The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-26

'~slukhs gentleman DAvlnk ui0olnod his amendment
~ .hal minner to which perfectly agree, to be-
e e1o :. ,~o three, or four years. precisely where
modify his amendment now ,hat i hss been voted on
except BY u0animous consent ~
| Mr. BADGER objected
| Mr. BENTON, agree 10 take i, u, an, bsc.u.s /,
makes perfectly plain what said yesterday Thai such
the application OF machinery such the chspsr Of nc
all human probability, will find ourselves. NJ The and
OF three years. precisely where we to-day say
three years for Texas must hold two meetinxs az ~,
general assembly which be preceded by some n
sructons from The people ; Congress must meet these
commissioners must have great many meetings; and
have been we'll enough acquainted with commissions
especially about boundaries. TO know that they life
estates.
The effect Of the withdrawal il TO make entirely plain
what said yesterday, that after number Of years.
will find ourselves precisely where to-day, with
the whole question open before Congress Now, sir, /
ssop e Ss srEhet ~ 0 nj.
posed OF.
M. BENT Ton, ,I agree to i:
The PRESIDENT. II is objected to- and must there
fore be voted upon.
The question being taken on the modification of Mr.
ND BETo N, sh ssssS ,e his 10
the end Of the amendment OF the senator from Maine
as follows:
Pyouided, That in agreeing upon the said line between
the Territories OF the United States aud the said State OF
Texas, the said commissioners shall agree upon line
which does exclude every portion OF New Mexico
they bs
the uue legitimate boundary between New Mexico and
Texas. 4s IS
Mr. B. then said In reading very carefully the amend
ment which has been submitted by the senator from
Malne was struck with the total omission OF the
of New Mexico in any part of it. was more struck
with it because in everything previous that has been
contained in resolutions submitted by senators upon this
subject New Mexico always mentioned a. connected
mes Thirteen and which We have Sos ~: mem
tons New Mexico and all the argument which has been
had upon this focreven the argument OF the senator
question of boundary between New Mexico and Texas
Now, MIR. President when New Mexico has been con-
sidered thing that exists, as thing that was CO.
ermnous with Texas, and when the whole point, the
tire argument for joining Texas to this bill was that
was to settle the boundary between New Mexico and
New Mexico II is not found here New Mexico, under
this amendment, is obliterated-s cut of from the map
She s considered waste desert land, belonging TO the
choose to treat her to be entirely forgotten
that New Mexico has rights under the treaty by which
she came into the possession OF the United States 1t
be entirely forgotten that there sixty
or seventy towns or villages up and down the river there
with country houses, rural estates. orchards, fields
II also to have been forgotten that there
moments consideration due to population which was
there two hundred and fifty yea ago. to be precise
that the country was conquered BY the Spanards Now
sir take the journals OF the Congress- Of the United
States. and it viii be found that up to this time
luton submitted by gentlemen. no bill report, no
speech, has ever left New Mexico when they have
had any relation to this subject She is certainly Ter
sence and has rights and those rights to be respect
ed. was therefore STRANGELY impressed with the fact
that the word New Ne 60 yas not in the amend.
Why is orgaized community, where the people are
actually forming State government and constitution
perhaps treated blank, and their country to be
eglsated upon as ii II mere prairie or forest
struck by this omission, looking al the bound
and unlimited power which be given to these comms
the Judges Of the Supreme Court Of he United States
would be- if the went before them, with unbounded
authority cut and slash where they please upon
ment OF circle OF 5000 miles, without even an oath or
landmark to guide them The word "New Mexico
is not there Looking at the authority under which they
any they please through the CENTRE absorb the
whole. and consider much land only, the
il it prairie covered by grass was seriously i'm
pressed when looked over this amendment last night
and this omission, and this boundless power given
to without oath landmark and felt it to
be my sacred duty this morning 10 bring thus circumstance
OF omission TO the consideration OF the Senate impress
svey as possibly could, and then to submit provso
in the very spirit of the whole OF the argument which
was presented by the senator from Maine himself The
amendment which propose follows the precise words
OF the resolution OF the senator from Kentucky, intro
duced about the end Of January last-a resolution in
which fully concurred when il was submitted And
greatly panied to what falling oil there was IN
the bill OF the Committee OF Thirteen have adopted
these words not merely because they the words OF
the senator from Kentucky in the resolutions which were
first presented this body but because they right
words themSeIv e6-DeCAuBe Just ana proper
words themselves, and have been treated just and
proper in every argument that has been made upon the
subject For what has been the Arguments The question
from beginning to ending has been, is the boundary
which the Committee Of Thirteen propose the right
boundary nol Some argue il and that il 10 not
But all agree upon point, that New Mexico is not
TO be dismenbered the arrangement that may be made
'No ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF New Mexico" We all agree TO
that and therefore your sudious exeonsour study OF
old books and mape has been to od out what was tho
boundary Some have argued that il here, and
others there; but still have all adhered 10 the gr
fact that New Mexico not to be Remembered \
have agreed upon the hand that il dsmember
by 1000 square miles, and has been agreed BY
agree upon principle All speeches unite upon
the funeamenta principle that New Mexico not be
dsmembered.
But have not heard any who went openly for the
dismemberment OF New Mexico As for our friends |
from Texas they do not undertake to dsmemberto cut
her of either above below the hips But they swallow
her whole keep her together AT all events And Tex
gets all the people OF New Mexico, who one in |
common origin, one in common language, one in the |
principles, whdare connected by blood by business
and by the of her rivers, which through the
centref Texas swallows all, they will at last have the
satisfaction OF being all together they united II has
been said here that will her in That the
unanimous voice, think, OF the nation. to be either
peace work that told you about; judgment Of "a so
when that the debt IS, and the other
sweas that il nothing, thus making out both to he
guilty Of false swearing Texas asks Tor none OF that
work lie, her have all none, 10 do what fair, and
nothing but that Now, we going to invest men with
power TO amputate New Mexico--wth power to cut her
where they pleaaeand then 10 have their work