The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-18
REMARKS OF Mr.. ASHE, of N. C.
In Conmiitee Of The Whole on the stdte of III
Unio,.-T Tuesday July is, 1850.

the Whole on the stateEof the Union, (Mr Nc
LANE,of MARYLAND, in the chair.) and resumed
the consideration of the special order Of the day,
being the reports of the Committee on Elections
in the cases of the application of II. N. Smith,
Esq, and A. W. Rabbit, Esq, to be admitted to
seats in this House as Delegates from the Ter
rtories of New Mexico and Utah.
Mr. ASIIE, being entitled to the floor, said .
Mr.. Chairman, the excessive and almost insufier-
able warmth of the weather, must be taken as
my apology for the few and incoherent remarks
which will offer to the House on the matter
now pending before it. As one of the Com
mittee on Elections can now say that this APP
plication from New Mexico received ct their
hands most sedulous examination. | agree
entirely with the majority in the report and the
accompanying resolutions submitted by them,
and will further say, that any other conclusion
on their part would not only have been inconi-
patible with the usages and practices OF Con-
gress, but in direct antagonism with the Consti-
tuition of the United States. In making this
broad declaration, intend to cast no censure on
the minority who made n contrary report We
have all to abide the workings of our respective
Judgments The minority thought in one way,
reasoned in one way, and concluded in that way.
The majority, actuated bya desire no less feryent
to discharge their duty properly and correctly,
from the same facts deduced opposite and con-
trary conclusions. AS the chairman, in his
speech and report, has most ably argued the
merits of the case, | think it is idle for me to
make any extended remarks,
,n;na correctlv the ralat;on which Nav Moveo
hears 10 tbe IIn;on We sbnuld nraviouslv CYAN
inc tbe relat;on which snbs;stad between New
Mexico and old Meyico nrevions to ar taking
nossession of;t Wa lava GOOD and ;nd;sn,,ta9'
ble authority far The nos;tion tbot there wara
nineteen States comnosino the Mexcan confad-
erscv. anterior to the senoration ~ Texas from
that confederaev Nav Mavico: was moi lrococr
nized as one of these nineteen Statos Int on
the contrary. was considered as !, tarr;to,y ~
tacbed 20 Coabpila and 1Pavas Tie sattlo,nent
was indeed mn,ch anterior - tima to a;tber ~
than INT Il mayor nossassod tba e,nac;t, ~
emeroe from 4 territorial condition Tbis fact
l. NJ - II, ;,,,,,,I,,,aJ H., a. aa,,,';J
this territorv WAS nossassed If pror;nc;al
Camel invested VIII lamsl.t;ro fsr
ts loo;slat;on ,nerel,, nv+anded - ,,YY,;ooi ~,
,lot;ensr Wa sbo,,,d 100. :, ,,;,,d that Taahs
Il. a,a ovas for,,,ad ~, af tn ~" ST..
An frst naraJ l,,;,e. ~, ~ 80. 20 ~
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aha,,,I nns'to az TT.,;.i ST. s'u p.la,
az " 'I.o oa 1'1 I -uI uao.,
am ~ ,..;,, W. &c .h p;e
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M; ..a,.,.. A.. ;.; =
~, A1ia W"s oe,s.liiS r"e opiilloii' no. oi'.y y,
vi 'ellelso'c' ~. 2, every "tner uis.is uislica
se''eshinl 81 'ial o,ly ana u was IN accoru-
uce Mlln the correctness OF mus c'l II, on our
pDf', 'ih''' Whe' we conveyed away IeAas 70
opsii.i' as p''f. u lne col ~ OF tle
pule.iase W rloil'', 9ot.i % .e isl con'lcl-
ny p.'iles spun anu .'ic oi'i.eu olales) auoP
Wy any ii''o .'o Neu iiNei as liie PooPet oo-
uois pc'"ee.i ,he TWO countries as l''r West as
e. foo ugs, - lonsuuue West u Lonooil' anu
- ~ u''e hoieu W 'ie 1A,h'is'ts iiNei
ioiloMhis ue course % .lie Arhailsas 20 ~
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p "i''t y, n".,.uuo ~ Ii,e ooueil seA. NV
1Uu''.y were we e,igaseo ~ conveying away
!, " 10 cAs Wat tiei oi III these
~ .hS circumstance was IL not leNas
n .is i 10y 80 uesciipeu, was ioI ptt ~
eNas, put possession % sPai,i' why lhe par
' ua' ~ L Inis ppun.'Ny aPPtenel,u 10
mouau s;e peen ii'o,e coiNe'lien.' as wen as
HWY ool,ssens WIN 'ile usases OF nations, 10
nt;, esSsolseu eoon a,i,e Oh aeilliirca'ioh
u ~. tne possessioh oi ''Paih was arrived at
anu rom llleice 70 nave mace the boundary OF
suoii poss.sslois lile 'u,iuihg me between ihe
.Wo coun mi ''i,u ilie aeVE'tloh rom that
usase ~ wins ease elearly demonstrates tnat the
souna ~ ~ DIT ene mnl ahN oouiiaea' lying
t;a - ~ 70 ~ w''s not' ~ ..lie es.ihii-
49, =, ~, Cno,, ~ pa 'ie, "ile ANY,
Snoaker vii, snbo;t ma e thn n,ht ne Sn w.,
~ tb;s eourtr,, ,,-as o,.n,;rad f.on, ~ r1;taa
Statns ~, az ratrooass,;,,, . IT,, .'o