The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-03

ator from Georgia. Mr. DAwsosl there has been adopt
ed an amendment which, in my opinon-and say y
violations Of duty and more violations OF high ooga-
nons, Than any one thing ever saw comprised IN 80
small compass i stands. sir as separate section %
BURYl Ii comes in at the end OF the clause;
be a enacted, That until such time as the boundary
line Of the state OF Texas and e territories Of the unlied
States DO agreed TO by the Legislature OF Texas and the
Of the United States the territorial
authorized in this act shall not into operation eas o. the
embracing any errIrory cast Of the Rio Grande.
These are the words. which perfectly Ineligible.
ing onbe rapid changes which are made Cor, even az
ter what is called amendment is offered il is carried
around the chamber and altered and re altered and alter
60 AGAIN, and I'M, naed a. pleasure 50 that we cannot
are excusabie for voting for this amendment OF the
tor from Georgia The senator from Georgia read il a
different way from what il reads He understands H. sir,
as an amendment which is 10 be in force and to prevent
the occupation oil the land by Texas until the question
between the United States and Texas shall have been de-
cided No such thing sir. That is not the amendment.
II speaks for ITSELF and plainly will read il again
BE i enacted That, until such time the boundary
line Of the State OF Texas and the territory of the United
States be agreed BY the legislature OF Texas and the gov
lhorized in this shall 20 into operation the
Rio Grando nor shall be established for New Mexico,
embracing any territory east OF tho Rio Grande.
II isto stand until there Is an agreement and that
agreement between the two parties Now SIR how long
will take the State OF Texas to agree, and how long
will take us to agree We judge Of ourselves BY
agreeing at all has led 10 the deegang Of authors
tyor It il nothing more or lessto three commissioners
to be appointed by the President To refer to sir.
the Congressof the United States 10 mem like horse
swap, when they leave II to couple OF men to de-
eide between them how much shall be given or what
shall be done. II is nothing more nor less than prop
oson to refer the question which we ourselves cannot
settle to men for the purpose Of having them brought
back again afterwards with the weight attached to t OF
of than
it cannot be pushed through. 2
isnot until the Legislature Of Texas shall agree Well
sir one OF the earliest things that learned was that
child can bring horse to the water but you cannot make
him drink. You cannot make Texas agree until she
chooses to agree She will agree when she has her own
terms. here declare it, in all sincerity, il was citizen
OF Texas, would appoint for the two commissioners for
that State the two that have shown themselves
faithful their State They have shown, by the
in which they adhered to their proposition that they
believe themselves right, and that they never going
give up inch Of what they believe 10 be theirs from
the mouth Of the Rio Grande its utmost drop in the
Rocky Mountains would take them for the com,ns-
sloners because they have been fathfubecause they
canbe relied upon would take them because they have
shown themselves able by their courage and BY their
hdetyby remaining frm to what they believe 70 be the
right Of their Staeio the Senate to them 10 agree
TO what they will believe II will not be going too far
intimate nothing but cannot help seeing what has Ia
ken place before believe i w No, q
their appreciation before they shown TO the Senate II
citizen Of Texas, would reward them for BY max
commissioners
10 here Make them commissioners, and Texas may rest
assured that they will write down what be agreed
and they will be masters Whosoever is appointed upon the
part OF the United States will receive from them little
strip OF paper, giving them the territory east OF the
Rio Grande del Norte and they sign, sir in order
TO agree orr you choose, they may fill that blank them
selves, which the Senate cannot undertake to oil here
They may gil it either with the sum Of ten millions Of
dollars, with any sum they please They are masters
they conquerors They the lords OF the SOIL and
have nothing to do but TO remain quietly and calmly,
AM writ for RI "A
agree and the whole OF the legislative power will be
anserred not merely to the commissioners. but TO the
two gentlemen from Texas. They will make the law,
sir II they are moi themselves appointed commits.
sionersand there Is nothing against them, nothing in
law against them. nothing in propriety against IT. y
10 be disinterested not to have expressed an opinion
Texas will appoint two gentlemen that have made known
what they would do as distinctly. With such commas
sioners, the whole power OF settling this question look
upon as put into the hands of the commissioners from
Texas and they will take good care to have men whom
they may rely upon as they may rely upon their SENATORS
agreement until Texas consens and Texas, we may rest
assured, as have said, will consent TO nothing below
what her senators have demanded upon this floor. We
That is one point Of view from which look upon this
agreement Bat there is another point OF view in which
look at y besides the gpossihy Of getting an agree.
Texas prescribes and nothing in the world but that
Those objections to it, and we come to another.
sw 70 and oS. q ne
ton with Texas. She has a judiciary. Many States
have had their boundaries settled by the judiciary; and
yet here is law by which the Congress OF the United
States to be cut Oh and restrained from ever settling
this question By the judiciary at all II Is TO be settled
by agreement with Texas, and the whole OF the power Is
to be tied neck and heelsted with rope, and held
down at the feet OF Texas, and debarred from
sisng their right their resort to judiciary for the
purpose OF settling this question OF boundary, IL has
been settled by other States. More than that sir we
are TO be declared from remaining 10 possession We
in possession, but to have no right TO interfere
And the senator from Georgia Mr. DAwsoN] has called
for the senator who would be willing TO put govern
men upon that disputed territory tell him, sir that
will produce thirteen senatorshat Is to say will pro-
duce the Committee OF Thrteen-who in their report
and who in their BILL provided for government that
disputed territory, knowing i TO be disputed and stating
it to be disputed In their report and in their bill they
Il right provide for territorial government there
/ think so, too; but there was somebody else that
thought there ought to be government there, to hold
possession until the title decided II the late
President of the United States, who spoke prophecay
in that message OF his, which was the last
ceived OF him. and in which he declared with so much
simplicity much frankness. so much ffmness, and so
directly to the point that he would maintain the posses
sion OF Texas, such as Il was acquired from Mexico,
til the title decided by Congress That his
sage. ID was message brief in words. plain in Ian.
guage, but Lord Chatham said of the magma charta,
worth all the rest In that message oil the President,
brief as plain as was there was, IN my opinion,
upon this floor. There sound law in Il,
patriotism in IT, beauty in Il, than IN all the lawyers
speeches made upon this floor. And say again, as
said before, Il worthy TO be the message the last
sage OF such msn-honesi, blameless, to the point,
ready To- incur TIE responsibility Of doing the right