The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-09-05
TnxAs poUuDARY.

nat WHICH CauuOt Olteu Dc salu Ot the ieaGs
,rs OF The party, .'that If it can be shown,
hat Texas has a full and clear title TO six
feet Of the territory in dispute between her
and the General Government--such title
ne will stand the ties: Of severe scrutiny in
the Supreme Court--then the entire oath,
himself in particuIar-wlll resist any and |
all encroachment upon It, to the last eY.
tremity." This has induced Ia 10 give the |
subject second aud, as far as our materials |
would ennbIe us, full examination, the
result OF which we now submit to the con-
siderution Of our readers. In doing SO, per-
init us to say, in all can6or, that the facts
onght to satisfy any unbiased enquirer for
truth, that the title Of Texas is unquestion'
able, 80 far as our government is concern.
ed. We are not 50 sanyuue as to hope,
that the facts are Of a nature 10 remove
pre-existing prejudices, especially when the
marshaIing Of hosts, the beating Of drums
and rumbling of Uncle Sans artillery at,
fects the nerves and distracts the attention
of the reader. These prejudices and fears,
no argument can reach: the reader must
overcome them himself We are firmly
persuaded, ifthe Supreme Court was prop
r tribunal for settling this question, that
Texas might, with the utmost security,
submit her title to it's adjudication, with
certainty that decision would be rendered
in her favor. We do not claim TO be en-
tirely free from bias, but as much 90 as our
bilious temperament will permit.
The testimony will be plain and we
fear a somewhat unintesesting detail of
facts. It must be borne in mind that the
contest is between Texas and the General
Government, aud that the title is in one or
the other or the two jointly. If then We
show that the u. 5. Government has no
title, it is concIusiv. that the title Of Texas
is perfect. We undertake then to show,
IN the first place, that the General Govern.
ment has no title, and could not possibly
under the circumstances, according TO any
known rule Of Law or Logic, have Rcqulr
ed any.
In 1885 Texus, after she had obtained
hel frat victory over her enemy, fixed upol
] the Rio Grande as her western boundary
Subsequently when she had achieved {
most decided victory. aud captured Santa
Anna and shown herself amply able t.
maintain her independence, she reassert
her claim and extracts reluctant conftma
ton Of it from her captive. Again III 1885,
it was spread upon her Statute Books. Ant
/ such were her limits when her lndepeud
euce was acknowledged by England, Franc
and this Government. So likewise wheI
, owe lures were made ut different times 70
5 admission into the Union, aud also at tn
= time o: annexation. Having thus Ulear
deGued her limits and uniformly maintain
ed them, with sword in hand against til
/ only power that held counter claim, all {
/ which was fully known to this Governmeu
: a. the time of annexation, she at least
o eslopped from attempting to gain say thu
title.
Up to the period Of annexation, all wi
readily admit, that her title was goo
$ against all the world except Mexico, an
It superior to hers, rs she had driven the Me!
: lean forces from the field. She practices
s no deception, no guile, but discloses III
d true condition, comes in at a door that WI
Il thrown wide open to admit her, and accep
the hand which is so cordially extend'
!. her, without any suspicion that snare
laid to entrap her and then strip her of
large portion of her dominion. She ceG
Q. to the u. S. Government as agent to sett
lg for hen the question of boundary with Me
ID leo. The U. S. Government accepts t
" agency and undertakes to do for Tex
Is what she could not now latter ceding aw
- her power) do for herself, We ask the
:, what rule of Law will give to the age
80 long as he holds the agency, the pri
lege Of going into the market and purch
ing, receivingby gift or forceable seizu
as a title adverse to his principle! The G'
ny eral Government was NOT acting for hers
ne but for and in behalf of Texas; and so 10
II: as she was thus acting, everything she
II ouired, short of the claims of her princiT
las would accrue to the benefit Of the priI
lh- pal. All Texas had to do at the time
Of annexation, to render her title full and r
'g' feet, was to exlinguish that of Mex
ioi The U: s. Government undertakes to
rn' this for her, and when she does it, v
with any knowledge of the law, will d