The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-18

pending upon the justice and.magnanimty Of the United
States This made Texas perfectly easy. There was nc
necessity for Texas TO say more because no one then de-
MED her right to the Rio Grande. Here let remark
that Mr. irist at one time during his negotiations, for
having seemingly abandoned the claim of Texas 10 the
Rio Gande her boundary, not only severely re-
buked BY the President but dismissed and ordered home
Well, sir, In this negotiation, what is said will read
some extracts from communication by Mr. 1Tst 10 the
Mexican commissioner dated at Tacubaya, September
l647;
BY this she became entitled be protected by the
United States from inyasionheir appropriate ior
general government the unctionary charged with the
control and direction OF their defensive force. But Of
What consisted the territory OF this member OF the
union which, from the OF her admission such,
had thus become the duty Of the President Of the United
states 70 employ the forces pa ;ed b the constitution un
der his direction in protecting from invasion In oihe
words, where her boundariesf TO protect State
hom invasion means TO prevent the occupation OF any
OF her territory by this armed force Of any other State
or nation This obligaion therefore, manitesuy implies
Of which by foreign force constitutes an invasion Il
necessarily results rom the very nature OF things that hi:
reny with the existence Of such limits When considered
with reference TO this obligation, territory without deter
essence Of The obvasoa ,has ,he poo II ear.ns sr
face 70 which Il attaches shall be deiinve and determ
and sa
limits o. thus new member Of the Union As defned and
Rio Bravo Her right to insist upon This boundary was
equally good, and dencay the same. in all respects, as
na H q exao 70 insist upon any otaef ne o separa
tional law well established admit Of dispute doubt
ao aass Ssa x N % e g ss saa
ting part of tse AZ rseaa 'epSohe.
In word the republic of Texas and the republic OF
Mexico had been for and the condi-
e as 70 q 5 a ens party hSa s as
ment o such boundaries in her Judgment the just
and proper one.
Such, then. the position Of Texas with regard her
o9unds towards Me,co a. the e when she became
doctrine OF International law this subject the line OF
rated BY ae and the q both had become
cessafy the establishment of that line, the esab
lishmeat Of any other as ,oeir common boundary
With respect this point however the American Con-
o any fsm nas ~
uon of the territory embraced within the asserted limits OF
those limits by of friendly negotiation with Mexico
this being as has already been observed the onyway Ia
IsSh s a @ ~ aoP the s
contentious nations may select Tor itself and may main
oa ~ ya o the s os a wnc bsnsa,x ne them
never be said TO exist except In virtue OF the consent aud
recognition Of both Without such agreement between
each other, be said to have boundary. Such was
the state ohs case between Texas and Mexico at the
time Of the admission OF the former into the American
Union, and such IL necessarily continued 10 be aier hat
event, a Nun ,ns 1 single diIence I sa. hs aaesea ee
Mexico and the United States No agreement or under.
Standing had yet taken place between them The Mexican
government on the contrary, still claiming 70 consider
Texas as febelons province. which II intended TO
re- authority il was in the nature Of thngs
impossible that the boundaries OF this member OF the
American Union should have become determined.
From this state Of things resulted the obgatoa equally
imperative upon the United States and upon Mexico to
effect speedily possible, that settlement OF boundary
which, by events now past recall and the whole
world, constituting fact fulfilled, had become matter
Of absolute necessity between these parties. as that by
virtue Of which alone either Of the two could exercise au-
horIty any potion of the country lying between the
Rio Bravo and the Sabine, without the certany OF collision
between the equal right and equal obligation OF each to
defend its territory from INVASION; for has already been
stated whilst Texas the hand asserted that these i've
rivers constituted her the Mexican government
the other hand persisted in denying the separate exist
of Texas, independent State, and claimed the
whole country embraced between those streams still
constituting part OF Mexico.
The boundary between the two republics, when con
sdered by the United States with reference TO the national
obligation protect their territory from invasion, could be
none other than that very boundary which had been assert
ed by Texas herself
| might go on and multiply extracts upon this point,
but il would be useless What about TO be effected
by that negotiation, the United States government was
moi entirely faiihess TO the obligation which i was un
der to Texas The first question presented was, to set
tie the dispute between Texas and Mexico IN regard 10
the boundaries. The government OF the United STATES
was bound TO do this i proved faithful to its ooga
ons to Texas Il did settle this controversy, and there
dispute left II exhausted its power TO deter
mine between Texas and Mexico as TO what were the
respective boundaries OF the two countries They were
settled by the sword and by negotiation. Texas had
yielded the sword into the hands oil the United States as
well as The power 10 negotiate divesting herself OF both
these powers The United States, in good faith, accord
ing 10 the sipulaons she had entered into, bound
by every principle OF moral honesty to carry out fairly the
Just rights OF Texas in relation TO this boundary They
did do il satisfactorily. They have exhausted their pow
er, and the quarrel between Texas and Mexico is for
ever ended. This government. however, did another
thing by OF that treaty. acquired territory from
Mexico under the name OF New Mexico and California,
indemnity, is said for the war; Allow me TO
read the
Fifth Article Of The Treaty Nth Msrieo.
Arr. v. Tue boundary line between the two republics
shall commence tho Gulf Of Mexico three leagues from
land opposite the OF the Rio Grande, otherwise
called RIO Bravo del Norte, opposite the mouth Of
lis branch ii should than branch
empyng directly into the sea thence mp the middle
Of that river. following the deepest channel where has
more one, the point where IL strikes the southern
wnoe sou,hera boundary Of New Mexico, (which runs
north OF the called Paso) to its western termination
thence norihward along the western line OF New Mexico,
until il the first branch Of the river Gia (o II II
should any branch Of that river, then 10 the
point said line such branch and thence In
y direct line the y thence down the middle OF the
said branch aud Of the said river, until emPtes into the
Rio Colorado; thence the Rio Colorado, following
the division line between Upper and Lower California,
TO the Pacific ocean. II
The southern and western limits OF New Mexico
titled MAP the United Safes organized and defined
by various OF the Congress OF taid republic, and
constructed according the best authorities Revised edi
ion Published at New York, In lSi7, by >. pisurnel
Of which map copy is added to this treaty bearing the
signatures and seals OF the undersigned penpoentiares
And, In order TO preclude all difficulty in tracing upon the
ne % ~ ,l ara UIpe, from ns
drawn from the middle OF the Rio Gils where II uniies
with the Colorado, 70 point the coast OF the Pacifc
ocean, distant league due south of the south
plan of said made In the 1852 by Don Juan Pan
toa, second ssng-master OF the Spanish feet and pub