The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-21

traordinary positions taken by the senator from New
York Mr. SEwARDl and others, and because we all
pointed with The most deadly precision at each and every
remaining citadel OF State rights. af
Then, Mr. President. the other side, the honorable
senator from South Carona Mr. BUrLERJ is perfectly
rabid upon the subject Of the formation of States,
and is utterly alarmed at the idea Of the eemen in the
mountains and gorges OF Utah and New Mexico deci-
ding for themselves whether they will have negroes
not, and who is taxing his ingenuity 10 devisng ways
and means TO prevent them from doing and here 10 the
senator from New York [Mr SEwARDl declaring that h
Is absolutely necessary for Congress pass preparatory
act and that in that act Congress shape the institutions
of the embryo Ste in accordance with the sentiments OF
pie under fool the sacred rights ii American citizens who
may chance to be in territory They intelligent and
am willing to leave their domestic concerns 10 them.
rights nor do Snything which shall eve Just cause
Of offence to any portion Of this Union. a4M
AT subsequent part OF the debate, Mr. DODGE said;
would be very sorry to do injustice to any II in
the excitement of debate, have done so, regret it. and
will be gated TO be corrected My attention called
io the subject because recosct the language used by
Ike senator a unde hs u
stances he then stated she would have voted for Cafor
MIA even as slave Stale" supposed the remark was
general one, and that il conceded that sovereign
State had the right to decide such questions for itself
| Now, word to the honorable senator from South
Carolina, who made, as think. on former occasion,
some very iberal observations in relation TO New
Mexico. am sure that the senator on that occasion
did not exercise his usual iberay and nice Of Jas
Sukge6teu give
leo to The tender msrcies Of Texas granting to the latter
all that she claimed that should just pass
general act giving Sante Fe. and all the country east Of
Sir, to this mode Of adjustment, am decidedly op
posed The people Of Texas have proven that they are
very gallant and noble people am friendly 70 them.
Mexico That neglected and ancient province has rights
too and rights not to be overlooked nor Ius Disregard
ed No Texan showed himself within ~ her bo,ds.s i0r
Of Perote. Or some other place Of confinement have
lived ina Territory and know what exciting questions
and countries viii fight for boundary line quicker than
they will for almost anything else. have seen them
soa V ns:s q sss s s
hands TO establish or overthrow particular State oreven
territorialline. N
LERl upon the occasion alluded to- stated that there
not five hundred white in the Territory New
Mexico and he referred TO the fact that the senator from
Missouri Mr.. BENTosl had. upon some occasion. men
toned that there perhaps, but single American that
had ever held an Office there. DR.. A. Wislizenus,
highly respectable gentleman and the best published az
co connected with Doniphans expedition in lS4o and
1s47 that the population of New Mexico at that time
estimated at 10000 souls II the proportion be-
tween the races existed in s4e47 that was estimated to
exist in 1888, there were $500 Gapuchines (natve
Spaniards) being one-tweneth Of the population four
twenteths are Creoles, which would make i40Oo 6ve-
twenieths are Meszes Of all grades, which would make
1880 The other half (35,0oo) Pueblo Indians
But sir, am informed that there has been considerable
Mr. President, do not think there is much in this
gument TO the necessity OF the passage Of law giving
the assent OF Congress to the formation o State con-
stuiion by the people OF Territory. grant that il
might be better 10 have such ACT, But suppose New
Mexico should come here asking it. and contest were
to arise certainly would. as to whether you are 10
enact the Wimot Provso upon your preparatory law.
and the territory is thus beaten off and driven back
would be, for years, and as California has been, and
| left without government. them when she comes
ap here she to be branded revolutionary and hav
| ing proceeded without law. Well, now, would admon.
ish the senator from South Carolina If the doctrines OF
the senator from New York are to prevail IN the lorna
ton of his preparatory act then you may have the Will
mot PIoviso something else ingrafted upon H. AT
this he would be greatly aggreved; but Il the people, nm
influenced by aught save regard for their own interests
to decide this question: no one has think, any right
complain Leave 10 the people; and il southern slave
u and shao bs
say, for one, that Congress is bound admit the State
Whatever may be its domestic institutions We have
nothing 10 do with anything but its boundaries and the
simple question OF the republicansm Of the constitution
presented. OF the latter always prepared to
Judge because the constitution and past history OF our
country enable us TO know IN what sense the term re-
publican used
MIR. BUTLER. ask leave to correcta mistake in the
statement made by the senator from Iowa, with reference
10 the population Of New Mexico find this statement,
n the work OF DIR. Wislizenus:
In 1888 IL calculated to amount 10 50 $780, and that
Ceo. Hesss of al grades and 10 20 q Pasbo
Indians In 1912 the population was estimated at
Well, sir, those white people who have gone there.
nave gone since the treaty WIN
take distinguish the American White persons IRON the
Spaniards, whose number suppose is small suppose
there about five hundred who may properly be called
Americans, who have gone there.
Mr.. DODGE. think the senator from South Carolina
is mistaken as to the number Of inhabitants contained in
the whole OF New Mexico, within the lower and upper
line, which is proposed as part OF Texas. Dr. WISH
zenus says there are 10 900 this time This would
make the number OF Creoles, according 10 his dvison
900, OF Meszes 1880, and OF Pueblo Indians $1,000
The following is Jeerson's history Of the funding Of
the national debt, read by Mr.. HALE on Friday last
which we were then unable 10 obtain .f6y
Aer the expedieot OF paper money had exhausted IL
SELF certificates OF debt given individual CREDITORS
win nssurauce OF payment as rs the new states
should be able But the distresses OF the people often
obliged them 70 oar the for the hail. the h, and even
a tenth OF their value and speculaors had made trade
az cozenn0 them from holders by the audulenf
practices that they would never be paia
In tbo bill or funding and paying hese, Hamilton made no
diference between original holders and the Irauduieni
OF this paper. Great and just Iepuxnance
pnng thess classes OF creditors on tne
same footing nnd great excons were used TO pay the
former the fu value. aud the holders the price only
which they had paid with interest But this would nave
prevented tho game which be played, and for which
the minds of greedy members already fuorsd and pre-
pared trial OF strength these several Efforts
had ind cncd the In which the bill would finally pass,
this being known within doors than Without and
especially than those who in distant OF the
| Union, the base scramble began Courers and relay
horses by land and swsailng pilot boats by sea, were
flying in all dreotonss .
Active partners and agents associated aDd multi
Piled Ia every Stats, and country neghborhood,
and this paper bought up Eve shnes, and even ns
oS two shings 10 the pound, before ihe holder Knew