The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-16

dscide which was the true and !agas'ae 1874 sa4
|. ,so s .S s.Y Il frs $
inow how il ended. The true not1E woeld aot hay4
child cut in two and S e. ds7e sss ~ YAM ~, rs
t.t6 by Masking nature speak do not know whether
or Committee 6avs ssed the policy Of Solomonsol
hossh hsy e. my - no N ss upon ~'i
hs only ruls they profess. and that b. very aui
cable and according to what Iey propose all their ami
Liability in channel and all their adjustment leans
% QUE side They give 900 square milss Of New
loo to Texas and offer her millions Of dollars 10
cspt This is amicsble enough to Texas and adjust
ent enough 10 suit her but how does il suit the UNI
ted States and New Mexicof How does ii suit truth and
uscehat true and legitimate line which the committee
did not even pretsnd 70 ascertain
The committee propose q consideration to be paid by
the United States to Texashow much they do not say
their bill report. but talks OF ten millions OF
dollars. This il what the report says:
As consideration 1t, and considering that portion
Of debt Of Tsxsswss created pledge % her credit
Of Tho duties on foreign imports transferred by the
and receivable in their treasury. majority OF the commits
tee recommend the payment Of tho sum of millions OF
dollars Texas 70 be applied IN the nrst instance the
OF that portion OF her deb, Tor the reimbursement
OF which the duties ON foreign imports were pledged
direct According estimate which has been made,
there included in the territory 10 which ]. proposed
N.Y Mr.co lying saa Of tAs Rio Gsa.ds iius less thai
SSS square miles, and about 70 957, 10 Of land
From the proceeds OF the sale OF this land the United States
may ultimately be reimbursed portion. if not the whole
the Of what is thus proposed be advanced
Texas
The consideration il not named but things are
named which may help to form judgment as to what
il ought 10 be- Let US consider Them. In the-int
Change Chang Of land-so much on one side. and 80 much
on the oher--and then boot from the United States to
Texas 10 the figure OF some millions The first question
answers for Texas it'll great precision little lcss than
1913 square miles, including that part Of New Mexico
which lies east Of the Rio Grande; and answer for
and Puerco country Upon the figures Texas would
10 have cede most, and be entitled TO receive boot but
when to be considered that this cesson from Tex
las includes all New Mexico east OF the Del NOrte from
twenty miles aboves FL Paso to the head OF the river
that cedes five hundred miles OF what was New Mex
leo for hundred years before the name OF Texas had
been heard of-lhat includes thirty towns and villages
and 900 New Mexican people who admit no allegiance
Ito Texas-then it becomes question whether this five
hundred miles of New Mexico should not be deducted
happen TO be OF that opinion. and would deduct
about $4,000 square miles from the committees count
That would make the two cessons about equal in extent
about equal in quantity And now for quality and value
How would the two cessions stand in that respecl Evil
IDENTIFY the 900 square miles taken from New Mexico
i worth more than the 900 ceded BY Texas It in
M south a. act; while the Texas cession goes up Az
lin the Rocky Notwithstanding thirty miles OF the
South Pass, and cornerng on Oregon and California
Il is better land. It has civilized people upon it,
four or FIVE thousand at San Elcazario, and two or
three thousand at other places is unincumbered with
resident Indians, and will be ready for. Immediate
from the lower mississippi to the northern. parts Of
the republic OF Mexico, and the Gila route to Cali
forna and the Pacific ocean. Il is the most valuable
cesson equal in extent better in climate and quality
and more desirable from position And yet the
committee propose bo0t-gOod b0ot-some milOns
That is not the rule in the horse swap 1t is not the
rule 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. seem to be little
conscious that they rather OVERRIDING the matter
this article Of compensation to Texas-this mode Of
swapping land-givng the best land, and then giving
boot besides. They say:
II this boundary be as ented 10 by Texas she will be
qneted to that extent in her title And may suppose
na in consideration this eoHcsom by the United Satss
she might without any Other sqsiDae~,. rs'~qsish any
eisi~ any ya't Of Mes Mtrco But. under the inha
snce Of sentiment Of assios and great hberaty the bill
proposes Texas Tor her ro~qwshnewt Of sxh claim,
10 large pscs~saTy sqrs1aswf
This il candid. Doubtless many will suppose. as
The committee think some will. that the United States
Ill They would think 20 upon the very reasona.
be principle. that, when q man had given up half
Ibis land to quiet claim to il. he should not pay
bosh halves belonged to himself. and when be had pos
ssed il oil for two hundred and fifty yeaEs Ii 10 very
reasonable, such that would suppose that
certainly be one in that some But not the commit
tee They have new rule TO 80 by, unknown in trade
or politics before They have recourse TO sentiment
and under its influence, and from feeling OF great lib
elity they will make 'osher equivalent 10 Texas for
renq ushng her claim to the rest Of New Mexico This
s the way il stands in the committees bill and report
and give what they say their words that there
may be mistake about it, Now, object to all this.
object to accepting cesson Of New Mexico from Tex
as 6rst because the United States has claim to her
saf and has the actual possession, which Is right 10
possession until the claim 10 decided Secondly, because
the acceptance Of such cession would admit the title OF
|Jnxas to all New Mexico east Of the Rio Grande, and
so tase questions to disturb both New Mexico and the
United States. Thirdly because give valuable
territory than receive, and then pay tho value Of
what we receive into the bargain and which was our
own before
Sir. this is strange work committee undertaking
70 guide. IN where they admit they have not looked
f0F either truth lawprescrib,ng . line which they
admit 10 be neither true from
depressing opinion, and yet enforcing opinion
making sacrifice, and calling it compromise under
taking to New Mexico. and saving her by giving
AWAY ons-half, and purchasing the other half This 10
sHAnge work. and new work, in the American Senate.
But let US 90 on with IT,
The committee propose q consideration in money to
Texas for accepting their line Upon what principle 1t
= an exchange Of tesritory-a mutual Texas
receives better than she givea 10 il for she remaining
Pert OF New Nexicoi II II IL un)usihable to pur-
3sbase what already possess and dangerous to
lie questions TO which the admission OF Texan title to
New Mexico would inevitably give rise. This is too
esrous question 70 be lightly evoked II the State Of
Texas tho Santa Fe country the bill and
report Of the committee admit then the constitution and
laws OF Texas in force there and this 10 what the
Senate will say it sanctions the commees bill, and
what cannot be said without rouxlng great questions
moneyed consideration 10 to be paid TO Texas; but
how much il kept profound secret for the profound
reason Of preventing jobbng in this Texas stock In the
mean time to be known, in the knowing circles.
that millions the amount be offered; and that
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