Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-07-12

her debs. She must be content, therefore, to
satisfy us concerning ihe cardinal points in the
bargain, viz -
First, TIE reasonableness Of The drottni 20 be
pad
Secondly, Tie ralue ofhe cqtira1em zoe are
IN rccite
Thirdly, The TIE Of The render.
Fonrl,ly. Tire use to which the territory is
10 be ap, lied.
Firs'.-lIow much are we 10 pay The sum
is set down in blank and the blank kept open.
"The partchilIes keeps thickct here" A pi-
losophcr replied to a man who asked leave to
see what Ire carried under his cloak, g" carry
1t there tina, you may not see it,"
Well, we are obliged 10 assume that Tex1s
is TO be le'd more than her claim is WORTH be-
cause she will not trust to 2 distinct and irde-
pendent egoGation!-Tho pqyu'ent is ctnil-
ton of the admission Of California and TINS
we see California the desire of the nation, and
| the envy of the world reduced by the Senate of
the u. s. to the humiliation of cha ff.ring With
ney.changers and stock brokers continually
batting her offers with rcler rewards, to Oh.
tain her admission into the Union.
The extent and value of the acquisition are
equally unsatisfactory When the question is
on tire snn to be paid, Texas owns nearly all
view MEXICO oul "heh II comes on tHe doi
main tl be obtained, it turn out that we are to
ccde to Texas part OF that province TO save
the rest. Surely Il we ccncete 10 Texas the
admiration her representatives require, they
must admit that size knows how to win coin
admiration into gold.
The Title. 1t t,vand dispute that the ter.
rltory which Texas oii'rs. was from time i'm.
memorial, An integral part of New Mexico, and
! that not an acre Of it ever was in the possession
y, " ir"'' - 'qr'''y c'e'i ''I'' ."e Ch!'eo
","'rH' '''"''u ' IT III ''e P,Ssess'of' ~ meh'co'
a"' o"p"e'eu auu o'"S"' ~ a"u ho'a ny
r re' so.@u'',y eNec",'u' II Is as certain una.
eN'' ncN1' 'o't"e'eo ~ never o"ue"' III ana
mas p DO 1fea'y concession 10 snow lot II. :,
p"' rH"s '".'s,7 t',a' sue mas San an equitable
i"' o.e 's9r'leu' '',nN' III i0o"' Wy law
y" W. .e' -, .,I'u'r IoI"' ,ra' , "e' onu"uary shoud
". u,e 1.u p'la'',' nu f''e uec'a,'u her
D., ., ~ ,oo. t,,,o1 ""o" @ ~. .'eW mexico.
a,.ao,',o ,p',, . ,,.,a Wv se'i a''ei'ip,to 10
T ,''., w." p, =, ,1 zane .no 'he Uh'-
c'ra ,a', t,,' ma'''' ' S,i.u'e was mere
-, is'"" '.,' ''' '''e C'''tru states,
az 81 VI H'"N '.'"Nc ~ Iei"Seo 10 com'
,o 10 .'t C,a.n oI lrSas. oucse.
,m,y' ',,e O,,''u t a. ,I''r III StT war against
n,LS- 1o' n nE .,I," y, ieAn9' Out .or
NJ, NJ .; I ~ , "o'eP'eu
-i .o p',L n' nus iof
i,I;r r Itr r,i; ''.,' P"!'"s ,''tee"
,TL ~ W rI,;."I ."e !" 'a'ue:-
=, ~ TS 49, !, oo 't"i' o,,sa!o"
" ~ az f..uu ..' eI'Il'ly VI He" MeA'co'
.iN.S ,.'e '' '"s 'ne m ""'' co'''
u "' oI".,' " itAas IS as
,ri,o o,a;I "'e 'u'o' '"'es VI
~ oCC,'ie,.,;1 Ju', as s"oo ~
'"I O''''''. '. a. " ''e" 'iPA''o'
NOT Is me proposition m0r' satisfactory in
regard 10 me purpose 10 whch The territory iS
to be applied. am satisfied that the soil of
New Mexico IS Tree SOIL now, 6y the operation
OF untep'aled Mexican laws. know that it
wonId o. less safe IL inns ullI were passed. Tho
OIL "ou'd RAISE c'ond upon the question.
prefer ra!ner 10 leaVe New Mexico as 1t IL!
Ne" NeH'co mas no representative here
Every phase OF ms compromise exhibits dis
/ nenoerneht o her territory and yet she Is to
receive no equivalent. Texas has already n
vast DOMAIN OF surprising fertility. New Mex-
Z cols Icss expansive and, comparl'Ive'y sterile.
ihiS OIL, neverthe'esS, literally applies the
scripture lie that haih to hun shall br given;
ana n" tha' nam hot' from MN shall be taken
+ even tllat winch he hath' This perversion of
, rght proceeds upon the ground that either New
- Mexico has no certain title, or that she has no
po Iica, government to defend it.
o SIR, New MeXlc0 was a distinct colony OF
SPAN New Mexico was State in the repnb.
. lie OF Mexico, and afterwards was political
n territory IN that republic She was never less
,, than that. We i"nnd her in that condition and
cAa 'acter. one retalns ina, character now, only
i her allegiance Is transferred to the United
States while some OF the powers Of govern.
d men' suspended by conquest, remains in abey.
ance' one Is republic, according TO the def
. hn'l"n OF Cicero 'Republct res PPHl', ceretus
, m"E"ud'n'S J"T'S coHse"Sue ct WHHattS Commune
. MS SoHiatuS'
New Mexico has domain, population, resour.
q ces, and qnaified dominion, arts, customs, laws
+ and religion. S'e holds these physical and
- m IRA elements, Of state subordinate to the
United States but nevertheless, distinctly and
~ apart from all other communities. New Mexi-
=. CO. moreover has founded her institutions on
the principle OF tie common origin of man and
. the common government Of God and thus she
- possesses The first, last and chief element oi
y Democratic or Repblican States Impartial
- CI'll Liberty, that element which favofs the
creatl"n of wealth, without which a state must