The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-19


No intelligent person could have read the
Union of Saturday and yesterday without ar
irving at the painful conclusion that the ac-
cursed spirit of party is busily at work to delay,
for an indefinite period, the passage Of the bill
for the adjustment of the Texas boundary
measure of the highest importance and most
pressing necessity.
Hitherto" said the editor on Saturday, owe
have thought that the bill for the settlement Of the
Texas boundary should be first taken up Our opin-
ion was based the belief that there was great
and Immediate danger of hostities between Texas
and the United States troops in New Mexco-a be-
lief which is strengthened by recent information.
But we have been assured, by calm and sagacious
members of the House Of Representatives, that if
Mr.. PEARcE's Texas bill is taken up in the House
of Representatives before the Territorial bills, it
will not receive the support of some of those who
are satisfied with the line which ii proposes and
that il will consequently be defeated by decided
majority"
And why is not the bill, if taken up now, to
receive the support of ''some of those who are
satisfied with the line which it proposes?" The
editors opinion, heretofore entertained and eX
up and acted upon by the House of Represent
atives, was founded, he says, son the belief
that there was great and immediate danger u
h0siiities between Texas and the United States;
belief" he adds, (which is strengthened by
recent information The immediate passage
Of the bill being thus imperatively demanded
by great public exigency--the greatest that
can possibly arise in this repubic-the inaai-
1tent danger, namely, of ciUH rar-the reasons
which could induce any member of the House
of Representatives, who had no objections to
the provisions of the bill, to vote to postpone its
consideration until another bill of incidentally
less importance should be taken up, discussed,
nobody knows how long, and finally passed into
law-the reasons, we say, which could in
duce any member Of the House Of Representa-
tives to vote for the postponement Of the Texas
Boundary bill, under these circumstances, must
have been, it is to be presumed, inconceivably
exigent and overwhelmingly cogent in their
nature and character. They must have been
such reasons, moreover, as satisfied the editor
of the propriety of the delay, otherwise man
of his lofty patriotism and undaunted boldness
would, no doubt, in the strongest and most
whitening terms the English language affords,
have denounced the conduct of those members
who would thus trhe with the public peace,
and sport with the dangers of civil strife. What,
then, were those reasons2 The editor himself
shall state them:
sit seems" he continues, "that certain move
If a.. IF 10
aroused the suspicious of portion of the southern
members They believe, from certain develop
ments which have not been detailed to US, that Mr..
FILLMORE wishes to follow in the footsteps of his
predecessor, and avoid any action the Wilmot
proviso; that he has committed himself by his mes
sage 10 maintain, even at the point of the bayonet,
hepossesslon ofthe territory claimed by Texas; and
tina; he would be satisfied if the boundary question
was settled, and his administration relieved from
the dangers and responsibilities which must inev-
tsbly grow out OF that difficulty and his ILL advised
message, unless definite line is speedily agreed
upon Many southern members are beginning
TO suspect that, when this obstacle ia removed
from before his administration, Mr.. FILLMORE
will fall back upon the policy recommended
by General TAYLOR. and bring all the influence
OF his office TO bear in favor Of the admission of
California, and the nom action policy with regard
10 Utah and New Mexico. Entertaining this be-
lief, the members 10 whom have alluded
unwilling TO adjust the Texas boundary without
somc stronger assurance than they have received
that the territorial question will be also adjusted.
= A. we have before said, We do not know what
movements have created the suspicious have
mentioned. aud OF course We do not know what
weight 20 attach 10 them. But the fact that those
suspicious DO exist, and that they are strong
= enough TO induce many southern members 10
vote against Mr.. PrAsoE's bill. is circumstance
worthy Of grave consideration in determining the
order in which the different measures should be
taken up in the House Of Representatives"
We ask the particular attention of the reader 10
the foregoing remarks Of the editor of the Union.
lie Acknowledges that he has heretofore been in
favor Of the House Of Representatives first taking
up and passing the bill for the adjustment of the
Texas boundary. because he bcliered "thore was
great and immediate danger Of hostilties be-
tween Texas and the United States troops in
New Mexco;" he Acknowledges that this be
lief has been strengthened by recent iniorma-
tom" and, strong in this belief. he yet regards
ms "a circumstance worthy Of grave considera-
ton in determining whether the bill for
avoriing that danger" and preventing those
"hostlitics" shall be at once taken up and
adjusted. the fact that suspicious are enter
tanned. (Which will be- acted upon by certain
members. no matter how il-founded.) that
President FILLMORE. after chs Administra
ton" shall be "rclieyed from the dangers and
responsibilities" growing cut Of the Texas diff
fculty, will fail 10 bring all the weight Of his
official influence 10 bear upon the House Of
Representatives, in the adjustment Of the Ter
ritorial question. In such a manner as shall be
satisfactory TO the gentlemen who entertain
these "suspicions." That is the gist Of the
whole matter The party manruyre is trans
parent, and very adroii maneuvre the authors
no doubt regard II. Could the President.
by possibility, persuade or coercc, by the eNer-
else Of Executive influence the great body Of
his Wing friends from the North To vote in
favor q such an adjustment Of the territorial
slavery question a. will be- satisfactory TO the
suspicious gentlemen; and were he 10 do 80, their