Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

to the point commonly called E PaSo and running
up that river twenty miles, thereon by strash
ne and thence eastwardy to point where the hundred
degree Of west longitude Red being the SOUTH
angle in the line designated between the United States
and Mexico and the angle the line Of the territory
set apart for the Indians BY the United States"
This is it and pretty light is to guide the Congress
OF the United Saes-a great diversity of opinion among the
people, and no opinion at all In the committee. Some think
the Nueces the true and legitimate boundary
think extends to the Rio Grande The committee think
neither one nor the other any thing else but having
come to the conclusion to recommend an amcabe adjust
ment hey abstain IRON expressing any opinion as to the
true and legitimate western boundary Of Texas and then,
without any regard to what either true legitimate they
cut New Mexico in two and give half of her Texas II
thee committee had studied the question Of boundary and
expressed opinion and then made their line conormahle
to IT. their recommendation might have been entitled great
weight But they do no such thing. They do study
the question. They expressly abstain from it. They neither
give an opinion of their adopt that any body else
They neither take the Nueces they say some believe
the Ro Grande as they say others believe any
line which they themselves believe but, going it blind
making half and half business of it-cutng instead Of
untyng the gordan knot-they take the
Puercos beginning half way up the Del Norte, cut New
Mexico IN two just below the hips and give the lever half TO
Texas
This is called abstaning from expressing opinion; but
IS certainly acting an opinion and executing aso They
ampuate New Mexco-cut her in two Just below the mid
de-gve half to Texas-and call thatno opinion Sir there
was once dispute before wise with respect to the
ternty OF child Two different claimed to be its
MOTHER and Solomon, puzzled with their contradictory
eraons, and not able to decide which the true and eg
innate MOTHER and abstanng from expressing any opinion
ordered the child to be in two, and half Of it to be given
to EACH You know how it ended The true mother would
not have the child cut in two and the wise knew that
and bis judgment nothing but device to find out the
truth by making Nature speak do not know whether
committee have acted the policy of SolomonSolomons
though they all may be; in fact upon what policy or
principle they acted Amcabe adjustment is the only rule
they profess and that to be very amicable; and,
according to what they propose, all their amicaby in
channel and all their adjustment leans side They
give 900 square miles of New Mexico Texas, and offer
her ten millions Of dollars to accept it This is amicable
enough Texas and adjustment enough to suit her But
how does it suit the United States and New Mexico How
does suit truth and ustce-that true and legitimate line
which the committee did pretend to ascertain
The committee propose consideration to be paid by the
United States 70 Texas-how much they do say in their
bill report but talks Of ten millions Of dollars This
is what the report says:
Gas consideration for it. and considering that portion
of the debt of Texas created pledge her creditors
OF the duties foreign IMPORTS transferred by the resolution
annexation the United States and received and
mend the payment OF the Of millions of dollars to Tex
applied the first instance the extinction OF that por
other debt for the Of which the duties on
imports pledged aoresaid and the residue
such she may direct According to estimate
which has been made there included in the territory to
which it proposed that Ieras shall reGnqush her claim
bracng thai part of Nsw .erico lying east Of the Rio Grande
little less than l24 93S miles and about 20
acres land From the proceeds Of the sale of land the
United States may ultimately be reimbursed portion if
whole OF the amount of what thus proposed to be ad
| vanced to Texas"
| The consideration is not named but things
named which may help to form Judgment what it
ought be. Let consider them In the first place. this
affair of mutual cesson-an exchange Of andso much
side and much the other-and then boot from
the United States to Texas to the figure Of millions
The first question is, how much land does each give And
the committee for Texas with great precision little
less than 933 square miles, including that part Of New
Mexico which lies east Of the Rio Grande and answer for
New Mexico, 10000 square miles, including the Ell Paso
and Pueco country Upon the figures, Texas would
have ceded most and entitled to receive boot but when it
to be considered that this cesson from Texas includes
all New Mexico east of the Del Nor from twenty miles
above Ell Paso the head of the ver-hatt cedes five hun
ded miles Of what New Mexico for hundred years be-
fore the of Texas had been heard oha it includes
thirty towns and villages, and 10000 New Mexican people
who admit allegiance Texas-then it becomes qnes
ton whether this five hundred miles Of New Mexico should
be deducted from the committees quantity Of l24, ,933
square miles, happen to be Of that opinion and would
deduct about So 900 square miles from the committee count
That would make the two cessions about equal in extent
about equal in quantity. And for quality and value
How would the two cesons stand in that respect Evident
the 600 square miles taken from New Mexico is worth
more than the rs, 900 ceded by Texas II is in better eli
mate, being all of south of 34o and part far south
293 while the Texas ceson goes TO A. in the Rocky
mounains-whin thirty miles OF the South Pass, and
nering Oregon and California 1t is better land 1t has
civilized people upon four five thousand at San Eleaza
rio, and two three thousand other places It is uain-
date sale and settlement and lies in the direct track from the
lower Mississippi to the northern parts Of the republic Of
Mexico and the Gila route California and the Pacific
ocean, 1t is the valuable cession, equal in extent bet
ter in climate and quality and desirable from position
And yet the committee propose bootgood bootsome mill
lions That is the rule in the horse swap. is not the
rule to give the best horse and then give the price Of the
other in boot especially when both horses belong TO yourself
The committee in their report, to be little
cous that they rather OVERRIDING the matter in this
ce of compensation to Texas-ths mode of swapping
and-gvng the best land, and then giving boot besides
They say
81" this boundary be assented to by Texas she will be
queted to that in her title. And may suppose
that in consideration Of this concession by the United States
she might without any other eqauan rehnqash any claim
she has beyond the proposed boundary that is claim to
Of New Ne1ico But under the influence OF
men Of justice and great iberaiy, the bill proposes
Texas, for her renq,hme oany such claim, large ec-
mary eqiralent'
| This is candid. Doubtless many will suppose, as the
committee think will that the United States had given
land enough without superaddng money it. They would
think upon the very reasonable principle, that when
had given up half his land quiet claim to it that he
should not pay money for the other half especially when he
believed both halves belonged himself and when he had
possessed all for two hundred and fifty years very
reasonable in such case that would suppose that he
had done enough in giving up half myself, would
iainy be in that But, the committee They
have new rule to go by, unknown in trade or politics
before They have recourse 10 sentiment and, under its
influence, and from feeling Of great lberality, they will
make "oher equivalent" Texas for rsinqushng her
claim the rest Of New Mexico This the way stands
in the committees bill and report and give what they say
in their own words, that there may be mistake about it.