The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-09

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MIR. HOUSTON moved, and ths following rcsa
luton. submitted by him sosne time sine, ~As
taken up for consideration
Resolved. That the President be- requested 20 far.
Aish the Senate with copies Ut all orders lsfsers
end correspondence relative 90 the late exacaatian
al Fort Polk. in the State 81 Texss, az military
pcst. and communicate 10 the Senate ths Fes@ons
which induced the removal
After some remarks tile resolution Was hA5paFt
RoAps IN sIssKsOrA.
Mr.. BADGER moved, aud the bill from ihs
House OF Representative making appropriations
Ior tho construction Of certain roads In tho Terri
try OF Minnesota, which was ordered u a third
reading ON Saturday last, was taken 40, read
Third time, and passsd.
THOMAS ssopossss.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN moved, and the Senate pro.
ceeded to the consideration Of the bill Toe the rss
ofThomas Snodgrass- and Il was read third time
and passed.
CLAIM OF THE STATE or MAINE.
Mr.. BRADBURY moved and the Senate pro
ceeded to the consideration OF the bill authorizing
the payment of interest upon advances made by thr
State of Maine for the Of the United States Gov
eminent in the protection Of the northeastern from.
tier.
And after a few remarks by Mesans. HALE and
BRADBURY, the bill wac ordered To ts engros-ed
for third reading.
THE CLAIM OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
MIR. BERRlEN moved, and the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of the bill 10 authorize the Sec
rotary Of War to allow the payment Of interest 90
the State OF Georg for advances made for the
OF the United States in the suppression OF hostic-
81 the Greek, Seminole, and Cherokee Indiana, in
hG years lo3b-T-'s
Pending motion made by Mr.. HALE TO amend,
The bill was laid ON the table.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GOVERNMENTS.
The Senate resumed the consideration Of the h,i,
reported by the select committee Of thirteen, 10
admit California as a State into the Unioni 10
tablish territorial governments for Utah and New
Mexico; and making proposals 10 Texas for the
Establishment Of her western and northern bounda
les.
Mr.. SMITH said that he had but little expecta.
ton at this advanced period Of the session Of being
eble to attract the attention Of the Senate Since
his first entrance into Congress, which in 1899 10
the present period, he had never addressed either
house upon the subject of slavery. He had con
tented himself with simply voting upon all que--
tons growing out OF it, either aye no. as the
question was presented. He had endeavored To
represent the well-know and predominant senti-
lnents OF the people OF his State but had always done
10 In moderate manner. BY his silent votes, he
had laid himself open to much mi.re presentation
particularly at the South. He thought that b,
could, therefore, claim the privilege Of addressing
The Senate upon this subject.
Though he could not support the billn before
The Senate, he was nevertheless anxious n any
one that all the questions growing out of this sub
jcct should be settled if possible. lie examined the
alleged dangers growing out Of the present issues
lie considered that the dangers had been greatly
exaggerated He had no fear of the great convui.
and institutions which had been so fearfully pic
tured But he believed that the subject Of negro
slavery was source of great evil TO the country.
IL retarded the useful and necessary business of the
country; II postponed all other and proper matters
of legislation.
He said that there was but reason to suppose
that there would be great variety of opinion upon
the proper mode of settlement of the subject He
had no hope of any final and permanent settlement
OF the matter to be effected till il should be done
ehectualiy by the soothing hand OF time.
NJ
culties by which the nation was much embar-
rasseds He would proceed to show that it was all
attributable to the policy of the late Administration
He would not alude 10 the annexation of Texas nor
10 the policy which led TO the war; but he would
sllow that the present evils properly attributa
Bile to the policy which led that administration to
make that war ono of invasion and conquest and
To force Mexico into a cesson of her territory, far
greater than was required by the United States as
an ample indemnity for what was claimed to be due
by Mexico He argued at length to show that the
territory acquired was far beyond what was neces.
sary as an indemnify.
He then stated the sum paid TO Metco under the
treaty, fifteen millions for the territory; and argued
u'a this alone made il apparent that the acquisition
Nas greater Than was necessary for the purposes of
indemnity.
What was this sum paid to Mexico for2 II would
not be pretended that 1t was for the territory be-
tween the Nueces and the Rio Grande; that IL
will he remembered the Arnericax4o on
which American blood she'd Wac il for Cali
fornia and New Mexico was il for California
u 10
Grander lie considered that il was for California
end New Mexico, and that, too without any refer
ence to the mineral value Of Collaboration the gold
mines had not then been discovered lie referred
To the message of President Polk, in which IL was
stated that the territory to be acquired Caior-
MIA and New Mexico, and nothing was said Of the
territory Of New Mexico west of the Rio Grande
Fir. Polk spoke of the Rio Grande az the western
boundary Of Texas up to the line of 32o clearly in
cicating that New Mexico extended from that
point.
He advertcd 10 the fact that the territory nc.
quired, which lies north of 30 80 would have been
more than sufficient for the purposes of indemnity
The late administration should have been sa tsfnd
their purpose was only to secure indemnity, with
The territory lying north Of that line. He conended
then that as the territory north of that line would
have been sufficient for the purposes of indemnity,
the hiteen millions OF dollars must have been paid
Tor the territory south of that line II the admin.
istration Of Mr.. Polk had been content with the
ritory north Of 800 30, which would be a very peo.
Yer and suitable line, all the present dangers diff
tulues, and endorsements which disturb
the country and Its business would have been
svoided. He considered that all the evils growing
out OF the matter resulted from the policy of the
late administration in forcing Mexico 10 cede terri
posee of indemnity.
He read from the correspondence relating 10 the
treaty OF Hidalgo TO show that the cession OF G. H.
fornia and New Mexico was made by MIR Polk an
nltmatun, and this, too after several States Of the
Union had declared that the territory should b,
Tree, s-id against the earnest circumstances of tn,
wigs, northern and southern, against the sCqui
Sition Of any territory.
He then read at length from records and re
ports made by the Treasury Department from
The 30th Of June, 1915, 10 the Both of June Isi9
and traced up the various items properly charge
able in the account Of the expenses OF The war in
Guiding the money in the treasury in June as, tia
public debt the issues Of treasury notes and loans
the nett receipts OF revenue after deductng the or
Uinary expenses Of government, the value Of th
grants Of bounty land, the Communication money pal,
IN lieu OF bounty land &c. &c; and said that tn
whole expense Of the not iess than one hun
pred and twenty six millions OF dollars Now, af
ter buying the territory from Mexico tits propose,
fopay Texas very large sum by way Of buying i
over again In this not included the value of tn
arms and ammunition which we're used and Iost /,
The war, and which were in the government arse
Jials and forts before the the same used an
lost by the naval forces in the way; the losse
by accident and sbipwrcck and the deterioration q
the public vessels; the great augmentation of tn
pension list, and the vast number of private claim,
growing out Of the war; all these, when added
would make the cost Of the war but little short {
one hundred and fifty millions of dollars. Thi
was the price ofthe Territories.
lie alec read from tables before him, 10 show, q
part of the proper expenses of the war, the grea
ol life in that war. He read from the record