The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-15

force there ii anything can result any way. il must be
OF advantage 70 this people And 10 talk q gathering
why, sir, you well control the crowsor the bug
yards, any other birds OF prey as 70 control them An
Indian camp might be here at night and to-morrcws
dawn would find them fifty miles across the prairie.
with their wives, children, and Do you expect
10 pen them up' Their country is scarce OF timber and
you will find no place to pen them up Bui there Is one
way TO control them, and that Is through the medium Of
their affections. In proportion they are destitute, they
are in state OF war; and they are driven 70 depreda
presents: You will by arms while they 10 this
roaming conditions and if infantry be placed there they
will afford no protection 70 the frontier What advan-
age then, does my friend expect TO obtain He Gays be
not for curtang New Mexico and contracting s linn
It's Sir if the location Of this boundary were TO begin
neisect the one hundedh degree Of Longitude on The
Red river the extension OF the Territory OF New Mexico
would more than remunerate her for all she loses--re
limits OF New Mexico. while 1t would be OF advantage
g Texas and should contend. according % the rsh.
SU~ Hs &
curtailing our territory from that point FL Paso.
As for the authority relied upon by my honorable
rend-I know the influence he has here. and that he
deserves it, though not perhaps to the extent that the
honorable senator from Kentucky was willing to admit
his opnion-hs bare opinion Is against ihs right q
sovereign State OF this Union declaring and determining
wha. onght 70 be her boundary or rather that she had
no boundary at all, Well. my honorable friend, believe.
as never y y s,v .soS
once concede 10 him all that he could ask IL 1, were
gaanyti II chivalry and noble daring the front
rejoice to make lhe concession But when this
nice, critical, judicial matter. cannot rank him with
Il S ns dpssss sS him wsn ss
it. fnd too, that that opinion is formed upon the say-so
Of adelegate from New Mexico. deny the fact that
we have any delegate from New Mexico for have not
been apprized Of the appointment Of any such delegate
through the newspaperswhere must CONFESS do not
always go to get correct informaon for we have had
enough Of that sort lately in relation 10 Cuba and
other places Well sir do not know the names OF those
who sent that delegate here but have the opinion of
MAJOR az % yey a II snd
lawyer and whether the honorable senator will take his
opinion to the right OF Texas not do not know As
to the right OF Texas here is in lS43. decree that per-
sons born in Mexico voters. and therefore Ill the
Pueblo Indians voters But still the exercise Of this
eeeou III pr'0 uDUoss ba 4 different
from ordinary election according to law and usage. u
termed elections il was the last one In this Tern
tory, and suppose it was the first one too under
stand this hurried affair." and manageable voters
picked up at whatever place they were to be found
One Of these gentlemen sezes on one OF these Indians
who be managed and initiated into all the mysteries
OF politics and the science OF government, and be 70 pull
ed BY the scalp and taken to the pos trembling all over
he me
ward, and he says you have nothing TO do but 10 take
this piece Of paper and deposte il in box He does
ger, and finally he retreats with all the pleasure magi
nabe he got off easy in his life This 10 the
way the votes were taken and the delegate sent Il was
q
Ii appears that MI Hugh N Smith was the gentleman
who gave all ,hs intelligence that we have about New
brought forward here has been predcaed upon bis saPs
or ntelIgence-hs great facility OF communicating what
ne knows He has the honor TO be the delegate Of cer-
tain influential citizens of that Territory He 10 their
delegate and the delegate of those poor Pueblo la
dians in whose behalf the honorable seiator has enlisted
our sympahies but for whom Texas is not responsible
SIR these influential citizens have sent delegate here
through the instrumsnalty Of these poor PaebIos BY
means Of what was termed an eeeon cue and as o.
orable friend from Illinois, the rights OF sovereign States
here. Well, sir, have more respect for the opinion
OF my friend, though il s subject which know he has
not had time investigate thoroughly than have for
the opinion and influence OF this delegate OF certain M
auential citizens Yes. SIR cannot help thinking upon
these subjects for have heard much about
Texas that necessarily must advert to her occasionally
Well, how long have we had citizens in New Mexi-
col should imagine that they are gentlemen who are
induced go there either officers Of the army or SOL
diersfor both OF which entertain the highest respect
and imagine that their advent depends upon something
citizens 10 aock to the ironters They draw their "a
lions and their Tecorpense. and they have Uncle
Sam to back them. There was q most admirable nsid
the inhabitants around them; they saw what delight
ul opportunity there Tor else they are quite diner.
en must say, from all my past experience, with some
few honorable excepions-what an admirable oPportu-
nifty before them Of preyng upon the rights OF those
people thereof swnding them out Of their lands, winch
perhaps their gandses found hostile Indians in possess
got them within their control and thinking that msy
could manage these Puebos easily, they deemed necss
sary have special delegate to carry out their dcssns
upon these Indians and become their great sympathize
and protectors. So they got up what was termed IN
election, obtain the services OF ntegent and most
capable gentleman carry out these influential purposes
upon the Indians That sir Is about the amount OF IT, -
tar | make out And yet, al this statement, the
rights OF Texas and the whole Union are 10 be Affected
by the Interpolation OF this influential delegate.
Sir want government there; want such govern
ment as this Congress OF the United States can give TO
New Mexco-such that the inhabitants may be project
ed in all their rights that they may not become prey 70
the rapacity OF speculators-o who would Cypress
and wrong them claim the nterposIion of govern
nen vndcae them in the possession oil tner rgnss
10 guaranty them not only themselves bu 70 nose
who shall come after them But really cannot So tnat
ali these matters have great deal 70 90 win ne gont
and beginning OF the hing and DO think tnsi taking
into consideration the situation OF the inhsbann on tne
Rio rande far up the 3tth deg they would nave
been benefited by fixing the boundary line 70 commence
NJ thai point and running the Tooth degree OF i0ng.
lude 10 The Rio Grande With the ul eonvicon tnai
am only doing what is right and jos without ensennf
iurher into any explanation in regard 70 tne mausrst
feel il my duty 10 vote against the amendment ot my
honorable friend Always delighted when can 80 with
him. am forced upon this occasion TO part company,
win the full conviction that though his opinion in regard
10 military matters is good IL does by no means follow
| that The same IS true in regard TO legal matters.
Mr.. SHIELDS | am glad that have called ont my
honorable friend from Texas. II was not my intention
TO any rejection upon the State OF Texas have
the very highest opinion only Of Texas but
OF Texas and by Of the c0mp