The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-23

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the offer OF settlement, proposition which
fourteen regard as disparng and dishonora-
bic, is degrading to the country. A termi-
J nation to this controversy, by the disruption
OF the coniederacy or by the abandonment
OF The territories to prevent such result,
would be a climax to the shame which at.
taches to the controversy, which it is the
paramount duty of Congress TO avoid
10 ReSoirc!, That this convention will
not conclude that Congress will adjourn
without making an adjustment Of this con-
troversy and in the condition of the ques-
tons this convention does not feel at liberty
to discuss the measures suitable, for a resis-
tance of laws involving a dishonor of the
Southern States.
ii. ReSolccd, That the boundaries of the
State OF Texas are defined in the treaty of
May 18th, 1886, signed by the President of
Texas and the members of the government
thereof, on the one part, and by the author
wed representatives of the government of
Mexico, on the other part, and setting forth
the lines of demarkation in the following
words, to-wit; "The line shall commence at
the estuary or mouth of the Rio Grande, on
the western bank thereof, and shall pursue
the same bank up the said river, to the point
where the river assumes the name of Rio
Bravo Del Norte, from which point it shall
proceed on the said western bank to the
head waters or source of said river, it being
understood that the terms Rio Grande and
Rio Bravo del Norte apply to and designate
one and the same stream From the source
of the said river, the principal head branch
beng taken to ascertain that source, a due
north line shall be run until it shall intersect
the boundary line established and described
IN the treaty negotiated by and between the
government of Spain and the government of
the United States of the North; which line
was subsequently transferred to and adopted
in the treaty of limits made between the
government of Mexico and that of the Uni
ted States; and from this point of intersec.
ton the line shall be the same that was
made and established in and by the several
treaties above mentioned, to continue to the
mouth or outlet of the Sabine river, and
from thence to the Gulf of Mexico" That
the said State of Texas asserted sovereign
authority over all territory comprehendcd
within the boundary set forth in the forego-
ing resolution before the date of the recog-
milton OF her independence by the govern.
ment of the United States, and before the
date of her annexation to the United States
and her claim to these boundaries, was well
known to the government of the United
States, as evidenced by map distinctly set
ting them forth, published for the use of our
government, at the time of the annexation
of Texas, and extensively circulated by
members of Congress and other public
agents. That by the terms of the Joint res
olution for anneXing Texas to the United
States should have power to adjust all ques-
tons of boundary which might arise with
other governments; that no such question
of boundary has been adjusted with any
other government, so as to contract or vary
the boundaries of Texas That Mexico, bv
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, expressly
rellnqulshed all claim to all territory COM
pretended within the boundaries heretofore
described; whereby, the claim of Texas be.
came settled, and her jurisdiction and an
thorty became complete. That the State
OF Texas should not be hndered or disturb
ed by any authority whatever, in the exer-
else OF all such sovereign and supreme pow
er over all territory within her limits as NAV
be lawfully exercised by any other sovereign
State of the confederacy over territory with
in its ascertained limits.
10. Resolved That all the territory with
in the limits Of the State of Texas, being
now slave-hoding territory, it is of vital i'm
portance to the Southern States, that no
hportion of it should be transferred to the iu.
risdiction of the federal government, with
out the most explicit declaration, that the
same shall be slave territory in the hands of
the United States, as fully as it now is in
the hands of Texas.
That no agreement between the United
States and Texas for a cession to the former
OF part of the territory of the latter, should
discharge the Government of the United
States from the obligations to admit into the
Union four new States, 10 be created in the
territory of Texas, with the institution of
slavery, and provision should be made in
the article Of cession to preserve said obi.
CATION.
16. ResotUed, That il is the duty of the
whole south to oppose the attempts of the
northern fanatics, get possession of any part
of the territory rightfully belonging to Tex
as, for the purpose of excluding therefrom
the people of the south, and especially the
Texans themselves.
II. Rss0tUed That while the position of
Texas in the very breach through which
this assault may be made on the constitu.
tional rights of the south, entities her to the
assurance Of cordial and resolute support
from every slave-holding State, these States
have like right to expect that she will not
be so false to herself and regardless of their
interest, as to accept any sum Of money as a
consideration for admitting an enemy within
her gates, and establishing there strong
hold of abolition and harbor for fugitive