The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-17
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST ID, 1850.



TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR NEW MEXICO.
The Senate having under consideration the bill to
ablsh territorial government for New Mexico and Mr.
DOUGLAS having offered the following amendment as an
additional section to the bill:
BIZ further enacted Tat the provisions OF this be
they hereby suspended until the disputed boundary
the United States and the State of Texas shall be
.ach adjustment shall been effected President of
the United States shall issue his proclamation declaring
this be in full force and operation and shall proceed
appoint the officers herein provided to be appointed in
and Tor said Territory.
Mr. BENTON proposed to strike out all after the word
be" and insert:
Confined that part OF New Mexico which actually
d the cessioa Of the county TO the United States and
which not included wi,in the boundary line proposed
10 Texas.
After debate, as published yesterday,
Mr. CHASE said: Il will be well enough, MIR. Presi-
matter Of The boundary Of New Mexico. The first prop
honorable senator from Missouri, which contemplated
reduction OF the boundary OF Texas TO the load nerid
an on the west and the Red river on the north, and
would give, in effect, line commencing al the niersec-
ion OF the Rio Grande with the 102d deg OF longitude,
following that meridian 10 about IFS intersection with the
h parallel OF north latitude. and thence running east
ardy the intersection OF the Tooth meridian with the
Red nver That boundary would have saved intact to
all her actual possessions and intact TO New Mex
co. raher TO the United States, all that was in The
possession OF Mexico at the date OF the treaty Of Guada
The next proposition was that contained in the resolu
ions OF the senator from Kentucky Mr.. CLAYl submit
id not propose a definite line, ascertained in It's
sncement and lis course. They did propose however,
be southern line OF New Mexico wherever that nigh;
e from the Rio Gande TO the southwestern angle OF the
dian territory, where the Tooth meridian crosses Red
yer, as the boundary between the United States and
exss The resolutions also proposed to assume that
oron OF the Texan debt for which her revenues from
Dpors were pledged, amounting. as was supposed, to
ttween three and hve millions oil dollars
The next proposition in order was that OF the Commit
be OF Thirteen, which contemplated a boundary line
Ommencing on the Rio Grande, twenty miles above FL
aso, and running eastwardly TO the same southwest
nge OF the Indian country, and payment TO Texas Of
r. that U.s. Ten millions OF dollars This line cut OF
faies like Obio-which once belonged to New Mexico
hleh Mexican territory al the date OF the treaty
hch was never 10 the possession OF Texas; which no
exam ever saw before annexation except prisoner
Vt of all this from the territory oil the United states and
oaceded il 70 Texas That proposition was the tbird IN
nie and the opposition to the omnibus blll Of which y
pas PRINCIPAL feature. mainly dIecled against the
noFnlty OF paying len millions OF dollars TO Texas Tor
boundary winch actually yielded 10 her so large terri
ply 10 which she had tiile and which neither propo
lhos previously made had contemplated yielding TO her
be original opposton, and the continued and strenuous
Yosiion 10 The omnibus bill. rested very much upon
hs objection toll
Alter thai b,Il hal been defeated, the senator from
Maryland brought ~ his Texan boundary bill, which
Mopcsed TO cut still another large sce--part OF New
excofom the territory OF The United states, and give
United States angle containing eight or ter
ousand square miles surrendered BY the omnibus line
;t the additional slice cut OF contained about thirty
ousand square Undertaking difference between the
nnbns boundary and that proposed by the senator from
nyland of about twenty thousand square miles Not
outstanding this great reiuevon IN area OF the territory
the United States ,hstanding the vast enlarge
en Of the 0t territory male 10 Texas-ns
in 70 be paid for the Texan REIMBURSEMENT OF an un
inded clam remained unchanged SIR, we read that
oagh leaf alter ea tom from the book OF the Sybl
lee al the book remained the same 30 here, hOugl
gIce after degree ol latitude was severed IRON tina
hch tghtiuy. IN the judgment, doubt not, Of arg
l0nty os the Senate. belonged 20 the United States
" conceded 10 Texas, the price 10 be paid for III
inqulshmeat Of clam 10 the remainder continued un
banged
The bl Of the senator from Maryland has passed III
knae pretend not 10 say how much oi the lave
Inch received 10 be attributed 10 that change
adminisfaton 10 Which the senator from MssIssrI
eh foorrl !as, now alluded, when he said that
bought strange that he should be aay ed IN support
administration upon this measure while the senate
cm ktaiaeky lMr usDkawooDl was found among 4
N. FoOTE lwould simply say limited myseli /
particular measure, upon which said patriots Of a
huies could unite.
Nj CHASE. The remark could not have been cor
ed 10 this particular measure becae referred gene
~ 70 the series OF measures connected with the 1exa
pahdaFy
NJ fO0TE. mean the whole compromise plan
M CHASE. Now we have from the chairman Of III
onmIee on Tentor les Mr.. DoUeLksl the final propo
aoa for the organization OF New Mexico. II unde
and 4 rightly, il excludes from New Mexico all tt
nno'y north OF % deg. 90 min, and be,ween th'
) west Longitude. L throws out aho all north Of ii
/. lf Of = deg. Of north latitude. west Of the i0a
sMan New Mexico, then, IL conhnedto the limits b,
me thirty second parallel Of north latitude and N