Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

mind upon past reasoning and upon the past examination
which have been able 10 give this matter And, thinking
unless my opinion s changed cannot vote against that
opinion, upon the supPoson that the failure TO vote
going produce by Texas upon etenoy Of New
Mexico. la
But Mr. President only would be unwilling to give
vote Of this kind upon that ground but for another reason
should be reluctant surrender any portion of the territory
Of New Mexico Texas In the line proposed by the com
promise BILL well the line proposed by the present BILL
portion what consider be New Mexico proposed
to be given to Texss and to this cannot consent.
Mr. PEARCE. The line that was proposed BY the COM
promise bill twenty miles above I'll Psso
found that there great objection the part OF sun
dry members of the Senate to the line to hi Paso;
and therefore consented to TO the s2d degree OF
north laitude Now, what population will be cut on Dy
running the line which propose What the precise Ian.
ude Of FL Paso nobody say numbes OF maps exhibit
north Of the SD degree. believe there are only two
maps showing its position south of the ddegee ln one
of them think represented about fourteen miles below
that degree be correct all the country that we cut on
fourteen miles above E Paso There il, believe little
scattering rural population the American side OF the no
Bravo del Noe which, aeng these twelve miles, might be
cut off by my line. admit that it is desirable TO 60 to FL
Paso and if the Senate would 60 that line, would modify
my bill so asto adopt it. Butt do not think they VIII % Tor
and am not willing to leopard the bill when It's conse-
quences considerable merely for the sake OF taking In
the small scattering New Mexican population which may be
found scattered along these twelve miles to which have re-
erred.
Mr.. EWING. Mr. President, if that be the case do
the true line of New Mexico the east Of the Rio Grande
should be adopted But If there be population there
and land there and any property owned there
the United States have right surrender the land the
people the Government Of Texas We have guaranteed
naon the lives the property, and the religion Of that
people, in the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdalgo. Their
number is small They few. They inconsiderabe.
But yet the treaty. in all its force and effect attaches to that
small number and to that small property But that small
number and that small property ought to be protected and
not transferred to other sovereignty Il ought to be pro-
teced by II ought to be protected by the United States
whose faith is pledged for s protection. And cannot be
protected by surrender that territory and that people
Texas for the land of Texas would then Immediately
tend the land and the titles land would be settled not
by laws but by the laws Of Texas So would the ques
ton with respect to forfeiture for resisting, they should now
resist should hereafter resist the authority OF Texas
Mr.. President there is which has occurred to
which did desire to call the attention Of the Senate but
which afraid will be characteristic to extent at
least of the effect of transfer of that kind of portion Of
territory and portion Of property to Texas When the
commissioner Of Texas in that country, organizing
ties and extending the jurisdiction of Texas there
United States officer in command there. He procured what
is termed head-warant-a Texan head-warant emitting
him league square of land. He levied upon of
the old towns there represented to be about one hundred and
fifty years oldthe town of Don Ana small town, but ne
vertheless old The United States officer, in
mand Of the United States troops there procured headwa
and levied upon that iowa 1t frightened the people
exceedingly. The people appealed to the officer at Santa
Fe He demonstrated The officer Santa Fe thought Texas
her courts would sustain it. Yet these ignorant people,
frightened by the array Of power against the would either
abandon it, sell it for te, and leave the country
Thus would in fact amount forfeiture and con6scaton-
virtually Although that would not be by the application
Of the laws of Texas yet they would feel that they de-
pved of their property, and would surrender to any person
who came with any show Of fauthority.
Now, do not want any complaint of apparent injustice
Of that kind against this Government TO carry out
the treaty strictly and in good faith The Mexicans
feeble people, Those whom they delivered to in New
Mexico also feeble people, We ought to extend to
them all the protection, yea protection than we
would extend strong people, therefore desire that this
line should conform exactly possible to that which
understood to be the old line Of New Mexico do want
to make fourteen miles NORTH fourteen miles south oi
We DO know whether the line Of the honorable Senator
will 60 north south of the line There certainty
init But do not want to line etker north south
Of the tne line Give Texas and New Mexico exactly the
territory they entitled to.
With respect 10 the other portion Of tertory which
inhabited that portion Of land which up west Of the In
dian lands Of the United Staes satisfied from the do
produced by the Senator from Kentucky that that
land incorporated Texas when she por
ton Of the Mexican Republic that conquered
by Texas, and that it does not belong Texas But
willing to dispose Of that in such way that will be SUBJ
ect Of complaint to therefore propose to make
Indian territory, 10 put out of the reach of the white pop
ulaon far aspessbe and put Of the reach Of the
question Of slavery. 10
These, Mr.. President, my views With these views
have offered this amendment. have offered it in good
and that, believe will pass the other House. If this
amendment be rejected and if the bill fail in consequence Of
it. the fault is not with shall have done every thing
could censcentousy do to place the bill in condition that
could support it. and n condition that believe many others
will support it who cannot do in its present form.
Mr.. BADGER. Mr.. President agree with my friend
from Ohio that when Rome esoed money for purpose
of purchasing from off her territory the northern barbarians
she committed act which must necessarily have been fatal
It either acknowledgment of her inability defend
be rsel it which certain, in the resn
totally at loss to perceive what application the
erred to by my friend has the question under the
sideration Of the Senate agree with him that would be
fatal policy for the United States to undertake buy of her
enemies But do not consider myself, when am dealing
with subject Of disputed title with Texas, treating with
snemy
will go step further, and say that If State of this
Union should set up unfounded baen unsupported
claim of title to what undoubtedly belonged to the United
States that the United States ought purchase any such
claim, merely because should be asserted for the very
vous that this would be like the Of purchasing
off enemies and il would give rise TO great many unfound
ed caims But is there any analogy between that and
the under the consideration Of the Senate Iagree with
the Senator from Ohioand have heretofore expressed the
opnionthat Texas has not legal and valid claim to this
territory But cannot say that Texas has not in my own
view, color of claim to that territory. cannot doubt
that Texas believes that she has complete and valid title TO
it. And have not exactly that entire confidence in my
judgment upon question of title to suppose that that
must be necessarily true which strikes being true
Mr. EWING. Will the Senator allow me to lead him to |
the pent At the point which the Senator aludes
touching upon the claims of Texas this title. agreed
with the honorable Senator that she not entitled TO
But told here that she will support that title by
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