texan rangers. From the COM
mencement of the revolution in 1884, to the indepen
dence declared by Texas in 1936-from that period
to the admission of Texas into the Union in I845,
and from 1S45 up to the present hour, no Mexican
document can be fc@ad military or clvlE-no Mexl-
officer military civil, has ever been known to
contend that the territory lying between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande belonged to Mexico by any 9TH
title than that which she maintained to the whole
territory between the Sabine and the Rio Grande.
Under the colony contracts granted by Tanaulipas
the settlers, at election in Texas in ls4l or 1912
of members of Congress-, voted at Corpus Christi,
claiming to be citizens of Texas and their votes
were received and recognized by the government.
The evidence to the title, too to the lands settled
upon, including all transfers from the time of the
revolution of 1884 to the present time, recorded
among the land records of Texas. On the first of
March, IS45, the alternative resolutions for the ad
mission of Texas into the Union were passed. On
Ine SSLn Oh DcceinDef, Aofos AeAdS was
and the same day act was passed to extend the
laws of the United States over the State of Texas
On the 3lst of December, 1645, Texas was const-
tuted district; and the city of Galveston
the only port of entry, having annexed to it, amongst
other ports ports of delivery, the port OF Corpus
Christi, a port the west side of the Nueces. I'm
der that act revenue officer of the United States
has been appointed for Corpus Christi On the I'd
of February, 1S47 Congress-, by act establishing
additional post-roads in the State of Texas, establish
ed, amongst others, one from Brazos Santiago, via
Point Isabel, to Fort Brown, opposite Maamoras; and
one from Corpus Christi to Santiago, point south
of Point Isabel, the mouth of the Rio Grande.
Now, as before stated, Texas annexed under
the first of the alternative resolutions of the 1st of
March, 1845. Ia
TThe first resolution provides, that Congress doth
consent that the territory properly included within,
and nghtfully belonging to, the republic OF Texas,
may be erected into State, to be called the
State of Texas, with republican form of govern
men to be adopted by the people of said republic, by
deputies in convention assembled. with the consent
of the existing government in order that the same
may be admitted as of the States of this Union.
That the foregoing consent of Congress Is given
upon the condition that the said state be formed sub
ect to the adjustment by this government of all ques-
tions of boundary that may arise with other govern
ments; and the constitution thereof with the proper
evidence of its adoption by the people of said repub
lie of Texas shall be transmitted to the President OF
the United States be laid before Congress for its
final action on or before the first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
The second resolution provides that, IT the Presl-
dent of the United States SHALL in his judgment and
discretion deem most advisable instead of processing
to submit the first resolution to the republic OF Texas,
as an overture on the part of the United States for
admission to negotiate with that republics then that