The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-01-30


Il Of IiIa b6rndnfi assJ nod in iliis Ditl 10
i ibe ferrltogiat gosc rnf1cnis and new
State ms above designated ssl
!. Cal ifortfa ~. a II that m n OF Calf
fofnia beginning d Tho Intersection Off
42nd degree Of North latitude will, The
shore of,l,e Pacific Ocean; thence due
East with the sald purallcl Of latitude 10
the ll6,h dcgreesof West longitude; until
it shall strike the boundary line establish.
cd between the United States md Mexico,
by the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidulgo;
\ thence by and witt, tho snid boundary line
TO the shore Of the Pacific Ocean; thence
Northerly by aud with The said shore 10
| she place Of beginning, extending one
marine league inlo Tho sen from the Sou.
ihern 10 The Northern boundary aforesaid
and including all the hurbors, bays and
islands adjacent TO the said shore, shall
form separate Territory, 10 be known
and called the Tertiary Of California,
provided that nothing in this act shall be
construed to inhibit the Government OF
the United States from dividing said Ter
ritory in;o two or more Territories in
such manner and at such times as Con
gress shall deem convenient nnd proper;
or from attaching my portion Of said
Territory 10 any other State or Territory
of the United States"
2. Dcserct.-"Allt that par, Of Califor-
MIA beginning ui the point on the 12d de-.
gree Of North latitude, or the Northern
boundary OF California, where il is inter
secird 10y tic 10th degree ofwcst long;-
tndc; thence due Easl, with The said
Northern boundary Of California, until il
shall strikethe Northern poin, oflhe Eas
tern boundary of California, MS il has
heretofore existed; thence South, by and
with the said Eastern boundary line, un-
I'll II shall arrive ut the Northern poin, Of
the Western boundary line Of New Mexi-
CO; thence Souiiiwnrdly, by and with The
said Western boundary line Of New Mcxi-
co, until ishall strike the boundary line
established between the United States and
Mexico, by The treaty Of Guadaloupe
tiidago; thence Wes,wardly, by and with
The said last mentioned boundary line, 10
its intersection with the ll6th degree Of
West longitude, to the point Of beginning.
shall form n separate Territory, TO be
known md called the '.Tcrritory of
Descrci,' with the same provision ,ha,
nothing in the act shall l,c construed 10 in
hibit the United States from dividing the
Territory into two or more Territories,
or from attaching any portion Of said
Territory 10 any other State or Territory
Of the United States.
5. Ner Mrrico.-"Allt II tha, par, Of the
Territory of,he United States called New
Mexico, acquired by the treaty Of Guad,
alnupc llidalgn, no, included within thc
boundaries Of the State Of Texas, MS laid
down in The nct Of the Republic Of Texas,
shall bn organized and constitute a tenn
pornry government. by the name Of the
Territory Of Ncm Mcrico," with tho same
| provisions as ~ the other acts. reservinr
10 the United States the righ, Of dividing
said Territories into two or more Terrific
rics, &c.
d. Stale If Jncinio. o.-"Tha, ,ic said
State OF Jncinn shall consist Of al ii,c tc,-
ritory embraced in the following Iounda.
r;cs, beginning at the mouth Of the Bra.
SOS River, and in the middle thereof md
running by and with the bo,ID'lnrv linc
of the State Of Texas, rs lnid down in an
Act OF the Republic of Texas. entitled on
| Act tn define the boundaries OF The Re-
public Of Texas" passed in tic year 1896.
thence by and with the said boundary
line 10 the poin, Of lis int rscc,ion with
the Western goundnry Of The State Of Ar.
kansas, thence south by and with ,hr
western boundary 10 The northern pnin, Of
tho western boundary Of the State Of
| Louisiana; thence South by and with The
Western boundary Of Louisiana, 10 the
mouth Of the Sabine river; thence by
and with the shore Of The Gulf Of .Mcxi-
CO TO the place Of the beginning, u, The
middle Of the Brn2os River, including
any island adja ;cn, and opposite to that
par, of the coas,'bconging 10 this Sta,c."
Such are the boundaries rs describcd
Mr.. Foote's bill The resolutions Of Gen
cral Houston, with The bills of M ssrs.
Benton and Foolc, have opened tie debate
on the boundaries Of Texas, and on tn.
formation of Territorial Governments,
that sugges, variety Of reflections, hut
which we must reserve for another occa-
sion. Our purpose now is 10 put our
readers in possession Of the leading pro.
visions oi the several measures for adjust
ing these questions, now before the Senate
Of the United Sin,cs.
OUTRAGEOUS CoNpucr JUsrLY PUNISH
Ep.-Thc recently appointed Consul ut Val
poraso Col. w. Potter, on his arrival Sc
cured rooms at French Hotel of that city and
left his wife and child in possession ,hereo!
, ness During his absence the Honorable II
). Sullivan relative of Lord PaImcrston, and
the British charge d Affairs at the Char
government entered those assigned 10 Col. Pot.
ter and forciby elected his lady and child af.