The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-01
THE NATIONAL ERA, WASHINGTON D. C, AUGUST l, 1850

him in the full execution Of all his constitutional
duties when believe him to be right.
The late President, in that same message, in
formed Congress that he saw no reason to appre-
bend that Texas would practically interfere with
the possession Of the United States The ex-
preston was honorable to him IL was as much as
to say that he did not believe that Texas would
commit breach of law and order, and set an ex-
ample Of violence and bloodshed in the assertion
Of q contested claim. do not know whether CIR
oumstanoes had occurred to induce him to qualify
that opinion, but join him in it and IT, unfortu-
nately, it should turn out to be mistake and Texas
troops should be marched upon New Mexico,
have my future course to find in my past conduct,
and to do by the Texas authorities what did oy
the Missouri authorities, in a similar case, Few
years ago. And here | touch point which
have never made public in relation TO my own
conduct, and that of my then colleagues, IN the
boundary dispute between the State oil missouri
and the Territory of Iowa Everybody knows OF
the dispute, and how the two Governors levied
troops, marched battalions, and prepared TO night
battles; but no one knows how these waruke
preparations were stopped. lWill tell you now
was done When the Missouri delegation here
heard that their Governor was marching troops
upon Iowa, they got together, consulted on the
case. and addressed private letter TO the Gov
ernor to let him know that they could not sup
port him in such a movement, and recommending
the cessation of military, and the commencement
of judicial proceedings The ADVICE, or some
-'i-.-.'- ----i,s5 MILITARY operations stopped
Nuoiciaf proceedings began, NlsaadaIa ,esS0 pns
land. but gained the honor of submitting to the
laws Of the land.
DIR Linn. whose brother and nephew sit on my
left TMr. DopGE, of Wisconsin, and MIR DoDGE,
of Iowa was then my colleague in the Senate,
Ex-Governor Miller and Mr.. Edwards. our col
leagues in the House of Representatives. We
were friends together. We united in the letter;
and. satisfied with its effect, never told what we
had done nor should now tell it, except to give
the example Of Missouri in a case similar to that
Of Texas, and to show in my past conduct what
may be my future conduct if troops are marched
upon New Mexico. The Senator from Iowa.
nephew of DR. Linn, Mr.. AUGUSTUS DoDGE,
was then Delegate from Iowa. and knew all
about our conduct, except the letter. | am for
law, and order and the support of the constituted
authorities-for doing my own duty, in my own
sphere, and leaving it to the Executive and the
Judiciary to do theirs in their spheres.
return to my motion-the motion to strike
out the committees line, which begins twenty |
miles above FL Paso, and to insert the one which |
propose, and which begins three hundred miles |
below that point II the line propose is adopted |
we shall ssye all New Mexico, get the surplus |
territory to which Texas has rightful claim |
and have justf lble cause for paying her good !
sum OF uios, - ~ ) ~
there will be no justification for paying Texas |
cent and upon the question of these two lines
naked and apart from All other Questions I now |
wish the vote Of the Senate; and ask the yeas
and nays
The yeas and nays were ordered.