The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-02

eracy and thereby prevent the Of anything
that could possibly lead to collision Of arms.
Nr. UNDERWOOD. do not understand this ex
actiy. The Committee Of Thirteen gave = bill pro
side OF the Rio Grande wei! upon the western side
and that government was to 20 on while proposition
were male in the bill TO Texas. and while Texas
consiier these popostons. Tha. looked az if we wen
10 govern the whole territory. After while the gentle
man from Maine over Tho way. Mr. BRADSuRY, Otisr
q proposition tha. that part OF the bill reported by ,h
proposing to give her certain of money, shall b,
stricken out and we shall appoint commissioners TO ne
goale But Dir. all the posisions Of tue bill reportes
by the Coninee OF Thirteen, embracing both sides o
the Rio Grande, still to have their eec, and opera
ton; and we were to give government TO The whole ter
riory And now my irisad from Georgia [Mr. DAwsos
comes forward with the proposition that ia altogether
improper to give any government Al all TO that part OF ht
territory eas! Of the Rio Grande. ,g
relation to the fact. Tie boundary line understand
New Mexico 10 pot specified in the bill; before al all
We only provide territorial government for all the terri
tory Of New Mexico that may exist Us such, leaving t.
dIspu cd question Of boundary unsettled BY the bill
| Mr. UNDERWOOD resumed. am told that The bill
does not specify the particular boundary OF New Mexico
II may not Sir am speaking in reference to the argu-
Dents which have been heretofore advanced. | based
my remarks upon what my understanding was; and il
only proves how green have been not TO understand il
better Now sir the whole matter presents Itself in this
point OF view 10 my mind:
am The owner OF large plantation, as bail from
sagehoding country, and there forty or fifty
slaves upon It, suppose man comes up to and says
"Mr Underwood, claim all the servants this plan
laon; and desire that you will not govern them. but
viii lei them SO in any direction and make no improve,
mens upon The iarm, but postpone the whole OF il until
my title 10 the land and negroes shall be settled" Sir
seems 10 me- in OF that sort, should be very ap,
to reply TO him II shall undertake the privilege as
am in possesson and claim the property, to 20 on
with my domestic government here just precisely as
have been going on for years. and when you establish
your title, will deliver it all over to you. improved
rather than worsed by the care attention, government,
and management which have bestowed upon IT,"
Now, it seems to that it the duty OF this govern
meni to provide government for the people both the
and on the OF the Rio Grande That the turn
point between the two houses in the last Congress
the division between the Senate and the House OF Rep
resenatives And, Sir ii TO make this point again
now il seems to me shall bring any thing to a
conclusion II we 90 on every morning introducing a
new propositions there will be end whatever, and no
decisi upon this floor Sir do hope shall adhere
to something do hope that we will take the proposition
OF the gentleman from Maine Mr.. BRADBURY] as mod
flied, or take it as it was originally introduced, as pro-
posed upon yesterday, with the amendment leaving
the Supreme Court, in the alternative that get
nothing from that Ii is time for us to abandon this eter
nal agitation upon matter upon which we can come 10
no conclusion Upon these views, sir cannot support
THIS new movement
Mr. RUSK. Mr.. President. will not detain the Sen
Ohio, In iMr EWING % and Of the Honorable Honorable senator from
Kentucky MI UkDERwooD] who has just taken his seat
require lew words from me- Now, sir here is a dis
pue between the United States and Texas with regard
the territory the eastern bank OF the RIO Grande,
included within the limits Of Texas according TO her act
defining her boundaries Gentlemen tell me that there is
cian upon the part of the United States What that
claim former dministraton-executve administra-
onset up claim, and expressly stated that they did
not set up any claim upon the part OF the United States TO
this boundary II must have been them in the act OF the
late administration that this executive claim set up
II was no act OF Congress Now gentlemen attempt TO
throw Texas into the wrongsay that she wants to raise
row, dissolve The Union, and all that sort OF thing
simply or wishing to take possession. She had been
vlled once BY the Executive to take possession
The gentleman from Kentucky represents her as coming
to gentlemans pania,I0n and all that sort of thing, to
show the utter righteousness OF the claim OF Texas.
Would either OF thoss senators take from Texas
which properly belongs to herr know them both well
enough to know that they would not for they are honor.
able and high minded men. Now, what would be the
edec, OF establishing government there. disregardng the
claim of Texas' Wha, would be the legal effect Of il
The gentlemen both good lawyers will they tell
what would be the legal effect OF IL All the claim OF
Texas is gone, and gone forever for need not remind
either OF Them that the Supreme Court have determined
and repeatedly decided that in question OF boundary
they will not 60 beyond the political action OF the govern
ment that they will presume. rs matter OF Course, that
the political action Of the government was we'll founded
and they will not 60 beyond it 10 inquire Now, estab
sh territorial government. and the Supreme Court de-
cides they will not 20 behind the establishment OF the
Mr BALDWIN Allow me TO inquire whether the
Supreme Court has made any such decsions except IN
conlroverhng between the government OF the United
States and foreign Territories Has the Supreme Court
decided that the executive department Of this government
competent 10 settle question OF boundary between
the nied States and the territory OF State TO be
Nr RU>K. The honorable senator did not understand
my position at all did not say anything about the ex
ecuive action but the political action of the government
The establishment OF territorial government by Con.
Territory is political action clearly, beyond
all question The Supreme Court have decided. in 80
many WORDS that they will follow the political action Of
the legislative department Of the government
Mr.. BENTON There was oncs sick who had for
long time succession OF doctors and every one who
came To him came with positive cure. Each prcscrip
ton him positively; and yet after each pre-
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another TO him, he applied, with slight aera
ton, the words Another and another still succeed. and
the last doctor is positive ss the former. Sir. we
had this realized for about three months We have
had succession OF doctors, commencing with thirteen
and their pre- until we have down into units
aud have gone round and round with units until there
TO be end The original thirteen were entirely
positive. and every succeeding doctor has been entirely
positive, and the last positive the rest and here
the pa,ien, getting worse and worse every day What
have Of the prescription OF this morning Yes
crday, aitsr rejected which was to be the exact
thing, although struck out every word which the Com
m'itee OF Thirteen had prescribed-when one was re-
ected which the exact thing the same gentleman pre-
seDts aaoher which then the exact thing and this
morning the senator from Georgia getting up and
offering another, which bs thing TO every
body. He takes il back before have opportunity
to vote upon it, and either alters j, himself, or without
altering it, turns the senator from Illinois. Mr.
DouoLAs who either alters the prescription or writes II
all do not know whA, done, but II 10 said he
operated upon it and then brought TO the aenator
from Texas, who sits my right, Mr. Rusx1 to zee
how il would work in Texas And the first doctor comes
and sits down by the patientby Texasand whether he
felt his pulse or not, don't know; but he was near
enough to feeh his pulse tLaugh,erl And thus we
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