Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01

cult to be borne The point of honor yt .. Il ssv.a .na
this from the trst has been the point q. issue.
see therefore, no insuperabls otection n ,L, A.. ~,
as It is, with such amendments as NAV he sho !, 80 m
unless Mr. Berens objection to The o
be well founded Whether & is or not depends unon S..s
wn.n ais before you, and Of which Ignorant In com
your decision uPo this subject there s much due TO
nose noble ana Pat ,ic spirits from the non sayehodnr
STATES VINO nave come the Shall they be urn
ed over 70 ne "nder mercies of the Soers would
pursue no cou se in Congress- which would Give ~
ne ieaaes of lease of life endure beyond the
present O. sssion. Fsh n
The propositions made Texas am well content to leave
e decision OF Texas think that her boundary fairy and
Justly extends to the Rio Grande She has sten
ousiy insisted on that boundary her right Il was laid
down the boundary by all maps and charters anterior TO the
battle OF San Jacino Il acknowledged as the BOUNDARY
oy oan,a anna, me President of Mexico after that battle
twas claimed by her legislation and sought to be by
military armaments was occupied by American troops
who clamed to fight their two first battles on Texan soil X
was recognised as such BY the Government the establish
ment OF and, finally to avoid all cavl
dispute recognised by the United States and MEXICO bv
and through the annexation Of map the treaty Of On
which the Rio Grande is traced as the true boundarv
The United states took the quarrel which existed between
Texas and Mexico upon themselves and did with Teran
troops to aid what Texas would or later have done
for herself conquered among other things true boundary
The right complete would have been that Of Maine to
oil the lands in dispute with New Brunswick had war a,ra
between The United States and Great Britain and New Bruns
wick been made trophy Of that fear not to trust the
proposed compromise with Texas She every way most
deepy interested IN s proper adjustment and wilng
as Southern man, to abide her decision. sss ~
As to tho fugitive BILL objection to the provision
securing the trial by jury the State from which the fugitive
has escaped No real bondman going urge the matter
after returning home His condition there is too tho
roughly known IT, however, he have real cause to believe
himself entitled to freedom, the bill grants more to
him than is already secured by laws This YOU we'll
know While at the bar, have often prosecuted suits for
eedom and have often succeeded by the verdict of iuy
The North need have fear but that impartial justice will
be done What should chiefly desire would be the
adoption of amendment rendering eectual the delivery Of
the fugitive by prevent recapure There is 50
solemn an obligation resting the Government carry faith
fully into execution the provision of the constitution on this
point, that cannot believe objection will be made to the
most stringent provision &
PRODUCTION Of slaves for sale into the District Of Columbia and
the establishment Of slave aepos within the Do me
the favor to turn to code OF laws for the District Of Cou-
bia, prepared by joint committee of the HouseI think
in ls3s-but never acted member Of that COM
mittee, being then Senator from this State You will reay
find statute the slave trade in the District containing sub
stanaly the same provisions with the reported bill That
statute was prepared by myself need say more, there
fore, on this point.
Thus my dear sir have hastily run over the subjects en-
braced in the proposed compromise My views may be all
imperfect and unsound. My attachment the Union may
have carried me far into If be SO, the is one
am proud to avow. enter into rhapsody in its praise
80 far has served ats purposes WELL Whether the future
shall still hnd moving on like majestic ship filled with the
hopes and prayers of all and bearing ssglad dngs of
great joy" distant hemsphere that future can alone de-
termlne Let justice preside at the helm, and all will be
WELL But if she be stricken down, and dark and gloomy
and emoseess fanaicism usup her place. then is this agosy
SO richly eighted, inevitably wrecked
You have drawn from long letter. but could not saw
less and do justice to my feelings and opinions. might
have written much more.
With Of cordial esteem and respect am dear
sir, yours, J. TYLER