The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-14

SATURDAY, JUNE S,'leoo
SENATE
cALIroREIA--TERRIToRiA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Senate, as in committee of the whole, resumed the
consideration OF the bill for the admission OF California as
a State into the union To establish territorial govern
ments for Utah and New Mexico and making proposals
Texas for the establishment O: her western and north
em boundaries.
The pending question was on the following amend
nent, submitted BY Mr. FooTE before the adjournment
Frday:
Strike out he tenth line uud The word thereon inclu
in the eleventh line OF hc thirty ninth section, and in
seri lieu thereof, whure the thirty fourth d.gree OF
north latitude crosses said RIVER"
AT the end Of the bill add follows:
Pyepded Tha. nothing IN This contained shall be
consiraed as IN manner 10 mpar rights which the
state o. Texas may now have 70 any territory claimed by
1886 III the gveni that ie terms proposed said State Of
Texas sonld not be accepted, in The same manuel IL
nths contained shall be
the principle oi conponise on the subleco slavery nbo-
died IN he Texas resolutions OF annexation, in regard 10
the Territory the cesson OF which, the part OF Texas IL
provided for by this act
Mr. FOOTE Mr. President, It is unnecessary that I
should occupy much OF the time OF the Senate ia explain
ing the amendments which have proposed to the bill
They are three in number The first OF them proposes
make the northern boundary Of Texas the 34h degree
OF north aiitude the second proposes 70 retain in favor
Of Texas her present little TO all the territory embraced by
her law OF boundary OF 1886, the event OF her reject
ing ns proposition about p 5 Be made to her i regard
eairms the validity OF the Texas resolutions Of annex
alton in like as has been already done in their
report Of the Committee OF Thirteen. do not regard
any Of these amendments as Indispensable but am
ised that they would make the bill acceptable 10
many members OF the two houses OF Congress, and tend
70 ippa addilionai satisfaction TO the country hope
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that the. amendment
CLAY y have no doubt % Of he amcabe purpose
for which the senator from Mississippi has offered his
amendment; but regret 10 Fay, sir that while shall not
announce what will make or will not make SINE qua
asr ID
menis. think Two o. them are according TO my con.
cepton wiong and The third is unnecessary; though
10 thai, | have ohec.ion TO It's being adoped
wsh sir, that my friend from Alississippl had known
the great trouble, the pas, which taken by The
Committee oi Thirteen, 10 consler what was The most
suitable southern boundary Tor New Mexico We had
The subject before US in The commiee from time 10 time,
and from day to day. This proposition OF "a deg
oil making 3ih degree OF north latitude the northern
boundary OF Texas and the southern boundary OF New
Mexico before We considered it, discussed 1t,
and decided against it; but decided upon line twenty
miles above Ell paso and then the Indian terri
tory. will not take up the time oil the Senate to go into
ihe various Considerations which operate upon The
committee object was TO DIVIDE as little as possible
IRON what wassupposed 10 be the ancient boundary oi
New Mexico. | was myself extremely desirous that I'll
Paso should have been retained the noihern boundary
Of Texas, and the southern boundary oil New Mckee, be-
evng that that lhe southern boundary OF New
Mexico. still think So and should still prefer IT, But that
yielded, and finally line was adopted twenty miles
above ii Paso. and thence to the Indian territory That
change made Tor this purpose twas said that there
were some settlements between I'll Paso and some twenty
or thirty miles above, which bad connexion with
New Mexico, but had connexions with Texas. They
were said by some to be inaccessible 10 the capital OF
New Mexico but it turns out that the journey Is not
mIracticabe was said There is desert called the
Desert of tornado del Muero. which extends from
twenty miles Ell Paso for disiance but IL is,
lbelieve the route Tor the commerce and traffic between
Santa Fe and FL Paso j turned out that tins is the true
OF the For 90 100 mes-dierent gentle
men varied in the disiaBce-hee Is water whatever
be ob,aned and hence it was described as very dif
hcult TO pass But, in point OF iacl, bowling
efed ~ II
mountain OF any considerable exent and is the great
ihoroughfare IRON Santa Fe TO Chihuahua, the province
below Finally, however, in consequence OF the al
legged connexion OF the inhabitants Immediately above
FL Paso twenty miles from IT, or within that distance
with Texas and IN consequence oil the desert north OF
that place, finally, with reluctance did consent
the ado tion of point twenty miles above FL Paso
Now, sir, what is proposed to be done III Paso Is
about in north latitude 80 degrees. From thence TO Santa
Fe, IN the latitude oil 80 degrees and hail. there are
about "A degrees from III Paso the line mentioned In
the resolutions oil annexation. Is proposed to take up
about one-ba OF IT, on the east side Of the Rio Grande
that 10 reduce Al degrees TO 81 The inevitable effect
OF that would be 10 diminish very greatly The pecuniay
equivalent which proposed 10 offer TO Texas Tor the
surrender oil the territory TO the United Siaes to give her
land which she does not want. to take from her money
which she>does want do hope my friend from Missis
sipp will waive this amendment as matter fully con-
sldered-amply consdered-in the committee; and that
they will moi disturb the suit OF their abors which may
not soon end. know that some gentlemen have insist
ed that Texas very deslrous TO have the line Of %
degrees. Perhaps II | were to exchange positions with
OF these gentlemen, should hold similar position
with Ihem-wanng to get all the land and all the money
J could But, after Iull consideration, finding that we
could not comply with the wishes oil gentlemen from
Texas took up the subject for consideration for
selves, and agreed upon this point IL you begin TO
disturb IT, where is il 10 end All these are propositions
TO Texas She may reject them, accede 10 them, as
she peases trust, therefore, ii there be any change
that shall not the line further above III Paso
but shall the line down 70 III paso rather Than 70
carry il up TO 81 degrees the effect OF which,
ynced, would injurious Texas, giving her what she
does not want, anu disturbing what | lake 10 be the
ancient limits OF province which have been desous
10 preserve intact
The next resolution which the senator proposes said
was unnecessary. AT the time have no objection
TO il. | will read II:
Prcrdsd That nothing in this act contained shall be
construed as In any IMPAIR the rights OF
OF Texas all territory claimed by her, in
that the terms proposed said State Of Texas should
not be accepted.
thought of that in dawngup the bi and inserting
povso retaining 10 the government OF the United States
oil its rights unimpaed. We limited il the govern
ment however, because we were the party making the
rights might be, BY implication, impaired; and we
thought il necessary 10 put IN proviso, that II The
proposed Texas should not be acceded TO, rights
would be perfect not necessary IN my opinion
but still IL isnssted upon, have no objection with
gard 10 II.
With regard 10 that, really | think our southern
friends ought 10 be satisfied with what the committee has
proposed What the committee has proposed is TO adopt
The principle OF in New Mexcoo leave
the state of the law II sneiihcr TO favor the IN
uoduclion OF slavery nor It's excuson-to let things
alone Is not that suffcient What necessity is there
for eairmng the bgstofy force OF the articles OF an
x<xt Hat 10 fbo NJ