The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-16
The Texas Difficulty.

ico and treating her claims as IT she were
some independent government who could act
in such capacity without considering at all
the will and wishes of the United States
In threatening to support her claims by mill.
tary power, il necessary to secure them, Tex,
as appears to forget the allegiance due this
government, and the Union OF which she is a
part, and takes upon herself distinct iCde-
pendence, to which she is not entitled no more
than any other State OF the Union. Presi.
dent Fillmore's message takes what every
citizen must consider. correct and sound
view Of the case, and his determination ap-
pears fixed and strong. He seems disposed
to regard Texas, il she endeavor 10 march a
military force out of her borders on 10 dis.
puted territory, to take possession Of this ter
ritory, as in a state Of mutiny to the Union.
He then says that if the laws of the Uniedt
States are opposed or obstructed in any State
or Territory, by combinations too powerful
to be suppressed by the Judicial or civil au-
thorities, it becomes a case in which it is the
duty Of the President, either 10 call out the
militia, or TO employ the military and naval
force of the U. States, or to do both, if IN his
opinion the exigency Of the occasion shall SO
require, for the purpose of suppressing such
combination. "The Constitutional duty Of
the President is plain and pre-emptory; and
the authority vested in him by law, for its
performance, clear and ample. This is his
language, and we regard it as the precise po-
sitlon which should be occupied by the Pres
ident OF the U. States on this subject. As he
says himself after close examination of the
whole subject" Neither the Constitution or
the laws: nor my duty or my oath Of Office,
leave me my alternative, or any choice, in
my mode of action"
The position of Texas we regard thus:
Although one OF this confederacy Of States
she is now threatening TO defend by military
force claims which have long been looked up
on as absurd and unjust, and which she new
er insisted upon when an independent Re-
public more than to pass an act in her Con-
gress that the property hoio.- :.
since the passage OF this act IN 1886, the DIS
puted Territory has been occupied by Mex
leans. and has been, so far as any law was es-
tablishcd, under Mexican law. She calls the
Rio Grande her western boundary, while
the only claim she has to it is the act above
referred to; and It is doubtful whether
dozen men in her Congress knew what they
were voting for when they passed it. She
never conquered the territory. and as she
was not exactly its FIRST discoverer, she has
no claim to il. If it had been her territory
as Texas claimed, then it has been violated
by the presence Of foreign army, o! for
eign Consul to Merico resi- ing there, and
in an hundred other ways, and she has never
lifted finger in support of her claims. 10
saw the least, her claim is doubtful. How
absurd and mpudent is her position then to-
ward the United States! II is utterly with
out justification, and contrary to the Con-
stituiion. We cannot better define its posi-
ton than to quote the following from the
Louisville Journal:
"She has declared that the United States
Government, by continuing military gov
eminent over the district Of Santa Fe, II
guilty OF usurpng her rights. and that it The
general government do not permit her tt
occupy the territory to the Rio Grande. she
will raise an army and march to the capita
Of New Mexico, and there maintain her rgh
: at the point of the bayonet. Her Goverrp
has recently said in his message TO the Leg
isia,ure that IT is the will Of Texas that he
= claim to the boundary Of the Rio Grand'
shall be established at the lannon's mouth j
3 necessary, and has called on that body Il
i employ all the power and resources Of TIT
70 State to that end. He further states tina
;. the position OF the United States in this mat
} ter is TO be regretted, but il is not 10 be re
q garded, and that Texas must prepare Il
fight the troops Of the general government
unless the general government, intimidate
n by threats of Texas we suppose, shall like
n coward hack out OF its posi- Ion."
r The question is now brought to focus
u Let Congress establish the boundary lines {
Texas as it has right to do. Then, W
shall see whether or not President FIllmor
: will carry out the determination manifesto
: in his Message, and which has received III
'' approval Of every one whom we have hear
express an opinion relating thereto. And
'' Congress do not this, or take some oIh'
.o steps, then we hope the President will
e once proceed on his own account 10 cru;
% any hostile demonstration OIL the part
". Texas. Let Texas see that no State Of I'll
u" Union can rebel against the parent COVER
ment, and defy its power, with IMMUNITY.
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