New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-23

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The United States and Spain 70 tue beginning -
Here IS the length and breadth the hight and
depth q the tie II Texas u sOv.reientv N santa
Fe and T. the soil n New Mexico B. reference
u the map, yoI Wi see tia, b. tbs Simple az
Texas has ostenslby doubled be. limits i was
very cheap wa q acquire SOL, and . s on.y re-
msrkaDle That y did not Occur O. the Congress y
70 on 20 the Pacific On; doubtless her pol,lcans o.
that day were Lot properly sPPriscd q the srea'
value Of California IL was truly unfortunate llr
the Lone star State, few more S0ros Of !e-lsia
ton would have given her tde same ne 20 b.
fo~niS and Dstcret ina; she now has = New Mex
lcG ana the Isssesson OF the country WQl-i haNr
filed her Golfers with golden revenues and qeedA.
Inundated her STATE debt. Nor Am ! Vel assured
that sic nav not vet sef uD claims % those Fasi
possess.oas f1r remember that President Lamar
~ one 81 his messages 30 congress, ssserted %
claim 81 Texas westwardtr0m The mouth o. tie No
/ GrsDde ~ the Pac.fc Ocean. but It can BE- easuy
shown that certain Texan PleniPoten'iary nesr
] the Court q. - Clo1d upon Urging the ackno"I
ed-ment bv France OF the Independence n his
country when Gen. Lsmars boundaries were on
! iec,ed % IS rather 100 lattudiaarsn. abandoned
he claim and consented n the part NJ MS Govern,
neut - waive i. altogether. AID shoud Texas
herester bring al action 0i eiecfcent against the
new Government oi California and Deseret Logis
Philippe and II Ga.zof should be sent for, with
subpoena dueeS iecaH. I mention these things est
they might drop ont Of history and leave a. IRE
parable chasm IN Cahiorria ti'ledeeds
EVER one can see that the act o. the first Legs
ature. attempting 20 define tic boundaries oi Tex
as was 10 less QuXOtC and iarcica uhan the
! claim put forth bs President Lamar j. legs
controversy involving private nights dependent up
on s1ch en- enactment, any intelligent. iegsi tr.ou
| nal would pronounce Il absolutely VOID. The Con
stitution OF Texas declares that a political pow
er Is Inherent II the people. and that All irse Gov
ernnen's are founded upon Their consent ard en-
4 Il r ~ fna y
Of eoaal repre- seBistion, yet without sJtnry dee
gated 70 an Representative. without rcp-es enta
| fion Of any sort az immense Territory IS declared
N be within the Republic 81 Texas, and 10000 per
sons are made citizens By the representatives ~
20 900 inhabitants Of Texas proper. the number Of
her population as estimated A. the time As wei
might New Jersey. seeding from the I mon, by
subsequent legislative act, drf1e her limits 50 IS 20
include New York or Penlsy wanna. But u ma.
De urged that this act was intended as A repUsa.
against her common enemy, Mexico II then New
Mexico is claimed b. right OF conquest, what e.!
dence OF reducing the country 10 possession - Of
isred The only answer must be, that President
Lamar sent out a poitoo commercial expedition,
for no other armed Texan ever set foot on the
SOIL with 800 armed men and arms, TO settle the
question And what was the result Every bale
u merchandise was captured and coHhscaied, Tex
as and Mexico being then in a state Of war, AID
every man %. the expedition taken prisoners snt
that event not a single sword has been drawn, n0r
gun fred o enforce the claim Of Texas and New
Nexcans 10 more dreamed OF being part and par
Gel Of Texas than Of being annexed TO the Hotten.
tots And ii is now with the most profound aston
.shment that they hear Of the claim as seriously
talked Of anywhere.
1t cannot be successfully urged that Texas was
received by the Congress Of the United States into
the [ mon with her extraordinary boundaries as Dc
tined in the act Of her Congress 4 single reference
to the Joint Resolutions settles that question
Congress thereby consented that the territory pro
Dc5}V included within aud rrgtgHHy belonging tc
the Republic Of Texas may be erected into new
State &c and MI questions Of boundaries VIII
other Governments were 10 remain ntecf 10 al
justtneRt bg he United States Hero IS minated
the existence of crongf claim 10 territory, OF m
primer limits claimed, and the questions erowInc
odt Of such CLAIMS arc 10 be adjusted By the
United States" The ninth Congress Of Texas, the
people (of Ieras properJ at the ballot boxes and
the Convention that framed the now State Constl-
tuition. consented 10 enter the Union upon these
terms and conditions. Yet hIs EXcelency, Gov.
Wood, not satisfied with the decision Oi the Fedo-
raj Government, or, If the question IS lot Vet de-
cided, fearful OF determination adverse TO the an
Gent claim OF Texas. has protested IN advance and
threatens Santa Re or the Federal Government
i, is hard to tell whch-with all the force and arms
hat all the resources Of the State say about SIX
bits after the Legislature sdjourns, " hlch sets up
ga the sliding scale puuClpc-that IA, as LONG as
there Is anything % pay themselves Win can
furnish
It seems TO me that every Texan who possesses
Intelligence and sell respect should scout this clam
So long talked Of and so ioolishly persisted IN by
.rw brainless or reckless politicians The Coisu
tution of the Republic and State OF Texas, that %.
the United states, every puuciPic oi mtcrnauoAai
or municipal law applicable 10 the case ever! "i'
tate of honesty. Of common sense. 90 scurcspect
and might add Of humanity the spirit and genius
If representative governments al. these condemn
this claim az a fragrant outrage upon the people oi
New Mexico who have always, hitherto. lived un
| lcr a domestic government and who slill have tne
rish of representation AMI OF choosing their pO.t
cal position in the American mon. snd Of framing
| thoir own constitution aud laws. For two ceniu.
| mes they have hal domestic government, and
while the act Of the first Congress Of Texas lay t.
ten wears dead letter upon hes statutes, she en-
| DYED unmoested her ancient institutions and main
| ,sined her own laws and government Shall she
| nJw be compelled II embrace institutions repuc
| asnt 10 her feelings and T. surrender domestic for
a remote government with laws iy adapted 70 hor
| wants and her circumstances The American
| people viii soon decide the issue. aud Congress
| aust retity their Judgment
| have pursued the inquiry thus far IN vain to
| find the right Of Texas % sovereignty IN New Mex
| 60. The latter State had committed offence
against the people OF Texas 10 Justify her lessla
| tors who exceeded thcir powers limited b. tie
Constitution. aud acted without any such sxtrsor
inory authority delegated 10 them directly or .n-
directly. by their constituents To pass an sctwhich
| 4 carried into effect as against New Mexico must
! annihilste her domestic government. and transfer
| ner people without their consent 10 another. The
| act uulli,y from the beginning After the
declaration OF BY the nited States our troops
found New Mexico an integral department of tue
| Mexican confederation, with domestic govern.
ment 1t held civil possession and exercised civil
Jurisdiction unmolested over the entire territory q
| New Mexico. II was the government de Jure. and
if any State Of the North American Union has
better title TO sovereignty. it is By longer peaceA
he possession than two centuries have given 70
| New Mexico. DEL NoRrR.
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