Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-03

er, and especially with such proposition as this 70 4
Texas to referees No. sir when Il concluded to
up that seth section when It concluded to aban
every thing relating TO Texas when concluded to ID
out that whole section, and ogive up because could
carried then there ought have been separate pro
anoD, u any body wanted one, to make commission
Texas object to this connexion with Texas object
to the tying and fastening this dead body to the adm
sion Of California am for striking out the Texas sectid
but not for keeping Texas still tied on to California
Mr. PRESIDENT Il irregular to make supposition
what may happen elsewhere am suppose that the So
ste will do what s right I am to suppose also that
mouse WIZ do what is right and after having seen
Oh the session consumed here, first in getting the
measures all joined together next in getting them apart an
shsy aing to carry through this congomersted messur
Iii ~ 'ns IN body OF sixty men, what to suppc
- ne elect when this bill of thirty mine sections OF all
matter may be thrown into the House Of Represent
w S1' we must suppose that one Of two things will ha
tnat the bill will be laid upon the table instaate
,., s ~. ~ our SIX months labor will be thrown away
a. VIC Iouss WIN 90 70 work upon it, and work as long
proporton 70 their numbers, have done and then v
will find that the 4th Of March will come and thew viii n
DO yet at an end No sir it is dead The Texas seco
wncn mas Deen tne oone OF contention, to be given
py lis sirendsit Is to be struck Let il 60 and nohjn
come in its place, and California can liye -
Mr. BRADBURY. Mr.. President, az the remarks of n
honorable Senator from Missouri connected with his bic
reputation and his known accuracy, would be likely to leav
an erroneous impression upon the Senate and the country
and as that impression would be that had mistaken the boun
Diary adopted in the constitution of New Mexico desire ia
this matter may be put right at this time laid down th
proposition that the honorable Senator in his offer ebace
large amount Of territory for New Mexico which New Mex
co herself did claim in the limits prescribed in her cons
tuition. Now the honorable Senator in reply saws that
am mistaken, and that my argument falls to the ground o
want of facts to sustain it,
desire now to state positions and to ask th
honorable Senator if state them correctly OF not under
stand that the southern boundary Of New Mexico as en-
Daced IN her constitution, Ell Paso and runs
due east to the hundredh meridian Of longitude little
thafth Q0 - p. ~
The southern boundary Of New Mexico embraced in her
own constitution prescribed by herself in that instrument
Is but little south of the 32d degree of north latitude and
runs due east The honorable Senator this The
honorable Senator'S proposition made the Rio Grande the
boundary commencing at the l02d meridian Of longitude
II ne will refer to the map and have now befole me- he
VIII nd that comes down nearly to the 29h degree Of north
latitude
Mr. BENTON. To twenty y-nne degrees and half
Mr. BRADBURY. Very well. Then am not right in
this That the honorable Senator's proposition does embrace
all that territory which lies between the Rio Gande on the
west and the Tooth meridian the east and extending from
the Ssd degree Of north latitude down to the 2sh
near it on the south a
MI. BENTON nodded assent.
Mr.. BRADBURY. Then am right in this have the
Of the honorable Senator that his proposition goes about
three degrees further south than the people Of New Mexico
claim co. and embraces the territory included between
the Tooth meridian the one side and the Rio Grande on
the other He goes from 100 200 miles south Of the line the
people themselves ask for admitted that they run east fur
her than the Senator's proposition and into what under
stand to be the undspued territory Of Texas But my point
with the honorable Senator related the southern -to
what he called the legs of New Mexico-cut off by this BILL
and cut off, too, by New Mexico herself But will raise no
question. understand assented that correct in
he position that that portion Of country denomnated by the
Senator the legs and thghs Of New Mexico has been
most cruelty cut off by New Mexico herself That is the
point am not going into mathematical calculations with
The honorable Senator in regard to the square miles in the
Triangle we have referred to. This may be easily done if the
daoop otvoi ~v.~I-
boundary, as in this point out the territory the
map before me- The triangle is not half large the State
ot Missouri thought the remarks Of the honorable Senator
calculated to leave the impression that had studied
this matter carefully and had made great geographical mis-
take. Now appeal to the honorable Senator if was not
strictly right in my position, and if the portion Of territory
between 29o and 32o is embraced in his proposition,
which the constitution of New Mexico did embrace.
True the constitution Of Mexico goes further east but does
not go SO far south, and that the point made
The honorable Senator says that he embraced in his propo
.on other considerations !" as the liability which might
supposed attach the United States pay the debts
orable Senator will refer the BILL he will fnd think that
adopts nearly his language in reference to the considers
tons for which payment is proposed to Texas In my
leave to the commissioners 10 agree on the
conditions, terms and considerations" thus embracing the
very considerations which the honorable Senator urged
and which are also in the bill.
word to the proprety Of offering this amendment to
this BILL There other mode in which could arrest
that Of action which deemed detrimental to the in
teress Of the United Sates and ndecate towards Texas
than to make this propositions and thus prevent the course
proceeding that follow and which could not fail to he
to any final adjustment.
Mr.. BENTON. Mr.. President my proposition proposed
that the line of New Mexico should the lO2d meridian
Longitude The constitution of New Mexico proposes the
Tooth meridian. Thus there is difference between the two,
Of two degrees of longtude-about sxyve miles to each
Degree Then there three degrees Of latitude, at sixty
nine and half miles to the degee-gving two hundred and
ten miles Then ten is to be multiplied by sixty twice. and
then added together. Two hundred and ten multiplied by
sixty, the first tme gives 600 Multiply it second time,
and you have the same 600 Add the results
together and you have 200 square miles, which New
Mexico takes, and above what my bill proposes by
going further east and giving up the triangle at the mouth Of
The Rio Puerco.
The Senator from Maine to forget how he stated his
proposition His proposition, stated was that my bill
gave to New Mexico than she asked NY answer is
that did not give her much To be sure she gives up
the little triangle at the mouth of the Rio Puerco but she
goes across and takes gold three degrees of
latitude, and two of longitude, which did give her.
gave New Mexico than she asked She only asked
more than gave her, but apprehend, than she will
get in any form in which the question will be settled.
Now, to show the effect of the Senator'S amendmeat
propose to read the thirty third section of the bill
"SKc 49, .and be further enacted That the legislative
assembly Of the Territory of New Mexico shall hold its first
thereof shall appoint and direct and at said first session.
thereafter they shall deem expeden the gov
ernor and legislative assembly shall proceed locate and
establish the seat OF government for said Territory such
place they may deem egble which place. however, shall
thereafter be subject be changed by the said
legislative assembly And the of twenty thousand doll
lars out Of money the treasury otherwise appropra
ted 10 hereby appropriated and granted to said Territory of