The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-27

promise consequence Of believing that was alto
gether safe submit this delicate question to judicial ar
brament and il is now little too late recoil from
doing what we then confidently ventured to do.
[ro BE Continued
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1850
The bill Tor the admission Of California. &c, being
under consideration,
MIR. BRADBURY had proposed TO amend the same as
follows:
Strike out all The cnacng clause in section 50, to
line -, aud insert in lieu thereof as follows:
That the President OF the United states be- and he hereby
authorized by and with the advice and consent o The
Senate, to appoint TWO commissioners, who shall have
power 10 agree with such commissioners be ap.
pointed uSder the Legislative authority of the State Of
Texas upon line oil boundary between the territory OF the
United and the said State of Texas commencing at
the point Red inersec,ed by the Tooth de-
gree longitude being the southwest angle OF the In
dian territory aud running 10 pont on me Ko Gfande 70
be agreed upon by The said commissioners and also TO
upon the condons and considerations upon
which shall be established Aud the proceedings
and asreeen! VI the said sha be, as cary
paccable transmitted to the President OF the United
Sare be by him submitted to Congress 'or Its action
and the said aRreeent when approved oy me
Congress Of the Unued States and the legislature oi
fexas, shall bo obligatory upon the parties
Mr.. BENTON moved 10 amend the amendment by ad-
ding the following:
Prorided That agreeing upon the said line between
the Territories of the United States and the said State OF
which does not exclude every portoa Of New Mexico
either lying the east or on the west side OF the kio
Grande, from Texas and which they do not believe TO be
the true, legitimate boundary between New Mexico and
Texas.
After some debate, Heretofore published,l
MIR BALDWIN addressed the Senate at length upon
the Texas question. His remarks will appear here
ailer.]
Several SENATORS "Quesion !" "Question !"
Mr. DAWSON. | desire to occupy the Senate but
very few moments. On yesterday afternoon when the
Senate adjourned, desired to make an explanation in re-
laion to asupposed Misunderstanding OF nine IN reference
to the settlement OF the boundary between the State OF
Missouri and Iowa. referred 10 the act OF ls4a which
the language stated al the Tune There were ap-
pointed commissioners and Their awards were 70 oe made
and returned the State OF Missouri, and II approved
by them to be admitted be the boundary line between
the State and the Territory. made no mistake upon
the subject
And now, sir as was engaged in drawing this amend
ment proposed by the honorable senator from Maine,
Mr. BRADBURY in which il is said by the senator from
Missouri that the word New Mexico Is mol mehuohed'
will give authority for pursuing that course which
the from Missouri cannot object TO- In Inc DIS
cusson which place here the 10th OF June last
in relation questions arising out OF this bill, The
point was then discussed This morning the point made
by the distinguished senator from Missouri s mat the
word New Mexico is not found IN the amendment HIS
observations upon tina subject WI DC recoeceu oy 'e
Bu, will show the authority upon which this amend.
drawn up, which suppose Will be considered
as good | will read from the speech Of the honorable
senator from Missouri made on the 10th OF june 1880
With these five reasons for acking Utah and New Mexi
Csii,rua, the committee proceed TO plea new load
ua osn efammed or mo the California b with ali her ques
ions OF debt and boundary d,spue with New Mexico d
viso u To
States. d compensation to be given her, thrust in
along with hefl compact with one State put INTO law
Csiornis given Texas Thi. is moosro.y Of which
there !, no example N Tue history o. our ssiaton. % ana
toe speak for themselves They say
majority OF recommend the Senate that t,e
% .a,n ss se s
Of territorial xovernmenu Ncr Utah and New MEXICO
me- M,so snS 81 for New Me,eo TO
territory would leave the work imperfect and IN
not dangerous coisons Tenn. And most, not
ALL ALL s % u and s s. apply
boundary Of TerA ny ae union Of The three mca.
OF the tv,oa acquisition. Mexico will, it hoped be ad
,"s ,y.," ,so.eIvc. Of the aduous
Territories, report bill herewith .nns1ed married
them together, they recommend to the SENATE
These are OF the aod they
gra in law both constitutional and municipal and
o geography and history They assume controversy be-
rwccn New Mexico and Texis No such thing New
Mexico belongs TO the United States and the controversy
uh the United States They there Is way TO
settle controversy bui BY compact with Texas The
is another mistake There are three way. TO settle ~
first and best by compact; secondly by suit In the Su
pre- Court OF the Uned States thirdly, by giving gov
ernmen, to New Mexico according to her actual extent
when United States acquired her, and holding to
hat until the question OF tide is decided, either amcably
by compact o, legally by the supreme Court The innda
q, entail Of the is in .upposing that New
Mexico party controversy with Texas No such
ding New Mexicoi. only the jobs Dot OF The conceIn
falls 70 the ground.
Now sir, when the gentleman drew that amendment,
(and had the honor OF being associated with him in
doing ) the authority contained in this speech OF the
10th of June almost mandatory in it's character Be-
leyng with the senator from Missouri that New Mexi-
co belonged 10 the United S,acs intended to preserve
the subsanoe the actual effect, and make arrangement
between the United States and Texas, who the real
parties Hence IL considered the complaint made
this morning would be withdrawn at least 10 far a.
cards the gentleman who made this amendment, be-
Ing founded upon such good authority have just read
to the Senate.
Mr. BENTON Mr.. President. am little surprised.
having thought that this proposition originated with the
se nator from Mane and having been at loss to ind
ont how shoAd be that the word New Mexico was not
contained lit. | am little surprised now to find that
the child has two fathers and Of them the senator
from Georgia child ought to be to have been
the offspring OF either Of these two ses much more to
have been begotten by both Of them. Now, sir
lightened The senator from Georgia has out open
ly and manly He believes that ali New Mexico, on the
east aide Of the river. belongs Texas. That is per-
fectly fair, open, and manly And he says he has had
hand in drawing the amendment He has had what we
call in vulgar paance finger in the pie" and hs n
ger seems have been tho index finger for it has led
PRECISELY TO his own Wishes He believed that oil New
Maxco the east side of the Rio 0sande. belonged
Texas. and the amendment drawn. Sir. an NJ
sngsr in STATE Of nygiAcasion All sands oss elsa'