The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-13

Of denarcaiion as Il was one between Cbibuahua and
New exco and the extensioa Of ito the Red river 70
the report o. the eommiss only twenty milss Tbsiine
as formerly run. was presented BY the senator from
MlssouI,i and for one. am perfectly willing thai that
hundfedth degree OF Longitude. think this amendment
be neither departing from ii Paso onihe north The
Mr. .RUSK3 The commitiee reported twenty miles
above fer the purpose Of including all the settlements a.
II Paso and the amendment now proposed 70 include
all Of them in the county Now, we do not know what
the boundary Of New Mexcois; and i y matter OF
much importance though do not think tits Of much
Value will examine The matter and show The Senate
what il s il il should be necessary venture TO say
that il will not go below "a degrees ii It goes that low
This boundary has been often changed by
municipal law and sometimes By the order Of the vcefoy
and also sometimes for other reasons. This amendment
will split the county as i is now organized and what
the object is cannot tell. ,Ilaa.a a8
i Mr.. BERRIEN desire to know whether under
stand this motion correctly, The report oil The commit,
tee recommends that the north boundary OF Texas shall
commence the river al Fl Paso. and run twenty miles
up the river, and proceed eastwardy 10 the degree Of
longitude stated According to the report of the com
millee, then. the northern boundary OF Texas Will DC
twenty miles above ~ Psso.. The amendment proposed
up forty miles iurter and that proposed by the ohe
honorable senator from Illinois [Mr. SHIELDsl is to
throw back twenty miles below where the committee
recommended il to be. That is the way understand IT,
Mr.. SHIELDS. will explain. My object q this !;
did al The request OF the delegate from New Mexico
The aad Of JnIS saa which sstahes ,Re Inc Of d.
narration between chihuahua and New Mexico as far
as the Paso del Nore II made no provision, however,
for the extension of that line eastwardly. But under
stand that since that line established Mexico has
been considered by The people OF New Mexico extend
Ing, in conformity with this line, 10 the Red rver about
the place where The committees report seems to term
nate Now, the committee have reported in their bill
II that New Mexico and Chilnahua divided BY this
line until il comes TO the paso del Norte then they leave
/ the Pas0 del Norie, and lake new departure twenty
miles on the right Of the Del Norte leaving the old line
as il ran between Chihuahua and New Mexico, still IN
force upon one side the river whilst they establish
line, with line Of departure, The other side
My honorable friend from Texas Mr. RUsK] says that
they have organized county there. When was that
are concerned they are il Chihuahua There may be a
few struggling inhabitants upon this side, but the town Of
I'll paso is in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in New Mexico nor in
trust my honorable friend from Texas will not think
that aiming to sirangle the question, but there -
weakness in ito take the old ne established BY the
Congress OF Mexico all the way down 10 New Mexico and
Chihuahua, until you come to the Rio del Norte; then
leave that and take anew point OF departure and run
struggling hns mill you come e NE led rysr sy not
been raised Does not every reasonable that the
continuation Of this line makes Il more acceptabie' /
know. sir, that my friend from Texas wishes to get
the inhabitants there, and says the Town has been
organized. For that very reason, wish 10 retain
these inhabitants on the New Mexican side for they
have never heretofore acted with Texas-lhey have
been organized as part OF Texas before u they
have been recently organized the Texan commissioner
venture say-and have the opinion OF the delegate
of New Mexico. and say this at his this
people have particular desire to connect themselves
with Texas Now sir know very well that she will be as
well treated by Texas BY any State Of this Union, be-
cause also know hai there three kinds OF people
FIRST the babaious wild lndans next, the Texans and
next, white generally BY the first the Texans are
feared they have horrible omnon OF them AS 10 the
second class, they never knew anything about them
they peuccd to the Texans, though very unjusty
And they only know the whites soldiers and traders
and they plunaeed by the aud cheated by the
other. have been along that river; and let me say
hereIand will bear testimony 70 what ny honorable
witnessed such desoatIon, such scenes OF heart rencng
cruelty, as have witnessed the Rio Grande, or below
this point, among the Pueblo Indians. have the
bones OF their citizens bleaching in the sun, in the little
stockade where they made their last sand-where their
wives and their children were carried of and captured
This, true, under Mexican rule and agree with
this gentleman that they almost neglected under the
blexicans but they have been completely neglected. I'M
der this government and venture to say that. while we
the face OF the earth people not only cruelty
neglected but so little sympahized with, as these Pueblo
Indanshe most inofensive, and mild and amable race
thai God ever put upon this earth
do not intend going into this; but the lower RIO
Grande and the upper Rio Grande are in such state
as to induce us al once TO get rid OF all these military
phantom governments that there and TO give them
something in the shape OF legal government that will
stand My object. said beforehand will not speak
uher upon the saoeess % commune ~ Me- Ga ns o.
eminent, taking from the futhest western boundary OF
New Mexico 10 the furthest eastern boundary OF New
Mexico. .te44a n
will say one thing further. We are talking about
slave soil and Tree soil, il concerns that country have
read great deal about IT, and have never yet read any
thing that ever satisfied that anything reliable
upoa the question OF the laws there When you speak
OF the lex loci have been able find much of the
locus, and there has been any Ter there OF any
kind. The country has been in the exclusive possession
OF the Indians the country remains in the exclusive
possession OF the Indians; and the country will con-
ttinue to remain in the exclusive possession oil the
Indians, unless you drive them out or exierminaie
II them, | mean, sir, that the whole country Is in
the possession OF the Indians, and not portion Of II;
Tor the whole OF the country is little enough for them
The people OF Texas know that well enough. II they
had the country the United States would be called upon
west They do not want the country; but we want Il,
and we cannot do without it, We must have the control
OF these Indians, if the country not worhDne dollar,
in order protect the settlements To get the control OF
these Indians, who the most fierce and unmauage-
able aggressive and nntameabe Indians in the West the
United States must have these lands II will be much
this government do 10 protect the Pueblo Indians
upon The Mexican frontier and TO protect Texas: To us
that county incidentally valuable, not from the value
of the so-ior the from Missouri has pointed out
its value in other respects point il out in this We
bound TO protect these settlements we must prott Ct
them To protect Them, must get the control OF the
Indians to get the control OF the Indians, must
have the control OF the Territories,
| MIR ATCHIS0N. II / understand the pnrport OF the
amendment proposed by the senator from Illinois, is TO
contract the limits OF Texas below the boundary assign
cd by the committee, 20 miles. lie has offered sails
factory 10 my mind. He bases his whole argu
en upon the ground that that region of country has been
subject TO Mexican rule and des0laed By the wild and