The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-10

The late presidcnt and TEXAS
We were disposed to let Gen. Taylor
rest. aud to be silent upon hi- pas, coursc.
hut it appears Ia. friends are not So dis
posed Ia the very face Of the most I'M
aiuubiablc proofs, many OF iiatn continue
to maintain that the late administration was.
il not asovcdly favorable to Texas, nj
least not disposed to do her injustice, For
the benefit Of this class Of Southern poll
iicians ve publish on our first page an ar
ricle from the Charleston Mercury. headed
The Response to the New Regime, and
IN the inside an article from the Austin
Ga.,tie. headed " The Plot fully Disclosed,
and also Mr. Crnwiord's letter to Brevct
Lieut. Geo. \. Mccall Til. we should
think sufficient, explicit since It shows the
feelings Of the Northern wings, and Of the
late Cabinet
Here Is an cytrnc, from the Louisville
.journai which wc presume is fair expo
uent OF Southern wing sentiment.
With regard To the territory that Neigh.
bour- is irving to las Of iuto counties. th''
President very property observes that, while
he has no power to decide the question OF
boundary, aud no wish To interfere IN tt, vet.
Az that territory was acquired by the NJ
ted States from Mexico bY treaty. and has.
since that time been held b} the | nlted
States. it ought to remain IN possession of
the General Government until some compc-
tent authority has decided the Boundary
question.
THE ground taken by the President !,
the true ground Texas has DO right To
step in and say that any portion of the
province of New Mexico belongs To- her.
She never acquired n right TO New Mexico
hy conquest and the ntcd STATES. IN pay.
ing large sum OF money for the provinces
of New Mexico aud California, did not de
sign To purchase a province, or any portion
OF province, for the exclusive use aud ben.
eft OF Texas II the r-ht OF Texas. how.
ever is ever so clear, still. as the boundary
between herself and New Mexico * in Dis.
pnte. her arbitrary viii cannot be regarded
~ competent to It's deci-ion. We have al
ways considered the claim of Texas rs ex.
'rayagant.
The 'residcn, saws that he docs not
think there is any reason for supposiug that
Texas will practically Interfere with the
possession of the l :. We have no
loubt that the mission OF Neighbour, 20 lay
81 part of the province OF New Mexico
into counties belonging Ia the state oi Tex
ms was meant for effect merely Nhatcy-
or Texa, means she acts very imperiincuily
in having od territory, which, to say tie
least of it, does not clearly belong to her,
precisely rs she would il her utle TO il was
the most ndispuiablc hing in the world
In addition to the foregoing vc have The
following. which We extract from an article
in the Richmond t\a.) Enquirer:
THE Northern press agree in the follow.
ing statement.
No doubt a powerful aud comprehensive
message of President lay lor. on the geuer-
al state OF ihc country, WAS ready for trans
mission to Congress when he died, aparer
that will produce the strongest sensation.
1, is doubtful if President Fillmore posi-
ton Is strong saough 70 ddopi H.
at is stated that this message WAS writ.
ten bv Mr. Winthrop, aud we may well in
fer, that it was mos, decided in favor OF New
Mexico, and against Texas and the South
Again. the Philadelphia North America,
the organ of Mr. Clayton and deeply tinged
with sewardsm in It's culogy on Cen. 1ay.
Ior, lauds him because, although citizen
Of slave State. he did not hesitate 10
take position which was deemed So friend
", and to recommend measure held to be
SO favorable to the free States, that the lat
ter approved and ratified both
lie was true to those principles Of con
citation which were so favorable to the
North isays the North American and he
died true to them. He was true To his duty,
and ,rps 10 the Worth What claim has
he not--a special claim---a deep and never
to be forgotten elaim---on tie grateful ai'ec'
tons of the Northern people We have
every rerson to dread may almost to know
that il! treatment he received from his
Southern opponents-and some of his
, southern 'r''"o' 'ouI-'" .p'sequo''' "
n's pe'se'''a",c III ','s l'''n " ""'l' was
Gin, n nro,ouud yloom and excitement of
spirit at moment when chceriuncss and
tranquility were necessary to his safety
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