Washington telegraph., 1850-07-17
Correspondence Of the Baltimore S~''l
-WAsI1lNcroN, June 21, 1850.

WASHINGTON, June FL, 1850.
Old Zack's last Stroke of policy has
created much admiration and much ob-
duration. That message about New Mex
leo came upon Congress like clap OF
thunder in summers day. The thing
was done, too, with SO much sang troad
that it amuses those whom it confounds.
Who wrote that message? | have heard
the inquiry often. l thiuk it is Iack 5
own. What words of contempt for the
pretensions of Texas could equal the
notice of a certain John S. Neighbors,
styling himselfa Commissioner of Texas:
Then, after giving what is to be con-
strued into a more important military
order-the most important that he ever
gave in his own career-after deciding
in two words high political question,
which would puzzle ;urisrs. courts, states
men, diplomatists, for a year-he quietly
winds up by stating that there is no
reason to believe that Texas will "prac-
ticaLLY interfere with the possession OF
the United States" This is as much as
to say, here is my decree; you know me
and know you. You will notinterfere.
The message is an admirable specimen
of Executive order, wherein arms were
to I've kept ou. of view, until the force OF
law was first tried.
Some people say the message is am
biguous. The Union regards it as incon-
elusive. Certainly, they never considered
it, in connexion with all the circurhstan-
ces bearing, or they would not have
thought it vague or inconclusive. II the
Union will recur TO it, it will find that
the last sentence conveys distinct decla-
ration, by hplication, that Texas will be
restrained from any interference with the
possession caimed and held by the United
States.
1 think the decision of the President is
correct and am very glad that he has had
an opportunity to dispel the mist hanging
over his policy on this subject. In COM
mon with many others, l had supposed
that he had abandoned his original policy
in regard to New Mexico, and that he
did not intend to promote or facilitate
the creation of new State Government
within the limits claimed by Texas, and
that he would not suffer any hindrance to
be Offered to the proceedings of ga GER
tain John s. Neighbors, styling himself
a commissioner of Texas
What greater hndrance could he offer
than to promote the Organization OF a
State Government, among a people dis
posed to assert their rights. and only wait
ing a civil organization to give effect to
their efforts? Blu: does the President stop
here? Oh, no. The next step will be
that Major Monroe, or whoever may pre-
side in the Convention, will DO as Gene
raj Riley did in California, resign and
hand over to the civil authorities his rule
and command. But this is not the stop
ping point. Next comes the enforcement
bv the whole executive power, OF an ex-
ecutive decree, that Texas shall not inter
fere with the possessions of the United
States until the dispute in question shall
be settled by "competent authority"
I am much mistaken it, after all, Old
lack is not sometimes the President-aye
every inch the President-nor even here
does the Presidents decree stop: for by
giving up the military government TO the
State government, he does decide, as far
as he is concerned, the question in dis
'phte; and fixes the Southern boundary OF
New Mexico where Mexican law fixed it
by line crossing the Rio Grande, east
and west, one league north of Ell Paso.
Ion.