Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-09-06
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The Texas Boundary Bill was defeated, on
Wednesday, as the Telegraph has informed our
readers, by the strong vote of eighty to one hun
bred and twenty-sx in the House of Representa-
tives though Mr.. Boyd retained its vitality by
moving a reconsideration.
The question now is, what is to be tried
next Will Congress do nothing to settle the
and Lit. Gov Alvarez to 60 on threatening each 9th
er.with the sword, and permit Texas quietly to pre-
pare her expedition of rangers for the purpose of
reducing both to subsection? The country looks
on in amazement, and with no small degree of
displeasure, at the inability of its lawgivers. in
nine long months, to terminate a controversy
which any two honest justices of the peace could
adjust satisfactorily in single day. 1t must be
recollected, however, that large majority of the
Representatives are from the North and that the
Southern members could not ofthemseves, ifthey
were all to combine, carry any measure what
ever; whilst it is unhappily the case that South
ern men are utterly unable to agree upon any one
policy. 1t is not wonderful, therefore, that Con-
gress should be paralysed.
With regard to this boundary bill we must con-
fess that we have not felt half the interest in its
success, which we should have felt, had we not
seen the game of the Texas Senators, at the crisis
of the Compromise bill. They then disclosed the
fact, that their sole object was to get for their
State as much money for as little territory as pos
sibe, regardless of the interests of the Southern
States in general. They tinessed, however, some
what too rashly, and sacrificed the whole measure,
when they doubtless would have been heartily
glad to see it adopted. Mr.. Pearce, of Maryland,
smarting with the consciousness of being prnci-
pally responsible for its failure, endeavoured to
make some amends, by bringing forward this Sc
parate bill for the settlement of the Texas boun-
Diary. The Texas Senators voted for it, thus
showing that they did not mean to lose second
opportunity of clutchng ten millions of dollars
Nevertheless, as this sum included the debt of
Texas, which the United States Government was
justly bound to redeem, and did not greatly exceed
it, we should have been glad to see the measure
adopted Now that it has failed, the next alterna-
tive presented to Congress seems to be, simply to
acknowledge the claim of Texas, and offer her
not dollar. We believe that most Southern men
hold the opinion that the termination of the war
BIS ssared IT, Federal government
s & sssss lsnnos assert the old
g New Mexico which
Isl Ii her the war
lS,sofasscsu: .isis Judgment, the most
reasonable view of sa sublect though we ac-
knowledge that much may be forciby said on the
other side Of the question. Now most the North
ern Democrats are committed to the position OF
Mr. Folks administration that "the Rio Grande
from its mouth to its source" became by the act
of annexation, the true boundary of Texas. If
they are consistent they cannot deny that it is the
true boundary now. Some Northern Wings, too,
we should Think would yield to the force OF the
argument, that although the Texas title was utter
" unsound before the war, yet the acquisition OF
more territory than she claimed makes the United
States incompetent to assert title against her,
Bv general union of Southern members, then,
with the aid of consistent Northern Democrats
and reasonable Northern Wings, there is little
doubt that bill, or resolution, placing the whole
disputed region under the jurisdiction of Texas
could be passed. One of the most satisfactory in
cidents of such measure, would be the sore dis
appointment it would give to Texas for, as one OF
her journals rather too hastily declared upon hear
ing that the Senate had passed Mr.. Pearces bill'
"Pecuniarily the country Gin dispute) as Of no
,alu. 10 Teros politicazIv, of as lille :"