Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-29

would have been subverve Of every idea justice 10 permit
one party TO dispute TO become the sbier Of that dispute
The United States asked consented to any
such terms II is therefore, idle to talk about the power
Congress by legislation to determine that question.
This matter might have been satisfactorily adjusted with
prudence and foresight By making treaty adjusting first
the boundary between Texas and Mexico, settling what
properly included within and rghuy belonged Texas
be doubt that Texas would have been concuded
and will go further, and say that have doubt that the
United States IN making such treaty would have acted Justly
10 settling with Mexico the boundary Of what rghtuy be-
onged to Texas exclude New Mexico stogether And
then the United States would have been competent
New Mexico, and should have been relieved from the
anging and alarming questions which presented
The citizens of New Mexico have had their allegiance trans
erred with the expectation that they to be at liberty in
due process Of time to form State And 10 they find
that they are by the in which the whole matter has
been conved, part OF Texas, and bound remain till
Texas shall assent to the formation Of State north
so 5V New Mexico, having been reduced 10 anarchy by
the President would now, but for the controlling power Of
this Unon take up rather than submit to the jurisdc
on OF Texas to which she has been subjected by the
raeled satesmanshp Of this Democratic Administration.
In the midst of the Congratulations with which these
sages abound find much of alarm and much depore
These things ought not to be Texas she has been
made 70 exist by operation Of the treaty. is greatly large
She has been given, and escape from it without
consent territory that satisfied not when she was
admitted properly included within and ghly belonging
her. And we are in actual danger Of civil commoon unless
these subjects shall be handled with prudence and
becomes the duty Of American statesmen examine and
ponder on these things with deep soictude If Texas
shall Shyock like, demand her bond, the question with
will not be, whether would have done the things which have
produced these conflicts but whether IN hoe dere ven
Sir there is but remedy for these evils that can see
and from that there is much ground for hope that
newly acquired State Of Texas may possess those enlarged
and patriotic, and liberal views which animated Virginia. when
to promote the general welfare and relieve her sister States
from jealousy and dscod she made the United States
cesson Of all her territory northwest Of the Ohio Texas
under the existing state Of things to herself and to
tba
tonary struggle from all parts Of the United States approach
this subject with comprehensive and liberal views She
to the peace Of that Unon of which she is honored and
valued MEMBER to take the which the peace of the
whole country demands And the United States should as
an atonemen for all her and bundei these matters
resulting from the shosghtedness Of her statesmen, be pre-
pared and ready to yield any just equivalents that might be
required to accomplish such important results
My hour is just expiring and take up and discuss
any other questions presented by these messages and there
fore resign the floor.