Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-02-07
For the lturlin yfon Hawk .Fve

Mr. EDIToR:-I perceive that the discus sion OF
the Texan Boundary question is about being renew
ed, in the two Houses Of Congress, and, judging
from present indications, with even bitterness
and aerinony than characterized the debates upon
it, during the Mexican War. Senator Foote of Mis-
sssipp has introduced HIS BILL for the future divis-
ion of Texas into two or more States, and the es-
Enlistment Of Territorial governments over Cali.
fornia, Deseret and New Mexico, to the attention
Of the Senate and the people, and with remarks en-
tirely consistent with the honorable distinction he
has won as the GRAND sAcHEM Of the BiHingsgate
Faction. The recent message of the Governor of
Texas, with its wordy pretences to the jurisdiction
Of that State over the s.CouNrY of Ne,o Mcrico"
comes to us most OPPORTUNITY, and evnces the sem
sibfy and modesfy of the only of the Confeder-
acy which has ever involv ed our country in for
cign war!
have noted these two important and simultane-
Gus disclosures with establishment. That Texas
claimed all the territory on the hther side of the
Rio del Norte, was well aware but imagined that
her citizens had by this time imbibed correct
idea Of the true bounds of the State and had deter
mined to resign her ridiculous assumption Of title
TO that soil which is, and has been, within the
jurisdiction OF New Mexico, and on which not only
the major portion of her cities, but her very Capt.
tai is situated. BY some freak of necromancy, it
appears, however, that this has become a "County'
within the limits Of the already overgrown State of
Texas, and her Executive calls upon her Legisa-
ture to extend her authority over it, without await!
ing the tardy action Of the National Government.
Whether or not the Legislature will pl omptly res
pond to this solemn Invocation, am not advised.
AS Folly is most VIGOROUSLY contagious, and seems
just now, to be the prevailing epidemic anong those
who have been nurtured in that Southern hot house,
1t viii not be too much perhaps to presume thu il
will adopt the suggestion without moments hest
tasion. How it will eonsummate the affair, am at
los to determine. remember that she once made
similar attempt during her contest with Mexico,
and that the expedition did, id part, reach its des-
tination but unfortunately, as prisoners Of ,car.-
ferhaps This government may be less able TO assert
us authority, but it is usually thought to be other
wise. The history of the Past would seem to indi
cate that 1t will never yield solitary foot of soil
mat rghtfuly belongs to it. The Treaty with Mex
leo has not settled in my opinion the limits of the
State Of Texas. The boundary between the two
Nd'0ns has no relation to that of individual States
composing either. And1f it could have had. upon
ahotner basis than that upon which it was made.
certainly no one can assume, that, in the existing
circumstances, when Mexico has coded To tho Fed
erai Government all the territory claimed bv her
lying beyond certain lines, in consideration Of Ger.
tain moneys, paid or to be pain, to her-Texas could
have acquired any new' title to the lands situate
within the limits Of the ccded territory. All the
rights of Mexico to any and every part OF il. are
now rssted in the National Government. Anda