Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

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prs:d sso That no more than FIVE millions Of said stock
shall be issued until the creditors OF the Sate
we're sDecialy pledged shall first file at the Trea-
sury of the United States releases Oh All cs' ssn 'e
United States for or on account o. d a. Trsa
sury and approved by the President OF the uned o.aes
The object Of this amendment double desire to
rect verbal error n the place, and in the next desire to
include suecicsy in addition 10 the bonds
cs6cates of stock, for believe the certificates by which
the customs were pledged not all bonds There
some certificates of stock OF different Character have
thought il psoper also add words I'm such form shall
be prescribed by the Secretary OF the Treasury and approved
bv me President of the United Sates II that
the ases directed to be first filed n the Treasury should be
in form satisfactory the Treasury Department. and that
It was necessary therefore to give the Secretary the power
proposed to be conferred him by the addition Of this pro-
vision
done BEFORE that for the bonds which issued except
upon the small loan to which have REFEREED the lands of
Texas generally pledged At one time there was law
of Texas authorizing the receipt of all these bonds and the
certificates which payable in land at SO cents theacre,
and another time these certificates receivable accord
ing to the laws Of Texas. in payment of land at e rate OF
So per But Texas subsequently passed law prohibl
ing their receipt in payment Of settlers neA at 2
the acre. and would allow them to be redeemed in that
wsy So that all these claims which were charged on the
public lands Of Texas and which, under the laws a.
one time Stood received have Indicated have since
according to my examination Of the legislation OF Texas,
being prohibited from being received by the land officers Of
Texas If am not right in this there must be great mis-
understanding somewhere.
M. ATCHISON. I have never yet been satisfied that
this Government was under the slightest obligation to redeem
or pay any part Of the debt Of Texas was my UNDER
standing, when Texas that this mstter was ono
entirely Of her own and hat the Government Of the United
States had expressly snquished to her ell claim to the pub
lie lands within her limits and expressly declined any propo
sition to pay any part of her debt Am not right? Then
should like the Senator from Maryland, other Be-
and thoS and The
pe in what the obligation the part of this Government to
pay any part of her debt consists Now there be none,
ask the Senator from Maryland whether he does tcomp
this question by prescribing terms to Texas five are
to buy Out claim title such she has to this territory,
let do in the ordinary way of bargain and SALE Texas
will release all her right and title to the territory speci
fed in the Senator'S BILL then let the United States pay her
ten millions, other which may be designated,
and leave to Texas dispose of the purchase money the
payment Of her deb in works Of internal Improvement or
otherwise, just she peases seems to me to be entirely
unnecessary and to be comPcatng the matter without ef
fectipg any object whatever presume Texas will pay all
her Just debts and needs restriction to be placed upon her
by the United States in this any other bill For my
part opposed to purchasing Of Texan territory
is that did vote for and sustain proposition theb
commonly called the omnibus bill to this effect but il was
for the purpose Of buying Texas lands, of deprving
Texas Of the broad extent Of her claim but it
for the purpose Of buying peace and of settling this whole
question was willing to give ten millions; cared not
not what the price, far dollars and cents were con-
cerned if peace to the country could thereby be Effected
Now if Texas has coed title to the extent of her claim,
the United States will have any use, nor the least
shadow Of necessity for her public domain, much less for
Jurisdiction over If Texas has good claim to this terri
tory, them the people Of the United should not be taxed,
and money should not be drawn from the Treasury to buy
lands that do not belong to at least which do be-
long Texas This the view of the subject which take.
was wllng for the purpose Of buying peace and settling
the whole of this question, not only go for giving Texas
ten but twenty millions Of dollars; but would notvote dol
lar for the purchase Of Of land from the State Of
hoUyo hoan ain
surrender herevey inch the full extent other claim
Mr.. PEARCE. The remarks Of the Senator from Mis-
.sorn not applicable to the proposition which submit
ted. There inthe bill provision for issuing stock, and
there is proso in the bill for limiting the issue of that
stock under the circumstances mentioned in the provso The
object of the amendment is perfect that proviso. the
motion had been strike all that part Of the bill which
relates the issuing stock his remarks would have been
pertinent Ihopc his opposition will be Withdrawn, and that
the bill may be perfected.
The question then taken, and the amendment was
agreed to-
Nj. EWING. dssre that the amendments offered BY
myself should be received and printed.
The PRESIDENT. Does the Senator lay them on the
table to be offered hereafter
Mr.. EWING. with hat to be done il it is necessary.
The PRESIDENT. They cannot be printed unless the
Mr.. FOOTE l hope the Senator will allow the question
sbl be taken to-day. We very anxious have
the Californis bill taken DIP and disposed Of
Mr.. EWING. move to lay the bill now before the
Senate upon heabe for the pnposes Of taking up the Cali
fornia bill.
After some debate the question taken the motion
postpone, and resulted as follows.
YEAS-Messr Baldwin, Bright Davis of Massachusetts.
Dayton Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa. Ewing Fech,
Hamln, Seward Shields, Smith, Spruance, Underwood,
Upham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and Whitcomb-I9.
NAYS-Messrs. AtChison, Badger. Barnwel, Bell, Ber-
rien Bradbury Butler Clarke, Cooper Davis Of Mississippi
Dawson Dickinson Douglas Foote Greene Hale Houston,
Hunter, King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris Pearce,
Phelps Rusk Sebastian, SOue Sturgeon. Turney, and Yu-
lee-31.
Mr.. RUsK. simply rise to say that do not pur-
pose enter into the debate. Were disposed to do
SO, should feel desrous some Of the posi-
tons Of the honorable Senator from Kentucky, M UHDER
amendment Just read will not be adopted rustit will not
But do not rise for the purpose Of consuming the time OF
the Senate The Senate and the country know the cond
ton Of the question. They know too, the condition OF the
State of Texas. shall therefore remain SILENT unless am
forced up by personal auson and when the bill has
assumed such shape by amendments It is to assume,
SHALL with anxious DESIRE far this question is con-
cerned, that may be settled amicaby, and at the same
time with due regard the rights Of Texas give 'aye"
or enc" upon the bill.
Mr.. EWING am one Of the last men that would do
injustice to Texas to any other State, according to my
opinion would not take from Texas inch ofboundary
neither buy it, would take Il by transfer Nor do
wish, nor am willing to give 10 Texas any portion Of the
territory of New Mexico, Of the United States at the same
time that poessed to purchase from her portion of her
rtory Now, this is subject upon which perceive that
opinions very different My views the legal ques
ton accord mainly with those expressed by the honorable
Senator from Kentucky, (Mr. USDERwooD.) He and
have both been for considerable part Of ves land law
ye in the habit Of looking into questions Of boundary and
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