The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-01

far as San Antonio but were repused and fled away.
They renewed Ne INVASION ~ tbs ial Of lsaz anu
again driven on They had pretty narrow escape ana
they etuIaed Subsequently 10 that time, IN the
fall of ls43, Texas invaded the settlement ON the west
side OF the Rio Gfande.
! MI UNDERWOOD. If Texas did invade the settle
ment west OF the Rio Grande, she made no permanent
| conquest Who headed her army, and how many rank
and file he commanded we are unlnormed. but eli,
will proceed with my statement IN regard TO Canales
In April ls4O he defeated by General Arsta at La
redo and thereafter retreated INTO texas IN lie la
following after making arrangements with the govern
ment of Texas to aid him. he returned 10 The MO Gande
with view to attack Maamoras; but, instead Of ac
comprising his plans he proved hlnseii tiaot 20 ns
engage mens by signing convention with me Mexisan
General REYES As this came TO the knowledge
OF his alleshe Texans-they fled in all directions BACK
@ Texas after part were surprised and Captured '0'e
Mr. HOUSTON Will The senator permit me to inter.
rupt him know he wants 10 get at the fac's' anu
therefore rise occasionally correct error OF 10 estsD
sh the truth of history This fellow CaDales was an M
surrectionary chief believe, OF no great consequence
however, he resisted the government ana KEPT upa pre-
datory Robbng from settlements III Mexico' nc
was driven into Texas 1910. Al that time was not
in Office private life. and had nothing 70 90 WIN
public affairs Fhe government OF iexas couiu no. DC
compromised by OF any lndlvidual heh III
the possession Of power because such power dele
gated by the constitution, and any acts OIL that sort were
irregular and unconstitutional band Vi men, under tne
command OF Col Jerdan believe, yoluneeed and uni
ting with Canales marched into the interior oil Mexico
or Satllo think, and there Canaes and his band de-
serted them and endeavored beray them into the hands
OF the Mexicans. However, the major part OF them
made their escape, and returned to Texas, dsaPpoyeu
and condemned by the community generally; and what
agency individuals possession oil the government OIL
Texas mig have had, either by connvance or paitcpa
ton in The act, do know but do know that Oh
Tended the moral sense OF the community, and very
great number looked upon It with Indignation, as wan
ton, participation with abandoned man an endeavor.
| ing TO produce commollon IN Mexico Inc pohcy OF
Texas was TO preserve harmony in the interior of Mexl
CO. aud keep tranquility home and advance her agrl-
| cultural commercial, aud social interests.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD; am happy TO have any state
made that may eucdate any part OF these TRANSACT
tons My object adveuDg to these things is to show
the unsettled stale OF affairs between the Nueces and
Rio Grahde and that il could not be said with popriety
that Canaes Texas held actual possession OF the coun
try by conquest But sir the legislation OF Texas, both
al prior and subsequent period, proves the thing
/ In May, 1885, Texas provided by law for removing
and trying criminals apprehended guilty Of crime IN
the depopulated counties of San Pairco, Victoria, Go
lad, and Retuglo
| In January ls45, Texas passed law relieving the
citizens OF the depopuated counties OF Refugio, San Pa
rico, and Golad from The payment OF direct lakes up to
that date provided that The head OF family should not
be relieved from paying tax the excess OF land owned
above league labor, and single persons on the ex-
cess above the third OF league.
On the oath June, 1915, Fexas passed an act 10 es-
tablisb certain mail therein mentioned, and Tor
other purposes" The first section OF this act establishes
a mail route from Bexar TO Laredo on the east bank OF
the Rio Grande and from Corpus Christi to Point Isabel,
the mouth OF the Rio GTande. The second section
enacts that all that part OF the republic lying between the
Nueces and the RIO Grande rivers, from the Gulf 70 the
norherly line oil the republic not now embraced w.nln
/
10 the county oil San Parclo and that this acl take effect
from lis passage On the day before this passed
Texas accepted and agreed to the terms proposed n ns
that the opinion OF the Texan Legislature, there
was some country between the Nueces and Rio Grande
which had not been embraced within the defined limits
Eoi any county, and which Texas mad exercised nc
civil jurisdiction prior to the date OF this law
On the 18th OF April 1896 Texas passed an act Great
ing the county of Nueces The ACT declares that all that
part OF San Parclo county, lying between the Rio
Grande and Nueces rivers shall constitute the coun-
~, named Nueces II further declares that "a direct line
running IRON the junction OF the Cboo or San Bartoo
creek 10 the Rio Fro, al point thirty miles above us
junction with the Nueces, thence in direct line TO the
town OF Laredo, shall be the dividing line between the
counties OF Nueces and Brxar from the river Nueces
and from the above boundary OF Nueces County, at La
redo the Bio Grande shall be the western boundary
oil The county OF BexaT."
The second of this act makes Corpus Christi the
county seat OF Nueces county.
i On the 2gth OF April, 1885, act was passed to
provide for the organization OF the counties OF San Pati
clio and Nueces" This act IN substance provides for the
election OF chief justice county commissioner, sheriff
clerk, &c, Tor each county, The second Monday oil
Mr.. SHIELDS With the permission OF the gentleman
will make statement, because believe he wishes io
passed through that country-when Texas passed ac
extending her jurisdiction up the nver, there was To,
county OF San paicio, which lay between the Nuece'
and the Rio Grande. That county had been already es
abshed by Texas, within her jurisdiction, and i
extended from the Nueces TO the RIO Grande a, tina
time. The act TO which the gentleman from kenluck,
OF Texas further up and along the Rio Grande, and add
ed additional country 10 this county OF San Patrlcio
Texas afterwards changed this county OF San Parlclo
with additional country. into the county OF Nuecss AM
then extended the county OF Bexar 10 Laredo
II That to which wished to call the genteman's aten
ton this This county OF San Patrico given b,
Mexico to Irish colony; IL had already been ogaaizeC
by Texas, and part OF the Texan republic beor
this act and extended from the Nueces 10 the Ro Gande
venture to say that nothing will be found TO conradc
this
Mr.. UNDERWOOD | have endeayered, Mr. Presi
dent, TO understand this subject Its examination ha
cost me much labor The laws OF Coabuila and Texas
when they formed State. have index OF their con
tents alphabetically arranged Owing to that crcum
stance II possible did not hud everything bearing
the subject But, f'om what did find and have exhib
tied, Al - clear that San Parcio county had its tw,
western upon the Nueces river, and called to
from the to the other and believe, for the
assigned, that intended 10 make the the lint
from corner to But II straight line intend
ed, whether that would the al all, whehe
would Gloss II dozen umes TO leave bend frs
on side and then the other, know not But
have shown you how and when San Parcio county wa
created how and when Texas undertook add the terri
tory up the Rio Grande to San Pa,rco and how am
when the new county OF Nueces formed. and how
and when the Rio Grsnde declared to be the bouada
y 81 the county OF Bexar and appears from the dates
that Texas undertook after she had consented TO th
resolutions OF annexation 10 enlarge her jurisdiction BY
attempting TO by w instead OF conquest the coun
try upon the RIO Grande.
She dl not attempt to form the county OF Nueces anC
declare the Rio Grande the boundary OF Bexar until aie
General Taylor had invaded the country and planted IN
cannon on the bank OF the rver opposite Matanoras
She did again organize the depopuated county OF Sar
Dat t.It had