The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-21
The Texan Boundary-M MIR. Pcarcc'.
Speech.

! The Republic gives an ab,,rsc, of the re
cent speech Of Nj. "ea.ce, of Mary land, in the
Y. s. Senate, where he refers to he demands
ade aud the position assumed BY Gen. lIous
ten, IN regard 20 that portion or the territory
of New Mexico i ing east of The Rio Gtande !:
! While he is not inclined tamely to Weld to
/ tGlpericus demands, he is willing, indeed We.
/ " enxlous, 10 ell. CT an aiiange men, most Ilb
RAJ, and enc that shall be satisfactory tu
! fexas
| He shows that Texas had no occupancy.
aud no such Title IS would eurhor,zc ceu.
s';uci's possession If ,ha, portion of New
Mesco WHICH is east of Tie RIO Grgnde.
lie shows clearly ha, the Government, OF
the Cn'ed States has not re n ized tho right
OF Ftsis 10 that portion Of New Mexico; snd
thai ii tie former Executive has, a. d.ifereD,
tlmrs, expressed an opinion favorable 10 thai
clam. il has also furnished evidence against it.
He shows that M. Polk and his Admins
ifatIon fully recognized all this territory on
both sides OF the flver as Mexican province,
having Satta Fe for ils capital, and tha, they
6ld not TecogDz' II as part of Texas.
Texas, he believes, has never formally sub
maie ed to Congress any demeId for that por
tiun Of the territory of New Mexico which
sic claims. Certainly no such demand has
ever been admitted BY The Goyernmen, Of The /
Ua'ed States.
He was aware that's letter on the sui ,c (
VAS wflttcn by Governor Of Texas to the /.
Pres dent of the United States, which, by d.
rcciion Of the President, was answered by The
Secretary of State, who sn d. the Presden, /
believed iexas justly asserted righ, TO the
whole Territory this side of the Rio Graude
bot iha' i rds subject which more property (
belonged 10 the Legislative than TO the E.r. T
eeutst brunch Of The Government.
lis quotes President Polk as saying "By +
The cessou of New Mtrico, on both sides of
the Ro Gfande, to the united SAFES, The 7
qiesuen of boundary, 50 far as Mexico is cen.
celDed has been settled leariag The question
asto The true limits Of Tea IS and New Merico .
10 be adjusted betletea hat STATE aud The Usi.
ted Stafes."
That beng the case, how could the opinion
Of the Executive, or the action Of Gu admins.
tfaive 'iiicer, b. nvallcd Of TO make or provo
title, aid how could there be said 10 be
recognition by the Government OF tho right
Of rexasl
Il It be legislative question, il was rank
u>uspation man administrative tticer 10 un
deiiake TO settle II by an order TO a military
commander.
He did not understand Governor Marcy as
intending TO do this, by the order Of the l2,h
Of Ottober, lS4S.
So far as that order authorized a surrender
of the country TO Texas, while the tile was
unsettled by the Legislature, i, was, in his
OR. P.'s) opinion, an abandonment, Of duty.
The Government Of the United States hold
possession TIL the powers which alone are
competent TO settle the title shall do 90.
Ii a conflict cusued, he yentuted 10 saw, the
drsi gun fi'ed would not be Federal gun
Il there were Federal gun fred, i. would
only be when the cobnle, coa.e no longer be
a' olded by The Government, Of the United
States.
lf Texas undertook by military force to es.
tablish her jurisdiction and oust the United
States. that would, in his opinion, be levyirg |
OF wat upon the Uaised States. aud the tc
tpons,billty would rest upon Texas.
Oar Union would DO worth Iilile If such
calamity could no, be avet'ed, and il single