The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-17

fPcociouk Tue <u degree oil norm aude as the south
err boundary, We have thai iact 70 show that New
dexco has not been regarded for long period OF time
as coming souih Of that line so thai we cannot without
n os lace o. Of The people q Nsw
gard OF high authority in the case, maintain the ground
lnat New Mexico extends south OF the line adopted by
OF that line can be justly claimed as il appears TO me- as
a portion OF New Mexico.
The honorable senator from Ohio, however, did not
contne himself 10 this point He said that the bill which
passed the Senate was favorable as the Compro.
mise bill because il abandoned to Texas the portion OF
territory OF the United States lying between the hundredth
and the hundred and third degree OF west Longitude, and
between 80 deg 80 min the north and the line drawn
from about "a deg 10 FL Paso on the south. II Is true
thai the bill did not embrace that territory but does
not follow that that territory belonging to the United
States. II Is the tract Immediately west OF the Indian
territory. The honorable senator from Ohio that
she properly q the United States and speaks Of il as
senator from Missouri, Mr. BENTON whose information
undoubtedly very accurate this subject spoke OF this
and that portion OF the consideration for which he
proposed TO pay the fifteen millions OF dollars And
yet the senator from Ohio speaks Of tas II il belonged 70
the United States and says IL is abandoned to Texas and
that we paid Texas for taking H. The honorable senator
will permit me to remind him OF one fact, which would
have little weight II we came to settle the question OF
boundary in any court OF law that the United States in
1888 established boundary between Texas and own
territory and IL nay recoectlonis correct, extended the
line up TO the Indian territory apprehend that il we
should undertake to claim the territory west OF that line.
Texas would hold up to the treaty relating to this
boundary and the proceedings under the treaty. 10 show
that we, BY our own acts acknowledged the territory to
| belong 10 Texas. XXI
| New Mexico, them does not extend there New Mexi-
has not been regarded for long period as extending
there, and that territory is nnquesonably IN my Judg-
ment, the soil OF Texas much any other portion
of that State. Butt is true that large portion OF the
territory embraced in the Compromise bill not secure
in the bill which recently passed the Senate L y true
that Texas does not cede much 1t contended how
ever that there is small portion Of territory lying IN the
southeast Of the boundary adopted. which is. IN
included but feel bound 10 say that should have pre-
ferred the other line. II, however, that line had been
adopted it would have given the territory OF Texas
Mr. CHASE. The argument addressed to the Senate
BY the honorable senator from Maine requires very few
words OF reply. have not said, nor have undertaken
to say, where the exact boundaries Of New Mexico are
10 be found believe, with the senator from Missouri
[Mr BENTON that the ancient boundary Of New Mexico
as described by Humboldt commenced below the Puerco.
The line which that distinguished senator proposed was
in correspondence with that boundary. am satisfied
also that subsequently, by the DEGREES of the Congress oil
Mexico, the southern boundary OF New Mexico was re.
moved 10 pont, higher up the Rio Grande But the
question in this dicusson has been between New
Mexico and Texas "New Mexico" has heen referred to
because, being organized Territory, and in danger OF
dismemberment from claims Of Texas its situation has
necessarily been much considered But, sir. the real
question, SO lar as boundary i concerned, has always
been between Texas and the United States That ques.
ton must be determined BY the facts applicable to the law
contained in instruments III refer to the annexation
resolutions and the treaty OF Guadalupe Hdago. The
Texas annexed under those resolutions embraced only
that "ierri,oy properly included within and Igh.ails
| ton" That the republic OF Texas--that WAS nt
State OF Texas admitted The territory which that State
may have into the possession Of between the date
Of xaon and the ratification Of the treaty of Guada
upe Hdago is subject to class OF considerations which
shall not now go into But waving tha-or this dis
cussion is not really in orderhe question OF bound
airy between the United States and Texas is to be deter
mined by their respective possessions the Goth OF De-
cernber, ls45, the date Of admission.
Now sir, apprehend that the title oil Texas peyer
went beyond her possession. That possession was
i doubtedly co-extensve with her limits as a Mexican
State. Whatever she had added TO that possession by
her title did GO And now ask the honorable sena
tor from Maine he says the possession OF Texas either
original acquired ever went 10 the hundred and second
Mr.. BRADBURY, lin his seat) will answer your
Mr.. CHASE. 'rne honorable senator says he will
answer by and by; and shall be glad to hear his re-
The PRESIDENT. That is the correct course.
Mr.. CHASE. say that II never did, and The senator
from Missouri demonstrated the fact beyond all question
Then sir the territory Of that meridian and between
that meridian and the Rio Grande belonged 10 the United
States Such believe TO be the judgment OF the Senate
Could the OF this body have been ascerained by
direct vote upon resolution imbodyng tins proposition
no one, it to me, doubt what the result would
be- WE'LL SIR all that territory between the 02d degree
and the Rio Grande and south Of the committees line
from point twenty miles above Fl Paso to the south
western angle OF the Indian territory, surrendered 10
Texas by the omnibus bill and that territory contained
900 square miles OF land, according The compua-
ton Of the from Missouri AL that territory has
been surrendered by the bill OF the senator from Mary
land and thirty thousand square miles besides II is true
that Il retained for the United States angle Of eight
ten thousand square miles, which the committees line
surrendered to Texas. This makes the quantity actual
y given up By the Texas bill OF the senator from Mary
land about twenty Thousand square miles But the sena-
tor from Maine Mr. BRADBURYl says that this thirty
thousand square miles belonged to Texas What II i
did, Does that Affect my afgumentl All the PROPOSE
tons made have contemplated arrangement between
the United States and Texas What said was that the
arangemen proposed by the bill OF the senator from
Maryland some twenty thousand square miles less
favorable the United States than the arrangement pro-
posed by the omnibus bill; ard said. further that one
OF the main objections 10 the series oil
tanned in the omnibus bill this very Identical conces-
SON. and the millions payment We have conceded
more than the Committee OF Thirteen proposed while
the amount to be paid remains the same. But sir, did
that territory, in fact, belong 10 Texasi have often
heard that asserted has often been asserted here thai
the territory between the Indian country and the settle
north 10 the Arkansas, belonged 10 Texas. have yet
however, learn by what arguments this preension is
maintained Whenever an argument shall be presented
which commands the assent OF my Judgment, shall
cheerfully yield TO III for, say again, that do not de-
sire for the United States fooTor inch oil
tory rghtfuy belonging TO Texas. The position OF the
senator from Maine Is certainly unenablc, and the
thonty to which be refers does not sustain him HI
says that the boundary line marked between the United
States and Texas In 1888 upon this very line
the Indian country from Red river to the Akansas and
that the United Staies having agreed 10 that line
boundary between territory and Texas, estoppe,
Now, have before me the very tresy under which thu
nd M fur