The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-14

We stated few days since that the passage
by the House of Representatives of the Texas
Boundary bill was confidently expected. That
there is a decided majority of the House who
think II ought to pass, and who desire to see it
passed, we are quite safe in affirming. The
great importance and the pressing necessity of
prompt action on it by the House are moreover
seen, felt, and acknowledged by all. And yet,
as to chen it will be taken up and disposed
of, no one can venture to hazard conjecture.
The difficulty lies in the determination
of the uttraS of the South, as declared in
one of the resolutions adopted at the recent
meeting of Southern members of the House Of
representatives, to ''resist, by all usual legis-
lative and constitutional means the admission
of the State of California and the adjustment
of the Texas boundary, until settlement of
the territorial questions settlement, they
mean, that shall be satisfactory to Them Now,
the establishing by Congress of territorial go
vernments for New Mexico and Utah is an ex-
ceedingly small--it is totally insignificant
matter, when compared with the adjustment
of the Texas boundary and the admission
of California. The demand, therefore, by a
Grafton of the latter should be postponed until
the former is settled to their satisfaction is
lnadmissible, and should be promptly met and
resisted by the majority. We know the mi
nority have their rights, and so have the ma
jorlty. The people Of the United States have
their rights also, and they will hold to rigid
accountability both the majority and the mi
norlty, for the manner in which they shall dis
charge the high trust which they have con
fded to them. Not upon the latter, however
factous their course, will rest all the response
bility of further unnecessary and unreasonable
delay, much less of defeat of either of the
two important measures in question.
The minority, it is true, by resorting to what
they understand by 'the usual legislative and
constitutional MEANS" may interpose many OBJ
stacles and create some delay in the carrying
through of these measures; but the majority, if
they do their duty, may overcome these OBJ
stacles, and put an end to this delay at no dis
tant day. That duty consists in prompt,
united, determined action. Patient, unyield-
ing physical endurance will, in reasonable
length of time, infalliby insure success on their
part. And this is The only ,cay in which they
can succeed in accomplishing the great work
they have before them. They must SIT 1t out.
We hope, therefore, the moderate, conserva-
tive, patriotic members of both parties will come
to an understanding among themselves, and
take up the Texas Boundary bill, as being the
measure Of the most pressing importance upon
which they will be called on to act, with an in
flexible determination not to cease the use of
all Legislative and constitutional means" until
the boundary is adjusted. That done, let them
adopt the same course in regard to the Califor
MIA bill, and all other measures which the pub
Inc interests require the adoption Of during the
present session. By adopting and pursuing
without faltering course of this kind, the ma
jority of the House of Representatives may
justly entitle themselves to the lasting graft
tude of the country.