Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-02
Gov. Lane.
More lfcrican annexation.


or off Roman proconsul, il seems he has su
perseded The functions of our boundary com.
mission, and the determined
himself the line between New Mexico and
chihuahua, and issued his sovereign pronun.
ciamenfo oil annexation of about six thousand
square miles of the latter State In pursuance
of this puspose military occupation of the Me
ella Valley, the most important part Of the
disputed region, was forthwith attempted
Coils. Sumner and Mills were called on for
the aid of the Military under their command.
but both of these officers refusing 10 interfere,
the annexed territory of the gallant Governor
was, al last accounts, in the possession Of a
small Mexican force
We have mol space TO insert the whole Of
Gov. Lanes proclamation. The following is
It's conclusion. after brief enumeration oil
events and motives
Now, therefore, as the United States have
been wrongfully deprived of the portion of the
territory in CUSTOM, even should the Mexican
Republic have rghtful claim 10 it, which is
denied; and so by the law Of nations the Uni
ted States is justly entitled to exercise jurisdc.
ton over the same, and protect the inhabitants
IN all their rights until the claim of the Mex.
can Republic shall be formally recognized by
the United States; and as the probable time
Tor the settlement OF the boundary question is
indefinitely postponed, and the Interests o. the
United States, and the rights Of The inhabi
tants OF The territory are inadequaiely protect
ed, |. William Carr Lane, Governor of the
Territory of New Mexico upon my oen Of
fetal resPonsibjbty, and withom oytlers firm
the Cabinet al Washington J do hereby, in the
behalf oil the United States reakc possession
OF the disputed territory, to be held provision
ally by The United States, until the question Of
boundary shall be determined between the
Uuited States and the Mexican Republic
And do hereby require all civil aud iiililary
officers Of the United States, and ofhe Tern
tory OF New Mexico, whom it may Concerns 10
execute the law OF line United Suites, and of
the Territory OF New Mexico, in and over the
territory aforesaid, which Is Professionally at
tached To, and made part OF the county al
Donna Anna. IN the Territory of New Mexico.
"And 10 the end that there nay lie no mis-
understanding on the part Of the citizens Of
New Mexico, us to the boundary hne between
the Territory OF New Mexico and the State of
Chihuahua. the true and we'll known bounda.
ry between the State and Territory, as eslab-
lished by decree Of The Mexican Congress
OF July 27, 1924, and as deneaed upon DIS.
turnells treaty map. Is hereby Professionally
established; which boundary line has its I'M
tai point In the main channel OF the Rio
Grande, above the dam Of the Accquia Mudre,
(acrossthe RIO Grande) and below lfrontcra,
eight miles. more or less. north Of the town El
Paso. The said line 10 run from the Rio
Grande westwardly. and then northwardly I'M
nj 1t reaches the Rio Gla according to the
provisions Oh the treaty aforesaid.
"ln testimony whereof hereto suhscbe nv
name, and cause the executive seal of the Ter
riory of New Mexico 10 be affixed, at tn,
town OF Donna Anna, the 18th day of March
"A. d., 1858, anti IN the seventy seventh year
of the independence of the United States
VIM. CARR LANE
by the Governor:
John Geincr, Secretary.
By Miguel A. Oters Private Secretary
We do not suppose but that government
will properly rebuke this high handed pro
cedure. The rebuke, however, TO be Just,
coming from those who are 10 administer il
must, we submit, in the nature of things, b
hght-in semblance rather than in fact. 1t i
we confess point of great decacy for tn
Brigadier to manage. Decided censure an
condemnation of Gen. Lane would contraven
existing notions of progress, and might clio
the car of our "manifest destiny"
Viewing all the circumstances of the case
we feel assured that the President and his ad
visers will only resort to some happy medium
OF satisfaction. Should they do otherwise
even old Fogydom might turn up its eyes an,
asPerse them with proctivity for the explode,
doctrines of the farewell addres of Washing
ton-Soule. too. might consider his mission
ended. and Borland tear up his carte banch
into Central America with contempt We trus
that against such misfortunes the country ma,
be defended.
MADAM Anna Bishop, accompanied by tn,
eminent harp'st Bocsha, will give a Concer
In charlottesville. Friday evening. the Gil
inst. We hope to have the pleasure &c an