New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-28
FIR. WASHINGTON.
csutorr' and New.Mesico-Gen. Taylor.


b, yipr sp.rcd thy Of particular notice
Ithina '4l jss' q IS Lot done Gen TAYLoR by
IN. Tcb1re N a., y ews expsessed b. him 10 lis
-. Nessa.. T. ,clrfess u connection With tie
.,,e- o. iu.is, 4, ru the Secrrt.ry Of State %
BrrLrR Kisa A. not gee how the President
.gd ave been rao vplcut eth err IS 70 the al
-s,,,n Of Caiisonls 10 ;ls Ilion as Free s.ate.
the pre.sr-4fi.,. ~ leTeri,oryo q New Mexico
.oa. ,as r.. Pcnsi,.es q. Texas. TIE
p,e,.ie..,ise.ra red.y 2c@A3'4 il favor of
.4.f..terss declared himself anxious la1
re seco,npla ..slt u the former. Why, then,
., - him D. - beyond point IN The expression Of
d. honest convictions which would sgbjec; him u
DE charge Of attempting 10 dictate - Congress
Gen. TAYLoI re'"f disguised bis opinions. o. ,o
..,,.,.op 20 the anasxsiol o. Texas 10 tue way Il
"a. accomplished nor that 10 his Judgment such
Annexation Was the sole cause Of the War with
ve,ioo lie knows Wnst were the limits pro;er
4 Texas. and beyond that 10 act from him sill
,7er be eztorted b. any poue, giving 20 Texas
tot Of land lot iiehuu. ", and H2i@Ppi1biy hers -
ra1er bus AduiEis,rs lon, therefore, toe sol Of New
Mexico vii be recognized aud protected, a. ia- as
te csn COustltItlout.y o. 50 through the med n
a a military Government, sncer which the nights
.t her cizeus are at present secured. But T. ilihe
,.-,.a,i9n Of Congress- il is the most ccosom.cal,
.o.ady and safest way TO get nd Of even q ire lGu
81. dam by compromise, Or BY providing Oy aH
fr lie sen emeEt Of the Boundary question lie
tween Texas and New.Mexico by the Supreme
Court q the United States upon a. agreed sta'e o.
acts. .hy should Gen. TAILOR prejudice any such
sfous ~ tie expression Of an op-iou affecting tie
natter In dispute that might either one way or tie
cher influence the deliberations Of Congress Il
. aga,n,t such Interference GA tie part OF The
Executive with the Legislative Departments o.
t5e Government, that Gen. TAILOR mas set hls face
asa flint and for one ] commend his prudence aud
Gnnne,s in all that he has said to Congress IN lis
al. Message upon California and New Mexico
affairs.
He who supposes that Gen Taylor desires or
would couLtensnce any aggression or eucroaoh-
cent apon III. Territory Of New Mexico by Texas,
teeause i, would be extending tbs limits OF Slavc-y
does him. IN thought and speech the greatest in
astlce He Il no advocate for is extension Tor
would he interfere If he could with that peculiar
institution, save with the consent Of the people.
where BY law It now exists. AS \ man Of strong
practical Good sense. close observer oil men, e.d
an aocura,e Judge Of tic motives which generally
govern their actions, he knows, 0s well as you or
40. that LIBERTY is living active, progressive
principle that opposition rather promotes than III.
pedos As the surest way. therefore, Of protecting
the rights Of the Slaveholdng States, and prevent
INK the fires Of fsnaticism from encroschlng within
their borders and interfering with their const tn
tonal rights, he favors that course wich will keep
down al agitation in Congress upon what IS con
coded 10 be an abstraction. The Territories Of
New.Mexco and Deseret (which make no com
plant that they are suffering for want O. good
and sufficient Government he would have c,n.
unue as they ore until they have the streng'
~ ask Tor admission INTO the sisterhOod o.
states From the floors Of Congress 20 the PeO' j.
Of tlose Territories he would transfer the agiti-
ton ANA the excitement consequent thereon 81
the setitlement OF the Slavery quest on IT, as
California has done land as they most assured
NIL dol New Mexico and Deseret present COlsiitu-
tons eschewiag the institution OF domestic SLAYER,
viii rot tie friends Of Fro ,dom have acquired an
that tiRN desire have at beayti Why Thea,
give "a the Dsunlnists OF the South and the pOl..
cal Atoltion,sis Of the North the means Of agijl
ton without which they could not survive for DAY
that Territory, or either part thereof should, con
ulry 10 all human expectation present constG-
uon blemshcd with prov sion permitting the ex.
'tence 0 Slavery within It's limits, then could tie
friends o! Freedom rally IN Congress IN time TO
prevents 40 deplorabe, ineXcusable piece OF folly.
Il is morally impossible that any more Slave terri
tory can ever be added to this Union let the ultla
isis Of the South take what course they may.
The threats IN Congress that brute force will le
fCsorted 10, but what portions oi the free territory
oi the United States shall become blshted with e
milieW and scOurgo Of SG cry, alarm no senslb o..
weu.belanccd mind. The overwhelming prepOl-
derancC of the sentlmen; 81 the American PeOpe
Is against ITS extension aud that which the er II
body ct the people. without distinction OF party
are against, their representatives dan noi attem
TO iorce upon them. IT, then tine press of the Iroo
States vii conido IN the purcness OF heart OF Goa.
TAYLOR, and give him credit for what he deserves,
Of being as true patriot aud a. honest q man PS
ever drew the breath Of lie his Administration III
not IL marred by the extension OF this great polite al
evil. ror will the mon be weakened IN the rcmr,
est degree by the nual and satisfactory adjustment
Of the matter thar he VIII most aSsuredly consun.
mute, If sustained 10y wise COUNCILS Ia the Lesis'a-
i've Department OF the Government ALPHA.
Rcncyks
We do not perceive that our correspondent at all
meets, or even clearly apprehends, our objections
We believe, rs he does that the President fully in
tends 10 protect the People Of New Mexico again 81
the baseless aud enSlaving assumptions al Texas.
bal, ne Official documents don't sag So and 1t is ct
this omission that we complain We want TO hsye
the matter al fair and aboyeboard. We can see
how the President nigh; have been $ great dc al
mo:e explicit on this point though Alpha can
q attempting to dictate TO Congress, we think he
has done that by Swing his unasked opinion that
i would mo- be expedlens to organize New.
Mexico as Territory with her natural and risht nj
boundaries We are Of 81 exactly oontrsry opin.
ion and we cant see how the wrong opinion given
by the Presiddnt on this point IS no! just a. much
obnoxious 10 the charge Of attempting to dictate
to Congress" as the night one would have been -
Why not
We understand perfectly well that the Presi.
lent thinks it best to orbes 81 action on this euos
ton until New Mexico shall be ready 10 present
herself as State, asking admission into the Union.
sad defining her own Boundaries in her Coastitu.
ton.-Wth every respect for the Judgment Of
those who ought 10 know best we fear the eAoc,
Of this waiting. When the wof is On his midnis't
Icunds, the place for the lambs to wait IS e
Of the odd. nc, outside. We do greatly apprehcni
that Texas viii seize aua sabjagate large portion
oi New. Mexico during the peadency q hese occult
maneuvers for her preservation La p who earn.
.s;ly desire tie battling Of the ne g,u' ccIg
contemplated keep sharp and ssssc Tx ca
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