Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-09-07

Ths Esr York Courier and Enquirer, has
lle lelleeilg remarks upon this subiect
The boundary line Of Texas is The great sub
jsct now occupying the attention Of The coun.
Try The peace and harmony of the Union
safe deeply involved in its satisfactory settle.
ment. The claim Of Texas upon the territo
~ Of New Mexico, though perhaps not alto
gathef without show Of reason. can not be
maintained BY that State without at once pro.
xoklHg serious collision, not only with the
local goveramentof New Mexico, but with the
uaised States. The necessity Of quietiug
tlsese claims. and removing all occasion for fa-
taTe difficulty, has been generally acknowl-
eaged at Washington. and several measures
have been suggested in order 70 accomplish
tbs end. Il has been proposed to refer the
determination Of the real boundary to the SUI
rseme court aud again refer it to scientific
board Of commissioners. but either of these
sseps would involve delay, and most unhappi-
II. not dangerously. prolong the existing agi-
fsslaA of the country. Direct legislative action
has been recommended by the President, and
has met the most decided appreciation Of at
iraas one branch Of Congress The extent of
trritory In dispute is so large that neither
party in interest could be prevailed upon. ev-
ep BY any pecuniary indemnity, to eoncede in
tsso to the other, and consequently the only
Hxpedient has been to divide and give por-
non to each. Different lines have been attack
ed and defended with great spirit and vigor.-
60 give our readers a clear view of the geo.
graphical features of the controversy We have
eat pleasure ia presenting them to-day. With
nap Of the region in dispute. IL win be
found in Che main quite accurate, though there
aTs some localities upon it Of doubtful correct
ssass. particularly the town Of El Pasa. concern.
iag the exact position Of which even the best
aashofisies disagree.
Texas claims from the mouth to the head
N'aters of the Rio Grande, and thence north to
aofsh latitude a. degrees, where the line cor
Rers with Oregon aud Deseret New Mexico
eisims, with about as little reason apparently,
down as far south Humbodl,'s line, designated
N the map The line near FL Paso laid down
en the map as the @line of the new C0astitu-
ton. IS more probably her real southern
boundary than any other.
The dividing line, as proposed by Mr. Clay's
Compromise bill. commenced at Ell Paso and
ran twenty miles directly north then proceeded
tiagonaIly in a snorth-westerly direction to the
so1th western angle of the Indian territory
portant portion Of New Mckee, and abruptly
severed some Of the rivers Of Texas; and at
ahe southeastern extremity, rot perfectly
represented on the map, it took small trian-
zle. conaprising Brazito and two or three 9TH
ther small settlements from New Mexico and
attached them TO Texas. The bin of Senator
Psarce. which has just passed the Senate,
starts the line Of Texas on the north at the
Point at which the msredian of loo deg. is in
fersected BY ths parallel Of SO deg so min,
andfuns due west to the meredian of l03 deg
vest, thence due south to the 52d deg. Of
north Latitude. thence along this parallel to the
Bio Grande. and down the channel of the riy
er to ias mouth. B5 adopting this line. four
or i've thousand square miles are saved 70
Sew Mexico; the valleys and waters of the
Upper Puerco are reserved, and the small
settlements above El Paso areretained. which
aHoead. have been surrendered TO Texas By Mr.
Glag's proposition. AT the north and west,
Texas acquires much more TERRITORY by this
bill. than BY the compromise; bat he whole
region IS Wild and barren, and viii never serve
aHE other purpose than as a hunting ground
foz the Indians. Texas surrenders to New
Mexico f24 900 square miles Of her nos claim
ed territory, and New Mexico surrenders to
Texas 10000 square miles of the territory she
claims The cession from Texas includes all
New Mexico, east of the Rio del Norte from
xwentv-five miles ahovs El Pasco to the head
of the river, comprising some twenty or thirty
towns and villages and seventy Thousand New
Mexican people, who now admit no allegiance
40 Tezaa Mr. Benton proposed TO make the
meredian Of lO2 the western boundary of Tex
a. beginning at the Del Norte just below the
mouth Of the Puerco. and about 400 miles in
astraight line below Ell PAso An amendment
70 this effect was defeated in the Senate BY a
great majority. A large section Of the south
ern members il both Houses are strongly. and
some. perhaps. uncompromisingly. in favor of
lie extension Of the Missouri line of Sc 80
through New Mexico and California to the Pa
cife. regarding it as the only admissible line
81 demarkation between slavery and no sla-
vsry.