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RRkTCHEs CF TRXAs....No. VI.

boundaries aBser the Government OF
asxies-CIaiui OF Texas uDoo her Dee'ar-
nticn OF Independence.
lpropose 70 examine the question OF the tern
torisl limits Of Texts which has now becoms o.
considerable Importance in seyers' sspects. The
pres sding number Of s,ese sketches will be soi
fcsn. guaranty that the Discussion IS entered
upon with no unfair or hostile feeling 10 tbs Jr''
claims Of Texas. Bpi IN accordance with the
spirit Of o., Institutions lei inc ughi Oe paramount
no matter villa, alay be tho sacrifice # the Ooun
dsry Of Tozss be 40 claimed IA bar behalf LET jos
ties be done . her 6y free concession q what
shs o,sims; H. however It re otherwise, ~; 90
confederation OF public policy prevent tsois'On
accordingly. 1t would be isr batter that the de-
osion sbouli be based upon the intrinsic merits Of
the olsiu, aud II 1t should "a zoe occasion Of eny
public Inconvenience let 1t lie made the subject Of
compromiss or voluntary concession after the night
IL settled
The Colonial division Of the Vice Royalty Of
Mexico prior 70 1875 wGs into ten provinces
sn,ong which wore CoAhu,A, Texas, AND New
Aexloo. In that year q new oiVision wss made
into twelve IateadeHess END three Provinces
The lasendeloy Of san Liza Pctosi included what
were afteFNsrd designated Sc the States OF ST.
Lals Poiosi New Leon, Cosluis ~ Texas sud
Tsmavlipas. In lsqIthe Republic of Mexico was
divided into " States Aad Territories, Coshuila
AM Tsxas beng ons Of the States aud New-NoAi
Co one Of the 1suitories
The earliest mention Of Texas q in Ihe year
1859, when an expedition " sent By the Gpsoish
Colonial 0overnnen; to disodge the Ffenen from
a post which they had then recently established
on the Bay Of S6a Bernardo. afterwsrd called by
the epan,ards the BNy OF EsPuaA SaW0 in
this expedition much pains was taken g. concliitie
she Indians In the neighborh00d Of the Tort and
the nsme 7cas, signify Tag frieHd, was applied
50 them, which term kltsrward was used 10 desie-
nate the entire country frcm san Bernardo TO the
Limit Of Louisiana, tie Indians inhabitns i being
called " ISdRos.
IL 10 quite unnecessary - enter here into al
examination Of thu respective claims OF France
and SDain In respect 30 tire boundary between
Texas and Louisiana Il wtl De sufficient Tor our
present parg0se 10 state that the osn GA Tie part
Of France was i0ande1 upon tho accidental CIR
cumstsnoo that La Bale In seeking Tor the mouth
of the Mississippi, sailed beyond tho place OF rs
destination thoUt int 9ding q do 80, aud landed
At bernardo now more generally known as Nsts-
gords, The SpAniarsls who claimed the ea,ire
western coast OF the Calf by right Of discovery
century PRIOR 10 the expedition Of Ia Sale, a.
though tae} had never MADE settlement within
she present haitn Of Texas, proceeded lmmeoi-
stely sfteT the eresaing ~ OF The French post 81
Bernardo. s. guard against future sncroAehment
BY the establishment ci military posts ~ diner
ems ponts ia Texas one Of which was at Adaes
Ia tas vicinity OF Ns,chitoehes, and succesded in
maintaining control osS. the entire conntsy 20 the
present boundary OF LOolsiane ap 70 the unle
when the dispute was ended BY the Treaty Of the
Unised states with Spain IN 1919. d. lbsrvilie
The Erst Governor OF LoRisisaI, claimed ss The
hnit % his Province from the Mobile River 60 the
bay Of Ser Bernardo. There never vas sserssu'
claim msds - the Bio Grande a. tbs boundary Of
Louisiana anti set ap by the Uaited States after
the oession OF Louisiana by France m 1901.
IL 70 quite Irrelevant ~ taa present claim 81
Texas, whether there wss anything substantial IN
the rsght asserted BY the lnltec states. GtGt
was settled by the treaty Ct ISIS, making the
Sabine the boundary between Louisiana and
Texas. Abe F,ght OF Texss 10 dsrivsd hom the
Spanish tale, and the question - what were It's
boundaries A. one Of tbs States Of Mexico, when
she declared bar Independents, ior' a. viii be
Shown hereafter, acsAiag was acquired by con-
qeest beyond her former Tertiary.
To examining the early statistics OF Mexico, We
ma nat tae eoartry nov known as Texas vas
ne lht tasswts dossoased by frovinclGlusme.
TamaefPas, Coahails and Chihuahua Which we're
tae States Of Mexico ADJOINING Tesss soath and
west, wore knowR sad setiied to some extsnt be
fore name had been gwen to the coautry between
them ard Lcuisisna Ccshuna VA orssss9 a
province in 1000, and a. early as 1859, when :hs
frst settlement Wxa made oy the French IN gsxRs
Ss before mentioned, It "a historically well es,ab,
lished that Coshaila extended to the Medina river
east OF the Naeces. Tina a. least wss claimed on
the Spsnisa Colonial Government
There 10 sre.t deficiency OF msps AMI s.s,istl.
cal records prior 20 the division 81 the Mexican
Repabhe into States IN ls2t. Coahrils sri Texas
were ss that time constituted enc state, IL eonss.
quencs OF the ANAL population q the latter bst
che territorial link OF each remained az Sesose-
Mr.. Ward, voo visited Mexico IN lssS AID
lssS has annexed 10 his history q map complied
from sbs eess authorities he had Access 10, ~
which the Nrcsss rtoss 10 sasoe tina boundary es
tween TsnssiipSs and Texas. nearly 10 the
soarce OF that rivsr-thencs the boundary Is
hns narth parallel aad adjunct % the l00ib Sesrss
OF longitude, until /; reached chihsshus.
Anap vas compiled by Mr.. Austin. TIE EGs'
prsssrio, who had the Opportunity Of examining
she snsps and ras,ic records IN the city Of Asxico
a. wei a. O. Monclova, tbs provincial capitol Of
Coahuils and Texas, which zap 10 referred to BY
Nrs Holley ia her work on Texas. which was
pabahed IN 1881. - the only sashsntAc map Of the
coursry then existing II Texas. By this map the
Wssssrn boundary OF Texas Is the Naecss, which
separates Il from Tsmassipas ssd coahais.
Tue moss eminent gsogrsphsrs ktowsd tnss De
soription. Among ether vorks OF hiyh authority
I wozld refer 10 Aursys Encyclopedia Of 6sos'
raphy, pabiishsd bsfors Texks became sHdepea'
dent IN which Coahu:ia Il bounded By the Nsscss.
and rsSss q described - being ine'osss ~ ne