The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 208
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have annexed the Country to the Isthmus of Darien as to the Rio
Grande and upwards to 42 N.; and the pretensions of the United
States founded upon the law of Texas, or upon any other pretext,
to those regions, followed by force, are undisguiseable violations
of treaty, and invasion of the Mexican territory
The sacrifices of the separate existence, and independence of
Texas are sacrifices of those particular things by the people in the
actual occupation of a particular territory, not a warrant for the
invasion and further spoliation of Mexico by another power, and
still less a discharge of the obligations and liens upon territory
as completely free of control by Texas as the Coast of California.
General Houston [Hamilton?] in his letter appears to have rea-
soned for the benefit of the Creditors of the Republic of Texas
respecting debts contracted by that Republic, on the doctrine that
the existing Sovereignty is responsible for the debts of the former.
That no doubt is a sound principle, but it may be remarked
that there is a difference between the former and inherent liabili-
ties of the territory constituting Texas, and the liabilities con-
tracted by the Government of that Republic. Both the first and
the last remain to be provided for, but the last, so far as the
people of Texas are concerned, are subject to the effect of an
express stipulation between the United States and the Republic
of Texas, that the former shall under no pretext be liable for
them. The contract between these parties is, that Texas shall
keep the debts of the Republic, and that the United States shall
leave Texas her domain, necessarily not defining the limits of that
domain, which the United States had no more title or power to
do than to define the domain of Guatemala. The United States,
also, with the permission of Texas, reserved the exclusive right of
making and concluding treaties of limits.
Her Majesty's Government are aware that Mexico would never
have concluded a definitive treaty of peace with Texas, unless Texas
had agreed in the final treaty to such money stipulations as would
have partially compensated Mexico for being left with the whole
burden of obligations contracted by the Confederacy of which
Texas formed part of the domain. Charles Elliot.
To The Right Honourable.
The Earl of Aberdeen, K. T.208
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