Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-22

States if the exchange is not agreed to by
Texas. It RENTS the title--sends it back-to
the United States it Texas does not accept !!
and. to give more emphatic meaning to this re-
mission, as a return to its former owner. the ex
pletive "back" is superadded--a redundancy of
phrase which could only be justified by the ex.
treme desire of saving the title OF the United
States if the committee cannot succeed IN CIV
ing it away.
The report of the committee, in explanation
nhd support of their bill fully accords with these
two clauses of the bill itself. 1t treats me line
thew propose as making a cession OF Onllen
States territory to Texas. and cnras'Ny ni
rne rIIe, II the cessioD is not accepted. mus
6 If this boundary be assented to by Texas,
she will be quoted 10 that extent in her title.-
And some may suppose that, in consideration Of
this concession by the United States, sne might,
without any other equivalent relinquish any
claim she has beyond the proposed boundary:
that is, any claim to any patt Of .Neto .Werico.-
But, under the influence of sentiment Of JUS
tice and great bernlity, the bill proposed to
Texas, for her REIMBURSEMENT of any slch
claim, large pecunlary equivalent"
And again:
sit cannot be anticipated that Texas will de
IGIl'c W W lDt5c Dul
if she should, it is TO be distinctly understood
that the title of the United States to any terrific.
ry acquired from .Nerico east of the Rio Grande,
will remain unimpaired and in the same con-
diton as if the proposal of adjustment now Of
fered had never been made"
Here are two distinct combinations of the
meaning expressed in the committees bill, and
shows that the import IF the words employed by
them was duly and cautiously considered. =
"Concesson" is the term they apply to it, which
is the equivalent of cession, which is itself G.
quiValent to the word grant. "Unlmpaired" is
to be the state of the United States title, if the
concession is not accepted by Texas and, as
an acquisition from Texas, the remaining part
of New Mexico is proposed to be held. The
words all imply cesson and acquisition ; and in
that, the bill and report are right. 1t is ces.
sion Of seventy thousand square miles of New
Mexico to Texas for nothing! with proposal tc
purchase the remaining part of New Mexico
from her at greater price The whole crown
ed by bungllng salvo to save our title "unm
paired" if Texas cannot be induced to accept
these fine terms-terms which give her bott
our land and our money. Thus, the report &C
cords with the bill, and susaius my proposition
Nv" PoCCCu W OINcT CNlucHCe.
Here is mapl the title, contents, date, ant
verifcation of which are vital to this inquiry. -
1t IS entitled. A MAP OF THE STATE OF Tex
AS, BY CoRDOvA; and it declares itself TO be
compiled from the records of the General Land
Offire of the State, and is dated in the spring o
1913, and processes to give every county, ever,
town, land district, river, and stream, in the
State; and Is verified by the signatures of the
Senators and Representative Of the State II
EConaress by The sire tsrrieFa
4 az and of Seore,ary Of State. 1t must be as
sumed to be all authentic map of the State
such as it was at the time of its compilation
spring of 1648-and will not be questioned BY
Texas, and is the sole evidence for which tht
United States will have occasion in maintaining
the possession of all New Mexico until thu
question of title shall be competently dispose
OF. 1t shows the possession of Texas as it stoo
at the time that the United States acquired Nev
Mexico. 1t is the map of possession-the ma
OF the State as possessed at that Identical mo
ment, vital to this question; it extends ilOu
the Sabine to 1929 of west longitude. An
here is a reduced map in the corner of the larg
one, embracing the country from the MssisslpE
river to the Pacific ocean, and showing tn
whole extent of the claim Of Texas. | wi
explain the reduced map first. Here 1t il
(holdng 1t up) The blue color represents tn
whole claim OF Texas, extending to the head c
the Del Norte, and thence to north latitude 42 :
. where 1t corners with Oregon and Californi,
having "Santa Fe county" written upon
near San Migue-the place where the Texa
expedition was taken prisoner in year l64l.-
The small red and yellow squares in the eas
/ ern part of this little map represent the coul
, ties, and districts, and the colonial land gran
} in Texas; and they show that the longitude
| l02 tine same which propose for the Hes
ern limit of Texas-was the utmost limit
which any land district cr occupied county the
: extended. Fannin land district extended pr
} ciseIy to that longitude, and is bounded by it,
Bexar county extended in that direction, b.
: without settler near it. This is what the lit
! map shows, the whole claim of Texas cove
= ing all New Mexico east Of The Del Norte-
t and her actual possession limited to the easte
side Of the longitude Of l027.
8 now recur to the large map, entitled A M
5 Of the State Of I'eraS; and first read the crit
, Gates of veriicaton which find on its face
= These are they;
WAsHINGToN CITY, August, 1848
l. We; uiluNiol9UCu, CtHtlDTS anu lCc
resentatves from the State of Texas, do herel
certify, that we have examined ]. De Cordovt
> map OF the State of Texas, compiled by r. CT
nzbraw, from the records of the General La
Otfiee of Texas, and have no hesitation in sa
: ing that no map could surpass this in accura
and hdellty, 1t has dclineated upon it eve
county IN the State, ito us, rivers and Strea
!, and we cordially recommend 1t to every pr
-, son who desires correct geographical khowled
/ of our State. To persons desrous of visit
Texas it will be invaluble."
), [Sgned: Thomas ]. Rusk, Saml. Housto
a David s. Kaufman, S. P pllsbury
= g 81 do hereby certify, that this map /
f. been compiled from the records of the Gene
= Land Office, by Robert Creuzbraw, and thai
4 is the mos. correct representation of'the ST.
v which have seen, or which has come within
T. knowledge. The meanders of the rivers are
correctly reprepresented being made from
= tual surveys"
y [Signed by Thomas w. Ward, at Austin, ]
g y 4, l948.
O 3. "The undersigned, Commissioners of :
>, General Land Office of the State of Texas !
g no hesitancy in declaring it as his firm conv
ton, that this map is a very correct ,enresnn
II ton OF the State, representing all returns nm
n date, having been coupled with great care fr
y the records of the General Land Office bv ,
: draughtsman Robert Creuzbraw.n
- LSigned George W. Smith, July a, 1913 !
e 4. " State of Texas: certify that Geo
h wa Ward was commissioner of the General la
n Office from the 9th day of January. 1871 70 ~,
J. goth day of March 1913 and also that Geor
is w. Smith is now and has been Commlsqioner
II aforesaid since the 20th day of March last
IS testimony whereof, have hereunto set NV bo
IS and affixed the seal of the State. at AnS;i,