The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-01


ement OF an Irish colony between The Nneces ana
rande and these oolonsts, when The revolution ia ~
as beg an may nave taken part with Texas and sent,
..sniayes 10 her consultations and 10 her egissh
AMI what OF all that DO not the facts | ha,s \"
dueed--facts admitted by the laws OF Texas show
that the country became depopulaied by the wu1
still stand My object IS TO show lhai Texas can "a
no title by conquest ana 10 lha eAtehi uink The sns
lnent is unansweraole aly-
But sir. will now pay my respects to an aIguus
often urged by one OF the Texan senators MIR Rusr
favor of the claim OF Texas ne seems 70 mink that
turnes map which attached TO the treaty Of Gusd
mpe Hidalgo settles the question IN favor Of Texas mn
treaty refers 10 that map IN the following terms;
The southern and western nt, Of New Mexico man
toned in this article laid down IN the map enlrp
SNAP OF tbs United Mexican States as organized and h
fined by al the Congress OF said republic Az
eonsue ted according 10 lba bts, anlhonies Revised
ron published New York, IN lS7 by J. Dsurne.n
This nap was referred TO as designating and uoiDs
out certain line or lines oil New Mexico before uss
toned in the article Not word rs said about the mb
OF Texas The boundaries o Texas were not The .u1
ect oil consideration. Now, When the map OF Dsuf,
is referred 10 for single purpose-to wit, in order
point out the southern and western limits OF New M,r
leo SO Tar only as these limits thereafter 10 be- NM
boundary Of The United States do mol see that cou
be used with propriety es ablish ony other question
boundary, be, ond the weight II ought to have from M
intelligence OF lis compiler and maker Certainly il CA
derive additional authority from The treaty, except
regard TO the matter Tor which The map was referred
The fact that this map attached 10 the treaty in ouu
10 show line OF boundary between the United States AM
Mexico does establish the bounds OF Texas any mon
than il establishes the limits 81 Durango or Arkansas
But take the map connexon with The lang uage Of h,
treaty, and in my judgment IL operates conciusiyeIy
against every position The senalor from Texas has herr
ioiore endeavored to establish by IT, The Treaty provides
that the future boundary between the Uue States and
Mexico shall run from The mouth oil tie Rio ande %
that river the point where II strikes Tue southern bound
airy OF New Mexico. The call Tor point IN The soulb,
ern boundary implies that portion OF such boundary lay
eastw ardly and wcstwardly of that point II New Mex
leo had cornered upon the RIO Grande the language oil
treaty should and no doubt would, have called for l
corner instead OF point IN The ine Bn The lac, being
clear that New Mexico crossed the Rio Grande by line
running very nearly east and west, and which line 81
plainly marked upon the map, the language Of the treaty
conforms to the fact, and calls for point the line
The inference which the senator IRON Texas wishes
draw from This map is, that no part OF New Mexico
the date of the treaty lay east OF the Rio Gande but that
il was all Texas at The time.
Mr. RUSK Will the honorable senator allow me 10 |
correct him tor moment
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Certainly,
Mr. RUSK. Has the honorable senator the 5h att i
Gle of the treaty OF Guadalupe hdalgo before him b
has and will read it, he will find that the line
Rio Grande till it strikes The southern boundary oil New
Mexico and thence it runs along the whole soulhel
boundary of New Mexico. And il the whole means only
half, II is not there.
know every word in the fifth article of the treaty, anil
with little patience viii read all that bears upon h.
question: and explain il. After arriving al The southern
boundary of New Mexico, as have stated, the language
whole southern boundary OF New Mexico (Which runs
north OF the called Paso to it, western termination
thence northward, along the western line OF New Mex
CO. until it intersecs the first branch OF the nver G
Sc Now, sir here is the language of the treaty WHICH
the senator calls Tor, and what does II pean! Wba
dea do the words "tbence westwardy along the Wbos
southern boundary OF New Mexico" convey No Other
than thai IRON the point where you s,rIae The southern
boundary going westwardiy, you TO along zoe
scioie and not part OF the southern boundary lying
mes OF the starting point The line from The weston
| termination, Lorthward, was only to gO part OF la
way--to the ella. and further but the line from b,
Rio Grande, "westwardy" was 10 so the whole Length
| of the southern boundary OF New Mexico on The wssl
side OF the river, 10 ts western ierrinslon" lnu
idea is well and forcbly expressed The negotiated
not thinking about the southern boundary OF Nr
Mexico OF the Rio Grandc The OF the seaaa
consists in this that when nego;iatoIs speak Of N
whole southern boundary lying "westwardly, OF vel
of the river, he constrnes their language 10 mean t
there par OF the southern boundary the eaad
the river. The conclusion is n0a se9utur from src
premises. have had much 10 do with running boul
aries, both in and out OF the courts OF the county,
Judge, lawyer, and surveyor; and II the language Of
treaty shall receive that construction which would
put upon H. were II applied TO the ordinary trasactoa
among men, j. seems 10 me that there cannot well I
difference OF opinion TO It's true import and meaning
But, Mr. President, does this map OF DistuInel y
down New Mexico situated altogether on the Trf
side of he Rio Grande? Not at all, sir.
Mr. RUSK, I'm his seat Yes, SIR.
| The PRESIDENT. Order order The speaker mus
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. Not al all The senator is y
terly mistaken The map lays down New Mexcoa
Santa Fe both sides OF the liver plainly as II pol
able Ia do II. II is done IN the Spanish language VI
| the west side of the riyer is printed "Nueyo Mepca
and the east side, 90 Santa Fe." Thus showing h
yond doubt that the maker OF the map intended TO q!
that the country named "New Mexico or Santa re- lhS
being the raDsaion) situated on both sides oil nf
river But this matter is also evident from The aci maj q
/ boundary OF New Mexico or Santa Fe is dotted and sa
down running eastwardly from the point where lDe
Grande nersects II, 10 the northwest corner OF leIs}
and then the line between "New Mexico or Santa ~
and Texas is plainly laid down. dotted and coloed una
1t reaches Red river and thence II Is extended down
and colored until II reaches the old boundary n
the United States al the point wberethe huDdredh ou
OF west longitude the river From the nonbsa
corner OF Texas, her original boundary PLAINLY -
down and colored, showing that II runs soulheas"n1
from the northwest 10 the head OF the Nueces
thence down the same, with its meanders, to The oauj
and upon the line thus designated is plainly pne1 u
words "original boundary OF Texas IN 1889 W
from the mouth oil the Rio Grande 10 us source there
colored line drawn, and upon II Is printed 'pounoA
claimed by the United States" The map beng vi
shed ia ls47, the midst OF the illustrates ne 81
diton OF things in respect to the boundary al the cav
ITS publication. IL shows what was Texas IN loSo
lore her revolution, and shows the claim pu' lols
by Mr. Polk alter he had involved the United Sae
war II the claim oil boundary, asserted by him,
the subsequent acquisition of the country by treaty. MAJ
il the property oil Texas, upon any ground OF trust Of
toppel let il be so have already endeavored to fslH]
the claim put forth on these grounds, and have pI
shown, think, that reasonable inference in isvG
the claim of Texas be drawn from the map oil VI
| turnel, as connected with the treaty,
II has been argued that the United States will be 4
grAced If now refuse to concede 10 Texas The oou0
airy OF the Rio Grande, because President Polk clans
thai the territory east OF that nver from its mouth 10
source, annexed TO the United States and as*f
that American blood had been shed on American gnanl
This position to rely for its support upon the ~.
men that IL is more honorable TO peseyere than TO ooO1
fpSs a nd cfrprf / kunt hat