Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-10

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without great reluctance, be constrained to accept the
OF the State Of New Mexico with population Of about
one hundred and fifty thousand hostile people, unwilling To
be united 70 US, and unfit 10 be trusted with participation in
our Tree forms OF government TO the principles of which they
utter strangers To accept the cesson OF this errory
large enough and the present with popua
ton enough 10 form States and incorporate
them, the treaty provides possible into this
Union, must ne regarded dangerous and not be-
eyed to be in accordance with the wishes expectations
OF the great majority of the people Of the United Satesn
And on the question TO agree 10 these resolutions
1t was determined in the negative Yeas Is, nays 80
On motion by Mr. BEnnIES, the yeas and nays being de-
sired by one-fih of the Senators present
| Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Beren, Clarke Clayton
Corwn, Crttenden, Davis, Of Massachusetts, Dayton
Greene, Hale, Johnson, Of Maryland, Mangum, Miller
Spruance, Underwood Upham.
Those who voted in the negative
Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Anterior, Bradbury
Breese Bright Butler, Calhoun Cameron, Cass Davis of
Mississippi Dickinson, Dix, Douglas, Downs Fech Fooe
Hannegan, Hunter, johnson, of Georgia, Lewis Mason
Moor, Miles, Rusk, SEWER Sturgeon, Turney, Yulee.
So the resolutions agreed to.
The following message received from the President Of
the United States, by Mr. WALKER, his Secretary
WASHINGTON, MARcH q, ls4s.
To the Senate of the United States.
lay before the Senate letter Of the 18th February ls4s
from n P Trs together with the authenticated map of the
United Mexican States and of the plan of the port of San
Diego referred TO in the fifth article Of the treaty Of Peace
Friendship Limits, and Settlement between the United
States of America and the Mexican Republic which treaty
was transmitted to the Senate with my message of the 22d
utimo. JAMES X. POLK.
The message read, and the SENATE then adjourned
WEDNESDAY, MARCH s, ls4S.
Mr. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts, submitted the following re-
solution, which considered by unanimous consent and
agreed to
Resoced That the President be requested commune
tho
which may have been received from Nahana p Tist and
especially those which promised by him in his letter Mr.
Buchanan of the I'd February last if the have been
received"
Mr.. WEBSTER submitted the following resolution, which
was considered by unanimous and agreed to
Resoced That the President of the United States be re-
quested inform the Senate of the the authority
given Nathaniel p Tns draw for the three millions Of
dollars authorized by the act Of the I'd of March, ls47
The Senate, in Committee of the Whole, resumed the
consideration of the Treaty.
On motion by Mr.. BADGER strike out of the fifth article
the following words to wit
Thence weswardy along the whole southern boundary of
New Mexico which runs north of the town called Pasol to
its western termination thence nohwad, along the
line OF New Mexico, until ntesects the first branch the
river ella Cor should not ntersect any branch of that
river, then 10 the point the said line such
branch and thence direct line the y thence
down the middle of the said branch and of the said ver
until empties into the Rio Colorado thence the
Lower California to the Pacific ocean,"
After debate, the question stated sSha these words
stand-as part Of the fifth article :"
And il determined in the affirmative: Yeas 35 NAYS l5
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs Allen, Ashley Atchison, Atherton Bagby Bell,
Benton, Bradbury, Beese, Bright Butler, Calhoun, Came
ron, Cass, Davis, OF Miss, Dickinson Dix, Douglas Downs
Fech Fooe, Hannegan Hunter Johnson of Md, Johnson,
of La, Johnson, of Ca, Lewis Mason, Moor Miles, Rusk
Sewer, Sturgeon, Turney, Yulee.
Those who voted in the negative
Messrs Badger Baldwin, Been, Clarke Corwin Davis,
of Mass, Greene Hale Miller Pearce, Phelps, Spruance
Underwood Upham, Webster.
On motion by Mr.. BALDWIN, insert the end of the
fifth article the following words to wit
Prorided That there shall be neither slavery nor invoun-
tay sevitude in the territories hereby ceded otherwise
in punishment Of crimes whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted"
After debate the question stated, 'Sha these words
stand part of the fifth article ;"
And it determined in the negative Yeas Is nays SO.
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs Anterior, Baldwin, Clarke, Clayton Corwin,
Davis, Of Mass Dayton Dix, Greene, Hale, Miller, Niles,
Phelps Spruance, Upham.
Those who voted in the negative
Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Badger Bagby, Bell,
Benton, Berien Bradbury, Breese Bright Butler Calhoun,
Cameron, Cass Crittenden, Davis, Of Miss. Dickinson,
Douglas, Downs, Fech, Foote, Hannegan, Hunter John
son, of Nd, Johnson, of La Johnson. of Ga Lewis,
Mangum, Mason, Moor Pearcc, Rusk, Sewer, Sturgeon,
No further amendment having been made, the Treaty
reported from the Committee Of the Whole to the Senate
On the question to in the amendment made in Com
mittee Of the Whole, TO wit TO strike the ninth article
The question stated, "Wl the Senate advise and
consent TO the ratification Of this article ?"
And il determined in the negative Yeas l6 nays 2s
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs Ashley, Anterior, Bagby, Dickinson, Dix Dou-
gas Downs Foote, Hmnegan, johnson, ofLa Moor Niles,
Sewer, Sturgeon, Turney, Yulee.
Those who voted in the negative
Messrs Atchson Badger Baldwin, Bell, Benien, Brad
bury Bright Calhoun, Clarke Clayton Cntenden Davis,
Of Mass Davis of Mics, Dayton, Fech, Greene, Hale,
Hunter, Johnson, of Md, Lewis Mangum, Mason, Miller,
Phelps, Rusk, Spruance, Underwood, Upham.
On the question in the amendment made Com
mitiee Of the Whole, to wit to insert the following:
Article 9. The Mexicans in the territories aforesaid,
shall be secured the free exercise Of their religion without
any restriction and those who may desire the
Mexican Republic shall be permitted to sell export their
effects any time whatever, without being subject either
case to the payment of any duties.
"The Mexcans who, in the territories aforesaid, shall not
retain the character Of Mexican citizens confomaby to the
stipulatons Of the preceding article, shall be incorporated
into the Union Of the United states, be
sistent with the principles Of the federal constitution, and
admitted to the enjoyment Of all the privileges rights and
immuncs Of the citizens of the United States and in the
time they shall be maintained and protected in the full
enjoyment Of their liberty and property"
On motion by Mr. BELL, to strike out Of the said amend