ie _ 
ered the Wickes ad in the southwest the ‘Red river on. the north, the 
Sabine on the east, and the gulf of Mexico on the southeast.* The State 
of 'l'exas, after 54 “declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836, re- 
solved, as - matter of expediency, to extend the southwestern bou ndary 
of ‘Texas from the mouth of the Rio Grande along the river to its source; 
and up z = 42° Sort latitude.t} ‘The settlement of this question would 
therefore change the boundary of New Mexico towards the north, east, and 
southeast, at the same time. Towards the south, the State of Chihuahua | 
rms_ the principal sagotary of New bee This State claims as its 
northern boundary towards New Mexico 32° 30! latitude north; this 
* Under the Spanish government, Texas, with Coahuila, New Santander, and New Leon, be- 
longed to a general co mmandancia of t the provincias internas orientales. _This divi ision was made 
in 1807 , when | 
ent republic of ‘Mexico, N Yew Leon and New Santander became two oF those States, the latter 
having changed its name into ste ah and Coahuila an ited formed a third State. 
The boundaries of those ras continued to be the same as under the Spanish gov 
the a — whi ich [ ha pportunity to compare, in rega the then southern boundary 
ine along the Nueces; but the respective ry 
pedis cou ‘Tex somewhat indefinite from the eatliest settlements. Hum- 
boldt, in his recy Politique sur le royaume de la Nouveile Es; 1, s: “Jai 
tracé les limites de Coahui! és de lembouchur uerco et vers les sources 
du Rio de Saba, telles que je ai trouvées indiqaées dans les cartes spéciales conservées 
dans les archi la viceroyauté, et dressé par des ingénieurs au.service du roi d’Espagne. 
Mais comment déterminer des limites _territori nes immenses ot les métairies 
sont eloignées Jes unes des autres de 15 & 20 oon et ow l’on ne trouve presque aucune trace 
pr oS ou de culture. 
rman wo da on Mexico b phphlenptort petits in 1844, pci the on 
omm: n the same object : f the present State of Coahuila tow 
Texas in the Darth er bopueatirk ane indefinite. | but we presume that towards the orth ike the 
boui dary of the State of Coahuila extends from t e Rio Puerco to th WI 
of San Saba, near the 32° north latitude.” An same author says of 
a sof 
the State of Tamaulipas: “ This State, formerly called the colony of New Santander, and be- 
longing to the intendance of San Luis Potosi, but since the revolution of Mexico an independ- 
ent State, is ss on the north by the State of Coahuila and the present republic of Texas, and 
on phe sey by the gulf of Mexico, from the Lagunade Tcmpieh ts to the Nueces river, or from the 
ve 28° north latit 
3 ees LE santas f Texas to the Rio Grande seems to me far superior to the doubtful 
right acqu vee bed the forced promise of Santa Anna, while a prisoner in Texas, to acknowledge 
such a boundary. The right of revolution has already become sanctioned in this part of the 
Slobe thee eenes of the United States is based u on it, and the whole continent will be 
erated by But the revolutionary right includes, is my humble opinion, eo ipso, the right of 
Citiguieed: aisavee the oppressed party, in its strife for Bes gg t= palntcnce, shall consider it 
— or fae nt to secure its victory by such mea 
tadistico Rp el Estado de Chiao published in Chihuahua, 1842, 
I fod ( 10) the the ‘ellowing pass 
to ma la any ices del Estado con el e Coahuila y Tejas, desde los 
Hit side a h tig mi n el Rio Gran orte.”” ‘ 
“The Pecos river forms the dividing line} Nahehieil the State of Chihuahua and that of Coubuila 
at » from. 32! north latitude, down to its mouth, into the Rio Grande.” 
Tn the same het . HL, is said: aT 
q 3 es del E Ride Ps by pa a ae Mog y ; ¢, tinder ora 
n con 4l: Rie de San Weattiaro “0 hast oT 
niountains, and the most 
m the Mogoyon ains, = te 
northern ne ot Bite (ef Chibuahua) ire joneton with the San Francis, 
