The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-15
THURSDAY, JUNE 10. 1850.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Senate. as in committee Of the whole, re-
samed the consideration OF the bill for the admission
Of California into the Union the establishment Of the
territorial governments OF Utah and New Mexico, and
making proposals to Texas for the settlement of her
northern and western boundaries.
Mr. WEBSTER. wish to make few remarks upon
this question: considering it very important one under
all the aspects in which presented This bill
ans three leading subecistbe admission OF California
into the Unions the establishment OF territorial govern
menls for New Mexico and Utah and the settlement Of
The boundary line between the United States or New
Mexico and the State of Texas. am in favor Of each
and every OF these subjects and should be inclined io
vote for them, separately together may best suit the
convenience or the general judgment OF the Senaemy
own judgment having been well known from the begin
ming TO be- that II would be wiser have proceeded with
California as separate Here is now before
us bill providing for the three objects That provision
which relates to the establishment OF the boundary be-
tween the territory OF the United States and Texas
under immediate consideration; and the section embrac
ing that part OF the bill is open TO endment The
motion now IL, however 10 strike out from the bill the
whole secton that s all that respects the United States
and Texas.
Now, sir, il appears to me that there is no question
more important than this, in the course oil our debera-
lions in the Senate IL TO that II is OF the
most material points connected with the disposition oil
this subject, which gives all much general anx-
iety-ihe disposition OF our Territories newly acquired
MIR. President, there are different views entertained
with respect TO the in which these Territories
should be Observation-Disclosures provision should now be
governments in the common FORM whether, California
being limited these ertores should be left for further
considerations | am most anxious, sir, TO take that
course this respect which shall be coDfomabe
our practice heretoore-the suitable to The
occasion, aud the most likely 10 produce speedy settle
ment oil all the various questions
Now, sir bcfore any territorial government can be es-
tablshed tor New Mexico il is clearly necessary that the
boundary OF New Mexico should be ascertaned, or else
defined by provision Simultaneous with that which
tabshes the government But that is not all There is
m n n tN unp m rl
further Some gentlemen Of opinion that the Terri
tory Of New Mexico should remain as she is until she
s prepared TO come IN ss State Well SIR strikes me
as beng highly improbable, II not impossible, that she
ever can come in State, until define her bounda-
res, and know what really constitutes New Mexico II
we have her as she is who is TO say who her people are
VINO are TO get together 10 form her constitution and a
Ply for admission as Statci What is New Mexico
How is she limited and boundedl
Now, understand il be admitted BY gentlemen here,
that while Texas claims all the country OF the Rio
del Norc up TO the f2d degree Of north latitude and while
this claim Of hers is not admitted she has some title
or right or some claim or plausible pre,ence OF title
right 10 portion the country between the Nueces
and the Rio Grande. What portion, and how far to the
North does that preence or claim OF right extend How
far above the common track, which leads from Austin
into Mexico, along the Preside road Where is its
limit This is quite unsettled; and Texas, in the
me, claims all along the line, not only up to III Paso
del Norte, but still further on to Santa Re and Taos,
and TO the 42d degree OF north latitude, embracing all
that lies to the eastward Of the Rio del Norte II that be
sir, everybody that II takes away great portion
Of what has usually been considered as New. Mexico
The fact is stated TO be, and suppose truly, that Texas
has organized her civil government not only up to III
Paso del Norc, but beyond that, and has established civil
jurisdiction sixty or eighty miles above the Paso
del Nore, claiming the whole OF that country, and
claiming the right to establish her civil jurisdiction
the whole 81 just a. her convenience re-
qnifes IT,
Now submit i TO every one, what viii be ihe state
Of things IN New Mexico il these matters be not imme
dhasely adjusted should suppose all must that
inlngs cannot remain they long, without in
Iefioy Is becomiog Texas territory. 10 point OF fact,
every day understand honorable member from Tex
az 70 say a IN that part OF the country which lies above
voters VINO here actually attached themselves TO the Tex