The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-04
NTELLIGENCE By TIE NAILS.

WAsHI>efoN jan. ., 1870.
Pesties Of the Doy-zAs P,svsss-TAs Tssss Bsss>
| Ssry.
In Of the old colonial statutes Of Vnis Of ths
time Of King James II II L. provided "That % inhak
tsnts OF each corporation shall make warrs uponns 70
ravsgss on frat Of July they did last yesss" So
the democrats OF cur day. without any plaa Of
action ofthsir have resolved to make upsuns
ye wings a. they did last yesxs Acting upon this rsso
Iation, 1t seems to be generally agreed upon among
the leading democrats, especially Of the Senate where
they hs'e potential majority to cast body and
breeches, the whole question Of slavery In the
ritoiies and In this District to the sdmiustxa-
ton. Apart them from the Inherent obstacles Of On
imme date adiustmsnt this plan OF action Of tbs OBJ
ice tn defeat any experiment . settlement Of the
question during the present session. That subject
then In all its mporls mt bearings, goes ovsrts the
benefit Of the admi nistration
The Southern Congregational oonosve Of dsupisu-
lists, We disposed believe. cooling down aad
% their next nesting, especiay the scticn Of the
House should, In the interim, ths decision
upon, molfy the uufeeling preamble Of Colts
lution' they will become quite reasonable and CON-
oilstory
There are one or two conclusions, however, upsn
which they might a. we'll in Advance be apprissd Of
The fret is sort Of promise can 5. had ON
tho slavery question with respect to Caiifor uis aud
New Mexico. The second inevitable alternative ID,
that New Mexico will not BIZ given over to rsxss
Az the very last concession which thu South would
they would perhaps agree that the Wilmot pro.iso s.
applied to California provided that Nsw Msxioo be-
incorporated within the limits of the State Of Texas
No doubt this sxpe'ms mt OF poraon will be tried
and infested upon ss territorial claim OF rsvss the
experiment will hs tried but from present indie
At The last session, Mr.. Bolts Of the Military Com.
mittee Of the House. prepared report upon ths
claim Of Texas to territory South Of the Nuscss
or west of the eastern line OF New Mexico The ne
peace. and 1t was not presented TO thu House Mr..
Bolts however has just had 1t printed and the obsot
evident Is to pubiish the argumsut therein upon
the illegay and nulty the claim Of Texas to the
boundary OF the Rio Grsnde
The proofs Isfe overwhelming to show that rsvss
has such claim. The Mexicsn posts found to b. in
Mexican occupation by Gen. Taylor. South Of tina
by Texas in a. to occupy New MsxiooH shs
OF the oounsry, and thu government estsbshsd over
to- that ss S%
the right Of settlement purchase, upaion con-
quest The treaty with Santa Anna, with rope
around bis neck, deserving Of hanging ~ hs was
regarded by Mexico, never regarded by Texas,
and amounts to nothing The pretension to tina claim
upon such basis OF itself establishes its utter fAssy
and AbsCrdty.
The only claim of Texas these disputed territories
arises from liberal construction Of the resolutions Of
annexation. and the Of the President to Con-
subsequent t. the movement Of General Taylor
southwark from Corpus Christi In January, 1St8 But
the act Of annexation tssf leaves the boundary OF
Texas open question: and IN the recent treaty with
Mexico disputed territory on the lower and on the
upper Rio Grands Including those slices sa,t the
river, Of Tsmsulipas, Cohshuila, and Chihuahua and
eastward to the which flank the trbutares
Of the Red River virtually conceded to be acquid
lions BY the treaty, apart from the surrender Of the
State Of Texas,
The only plausible claim, then which Texas pos
to the disputed territory arises from
ton that the solutions Of xation contemplated
the Rio Grsnds in all Ms Ms tho Southern and
Western boundary Of Texas; that President Polk -
understood It, ard that Congress virtually conceisd
1t In the establishment OF post before ths late
treaty Of peace south Of the Nuscss But this Il
Congress rsfuted proof Of title b. II dsolsrs
ton Of the Texan Senators at the time 20 lit that
II would not be taken act con6uing bouu-
derry Of Texas to the Rio Grands But, We isvs.
there is such exception in the act 1t may be pro-
ducsd legitimate proof Of the claim Of Texas to the
lower Rio Grsnde.
expect then, that all those fragments Of terri
tory the Rio Grspde, up to this most eouthsrly
point Of the limits of New Mexico the river, will he
conceded to Texas; but that tho territory Of New
Mexico VII remain . separate territory aud that By
act ef Congress, slavery will b. therein peohis
Perhaps tome attempt may b. made ut tbs present
section to de6ps and settle the bou udares Of Texas;
but 1t 10 equally probsbls that even that question
viii 20 over to the sdm nistrstipu