Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

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spprshsna that is not necessary 70 restrain the Terri
tora Government sf New Mexico east Of the MO uranoe
from going into operation until the fourth OF Msfcn nea
proposed By the Senator from Maryland. (Mr PEAncE
will not alter the case The agreement IL In inc hands OF
Texas and time win make no difference one = ready
to-day-ready no~-resdy to write down her ufmdum ana
10 stick to H. Her sine qua what We have agreed to
yssterdsy in the amendment Of the Senator from Georgia.
that all New Mexico is hersand to that the United States
commissioners will have to agree and confined IKE jury
in the old time and restricted 70 the OF candle ana
water they would agree in day and night Limitation
Of fine will do no good there no limitation the poor
Of Texas and that win control whether the time be day or
a year. .
The great objection have the appointment Of commits
soues 10 settle this boundary question is that ties the
hands Of the United States and lays her down the feet Of
Texas never rise until she hos sanctioned the claim OF
Texas the whole country Of the Rio Grande My
great objection this thing is that by appointing this COM
mission transfer, assign, and make legislative
powers this commission, which commission is to be in the
hands Of the commissioners Of Texas. That IS we refer
point upon which cannot agree to Texas herself And
in the time, you make provision by which the whole
business population Of the province Of New Mexico IS e
without any government
Mr.. President from what know of the settlements on the
west side the Rio Grande del Nor think you would not
find business population enough there TO officer one OF the
counties for which this bill provides at least within the proper
limits Of county. The effect of the amendment OF the
Senator from Georgia will be TO require the government 20
be located the west bank OF the LOT the oncers
also conne citizenship. voting, oceholding, every thing
that to be done under this law, TO those who are now living
on the west bank Of the river for these rights are, by the
express terms Of the bill confined to those who reside
the Territory the time of the passage Of this act
Mr. President, Cicero said he could not sec how two
augurs could look in each others faces without laughing 80
say Of this compromise seems to me that the comPro
sers should laugh outright every time they looked at each
other. II nearer fight than compromise when we
began it, and has been getting worse ever since compro,
mise And been ugging at it for eight months; 50 good and
SO good The day before yesterday found ourselves at
tie-at stand s-on two votes-2s to 70, ~ to 2s-an
equal number pulling at both ends Of the rope. Laughter
And suppose that shall be carried at last by casting VOTE
and that casting vote be obtained, in the way i to be
obtained by the changes and alterations which have been
made, to catch here without losing vote tnere
When such thing should be passed. in such way, who
could respect it Who could consider it compromise
What is compromise 1t is voluntary surrender BY
two parties Of part Of their claims voluntary agreement
deriving all its validity all its force, and all its power from
the voluntary Of those who to be bound by it.
Here the two great parties that be bound by this COM
promise fight against it. The North and the South hight
against it. Gentlemen from the extremes from the clrcum-
ference and some from the middle, unite to bring to
Of tie vote the question whether or not shall pass
And suppose it does pass Who call it compromise
Compromises voluntarily made with the consent OF each
party with full understanding that they shall Dc sasned
with it. Who in this body would feel under any sort OF OBJ
legation regard this socaled compromise, should pass
in the manner in which it will pass
Sir this whole scheme ought to be given up. It no
pardon Of God and man. before Congress- and promise never
to offer such thing again Take up these measures one BY
one and they will all be passed II they shall be passed.
will be by majority, and the theory Of our Government
will be satisfied. If rejected they will be rejected by mao-
ry so the theory of Government will be satisfied And
whether passed rejected, it will be their merits No
one then, has right to complain But these measures
are be rejected because Of the company in which they now
abecause of the nconguous company to which they are
joined unwIngy joined each mpedment and destruc-
ton the other then indeed may all parties and the whole
country, be dissatisfied and justly blame the unnatural and
unparamentay conjunction which has led to such catas-
trophe, after such lamentabe waste of time.
Mr.. DAWSON. have very few words to say in reply
to the Senator from Missouri He has undertaken to say
that the amendment which have introduced far relates
to the treaty. contains errors and failures TO discharge
duty than any amendment containing the same number OF
words did contain, something to that effect Now,
sir it the duty Of the Senator TO place me in proper
position in relation to this matter, and himself ALSO be-
eved the Senator does that all the land east OF the Ro
Grande belonged to New Mexico or the United States
then might have been charged with derecton OF duty IN
not carrying out the treaty of HidaIgo but what Is
my position Of which the Senator has not given proper re-
presentation The disputed boundary between Texas and
the United States New Mexico extends to the Rio Gande
and all the land of that claimed by Texas Now
my position in moving the amendment this that we are not
bound under the treaty with Mexico to create new State
there until ascertain whether that land east Of the Rio
Grande belongs Texas the United States rather TO
New Mexico. Can it, then, be called derecon of duty
the part of the Government Of the United States not to
create territorial Government there or oae III CONFORM
y with the treaty. when Texas claims it Why, the very
ground which stand, and the difficulties which we
engaged in trying to quiet SETTLE arise out Of that
very question. Hence it will be perceived in moment that
the Senator has done injustice when he attempted place
my position incorrectly before the Senate. repeat again.
that he would say that the Government OF the United
States was bound extend Territorial Government there OF
to create State there he Of the opinion that this land
belonged 10 Texas II is needless argue it, do not want
to detain the Senate but wished 10 place myself right be-
fore the country in consequence Of the incorrect representa-
ton Of my views by the Senator from Missouri.
("Question, Question.
MI. HOUSTON. have heard with great deal Of inte.
rest the addressed the Senate by the Senator from
Missouri 1Mr BExros and wish notice two objections
which he has made to the amendment adopted yesterday
The honorable Senator says is bounden duty to extend
to the inhabitants Of the territory acquired by the war and the
treaty with Mexico the protection Of our laws and institutions
grant it, and neither the honorable senator
present regrets than do that the laws and
institutions Of the United States have not been extended to
the people who comprise the inhabitants of New Mexico on
the side. is matter of serious regret that any
thing has nteposed to obuct the extension OF those rights
to the people of New Mexico to which they became entitled
by the treaty They entitled the protection Of our con-
suton and tho benefit of all ourinsutons and had not
been for egulaso say the least Of exercise Of power
by the authorities Of the United States they would long since
have been incorporated into the Union into which they were
promised admission. Texas in 1s4s, when Col. Washing
commanded there appointed Judge and sent him to in
corporate the people into the State Of Texas and TO extend to
them the benefits Of judicial protection and had Colonel
Washington nterred with that Judicial officer in the exer
else Of his functions, far back the fall winter Of l846
they would have been incorporated into this Union They
promised separate government, incorporation
separate community They entitled to the protection
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