The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-02-18
For the Democratic Pioneer.

has come out and caNs this an unnecessary
and unconstitutional war; Here is more
whig authority Corwin, Bebb and Mclean,
three distinguished citizens of Ohio, have
now given their opinions and must certainly
lead many of the tories Of the whig party
into their belief. That the Hon. Judge
Mclean once stood high aud was favorably
talked of as a candidate for the Presidency
do not pretend to deny. have no doubt he
would have been nominated for that office
had his views respecting the United States
Bank been sound. But when the democratic
party found out his opinions respecting it,
they dropped him like hot potatoe. | sup |
pose however, he is sincere in his opinion
and takes it for granted that our army actual
ly did invade Mexican soil, which we deny, |
and give the following ex ract from the Hon.
Thomas Bar,ley's speech, delivered at Colum-
bus, Nov. 9th, lS47, as authority:
In 1879, that part of Louisiana known as
Texas, lying between the Sabine and the Rio
Grande, was, in the treaty for the purchase Of
Florida, ceded by tho United States to Spain
Texas, as province of Spain, and after the
Mexican revolution, as an Independent State
ofthe Mexican republic, was never stripped
Of the country between the Nueccs and the
Rio Grande. In 1885, after the overthrow Of
the republican constitution, and the establish
ment of a military despotism by Santa Anna
in Mexico, Texas being no longer bound by
rhe ronnh 10 ponfp1arncy rof,sod cnhn,iS-
sion to Santa Anna, and undertook the main
talnonce Of her separate independence, and
consummated the achievement ofthe same on
the victorious field of San Jacinto, in April,
1886.
The trenty entered into by Santa Anna, as
President, aud the generals of the Mexican
army, on The part of Mexico, with Texas, in
May, 1886, in which lhe Independence of Tex
as was acknowledged, specifically defined her
boundaries. The fifth article of this treaty
defines the western boundary of Texas as
follows;
Article V. That the following be and
the same are hereby est a bllshed and mad e
the lines OF demarcation between hetwo
republics Of Mexico and Texas, TO wit:
The line shall commence at ihe cstuar,
or mouth Of the RIO Grande. on the west. .
ern bank thereof, and shall pursue the
same bank up the.said river 10 the point
where the river assumes the name Of the
Rio Bravo del Norle, from which point i,
shall proceed on line Western bahk to the
head walters or sDurce nf aid ha
ing understood HAT the Rio Grande and
the Rio Bravo del Nnrte apply to and
designate one and tire same stream
The famous map of Mr. Kennedy, tho
British Consul in Mexico, published in
le4l, lays down the Rio Grande, IN its
entire length, as lhe western boundary OF
Texas; and the memoir of the ropograph-
ical Bureau accompanying The map con
tains ,he following:
Starring from the Gulf, the Mexcans
have no actual possessions or fixed habita
ons east Of lie Rio del Norte until we
reach lhe mountainous barriers Of the
Pass
Now, the western boundary Of Texas
was ever changed. let those who con,end
that our army invaded Mexican soil, when
it took lis position oD the east bank OF
The tio Grande, come tor0ard and shoc
When, how, aud toherr Mis change took
place.
Immediately after the establishment of
the independence Of Texas, in 1855. that
repooilc proceeded oy her organic laws
10 dehne her boundaries, specifying the
N'o urande as me boundary on the west:
ana counties were land of, extending To
'ne mo "ra"ue' w"''h were represented
!" 'he Legislature OF rexas' and In the
'e', c""'e"''o" "l exas "hich SANCTION
ea 'he annexation OF that country to the