New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-20


chosen Boundaries and her Anti-Slavery
corstitution. Itagrses with the Presidents
also in the virtual negahon Of any express
nrobibition of Slavery in the Territories. 1t
differs from the Presidents in proposing to
substitute Civil FOR the existing Military
rule in Mexico and the region stretching
West Of it to the boundary of California
1t differs from the Presidents in proposing
to shield New-Mexico eyermore from the
pretensions and the efforts Of Texas to sub
iugate her people and Absorb the better por-
ton Of her territory, while it proposes to pay
Texas - millions Of dollars ia cOnsidera-
ton Of the surrender Of her professions to
that territory. And it further proposes to
abolish and prohibit the Slaye-Trade in the
District Of Columbia in consideration Of IN
act giving to the South more efeetEal provi-
sions for the recovery Of Slaves who have
escaped or may escape into the Free States,
as stipulated in the Federal Constitution.
Mr.. Clay's plan is theref re in substantial
accordance with the Presidents on some of
the most important points; on some others
the contrary. We decidedly prefer to see
California sail into the Union solitary and
alone asking no favors and defying all enc
mics, rather than that she should be used
to tow in or be towed in by anything else.
This would induce US to vote steadily to
separate her Admission from every other
question. had we a vote TO give on the sub
iect. But the question Of her Admission in
this way or another is one Of form rather
than substance, save as the propositions con-
nectcd with her Admission may be essen
tally Objectionable. But voting against her
| Admission because we could not shape the
bill as we wished it would be quite another
thing. So we should vote to clap on the
Proyiso to any bill organizing the Terrific
ries but if defeated on that, it does not fol-
low that we should thenceforth oppose any
organization of the Territories. That must
depend upon the probability Of doing more
good than evil, securing advantage or incur
ring hazard for the cause Of Freedom by
such organization. Questions Of practica-
bility and Of detail cannot always be settled
Of-hand in chimney corner five hundred
miles from the Capitol, and they who de-
nounce their Representatives in Congress
for doing what good they can, after yainly
trying to do more, will be very apt to do
them injustice.
We cannot doubt that the long-threatened
but at last realized irruption Of the Texan
officials into New-Mexico and the imminent
peril thus created of subjugation or civil
war, has materially changed the aspects Of
the general question, and rendered prompt
and thorough settlement of the question Of
Boundary essential. We are not satisfied
with mods. nor winks, nor whispered assur-
anccs that the matter shall be made right,
because we have had these assurances for
some time, yet we see clearly that it isn't
right. That fatal order from the War De-
partment to Col. Munroe not TO interfere in
any collision between the New-Mexicans and
the Texan pretenders who may appear
among them is all wrong, and We haven't
vet seen its official reversal. We know well
that Col. Munroe had no different orders up
to our last advices when Mai. Neighbors
was in Mew-Mexico as the Commissioner of
Texas. coaxing, fattering and bullying the
People to submit to her jurisdiction, and
Col Munroe was not only looking quietly
on but he was proclaiming that, even in
case of an appeal to arms, he was under in
structions not to interfere. A pretty sort
of Government that and especially of Militia
an Government And now we are informed
that the line of New-Mexico must strike
East from the Rio Grande at point nearly
twenty miles ADORE Fl PaSo because there is
a slaveholding settlement almost as high
up Thus while we are fighting about this
orthat mode Of keeping them out, and re-
ceiving the most positive assurances that
they shall be kept out, Texas and Slavery
are already working into New Mexico-un-
der that very system Of nOn-action, do YOU
mind? that is commended to us as so much
more preferable to Mr. Clays plan. We
don't see it.
90 says j. S. P. are can buy off the
claim of Texas after the Omnibus bill shall
have been defeated, and We will.'-Such
assurances are easily given, but we would
rather have some old ones redeemed before
we put much faith in new ones. At all
events this buying off, of which the neces-
sity is thus admitted, is an Interpolation ON