The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-15

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TEAAS nosE>DAsN Dsssurx.
The following Message from the ffes,-
dent u the CnIict static. VA. transmitted 10
congress On Ie-iay Ii VIII be trad with
Interest -
~ ne Se"dfe and Hosse q Rcpresen-
t"hrs': ..
l herewith transmit To- the two Houses 81
g"nsTcss . iet,'r irom IN. F%ceilcncy, the
Governor "f Texas. daicd IN tlc iih day
o june last, nddrc~-cd to The late resident
u the United States, which no! having bcen
an'wered ny him came To- my hand. "n his
death and J ais" transmit scoPy II the an-
swcf which felt IT to lie my duty to cause
to 10 maic to that communication. Con.
gress WI perceive mat The 'overnor Of
Texas oinc'siiy Sates that ny authority OF
the Legislature OF that STATE DC dispatched
sspcc,n co"'nisE'9ncr with iulI p,wrr and
ia"rac.son !, 70 extend '''c c,'' yurisd",'"n oi
nc ~. = s'a'e over Tue nh"rga'i'S,i v"upt~s o'
h r""' ""r,u, ifcs''' AMI :H,s' re- SIT
aa'sd on ''s N".'h~es.'rh :, u".S' ne pr"
e'eas :" Ssy 'na' 'hc ,n''l'n''s''"cr ha' r.
P9r,ed 20 n,oi IN an 'h'',a. i"r'n mat the
M''',ary :, o"ccrs e"P'"y'' W 'he service OF
.ne Unite, states station :, az santa re-
.nisrposea adversely WIN ,he inhabitants to
% THO iS,nlmcnt OF nus o'Fc', ~ ia'or "
u'e es'ap'isn"eht p" ~)"ra'. state "ov-
c'hmcn. caa on ",e M' 'ranhe ana with-
IN INC r'gn"u' tiih''S m inc u.'e" "' texas.
lhcsc !vur countess wnich Icsa. proposes
20 cstaoiist ana "rganue as '"'nS wiu''n
hcr own Jur's''c,""' eS'ena over the rrri-
tory east q the n.c "rande witch has here
biore bccn regarded as an essential and m'eg-
raj part OF the Department ~ New Mexico,
and actually governed ana possessed Wy her
people untli conquered ana severed rom the
Kepdbfc " Mexico ny the american arms;
The Legislature ot Texas has been called
together ny the governor for the purpose, as
it Is understood, of MAINTAINING her claim
to tho Territory cast of the Rio Grhndc, and
Of establishing over It her own jurisdiction
and her own laws Ivy force. These proceed
inSs 6f Texas may we'll arrest the attention
Of hrunchcs OF the Government of the Uni
ted States, and rejoice that they occur
while the Congress is yet in SESSION. 1t Is,
fear tsr from being impossible, that IN con-
sequence Of these proceedings Of Texas a
crisis may be brought on which shall sum
mon the two Houses Of Congress, and still
more cmphaticly, the Executive Government
TO an Immediate readiness for the perform
ancc Of these respective duties.
By the Constitution If tho United States
the President is constituted conmandcr-in
chief Of the army and navy, and Of the
militia Of the several States when called
into tho actual service Of the United States
The Constitution declares also that he shal
take care that the laws bc faithfully executed
and that he shall from time to time give t.
tho Congress information Of the state Of tn
Union. Congress has power by the Con
stitution to provide 10y calling for the militi'
to execute the laws OF the Union. and suit
! able and appropriate acts OF Congress hav'
been passed. as well for providing Tor call
| ing forth the militia as for placing other SUIT
able and efficient means III the hands OF IN
President to enable HIM 70 discharge 10
constitutional functions OF his oihcr. In
second section Of the act OF the 18th
February, lI9S, declares that whenever IN
laws Of the United States shall ~ opposed
or their execution obstrnctcd' IN any N'Me
by combinations too powerful to 'r saIPr''
sed ny the ordinary course oi F'','"' pre-
ceedings oi the power vcs,ei IN .,'c rn'
shals, the frcs'dent may call '"''h '''e MAJ maj
tia so far as may '~ necessary I" suppress
, such cf"nbmaf"ns ana N cause 'ne mSs
10 duly e.eca'en. ny .ho "a % @ a'Ae
80, leV', N Pfov"ed .iia' III az ca7es
obstruction 70 VIC laws e,'aes" "'e n'.e
{ States, or any mdw'duai S'a'e, or ieTI'i.
+ V., where u IL lay.ui Tor "'e ifesfIch'
: call forth the military ~r the P'rY'I'
eausihg .nc ,a"s ~ ~ ""'s oA' A. san '
= ~ '.. n".u' .,at n "nn mar " 80 Il" land or nav
: P~p T,;i.a 8. a.os a. h,I, ,c md
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