The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-01-17

PARTITION OF TEXAS.
The treason of Texas should have u
treatment differing from that of other
States. That State came into the Union
under peculiar circumstances. TIE groat.
est portion of the State lying west of the
Nueccs was conquered from Mexico by
the arms of the United States. The war
cost more than one hundred millions ol
dollars. The Government gave TO Mcxl-
co fifteen millions besides us purchase
money, for lands acquired by conquest,
and gave thcm, with ten millions OF dol
lars in addition, TO Texas AZ considera-
ton for the forts, naval station, and 9th
cr public property resigned together with
the sovereignty necessarily oppurtenant
to the authority of the Union. Many mill
lions more have been annually expended
in the maintenance of an army ON the
frontier of Texas for its defense. Texas
on her part has violated every stipulation
for which the lands acquired from hlexi-
co were conceded to her, commencing
the work of treason with an act of in
gratitude and perfidy that has no parallel
The General of tho army, given 10 pro-
tect her, was corrupted; the army was
NOHlDdIlltc anu DtuuNtu lUkO
the hands of rebels; and oven the terms
of the treaty by which officers and men,
in surrendering their arms, stipulated that
they were not TO be held as prisoners of
war, were violated. The next step was
TO practice Oh the Indians, against whom
the United States had made war, 20 pro-
tect the State, and they have been scduc.
cd to tHke part in the rebellion.
The rosult is that the whole frontier of
the Rio Grande which, in the judgment
of the advocates Of the annexation of
Texas 10 the Union, render its acquisition
so essential to the safety of the United
States, is laid open, England and France
proposed TO the President OF Texas, to
obtain therecognition ofits independence
from Mexico. and to guaranty it, provided
the State stipulated against annexation
10 the United Statcs. Now the covt ted
boundary, which cost so much blood and
treasure, is prey to traitors, inviting
France, aud England aud Mexico to in-
wade our weak side, ana eammand through
il the Mississippi and its great valley.
This justifies the Government OF the
United States in recoDquest and parti-
ton of Texas, taking the western section
yielding to tl'nt State on the conditions il
has violated, and holding II as tine proper
" of the United States. For this pur-
pose it has been suggested by many able
and patriotic men il should be invaded by
armies from the north and south, and the
whole region front Missouri md Kansas
to the gulf, including the Indian Territory
where the tribes have Joined the rebels,
be subjected to an armed occupation by
volunteers, who may be induced, by the
division of the lands emeDg them into
gratuitous freehold allo,ments to devote
themnelves to the purpose OF the Gov
crnment in settling the country, with a
view to create tier of free Stetes along
the w cstern border Of the Rio Grande -
No portion OF the national domain is bet
ter suited to efnigrunts from the Northern
States or from Europe then this regian. -
The rebels am Their Indian allies have
driyenmsRy thousand northern emgrants
from the scene Of Improvement which
they had there created, More than QUO
hu udrod thousand tmigrhnls, armed at
their own expense, can b promptly raise d