Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-25

orna they supposed be above twenty-five housan
men but undoubtedly if this territory should become
persons from Oregon and from Western States viii fin
their way TO San Francisco where there good land
and may suppose they will shortly to sixty seven
ty thousand. We will put them down at seventy thousand
Then the whole territory in this eslmale which Is as large
any puts al will contain two hundred and ninety thou
sand persens and they will send whenever ask for them
fourteen Senators population less than that Of the Stat
OF Vermont and not the eighth part OF that oil New York
Fourteen Senator's and people than Vermont and
more people than New Hampshire, and not many people
the good State of New Jersey But then, sir Texas claims
to the line Of the Rio Grande and, If II be her true line why
then of she absorbs considerable part nay the great
part of the population OF what Is now called New Mexico
do not argue the question OF the true southern
line of Texas only that apparent to every body who
will look at the map and learn any thing Of the matter, thai
New Mexico cannot be divided by this river the Rio Gande
which shallow, fordabe Insignificant stream, creeping
along through valley az the base OF enormous
ains New Mexico remalntogether IT must be State
with its seventy thousand people, and SO il will be- and SO will
be California Butsuppose Texas to remain unn and but
State for the present. still have shree States Texas New
Mexico and California We have Senator's them for less
than three hundred thousand people, We have many Sena
tors for three hundred thousand people IN that region as
have for New York. Pennsy vana, and Ohio with four
five millions Of people and that what we call equal rep
resenation Il not this enormous Have gentlemen con-
sidered this Have they looked at Are they willing to
look It IN the face and then say they embrace it trust in
God the people will look at it and consider it. And let
me add that this dspropoion never be diminished it
must remain forever. How you going diminish il
Why, here is Texas with hundred and foynne thousand
people, with one State Suppose that population should flow
into Texas where will go Not to any dense point but to
be spread all that region, places remote from the Gulf
places remote from what the capital of Texas and
therefore, there in other portions of Texas peo
pie enough within common construction of the constu
ton and practice in respect the admission of States
my honorable friend from Texas will have State and
have doubt he has chaked it already Well, then,
to New Mexico, there be people there. The
is Ignorant stupid, who has looked the map Of New
Mexico and read the of who supposes there
be any people there than there is sixty
seventy thousand 1t is old settled countryside people
living along in the bottom Of this valley the sides of
little stream garter of land only side and the other
filled by anholders and miserable poems 1t
tannot only under their cultivation, but under any cul iva
ton that American should submit
people than there there There will then be
aors for sixty thousand inhabitants New Mexico the end of
our lives and TO the end of the lives of children And
them sir, how is it with California We propose to take
California from the fsy-second degree north latitude down
The degree propose 10 take ten degrees Of
latitude along the coast of the Pacific All along that great
distance there settlements and villages, and forts back
is all wilderness and barrenness and Indian country But
about San Francisco and perhaps down to Monterey
little TO the north, there shall be enough TO make State,
why the people two hundred miles off in time will
have another State and then this dspropoon of Senators
the people will go and COON, and cannot prevent
it. say, sir that according myconscenoas convictions,
fixing upon the constitution of the United States
and upon our form of Government monstrosy-a gura
not know that may not be under dersion. do
know that my head turned II may be that il the
weakness of mine eyes that forms this aIpariion
But II may trus. myse-f may persuade myself that am
IN my right mind then does appear TO ihat we, this
Senate, have been acting and acting and likely be
acting hereafter, part which will certainly form remarkable
epoch in the history of Government Lhod be
mousfagrantand an outrage upon all the principles of
popular representative government and the elementary
provisions of the constitution under which live AMI which
have support But then, sir what frees tSe case
from this enormity Why, il is that spuate only that
these States shall be brought in suitable Now
what is 10 constitute the su;tabeness Of time WAC to
judge Of it, tell you, sir, that the suitable time VIII
whenever the peonderancs of party power here makes
cessary TO b,ng States. The time will depend the
state OF our politics here and upon the condition OF these
States elsewhere. BE assured, sir there will be suitable
time whenever strength party power, wanting
IN this Senate. We have little experience Of this.
Texas in in suitable time. Very suitable Texas
finally admitted December 1886 My friend near here,
ir. RUsE for whom have great regard whose acquant
have cultivated with much pleasure took bis here
with his colleague, in March, 1915. In july 1916, theae
two Texan turned the balance in the Sence and
threw the tariff Of 1912, in my judgment the best system Of
that established in this couty Gentle
men of different opinions think otherwise. They hk
fortunate. They think the Tex.n in suitable
time and they will take that New Mexican votes shall
come in in suitable time Also understand perfectly well
Il is difference OF opinion between myself and Them To their
policy, TO their object to their purposes the time suitable,
and the aid Efficient and decisive. Sir in 1850 perhaps
similar questions may be agtatsd herethay likely
be 5sorebu agiated they viii be them unless change
in the of the administration the Government take
piece and according TO my apprehension, looking gene
rel results flowing from established system Of commerce
and revenue IN $780, two years from this time, may pro-
baby be engagsd in revision Of system the work
OF establishing, can tariff Of specific duties in the
work Of protecting san the domestic industry Of this
country, and IN the work Of preventing extent,
the overwhelming food Of impoaions. Suppose this
to be tie and suppose that opponents require add
iona strength, that will be exactly tae suitable time for
Senators from New Me co TO make their appearance here
But again, we hear other hayon, soothing, quoting torres,
which quio Of nay alarms assuage Of my fears,
commend to my nightly with resignation II
said may trust the popular branch Of the Legislature
may ook the house Of Representatives the great
ory Of whom from the North and Middle States and
may them that these new States are not admitted
than they should admitted for any party purpose
am compelled by experience dstrust all such reliance II
cannot rely ourselves when we have clear and
questioned constitutional authority competent to carry
hrcagh, beg TO know how pely others Have
we more respccsr the patom the srmnes Of others than
our own Besides, experience shows that things Of this
sort may be sprung upon Congress and upon the people,
was so IN the case Ot Texas. IL in the 2sth Con-
ess The members OF the 18th Congress not chosen
with the visw TO decide the question Of annexation
annexation They came here upon other grounds, poll
teal and party grounds, supported by thar friends
side and The other, for not connected with this
question. What then Why the Administration spsupg the
question upon Congress II obtained snapjudgment and
carried the measure Of annexation That be proved by
many facts will state one There four gentlemen in
the House OF Representatives from Connectcu elected before
THIS question aTose-beongng to the Democratic party.