New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-22
BY GREELEY & McELRATH.


be published By Wiley, l6I Broadway. to whom
we are Indebted for copy in advance fila i,,1e.
1t is history Of th,. war, written. "a We under.
stand by several Mexican ofscer. who served in
IT, snd is translated from The Spanish BY Col
Ramsey late Of the U. s. Army 1t will be read
In this country with some esgerne.
ms writers commence with the origin Of the
" ar which they attribute 20 the long cherished
and inex,ioguishsble smbiton Of this country 20
occupy the entire Continent Ia support Of ,h,
idea they sdducs the scqui,ision of Florida tld
Louisiana and finally Of Texas. Isis scarcely ne
cesssry Tor US To say here tina, this no. strictly
correct view. Tez's vas violently septrsted from
Mexico and annexed 20 this country not n crafty
an ambitious desire on the par. Of the whole
American peop', bat the main purpose Of the sct
was 70 keep good the preponderance Of Slavery in
our Government.
But it is 10 the statements Of tbess writer's con
corning the history Of Texan revolution and annex.
alton. and especially concerning the true limits Of
that State, that we wish especially 20 direct the
attention Of the public. We have again and again
demonstrated how utterly unfounded are the pre-
tensions set up by Texas FOR special purpose Of
its own and sustained by the Slavery phalanx as
a means Of extending their hvorite institution over
New-Mexico, bat We are not unwilling 70 add 10
the proof the testimony Of new witnesses W no are
not only well Informed bat homes. in respect 10
the question at issue. Moreover it cannot be use.
ess at the present time 20 lay once more before
the American people the facts with relation to the
outrage which the South, with the Northern De-
mCc'acy for its too, made them commit upon Mex.
leo TIE following extracts are 10 the point
Texas was bounded on the esst By Louisiana. and
The ytv0 n.dtaa Separated It from Coahaa Intending It,
ttOry 70 The Preadio Of Nuesra S.ora del Pillar De loo
AdaIs. This province belonged 10 the crown Of psip,
which possetsed establishments even IA the sixteenth
century, little while after the conquest Of the Mexl.
empire. Anerwsrd, 10 the year 1853, Captain D.
Alfonso do Leon, who was then Governor Of Coahuis,
received an order from the Viceroy, the msrqu, Of
MOnclova 10 IN axe Reconnaissance IL the Boy q 20.
ptitu tnto, and the River Saint Marks which empted
into IT, 10 1890 Alfonso took possession o. the cnUu.
try, and founded The mission Of San Frsncsc) Of Tex
The Ming o. spsn, hearing Of these thingr and
knowing tn cir importance comm and-d, IN T0ya let
ter of the 2.h November, 1912 that lie would ef-c
now discoveries AID under'ske the navgato on uf the
COdschoe. New eXpediti0ns lowed which r..
suit in tue es'at i,hn ants of IL PGHssma Conc+p
,nD, san jose Marie Ssntsfims Guadalupe and ohers
Ia This way without sry opposition, and using the
ria ht which nations recognized IN th0s, iines H..
tbens-l 90 masters OF the whole province Of Texas
az interest would have been greet which lar see
ing and able government could have drawn from So
Important pofttssiQn. Tn" Territory known by toe
uauo Of r. Is found situated between ta- p aud
% Of 20 tn Latitude and the II and g # west long
tudr from WaftngiOD. Joining 90 the NORTH the ter
Ii.ory Of Arkansas the east The state Of Louisiana
toe south Tsmaui eud the Gull of Mexico Il has
on the west Coshuils Chihushca and rev Nez.co-
Iexss has ovcr 'he greater part o. Mckee iho aIysn
ttge Of inco,ng pirin lis borders Desutf.l ard navi
gable fiscrs the Only blessing wanting ic almost all toe
o,hor psr,s ofour richly endowed county. Texas, by
its icruity and riches by 90 climate and position pls
s-sses all the clements rsQuise prosperity IN agri
culture, Industry con m 'rcc aud navigation.
"When tncNorih Americans we've ID, altogether mas
ters Of luisiane bordering on Texas war tx'sted
b'tYeeu Ffonce sud spain ia ite Regency OF the Duke
Of Orlesns. The Fren attacked tna mission o. The
Aisas hich community was irausierrcd - san ALTO.
Mo de- Bdjsr Tee Marquis do Fan N'guel d. AguAyo
retook place II tho Adses the iotstsnts returned
Their and romsipcd ia pcRcHsb.s posseseon
Tho Frer Gilman, La sale had planted before teIn po.
rsry estst ishment .n the Bay OF Sal Bernardo IN
1859 but be quick dsippasra &C cid not give place
to, did any pue then consider tts act Huy lmpor
tsnt event
az l.. certain fec, thst psiu had b,cn on the ear
Beet day In the exclusive possession of he province Of
Teros Il bad never struck any one ,lat the limits u
Louisiana could extend 10 this rOvir prc xt Of
which tho NJrth-Americaus svsied themselves to
stretched 10 The Rio Bravo Slch c,G could OHly BE-
foupded ~ gran t,ns suPposhi0Hs Therefore, It
evident THAI for Fence 20 cell TO the United sises this
colony, Other rights could De transmitted than those
which hai hceL received from Spain. Now, u is vel
known ,btt the treaty made with ihis power had
Tor simple retrOcesGnu. Phs tlsutcatun Of toe ~
l-i veil 80 Tho exPfesSed text Of the article took
away ali doubt the 81 'ct. By the treaty oi Ssu
IlieiOu8u spain coded back Louisiana 30 iauce with
the inits which shs had a. her power and with
the same Unite a possessed when France held IT. -
be- regulated by sub,equent treaties between siu sn
oth-r Slstes Neither q, this tine under the : anish
reign,y nor formerly when pOssstcd by France,
nor Ia subs Quert treaties hsd II over been held that
Lousiaus extended rs far As the tied States wished
afterwards TO make IT, Ito nes had been FIX d by the
Treaty OF Paris and Mr.. Clark himself dt scTibos It's
termination at Red River
However, the scheme which the American Govern.
menl proposed wss to found iu pretenslons on in =
superstition. Moreover assisted by the facility y III
which it, agents made their explorations ant coll
facts and dses IL began - claim pat OF us a
the territory lying betw en- q Mcrutils ard sabine
Rivers The commander II I,sss c3mniittsj nm act
of weskno0s in agreeing 90 Al unoCritRnd ug IN which
II was stipulated thst all this cOu1try sucud reua.ln
neutral ana deserted ~ bo.h po~Dl1. Iis conFen-
iicnal lice betw.en tbs Mernenta and CTcasseu
Rivers, followed tie Arroyo Uondn, passed between
the Adses and Nachtoches, and 'ea Is Red k var.
Ii called the contested or sput ID und, idrVafh
he whole sp.ca clmpr hondec betNUan thla conyt-
tionnl In. ard 'he D. # bank OF 'he Sabine
In III yesr ISIS. General Ll smsni and c,her
French tmigrNnts occupied on lho Ti.iiy River In
tho eeruC p4oNircci Ful1t caifd tAt4, 60 A..tc-
Nevertheless, ihty remained only I.r slor iCe, 10
cone queuco Il i0;msiicas fom Presidelt Monroe
nincus them - a1sDicn IT, N-rilus American &C. gu-
tss elso formed Congress Ia Nacog iechCs 'u wact
they solved g. appropriate tne lr-'i.c1 g. oi--n
coveted
ID. Iuls 0ri,, a. u. The vea- lsoa wssio,he Caies
Stsi.s in tte ohsrsc.er @, Ely.y Extrsordutrf ao1
M.rlster Pl npD i-ntary isol I'm. AZ coon os 90
arrived be- nsi onlssycet salrssy &C. fclran 3D. ase
Al. flcsn u-ps iors. "a s. MAKE a treaty which
would a. oncs end these pending questions 'etHa "a
The sSo mics, sh ut boundaries, lCsnuies. "a
her subjects For many years fs sftr's % t-iA .le
object a hii mf,i1n wee uusucoessful. B. Y--st-
varsnce 20 The end y he year 1879 he .4ccC>cc4 m
having signed - Washington, VITA tho dilui su,re
American hn Quincy Adams its scrersTy Of State,
fho celebrated Treaty 81 ihe 2ei ST February. Tee
impartence ol ttis docUme trgnilcs taEI we g..
pao,e tlr awhile 20 exsmire Il 81 article II. ia
Catholic Majesty - TIE uu'et Slsies, IN i-4
yo,.etsion srd S'vc-sguty. 81 the Sistes which no
lonfed - him situsicl o. The east u TIE NtssSyVl
klcSn by ire names 81 Wosi Florida and Ess OF dA
By the 81 the boundaries Of both nations we're dcsis
tet, tV which rcascn i tesrs proper 10 Insert !! On
ire 10 tails place threads thus
' The boundary line between ne 'wo co1re', wet 81
the ss'sspp'. anal begin on "a Ga OF Mexico, e. Y
NOUN Of the River Sabine 10 ne ser, coDuuu1g rofia
aioug he western bank 81 that river re SO degree
salutr Ihence, by lie Gus rorth, 10 M deg'er q
aa.ude where IL sirseE TIE Rio Roxo oi Nsleaisoches
n Re3 Rirer then f0oNiy t-e c-uTse q Ac Rio oNS
WESTWARD. 20 tse degree % longitude 20 ives from Lon
don ana = WEs1ingt1r t-co, crossing me sad A~s