The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-15

none, and do not believe that there is single
prominent man in the United States who an
neXation of Texas, who denies her right to the
territory included within her limits, or who is in
favor of the military government now maintain
ed by the President in New Mexico, and disre-
gard of herjurisdietion and authority.
How then is it, that the right of Texas to the
whole country east Of the Rio Grande is de-
MED, her jurisdiction in the Santa Fe country
disclaimed, erauthority disregarled and usurped
by the government of the United States?
Let it be remembered that i'll the Presidential
contest of 1874, there was powerful party OPP
posed to annexation, who used every exertion
to defeat the admission of Texas into the Union
They raised and urged question of boundary
between Texas and Mexico, which Mexico never
urged for herself They contended that the
true boundary of Texas was the Nueces, and
not the Rio Grande, when the question between
the two nations was the national existence of
Texas, from the Sabine to the Rio Gande and
not question Of boundary. War ensued in
consequence of annexation and other causes.
| The arms of the United States triumphed, and
all claim to Texas to the Rio Grande was sur
rendered by Mexico. At the next election for
| the Presidency, the party who opposed annexa-
| ton, brought forward from the camp as their
candidate, a General, who had commanded one
of our armies in the war with Mexico, a man
bred to arms, and totally ignorant of the science
of civil government, one whose brow was encir-
cled with laurcls, woven by the swords of the
victorious soldiers under his command upon the
| battlefield. He coneurred with the party who
| brought him forward, they rallied to his sup
port, and with the aid those were deluded by
the cry of 'no party" and were bewildered by
the halo that surrounded the soldiers name.
elected General Taylor to the Presidency. He
Immediately called to his council, u cabinet of
party hacks, who were opposed TO the annexa-
ton of Texas and who owed her no good will
| for their defeat in 1874, which her cause had
contributed to effect.
The President so elected and the cabinet so
selected, have shown To the@nation and to the
world, that they are Incapable of acting from
! those high and patriotic motives, which should
influence those placed ut the head of great
nation-that they are actuated by sordid, selfish
| and party motives, using the powers and patron
age of the Government to CRAFTY malice, and
court factions to aid them in the next elections
AT the North there is faction, rallied under
the black and infamous flag of freesoilism, and
abolitionism, avowing principles at WARMTH the
compromises of the Constitution and the exist
ence of this Government, whose gratutous in
reference with the institutions Of the South has
aroused the Southern States, almost to madness
and desperation, who opposed the annexation of
Texas, who denied her right to the country be-
tween the Nueces and the Rio Grande. and de-
sire free State To be formed Of the territory
of New Mexico. What object can Gen Taylor
and his cabinet have in view, in still maintain
ing the military government established there
during the war with Mexico, in using the nfu-
ence Of the government to curtail Texas of her
territory, to establish separate State or terri
torial government within her limits without her
consent, but that she may be free State. and
thereby TO crafty the frecsoilers At the expense
of Texas and the South, and secure that inhu-
ence and support in the next Presidential cleo
ton. Can any other motive be ascribcd to such
actions!
The right Of Texas to the whole country east
Of the Rio Grande can not be denied 1t has,
conceive, been clearly shown by the report
just submitted, that the government Of the Uni
ted States is estopped from denying it, Gen
Taylor and his cabinet have never denied il BY
words. Then, without disputing the right of
Texas TO the country, they are maintaining q
military government within her limits, ia a time
Of profound peace, are throwing obstacles in the
way of her domestic government, and are incit-
ing her people to instruction and rebellion
against her legitimate authority. They are is
ohbE 'DlHulSSioiiS W Ultll W cNcTClSc tlt pow
ers of civil government within her limits They
are urging the people Of portion of her terri
tory 10 form themselves into State govern
ment without her consent These facts exist.
Do they not constitute gross and violent out
rage upon the rights Of Texas, Are they not
palpably in violation of the Constitution of the
United States I! This walton and violent attack
up0n, and disregard of the rights Of Texas, and
Of the States, generally upon the South and
upon the Constitution, has been perpetrated by
a Southern President. has been done to CRAFTY
one of the most unprincipled and contemplate
inctons that has ever been courtcd bv any polit-
cal party.
Gen. Taylor and his cabinet. since their ele-
walton TO power, have proven themselves great
but upon one subject they are great upon old
Claims especially in cases where member of
the cabinet is the agent to procure the allow
ance and payment of the claim, Upon this sub
ject, they stand pre-emincmt above all their pre-
decessors
IL is BY General Taylor and his cabinet alone,
that the rights Of Texas in New Mexico have
been disregardcd. Ii has not been done by any
other department Of the government. This fact
should be- borne IN mind by the people of Texas
ia meetieg the issue presented TO them They
should discriminate between their friends and
their enemies, between the people of The United
States and pariizan administration, who OBJ
tanned power without pledges, and who have
struck this blow. not SO much Of the rights of
Texas, ~ the whole South and Southern insti-
uItions
Texas owes il To herself 10 her own charac-
ter and dignity, Ia the Statcs whose rights may
be similarly attacked md violated. 10 the South
whose institutions this blow upon her has been
aimed 20 the Constitution of the United States
which has been violated, 10 rcpel with decisive
iirnness, this outrage committed by the PreSi-
Dent upon her rights and authority.
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