Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03

achst way also would geographically first in looking
out commissioners whom would appoint and indivdu
ally next. would take bond from them, which would De
bond of fate to hold the title where the highest drop Of
water flows into the Rio Grande She must do 80. slr
Then what is the President to do The President must
go work geographically as have said, and then 60 70
work in order to find gentlemen who haseas tner Posuon
will require them havno sentiment at all on the subjects
whose minds piece Of blank paper with regard 70 IL
Sir will NOT this be pretty business for the President Of the
United States embark in will 1t not be pretty piece Oh
business for the employment OF the President OF the oea
States to appoint commissioners decide great question
and ascertain boundary when they have opinion at all
the subject for will not presume that the PRESIDENT Oh
the United States being the President OF the wnoe onon
will look for who have opinion on one sde OF
other See the results of the inequality, the ruinous nequa
of the measure proposed by the Senator from Maine On
the one sde men be who fixed lrevocab hxed
to certain line on the other side, the President SO iof
tunate find who have made up no opinion on he
subject, he will find men pretty nearly without MINDS, ao
without principles ALSO he succeeds in finding such men,
what then Why hse, the side, will be men whose
opinions are evocaby fixed for certain line or point and
here are others who have opinion about IT, sir are tnese
combaans equal Are the equal Is there iar play
between the two parties Does every principle OF human
action require that both parties should be equally tree from
opinion upon the subject Sir do we not confer principle
in these acts which utterly explodes the whole OF ana
makes every one who regards the President Of the United
States or regards justice and right revolt at the idea Of
putting this duty upon the President
Well sir suppose the matter goes step further, and the
President makes his nominations and they come nee what
we do Instantly go work to find out the opinions Of
these men we instantly go work to get satisfaction on TINS
point in order determine whether will vote for or against
these perssns. IT. after all the experience we have had
after finding that this great panacea to be thrown 70
the dogsaer finding that this great medicine which was 10
reconcile brethren is worth nothing, and we are going 70
throw it to the dogs-what sir, we to DO Are we 20
be harmonious here upon the confirmation OF these comms-
sioners Will the break precisely at the point
where it was will not that harmony which will prevail
this chamber when the subject Of the nomination OF these
be passed upon be the harmony Of
violent conflict for against the commissioners as
know suspect them be fixed the side or the otne
For sir shall have the bone of contention returned upon
We who to-day throw away all idea Of having 70 hx ne
boundary of Texas will have to recommenee the angry con-
enon over the appointment of commissioners whose names
are sent to as We are not after all have heard about
harmony and peace and after considering the panacea he
grand remedy prescribed and sent to us and after seeing the
prescription Of the thirteen doctors fall to suppose that we
shall be harmonious this subject No, sir this contest
will be in progress again when these nominations come In
and shall have just as hot and Just as heavy as
There are be commissioners We are going into tne
commission business Going to the commission ousi-
ness which, believe, what is generally resorted to by
when all other business falls and he has no capital Of
his to upon, and can therefore 90 nothng ese
That is what propose TO do having no capital 70 pro-
ceed will therefore 60 into the commission business
They are to agree with such commissioners may be aP
pointed under the Legislative authority OF the State OF
Texas will take good whom she appoints They are 70
agree upon line of boundary between the United states
and the said State of Texas commencing at the point where
the Red river is nerseced by the hundedh degree of west
longitude being the southwest angle OF the Indian territory,
and running to point the Rio Gande to be agreed upon
by said commissioners
Now we know at what point they start. It is from
certain point the Red river But from that point which
way are they to 60 There is compass, guide, no
single word inserted the bill by which their course to
be decided They may, if they please, go to the mouth Of
the river and cut off Texas if they agree upon IT. from any
~ / fhevD Dlease. tO
Of the river straight up, and may enable Texas to absorb
New Mexico swallow her up not merely the legs, but the
body, arms and head take her all in, as the boa constructor
swallows OK with not the horns left That 10 what
may be done. Now, gentlemen may have their different
modes Of action but will give authority for man
to do thing which believe myself have right to do,
and ought do. Sir there about twenty gentlemen
this floor who, not only with honor but with applause,
for this about twenty who believe that the
claim Of Texas is good the head of the river There
parcel ALSO say not how many who believe that the claim
Texas does not at least does not the
middle Of the river. How those gentlemen who have
q s 81 those have .sa
snso mon Of age, men Of gravity, looked to by the
country to legsates, to invest with power TO
do that which ourselves will do have shown by
action upon this clause that will do and have de-
cared upon this floor and again that will do
Sir, when the resolutions Of the 29h Of January pre-
sened on this foor there was very general agreement in
those resolutions that part Of New Mexico either
west OF the Rio Grande, was to be given to Texas But
having FIRST proposed give Texas 600 square miles, and
having failed in that point is proposed to invest
with power give the whole. Sir, perfectly mmaterial
to whether these shall give bond of fate that they
will not give the whole, perfectly immaeral whether had
fate itself to give security, will not give the power will
not admit they have the right to do it. will not admit by
giving the power to that they have the right up
the Rio Grande, and absorb the whole Of New Mexico
will do such thing. Yet those who for this amend
ment will in my opinion, vote an authority which gives
right these the head of the river if they please
See again. what they to agree upon They are .sto
agree upon the terms, conditions and considerations upon
which such line shall be established" Mr. President let
there be attempt here assmate this authority with that
Of settling fixed lines We know it to be ordinary thing
to fix line which is already fixed by authority which has
governing words by which to ascertain and apply
We know that is ordinary thingdone always done Of
necessity but such proposition this undertake say
without parallel in the annals of human legislation.
Here are commissioners who allowed take any point
they please between the head and the mouth Of the Rio
Grande, which twenty-five hundred miles in length
following its meanders nay, it is three thousand miles, fol-
lowing its meanders Il is river crossing fourteen parallels
of latitude and ten eleven Of longitude and any where in
that immense extent these commissioners allowed to fix
the line. There is guide landmark no word Of any
kind by which their discretion restricted but they have
unlimited discretion to line to any point within that
distance Of three thousand miles, undertake TO say that in
the history of human legislation there was case of
confeing such power here attempted be conferred
sedulouy avoiding placing any limit Of any kind upon that
discretion There is limit TO the which to
be taken, no limit consideration, limit the terms
And whist is this but u invest them with legislative powers
The powers which belong to ourselves and which have
not been able to exercise, SO far as relates to the Texas