New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-21
New.mexico and the President.

grounds Of The TTrbbne's apprehension concern
ing the tate OF New Mexi o. IL has constantly re-
2 ard d the Texan boundary a. the main feature IN
fue whole pending controversy growing out OF Sla-
very. and fas seemed wiling to sacrifice every
ing else for its proper adjustment lt supports
e Com promise bi In the Senate in preference to
he Preside Dts plan, merely because il settles the
Texsp question by buying Oft the Texan claim -
And il has regarded the f-ct that Texan agent
was about 10 organize counties In NewMexco,
uuresisied as decisive and hnai seizure OF tue
Tertiary by the Texan authorities. Ga these
s,oupd.. il hss severely censured President TAY
1oR for dIecing the United States military author
,t,fs IN New Mexico not to resist the Texan agent
by force OF arms.
remarks.
|. We apprehend that The Courier has
not tried very hard to understand 1.-THE
grounds" in question. 1t better suited Its
r5lenot to understand them. The course 1T
has taken has brought it more directly and
fully within the sunshine of Official favor
than any other would have done. 1t shall
not be our fault if it does not understand US
better henceforward.
Q. We have regarded the Texan bOun-
darv as the main feature in the pending
controversy" simply because it plainly ~
rolctd what is to us the al-controlllnS con-
sheraton. Just so far North as Texas Is
permitted to extend her jurisdiction, will
Human Slavery establish and fOrtify itself.
One inch further it will in ell probability
never 90, no matter whose "plan" is adopted.
Still there is chance for Slavery to work
its way into New Mexico and Utah, IN the
al sence Of an express prohibition-a bare
chance. We would like to extinguish 1t by
the Wilmot PIoyiso. We want that and the
tue boundary Of New-MexicO both; but if
we are forced to surrender one to save the
other, we will give up the PrOviso, or any
thing else to save the line of Ell Paso, or as
near it as possible. To carry Texas North
Of this is to estaJlishiSlayery so far, beyond
peladventure; to give up the ProViso is
merely to give Slavery chance to extend
itself. The more earnest men on both sides
of the question understand this. Mr.. r. X.
Meade says be would rather keep all New
Mexico this side Of the Rio Grande for Tex
as, and let the ProvisO be extended over all
beyond, than to accept Mr. Clay's cOmpro-
mise. We, holding a position entirely an
tsgonist to his, would rather save New-Mex-
leo from Texas and give up the Proviso.-
But there is now cheering prospect that We
may secure the former without surrendering
Il e latter.
8. We do believe-indeed, we have no
doubt-that Texas will seize all she claims
of New-Mexico unless she is more fully re-
sisted or bought off. We know she has no
valid claim to an acre above Ell PaSo, nor to
a dollar for quit-claiming. We would much
rather drive her off than pay her the first
red cent. But if she is to encounter no OPP
ponent, but PROSTATE, conquered, harassed,
disorganized New-Mexico, we are for buy
ing her of at any price.
4. We don't believe, and The Courier
should not assume, that the President gave
that deplorable order to our Military COM
mandant in New-Mexico not to resist the
pretensions and operations of Texas. It IS
signed Geo. w. Crawford, issued very soon
after Gen. Taylor was inaugurated, and must
at the worst have been very slightly consld'
cred by the President. We trust he means
nothing of the sort. Nay: we hope and ex-
meet that he will soon declare frankly that,
until Congress shall otherwise direct, he will
protect New-Mexico from all molestation by
Texas. At all events, if he would defeat
the Compromise, lie should leave no chance
for ambiguity ON this point.
But hear The Courier further:
- Now, suppose Major Neigtbors had been en-.
tirely successful in bis mission, sud had nom many
extended TIE jurisdiction OF Texas over every nch
OF our disputed Territory. Would that have been
| the establishment Of her title Would it have
precuded Congress from adjusting the bouniary
according t. its own sense Of justice and pcoyrie.
| tyl " e cannot see how il would have strength.
eIed the claim Of Texas in the least degree. The
I dispute is between Texas ard the United States
and it must be adjusted 10y the action Of the proper
authorities on both sides. The President OF the
United States mas nothing TO do with H. and mo tbs
$50 lie urged it upon tie attention Of Congress Ii
be ere 10 assert the title Of the United States,
and send al amy thither to enforce t a. the point
q The bay oIet. even 20 maintain il Until IA al
verse claim should be established he nj ght succeed
IL bringing on bloody collision between citizens Of
Tie same Union, and exasperating the feelings Of
all conct med 10 the highest pitch; bat ne would
| have done nothing toward settling the dispute
Congress might after all declare the claim OF Texas
to be valid. and then the United States army would
| be compelled to withdraw. though the mischief
done, the blood split the animOsities implanted and
the money wasted could not be restored"
l. Neighbor! if you are earnest for Free
Soil, don't talk in this way! In any strug-
gle between Freedom and Slavery, possession
is every thing. The child resembles the pa