The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-24
The Texas boundary Question---Th'
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is that IN regard to the settlement Of the boundary
i line between Texas and New Mexico. Il has
given rise to much able and, al times, highly ex-
cited controversy in the Senate and has recently
been the cause Of angry hesrtburnings between the
existing authorities Of Texas and New Mexico.
The first question is, aclat IS Ieras The
authorities Of that State claim the entire country
lying East of she Rio del Norte and reaching to
the 42d degree Of North MISUNDERSTANDING an
area iys or six times the extent of the State of
Louisiana. This claim of territory is based upon
DO unresisted assumptions and Legislative enact
nlents Of Texas when republic upon the act of
the Government of the United States recognizing
the independence Of Texas with her assumed limits.
and upon the resolutions of annexation which make
no exclusion Of territory claimed to be embraced
within the limits Of Texas.
By the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo the Govern
ment of the United States, instead Of that Of Mex
leo, has become party to the controversy as to the
boundary line between Texas and New Mexico.
Ii the claim of Texas to this extent of country
is good one there is very little left of what has
been commonly understood to be New Mexico
too little it is asserted, to entitle her to become
State and if the claim is good one il is clear that
the United States has been egregiousy hood
winked in her bargain for territory with Mexico.
| Acting in accordance with recommendations from
the President the people Of New Mexico under
the immediate directions of Col Monroe, the Civil
and Military Governor Of the Territory have pro-
ceeded to the election of delegates to a general
Convention, which was to have been held on the
goth Of last month at Santa Fe for the adoption of
constitution and the taking Of the necessary
steps in the organization of civil government
preparatory to an application for admission as a
State, into the Union. Delegates to this Conven-
ton directed to be elected from the counties of
Taos, Rio Verrba, Santa F6, San Miguel, Santa
Anna, Bernilllo and Valencia. Most oftlse terri
t0yy embraced ia these counties, is claimed 5v
Teas. The town of Santa Fe, itself, where the
Convention to have been, and no doubt was,
held, is within the territory claimed. tits obvious
that here has arisen serious difficulty between the
Government Of Texas on the one part and that Of
the United States on the other
The State Of Texas recently sent into this Santa
Fe portion Of country an agent, Major Neighbors
empowered and directed to organize it under the
jurisdiction Of Texas. He returned without accom-
plishing his mission-havng, on his arrival there,
found the people preparing, under the direction of
the Governor of the Territory to hold the Conven-
ton for -the purposes above mentioned. At this
point il is appropriate to make some extracts from
| Texas papers. The Washington Ranger says: /" This
intelligence (the failure of Major Neighbors's mis-.
sionl has caused considerable excitement about
Austin and the whole West. Nearly every man
is willing to shoulder his gun, and demand the
rights OF Texas at the lannon's mouth Gen Taylor
is much mistaken if he expects Texas to submit to
this injury and insult. We understand that Gov.
Bell has made peremptory demand on the u S
Government for the rights of our State, and should
this have effect, he will doubtless march with
volunteer forces, and take that portion of country
which Of right belongs to u.s." Commenting on
the same intelligence the Galveston News saws
" We are glad the true issue has been at last pre-
scented to our citizens We shall now soon know
whether our citizens are ready to meet that issue
and defend their rights at all hazards or whether
they will tamey give up their rights in view of the
superior power against which we shall have to con
tend in order to maintain them" Other papers use
language decided and strong as those from which
we have quoted. Gov Bell has acted very properly,
in this emergency, in making demand on the U. |
s. Government for-the rights OF Texas, if it be true
that he has done The difficulties in question |
are to be settled at Washington City, not by arms
and blood on the plains of Santa Fe, Whatever |
are ascertained to be the rights of Texas will |
doubtless be given to her-fully, amply.
Unfortunately for the settlement of the question
Of the boundary line between Texas and New
Mexico there has been connected with it the agita
ting question of slavery, and has unhappily be-
come the subject OF much sectional strife in and
out of Congress Texas, whatever it may be, is a
slave State; New Mexico, if it should ever become
State, will very probably be non-slaveholding
~ '',,,9'0" - ue'"eeh the worth
anu south Inc ultras oil the former would have
New Mexico to cut down the limits of Texas
as much as possible while the ultras of the la,tar
,vopld he verv Glad n 500 Ta,.. s,,,,lla,,, ~,
~ e NJ, ~. W 'ie
"no.e VI tNe" NAeAio' 'le conservative ana pa
trlotc Oh every secuon oil the country-not blinded
by the virulence of party, nor led astray bv the
spirit of fanatioism-while thew will not assor. -
anv ancroacbnarts an NJ, nj -, t...:..
r. iii ~ ny
"'', n VIC nave no oouol' without hesitation,
concede to Texas all that justly belongs to her.
"lth view to the avoidance of any serious
consequences that might possibly grow out of the
conflicting claims to territory by Texas and New
Mexico the COMMITTEE OF Thirteen, Of the U. S.
senate wisely incorporated IN the general Com
promise Dill reported by them, propositions to pur
chase OF texas all territory that might become the
subject OF dispute Ahese propositions are con
.alheo IN the oSth section OF the bill, which en-
braces me following articles;
oEo' S9-be u J'trthsr enacted, That the fol-
rsa 3 % Snaa pc ana hereby are Of
by the said State in an act nasse3 bv H. 10
Assembly thereof. within - months froU1 H.