Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

by act Of the late Executive solely that this claim, sny
was set up There has been act Of fConsress upon IT,
Now gentlemen attempt to throw Texas into wrong Pos
tion charging Texas with wanting tn raise quarrel and dis
solve the Union &c. How has she done III BY trying
to reduce that to her possession which she had been invited
to do by the President Of the United States The gentleman
from kentucky by his comparison treats the csm OF Texas
with contempt this course not rather cacused to en-
gender bad feeling than TO alay excitement would not
treat his State in this way Now, would eher OF these Se-
majors take of land Texas that does not belong
to the United States know they would not. know
too well to believe they would do any thing not becom
ing honorable But what 10 be the effect Of disregard
ing the claim Of Texas you establish government there
before you settle this dispute All the claim Of Texas is
gone and forever for need remind either Of these
gentlemen that the Supreme Court have determined, BY
peated decisions that upon question Of boundary they win
not 60 behind the political action Of the Government They
will presume matter Of course that the political action
Of the Government well founded and they will not go
beyond it to inquire IF you establish this Territorial Gov
ernment then the Supreme Court will 60 behind that
act This would be ex Parte Judgement and such one
as this Government has made attempted mahe be-
fore Il would stand out in bold relief the first Of IN
| Mr.. BALDWIN. Has the Supreme Court made such
decision except in the controversy the Uni
ted States and foreign Government Has the suprems
Court decided that the executive department Of this Govern
ment competent to settle question of boundary between
the United States and the territory Of State be bind
ing upon that tribunal
Mr. RUSk The Senator has misunderstood me. said
nothing about executive action but that the Supreme Cou
would 60 behind the political action Of the legislative de-
partment Of the Government
Mr. BENTON. This bill seems to be in the position of q
ick who had suffered for long and had employed
succession Of doctors, every of whom came to him with
prescription which be positive cure. Each pre-
scrpon him positively and yet after the trial of
zach he found himself rather finally when another
enc came to him, he applied to him, with slight aiteraon
certain line another and another still succeeds, and the
last doctor positive the former Wehave had this
realized for the last three months We have had
sion of DOCTORS beginning with thirteen We have
changed number, and down till have go. into the
units. And we have ronnd and round with the units
til there seems to be nothing left Of the prescription of the
original thirteen doctors, who entirely positive Each
one has been positive the other andthe a6 posi-
tive as the 6rst while ell the time the poor patient is getting
worse and worse
What have this morning Yesterday we had the
exact thing When that was lost the gentleman pre-
sened another which then the exact thing Thismon-
ingwe the Senator from Georgia (M DAwssS9 get up
and offer another which the exact thing to body
He then takes back and alters and in its altered
again brought forward asthe exact thing There then
alteration, by which that if had voted to adopt
BEFORE should have roed 1eiousy, because he alters
himself After this he turns it to tho Senator from Hi
nos, who either alters the prescription orwrites all
do not know what done br is said he operated upon
and then brought the Senator from Texas
howit would work in Vexas And ths first doctor comes
and sits down by the pasnssI really consider Texas
the patientand whether he felt bis pulse or do
know; be enough to feel bis pulse Nh. DAWSON
and Mr.. RUsK sitting togsheT in consultation. Thus
have been going for three months and thus may
tnue until that problem islecided, whioh stated in all
rousness the Senate, in the beginning of
and which said the great questio1hoW much will
command the vote of the Senators from Texas The omni-
bus cannot drive, cannot get up and down the hills, and
through the mud and mr unless has the Texas strength
carry along, the Of Te1as First the design
to ax on the sum by open and public operation. That
has failed, and what is the operation Az could
not fix the amount by pablo arrangement could
mode of doing the business and bad private SALE
Yes sir, the point is notorious, it 10 palpohe You may
feel in the s that the admission OF California de-
| pend upon the consent of Texas
The last amendment, is caed-though do not look
upon any thing higher than experimental alteration
while there disputes about which way il wiz operate
backwards Forwards upwards downwadsisto to operate
upon the vote of Texas. take il, we know how will ope
by the of the Senators from Texas They have
been open and manly from the beginning in demanding that
New Mexico hehead of tho river belonged to Texas
They have adhered that claim with the sincerity of
vcion and with the enacy Of men who determined to
have what they believe be taeir right The first PROPOSE
ton give TeIas mions-for why should shut
eyes what oil know We first offered ten millions,
and that could not be caad this oo the propo
sioI compcats you please, involve you please
and what form of words you please, the Senators from
Texas understanding that it sogve Texas the whole Of New
Mexico east Of the Rio Grande at Is say the whole Of
it for what LEFT on the west side is nothing but band
They understand IL and will show by their vote that hey un-
derstand it. and will be in presence. Now,
any thing display higher degree Of snormty in this whole
proceeding than the fact that California should have been
delayed into the commencement of nine month Of the
sion, for the purpose Of settling question with Texas with
which Caisonia has earthly concern and her final sd-
mission s made to depend upon the will Of Texas Sir the
Senators from Texas ho the fate Of California in the palm
Of their bands and they say by their conduct notify ther
words but they say it manfuly By their conduct give
what demand, the whole Of New Mexico and California
may in refuse the whole Of New Mexico the
prize demand, and California shall not come in. Now
does it become the dignity Of American Senate to submit
to such state OF things Is it FOR the honor of republican
government, and does the safety Of popular govern
ment require that should be condemned Do not know
that losing ground with the people Do not know
that there has been great dissatisfaction manifested at the de-
lay of Congress upon this subject And what has
stoned this delay is the combining of incongruous and
Incompatible subjects together In opinion, all this matter
that have before ought to be laid upon the table, and
ought begin the beginning, and take subject
time, else should have motion postpone them nde
nitely, which will put end to such circle In
voved in every day. We sit here day after day, for FIVE
hours and talk and in this suocatng and overpoweng
heat and think each day have done something. The
morning there forward proposition, and
that proposition is altered and reatered till fatigue and heat
ard exhaustion drive away ogain The next morning
comes still another proposition and amendments Of the
graves Importance consuiionay otherwise started
here and up the Chair and with the ink still wet
upon the paper required to vote without time to
slider them at all. All this results from putting nine and
thirty sections Of dscordant and nconguous matter together
How far have got now, at the end OF the six months
spent this subject Let where started from, and
what the Committee Of Thirteen proposed, when they
have got to-daywhere shall be tomorrow the
Lord only knows But the committee in their report say
The views and recommendations contained in this report
may be recapitusted in few words"