Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-19
Texas and her Tricks.
Correspondence of the Pittsburgh Gazette.
WAsnINeToS. Drc. al 1910

correspondence of the Pittsburgh Gazette
WAsnISeToN, Dec. 81, 1910.
The last news from Texas hns ercs,ed
considerable of a sensation. That youn0r,s
sister has already commenced q,iarreilina
about her portion of ihe common goods and
chaitels. IT seems that the governor has ad.
ylsed the raising of troops, and the actual
levying of "grim visaged war" in support
OF the claims of the State to all N. Mexico east
Of the Rio Grandc, and that the Legislature
was at the latest dntes really at work upon a
bill having those objects in view. IL seems
TO be expected that such bill will be passed.
and then measures may be taken urder il
that would lead to a collision with the gen.
eral government
Ii may be remembered that something
over year ago, Texas pretended to organ
we New Mexico into a Judicial district of
that State, and went 80 far as TO send out a
judge to administer Texan laws therein.--s
Considering the circuitous route the iudgo
took, this seemed carrying the Joke very far,
for he went by the way OF St. Louis. This
fact standing nlone would not be Of great
importance, but it is asserted that the Judi
clal cmmssary of Tcxns had pledge from
Mr.. Polk that he should be recognized 10
the capacity in which he went out, by tho
military authorities of the territories This
is affirmed by all the Texans now here and
there is no reason for questioning what they
say, for Polk, aud Marcy, and Buchanan did
oil that in them lay TO support Texas in her
pretcnsions, and the late President even
went TO the length of assuring the Cover
nor of Texas, in an official letter, dated JAN
uary 4th, 1917, that he considered the claims
of Texas to the whole of the territory Eass
Of the Rio Grande valid. This il will be
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away the common territory of the United
States to Texas. The claim of Texas is Ms
frivolous and unfounded as il can well be-
IL rests upon no better foundation than her
own declaration that the Rio Grande, from
its mouth 10 its source, was her western
boundary. Now she never exercised any
jurisdiction within a hundred miles of the
southern boundary of New Mexico, which il
the thirty second degree of latitude, where
as the source of the Rio Grande, IL about
latitude thirty eight. The only attempt sbe
ever made to cross the boundary of this ter
ritory was in 1912, when the famous Santa
| Fe expedition was undertaken, for purposes
of trade, il was alleged, but as was no doubt
true, for the purpose of seizing Santa Fe.---
| The Mexican authorities at all events took
the matter in that light, and also took the ex-
petition in irons to the city OF Mexico.
From that time little was heard of the claims
Of Texas on Santa Fe, Till tho United stsses
army conquered il.
/ Now, Old Zach has to say whether be will
bring the latter up with short turn, or lot
her try her hand secand time conquering
New Mexico. The Mexicans themselves
were enough to resist the impetuous Texa-
nos. Now there is considerable popula-
tion of Americans, with excellent rifles. or
course the invaders would stand but little
chance. The call of General Houston for all
correspondence relative to the continued
military occupation of New Mexico is IN
tended to strengthen this movement. II 10
said that Texas proposes to bring into the
field force of2O00 men, a rather formida-
BILE little army.