Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22

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and took possession Of large portion Of her adjoining terri
tory the whole condition of parties had changed.
But again, the analogy fails in this In the negotiation
between the United States and Great Britain with reference
to the northeastern boundary Maine and Massachusetts,
parties by their commissioners and the documents
accompanying that negotiation show the understanding
tween those States and this Government that the land which
within the line Of boundary fred should be the territory
Of the States within which the land fell That was by
derstandng agreement between the parties not by any
principle emitting them 10 it. There is, therefore, in my
judgment, analogy whatever between the cases But,
again, my friend from Texas has asked, where the title Of
the United States New Mexico Why, sir, who has the
deed To whom did the treaty make the transfer We
have got the paper title. Hence if Texas says she has title
the upon her let her prove it, In regard to the
cen boundaries Of Texa she holds by revolt and occupancy
But how does she get New Mexico BY what act did the
title Upon the face Of the treaty is in this Govern
en and is the duty Of those who aege title out of the
Government TO show how i got out How did Texas get
Her Senator (Mr. RusK) admits that she could not
the agreement with Anna he admits that she could
not by the bare Of her Legislature asserting her boundary
these things be the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdago.
which vested The title absolutely in could not have
ured rom an tnchoae 10 perfect right IN Texas But
has the United States claimed that Texas she herself
aside from the treaty OF Hdago, had ownership within the
limits OF New Mexico Never, SIR, never On the contra
y, through her minister, Mr. Slde, she offered give the
Government OF Mexico FIVE Millions and the claims Of
citizens estimated four five moe for the whole province
Of New Mexico the claims of citizens alone for that
part Of the Rio Grande No pretence claim then
made by President Polk north of Ell Paso but the
tray, expressly disclaRed Even after annexation kept
consul at Santa Fe Mexican town, and allowed by
Congress drawbacks upon foreign goods exported there and
to Chihuahua That state Of things continued up the day
that took military possession Of the country But last
least the act OF this Government when she accepted and
annexed Texas shows that considered New Mex-
CO as part Of Texas We took Texas, knowing that
citizen OF New Mexico held seat in the Convention which
made the transfer, invited there Here
have representative Government dealing with another
preventative Government for the transfer Of the allegiance Of
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pretended that annexed New Mexico with Texas, when
knew that New Mexico had had representative in the
body that made the transfer Sir il be true, is out
rage unparalleled in political history it would shame des
potsm. Poland destroyed before she divided But
New Mexico is actually made the object Of traffic between
two representative Governments without of agrees
son without her knowledge, and without her consent = Her
national characteristics destroyed and her allegiance trans
ferred foreign Power and that Power Government is
which boasts that its basis wholly upon principles Of
popular representation Sir it cannot be. 1t would violate
the first principle Of Government the very organic law Of
Confederacy. No, sir neither Texas herself this
Government has dealt with this subject though Texas
had title to any part of New Mexico. Texas in my udg-
menf, has title
The only question then is how much will you pay, for
her title but for her claim How much will you give to
buy your peace Let this be settled it may, take i. that
the number Of slave States into which will be claimed that
Texas may be divided will not be diminished by the
of territory taken from her. What price called upon
TO pay am willing to compromise this groundess
claim am willing to buy my peace at all times by paying
as much the claim may to be WORTH But have
idea Of paying for claim double the full value of the property.
It is difficult to treat upon this subject without assuming
some hypothetical price, have heard stated here by the
Senator from Texas, in his place. that ten twelve millions
must be paid for the claim Take ten millions, merely BY
way of hypothesis We paid five millions for the Flodas,
fifteen millions for all Louisiana and eighteen millions only
for all New Mexico and California and called
upon pay millions, for this part of New Mexico
alone, but for this claim to part And what are the IN
ducements holden out for this in the committees report
hak fain
hundred and twenty-five thousand square miles Of public
land, and that perchance shall get back money in
whole in part by the sale of these lands Why, sir do
recoect that New Mexico the Oldest settled part Of this
continent Do recolect that she settled at the time
the Atlantic slope from the entire board to the mountains
was trodden by wandering savages it not probable,
therefore, that all that part othe vaeyo Rio Grande which
is worth cultivation has already been located But what
do the Convention Of New Mexico themselves say this
subject have their instructions to their Delegate upon my
table, and in these they state fact which goes show what
they think Of the value Of their public lands They say
That as our public lands are comparatively worthless,
and the grant five hundred thousand be mpraccab
that said Delegate insist equivalent in money at
least that the United States pay annually for the
period Of years. for the purpose of sustaining such
ment."
Thus that in the opinion Of their own Convention,
in the Of getting State Government there not pub
lie lands enough, Of any value in all New Mexico, to make
up the five hundred thousand ordinarily given to new
State II perfectly obvious, therefore, that little is TO be
derived from that And how much from the rest Of il,
the rowing ground Of the Camanches, guess
What is the nducement which holden out Ii said
that the debt of Texas certain extent at least secured
upon the import duties Of the country and that nasmuch o. We
have revenues fought qudate always
supposed that would that always supposed that
in the long rum it would be made question whether the
United States should the debt Of Texas com-
menced in the first place. in reference to debt OF some Sc
eight hundred thousand dollars regard certain
vessels which it is said transferred us, and which
the creditor who sold them the State of Texas had,
thought, equitable lien. The next step in the pro-
gress Of this is the present. Certain Of her
debts (neary alp charged upon certain parts Of her
have taken that and ought therefore to pay
them. do not know that there would not be equity
in this Government paying the entire debt Of Texas, taking
her public lands. But attempt it. want 10 be
brought up the thing square want il done face to
face-direcy, and not indirectly In the first place. the
time Of annexation, could hare had Teras paying her
debts, and taking all her public lands but that ,couid
not do The proposition in effect now is that zee are
lands, and gipe her, ketoe full share That
the result of this thing exactly The entire debt of Texas
shown by the of her comptroller in ls4s, only
eleven millions and odd Of that has doubtless been IL
qudated by land scrip fifty cents per only in other
ways and we to pay her for this portion Of New
Mexico and that miserable part Of Texas above her north
line, (he rowing ground Of the Camanches sum sufficient
to qudste her entire Indebtedness and suppose leave her
a comfortable balance As before said, we could have
taken Texas bodily lands and ALL and paid her debts but
refused do that and are to pay ALL and yield
all and, BESIDES give full share Of the grea, public domain
of this country
opposed to this thing out and out. Leave the bound
OF Texas to the courts Let her rights be settled BY the
Judiciary the rights Of other States great she, have
been settled before.
Here Mr.. DArToS gave way to motion to adjourn,