The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-08-07

mcsl perfect rrsrees tahis memory with
fsui single feeling Of nntindness shiiinK
"a nv bsrs1i. Peses 10 his sshes! and
may heat lhis nomens Ne Enjoying tllose
blessings in another and keller world,
which We are III sesirsus. soonrr Or I4srr,
10 sitsini ~ ia t'fia ga
Bui with rsprct 70 me mode ef getting
over lhe difheuIiy Ia frysrd 10 New Mesi-
co. tle plan wss thss New Msxico shouii
come is o. q Sisse. % seon - che had
fovmrd State. sdcpkd her constitution.
and presented Il here. Nov. Mr. Presi-
dent. the Senaios from New henry. Who
sits near me. Mr. Dsylon.y argued in This
way; lyon AZ lhe eosnmitse have given
ihs people Of Nsw Mexico The power nf
legislsiioa-she power 10 elect ihcIr leeis-
Isiors-lhe power u psss such Isws %
may be bsss adapted 10 their condition;
and where 10 she difference betwern the
powers with which they are 20 invested.
and rseeiving New Mexico - . member
Of the Union. represented in both branches
Of Congress r. Why. Mr.. President,
there 10 Ill the difference IN .h@ world.
There 10 scarcely any people 30 low in
The sisge Of civilization. eren the EsQui-
msux. The lndisns on any portion Of our
continent, that they may no, comprehend
and bs able 10 adopt laws suitable 10 their
own eondision-fsw. simple. clear. and
well understood; Tor in their uncivilizcd
STATE Il y not necessary 10 them 10 haze
eumbrous code OF laws. But il 10 wide-
ly diaerept thing WHISTLER the people Of
New Mexico may mol Be capsule of psss-
ing laws adapted 10 their own unrips and
yet hall.civIiixed condition. speak mt
Of lhs Assericsn portion OF The population
there. but Of lhe Indians, the Pueblo ln-
dians. and some OF The half -bloods. ii 10
very different thing whether they may
mol be capable OF ensc,ing laws suited 70
their own condition. or whether they may
have two Senator, on This floor and mem-
bers in The other House. 10 survey the vas,
and complics,ed foreign snd domestic in
terss.s oi This grea, republic, aud legislsie,
mol ior themselves only. but for us and
our present generation. "a
/ For one. cir, must say should be u,.
terly unwilling 10 receive New Mexico
- Stale in her pIesen. immature condi.
lion. Aeensus will be shortly taken, and
we shall then know the exact condition Of
her PopuIasion. u ] am not greatly do.
+ ceised IN my opinion. il will turn out ,ha,
there are no, perhaps ole ,housand Amer.
can cillzens within The limits Of New
Mexice, and perhaps no, above 5000 OF
10000 Of Mexicsns and mixed breeds,
exclusive of Pueblo and other Indians,
and they certainly not in . condition 10
comprehend tho duties and attend 10 the
rights and obligations which belong to the
cxerclse Of the government Of the people
, Of the United SlslOs. IL will luTn ouI,
am quite sure, when the returns Of the
+ census are made, that there 70 no stated
population in New Mexico, such as would
justly us IN receiving her into The Union.
aud in giving seats TO be occupied by
members iroR that Sla.e--msy mol cay
ili--in This suguss assembly.
! Now, cir. New Mexico herself was
conscious oI her own imperlec. condition.
New Mexiro was desirous Of . Terrlo-
rial government. Ifshe has been pushed
upDn the proposal Of a government OF
different character, TO which her popula.
zion and her condition did mol adap, her.
il has only been in consequence of her
extreme necessity. pressing her TO dispair
upon hsr part oi-Ob.ainlns any Territorial
government f nlata
Thus. then. Mr.. President. we oil agree
about the necessity Of q Territorial 20.
vsrnmen,. without the WilmoI provlso.
We all agree about the necessity Of IN
adjustment Of the Texas bpundary-a
boundary out Of which isay there is ilnmi-
nent aanger of springing--if the question
be no. adjusted during the presen, res.
sion of Congress--one, il not two civil
wars--the cisil war between the people
Of New Mexico, in resistance 10 the au-
ihoriiy OF Texas, to which they are utter.
ly sverse, aud The civil war lighted up on
,hs Upper Rio Gfande. which may, in
time, extend itself 10 the Potomac. ALI,
therefore. must sgree-all have fel.--ese-
~ Senator who iiss expressed hw opin.
ion upon this subjec, during the progre
Of this debate has ayowed his conviction
Of. the necessity Of an adjustment
compromise, settlement Of this bounda.
ry. 8
] |, has been objected against the mes urs
, that /, 10 compromises. Il has been said
.hs, il is . compronise Of principle. Or
. Of . principle. Mr.. President. what Is
. COMPROMISE Ills q workof mutual con-
. cesslon--an agreement in which there are
} reciprocal s,ipulslions--a work ia which,
{ for the sake Of peace aud concord, one
} parry abs.es his extreme demands in con.
ssdsrs,ioa Of sn sbassmen, of extreme de-
} msnds BY shs Other parry; i. il measure
! OF mutual coucsssion-a msasurs cf mu-
tuai sscri6cs. Undoubtedly. Mr.. Presi.
dent, IN atl such msasuvs Of compromise
one party would be very glad 70 GET what
he wants. aud reject what be does not de-