Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-24

msde supplemental report correcting Of the statements
previously made The mnosy charged the majority with
having fallen into their report the amount Of
l00O might be that they had though Mr. >. did not
admit j 70 be not having had time fully examine. But,
admitting that they had erred the of SILL 000 they
had detected errors in the Sectas report to the amount
Of 81, 400, 900.
Mr. BEDINGER next obtained the floor, but the morning
hour had expired and the subject therefore went
POST ROUTE BILL.
Mr. GOGGIN moved to reconsider the vote by which this bill
ordered to be engrosed for third readings that he might
have an opportunity to submit the following appointment.
ProIaded That nothing contained in this bill shall be
a. 70 express any opinion as g the true boundary o.
Mr.. VlNTON read an amendment which he desired to
offer, as follows #.
7nd be further enacted That nothing in this act con-
tanned shall be held construed affect any claim ques
ton OF boundary jurisdiction OF any State Territory Of
the United States.
Mr.. GOGGIN explained He said that the amendment
offered BY the gentleman from Ohio in substance the
which he had offered.
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Pennsy lvana asked what necessity
there was for such amendment for all questions Of bound
airy were completely settled and set at rest.
Mr. GOGGlN again explained. The necessity did not
arise between this country and Mexico but between and
State The post routes arranged by Saes and this
avoid difficulty between Texas and the new States
which may be formed of the territory which have
now acquired from Mexico.
Mr.. THOMPSON still insisted that the gentlemans an
not good one and he could why the amend
ment should be inserted
MI. GOGGIN said If the gentleman from Pennsylvania had
only looked at the bill he would seen that the post
separated into States and when they came Texas the
distinction drawn between the State and the Territories
and was deemed prudent to guard against the establishment
of boundary by post route bill which heretofore had
stoned some trouble twas designed avoid the expression
Of opinion that Texas extends this that the other
place. leaving the settlement of boundaries those whom it
concerns.
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the gentleman from Virginia. He said the people Of that
territory who asked for these post routes citizens Of this
country, paying taxes to support its Government Why then
should the question Of boundary be started here post
bill especially when they were carrying post routes to Bre-
men, Norway, and Liverpool
Mr.. GOGGINdd not blame the honorable gentleman from
Texas (Mr. PILsBuRr) and his colleague (Mr. KAurxAS)
for standing by every inch Of that territory enuousy but
he must be permitted to tell the gentlemen that this question
had been raised by the people Of Texas themselves And
the President had maintained that portion Of that territory
did belong Texas for he had treated Santa Fe
ton Of the republic Of Mexico.
Mr.. PlLSBURY denied that the question was dsIuta-
be The right Of Texas well established and hence
with the utmost establishment that be heard these oec
tons raised.
Mr.. KAUFMAN said the gentleman from Virginia (Mr.
GocGIs mistaken in saying that the President had in
any denied the right of Texas the territory of
the Rio Gande. II he would look at the Presidents special
message Of December %, 1896 this House, he would as
certain his The President there said that the govern
men instituted at Santa Fe only for temporary purposes
and in way calculated impair any of the rights of
Texas He would also find in Of the Presidents annual
that the President said that the Texas annexed
the United States with the boundaries described by
Texas herself.
Mr. X. said that the gentleman from Virginia feared that
the establishment of these would confirm the title TO
Texas Well sir, if it would be continuation that con-
maon has already been made. The last Congress had es
abhed post routes in this section Of country, Con the
lower Rio Gande They had established from Corpus
Christi to Point Isabel and from Point Isabel Fort Brown
which on the east bank Of the Rio Grande opposite Fort
Brown.
Mr. X. said that the routes 80 srenuousy objected to had
all been recommended by the Legislature Of Texas and none
Of them within six hundred miles Of Santa Fe. He
said be astonhed TO hear these objections this time.
Last session similar objection made by gentlemen We
we're then, they said, ueading Mexican territory Now,
ever, the had closed, and the boundary had been
bished to the Rio Gande The same objection still
made, but the had assumed different phase. We
were now eading the rights of the United States Mr.
K said that Col Benton admitted that the boundary Of Texas
included the Lower Rio Grande. Even John Quincy Adams
late the 18th Of May, 1916, 1.-THE day declared
against the United States admitted that the western line of
Texas short distance up the Rio Grande Mr. X said
hat the right of Texas all the soil Of the Rio Grande
lad been confirmed TO Texas by treaty with Mexico dated
May H. 1885, which another occasion he had shown
valid and binding treaty. To this portion of the territory
where these proposed TO be established Texas had
always held possession since the days of her revolution
Rio Grande. Her right good. Il founded upon
golption II maintained by force of arms
Mr. GOGGIN replied, amidst much noise and confusion.
He very partially heard by the Reporter but under
TODD saying that Mr. KAUFMAN had himself virtually ac-
nowlcdgcd that the claim Of Texas up the upper Rio
iTande subject to doubt He knew that the capital of
New Mexico had submitted to the Of the United States
Did army attack city the midst Of Of the States
II the Union What sort Of conquest il to subdue one
our cities The gentleman had referred to the sutho
ity Of COL Benton MI. 6. glad to hear such au-
horty invoked by him. Col Benton had said in his place
the Senate when army the Rio Grande, and
ur fleet bocksding the mouth Of the river that march
vas patca in disguse-and that the country
N that river belonged to than nation which
ever had heard Of its existence. The gentleman,
peakng Of the advance OF army under the orders Of the
resident said that fhe sitting court-mara he would
ang any man who bad obeyed such order President
The gentleman from Pennsylvania (fr. G. j. ISeERsoLL
while chairman Of the Committee Foreign Affairs, and |
peakng officially the subject Of the Texas boundary, had
ettled the question he had said far from the Rio Gande
eng the boundary, that the line through the centre Of
upendous desert which neither nation could pass with
npuny. That il had been placed there by the hand Of the
Ilmighty as barrier between the two races-he Anglo
outhand that whenever crossed the other
ace must be destroyed.
Mr. THOMPSON, Of Pennsylvania, here desired to put /
question to the honorable gentleman from Virginia.
The floor being yielded TO him, las Dir. g. said for the
bird me) Mr. T. asked whether Mr. c. considered the ter
tory between the Nueces and the Rio Grande belonging
Mexcor l.
Mr. G0GGIN said he denied that Il belonged to Texas.
ie would refer the gentleman from Pennsylvania his COL
rague from Philadelphis, lMr. @. ]. IseEHsoLL.)
Mr.. THOMPSON asked whether the treaty did not recog
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