Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03

sened The committee Of thirteen thought would DO mo.o
expeditions to present aProposion 70 Texas onenne III
sum Of money for given line, 20 that Texas "a M
proposition il would be closed at Now ones ane
believe majority, suppose that in order 70 40 tnl, % ~
diciosly the plan which had been adopted IN ne
of this Govenment-as early the year isoS-,o se,e
questions Of difficulty arising In rsIson . s' os ,h ,s
States should be This was done 20 nat ne
ton might assume form compatible with the sovereignty Of
the United States and the sovereignty OF the State with which
the difficulty arose. This precisely the quesuon wnicn the
committee Of thirteen present It merely proposed to
.,,ke ont the propositions which proposed TO be submit
ted 70 Texas for her individual action and insert IN lieu
thereof provision for the appointment OF on
the mart Of the United States to associate themselves with
such commissioners may be appointed upon the part OF
Tsxas to take this difficulty into consideration.
Can be alleged that this is offered from knowledge of
the death of this BILL that this proposition is the desruc,
tion Of that part Of the bill relating the boundary question:
Surely think But it may be asked, why 60 in favor
of the course presented In the language Of the sena
tor from Maine-fs upon the ground that It is more re-
specu towards tho State Of Texas secondly, because in
all human probability the commissioners the part OF the
United States and those upon the part OF Texas VIII more
cooy and probably expeditousy, investigate and set
tie this question than in the Congress OF the Uned
States.
Mr. President propose show that this precise question
has been twice before the Government Of this country In
the year 1902 the State of Georgia claimed to have been en-
titled to all the lands lying within the States OF Alabama
common property Of the Government Of the United States
Georgia had organized county the banks OF the Msss
spp Natche and OF peace and con-
stables there carry hercv authority The United States also
claimed possession of the country For the purpose Of settling
this matter proposition made upon the part Congress
OF the United States by legislative enactment and that pro-
position precisely in conformity with the amendment pro-
posed by the Senator from Maine Under that law the Pre-
sden. Of the United States appointed three commissioners
These commissioners met the three commissioners appointed
upon the part Of the State Of Georgia They were three OF
the distinguished citizens Of that State-Gen James
Jackson, Abraham Baldwin, and John Miliedge What
were they to do To ADJUST to settle the question Of boun
dary upon TERMS upon conditions, and for considerations
compatible with the relative rights of the Government OF the
United States and the State of Georgia They met sir
They drew up articles Of cesson. In other words they en-
tered into treaty, compact, and called it ARTICLES Of ces
son" have The articles before me- and they be read
by any Senator They read, lhe State Of Georgia cedes
all her right claim, title, and possession to all the lands
beyond certain ne which is now the southwestern limit
Of the State of Georgia And the United States under the
last article in that cession ceded to the State Of Georgia all
the right interest," e and possession that they had to the
lands lying within the limits Of the State Of Georgia. and
agreed to exnguish the Indian titles TO lands in Georgia
This question relating to boundary. How, then,
were those articles Of ccson ratified Georgia
egn upon the question Of her boundary Shewou not sub
NIT the dctation of United States The Government
of the United States sovereign in relation to the powers
vested in by the constitution of the United States Each
Of these parties exercised the sovereign powers belonging
them, and claimed the right of judging to ratification Of
her Legislature confirmed the articles Of cesson and agreed
to abide by them and relnquish all her claim, right te
interest and possession in the lands thus ceded The United
States by her act of Congress- setting forth at full length the
articles Of cession ceded in like to the State OF Geor
aa What was the result The question settled-set
tied in such manner that could say of General
James Jackson, John Mledge and Abraham Baldwin, that
they had contended the floor of Congress- for the largest
possible for their State that their vote would be egu
lated in proportion to the to be paid TIE question was
submitted to honest And the idea prevailing at this
day. that within the limits of these United States there
be found three men, whose honor whose faith, whose
responsibility would not be sufficient guaranty to the Gov
eminent of protection from any improper influence, one
which I am not prepared to admit The argument that
goes prohibit the Government Of the United States trusting
her faithful and honest ctzen her representative or com
missioner foreign agent of any kind ought to be allow
ed here, and ought not to be insnuaed for it that argu-
be true the interests Of this country ought to be
placed in the hands Of foreign ambassador or foreign
minister
But has been since the foundation Of the
Governmen-snce 1902, when the difficulty with Georgia
was harmoniously seted-hen agatng question Of this
character to treat it in the way proposed BY this
amendment.
will be recolected that in 1914 there great diff
Guilty upon question Of boundary existing between Iowa,
then Territory of the United States and the State Of Mis-
souri, How the difficulty between Iowa and the State
of Missouri settled By whose interpositon The Con-
gress of the United States in the year ls44 passed law
authorizing the Governor Of Iowa appoint commissioner,
and the State Of Missouri to appoint another and the two to
choose third, to settle the boundary question between
them Their settlement award was to be submitted to the
Stale Of Missouri and to this Government and approved by
them should become the boundary between the Territory
of lows and the State of Missouri What done The
commissioners met they investigated this question Of
boundary they made award where the line should rum
and presented the State of Missouri and Missouri, by
an act Of her Legislature confirmed the award and thereby
queted and settled the controversy.
Mr. DODGE Of Iowa. My friend from Georgia has
made mistake upon single point The commissioners
did meet. They appointed but the law for their
appointment contingent the assent OF the Missouri
Legislature after the Legislature Of Missouri had given
its assent, the Governor vetoed the bill.
Mr.. DAWSON. remember the circumstance now.
The fact which the honorable Senator from Iowa referred
escaped my memory. But what wanted to show was that
the act was done here Congress exercised the power Of
recommending the appointment Of these commissioners That
was the principle which wished to point out.
Now, woTd with regard to Texas and the United States
Either reject the propositions which may be agreed upon
by the commissioners Then here two precedens esta
bhed And the that prefer this s that the
commissioners will presume, be honest and fair that
they will honestly represent the rights Of the United States
and make only those concessions which prudence and justice
may demand that the commissioners the part Of Texas
will discharge their dutesnot going there ch Of the
United States every dollar they possibly can, but will reco
that the line which will be will be harmonious
every section Of this Union suppose the compensation for
any concession the part of Texas will be nearly proper
ton the amount Of territory which is received on the part
of the United States
And Mr. President fthey should fail thus to discharge their
duty have the power here it. It has be laid
before the Congress of the United States there be fraud
there be if there be want Of judgment of
skill on the part Of either, Congress reject the result of
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