Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-16

successfully maintained by the same
instrument, and confirmed TO us by
the most enlightened nations. The
solemn compact of Union must now
shield them from all encroachments
come from 'cltot quarter, they may.
Let it not be forgotten, that chival-
ry and daring gave both to the Tex
as Revolution, which by sacrifice and
valor, has been the means of adding
70 the United States an empire Of
territory. Does this entitle us 10 no
considerations and shall Texas now
be forced to the humiliating dilem.
ma of asking either gratuities or
boonsY She does not ask them. She
willno ask them. Nor yet even any
abatement of the severe rigors of
the positions in which she is now
placed by the unkind action of the
Federal Government.
But she does not withdraw her
confidence in the justice of the Gen
eral Government, and reposlng for a
moment upon that confidence, she
now asks of that Government no
longer to intervene any obstacle to
the claim of Texas to the soil and
jurisdiction over all the Territory de-
clared within her rightful boundary
at the contamination of annexation,
and in which was embraced Santa
Fe. s'.t to @.l'1 p
The hope is still entertained that
the Government at Washington will,
when informed in the most positive
and unqualified manner, of the fixed
determination of the State to main
tain integrity inviolate by enforcing
its laws over every part thereof, be
visited with returning sense ofright,
and issue without any delay, to the
officers commanding at Santa Fe,
such orders as will cause immediate
cessation of Civil Jurisdiction in that
portion of this State; and with this
view | have to request that the Hon
able Delegation from Texas will inn
medlately wait upon his Excellency
the President, and respectfully rep
resent that the. State Of Texas does
not recognise any right or authority
he Executive or any other branch
on9}ae Goyernme t, longer to con-
tAiue Civil or Military Government
at Santa Fe, or any other portion Of
the State, and to demand that all in
structions heretofore existing for the
maintenance of such Government be
revoked; and further, that the troops
IN the service Of the u. States, occu-
pying that portion of the frontier of
Texas be required to employ them
selves strictly in the, discharge of
Their appropriate military duties.
Ifitis the policy of the Govern
ment not to aid a sovereign State
with her troops in its efforts TO bring
under subject TO its laws refractory
population, she is at least required to
observe a strict non-interterence.
This State will endeagbr properly t.
look to the movements Of her citi-
zens occupying the quarter alluded
to, but she would willingly be saved
the trouble of combating the open
and the secret influences exerted
there, brought about mainly, as it is
understood, by the policy and direc-
tons of the Executive lranch of the
General Government.
The Proclamation of Col. Monroe.
commanding at Santa Fc, of the
23d of April last, would seem to es-
tablish this position beyond the posi-
bility of rational doubt. If how.
ever, this individual has SO far trans
cended his orders (Which cannot be
supposed as to promulge this most
remarkable Proclamation, it will be
q matter for congratulation to our
State and its citizens generally, as
there has always been very great re-
luctance to view the United States in
the light of anyadverse claimant. a9
1t is worse than useless, gentle
men, for me TO trespass on your time
and patience in bringing forward
proofs to establish the boundary Of
exes. Our delegation in Congress,
faithful to their trusts in this respect,
and able in the manner of dischare.
ing 1t, have convinced even the re.
luctant, and given firmness TO the
wayering. The rights of Texas to
extend her civil and political ofgani-
2ation over every portion of her ter
tory. as proclaimed In her Law of
Linlitsof 1896, is considered perfect.
and cannot be yielded without comsl
promitting her integrity. She has
passed MIR her claim, looking to the
principle lof right as contfasslisfin-
guished 20 one of force; and that this
arbitrament is Just. il IS only necessa-