The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-28

Tins Boundaries a Texas.
We republish to-day, from the Pitsbug Morning
Post our radical democratic contemporary in the great city
Of Western Pennsylvania, very well-considered and
wedigesed article the boundaries OF Texas, TO which
ask the attention Of our readers The writer is in
cned 10 the free soil views OF the slave question: bat ne
does not close bis eyes to the right Of Texas e those
uon snd 81 hs act q We perceive that
some OF the ultra aboonsts deny the right OF Texas 90
the boundaries thus estabshed but the fair men q all
doubt is 10 reflect upon the honor and the integrity Of me
government The article from the Psburg fost WILL
therefore, be peculiarly interesting to the general reader
From the P,isburg Morning Post
BOUNDARIES OF TEXAS, AND SUBDIVISION OF HER
TERRITORY INTO OTHER STATES
Texas with 4 clear designation oil Limits, but nnackuow-
lodged on the part Of Mexico came into 'hs Union I'M
peng The unitsd STATE. 70 AZ aoss ~ ey es
curns 10 the United large acquisition Of territory,
W. are decidedy Of opinion this purchase so
r inure 20 the OF Texas to fix her boundaries
scognises so much in her claim acknowledge
thar the United States cannot so entirely disregard IL as TO
al by Texas short Of fragrant Of usurpaon. One
proposes buy her another forgetting that there Is
over cases. referring the question the fede
raj judiciary for decision the boundaries Yet one,
Nal he federal government should aim Ly indirect means
TO accomplish what she do direcfyhat is first
ekt Y
The simplest shortest and iarest settlement Of the cues
ton s at once TO acknowledge the legal rghtoi Texas
CT policy towards Texas, do OF the Immediate
admission Of California with her boundaries, in the
single spirit justice and Cancellation towards every part
and section Of our extensive country
The beauty and perfection fadeaiive system in
part better exemplied than in having States OF con-
venient size for all the purposes Of local government IL
large State is densey settled and with such diversity
OF interests and pursuits among its population, that all their
be watched and provided for by one
Stale then It's Inhabitants very naturally sepa
nto ard
other and distinct State Our history
Il as pos & y % a
ed by the people of Texas Oregon and California The
people the former Stare have the right guaran
tied 10 them by the act Of annexation form four other and
additional States OF the of her Territory and
above that which seemed was presumed to be snicent
for one state We wish 70 say few words this d.
We must bear in mind that all the drainage into the
Gulf OF Mexico south Of those streams which find their
leg through the Mississippi river far down the middle
Of the channel ofthe Rio Gande from the territory
OF Texas which territory further embraces all that country
south Of the Arkansas river, and Of 100 deg Of ong
udea territory marked BY agreat diversity Of SOIL Gil
as divided into three very dissimar and distinct
one lying back, and the other two fronting on the Gulf
those Of the great plains and mountains west Of
ana ~ boundary from The Arsaasas q ,ho reg
the United States; and from the Red river along line
M rvs,s hch rscv mo the
Gulf to the Rio Giande.
This back country would be very appropriately divided
into States by tue channel Of the Red river line
following Us general direction, produced into the Rio
Grande The northern portion would include Santa re,
be free State The two regions fronting on the Gull Of
Mexico might be considered for the convenience of desg
nation separated by the channel Of the Colorado river
Ihs northern region embracing the sonhern SIDE OF the
side Of the valley Of the Sabine with the entire valleys
Of the three rivers the Trinity the Brazos and Colo
ri. winch fssof Bell and
the Senate propose forming into Sates divided by the
channel of the Trinity river.
The third region borders on the Gul and extends from
the Rio Grande nearly the Colorado river, embracing
the valleys of the Nueces and Guadaopue rivers with those
OF their several tributaries The trade winds from the
renders saubrious and dry, and free from all that malaria
which endangers life the rich bottoms OF the Trinity and
Brazos but as I is NOT visited with sufficient frequency Or
in its little further north, II can never
be generally converted into planting country This re-
g,oa Is more appopsaey adapsd . STOCK ana srsla
svey white population, especially as bordering on
foreign country, the insecurity in the tenure Of slaves
There is now, indeed direct immigration from Europe
this region giving already several hourshing settlements
with their towns aud villages
OF the five States which might thus be formed out OF
Texas four would be e open slavery II such should be
the choice OF the inhabitants But, from what we have
said il will readily be admitted that slavery be very
lying between the Colorado river the slae Of Lous
ana because higher power" law OF Nature and the
will Of Godhas decreed otherwise IL Is quite proper,
account o our duty government TO our citizens, and
proper Indian tribes dwelling In
Texas that the United States should purchases for fair
and specific sum, all the unapproprated public lands Of
Texas.
IL Is not necessary to elaborate our views the form
OF the territorial government of the country lying between
Texas and California further than that IL should
be ciogged with the Wilmot Proviso.
We thus presented the distinctive which
We have TO offer Tor the settlement Of the question now agi
lating our country