Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

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this process Texas has not only been delayed but mortified
and the bill itself constantly changing. Il Is ncesssntv
changed and by hose who brought forward as sovereign
remedy for all the dsresses of the country and who will
have part of their save, Of their basam e If thew keen
making these alterations day after day. We nd that IL bs
Senate Of the United Saes they have been engaged in play
ing at alterations as if it was game Of "pash pun"
Now MI. President, all have heard Of company Of
psyer-o that class Of players in England who are called
sstroing" players. One Of these companies went down
from London to perform the play Of Hamlet When the per-
Torrance about to begin the manager stepped forward
announced the play of Hamlet with the part of Hamlet left
out" Laughter This the way, sir, find ourselves.
We have sixteen sections Of this bill providing Territorial
Government for New Mexico, and proposals to Texas but
that going to leave out the people Of New
Mexico A gentleman who came down from London, and
had the play performed asked the manager privately why
he had left out the part of Hamlet He answered. very
honestly "because the ghost had got sick and they could
not play Hamlet without ghost" [Laughter.] Well our
ghost has got sick-he ghost Of the omnbusand hope
there will be light enough before long, with the help of the
SUM- of the chandelier then Lit up, and Of the intellectual
illumination which will be received, to make the poor ghost
/ fly from what he hates.
Mr. President would have moved TO strike out all that
part of the bill which relates New Mexico, after seeing
what adopted by the motion Of the Senator from Georgia.
(Mr DAwsoS were It not that the Senator from Maryland
got ahead Of in this The Senator from Georgia says
that the language Of his amendment is plain and is very
teligbe say too. say it pau, and say in the
of "neighbor Famboro when he read the draft of
Jenkins him. The language of the Senator is very
plain. read it very WELL tits very ineligible. II
any understand think can fix it, and turn
them to point where they understand the language
But begin with something that is tangible some.
thing that be counted weighed, and measured Some
thing which does not admit of dispute
Now, it is supposed here by mr. CLAr) that there
much Of the Territory of New Mexico the as on
the Of the Rio del Nore, and that very little omitted
IN leaving heeas Now, here the latest map,
holding up And almost the whole population, at least
whole business population the side Of the river
beginning at Taos and coming down Ell Paso Now sir
while gentleman all very familiar with the names and
character OF the principal towns the east sde wish
gentleman here name me town the west side Of the
river. Come wait for gentlemen to place on
the west side. apprehend that here can name
place the side The places are SO entirely SO
totally unknown, that apprehend there not Senator on
this floor unless he is very good at guessng who can guess
the name Of pueblo the side Of the river.
We will try. We will begin at Taos and down seventy
OF eighty miles to the mouth Of the river Chamos. Up that
stream you will find little pueblo of Indians called Abiquiou
Now, sir, did you hear Of that before It is little In
dian pueblo upon stream that goes through the
ans from Santa Fe towards California. apprehsnd that
this pueblo much Indian that those wild Indians who
attack New Mexico would go up the attack he
that they have remained embosomed in the mountains
Then you come down to Santa Fe--on the east many
towns; the west till you get below Santa Fe Then
we find place. Can any body tell me its name wait
for No answer Nobody ever heard of it Its
name is San Felipe and this San Felipe small that
it the map except with the aid glasses
Then we pass from San Felipe On the opposite side there
is succession of larger than Santa Fe
and many ohernone the west But looking about
degree in the mountains at the head of creek and you
find little place What its name and how many inhabi-
tants and who Its name looks like Jenny for il is writ
ten Jemez but it is sounded Haymace and its inhabitants
few in number and Of Indian would be asounded be
called upon to organize county Who heard of that
before [Laughterl Who can tell whether there is any
one in it who read write You 60 on then till you
come to what looks the map to be large own-on the
east sideand two little Indian pueblos the bank Of the
DxJ.n AZ
to considerable the sde Who heard
Of them?
You halfway down. and have founda line Of we'll
known towns the east and four little pueblos the
names the easa blank the west-amost blank for
there is only dot, and that small one Socorro-a pue
6b Of perhaps thousand inhabitants Nothing after that
for two hundred miles to Ell Paso-whle the there is
Sabine. Pando, Lopez Vaverde, Fray Crsoba which sig
nifes Brother Christopher, Aamas Barea San Diego Ro
bedo Donana and Brazto which takes you to Ell Paso.
Thus you have five hundred miles Of settlements sde
from Taos to FL Paso and half dozen little villages
the other and to these few you give government and with
hold il from all the rest This is called giving govern
men to New Mexico. 1t is giving government and eav
ing out the people 1t is the play of Hamlehe part Of
Hamlet left out 4!
The proposition Of the Senator from Georgia is to give
to the people the west bank Of the river and
nothing those the east bank, until contingency which
will examine presently Mr. President wish to make this
eastern bank Of the Rio Gande Besides these there
towns the headwates Of the Rio Puerco Of the Red ve
and of the Arkansas where Americans living, and
in which part of the ancient population of New Mexico has
been settled since the year 1885, The whole Of these peo
pie to be left without government until contingency
arises, which will examine after while.
Now in point of NUMBERS what proportion do the people
Of New Mexico the side Of the Rio Grande bear to
those the east side Very small, in point Of numbers
And what will be the relative proportion in point of capacity
business capacity-between the population each side
The whole business population of New Mexic6 far
know any thing about the east side Of the river It's
business population is an intelligent population Business
attracts population, creates wealth. and mparts intelligence
The proposition Of the Senator from Georgia. which has been
adopted cuts of this entire business popuatonal that po
puaon to which ought to look for that intelligence which
necessary to frame and carry out government and which,
in fact stands most in need of government It business
on to give to those who few in number and
almost without business and withhold it from those who
numerous and actively engaged in business The amend
ment Of the Senator from Georgia, MR. DAWSON, 10 my
opinonI say with great difference that honorable gen.
teman-involves violations of duty violence Of
obligations than any thing It stands, sir,
separate section, after the amendment Of the Senator from
Maine, (Mr. BRADBuRr.) tits in these words
".and be further enacted That until such time as the
boundary line between the State Of Texas and the Territory
Of the United States be agreed by the Legislature of the
State OF Texas and Government Of the United Sate the
Territorial government authorized by this act shall not 20
into operation of the Grande nor shall any State be
tor New Mexico embracing any territory
the Rio Grande"
These the words, and they perfectly Ineligible
Is this amendment to prevent Territorial government going
into operation until the boundary line between Texas and
the United Staes shall be determined, No such thing
That is Hot the amendment. It does leave il open to adj