Washington telegraph., 1850-06-05

| III all Iuture time, the aSltatlOn3 Whlc
must be produced by the conflict of opinion
on the slavery question. existing as thi
institution does in some Of the States
and, prohibited as it is in others, the tru
principle which ought to regulate tn
action of Congress in forming territoria
governments for each newly acquire,
domain is to refrain from all legislation OF
the.subject of territory acquired. SO Ions
as it retains the territorial form of govern
ment-leaying it to the people of sucl
territory. when they have attained to
condition which entities them to admis
sion as State. to decide for themselves
the question of allowance or prohibition
of domestic slavery. The committee be-
lleve that they express the anxious desire
OF an immense majority Of the people o
the United States. when they declare
that it is high time that good feelings,
harmony and fraternal sentiments should
be again revived, and that the goresn-
ment should be able once more to pro-
ceed Ill its great operations to promote
the happiness and prosperity of the coun-
try, undsturbed by this distracting cause
AS for California-far from feeling her
sensibility affected by her being associat-
ed with other kindred measures she
ought to rejoice and be highly gratified
that, III entering into the Union, she may
have contributed TO the tranquility aud
happiness of the great family of States,
of which, it is to be hoped, she may one
day be distinguished member
The committee beg leave next to report
on the subject of the northern ard west
ern boundary of Texas On that question
a great diversity Of opinion has prevailed
According to one view of it, the western
limit of Texas was the Nueces; accord
ing to another it extended to The Rio
Grande, aud stretched from its mouth TO
having come to the conclusion of recon-
mendlng an amicable adjustment of the
boundary of Texas, abstain from express
ing any opinion as to the true and legiti-
mate western and northern boundary Of
that State. The terms proposed for such
an, adjustment are contained in the bill
herewith reported. and they are, with in-
considerable variation, the same as tha,
reported by the committee OH Territories.
to Texas hat her boundary be recognised
to the Rio Grande, and up that river to
the point commonly called Ell Paso, and
running thence up that rivertW enty miles,
measured thereon by straight liEe, and
thence eastWardly TO a point where the
hundredth degree of west longitude
crosses Red River; being the southwest
angle IN the line distinguished between
the Unitel States and Mexico, and the
same angie in the line of the territory
set apart for the Indians 10y the United
States.
If this boundary be assented to by
Texas, she will he quieted in that extenr
in her :itle. And some may suppose that,
in consideration of this concession by the
United Safes, she might, without any
other equivalent. reluquish any claim
she has teyond the proposed boundary;
that is, any claim to any pant of New
Mexico. But, under the influence OF a
sentiment of justice aud great libera!ity,
the bill proposes to Texas, for her relin-
quishmeM of any such claim, large
pecuniaryequivaIent. AS consideration
for it, aid considering that portion oi
the debt o Texas was created OH pledge
| 10 her creditors of the duties on foreign
| imports, transferred by the resolution OF
| annexation TO the United States, aud
now received and receivable in their
treasury, 1 majority of the committee re-
commendthe payment of the sum Oh
millions Of dollars to Texas, to he applied
in the fist instance to the extinction oi
that portion of her debt for the reimburse.
ment OF which the duties on foreign i'm
ports were pledged AS aforsaid; aud the
residue in such manner as she may direct
The said sum is to be paid 10y the United
| States in stock, TO be created, bearing
five per cent. interest annually, payable
half-yearly at the treasury of the United
States, and the principal reimbursable al
the end of fourteen years.
| According to an estimate which ha:
been made, there are included in the ter
ritory to which it is proposed that Texa;
shall relinquish her claim, embracing tina
part of New Mexico lying east OF the
Rio Grande, little less than 124, ,93t
square miles, and about 79,957,l20 acres
of land. From the proceeds of the sale
of this land, the United States may
ultimately be reimbursed portion, II no
the whole, of the amount of what Is thu!
proposed to be advanced to Texas.
1t cannot be anticipated that Iexa
will decline to accede to these libera
propositions; but if she should, it is to b'
distinctly understood that the title OF th'
United States to any territory acquired
from New Mexico, east of the Rio Grande
will remain unimpaired, and i'll the same
condition as if the proposals of adjust
ment now offered had never been made
A majority of the committee recon
mend to the Senate that the section con
tanning these proposals to Texas shall b.
incorporated into the bill embracing tn
admission of California as State, am