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'W" '! A . mammmmsmmm npmhWm.Yril kriflMUjen -ommtitus . '. t W- r-i willba read witaabaorUa BY.1uejBV -. - - -- - in-- Acsa a. tJA'tBUHWUAKAJVfAmi .Bra mppj1ii1;i'wMww"i" -nv'- 'H' , ivr - t,vaBU!r"a,BBt' . aoraa. rvu haeoK.lssuU. ftkslaU.wklak'M latktaa with afatlrw i snsafiifaBfcfMn I ,of Us,whdawM,0v:rsfy,,gnira laeuoa, ,jroa eureetvaa; wa myut tintfly, Um (Ml eortimvT the Mm great oredil lo the Eaeautiva. .aad srttl, J iioUe VkWjoatioaof our OovaraMMt! ia thW eiUiaaUoaofUM civilised world., ItWldrses-. cs itself the justice ,ss welt a the patriot ism ef our. mwsI ;', mm! we J sjlulge the Wipe that ne Anjawoaa eitiaea will pernrff mere Hiw,lMmMy to.tbe Adadatejfatioase to Wrp WjuajateM as"0 MUO tV"g st WMt la aq ftMreuxy awl to truthfully put forth oa this suejeet. 'roe.reyiejr ef me oonftuet or Mextee to- .eHifKfiwnBggggggggHiggggggMHigggggST?'JMgflr)sl Bgggf?r''BBJsg&BmtgflV . .. ! MittAiHIHMWIHBBttBSl n;aBalBTI " kbiW-'mt SSL ;3rfl iMniSSSR MMM..hnrfMaidlMMiawli ' .. maeraTi m ... MflUM' i i - . . Mia " . . . r bt? J Jl fa iitVV dMWMMMMM MaWCr.JMflN.UfeM p dm uriiiiHi .iii '! I'J kltatfftv,twSMM7. waraa ,aaterterteaejiva. ta roots) Mm every candid miad, all question as to tW sVheeraaoe of our government to wanlf,ac iiatar -republic We would par'' tlattlerly invite' the attention of our readers to that portion of the, Me ge inteaded to prove' that Ifeaioo and sot the United States waa'tlteaggreeaor ia this war. To de this, the' BieoaUf a oemonetrates beyond question that the legauhate western boundary of Tex. a .was ike eaet bank of the Rio Grande. He shows: lit. That the United State always, and under every administration, claimed the. Rio Grando as our western boundary up to the period of coding to Spain all west of the Sabine in 1810 ; and that in, the month of June, 1810, Preside at Monroo sent a spcciul messenger to Galveston to want oil' certain foreign adventurors about to sittle in that Vi cinity "or any other placo north of tho llio Grande." 2d. That in tho Treaty mado between Texas and Santa Anna in 1830, Texas ox. pressly claimed tho Rio Grando for her western boundary, and ho (Santa Anna) rec. ogniaed it as such. 8d. That by an art of Congress of Tex. as passed en the 19th December, 1836, after . Or HsWs''pW.''i sw i jsaeyHasjpe Mgi wapf ta Amml awi which was entitled "an act' to defend the boundaries of the Rpublk of Texas," em expressly declared that the Kio Grande from the mouth to its source, was its western boundary ; and by tho same act ex tended ''her oivil and political jurisdiction" over the country up to that boundary. 4th. That during the period of more than nine years which elapsed between the establishment of ,hcr independence and her unnoxation to our Union, Texas exercised ucts of sovereignly and jurisdiction over the territory lying between tho Nucccu and the llio Grande,. r She organized and defined tho limits of countries extending to tho llio Graude. She established Courts of Justice and ox tended her judicial system ovor the territory. She established a custoui.htiuse, uud col. lectcd duties, and also post offices and post roads, in it. A Senator and a Representative residing in it were both elected to the Congress oi the republic, and sorvod as such before the act of annexation took place. In both the Congress and Convention of Texas, which gave tho assent to the terms of annexation to. the united btutcs, proposed by our Congress, were representatives resi. Uing-weefcof the Nueces, who took part in tho act of annexation itsolf! 8th. 'Flint tho Conrcwj of the United States formally accepted and rcognized tho ltio Grando, and .not tlw Nuocos, as tho western boundary of Texas, by passing a law,iimndiately aftci tho admission of Tox. as into tho Union establishing a Custom ilouso at Corpus Christ!,' west of the Nueces, where Texas horselfhad maintained ono. Uuder this act, the Prosidont appointed, and tho Senate formally confirmed u Survoyor for that Collection district. Congress also pans. d an aot establishing Post routes and Post offices. west of the Nuecos. , 6th. That tho country west of tho Nuo. cos,' and hotweon that river mid tho Rio Grande, now constitutes part 'of a Cnngrcs. hional District, npd is at this f'imo represented in tho Congress of tho United Slates. , Those facts, and what is moro, thoso acts of tho Congress of tho United States, tho rrcsidqnt very justly argues, loft hni no op tion but to consider tho Country botwcpn'tht thq t'1'1 Btfl 9 U mm upon any of oept the leryiaf a revei If He doesnot. mocomMf !a..resfal.9f '4hW i iSLt 4 mi sen a ' a -oi ine DUD.rreaeunr:..QUi.iMiai j .. i . . ... ii'" " " iwaoa enoorsea cenain anerauons su .Mr the SecrBUn'tJw Taaaaary I amendeiitha . M B lio. When it is borno in mind that 30.000 mop, costing an average of 000 por annum which is an extravagant estimate, incju. ding munitions of war, tho quartermaster s department, oco &o.r would oily amount,te 816,000,000,'tho fallacy of the enormous as. timatcs of(thif war. will be.at ohco apparent. Tha.Vccramondatiob fo borrow money fiir a period BOt'lata tlian twenty years is sound : aa is also thdvfco to.act proinbtlyi . " no opposes any sueraiiou in we ianu, cx rers iri'rrtarket.' be' reduced hated. '- " t i, A Territoria) Government in Orecoa is calieoT for, aid grants of land recommended to the cittzeoa of the new Territory. The Post Master General has it appears, reoorrrmeoded certain alterations in the P. O. Law. but not an inoreaso ofoPostaire. Upon the whole, the mesaaee is a practi cal and an able state paper Iii its' review NwMde and tfce MsMMe, aa wmeh a i a;sawta'of 'TaaaaysaM a i te Wssiaw fresii bra4miari' S4sscirter.hala.. .' .:., i.- The idea that the United ftttee in provoked si wattsikll VUamiky the oountryj?estf-'lBa Nue6e:b MCUliJ um k " ' --"'" ---- te -mJt. wit thVUttM States If her ,troeps ..were fotsBd any i where south or the sabide. ' All tkis iSadmiraWy put IbrtJi in the Hat- saae and vary ably reviewed ; and k can not fail to produoe a salutary, afiect upon the pubuo mind, both at noma and abroad. ' The reasons for permitting Santa Anna to return to Mexico, are also satisfactorily ex. flatnedjtaa4Jt " sdmUtesJrooreover, thai fit had-been desirable te prevent his re turn, it was not possible to do so. The army, the navy, and tho volunteers, are all commended, as they so richly merit for their callantry in covering as they have. our arms with glory. He recommends the prosecution ol the war with vigor, and intimates that more troops will bo required ; and at tho same lime he avows the intention of continuing to occupy all the ports.and provinces which have been captured irom tho enemy, wc nope mere, fore, tharthetwenty-five thousand Volantees, or a large portion oi taem at least, wnicn the existing law authorises beiag employed, will be immediately called into tae neid. Tka.ahtectsof this War he declares to be jhaBoraba.eaco and ample' indemnity! ana not eonqaest. ui course, "inaemntfyr toll us, ,Tbe feeTipgsof the nation will seU tie tliisj. and-when Treaty of Peace is submitted to tho Senate, that body-will proba. bly insist that we take the Kio Grando as our Southern boundary up to a point NoAh of latitude thirty-two, and thenco West to tho .Pacific. Ho again asks for tho two million appro. priation : and wo hopo it will be granted up. on tho conditions indicated. Tho recent information in regard to tho issuing of Let tors of Marque by tiio Mexi. can government is confirmed ; and under the circumstances, ho asks that Congress should' pass a law authorising tho punishment of Spanish citizens fouad acting under them, as nirotM. This hn is fnllv Wftrrantnd in Acini k . aw9 I ah.kak Jt .1.k. .UA IK fklkfl .u.kl.l' 1 ! under our existing treaty with Spain. HtlWB"M:, " ",u 'iwu wuum uo an am- 041ft r ul,lu"" "" iiiwiijwuii o Duggusiion was men auopted, and a resolution passed autliorizing tho printing of 15,000 with the documents. Mr. uarret JJavis, of Kentucky, remarked that, in his opinion a portion of the messago was not sufficiently explicit relative to the. movements of the army and the pro. gress of tho war. Ho asked lcavo to offer a resolution requesting tho f resident to fur nish conies of tho official orders issued to Generals Taylor, Wool, and Kearny, and to utiva'fcr inf ouri tioiCt oeafaifl Ifon'of OCBCji''1 v-I iff TK1QCSIE5 ESlSSSS ef our foreign relations all good citizens may take pride, much as thoy may lament the ex. istenceof a war. Tho state of the public finances and the small expenses of the war, compared with what llio public generally supposed them to be, is certainly cauio for congratulation; and although tho estimate of future exften. aes. may bo too low, as we certainly believe it to be, wo may safely anticipate that tho war will be brought to a clobc, if conducted with vigor, before tho national debt .reaches fifty millions. L . , UsUtr 4 Mates CfTe WaHutGTO!tDac. 8--ereniag. . The House of Representatives has been opened in tho usual farm. A bill was iritroj duoed to increase the nav of thu sisw. mOd I . - - . f " naU towittes af IsndteHiiatsi i rain cases, un motion oi Mr. Kathbun, a resolution was adopted, calling for informa tion relative to tho employment ofteecret in spectors in tho Govammjent revenue depart, ments. Mr. Sawyer gave notice of a bill to reduce tho price of the public lands and graduate tho salo thereof. Mr. Tibbats gavo notice' of a bill to provido for improving' tho navigation of tho Western Rivers. Tho Messago of tho President ol tho United States was hero announced. Having been presented to tho Speaker by tho -messenger, tho Clerk read it to tho House. Mr. Broad, head, of Pennsylvania, proposed to print 10,000 copies of thomessage, with the docu ments accompanying it, and 20,000 without documents. Mr. Thompson, of Mississippi. also recommends the passage of a law au inonzinKuie issuing oi jucuers oi marque by our Government. The receipts into tho Treasury from all sources for thu ii'sbal year terminating on the 30th of June, 1846, was $20,400,247 ; tho expenditures for the samo period, were f28,. 0.31,114. Tho balance in tho treasury on tho 1st of July last, was 90,120,430. Tho amount of the public debt the 1st De. comber, was ... S24.2A0.4Qa - a . t . . " On tho 4th March, 1845, it waa 17,788V7tt4tminoaoreoioai aao mocxton, rcjaqta to I Aertsahlf ftlnr nlvll nrtvavntnanto in MALnuMJ varawiBBiuuawiiii uvrvimiibiiia aaa vuuubqipu Erovinces. Objection being mado to Mr. lavis's offering this resolution, he moved to suspend tho rules to en Wlo him to submit it, and demanded a vote on.'the question. ' The house ordered io yens and, nays to bo taken on tho iiK'.ion, but before taking the question on suspending the ruios, tnenouso adjourned WjtsiiNQTOit, Deo. 0. 1640. .Sbnatr. Senator Cameron of Pennsyl. aUesVilt ONsSttttl nitcktd vhSiVftimtiVi Executive. If by. V0,., meant ii templati they would ha oWt'sooodactWi the worlds sfnd W bf .emDomrVVsk.V.; ritories,behadTooly tho law of nattoaa. Ho repeated that the'l . . j icu a userpauon pi tho Conatitution"6r 1 er to establish mffltarV' erning possessions heU'l was auiuiltvu, uui unui taDiun.cmt, gorerna ana no iMr. vuariaj. : to m vt 70U JUUrSsll to,prc4Uoai-tiois'otlccipalHui towea in, Mfsaoe uvucibs gspiansf Hr:i a. cieas to Dostaoaeit oi certained fM'cts iif the caie. Mr, Rhett; orSouth .ttroUai,.,! aasadtad mat tne conquerea .lerrnonfa.mii awu mo fan bf- the United-StatesV rf.tbeV ML'tsfdia President would rjaVeroMibwriiVt fe ttJ. governments in .theni thejV he baf ijhj'ai. ze 'a govenrment ' in, Orjagpa. ' yn ec.' Increse since that time, - 80,407,695 Tlio whole amount of additional loans re. quired to bring tho war.to a olose, and meet all expenditures up to tho 1st day. of July, 184819 months is estimated at twenty. thrco millions only ! and this, stinato is ba. sed upon a determination always to keep on hund a surplus of four millions! t 'We think this estlmato Is' a Siiiallono; bui tho exnonaoa of maintaining am armv in tho field, arowondorfully ovorratM by the pubtf . fircd a resolution inetruoting' tho MilitaryCommittee to enquire intd -the pro. priety of. granting one hundredand sixty, aoreaiof land ,o eaahVoluntecr-eerving in the present war withMextoo, and to increase the pay, and the allowanee for transportaiioni and subslstondtKof vattHiteera from thd'timri of living their homM to the arrival at the fkMter ato'gaWvttee nJm seat of -war. a ' ' ' I ' some early 'rfV kit lodaoaalll 1 i. '.;, - . - .. itLn.xn-9 Y i Tin -Ml ilium -f"t- - i "i fwi Mi in 'inw Twwmmwm Heosi op RtmiKKTATiVEg.-Mr. il) " Ha--' -l-i sia-Slsf ,vis resolution eall(s on the President foi tion or Mr. Garret WPHaJ lish canize cupation of California and New l&Ift'be' ing merely rdlitaryttMuct'bf tJw'oii. cers of our girrernmeni 1s perfectly jastifta ble.1 Mr.enck,ofOhioootsiJeathTt, by tho President's own srknrirjf thtresalBikh as'far a3it:relsted toNewWSte'JNsAtiSad rtAthitift 1att whit va litW4li bbundarf df the Union. He i Messago bfyestefda!y, proeeedei vert Mr. Rhett's pstkw.'cltad'i Stocktorfa proclaiDidl aUdtl which excited ranch'1 laalstsiir-: son withdrew his aka-dfisWrMftitli. ropNf Maseas wttsi;isbaat' that 4 the proper time for this fcOifrl.iu wftiH arrive when the desired1 iaJawS WtVxc the House4. He deaouaW ' taW2potinW of tho rs I 1UKJMIU aiftw' W thd Meseajje in whldh Is advocated and the'l fends.. 'Mr! Yintdni amend the resolutioii' ab aaWeWir; erany pan oi ine-coBawwraq re; Ipngjedto Toxas; 'lri icwca m Darra-h, the House '6?'thawar of Texas; V. y .'of Pa.. ODaJslitaa t-ter,jia. . adjourned: Ri '" .'"? WAsraaTo.lc:0i,rI'gf, ' SATE.The' Vice'rasnt praeaa tc( ' the pWWf tteraW-wSJerthn . killed and- wo&31i ' WtdiS'Jr. Mi AltoanReafmmr Aht! re port of 9wprteiider,t of Cbaat'Sfrej., a'theWrf oftha acraian df flStMia. ufyr Mr7CTXtindari.('6! KJhm 'thaa of. iOSSmMM v 'i fered a resolution that'n: mado to increase' theTsaof-i Maatoiaiia and' privates,? aeth' am) vorwhteereofa.WfceWdt' taamselvasthelteafcsi wa. u. , Hutk eslaavar tWssTm.. "1 'sJsiM:at - MLmt&tmmi M .!$ T"31 ul 91 . ? l ' uiyumjJ gJrWvw wA i3sti' :."" J, .it'' t: a. C&ftt&v . ,V. .&. ft. ti'M