The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-07-23
TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.

TEXAS AND NEW MENlCO.
The title by which Texas holds the whole Of
the country, now claimed by her east of the
Rio Grande, and from the line drawn directly
north from the source of that river, until it
strikes the ~ deg. Moth latitude, is undispu-
table, and never has, until within the last year,
been controverted by the United States.
In u few words we will give her title, and
We call upon all to be indignant at, and pre-
I pared 10 resist that outrageous disregard to
State Rights and pandering to lust for power,
which would prompt any authorities to attempt
10 wrest il from her.
The history Of Texas is we'll known how,
being oppressed, she revolutionized, as she
had the right to do, and threw of the yoke of
Mexico: how, in a glorious battle, she con-
tquered the forces of her enemyy and captured
sbeir General, who, to obtain his liberty and
save the whole Mexican army FiIisola's, his
successor, as well as his own from destruction,
acknowledged the independence Of Texas,
and agreed TO her boundaries to.wit from the
mouth Of the Rio Grande up tho principal
branch of that river to its source, thence in a
line run due north 10 the AZ deg. North lali.
iude, where il intersects the boundary line cs-
tablishcd first by Spain, and Afterwards by
Mexico with the United States. continuing
along down tina; line so established by those
governments, TO the Sabine river, and down
that river to the Gulfo Mexico; which recog-
milton was ratified by Filisola, who was there.
to authorized by his government We all
know how the Mexican government, after
having received all the benefits of the treaty.
without objection, baselv repudiated,it, stain
ing her escutcheon most foully and how the
little lnow) Republic Of Texas, her sovereign.
~ and, therefore, the boundaries she claimed.
being acknowledged by the United States and
other governments, sustained herself in the
most gallant manner, continually asserting, by
her sword and her pen, this sovereignty so no.
bly, and so rightlully gained, and which was
never disputed as to any particular portion, but
always as to the whole, Mexico never holding
in question as to territory just east Of the Rio
Grandc, but to the Sabine ITSELF though, after
the battle Of San %Jaciuto, she relrained from
any attempts to re-establish hen authority over
the territory, Under these circumstances, her
authority extended and acknowledged over all
the territory she claimed, Texas was annexed
to the United States, under yarious conditions
and guarantees, among which was this:
said State (of Texas) to be formed sub
ject to the adjustment by This government of
all questions of boundary that may arise
with other governments" (meuning, of
course and alone, with Mexico)
In this same article the United States nc.
knowlcdged the title of Texas to the portion
now in dispute by this expression; ''and such
State or States as shall be formed out Of said
territory (of Texas NORTH Of said Missouri COM
promise line, (a6 deg. 80 min) slavery or invol.
untary servitude Except for crime) shall be
prohibited
Pursuant to this agreement, Mr.. Slidell was
sent out by the United States 10 arrange the
boundaries with Mexico, and his instructions
stipulated and held as incontrovertible, the
boundaries always claimed by Texas. His
mission was unsuccessful, and war broke out,
founded upon that subject Of boundary. The
Congress of the United States declared war Ia
exist, "by the act of Mexico" which act was
the attack upon Gen. Taylor's forces stationed,
in obedience to orders, upon the east bank of
the Rio Grande, as soil Of the United States.
Pending the war, Mr.. Trist was sent OUT as
Commissioner, with the same instructions as
those given to Mr.. Siidell and because he in
timated that he would referto our government
'swith some hope of a good result the question
Of suuendering to Mexico'th that portion of the
sovereign State of Texas between the Nueces
and Rio Grande, and a part of Upper Calilor.
nia," he was recalled. A treaty, however, was
made, and the whole of the territory claimed
by Texas was ceded to the United States, who,
in this, as stipulated in the terms Of annexation.
acted as the judge and as agent for Texas in
her controversy with Mexico. And not only
this 10y necessary implication but also, the
map upon which the treaty was founded. and
which was appended to the treaty expressly as
pmrt Of Il, represents all east Of the Rio Grande,
slaimed'by Texas, not as Nsw Msrico, but as
Texas; all Of Nsv Merico lying 10 he rsst Of
she line claimed BY Teras,