New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-15


act 1l c.znuy iGte.T be!sseB :: 40 tie
Il. G-t1'a 10 entire le1et. q: thst river i .
- e 5b.erysd s'ro, th.l ths declare. on or al
s'-l ,1.Gs - = tire ~ A 1ontes exsT'lnstipu'
20 ~ - 'vCr1rs-i wrich sotn0-uafVfly r--
a-es Ted Texas t-ocsn ,no.n-E State - a. SAP
+, e % tbe sane adm .ss's:i1n, an sssus =
deloslline beyond G-y removable DOUBT trst ne
Wssse-u boelds-y % TeyAs. when Z was r:.ie
.e Nexioo va ai'tor o.. TUsce- o tte &ediDI.
S.-I We. the ..,te o. isc,s vrer. II ls3e, Tel
"a rsvi1g deoiGred hsrsei Independent, SIth
nl.t1ess that seemed vsry ii'ghtiy ws'Ts1ssd b.
,a distracted ..te OF tns c'u1try, pat form clam
~ soS of Congress. i,ss-iag tne Hio ersnd- . be
-. Weston b.uu2s.y q Tezss g the source q
Cd Al r.v-- thence tHss th- boundary lie 81 due
Nl-ta . 80 ~, degree q Ho-:h 'stsGds y;
.r f1unde RI ~ a. c'Eiu rnigt, -, = I-Sas cf7'f
rs~e - .i.siuea b. ,rrs q ErIas II would, cy tn
avs Of nations rave been decisive. How "a
me fsctl ! Know not Il s1y one <l Be bold
enoust . assert that sEs military control oi Iexis
extended n the HiO dfsDde, when Il "a vel
tnosn hat ~ ~ the TIME ~ Annczsaon 10 the
United States tbe settlers even on The Colort'o
o- oil scarcely he ,,rotected Sgs.ns. Tie MsKicInf
sDd indians. and the county 1s.~ees zoe N .
sos Rio G-snde although fertile sat iav'ying =
.3l5.ists. y a. Utterly 1niubkoised End Tl:Ao1i
single mi..aly pea..
Kennedy. Eho rcG iu Texas il 1899, remarks
10 he history that ~iInin the limits o. TIE he
qublic OF Texas as dehDed By lns boundary sct Of
=
Co.. al an Ner-Sexico," the title N which he
,utseCuentiy sdds, re-. yet ~ be perfected By
,-es.; 9Th Mexico. Such sresty, hcveve-, va
r,,sr r-.1e, EOl probably ever ccS4d have oeSL
While Tex, --a.s sized HepODio The iNtey7cs-
90. n TIE United -t,.es and ihas too ~ . e. 4ued
'orcs -lo9 &c Dpl-rc1 y. Nhcther TIE sc9si-
si.yr. " Ierritay a. aceu. " Tezn must ueces-
sariy iou-- 70 ie- ..vsotsse cannot De deter
m = ."nus ca~ef7i sIsni'ttica ~ The : e.
ems Of ~ Lui--l States anG 80 ciicOr1stence'
..2e- which re t-@.ty wes ns@s b~7-' dis
oo->f-o r I. 9 matter vii, trR.t. not De without
is. % san A.1i4 a. nsr'iEsn "ier,.
The arAexs.jon % Texas 20 the United otetss
s,c without any .,icgstion in re-pec: - The t=--
f,.or. init. - -" f.rlser, but il as PROVIDED
ID & JOINT Resolution - tn $40 Houses Of Con-
.rtsc q Ns.cr :, Is4J, inst the arUesaticH 80
te subject 10 the Adj Istment oy this Govern
o s Mt Of r guest oos Ct boundary ihst NAY arise
r otnec GOverBme -.
after tre PASSAGE cf IRIS -esolutioD. o9. oeoTe
acceptance ov Te>s. of the proposition 'hereil
ic..e, Secretsry Hs-cv sent instructions to Geo
-. iis;s JUS IS, lsl5 r'ecti7g h.n . ulsAe
moYemsn. " the forces vad3T his command
't On 81 Z %, Jes5, - Loosls 81 - the mouth 81
,r- Sabine iof he purpose 81 sno. katl0n tor The
i-esierq frontier u /t-Fs. wn-H 70 "a . .ac-
hrs . stion on Or near the RIO Grande n 'uo-
fer-nni rn,. = rni-s;icr q the este .. Jay &C.
1si5 III See-et.-- r,fosrss that the Rio Grsnde
q cf-s-,ef - b 30 boundary between the two
e....-:os 1t Is expected he adds that "a ss
scti, he establishment for your troops g0H ni
anDrJach as mar ne boundary .tEf-tHe R'o
Gr0ade--1s orudsace --.H dictdfe
Tho Increment o; Gen. Taylor in pursusnoe Of
thsse orla.s vas made 10 the poir, Of bis des'ra
r'o-. I'D IT. Asrch, 1876, he reported himself IS
being establishes OF he ieil balk OF tee Rio
G-aD3a rPo.i:o Ns!an"ros.
IT,. sufficiently apparent! from the Instructions
ID the Sso.o,sry, ,hs' u YES contemplated oy mn
%. assert by iarc- TIE right TO the boundary, sncs
claim . Alth,ugh nos Immediately connected
with TIE present subject If discussion / eaaroi
'ofuesg = notice 10 tins connection the aggressive
character 4 this movsmentsnd the unusuSi mode
i, which claim 90 Questionable, 10 say the least
ofit, as tbs, va. pr judged ~ our favor under
p essr 60: .a,lis without having made an attempt
AZ friendly uaEo!istior which, b. the Jaw, OF ma
,.on~ is alWA,s - be fret tried, and especially
when the party seeking to enforce > claim Is not
Do actual possession vi the subject of the clsim.
II hrs been already shpEn upon Whist grounds
re aim cfthe United states rested. IL = ii hsrd7
b c1ptpnded tat the move %. "a i"r the par
poss sintAing p7-Fess VI Of 10 iiory iiich had
hs-r aireafy acquired By 7e1as. The hrsi armed
occupation Of Oh . county between the no tranoe
ana Nueces was by the troops OF the United
ststsg not o. Il xas-Snd these sere scot there,
not 10 defend former conquest made by Texas
uut Tor the purpose OF securing tor the hrt TINE
r.ght by force OF arns
~ his there operations Nftc guns 'Nf y W.
reapondencs took place beta cen the Secretary o.
state tMr. Buchar AM and the Molster WHO had
bseu spp.ins,j a. 20 10 Mexico, Mr.. s!aei,I
\ r,cb Il Will he material 20 advert -, IN order ~
give q prcrer conItruction 10 tns subsequent ne
soiistion between the Uuited states snd Mexioo
Mr. Buchanan. IN his letter OF instructions OF toe
lstc nj NV TO- ls45. maintains our ma b. t. She
Hio tirsni- the boundary between the United
states snd Mexico. prin-ipsly upon ne groH"d
that % iras formerly s.s HesterH 60lHddJy ~
ioafua4a IL is not a little singular that Mr.. r.
y making that assertion sPPesst to have been
satisfied % res. II upon the tact that the unlted
S-.t.s tsd msde the clslm-that tfo AHericah
Communicates, iNesUs Monroe snd PInSReyl
strongly Asserted +. In 1905, in Their corro.pon-
dsrce with the Spanish Minister, and that ~ the
-ms NJ Je Hrrson was President and Mr. Ms1i-
.on Secretary OF State, al ~ which he thought
seMci-rt guaranty that tue claim Incsf have been
.1,d. The subs-QueBt C. rresPonueHcc Of Mr Al
ons win the Spsnish Minister, D'n On', in
l5l3, 10 which ths question SSs elaoorGey ch
chased on both sidss, IS no. AdvsUo1 90 But as
..ve before remsrsed Whatever may Asve been
'-e merits a. ,ha controversy the IEesty - 1917
opposed q the u to.e matter
Another assumption by Mr.. Buchsnsl seems l.
b. equally singular. ~ that oecause the " est
EN- Boanosry Of Louisiana saEeuded iss re 'nii-
70. sled y did to tie Bio Grsrds, Therefore tae
prss.a. INIT Vi eKss must correspond ihersE'n
1
OF Texas al no dependence Whatever upon TOE
..5,sr cisir, OF the United State; - aims, pain,
MT As-iv~S s-sa~-i~s.S s-"ua .ns Spa"ash
tue in The determination o. which va - - ..'cS
- tSc sc.- - IRE Spanish Co.yais Govssamers
sod u .le Republic Of Meal when 'ucceeded It.
ia never cr1ccd,i ~ Span tina. Lo1isis0s
ooariec upon 1.s Rio Grende. Several - =.
p-cvince-, s. as been ares y shown, extended
c1nsiaerabv essr OF ire Rio G-.nds, according 70
ia noaui.-ies as understood by the Co.0Nisl CIV
e-nvent, sud d. as O6iy .hs territory lyiug D.
voqG these IL: could Re claimed against ,S- S an
ish or Mexican Cover a. beions iny 70 IsrG,.
ins.ma-h q. The province CT that name vas Gre
atsd subsequent 10 the otas.s, and bounded by
them.
Auo.uer suggestion MADE 10 this ester OF IL
s.ruc'ions Re Quires 81 81: rotice w that Rope
ssats.;vss f-05u ths country between the Nuscss
Snt Bio G-Sud- hsd sppes-e3 IN the Congress q
Texas and psrticirsrsa IN It's deliberations. 1
P',.l 10. an ertsks 70 ssy LAT persons calling
Themselves s1ch Rs,res a;s.ives -ere ut in tas
Ts1i.a CO, ga, but who were their c09st'tu-
s2:s7 Tie popsisticn vu Mexican an1 hcsliie
90 It's Government Of Texas. aid these sell eorssi'
tueed Representative co9ld hardy have been
resident AZ the time within the territory N quss
tos.
ltwss admitted. h,weyer BY Mr. BachsnsD.
,ls5 'sers wa 10 pr-terce e. e!al- u9or sny pars
~ Nav. Mexico The TeXsn be reusr Is