Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10


Mexico tobeong to Texas. Sir il proud day for the
Senatosom Texas. II is proud position for them to oc-
cupy and If were Texan, would reward them for it.
They have conquered hereconquered the Senaeand they
viii conquer our commissioners II Texas takes them for
her commissioners she may assured that they will be
ers They must consent there is agreement short of
all New Mexico. They will have the land and the people
Or If they choose, they fill that blank which the Senate
dare not undertake TO M with millions any thing else
they please They masters They conquerers. They
are The lords of the SOIL They have nothing do but TO
write down what they want and the whole legislative power
congress will be transferred to them, not jointly with
our commissioner but 10 the Senators from Texas They
VIII make the law for you. They should therefore be APP
pointed commissioners There nothing law against it.
nonng IN Popey against it, For you have expressly voted
here that do require the be dsntees
ed and that having formed and expressed an opinion i no OBJ
' ney are legally appontabe and should be appointed,
an events none should be appointed that should not
SUCK to what they have this day gained
look upon this amendment Of the Senator from eoro;a ss
yielding all New Mexico and putting the whole power of
settling THIS question into the hands Of the commissioners
from Texas and they will take good care you may RELY
content with nothing less than what her Senators have CON
tended for on this oor and which Is this day conceded 10
her and which they have shown they upon this
hoor Until they agree there is to be Territorial Govern
men That is point Of view. But there Il anothay
point Of view to be looked and that is cutting us Of
tying up the hands of the United States from all other modes
OF settlement There is provision in the constitution Of the
United States which provides that such questions this in
W.
here is law Of the Congress Of the United States res
training the judiciary from settling this question: and leaving
to be settled BY agreement" with Texas. We have
constitutional right to Judicial decison and this bill to
exPunge that right, and confne 10 an agreement !" all
power is to be put into the hands Congress cannot
act the judiciary The United States are ted
neck and heel tied bya rope, and laid down at the feet Of
Texas BY the amendment Of the Senator from Georgia Yes
sir ted laid down, and debaed from exercising their right
to resort 70 the judiciary, for the purpose Of settling this
question Of boundary it has been settled in other
More than that We be debaned from remaining in the
position we are in We in possession Of New Mexico
and have right to keep that possession By this amend
ment we give the possession. The gentleman from Geor
ga has called f any Senator who would be willing put
government on that disputed territory tell him the COM
mittee Of thirteen Senator's that to saw will produce the
Committee Of Thirteen who n their report and n their
bill give government to that disputed territory represent
ing It to be disputed stating to be disputed and in their
Dill they provide government for that very disputed ground
This is what they did. He asks for one Senator. give
him thireenhe thirteen Distinguished Senators who formed
the grand committee. They reported government in that
disputed territory Somebody else also thought there ought
to be government there and that possession ought be
maintained by those who in possession until there
decision on the question Of title II the late President
ofhe United States General Taylor who in that message
Of his which was last received with much ankness and
with 50 much mness and directly to the point sad that
ne would maintain possession Of New Mexico until the ques
non OF title YVES decided by the competent authority That
his message. It was message brief in words plain in
language but was to the point and exactly what should
have been.
Sir in that message Of the President brief as il was plain
as was there was, in my opinion, sound sense
more knowledge Of constitutional and municipal Laws user
view Of what is due to the United States New Mexico,
and to Texasa sraghter road duty, than in all
that has been delivered this floor the subject There
was wisdom, and patriotism, and 6rmness in it and
sound law in than all the illusions of all the lawyers here
Sir was worthy to be the MESSAGE and the last message Of
such man. name him who would have given
Government to that disputed territory After that do not
think worth while to myself but there who
know it was my intention to support him.
Another violation Of the constitution results from this amend
ment and two violations of the treaty of Guadalupe Hdalgo.
This amendment is that the Territorial Government shall
not go into operation any territory Of the Rio Grande,
shall any State for New Mexico be formed Of any
territory east Of the Rio Grande. Thus to violate
our solemn pledges It is bounden duty to provide Gov
ernmens for these Territories The very circumstances Of the
would require this. But there obligation in the
treaty in relation this matter The ninth article Of the
treaty says:
the character citizens othe Mexican republic
conormably with what stipulated in the preceding article
shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States and
admitted at the proper time Ito be judged the Congress
of the United States to the enjoyment Of all the rights Of ct
the United Uni States according e the the the
protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty and property
and secured in the free exercise of their religion, without
striction."
These inhabitants were secured certain rights by this ea
and condition devolved upon the Congress Of the Uni
ted States to admit them into the Union One Of first
duties to admit them into the Union if it be done con-
ssenly with the federal that admits
hem being the Judge Of the me That is question Of
pedency that all Pass this BILL and bind ourselves that
State shall be formed in New Mexico embracing any terri
tory east of the Rio Gande until that agreement takes place
nor shall any State be established in New Mexico embrac
ing territory east Of the Rio Grande" By the treaty
bound admit them into the Union State, upon equal
footing with the Of the United Staesto admit them at
proper me to be judged Of by Congress- What Congress
The Congress at the time Of admission Still we, not con-
tent with doing duty reach ahead and undertaketo
tie the hands Of future Congresses and prevent them from
executing this lava part Of the treaty But there is an
other clause in the treaty which will read:
And In the mean time shall be maintained and protected
in the free enjoyment Of their liberty and properly, and Sc
cured in free exercise Of their religion without restric
tion."
In the mean tme-while waiting until they shall be ad
ited into the Union-they be protected Have
protected them Two years and half have elapsedsinee
February 1s4s until the approach of the dog daysin 1850
years and half have elapsed and yet that provision OF
the treaty has not been executed The people have not had
protection. say, with shame and notification that two
and half have elapsed and this part of the treaty has
been executed The people have had protection
In military point but Gte in point Of civil government
none In that great point Of view they have had no civil
protection, law administration justice. They have
had of these rights We have given them Of these
rights
Thus far Mr.. President we have excused ourselves for
extending and protection these people,
ing ha impossible for the two Houses agree in rea-
ton 10 the matter We have said that it by design
that have withheld government from these people, butt
resulted from impossbiy pass law for their govern
ment. Now give up that excuse, that Defence Now
propose to adopt law by which will cut ourselves of
from the benefit of that defence have said that this amend