The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-30

mens for the territories not included in the limits
OF California, and that no provision should be made
either for the prohibition admission Of slavery in
those territories
Much a. he was disposed at all times 70 defer to
high authority, and anxious to find himself in apo
ston 70 act In harmony with the other branches of
| the Government, he could not consent TO any dere
LECTION OF his duty towards the territories by aban
doning them, and leaving them exposed TO all the
dangers Of anarchy when il was possible toprevent
it, II was the duty OF Congress TO cgisate for the
territories, and to extend 70 them the benefits and
| protection OF government and laws.
The third and fourth resolutions should be read
and considered together. twas not his intention
then, nor perhaps at any time, to enter into an ex
animation of the question contained in these resou-
| tons. II was a very complex and somewhat diff
cult subject TO 60 into the question Of what the
| true limits of Texas. His own opinion was that
Texas has not good title to any portion of the ter
| ritory called Now Mexico. Yet while holding this
opinion, he was free to admit, that looking at the
grounds stated as the foundation of that title first
the law of 1886 passed by Texas, then the treaty
concluded with Santa Anna, and what has tran
spred between the commissioners who treated with
Mexico, and the fact that all the country has been
since given up to the United States by Mexico, and
without giving to these facts all the weight and i'm
portance attached to them by gentlemen, there was
established a plausible show Of claim, but not
| good title
Without, now going into the inquiry whether the
Nueces or the Del Nortc s or was the true bounda-
ry of Texas, he had proposed by his resolution, to
| fix that boundary at short distance from the
mouth of the Rio del Norte, and running along that
river to the southern line of New Mexico, and
thence along the line of New Mexico castwardly
to the old line established by the United States and
| Spain. She would then be country large enough,
when peopled, TO make three or four States.
nc otner ,eso'u.lon makes ProPos,ion 70 iexas.
.uas e ~. un.ea Sla'cs WIN PROVIDE ior
have been secured by pledgc--Inade when Texas
was republic and competent to make such
pleoge-Ioi me autlcs aIising from her ioreign I'M
WA uept was' nc couiu NOV
Msn Al ms enol.s, 1ut mace out n'tie
ailsr9nce was Ihe prlncipie ncproposeo 70 es-
taolsn, ano ~ tne assertion OF principle me
ailioun. was n1 ~ necessary. Inc ground on wnlch
ne lnas .nc vni.ea StaIes snoula assume
.lls ue1' was ons which nc nae more 'nah once az
voc4tco' as founded on me principles OF truth ana
Ju1riSo'
- Ia was irse nu haton; AZ suc
sne Lau invisea .nc woriu " make loans 70 ner 70
net - ptuscou'c lc wul ,1en e,Ais'ing PC
'wcen ner anu mcxlco ana sne toa az tnose wnoh
snc nau 1nslea " nake tnis loan Una. sue VIII sa
P.Sag .ne dur,es On ner imports 70 me pay
.Sns - sIas ion nI onsy isien' anu y - e.
sS lol sne
ahncAeS nersen % tnc uhited States ana the tnlng
pIeuEou Pay ler ueo.s pecoihes .he properly oi
.ne se anu tnc iunu 70 me
:, nor uco' ~ HOW 'hso le vau.s o. .ne
c.Iuly ~ tie on!'1u eta'es. VOW, ne tnougnt'
sns. y an .ne q nonof ana justice known
aLaongs. men, tne United states the recipients OF
Inns Pieuge, snouiu pay tue aep's cue 70 tne GIeo-
- a. eas' a. aar as .e snng Pieagea wouiu 81
- sAS Anei1 were nIee parties " sic al
'I al, sI1 any lne onsco o.a.es'
~ ~. o'o o'1lcs eoui1 ~. 10 any 'niiS W INC
P'I}{uuiSo - w.ong "a , .ulIo parties.
aJ,ssd f,s,d ens. asDs woulu now eaisi inns
, iunu nau ~. pecn 'rShsieIrea " 1e I'M
.eo S'ascs' 70 uncertain. Inc trade 70 uaWes-
.oI Anu lne oeneI Por.s Oh iexas was now primer,
- -. .Anus :. scsseis' anu ins.eao
cen, shass ,hns S,a. ~ g pa's
!. ~ cerain "st, texas mao not become state
~ ILLS non, 'ne ou''es On ner Imports wouiu IN
aCm yeals nase Decn suineient W pay ner oept'
.ns paopossl wa. nlaoe aho'ner conditlon, on tho
conoi'ion liza. eAas snouio reinquisn any Claim
~ any Poflon VI inc te'ritory caiieo New mexico.
VOW, sne mao no vano tiue 70 any portion OF tnat
els:i'ofy' ~. ihercly claim ana win gene,ai
q Mai " nave harmony ana peace, sne ana inc
United States might do, as Is done by individuals,
svs, ~ d;sn nnu ~" c,a;r CO. H s pay
even Ior disputed claim Ior the sake OF peace;
Ing nl.h anu siAtn resoiu'lons' IKE tne ,nitd
anu iouI.n' nau sonie connexion, anu snouio DC
CONSIDERED togetner.' Inc NTH asserted sunstan-
taiy no otncr principle than what was asserted by
Iesoiu'lon % ms suDlhlt'ed IN tne senate Twelve
s aao anen Passeo ~ naJoriiy o. nearly
our-nitns OF tne senate. lnat resolution was
passed IN ioSo, ana required that the aoohnon oil
savery In TINS District should not De done, except
wii ..o aSscne % "a 'nc assem- OF .ne pep
p,e .'e - snu upon iui compensation
S'U ,r o~no's VI '"S slaves .
me AKIN resoluuon y, .nat tne slave trade should
oe ao1hsnea or ProniDted IN tne District, ~ was
no. .nat zoe anenauon or transfer OF saves De,
swoch 'ne ,u 90 pes~cen heghpor anu
nciguoor enouiu DC pronpieo, nor snat tnc rights
~ PloPerIy among tne res,oen.s OF 'ne Distncs
iouu NC auec.eo- Du. 'ie shave 'rauc P.onounoeo
70 DC an apoinan'et .ranic more 'nan iossy years
sgo oy son 81 si1g,ni "a mr. nan
uoPn' snou'u DC JULIEN up az east ~ 's plsene'
wa q ske ou ue PaI' ~ senli1,ie,i i'9'n 'nc
Solin ~ ney suPPoseu .na' 'ne .cguiaI Hnne1s ia
ss arc upon viii ia.or AZ 'ne
s you,n IN wy S ,iey W. un
Justly eloiuuea i'oai soela in'e,course On account
u TIES rne oo 'n az as 70. - e h ,a
lns'o wa :- ~ e WY uo 1 r,a snouiu ue al,
i S ~ ne'1 any ionge, mere wa, nilwas
aesireu J" nav arg nuniper Of saves togeiner
lor saie Man,n' ncnmono An
anu q. si; " mere;
i ,Ss ~. Haue. sD sao,e us ais ahu
s n ane a., nov ~ 'n,s de 49,, OF '
assa, ~ w. ~. seo aio leengS
Een.e.en, oeeing sa'es IN Chains, ana ia
%s u.s, u l upwn ae n'snug, rom 'ne
S p,.,a, re- h , ;ne
~ S. .,e ~ M, ~ " many
en M NC uo.%'eo .nc say faoe'
o tn. ME-, On q, s ., oe
H. = ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ao '.so'o
u ~" '"oo pain anu oc''ous " inc ocoaee NJ