Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-06

conduct ssh the exception Of the companies Of Teras
horse OF the infantry have had little complaint bur
The mounted men from Teras hare scarcely made erbe
aon suifhonf l1i15aTranta6y Killing .hericaa ~
What an atrocity, sir!-killng Mexican upon sxps
dition Kill Mexican Monstrous in the face OF day
hll Mexican Why, sir hear of no such complaints
when batiaons fell at Monterey will say disposed
Of We hear no such sympathetic complaints then But
killing one Mexican ! Oh what deed Well grant
you that wherever there instances Of criminal injustice
and outrage being inflicted by the military its authors deserve
punishment but spirit Of justice would suggest
ropety in this respect which would punish the real
offender, and have moral influence all around him This
is not done where whole corps thus smatred and de-
nounced
have in consequence ordered Major chevaer's
mand to Sallo where il do less mischief than here
and where its services moreover, are wanted"
"Where their services wanted for what To DO
mischief that is, to kill than one Mexican sup
pose Is strange that he should send these men, vno
ne unable to restrain and control in the face OF large
N.Y. to place where there TO control them and
strain them from outrage on the Mexicans Were "thes
services wanted there for outrage aud depreciation
they sent there with view of asceranng whether new
temptations would inspire with stronger sense of duty
sThe of such atrocities which have
been reluctant report the department, motive for
requesting that no more troops may De sent TO this column from
the State Of Ieras."
.No more troops from the State of Texas" They lad
been ncumbahce him. would suppose Yet of
thernthe gallant and lamented Walkerwas mainly insr-
mental in saving the army from disaster at Palo Alto And
McCuough-who in the Generals report of the battle of
Buena VISTA was only mentioned having done weN
designated Of the spies Encarnacon.
also Texan. Instead of saying n that report thar
Mccullough gave him information at Encarnacion which
saved the army he merely remarks that he Of great
vice that occasonor gave him information which Of
great service Yes, sir, Mccullough who reconnoi
tered the enemys camp and himself of the first in
formation of the advance of Santa Anna and thus time
enabled our troops fall back from Aqua Nueva Buena
Vista, where the gallant defence was made.
Well, sir, does not all this look like strong prejudice
against the Texans Wosld tno from the evidence have
produced unavodaby to be deduced that this
prejudice existed even before he had any experience a
character of her sodery and that only increased with the
services rendered by them the Government army
And sir, are we now to have visited upon further
quences resulting from that prejudice Is the Texas
sovereignty to succumb TO the degradation OF infringe
men her rights, the subveson Of her authority, and
the nacton of her territorial limits And expected that
to submit calmly to the infection Of such gross and
unjustfable wrong Mr.. President there principle in
volved in this matter which extends far beyond the temporary
Inconvenience imposed Texas the actual injustice
which may be inflicted her. 1t is principle which lies
the very foundation of Cover menhe uberdnaion of
the military the civil poweand the subversion Of which
is the destruction Of liberties. Is military officer
to be allowed to interfere and prescribe sovereign State
what shall constitute her territorial limits and boundary
In this the former President of the United States who
established in time of temporary military governments,
ordered the government of the Territory be surrendered
Texas as soon as terminated the or have been
msn ormed yet the Executive has continued the mill
government and has territory Texas
Less than two years ago. the military authority, Col Wash
ngon expelled rather caused the election of the Judicial
officers Of Texas from the territory aud now, when Col
Neghbors had succeeded recognizing the counties where
military authorities Stationed and Santa Fe,
what the consequence There the military Governor
avowed his resistance to the authority Of Texas, and caused
that hasy and nconsderae action of the population which
has resulted in the handing of the territory
judge of the Kearny CODE And he orsooh taken alt
under his CONTROL and be the sovereign over
this wide domain Of Texas Sir, if the military authorities
Of the United States have right thus conduct themselves
IN that erriorya territory within the limits OF what
have clamed and which recognised by oil nations
previous TO annexatonthen they have right occupy
Capital, west Galveston from ocGupa,on That
territory apperans to New Mexico than does any
other spot within the limits Of Texas Yet Texas has not
been complaining, has she manifested undue anxiety
demanding her rights from time TO time Years have passed
by since she had right expect the settlement of her boun
dairy The territory which il extended has been acquired
by the United States Government and good ath if they
had discharged their duties they ought have settled the
boundary with the termination Of the war; and said Texas
what and where it was.
been of this attempted curtalmen of her limits she
would have become annexed to the Government of the
United States No, sir no one can believe IL even for
ment Mexico would willingly have consented recognise
separate Power provided Texas would have consented
TO such acuament of her boundary And is il be expected
that Texas will submto such violation of her rights
here Indicated ask the Senae Americans and as honor
able men, this question between the Government of
the United States and Mexico as boundary is believed
tina. the United States would surrender foot of this terri
tory
Mr.. CLAY. Will my friend pardon me, as the hour for
the special order has arrived for asking to do us the favor
to continue his eloquent speech Monday, will be agree
able to him
Mr.. HOUSTON. Any thing that will advance the pub
lie business will yield to with peasure will be depri-
walton to at all.
Mr.. HALE, Gin his seat,l But it will be great deprva
ion the Senate.
The resolution was accordingly laid the table.