New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-26
The Texas Boundary Qucstien.
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WASHINGTON, Friday, AUG. q.
Athe risk Of again mourning your dspleasure
/ Sesire to alude to the courie being pursued by
certain Representatives from your State, who were
yesterday busly engaged In polling the strength o.
the House, to ascertain whether gu amendment to
che Texas Boundary bin could not be carried, strk-
ing out the Boundary defined by the Senate, with
ont proposing any substitute that they had the least
idea could succeed. Sach course As this, at a
ersis lAe the present. merits the severest reProbA
ton for, il successful nought but the very wors.
consequences can flow from such triumph.
Twill not reply to your editorial strictures upon
enc OF my late letters, though placed 10 false posi-
ton by them for do not regard IL as either decor
Gus or proper, that correspondent should indulge
in controversy with his principals in regard to any
views which he may have expressed. Those TO
whom alluded were in my judg nent engaged in
swsr against the dearest interests Of the country,
not from principle, but for the purposes which |
then explained. Che Presidents Message, In re.
gard to the Boundary dispute, met the approval OF
your OVID, among other prominent Wing journals
throughout the Union. 1t bresthed that national
Conservative spirit, which, have alwsys been
taught was the foundation OF Wing principles
And, seeing attempts made 70 defeat the Senate
bill, embracing the main features OF the Message
10 generally approved by the Wing press, did not
he state to expose such designs, and under the cir
oumstsnces, to place the ouly legitimate construc-
ton upon the motives that induced such opposition
that in my opinion truth would Justify. TO have
fntmated that because the President had expressed
with that this or that measure should prevail,
every Wing Member in Congress was bound 70
Weld obedience would have been lioeng those
with whom have ever politically acted and en-.
bracing on my part one Of the most despicabe fet-
lures Of Loco-Focoism. Such was not the case in
this instance, AZ 1 have already shown and conse-
quently do not feel amensbe to any imPu'aton
for what have previously written upon this sub.
ject.
Let me add another thing TO what have above
stated, a. to the renewed attempts within day or
two past 10 form coalition TO defeat the Texas
Boundary bill without any expectation or desire 20
furnish aaubstitute that would be more accePtaoie
TO either section OF the Union. Propositions have
been made to certain Southern members In the
House, by representatives. from Free states VINO
are making the loudest professions about the sag
render Of Free Soil to Texas, that II such South
srn Members will bring strength enough to strike
mt Of the Texas bill the Ten Million OF dollars sti2-
plated thereby to be paid to that State aud her
creditors, they on their part will go for even
larger surrender of Netc Merco TO Texas in an ex-
tension Of her boundary beyond that provided Tor
In the bill Can you tell me where the principle ls
in such proposition az this, enanating from any
man who to be opposed 70 the extension of
Slavery over Free Soil Or: las am satisfied you
will agree with me, that it Is a most bare faced and
hsmei1f abandonment OF all princpe) what other
native could actuate those making such PROPOSE
ton, but some such as attributed 70 the opponents
Of the Texas bill in former letter?
This Texas boundary bill has received, so lar as
proper it should in adv Of the unrestrict
ed action Of Congress- the approval OF the President
and his Cabinet; and has been subsequently In
dorsed by the Press friendly 10 the Administration
IL has become, then, according to common Parlance,
standardization measure, and will Do SO arded
by the country generally And ass such, u is emu
tied to and should receive the support OF the wing.
members Of Congress, who have not surrendered
their allegiance to party and become mere faction
lists. 1t il measure, without the success oil wnlca,
all efforts to dispose Of the Slavery controversy by
this Congress will prove unavaing. And in this
aspect the fate of the bill il surrounded with more
importance than any other circumstances could at
tsch to it. If is defeated by means such ss are
now being employed, and which have limited at
IN this letter II snail not be without an exposure
of the names OF those entering into the conspir acy
and the reasons assigned among themselves Tor 40
do;np unless your columns are closed against me.
U acme Of them, % they express themselves,
Dsant only TO punish the Texas Senators" they
must take some other means of inhictng the pun
ishment than the defeat Of bill upon the issue Of
which may depend the shedding Of blood between
conflicting authorities Of State and the nited
States But before these gentlemen 60 too far, let
me sdmonish them that one of the Texas Senators
has evidence that may strike where they little ex
pect and which will reach an idol they now regard
~ beyond the pale Of apprehension.