The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-27

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ments upon the rights of Texas as sovereign State
Let me ask. il from dependant condition. or after
passing through system of territorial pupage. that
Texas became sovereign State oil this Unioni No. sir
when Texas became member OF this Union she stood
upon the earth OF the great community o nations
She was herself nation and that sovereignty a. ma
ton she has merged in this Union, and proudly claims
equality with its other members | will now read an
extract from letter OF Gen. Taylor, dated near Camp
Monterey, Oct o, 1876 81 9a
.sR, lhave respectfully report that the entire force
OF Texas slounted volunteers has been mustered oi
service, and is now returning home by companies With
order il Moaersy FOR a. % reoop saas sos
pulaton OF the town."
chivalrc and valorous deeds What encouragement to
cheer the veterans heart What encouragement to offer
70 the young and ardent patriots In another extract
which rendered excellent the campaign are now
on their march to Camago, there 10 be mustered out OF
service From this You would suppose that one CON-
pdny had done all that was commendabe the part of
the troops ut Texas. Indeed One solitary company had
rendered excellent seryiccl The success OF their arms
the exeons. The yndlcatlon Of American homer At Mon
faaiy. One company rendered excellent service In
another extract which s under my eye discover an ad
general which does not hamonze we'll with his recent
assumptions that the territory OF Texas does not extend
TO the Rio Grande. The extract says:
Il Is deemed necessary 10 station small force at La
redo on the east bank Of the Rio Grande for the purpose
with more facility 70 that river
The jurisdiction Of Texas under the eye OF the General
extended 10 the Rio Grande but, under the eye OF the
Executive, Texas has no right that river How can
ground than that Of prejudice and spirit of persecution
The Executive is seeking TO infct further humiliation
upon Texas BY aiming blow at her State sovereignty
But, sir, this is not all will again to the sander
OF her troops, by reading extract from letter written
at Monterey the 10th OF June, 1s47, to the Secretary
OF War, in which he says:
\ /,
Texas volunteers alluded 10 in my letter Of June sh It is
enrolled fo. The war and commanded by H vi Baylor
ne
laid down ii your memorandum q April 18th.
% on eric RIO GaaS.
spp, and the
has not been reported TO as commned by them but
nea sSsa 70 hs
dvdnals who thus disgrace their coors and their country
efeciual plan could be devised than the very one
pursued by some of volunteer regiments about
The volunteers for the war, far. give an earnest Of
better Conduct with the exception Of the compane. of
but The mounted men from Texas have scarcely made an
expedition without tunwarrantably killing Mexican"
Sir, what atrocity killing Mexican upon an ex-
petition! Kill Mexican! Monsrous this done in
the face Of day Kill Mexican Why, sir, we hear Of
will not say how disposed q We hear no such sym
what deed grant you that wherever there are in
stances Of criminal injustice and outrage inflicted by the
military the authors OF them deserve severe punishment
but spirit OF justice would suggest OF proprey
IN this respect which would punish the real offender and
have moral influence ali around This has not been
done but whole corps have been stgmatized and de-
nounced and The extraordinary reasons given for
this moo, extraordinary conduct commanding gen.
eral. ln layishing further encomums on the Texan
81 have In consequence ordered Major Chevallers com
mand % Sato, where can do less mischief than here
and where its services, moreover, are wanted
WhaFa THAR onfad far hiatt,
do mischief-that is, 10 kill more than "one Mexi
can," suppose. Is il not strange that he should send
,hsss men, whom ne unable to restrain and control in
none TO control them and restrain them from outrage
the Mexicans Were "their services wanted there for
outrage and depreciation were they there with
view Of ascerainng whether new temptations would in.
spire them with a stronger sense oil duty!
The constant recurrence Of such atrocities, which
have been reluctant % report 70 the department my mo-
eoinmn from lhs State Of Tsras"
mo more troops from Texas - They had been an
membranes to him. one would suppose yet Of them
the gallant and lamenicd Walker, mainly insru-
mental in saving the army from disaster Mt Pao Alto
and Mccullough who in the Generals report OF the bat
lie OF Buena Vista, only mentioned having done
very WELL designated OF the spies on TO
Encarnacion and was also Texan Instead OF saying in
that report that Mccullough gave him information which
saved the army, he spoke OF him Of the spies des
patched for information but did not state that il was
through him that he had derived IT, Yes sir. il was Nc
Cuough who reconnotred the enemy's camp, and pos
Santa Anna. and by communicating il TO the General en-
abled him TO fall back from Aqua Nueva TO Buena VISTA
where the gallant defence was made. Well sir, does
not all this look like strong prejudice against the Texans
Would II not from this evidence, most conclusively
that this prejudice which existed in the breast OF the
General, and formed before he had any knowledge
OF the character OF the soldiers Of Texas increased with
the services rendered by them 10 the government and TO
the army And now to have visited upon further
consequences resulting from this preudce Is the State
OF Texas as sovereignty TO succumb TO the degrada-
ton Of infringement upon her rights, the subverson
OF her authority, and the infraction OF her territorial
limitsi And is il expected that 10 submit calmly
to the inction OF such gross and unjustabe wIongs
Mr. President there is principle involved in this mat
ence imposed upon Texas the actual injustice which
may be inflicted on her principle which lies at the
very foundation OF our government the subordinaon
Of the military 10 the civil power, the subversion OF
which would be the destruction of our liberties Is
military power allowed interfere and prescribe TO
sovereign State what shall constitute her territorial
limits and boundary
who established IN time OF war temporary military gov
enmenis, ordered the government OF the territory to be
surrendered 10 Texas as soon as peace terminated the
war, have been misnformed yet the present Execu.
tive has continued the military government and has not
surrendered the territory TO Texas Less than two years
ago the military authority Col Washington, expelled,
rather caused the election Of the judicial officers OF Texas
from the territory. And now, when Major Neighbors
had succeeded in recognizing the counties where mill
ary authorities were stationed and went 10 Santa Fe,
what was the consequence There the military governor
avowed his resistance 10 the authority OF Texas. and
caused that hasy and nconsderaie action oil the popu-
aion which has resulted the handing over OIL The ter
rltoy 10 Judge OF the Kearny code. And he, for
sooth has taken all under his CONTROL and now assumes
Il -. - - Il Il. - IT.