The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-25

Ths, is whs, the has doae while have been occu
pied on this subject. And, in imitation OF the SUM- we
are turning back, not only 10 the place started from,
ea even beyond it We going to the other side OF
Oapncorn. down far ~ Cape Horn tLaughter) The
ru1 we have now Is to strike oal Of TN. bill
ngn. monan IN Nself, one which we have made our
selves ana corresponds with the action OF all those who
all objected 10 the addition Of Texas 10 CaIfornia and The
Territories BY the amendment proposed by ths senator
to be stricken He then proposes 10
which hold to be either nulliy or somethnr worss
man nuy, and N tnat event we turn back. and the
labor OF SIX months ls abandoned and thrown away
On the 29th day OF January last several resolutions
offered upon this hoor Of which was in these
words: 1f
| be fixed on the Rio del Norte, commencing marine
leagas from its mouth, and running up that
ns eastery, and continuing the direction
line established be,ween the United States and SPAIN
excluding any portion OF New Mexico, whether lying
| the east west OF that river.
There was starting -pont will call il. the
lst OF February last urstarting point to xi-i-x
fix the western boundary of Texas and fix that
it should take part OF New Mexico-to make perfectly
certain that part OF New Mexico should be seized by
Texas These resolutions took the precau,ion OF going
on both sides of the river, although Texas only claimed
the one side OF the river from the beginning 10 the end
Of II, than IA parallels Of latitude. Yet de-
ermned by those who in favor of this resolution
that for fear Texas by some operation should the
river, and get hold of New Mexico upon the other side,
they took the extraordinary precauton to crcumvent her
even where she showed no disposition CO. and to say
that she should take part OF New Mexico the
side the other of the river That starting
point Now where are we to-day So far as this prop
osion entertained this day, for giving up the
whole OF New Mexico 10 the head OF the river and Yat
i out OF our power to say anything in the world bat
yea nay to the proposition to give up every inch
of New Mexico to Texas +" Yea" and !" "nay' are the
only alternatives which this proposition leaves to the
legislative power Of the United States This is making
rapid retograde movement The original resolutonour
starting poinwas, that part Of New Mexico il to be
taken BY Texas When the bill Of the Committee Of
Thirteen in, 900 square miles of New Mexico
to given be taken Texas including that FL Paso.
as part of Texas, which was established as military
pres,dlo in Mexico in 1885, and which no Texan saw
from the era OF Independence down to the treaty OF
Guadalupe Hidalgo We driven to this BY the course
which this measure has taken We driven to It by
started that no part of New Mexico should be touched
Then at plunge, 10000 square miles taken away
then there is another plunge by which the last inch TO
be aken and we cannot help ourselves except BY
cling the monosylabes yea" and "nay." We are re-
rograding thus rapidly We not only plunge the knife
into the middle of New Mexico, but into her head.
am driven by the necessity of the case TO make re-
marks which would not otherwise make. say no
Texan beheld Ell Paso from the day of the declara
ton OF independence, in which wished her all success
no Texan ever saw IT, except that expedition under Col
Cook, which, within twenty miles OF Santa ke, was
hs II f TSsy that
it. thought that the bill! OF the Committee OF
Thirteen had departed wide enough from the original
starting point when they would cut that deep into New
Mexico But that is but trfe compared with the prop
oson Of the senator from Mane-but trfe as shall
show you before close. The senator from Maine--and
presume the proposition be considerably entertain
ed otherwise it would not have been brought forward
here at this last nlomentproposes by his amendment to
say that Isfe
The President Of the United States be- and hereby is
authorized, by and with the advice and of the
Senate, to appoint three commissioners, etc.
Now, we have bill here which the work OF thir
teen senator's and in favor of that bill we have seen
good naiured people-for the world is much good
naured than admttedneet in the public squares and
large public rooms, in this extremely sufocating hot
weather, and pass resolutions not only OF the most de-
csve kind in favor Of the committees BILL but against
those who would not vote for H. Now the labor OF that
Committee OF Thirteen is knocked in the head or pro
posed be Knocked in the head, al the point which is
vital 10 the whole case For it is Texas, We knew
from the beginning that was he Life and heart q the
parts togeher-ihe cement which united them-he thing
that carry the "omnibus" bill uphill and down
stones. [Laughlerl The Texas question was put in
for that purpose by the Committee OF Thirteen and now
il is proposed 10 be knocked out After having this
work of the Committee of Thirteen celebrated upon
this floor the thing that was 10 cure all The dis
OF the country, heal all the wounds assgage
all the pains and make the two halves OF this Union
rush into each others and embrace like BRETHREN
and make upon this floor stop our legislang spring
from each others seats hold and embrace each other
all this is be knocked in the head After all the peo-
pie of the United States have been made to believe after
all the pathos have heard expended upon II here
bs ns heo ss al m hli the has
struck out OF this bill, and the work OF the Com
mliiee OF Thirteen, worthless weed, to be thrown
away Surely sr, ought to have compassion on the
good na,ured people who have sent their resolves
and their remonsances. and who have prayed Tor this
bill of thry-ni sections | made slight allusion to
lha, in the opening of a certain speech: Thirty nine
sections-forty save one ominous numberr Laugh
ter And il getting from the hands OF It's friends
what has been very favorile number with courts and
lures from the time of Moses down TO this day Laugh
ter Yes sir and h il goes everything that the grand
Committee OF Thirteen had proposed upon the subject Of
Texas-ihe heart, the soul, the cement OF the whole
omnibus bill is to be stricken out After having had
thirteen and having what bad luck the bill has with
great number, by that principle Of revulslon which
makes ever, thing reco from what has failed and run IN
the opposite direction TO greater extent we run down 70
two. But then concluding that It might be necessary 70
have some sweet little cherub sitting up alo to
decide between these and heal their differences, the
make il three We have tried thirteen and that aied
and we now are to try smaller number to the effect
OF that Al
Well sir wha, good OF that larger number a.
the labor of the Senate for six months past ana al u'e
labor OF that celebrated committee, are 20 oe m.own
aside, and the work is TO be gone over Ni,u asA ~
two COMM ssoners made into three tis morning. on,
what ia 10 be the operation of the bill upon he ffesden
of the United States Upon what principe ~ ne rIes-
den, 10 proceed in appointing these commissioners IL
he 10 ascertain what opinions they have made upon
The subject before he appoints them ne TO depart
- ~ N ,be niles and primo pies by which appointments
are ~ made-to consider the general capacity, the gen
sra qualifications and the general fitness OF the persons
nomnniedp Is he to depart from all that and 60 into an
investigation Of their particular sentiments upon this SUB
iecrp Sir. he will be compelled 10 do lie VIII pe
compelled FIRST to &C, TO DO ~
Texas, in her appointments. will act geograpblcaiy ,he