Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-06-29
New NTexfeo-Tmportant.

The wisdom of the policy recommended by
Gen. Taylor in his California message becomes
more and more apparent with every new de-
velopement at Washington, in the new state
knocking for admission, and in New Mexico
The progress of the unsettled boundary ques-
ton between Texas and New Mexico, and at
the attempt Of Texas 10 grasp the territory Of
the latter and establish the laws of slavery
over free soil, had excited no little apprehen-
sion on the part Of many that the plan of the
President favored the claim of Texas The
organs of the free democracy have, rs in the
case of California, been clamorous in their
abuse Of the administration and the executive,
and with no better cause of complaint. Mr..
Giddings has spared no opportunity to preju-
dice the people of this district on the subject,
and even left his seat and came home at eight
dollars per day, to sound the alarm that New
Mexico was in danger from the order which
he declared Gen. Taylor had issued to extend
slavery over that free territory! He has since
frequently repeated it by letters through his
organs in this quarter, and no doubt fancies
that the crisis he regularly gets up every two
years is now impendingi
This time the game won't work. Facts
have too soon dispelled representations
New Mexico has taken the necessary steps to
form state government The Texan com
missioner has returned home, the military au-
thorities at Santa Fe have stopped their ope-
rations. The Texan Civilian publishes the
proclamation by Col. Munro, the military gov
ernor of New Mexico directing the election of
delegates to a convention to form state gov
ernment, and the convention was to be held
at Santa Fe on the 18th of May. II prob
able, then, that New Mexico viii present her
free constitution and ask for admission into
the Union, long before the members Of the
Ohio convention end the discussion of reforms
thought to be necessary in our own Magma
Chartal
Major Neighbors had returned to Austin
after Intellectual efforts to organize the country
of Santa Fe, in consequence ofopposition from
the military authorities stationed there.
But further, we now have message from
the President to Congress in regard to the
Texan boundary, and if that "wound" is not
healed it will not be his fault He settles the
matter of Mr.. Neighbors' mission and labors,
By saying that the territories belonged to the
United States, and that it s-for Congress to
resist the claim of Texas by adjusting the
boundary. We copy from the Senate report
of the 18th: TCleve Her.
A message was received from the Presi-
dent of the United States in reply to a resolu-
ton of the senate of the Ith inst, enquiring
whether any orders had been issued to any
military officer at Santa Fe, to hold possession
against the authority of Fexas, or in any way
to embarrass the exercise of her jurisdiction
over that country, and to furnish the senate
with such copies of any correspondence on
the subject The President says, in reply to
that resolution:
" l state that no such orders have been
given. herewith present to the senate COP
les of all the correspondence referred to in the
resolution; ali the other orders relating 70 the
subject matter of the resolution have been
heretofore communicated to the senate. have
already in former message, referred to the
fact that the boundary between Texas and
New Mexico is disputed. have now to state
that information has been received recently,
that certain Robert S.Neighbors styling him
self commissioner of the state of Texas, has or
ganized counties in that district under the
authority of Texas. While I have no power
to decide the question of boundary, and no
desire TO interfere with it as question of title,
l have to observe that the possession of the
territory into which it appears that Mr. Neigh
bors has thus gone, was actually acquired by
the United States from Mexico, and has since
been held by the United States, and in my
opinion ought so to remain until the question
of boundary shall have been adjusted BY some
competent authority. Meanwhile think there
is no reason for.seriously apprehending that
Texas vii practically. interfere with the pos
2. TAYLOR