Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-18


Tie of rrurer p''ec''on agatha, the various bab'
rms tribes ~ Indians ihst suruud every side, ha
prevented the esiensin III ser m"nis nrn our vsua
hle public domain, and rendered utterly futile every nj
tempt explore develope the great fesonrres o' III
/ Territory, Surrounded by the Gtshs. Camsnches an
pachrs IN III. nor h. east and sonh by The Na.eJs q
the west. with Jarrilla, within our limits, anG with
aut sny adequate PREDICTION agan heit hse int'ao-
cLs aud herds driven af nv thousands. our lei
low citizens men. wonen aud children, are hn'us'''
~ carried irtn caniv. Many Of onr ciiizens. OF al
ages aid scxes this mnmen, suffering all The h"f
hrs II bs rbafian bondage. aud IL utterly ont {" "n
nawer to obtain their release irum condition u whci
death would he preferable. The wealth Of uur Territory
Is being mini.led We have neither The means u"
sny adop ed plan by Government fr The education q
the rising eeaes,ion. Ia fact with government tenn
porary dubol, urcertan. inefficient IN character sn'
in operation surrounded and despoI,d hy harhHrons "'s
appears inevitably heforc MS. unless speedy aad ecun
ntoceinn he extended Ia by The Congress Of the
nind States.
There IA a series of resolutions Mr. President. which
any gen .insn NAV LDk al, II he chus, s. but hInk II
ia worth whle 10 Jake up The lime Of the Senale IN
reading II.
That is The G Inclusion. sir 4 New Mexico. Well
suspect that IN 90 yund 90 beyoud The Rio Grade
10 the territory which Is not clsiaed by Texas you VII
fad much better state Of things. In fact sir.
cannot Fl moment, rrennce II In my sense OF duly t
suffer Congress. ADJOURN Wi hut an Effort; at last
beng inside pxte,d The b. a fits the blessings ofgov
eminent 10 hnse people who have recently Deen acqhiu
by us.
Sir. with regard to thai portion Of New Mexico which
lies east of the RIO Gmnde. undoubtedly. II IT is conceded
Texas while she has two parties d-king each other
as much as those u holders and oice seekers allu
died by The Senator from Texas II they could possibly
BE- rawn together and governed quietly. peaceahy and
cuniur ably there might he frmtdy. 81 lar rs relates
10 the of he RIO Gnnde; but all beyond il
Descrei and the moth of California would he still open
aud liable to all the Consequences Of dlsunon. conus
and anarchy without stable government cnanatlng
from the authority nf the nation ofw hch hey becume
part. and with which they are bu little acquainted
ihink therefore, thai all these ques,l"ns, difficult and
lrpubl sime rhny may be, ought IN be mel; met IN
splrt n candor aud calmne.s, and decided upon mat
ter " duty.
Now. these iva reslnons which have immedi
nly under consideration propose decision Of hese qpes
tionS have said SIR tina, there is scarcely resolution
in The SERIES which have oler'd that does contain
mutual cuncesson evidence al mutual pfbeaance
where the sslrn was not altogether from tho non
savehnding IL the Slavrholdlng States.
Nv, with respect Ia this resou'nn proposing b'nn
Diary f,r Trxas, what is ~ We know The difference Of
opinion which has existed in this country with respect To
thai boundary. We know that a very large PARTON Of
he people If The Ened Safes have supposed that The
stern limit If Texas the Nueces. and that 1t did
not extend To lhr Rio Gtande. We know, by the
luton u annexation. that HE question # what is the west
etn limit aud The Northern limit uf Texas. oren
QUESTION that has been all along open question. 1t
was an rpen question when the boundary run, IN
virtue Of The act ol 1885, marking the boundary between
the United States aud Texas. Sir. at that time the
boundary authntgd hv the act of 1888, boundary
commencing al the mouth of the Sabine aud running up
its head thence 10 Red vrr, thence wsslwadly with
Red yet TO- think the hundredth degree OF lon
gilude. We'll, Sir that did not 90 far AZ Texas
claims; and why because II was an open questiun.--
War wa> yel raging between Texas aud MeNic,; aud II
MT hrseen exactly what might be- her Ultimate lin
lis. But. SIR. Will come To The question Of what was
d ne at the time vt her annexation. THIS whole rtsuu
ton which relates TO The question OF boundary from be-
ginning Ia end, assumes an open boundary unascsr
tanned. nnhxed boundary to Texas IN The west. Sir
what is the first part at the resolution II is that Con
gross doth consent thai The territory properly included
within aud ghllully belonging the Republic Of Texas
may be erected into new State" Properly included IN
or rghtfuy belonging IN. The resolution specifies no
boundary. II could specify none, 1t has specified no
western northern boundary for Texas 1t has assumed
IN hls ate I" uncertainty what We know in paint Of fact
rSls ed But then The latter parl OF II :"Said State 10
be formed subject 10 The adjustment Of all qu,sous If
boundary that may arise win other Governments. and
the constitution thereof Sc rhut il 10 saw she is an
neNed with her rghiu aud proper boundaries. without
specification of Them; but inasmuch as 1t was known
that these boundaries at the west and the north
settled, The Government Of The uuied States retained To
Itself the power o etlag with any foreign nation what
the boundary should be.
Now. sir. IT Is impossible fr 90 into The hol.
question aud To argue fully mean 10 express opinions
or impressions rather than % The enllre argument
The western and northern limit "f Texas being settled
and the Government OF the lned States having reaine,
he power II settling it, ask. suppose the power ha,
been exercised and thai there had been no ccsson Of
r'toy by Mexico 10 the United aes but that the nego
iail ms between the iva countries had been limited SIN
y u the hSaiion ol the western and northern limits
Texas could not have been done by the United State
aud Mexico conl,nlly VIII any one dispute 1t Sup
there had been ui uf 'I.S rld,