Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-17
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II 49, a., ,Ls h,hi, sf sps,n TO deafk all their external
lines; they were designated generally BY 'heH pnne'pa
Cities places which nsii'uted iher centre ana '
on,watd lines were not demsfked by the authority oi
spain or Mexco But FL Paso according to an hnclen'
do bave seen Of nearly two hundred years land
ing ss well by The reay Of 6auduinpe iiidago, was
one Of tho limits Of New Mexico. My prop siilon re-
neat vas 10 bgn al II Paso that ancient limit OF New
AI.xc, and 4, run Ia The head of Red River aud thence
10 the 1911 degree Of n,fih latndr But DIES mol Tue
senator from Illinois perceive that u the pnpos'on mace
by The committee should be acceded TO by lsxas u WIZ
always be in thu power oflhe government Of the onied
States lake such paIt Of New Nexiea a. peases a"o
assign il the Indians ih@ie7 =-...
Now upon The other suppositin. The PROPOSITIONS OF
the Senator from Aabans iwo-hrst To cnDffn tie
title Of Texas from The mouth 10 the source u The $50
Graude and declare it 10 be part Of Texas We''t
is known that with a lage number Of The members oil
this body il is impossible 10 az that -.
Tn. neat prop siion is his considering exas as un
dersking To remnve The Indians and place them Noith
the line Of the 3ith parallel of latitude stu "hin
Texas how can we do hat7 BY what authority can we
do IT
Mr. Clemens. The Senator from Kentucky misunder-
STA nds the amendment.
| Mr. Clay Ali that may be | have, however, the
printed amendment before me-
Nh Clemens Bnt il has been modified II proposes
10 remove the Indians such part Of the Territory as the
Legislature Of Texas may select.
Mr. Clay. II was The printed amendment had before
me- Its To be- done with the consent OF Texas WE'LL
shall moi quarrel with mat but me 1oesto" is' ""'o'
II ia NJ, better 10 take The line proposed by the committee
in which will be contained the power OF the United
States 10 take any portion Of II from the head waters OF
the Arkansas river-for really sir. Il is country moi
worth dspuing about. only fit for Indians TO hunt upon
take /, any time and assign it TO the Indians.
hut sir. allow me TO express another sentiment, ana
TO make a request Let us take a vote upon the amend
ment now proposed. Let il be adopted or voted down.
according the majority shall determine II reject
ed it will be compeeat for the Senator from Illinois to
make the proposition he has suggested Voting ms pro
snn down will prevent that proposition from being
made Let US take vote upon this. and lis adoption or
rejection will not prevent from making any other pro-
= sllon.
Mr.. Clemens. That is precisely VIVA, we want
Mr.. Cass. Nj. President, before vote wish TO state
my position. shall vote against the proposition In
doing so, wish to be understood distinctly that give
opinion The validity Of the claim oi Texas Sroug
considerations urged in its favor bn, have mol now
that subj C, before There is but one way. IN my
opinion. which can aulhona'ively ADJUST the qnes
lion by act; and that is by the full recognition
Of the Texas claim. This am not prepared l., do
We have moi tho necessary information Tor hat purpose
Any other settlement mrst be attained by mutual ar
raugement, and think the most satisfactory arrange
ment make is, by the Offer of sum Of money and
by tho consequent extngushmen of the claim OF Texas
That the object ol this bill, and shall vote for
MI. BeuIen. Having formerly expressed the opinion
that The boundary Of Texas was limited by the Nueces,
desire TO have understood that that opinion was so
Mexican Government by the treaty of Guadalupe. The
question what the ghIlul boundary of Texas, as II
stood when Texas and Mexico the parties To the
controversy presented in very different aspect as be-
tween the United States and Texas. ! believe. from
the evidence beio me- aud to which have ref rred
a former OCCASION that the United States received
Texas into the mon with the limits she asserted ,reserv
ing 10 this Government solely The piwef 10 negotiate
question Of Texan boundary with Nexico,and with Mex
leo asempha,cay as If the word "Mrxco" had been
inserted instead % "felgn power" for believe that
ihero contermnous foreign Power possessing the
right Of embassy, and power To negotiate with foreign
nations with whom this Government could have treated
in relation the boundary of Texas save and except
Mexico alone consider, therefore, that, by the resolu-
ton OF annexation, Texas into this Union with the
limits which she had claimed for heself subject only 10
have those limits restricted by negotiation between the
United States and Mexico.
suppose, ilon the abundant evidence which has been
laid before u.s. that the which entered into be-
tween the United States and Mexico was entered
upon IN eirmance of the rights ut Texas upon the ques
lion oi boundary and suppose, therefore. that the ter
roty which was acquired by the treaty of Guadalupe
lIdaga, SO far as II fell within the limits claimed by
IrXas. acquired by the United States, not Tor her
self, bu, IN alnnanco OF the night Of Texas. am not
considering the question whether Toxas was not
in actual possession OF all the territory which she claimed.
Her claim 10 territory within certain prescribed limits
was asserted her capacity TO maintain that assertion
and 10 take possession Of The territory which she claimed,
was taken from her while war yet existed between Mex
and herself by the of which made her
part Of the United States. She had longer right to
wage for the purpose OF keeping reducing TO pos
session the territory which had been claimed by her act
OF 1886. The right which she possessed then
rendered the United States, of which she became
part. and the action Of this Government, whether by
or negotiation. was in her behalf far as her limits
concerned since the Of xalon prevented her
from maintaining that claim by either Of these
Sir ask Senator's considering this claim, call TO
their recollection The treaty with Great Britain by which
the Northeastern boundary of the United States was
settled. II has been said that the question is not what
boundary was claimed by Texas but with what limits
did she into the Unonl We all know that she did
50, claiming boundary which contested by Great
| britain. The boundary between the United States and
Great Britain settled by the treaty of Washingtou
II embraced portion Of territory clalmed by Maine. of
which she had not had possession but which actually
occupied 10y British subjects; and this territory
qued by virtue OF that territory not for the United States,
but for he State of Name. The title Of Maine to that
portion OF territory acquired, Of which she had not pos
session anterior to the ea recognized by this Gov
ernmen and II being stipulated in the treaty that those
British subjects who had been thus Invested of their
tonaliy should be Unidentified for the property they held
IN what was thus determined 10 be within the limits of
the United Sites. the Stale Of Maine fulfilled the stpu
lalion IN behalf Oh the Government the exercise of her
sovereign rights and a consider alton for doing So re
ceived sum of money from this Government
Now, sill here is question which appears to me to be
analogous. The State of Maine is admitted inlo the
Union claiming jurisdiction certain lmiis which
are disputed portion Of the territory claimed in the
Possession OF British subjects hen this territory &C
qued by thus treaty. Is acquired not for the United
, States but for the State of Maine