Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-06
Correspondence of the Baltimore Sur

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The Itras Neies-Dtermination Of the House-CLaim of
Ieras to be Rddance-A land scheme
Confirmation, d.c.
The intelligence from Texas leaves the question in doubt
whether she will be satisfied with the Senate bill settle
the boundary dispute
II Mr. Gormans statement, made in his speech of Fri
day. correct majority of the House is in favor Of
tanning the territorial claim OF Texas its whole
He stated that ninety Southern members and twenty
eight Northern Democratic members would support the claim
OF Texas Thus there l9 members-a majority of the
Housewife agreed upon basis Of adjustment was
very happy TO hear II, and difficulty remaining in
the The boundary question must be settled by e
on and congress can simply pass law defining the boun-
darles OF Texas embracing all that part New Mexico
that lies east OF the Rio Grande Thus we shall save the
ten millions which the House is reluctant give and Texas
may refuse TO take In order get the bill through
the Senate an alternative proposition may be made Texas
10 wl 10 take the money without the territory, or take
the territory without The money.
learn from other sources besides Mr. Gormans statement
that the House will agree this mode of adjustment fany
The whole territory if Texas agree receive it, instead of
selling her claim IL foot OF IT, will under her jurisdiction
subject to the compact made in the articles of annexation.
She will keep all her public domain while the United
VIII incur no responsibility for her debt. Upon her will fall
the great expense ~ surveying the public lands and should
be provided that wien she wants Indian wars and the
val OF Indians and the determination OF her nalconent Mex
lean citizens, she shall do all this al her expense
In regard 10 Georgia, the United States assumed the
moral OF Indians i'll the im Of the State under Il compact
for which the t. States received liberal considerations in
cesslon o! vast and valuable domain. In New Mexico
there Is no public Domain and the best Spanish titles
worth five cents Texas is admitted could
enough from her subectsor citizens she
will have to consider teto pay the expense of hangin,
them and then, when they rebel murder the Cover
nor, they did Bert. The United States will make good
bargain with Texas ii she will take that military terrific
rial government oil our handsor God forbid that il should
ever become State governments and member Of the Union
The obligation 50 indirectly assumed BY the United States
in the treaty with MeA.co 10 admit the MIXED and tawny
community Of New Mexico into tie Union will b. satisfied
by transferring II Ia Texas As 10 slavery, already exists
in New Mexico far i, proaby tXstlhat is in
the form peonagc. When the cultivation of and
gar shall be abandoned in Texas and commenced in the
mountain peaks Of New Mexico, African slavery be
transferred aso unless the articles OF annexation should
forbid il, which Is, a, least, matter Of doubt.
rs the debt of Texas, how easily il will be for her
pay il oil by issuing andscrp fifty acre! the
creditors be expense of survey and location. The
creditors would ii disbused from the conccit that they
The millions be glad 10 receive il. But If Texas
get her wild lands settled, by gvin. them creditors
twenty yiv. cents acre. she would be greatly IN" gamer by
il, She would thus make her creditors useful 10 hcrmnk
ng il their interest 10 promote the cultivation improvement,
and population oi her ya- dnmiiu los.
TOBACCO.
c. w. Atkinson sold few days since Mr.. Thomas Par