The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
wAsnrEsros, Jan. 10.


,.,,,iue the stats uf Texas 10 reduce har
b.pudires, and cede her eNerior territory
N ,bg uuled SiHlrri aud HE reliuquiHhmaiit
oflbe claims Of Texas "a lhe United States,
N, consideration Of fifteen millions, aud
r,orreded 90 stats his reasons therefor,
The SfHte Of Texas was too large for her
,er r0nyeuisuce or HE equality ~ her poo
,it,m with reference ~ other States, contain
'rs about $50 600 squire h,lrs, portion Of
,.blrh WIZ IN tie ropion of perpeiuh 1ow-
On. and nuullirr h. lial part uf perpetual
..1N nnd Zee. II was necessary, therefore,
fr her uWu convenience, aud urrr6shry for
r.r nird Sinlrs,lhni her boundaries slluuld
lrrducul, TIC proper llur 10 hpve made
oh. r,ducll6it WIS lrlurr her HuurSuliou,Hu
h. Ir,nd Ia accomplish nav What he go,
dr.yurrd 10 have done ~ that uue, The
,rrclple Of The proposed reduction WIS
..fI ns ~ give ~ lhr Sluio uf Texas oil her
.snIsl lawns and OrghuiZrd municipal gov,
-tmsrur-, II proposed a. restrict her west
srn Uluudury 90 tie 1921 deg. ut west lsiipi-
udr, nnd her northern to the mnln south
IN. fhr Red River, hciwern the parallels
~ l-uHuh i69 'irg ~ sr-t l.,i,g. lgI.!n, llrse
hnuiirirs would rnclrso n lrrfilpry Of $780,
0O square mlrH,uill TOO much itr Que STATE
The hill also proposed tlut when llto 1ioIti-
huun Of the territory coded hy IrNna sliHl
-onl4n population at 100000 souls,u shall
le admitted INTO the Union uA SlHlr.--
The western boundary at this new SUITE
auuld rOyrr The entire trout Of Cnlliurun
ni New Mexico. lln described tho Wild
0udllinu oflhe country proposed 10 be- crdcd
~ 'lrNrr, the d-ttfr'nioTy Rid vicious char
dsr at Ihu snvnges VITO ruuWrti over u, md
tr necrrr,iy Of establishing suitable fOHirca.
us,mditury posts, rondv,Sc,i IA and through
~. A.
slio Texas. II WIS lel 10 her with her
debt, mud the United Smtes could secure the
uglI ot why, which WIS indesl'oHpahlr, auly
by negotiation with Texas. The necessity
for Hr usc nl n parton uf llig territory unui-
ed va. another reason fnr ilH acquisition 10y
TIT ttrrTt ;-'Iyr7. 7tuurtrrr-u-urr -~u-7'+rr--
conflict wns growing up between the peO.
pie Of thni Territory aud the State of Texas;
acnnllici IN which the United States Must
sooner or later become u part, aud which
would Ice ended with The adoption of the
.top0slion contained IN the bill tie urged
hc subject on the attention Of the SrunIc.
ond expressed tie hope thai the propositions
would he adopted.
The hil WINS rrnd aud referred TO the
Committee on judiciary.
Mr. Fooic, pursunulIo notice, asked leave
70 Introduce u hill To organize n Territorial
hNN'INUlNllN lUl 'FNlNhfllAt NfM NltNltNt
Urserei, aud with the consent of the Suite
Texas To erect the district ofJnrinlo INTO
usHlc, to be nduitled into The Union, aud
a.,o proceeded To explain its objects, aud hs
i,asons for Introducing 1t.
Tie had himself, long ngo discovered the
necessity for the reduction Of the boundaries
Of IrN1s, mud notified the whole country,
'Iis mcuty millions Of frecuen, that he de.
'sntd to introduce hill which would COY.
a. he necessity. lie knew there wns u
question which threatened that Union which
aIl patriots looked upon with 30 much reVor.
,nce, mud Which had been used by unpfinci.
ped deinogogues IN the Fee States Tor the
nscst purposes; mud with view ur settling
rtnI question, aud quieting the agitation, he
bod gwen notice thar he would Introduce
lh, hill. ohod carefully frnueh his hill,
- o. not to enlarge the ground 1T ngiintion.
the annexation of 'fcNns settled the uis
chrious question Of slavery with respect to-
her entire territory, md there was not there
fore, foot Of free soil within her borderr-
Ne was utterly opposed now la opening the
doors ngaln for that dlsorRani2lug question:
by reducing the boundaries of Texas, by
such means as had been proposed. The
Constitution presented by TcXns, and sane
toned 10y the Resolutions Of Annexation,
provided for the admission into the Union of
one slave State, with all her territory, NJ laid
down 10y her, IN IN net declaring her houn.
d1ur'' aud he could not assent, for mo-
mrn lp an act tulerH,iug the Wrestling ofnuy
potlon ofthut territory, thpS admitted INFO
Tee Idipn, FROM the south. Ills hill proposed
uwt win the consent uf 'frxuS first Ind urri
obtained, tie cXrrr,nr Territory ct Texas
should hr erected irto state, tn hr nanrd
~ lA1is at IA4l htllIsA Sil J4eil.n- III. h.lI
dd not say It should be- slave Stnte-n |
'rrfriI ~ currSr, he Wa6nt ttht -HIti st0u1,rt
eol'delAt'nsclfH traitor To the South ir he .
bad any other intention.
The Bill was referred.
THrRsDAY, Jan. II.
SrvATE.-The Committee on Ways aud /
Means consulted this morning, Hhout the IN. !
thSes ni collecting the rgNcuur, hat fallcd |
Ia t,4rtt ,.efet,ttY -++.-.
g lmpusslhlG 10 Keep tho oxeud; uros of !
-''---t-'tf t'''|,~-sHea aud % halt t,,illiat,E
VI dplHrs.> The collector nj San Francisco
states IN his report that he received 81 900 |
Tor duties from the 12ih to the 30th of No
''mlcr. The expenses during the snme
Nn",were $4,000. lie is compelled To pay
$4,000 rcr N"Hr Tor four rooms to trauruct
he Custom House business in. Resolutions
were offered Calling Tor Information respect
ing The orgHuiznliUn OF the State government
IN California, on which debate nrose.
liousE.-The election of door keeper was
taken up, md, after five unsuccessful ballot.
lng', the House adjourned. On Friday nud .
saturday little Of interest occurred in either
iiousc Of Congress.
January, %.
HousE.-A resolution for inquiry into the
opedlency of refindng to Vermont, monies
expended for maintaining neutrality in the
Canadian difficulty with Great Britain, was
tdomed
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