The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-13

Mr.. SHIELDS. Mr.. Presidents regret TO SAN that
ness Ia conversation with he has authorized me 70
say that was his intention 10 withdraw this amendment
However, as 1t now stands. cannot Withdraw il My
colleague 10 not here al this me but satisfied that
he is OF the opinion, as am, that II will not be well
10 attempt 70 divide The Indian country which lies be-
tween the Rio Gande and the Red river, Any man
who knows anything Of the situation Of that country
will, think consider that i impracticabe TO attempt
to draw line along any dividing ridge that there may be
yey into The one and he other Of these two y great y
Mr., CLEMENS. That not the amendment under
Mr. SHIELDS | mentioned this because my col.
league was not in his seat l5.s #
Mr. DOWNS Iwould mention to the honorable sen.
ator from Illinois, that the difficulty he has suggested is
very easily obyiaed BY simply saying that we run from
certain point on the Rio. Grande 10 certain point on
the Red river Twill therefore move an amendment 10
the amendment 10 that eisc--that the line shall run
from the southern POINT Of the Deseet 10 the point
on Red river, mentioned in III q bill
The VICE PRESIDENT. The senator will reduce his
Mr. DOWNS. It's an amendment TO the amendment
now offered move TO strike out all that relates TO the
dividing ridge between the waters Of the Rio Gnnde, and
Mr.. CLAY. desire to see adopted substantially the
proposi.on for the REIMBURSEMENT Of the title OF Texas
to the United States which the committee proposesnot
Of course attaching high Importance 10 the precise terms OF
the committee however. But II gentlemen will be con.
tented with the bill as stands al present. would draw
up separate section 70 this Understanding the assent
OF Texas providing she does assent to this relinqush
ment OF her tlehat the country ceded to us by Texas
should be divided in this way Beginning the point
themes 10 the Red liver and thence to the foryseconi
degree of north latitude; aad that all east Of that line
which, according to the maps have consulted. would
posed TO be cede by Texasshoud be preserved 81 the
United States, TO be applied 10 the extension enlarge
ment OF the Indian country repeat in order thatl may
not be misunderstood that in order that the bill may be
acceptable to gentlemen on the other side would pro-
pose separate section, limiting and circumscrbng the
boundaries Of New Mexico TO what rs understood to have
been the established ancient boundary reservng all east
OF that Tor the enlargement Of the Indian countrya
this 10 depend apon the contingency Of the acceptance oil
with he ii s w an any po
posed alteration Of the line.l-g
Mr.. BERRlEN asked for the reading Of the amend
meDt as PROPOSED to be amended, and il was read
MIR. KING / win explain. in few words, The effect
OF the amendment proposed by the senator from Illinois,
II amended ~ the proposition of the senator from Lou
siana Ii viii be TO fix the northern boundary Of Texas
al the southern extremity of the desert known the
Journey OF the Dead, and run from that point the Rio
sands sasaSwaIay z the point Designated " the bill
comntee and that now proposed TO be established is
this The COMMITTEES propose start from the Rio Grande
ment TO leave that river forty miles higher up, both ter
minating at the same point Iwoud not consider this
matter OF very great importance were i not that the line
south Of the desert. This am DESTROYS to avoid II
would be unjust to these people to force them to the
desert which must be the case il you cut them Of from
Texas stated the other day, and repeat Il, the Com
mitiee Of Thirteen, as understood agreed to fix the line
further north il should become apparent that 70 leave
would not include all the inhabitants south Of the desert
and trust they and the Senate will agree to the
proposed a pn s and make i certain TAI
to strike out the first section
Mr.. DOWNS said it was not.
Mr. BERREN Was not The amendment OF the
ator from Illinois TO strike out and insert! beg that
the amendment NAV he distinctly stated.
The VICE PRESIDENT stated that the motion of the
senator from Illinois was to strike out the first paragraph
OF the 39ih section and insert what had been read
Mr. BERRIEN. Will the Chair state what is included
in the term .'ihe first paragraph r .
The VICE PRESIDENT. The sih to the 10th line
ncusve, [being the proposition oil the Committee OF
Thirteen Tor the northern boundary OF Texasl
Mr. BERRIEN. beg leave 10 ask the attention OF
Ii il be proposed strike this paragraph aud TO sub
stue merely the remaining amendment proposed by the
senator from Illinois, which will be left il the amend
nent Of the senator from Louisiana prevails the bound
Mr.. DOWNS. We will make ii perfect BY striking out
the supernuous words.
Mr.. BERRIEN. will wait the operation OF the sen
ator's amendment sssss
The question being then taken on the amendment pro-
posed BY M Downs, il was agreed TO-
MIR. DOWNS now moved that the amendment after
the starting point, read as follows:
And thence easiwardy TO point where the hundpsdtl
degree longitude Red rive,heipgihe south
and Mexico. and the angle line OF the territory
set apart for the Indians by the United States.
Mr.. DAVIS, oil Mississippi, thought the amendment
would be deficient lie did not believe the line would
ever strike the Red tyer, and he hoped the gentleman
would modify il, so that il would mean something.
MIR. CLAY. thnk there 10 sort OF difficulty, il
the Senate choose adopt the amendment IL is 10
from point twenty mhes in straight line from FL Psso,
about sixty miles, being the southern extremity OF the
Journey of the Dead Whether sou run from one point
the other you 10 in course due east east
wardy, to strike the souihwe angle, being the
hundedh degree of Longitude in the Indian terrific
ry
Whilst up beg leave simply TO say that assuming,
believe 10 be the fact, FL Paso TO be OF the south
em boundaries OF New Mexico, the difference between
the report OF the committee and the proposed amendment
is simply ths The committee proposed TO run from a
point twenty miles to the same termination which the
amendment proposes-the southwest angle II would
form triangle, embracing very large extent OF
that 10 say about sixty miles from the FL Paso, and
to to the same terminus easiward and the differ
ence between the two propositions is, you take less OF
New Mexico, and assign 10 Texas by the report OF the
committee, and more by the amendment proposed--ex
tending from the angle twenty 10 sixty miles, making a
difference OF forty miles .tlt5.f5s fsssta. n .s
Mr.. RUSK. We get into great deal OF confusion here
by applying the term FL Paso the town Of FL Paso
del Norte. III Paso simply or pass--l-
orally translated is pass where they cross byand is
applied to a mountain river. The place I'll Paso
del Noe town. which takes its name from the Cross
ing al that place.
great deal has been said about The southern boundary
OF New Mexico. II is matter OF uncertainty where
that boundary was | have always understood that il
was this Journey of the Dead and in looking over
certain documents containing the action OF the Mexican
Congress- for the purpose OF ascefianing 1t, ind de-
scription OF the mines OF New Mexico dated 7g3 by the