Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-05
THE TEXAS BOUNDARY.
FROM THE NEW FORK EXPRESS.

| ceedngs of Texas, as will be seen by the new.
from that quarter. The Government of New Mex
leo is to be invaded NJ Ell arnais and Texas is Il
withdraw from the Union, or her Senators and Rep
resentatives from Congress, if New Mexico is ad
mitted as a State by Congress. The Rio Grande
is urged as the rightful boundary of the State Of
Texas upon the plea of conquest.
Now, it is known, well known, that the Terrific.
| ry of New Mexico was never successfully invaded
| by Texas. Gen. GREEN, who has recently written
letter claiming the resolutions of Texas in 1885, as the
of the with Mexico, Chose resolutions claiming
the Rio Grande boundary, with Gen. FISHER who
commanded the Texan force in the famous Mier expedition
They penetrated far the Of Mer on the Rio
Gande where they all taken prisoners by Gen. Aaru.
This the way and the only way Texas conquered the
country the lower part of the Rio Grande. It was the
way that New Mexico conquered three years
FORE in the Santa Fs expedition under McLEop His entire
also captured by the Mexcans Texas never made
any other attempt to establish her authority above Red river
the latitude s4, yet she claimed 42o and this is the claim
Mr. Polk enforced by war.
The claiming of such boundary the Rio Grande by
Texas in 1886 nothing remarkable. Flushed with the
victory Of San acnto, the Texans expected fight their
way TO such boundary The niquiy Of the thing
the part OF Government assuming that they had done
when it notorious that they had been totally defeated
in all their attempts to conquer the portions of Tamaulpas,
Coahuila, Chihuahua, and New Mexico which they had
covered by their paper boundary. n
The part of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande all of
which Texas has the to claim, has population of
eighty thousand and Texas by her voton
ary law and right undertakes to force these people, with
all the territory occupied by them, within her borders
Justice orbids the consummation of such outrage.
Upon this subject find letter from California written
by THOMAS j. GREEN, giving Of the country In
being member of the Texan Legislature in 1885, "soltary
and Alone, and against the advice Of his friends introduced
the law fixing the boundary Of Texas upon the Rio Grande
in accordance with the treaty Of Santa Anna made after the
battle of San Jacinto, and which ratified He says
it was ~...a . 4. aa.s..~. .....
'The authority of this law, President Polk stated in
all his messages TO Congress- that caused him order Gen.
Taylor to the Rio Grande in defence Of said boundary That
brought the and the war gave US California
Should this Renaissance escape the Of egosn will
least remind Of the old adage that tall oaks from little
acorns grow. z%.. a. .a .t "a- 4*u
Gen. GREEN here claims for himself that the
QUESTION of California to him; that consequence Of
claiming the Rio Grande the boundary Of Texas that
Texas had only claimed what she had actually conquered and
what her original limits Mr. Polk could not have brought
the by enforccg such claims that the great majority
of the Texan Congress first disposed assert any
such claims but that he persuaded them to il, We do not
argue this question here but the letter proves what
have often asserted that the annexation Of Texas brought
on the with Mexico. ~"
The following is an extract from Letter which
is published in the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
under date of
AUSTIN CITY, DECEMBER 10, ls4s.
bill TO organize the counties of Presidis Ell Paso,
WORTH and Santa Fe has already passed the Senate, and
will pass the House in few days. These counties lie the
Rio Crande. Their positions indicated by their
Worth Lefu nd Santa Fe he If
Preside and I'll Paso have been, for time past mpa
tent to have ter counties organized and obstacles
expected to be encountered in the organization of Them As
to the county Of Santa Fe, may be otherwise The act for
their organization provides that Commissioner shall be ap
pointed, whose duty shall be proceed without delay to
have the lines run, election precincts laid off, and elections
for county officers holden. The Governor will be authorized
and required to call out sufficient force put down any OPP
position that may be met with. .~
There few bloods of the South Carolina breed in
the Legislature resolution introduced into the House
few days ago. requesting Representatives and Senators
in Congress quit their seats in Delegate from Santa
Fe should be admitted there. 1t gave rise to warm
debate. substitute offered to appoint committee to
daugh remonstrance the United States. The discussion
closed by reference Of the whole matter committee
Nothing of the sort above related will pass. There is
scarcely Senator who would vote for either proposition
They determined that Texas shall not be guilty Of any
buster gasconade The position which have occupied
since annexation is dgned and worthy Of Independent
State which had recently laid aside her We shall
net anticipate the action of Congress the Executive by
Oh VIII In
violate rights and their faith No memorials will be
addressed to Congress instructions will be given to
Senators but will go about the organization Of the
county Of Santa Fe. If hepeople of Santa Fe res they
will be whipped in II the United States troops oppose U.S.
submit We do profess to be able to whip the United
States, much disposed do We aave no
desire to embro the North with the South. Texas will not
fire the first gun in which, If it do come, viii sweep
these broad States fire sweeps prairie lands
IT. in the end or Texas will be deliberate the United States
repudiate title TO Santa Fe Texas will put hsr crown
again And they choose thus to steep their violated faith
in the blood of Texans they have the doing of H.
But fears entertained here upon the subject
confident be- Of any future event. that title
to Santa Fe will be recognised without much delay.
The Inauguration Of present Governor elect, P. H
Bell, will take place till the 2st instant 1t is expected
that life and much vigox will be inspired into State
Administration by that That Mr. Bell is to be
depended upon emergency certain that ne will not
rashy and inconsideraey make emergency less
bill to quiet land titles the Rio Gande hes been in
toduced The survey and paenng of lands west and north
of the Nueces will be suspended until the neat Legislature
shall convene. ...#... .".
IRON FOR EXTENDING THE OHIO RAILROAD.
We authorized by THOMAS SWAMI Esq, Presiden.
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, publish the following
Teegaphic despatch from T. w. Ward, Esq, attorney Of
the Messrs Barngs of london laid before the committee
construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
this morning, announcing the gratifying intelligence that The
contract for the csnt ree thousand foaaof iron, required
for the extension Of tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from
cannot faito prove satisfactory