Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26

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means perfected the title of Texas To allow the Cover
ment now to assert own tile would be violation of eve
principle Of equity, which Judicial trbuns could ssnco
and would be fragrant breach OF good faith which the
!, versa sentiment Of mankind would condemn.
As 10 New Mexico ii Is not to be regarded polite
community, entity, Carlyle would express it. bur
much territory belonging to the United States except h
part oft which Is included within the limits OF Texas.
may construct government for it, and embrace the who
territory west Of the Rio GraDe in it, may divide it,
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The treaty does not guaranty the inhabitants
existence as political community Iss language is:
sThe Mexisans who the Territories aforesaid shall ne
Of citizens of the Mexican Republic
conformaby with what is stipulated in the preceding article
shall the Union of the United States
be admitted at the proper time Ito Judged of by the Con
ress United Sses to the enjoyment OF all the rghts
citizens OF the United States, according to the principles
the constitution and in the time shall be mainaine
protected the free enjoyment Of their liberty proper
and secured in the free exercise OF their religion whou
restriction"
those which previously belonged Mexico and the inhabi
enjoy certain rights insantysuch the righ
of liberty of property, and OF religions and subsequently
when Congress shall judge 70 be proper they to hav
conferred on them the privileges Of American czns by be-
ing incorporated into the Union How incorporated into thu
Union AS separate States The treaty is silent as L
States speaks Of inhabitants of individuals To
that the provinces, Or in other words the Territories, pre-
vousy belonging Mexico TO be admitted States
that reference be had their former boundaries is
gross msconsrucon Of the treaty It would, il accepted
acted on out of TO limit the boundaries
Upper California smaller dimensions than it heretofore pos
sessed The treaty simply guarantees to the inhabitants oil
the Territories acquired from Mexico the privilege Of Ae
citizenship This privilege might have been denied
them by the Government the United States there had
been explicit stipulation that effect in the treaty and
they might have been kept pepetuay under the sso
lutte form Of rule to which they now subjected BY the
glect of Congress provide better system for them
Story, in bis work the Constitution, says:
"In Of confirmation cession BY treaty the aequ
on becomes firm and stable, and the ceded ertory becomes
part of the nation which it is annexed either
stipulated in the treaty such ass master sha inn
change but their relations with their former sovereign
dissolved and relations created between them and
their sovereign If the treaty stpulates that they shall
States the treaty as part Of the law Of tie land becomes
obligatory in these respects Whether the effects would
result the fact of their becoming inhabitants
citizens by the cesson without any express stipulation
deserve inquiry, the question should ever occur
It the rights Of citizens Of the United States
to the inhabitants of the Territories acquired from Mexico
and who should become permanent residents within them,
that the ninth article of the treaty inserted for without
that article the Inhabitants cut off omtheir country,
might never after their transfer another sovereignty enjoy
the rights and mmunes Of citizenship This all that the
Government Of the United Staes in the treaty. undertakes
do protect the inhabitants in the enjoyment Of
the privileges enumerated until they rise the higher Dig
nifty of citizens by being ncorporatedno State of the
Union That would, pso tactO, make them citizens Of the
United States and, far from being violation Of the
far then, that objection to extending the jurisdiction of
Texas the territory which at oneme constituted part
of New Mexico is concerned is disposed Of The obligation
upon Congress recognise and respect the title of that State
the whole extent Of the territory claimed by her.
me to be clear and imperative Yet that many
persons think Of that title very differently they question it.
and insist that the State should be turned the Su
preme Court for decision upon her claim the Rio Grande
her western boundary.
Some, indeed go far deny that Texas has the
color of title to any part of the territory beyond the Nueces
and reply her demand that her jurisdiction shall
be acknowledged her SOIL they urge that shall
be employed TO resist her attempt TO enforce It.
Mr. Speaker Texas ought to be dealt with generously So
far from meng the reproaches with which she is sometimes
loaded she ought receive cordial welcome into the family
Of American States By her gaantry she originated
and carried through successfully revolution against the Go
vernment Of Mexico, when that Republic overthrow the
suon which framed for the protection of the Liberties Of
her people. Aone with sparse popuaton with slender
MEANS with regular troops that State formed the heroic
purpose of achieving its independence and it accomplished
it, The field Of San Jacino takes rank with other plains
upon which tyranny has been coven down and the flag Of
freedom has been unured That flag spread to the breeze
by the brave who struck for liberty under it. with sim
gle gitering upon its ds lowered it was
kept flying until the eyes Of the civilized world caught sight
of it. and hailed the ensign of an independent State,
and the great Powers OF the globe sent their ambassadors
welcome her into the family Nations She appealed
receive her, and rejected her. She still threatened
with the power of the Government from which she had
volted She turned naturally for succor for defence
did not extend it. We acknowledged her independence;
SO did the soveregns Of Europe.
In the Of years. when the State had grown strong,
and when powerful nations sought to bind her them by
treaties Of friendship and her existence
longer thing be questioned, but her young energies
began develop themselves and influence the afrA
the christian world-hen profered alliance, and in
vited her merge her nationality In the American Union.
Sir is within my personal knowledge that early 1914
the Independence Of Texas might have been acknowledged
by Mexico, upon the condition that she would bind herself
continue Independent State, unconnected with Con
federacy. at that time in Europe and in an interview
with official person of high rank this fact disclosed
to Mexico foresaw her danger from neghbonbe
power and it her object to nterpose eebler Republic
between herself and the United States as barrier against
incursion which she dreaded Some Of the great States
Of Europe interested n eecng this arrangement from
other considerations. informed Government Of thu
state of affairs and the year it became known th
world that Mexico had in the solemn form consented
through the Intervention of the British and French Govern
mens to acknowledge the independence Of Texas provided
she would spulae not to herself become sub
4 iect to any country whatever.
am asked If Mexico consented to acknowledge the Ri
Grsnde the boundary Of Texasi My reply is that hear
other condition named than that of remaining dsnc
State. That was the single condition. g's
But Texas true her American sympahies--rue to be
neageuue to her love Of constitutional liberty decline
the proposal and entered into Union giving anothe
to Gag, and adding to possessions magncen
4 domain.
And now sir, when this State asks for the boundarie
which she hiss ut all times asserted called on to
her over Supreme Court have them passed upon
We have heretofore acknowledged her boundaries Acknow
lcdged did say We have asserted them urged them
vndcated them the mouth of cannon shed the bloc
of people in defence Of them and now when hav
succeeded in having them granted BY her ancient foe
this young State, coming to upon earnest nvs