Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-07

individual opinion. that he had no right As President Of
the United States any other character, otherwise
than negotiating with Mexico, and then the Senate had
TO act in concurrence with him, to tx boundary. In
respect to tina, map which is attached treaty, is
sufficient 10 say that the treaty itself SILENT rom begin
ming end upon the limits OF Texas; and the annexing
Of The to the treaty confirms the truth OF any
thing delneaed upon that relation to Texas than
does in relation to other geographical subject winch
Mi President have said that thought the power has
been concentrated in the United States to fix upon the
limits OF Texas have said that this power onsn' 70 pG
exercised in spirit Of great hberaty and Jnst'ce ana
put you, sir, upon this second resolution o. mne'
whether that beral,y and justice have not been display
ed in the re ution What is proposed TO conne her
10 the Nuecesl No, sir To extend II from the Sabine to
the mouth OF the Rio Grandeand to extend up tbs Rio
Grande to the southern hints o. New neao' anu a
states and Span marked out under the treaty of 1919
Why, sir here is vast country have made no estimate
.hont n bnt believe il is equal in amount OF acresof
son,re mesto what Texas east Of the Nueces and ex
tending 10 the Sabine had before And who is there that
can say with truth aud justice, that there is recproci
~ NO cordially, concession, these resolutions ade
10 Texas with reference to the question OF boundary
line They sve her vast country, equal in amount
ne ay repeat what she ndsputably possessed before
country sufficiently large, with her consent hereafter
10 Of ortee additional States when
the condition and number of the population may render
expedent make new States Well sir, not that con-
cessicn liberaity and Justice
Bat SIR ii is all that propose to give them. The
second resolution proposes to them certain amount
OF the debt Texas. blank left, because have not
hitherto been able to ascertain the amount.
make motion that into executive session, in
order to enable him finish his remarks tomorrow!
Mr. Clay. do think it will be possible for to
conclude to-day, although wished through as much
possible
Mr. Foo,e. will make the motion at time that
the senator may feel disposed to give way.
MIR Clay. Ii the Senate will allow mo, viii merely
conclude in relation to Texas, and then
will give way, if the Senator desires.
MIR Pesiden about to remark, independent osths
most liberal and generous boundary rendered TO Texas
to offer By this second sum which the
frCu, m nj he
less abont three millions of dollarhe exact amount
neither he yet the requisite materials as
certain. WELL sir get this large boundary and three
millions debt paid shall repeat Vie argument
offered upon former occasion, to the obligation OF
reading the treaty OF limits, first between the United
and Mexico, then the of limits between
United states and Texas, find in the preamble of both
these treaties direct recognition Of the principles ont OF
which, think. sprung obligations pay the debt
for which the duties OF foreign imports pledged while
| Texas independent state
The principle asserted in the treaty Of limits with
Mexico is, that whereas, by the treaty Of 1919 be-
tween Spain and the United States, limit FIX
| ed between Mexico and the United States, Mexico
composing then portion Of the possessions of the
! Spanish crown, although Mexico was at the date of
that treaty, severed from the crown Of Spain, yet
| she was bound, as having been part of the pos
sessions of Spain when the treaty of 1919 was made
she bound by that treaty much if it was
made with herself instead Of Spain. In other words,
that preamble asserts that the severance of any part
of q common empire cannot exonerate either por-
ton of that empire from the obligations that are
created when thes empire is entire and unsevered.
So the same principle is asserted in the treaty of
1888 between Yaxas and the United Statas the
principle asse leing that the treaty of 1888 be-
| twee 1cx(d III United States having been
made when u 80 lwast part of Mexico, and now
SETexsseing discovered from Mexico, she neverthe-
n la< mains bound by that treaty, as if no such
nee had taken place. In other words. the
ciple is this: that when an independent power
i creates obligation or duty, subsequent po-
ltical misfortune-no subsequent political sever
ance of the territory of that power-can exonerate
it from the Obligations which created while it
| was independent power. In other words to
bring it down and apply it to this specific case, Tex
as being an Independent power, and having right
to take loans, and to make pledges, having taken
loans, and having pledged the specific imports, ari-
sing from the customs, to the public creditor, the
public creditor became vested with right to that
fund Of which he could not be Invested by any other
act but his own consent-by no political changes
| which Texas might subsequently think proper to
make. In the absorption or merging of Texas in
the United States the creditor, being party to the
treaty by which that operation was performed, did
his rights, but retained his rights to demand
the fufment of the pledge and the payment Of the
fund.- just il there had never been any annexation
of Texas to the United States.
That was the foundation upon which arrived at
the conclusion embraced in that resolution. The
United States having appropriated to themselves
the duties arising from imports which have been
pledged to the creditor by Texas, an honorable
and just power ought to pay the debt for which
these duties were solemnly pledged by power in
dependent and competent to make :he pledge.
Well, sir, think that were you to give to Texas
the large boundary that Is assigned to her, when
you take into view the ahhorrence-for think an
warranted in using that ssion--wth which the
people of New Mexico east of the Rio Grande. woui,
look upon any political connexion with Texas, and
when YOU take into view the large amount of mon
ey, liberatng and generating Texas from portion
of her public debts, equal to that amcuntwhen 20,
take all these circumstances into consideration,
think they present case, with regard to which,
confess, should be greatly surprised, if the people
OF Texas themselves, when they come to deliberate
upon this seriously, should hesitate moment t
|, | accede.
/ have finished my remarks upon this resolution
and il the senator wishes it, will give way to Al
adjournment.