The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-19

on the Pacific at the lad degree of north attitude
thence wild, the southern boundary line o. the Territory OF
Oregon the summit OF The Sierra Nevada thence, along
he rrest ~ thai mountain, point where IL intereets
lie parallel Of latitude 50 deg 80 thence he said
parali |. 10 the Pacific ocean
Mr. X then gave way TO motion for adjournment
which agreed 10.
And the Senate adjourned
The following are the remarks made by Nh usDKR-
woop, ON Tuesday last during the tendency OF Mr. BEs
New Mexico.
have gwen myself great deal OF tfouh'e, Tor the
purpose oil regulating my vote upon tbe subject OF
boundary 10 look into this question iron the ofkh vi
the bill and confess that, after all the researches that
have capable OF making have not been able 10 get
that documentary evidence upon which can rest WIN
absolute certainty Bu hink have acquired some m
formation which is en'ited TO weight ~, reg Ard to the
question now presented to our consideration.
hold In my hand IL imboldl's work aud ms map, De-
ing the oldest thai have been able To procure bearing on
the subject and ind aceod"s 70 * 1,s 70 my 1
degree OF north latitude aad alter cforsnS runs almost
nortb including very small margin on me eas' sue OF
The Rio del Nore Nov, il lln'nbolit has 'aiI down
The bounary OF New Mexico correctly the senator from
Missouri wrong in supIosng thai II Passes a3wh 20
the mouth OF The PaeIco Ia this map 81 Humool., al
ter laying down the boundary Of New alexco as closs,
my al the 32d degree OF north latitude, whch y az ~
Paso ii then runs norhwafdly between NE ho urahde
and The Puerco MYERS as every one can see no ,s aod
degree OF north latitude Ii goes according 10 ths map
up TO the 3sh degree and thea turns to he e ana runs
across the river. -, :.
Now sir ii that be the proper boundary Of New Mex
co the bill reported by the committee. running the line
from FL Paso the point where ne loom degree OF
west longitude crosses Red river, does not take one
foot of territory belonging 10 New Mexico. II Hum
boldt has laid down The boundary correctly, no. one
foot OF territory belonging to New Mexico wiz DC 'aken
away. - :,
But, sir will tell you what The bill will do. 10 my
researches the subject consulted the constitution OF
he Stale of Coahua and Texas, which constitution
IN was disuO
find that instrument any boundary to the territories
governed by the State Of Coahua and Texas confined
and 10 ascertain whether her constitution limits such
as are usually found in other State constitutions found
in her constitution what will now read:
The territory State is the that embraced in
and Texas consra.iona law shall make its limits
in respect to the adjoining States oil the Mexican con eoe
acy
1t would then seem from this constitution, formed in
1897 they did not expressly adopt any boundaries AZ
limiting and defining the juris fiction which the gov
eminent should extend but they say in that constitution
that they will prescribe limits by constitutional law
which shall regulate the jurisdiction OF the State in refer
ence the adjoining States OF the conederacy II does
appear in the researches that have made tna Inc
State OF Coahua and Texas combined ever did pass the
constitutional law the subject OF boundary promised
in the constitution OF 1897
The constitution Of 1897 goes on TO say
Art 4 For the better administration thereof the territory
OF State shall Tor the present be divided into three de-
KrxAR Embracing all the ertory orrcspondng what
was called province OF Texas, which shall form ono
MoscLovA Consisting Of the district Of the same name,
and nat o the Rio GTande.
SALruLo Comprehending The district OF the same name'
Art Hereafter Congress may altef vary, and modify
most conducive TO the fsicity oil the iooPe
Now these all the constitutional provisions Of this
State formed OF Coahua and Texas and for the present
they say the State shall be divided into three depart
mens-Bexar Monclova and Sato-and that Bexar
shall include what Heretofore known as the prov
ince OF Texas. Now in asceralnng what was thereto.
fore known the province OF Texas, find the boundary
laid down under the old Spanish regime according to
Humboldt did not extend 10 the north as far as Red river
The boundary indicated upon the map is but short dis
lance north of the 32d degree OF north latitude.
Subsequently, pursuance OF the eighth constitutional
rule The government divided into depatments
instead OF three. and find that they linil the subdvw
the river Nueces the west and Red river on
the north.
That was the condition OF things under the government
of the State OF Coahua and Texas prior TO the revolution
of Texas | find IN another map appended to MsiusDds
the boundary of Texas under the old Spanish regime,
and al the time Texas and Coahua were united and
constituted one State OF the Mexican confederation !
presume that Matands access reliable authorities
greater than mine He may have read the laws by which
all these boundaries were laid down. have only had
access the constitution of CoahuiIa and Texas II this
gentleman has laid down this matter correctly he has
shown What Texas Was under Old Saasl r:s w
naly extend further north than the 3ad degree OF north
latitude 1t nowhere touched Red river. Its boundaries
became extended alter Coahulla and Texas were united,
and formed one Stale II is then laid down, beginning
about the Both degree north latitude the Nueces and
that point to the place where the lO0th degree
of north latitude the Red river.
Mr.. HOUSTON, I'm his seat) | have never heard OF
that authority and know nothing about IT.
Mr. UNDERWOOD. | really cannot be responsible
for that do find here What credit this historian Is
entitled TO ] know not find the work and the map
and lind that he says that when Texas and Coahula
were united, or rather under the Mexican republican
regime, Texas was bounded by line running from the
30tn degree OF north latitude, where il the Nue.
thence to where the Tooth degree Of north latitude
Inersects Red river. And then you will Ind upon
this map that he lays down Chihuahua lying below
FL paso, and above Coahnla, where the Rio
Grande; land Chihuahua extends by line running east
from FL Paso, until il the Pueco and strikes the
mountains which separate the waters running into the
Pueco from the waters RAINING into the rivers OF Texas
Now, if there be any auth ority for all hist Humboldt
be relied upon this Texas historian il TO be relied
upon--if this map Of al can be regarded A. any au-
hory then il is perfectly clear that the bill present
ed by the Committee OF Thirteen does not touch any
Texas territory that which belonged to Texas, but
territory obtained from Mexico, which constituted part
Of Chihuahua, and which did not fall within the limits
OF New Mexico or Texas Now, let show the con
diton OF the left by Humboldt baye
already said that Chihuahua, according to Maitland's
map east from I'll Paso until IL the Puefco,
and reaches the mountains W hich separate the waters
which flow into the Pucrco from those which flow into
the rivers OF Texas Humboldt gives the following bound
AIRY for Coahuila; Crossing the Rio Grande below
the mouth OF the Puerco; running thence northeast
wardy until il strikes the San Saba branch
Of the Colorado of Texas; thence shott distance with
a a. c.. r.. Ala