Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

abundant reason for complaint than the people Of New Mex
leo And ask you further whether Texas s 10 have her
rights petermed that others may be forced upon us as COM
munies do not know but am inclined to believe tnat
this honorable body not in disposition accord to Texas
any thing that she Is entitled believe they have como
the conclusion that she has been long accustomed to ad
versy to bueng and hard knocks that she will not revolt
against little kicking Has New Me1ico VINO con-
nscted 70 us BY treaty. acquired higher claim the con-
sderaon of the Government Of the United States tnan
as did by a solemn compact cannot comprehend II.
have been reluctant the time Of the Senate by
remarks which might offer in relation to the claim Oh exas
do expect by entering into OF ner poun
dary to enlghten any mind upon il for am sure my coll
leagues not only here but in the other House, have sub
mitisd arguments aught with ability and intelligence and
conclusive so far as can judge and there nad oeen any
deficiency in them whatever certainly the argument OF the
honorable Senator from Georgia (Mr BERRIES) must have
convinced every mind when he threw athe facts before
and compared them and traced them conclusion as uner-
ring truth itself Them Sir, if dversies OF opinion exist
in relation rights proper to go back 10 the original
compact between Texas and the United States learn what
the understanding of the parties at the time, and what
be expected from the pledges made BY the
Of the United States Every inducement that could be pre-
the hand and every dssuasve the other was employ
ed by high authorities and pledges were given which yet
sorry say, remain unredeemed. say them that New
Mexico would have been Incorporated into the Union Texas
had not been esopped in the exercise winch
she had always claimed and which adverse petenson
had been up till recently and that IN an informal manner
She relies on her compact with the United Sates and she
wishes to rely upon nothing else If the adjudication Of the
matter by the Of Congress- is insufficient to
cord to her her rights she has this to resort to Tor redress
She did not become connected with this Union other States
have DONE They have grown of the Union There had
been single addition to the original thirteen States BY
compact AL had been acquired either by treaty or purchase
but voluntary accession your Union except Texas
She had equal right in spulating upon what conditions
she would into the Union she has equal right Of
constituting the instrument under which she became incopo
rated into the Union would be total surrender OF all the
rights she possessed while sovereign if she to sub
NIT them to any tribunal but that tribunal which stands
pledged the part of this Congress Of the
United States. do not know Mr. President what course
will be adopted in relation to it. do not know whether
Congress intends do any thing relation to the Texan
boundary do not know whether they intend advance all
other communities and postpone her to her, prejudice and de-
trment am prepared arrive al any conclusion in my
mind what this Senate will decide upon But feel it
my duty under other circumstances or did not rise to
dean the Senate now) would feel my duty to administer
to them warning. That warning will reserve for the pre-
sent The occasion may arise when facts which have
been submitted will be submitted to this honorable body for
their solemn delibeation and decson and Texas will await
that decision trust with calmness, but with certain ex-
pectation of the result.
The yeas and nays were then taken Mr.. PEARcE's
amendment strike all that part Of the bill which relates
to New Mexico, and resulted as follows:
YEAS-Mesrs Baldwin, Barnvell Benton Berrien, But
er Chase Clarke Davis of Massachusetts Davis of Msss
sppi Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas Ewing Greene
Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, Mason, Miller Morton, Pearce
Upham, Wales, Walker, Winthrop, and Yulee-ss.
NAYS-Mesrs. Atchison, Badger, Bright, Cass Clay,
Gss ss kSs s & sss
tian, Spruance, Sturgeon, and Whitcomb-22.
So the amendment adopted.
Mr.. PEARCE then moved to amend tho bill by inserting
all that had Just been stricken out except Mr. DAwsoN
amendment and in lieu of that amendment to insert the fol-
lowing
Provided The Territorial Government Of New Mexico
authorized BY this act shall not go into operation until the M
of March, 1851"
Mr. DOUGLAS moved to amend the amendment by strik
ing the words proposed be substituted for Mr. DAw
soNs amendment and inserting the following in lieu thereof
Prouded That the said commissioners shall report the
result of their proceedings the Legislature OF Texas and to
Congress by the 18th day of December next and that so much
of this provides for Territorial Government in New
Mexico shall not take effect without further action of Con-
unless Inc boundary Of Texas shall have been adjusted
and in the time the rights of both parties to territory
in dispute shall remain unaffected and unimparsd by any
thing in this act contained"
Mr.. HALE. think II must be manifest to the SEN
that making progress in the way we are going
with this bill We come in here in the morning and find
how the land lies, and amendment offered which throws
off two or three Northern Senator's We adjourn, and the
night spent in conyng to get them hack again;
but their coming back Iepes equal number Of Southern
gentlemen and in that way have been going backward
and forward great many months. believe there has been
time since this bill introduced that there has not been
dead majority against it the Senate but have had no
great leader marshal that could be all brought to
oppose bill at the time. appeal now to the friends
Of the BILL whether they not satisfied that by combining
these they have but combined the opposition to- and
not friends of the think every udcous friend
Of these several be satisfied Of that achat
the only effect has been to combine the opposition to instead
of combining the friends Of the several measures.
Now am going make sensible motion, and hope It
will commend itself the whole Senate and the most
sibe part of s that will back up with speech
move the indefinite postponement of the bill.
Mr.. CLAY, and other Senators. Question. question:
Mr.. DAWSON. Let US have the yeas and nays
The yeas and nays ordered and being taken resulted
as follows:
Clarke Clemens Davis of Massachusetts, Davis OF Miss,
Dayton Dodge, of Wisconsin, Ewing, Green, Hale, Hamln
Hunter Mason, Miller, Phelps Seward Smith, Soue, Tur-
ney, Upham, Walker, Winthrop, Yulee-a7.
bury Bright Cas Clay, Cooper Dawson Dickinson Dodge,
OF Iowa, Douglas, Downs, Fech, Foote Houson Jones,
King, Mangum Morton, Norris Pearce Pratt Rusk Sebas-
tian Shields Spruance Sturgeon, Underwood Wales Whit
ocmb-32.
So the motion for indefinite postponement did not prevail
MI UNDERWOOD believe, sir, that this bill can be
passed and ought be passed believe that BY the
union Of these measures you may get this Congress to 90
something believe that you separate them we shall adj
journ without doing any thing believe that you adjourn
without doing any thing in reference to these asitang ques
TONS there telling what consequences may grow out OF
to the country. As long as have been away from my
family, desrous as return to il, conceive 1t to be
my duty stay here till something be done for the coun-
try. Now, sir, what ought TO be done have voted to
strike out all in regard to New Mexico would give that
again you present the proposition 10 was pre-
sented Sir the proposition in such aspect by the
amendment offered by the Senator from Georgia, (Mr DAw-
SON. that the bill in that respect could not meet my ap-
probation. therefore united with my friend from Maryland
to get rid of that feature Of the BILL II is manifest that his
drnin in this