The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-19

inv.d.d our territory and shed tho blood Of fsIowcit
On The l0th OF November. 1916, Mr.. John
Sliden of Louisiaaa was commissioned by en-
led states 10 Me and was ntrusled with in powers 10
adjust questions Of the Texas boundary and OF
sia4sas nstsasi,y and .ssgA.b blended i.ss with
la my message .. CONNIE Of the present
.on. Informed you that upon he appeal. BON
Of tho Congress and Of Texas had ordered an
sss aud The n Hos This lad become 70
meet threatened Invasion OF Texas by the Mexican forces
The invasion threatened solely because Texas had
Congress ofhe United States herself Union
and. under these circumstances, II was PLAINLY our Nv
Meantime Texas by the dnal action Of our Congress had
o. our 9nss h nsY dsssssd Ss
Rio del Note be the boundary o. that republic rs a.
sdcsioa had been extended ana Sas,cse1 % ae
had been Congress and in the Convention
% h.a sls Included Within
districts Congress bad. moreover, with great
nssd the COUNTY beyond The Nuecss as part Of our teri
tory, by including II within our own revenue system and
appointed by and with the advice Of the Sea-
ais becsme therefore, OF urgent necessity TO povde
the 18th ot January instructions issued to the
general n command q these troops 70 occupy the
boundary Of the State oi Texas exposed frontiers from
'n WAS hv y ana N 10
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Hence are the proper stations for the pfoec"g forces o.
IMexicol upon pretex that Texas. nation indie
pendent ~ herself hoaght proper 70 unite It's denies win
her rghtful territory and in official procamations and
aniiesoes has threatened 10 rake upon
for tho purpose of reconquenx Texas In tho tme
have tried every effort reconciliation, The cup or
has been exhausted before the recent IN
formation from the frontier Of the Del Nors but at
reiterated Mexico has passed the boundary OF
the United States. ha. invaded our sfrioTy and shed
that hoslies have commenced and that the two nations
As war exists, and. Notwithstanding all efforts to
avoid i. exists by the act OF Mexico herself we called
dcate with decision the honor the rights, and the interests
Of our county, .nd o,r ,s,,o, HAVING hs.n II
yadsd, General Taylor authority vested in him
BY my direction, has called the OF Texas Tor
70 serve foot; and the governor of Louisiana for
four regiments OF Infantry, to be sent to him as soon as
In further vindcation of rights and defence Of our
territory, invoke the prompt action OF Congress to recog
Mise the existence OF the and place at the dspos
ton OF the Executive the of prosecuting the war
this end recommend that authority should be given to
call into the public service large body Of volunteers 10
discharged.
Upon this message most authoritative action took place
the declaration of and the appropriation Of men and
will not weary the Senate could multiply extracts from
the annual and special messages OF the President but
will content myself with reading few only In the an
nual message of 1847, the President says:
The commissioner OF the United States authorized
TO agree 70 the establishment of Rio Grande as the
with the southern boundary of New Mexico in lat
tnde about thy-two degrees and TO obtain cesslon TO
e md the privilege Of the light Of wax The
Upper Califarna. constituted ultmatum whica our
commissioner was under no circumstances to yield
The Of a treaty proposed by the Mexican commits
sioners wholly inadrnssibe. They negotiated if
Mexico the victorious, and not the vanqushed party
They have known that their ullmatum could |
never be accepted required the United States TO dis
h. yns e
Rio 0rande, included within her lims by her laws when
nsssd 10 The United States and admed by Congress. as
ono Of tho States Of our Union.
Now Mexico is frontier province, and has been
of any considerable value to Mexico From its locality,
limits Of the State Of Texas defined by her
laws before her admission into our Union embrace all
while Mexico still claims hold this territory Of
her dominions The adjustment OF this question OF bound
In his message transmitting to the Senate the treaty
with Mexico, President Polk said:
To tho tenth article OF the there serious objec.
tons and no Instruction: given to M I1 contemplated
limits Of Texas belong that State, and this
o. rrans slrssdy made All valid 1es 10 land within the
other Territories coded the United States will remain
nit sss his article should not &c 1ated as part Of the
treaty.
Again, in his message Of July, ls4s. he says:
The with Mexico having terminated, the power Of
the Executive establish continue temporary civil
governments Territories which existed under the
laws Of nations, whilst they regarded conquered
psovincea in military occupation, has ceased BY their
power them and, until Congress shall act the inhsb
itanu will be without any organized government Should
h:y b s in this and win be
N.w Mesloo and Upper California have been ceded by
Mexico TO tho United Sates and constitute part OF
country. Embracing nearly degrees of latitude
lying adjacent the Oregon Territory, and extending from
the Pachc the RIO Grande, distance OF
neatly . thousand mes, would be difficult estimate
tho value Of these possessions to the United States
Ia = special message in answer TO resolution OF the
House Of Representatives oath july 1s4s, Mr. Polk
said an#
~ tAs Aosss of Representatives, Of the Unfsd Statu
In answer the resolutions Of the House OF Represent
atvos Of tho 10Th instant requesting information In relation
New Mexico and California, commnnicate herewith
reports from the Secretary OF State, Secretary
Tasury, the Secretary Of War; and the Secretary of
Navy, with the docurnents which accompany the
These reports contain pom the
seyeral points OF nqHiy embraced by the resolutions
The proper limits and boundaries OF New Mexico and
CaiiSofnia" are deneated map referred the
ats treaty With Mexico, authentic copy of which Is
herewith transmitted, and all The additional inform ,ion
upon mat subjects and also the reliable inform alton
In respect to the population OF respective
which 10 in the possession OF the Executive will be found
in the accompanying report Of ,he Secretary Of State
The boundary in dispute
and tho settlement Of it OF necessity depended on
treaty Of peace Finding the Mexican authorities. and
people In possession, forces conquered them and
tended military rule them and tho territory which
displaced II, was possible to disturb or change
the practical boundary line in the midst OF war when
negotiation Tor Its adjustment could be opened and
when Texas w.s not present. by her constituted author