Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-09-05
SPEECH OF
Hon. j. r. Giddings,
OF OHIO
Delivered IN the House Of Representatives,
ON
Pearca's Texas Boundary Bill.

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po'''t "Tt0 .'"y l'liu ','o l""'oa .anabI, IN
anu I'"I u''l 'Hl9'oNel'i am % u
PoSeu 10 lS ol' 'or 'iie reason ''i''' ~ .or
defs at le,st loFly thousah" square '''Ie0 VI
'Itory peiohshl9 10 I'VE" MeA''o' "1 .soo; e
"ltIi'h lIor ancient oouI'ooF'e o., ,h;oh in
couu.!y as c%'clSNe ds 'l'' o'"tC tal,or from
P3ft nave tlle honor 10 represent, y To~as iTbis
New Mexico and delivered over 10 tAu', of th '
remark brings me 10 sllo,i eAu'''"a I tra
BOUNDARIES between I'VE" iu, "| c',t, which
Oh llliS point thefe arc ''lSlo, oa' f'1 "n,lamon
appear to nave eScapeu 'ie nol'oV ~,
u~Lii9 inc dI9cuSS'ol VI 'ti,o ooroctod
forhery Cooh lila anu IA"' %o'o
Tor Iegi7laIlVe purposes " mo s"aI tIo ham,
they appointed commissioners 10 He'Ie ."t ,h Gr
dary between lIeh' uehe'a' n!'l1 VI NV ~,
mer Minister from Mexico 10 lnis uoyo'T' oan
IllI.N' was QUO u tio " .,'''o "Jn nrottv
NOT give GoteS, allhouS" once 1l.uue TL Pay
moro gh lhVestlglnon Cl 'hs supJec. nc ,,nI
agreed upon by me commissioners co'"e t ,ho
at me noun OF 'le ArHa'iSas' anu ho1 ~ '"'
mouth "i the Nueces, as IS echeraiIy sLdteuI
Inc Arkansas eS some ','lrly lllGs io'S VI tn1
NUec'S. lhe line a9reeu upon loi'o"ou Up tlia'
stream to Its source; thence IN dlfect me 10
The confluence OF inc gan An'oi'o "'u 'lle w.
omdo thence up 'ie oah AHlon'o 10 itS SoV M
thence west 10 lIle Ilhe OF NE" neA'co' ms
Inc hes on me one hnhureull Gegree oi "esl
Longitude from ureehwIch' NOW "ha'e'Gi
eAa9 POSSESSES "csI VI inns my sue i'"o' no'"
~ purchase or ny conquest 90 lar' therefore,
Is her icgltlIha'e cohquests eXlehu' she nus
perfect title.
IL Is adnltted on an hatius' that tLe people III
ne Valley OF 'lie NueceS uIllled WIN 'hose OF
eHas IN lhe revolution lhey were located IN
what IS cal ied the county OF San Patrclo, and
roperIy belong to Texas. Beyond this, how
yer, Texas has never exercised any acts of ju-
Isdlclon. She never served process, or held
n individual accountable to Texan laws, until
General Taylor marched his army to Point
sabcl
Mr.. Howard (Nlr, Giddings yielded the floor
aud that Texas had made surveys within twenty
niles OF Point Isabel before General Taylor
marched from " Corpus Christi" and that
Judge OF Texas had charged the grand Jury that
Texas extended to The Rio Grande and held ju.
to that river.
Mr. Glddlngs inquired if any Texan officer
had ever made an arrest or served process with
IN NY miles OF point Isabel
Mr. Howard admitted they had not
Mr. Gldalhgs resumed. The mere assertion
VI IlsIH ny the legislature OF Texas, or by one
oi l her JUDGES could not be regarded as any ev-
'uehce OF utle. There must be some act, some
ovett movement 10 constitute claim. Now,
up 10 'he DAY that GENERAL Taylor reached Point
Lsopc'' WG--the cFlzens OF the United States
lIoa pI'o duties TO the Mexican custom house at
inoI pace ana the exercise of Mexican laws
lau never Uee N suspended or interrupted there
ul'' NJ uenGlal layers ARRIVAL Now sir, south
u ne" MeNlco lay OoanniIa' and south OF Goa
uIla was t .ne C nIa!e o' p!auIpus, which ex-
'e" nue. ~ I2 'ne Iu l,. VI MINED c
ml' Al T a, l'''o' PoSi"s@ Ohhnahua lies
SoU 1I % ~. wv NV. neAlco'
MI uluuillsS' oo!i,e maps 'uy II down as
eAIc"u'iiS on ''''S siuo VI tlie ilVer~others dc
no'' out II Is mater OF ehllfe Indifference sc
lar as Iela'os 10 my present argument. Poln
lS"ocl ana Dftwhs'iile, opposite matanoros
were taken by General Taylor, and Texas was
suffered to extend her laws over those places
ana IN mat way, perhaps she may lay some
color OF claim to the whole OF that portion o
lamlnllpas Iylng east OF the RIO Grande. j
would, therefore, lnterPose no objection to hel
holding TINS country, winch IS as large as one
ne medium SIZE states OF ms Union.
B1I when IeXas attempts to 60 farther up thu
Ko GTande, she becomes trespasser; she has
never held possession nor the color OF title fur
ther north -.
Mr. Howard lhterposed' and SAID that Texas
' ~iA'' ti"I' O''''i i'oN P"''So9lOh vi L4olCuo
winch IS III Coah1lIa' although she did not con
hnue That possession at the time General Taylo
marched to the RIO Grande.
MIR Ulddlngs. II SHE gave up her possession
she gave up her whole title, for she had no 9th
er than possession. But this is entirely foreign
and lmmetarlal TO my Argument My position
IS that OF maintaining the territory Of New
Mexico ennre without encroachment. This WI
are bound TO DO, as | think, under our treaty
with Mexico, and to admit her as State at the
earnest convenient period.
10 what portion OF New Mexico did Texas
m ludb uue oy possession, or by conquest, or by
ut t muse, one SEM an army there, 1t Is true
ouI every man was Killed or captured-not one
wa" S lelt 10 'ell inc news
no%, SlL' Now NOW S,auus tne whole case' Tht
,ms,s'iy I'll iiom meAlco up 10 TtS aay' to h'
M p1a nus T b loa,b eT people are