The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-12

RIA right to begin unless the undisputed errito-
ties Of tbs United States invaded And regarding
the first blood shed In this IL appeared that was
be blood Of assersers from the American lines, while
attempting to the l,io raudc He hoped no evu
omen involved la this strange fact He hoped did
not boae to the horrors OF civil war Aud the nrst
between Captain Falcon aud q small company of Amer
icsss and posse of MexicAns. On the Mexicsn side
can ar d upon him 80 that the first snap was by the
Mexio.ns and the hrst Ore by the American.,
4 VorcE-(on the democratic side)-Wen, sir, We
hsva got the first snap on 'en, any how.
49, CSpERwoop referred to the Texan war ofindepen.
4nss As detailed by Mr. Douglass In his late speech
hai ssnator had said that Texas aud Cohshuila had
re- a the attempts OF santa Anna to overthrow the
g,csitu.iOn OF 1874, aud that they hai successfully
4r the Dictator and hence the claim Of Texas to the
Grande But, sir, this claim made unless
The territory on the east side Of the Rio Graude belong
ING TO the state OF CchuhewlA,-l don't know how
pronounce it
Gen HousroS.-Co-hsw-whesl
Mr. UNDERWOOD sir. o. All wheel a-uuess that
territory belonging to Cohahuila fths Rio
surrendered to Texas then she could not lay
lid claim to it. The territory had not been given up
and therefore. still a part Of CobaLuila Passing
on the senator to examine the title Of Texas to the
-opted favor of this ttls was that Texas durng
after her revolution had occupied the town and port Of
% I'm n ys ne M Of Kline
ney. befcr and during the Texas revolution occupied
Corpus Christi with company OF men who assisted
on for him contraband trade with the Mexicsus
Well air, company Of Mexicans were sent up to put
him wn, capture hi M If he resisted Bus Mr..
kinney knew his msn. little Mexican gold ssnt them
back sgain and he remained unmolestsd and, sir, to
appearances actusly informed that he took
the oath Of allegiance to Mexico. and therefore
Mexican in point of law II there any Texsn set.
tiers IL there Texiau the south side Of the
Nueces before during the Texas revolution should
like to kpo" his name Can any body tell US who he Is?
MIR UNpERwoop.-Who. sir?
Gen HousroN james Power, smpresario.
Mr.. UNpsRwo,p What, cir, empresario
Gan HousroN .-Empresarfo.
Mr. USoEswoop II thank the senator for the infor-
nation and Me- u then procesd-d to show that there
w M in hol NJ nlinaa hOwin
had bsen incorp grated with Texas
Gen RusK here intsrpossd with a statement sho wing
that Texas had exercised jurisdiction that part
Tamauipss east OF the Rio Gsude from the beginning
OF the line With Mexico that she had passed laws
Patrico and that the fret Mexican fort taken in the
OF independence a Mexican under the com
msnd OF detachment Of Cen Cos's troops. James
Power with his coionists, had done the work
Me- GspERwoop thought he knew the facts Mexico
contiguous States. James Power q settler under the
Mexican government had acquired his lands ia Tamau.
hpas
several messages from the President Of the United
States]
Mr. i do not understand, however that the bound.
aries of rameuipss were changed ! suppose they re-
manned upasered Mr. reviewed he question of the
pens-s OF the war Up to July isas the expenses OF
the House Sl7 e72 li4 including the cost of this
force of ten regments was time to count up the cost
before went into he extensive operations and expen
proposed. He argued next that there n
sity of secur and that for Indemnity the longer
prosecuted The war, the further should be from
the object of Indemnity As for indemnity in land there
was pone suppose give 10 or $4,000 600 for New
Mexico and California, what do you expect to get from
1t! Nothing, because all the lands capable of cutva.
tion ia the possession of private citizens. and
cannot interfere With private rights The project
absurd it only increased the extraordinary expenses of
the Our public lands were rather an expense
10 the END than a source of revenue; what, then,
could we derive from such territory Mexico
has to give, If it were all her public
demainl No sir, there is; no indemnity to
be had that way. MIR. Underwood, at some
length exhibited that the plan of military occupation
with the idea of forced contributions from the people of
Mexico for the support Of the army will not ouy
fruitless Of contributions set in practice but disas
trous nation. if long .continued In conclusion
hs recommended that retracc steps that
should take of Mexico only such ndemites due
citizens from Mexican indebtedness before the
1.-THE harbor Of San Francisco and the contiguous
territory deemed Indispensable he would buy
them but wanted territory Of Mexico beyond that
acquisition aud the boundary of Texas He thought
also, that ii Congress would pass resolution decar.
log the terms upon which would make peace with
Mexico that could have treaty forth with. Mexico
willing to treat there no longer state Of actual
existing He thought that if SONS distinguished
Senator the other side, (Mr Underwood is whig)
offer such q resolution he had suggested il
would be passed. and that peace would follow such de.
ceration of our terms. Mr.. Clsy's ideas exactly
Mr. TuRNKz and on his resolution the Senate I'D
journed