Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-08-29
The Settlement with Texas.


The bill of Mr. Pearce TO settle the boundary Of
Texas, which has passed the Senate, gives to that
State l6, 200 square miles of Territory more than
the line proposed in the Omnibus bill. This is ex-
planned by Mr.. Pearcc thus:
The line which L propose gives to New Mexico
territory the PucrcO river, about the longitude OI
I03 1-2 deg, and that valleys
ceptbe of cultivation, according the testimony of the
Senator from Missouri, (lr. Benton) generally good
authority geography here. | desire TO make New
Mexico strongto give her these valleys which, though
vacant now, may be hedGp with population that viii
give her respectapity a State. That my hne VIII
accomplish and tic line OF the Senator rom Ohio Mr.
Ewing) does not.
'Nor is that all. The territory which propose TO
give to Texas north OF the Senator's line, territory
the headwaters of the Red river and the Canadian fork
oil the Arkansas river. These are not rivers oi New
Mexico; they run from, not towards II. But the Sena
does propose give that territory New Mex
co but to the Indians. apprehend that in the vast
of this country have enough for them all.
Besides, the Indians disappearing rapidly; they
dwindlng away, until, suppose at last, there will
remain red the face of this cOntnent-that
is the inevitable destiny of the We have seen Its
rapid progress far, and know cerainy that such
will continue be its progress. Bat be that may,
1t Is not with question whether we give Texas so
many acres square miles o land, more or less IN
view oI arrangement, or purchase, or bargain it Is
that. This line is satisfactory to Texas. The
land is thing part with very well.
1t will be loss Us, and 1t gratites her II 1t
assists in the passage of tins b IL well worth the
giving away; it is far better give it away for that
purpose than keep H. If it ten times more vau-
able than really is for any other purpose. For,
said by the Senator from Missouri, this Is not bill
to deal rights to determine titles: 1t IS
bill of compromises bill of peace-a bill TO reconcile
conflicting opinions bill to stop agitation Ii Is a
bill to extinguish discord-a bill 10 dscmbarrass
legislation which is incumbercd till scarcely get
along ala bill relieve the apprehensions OF the
peope-a bill to bind the Union together more firmly.
For bound together by cords strong, you will
know that aud tear, repeated abrasion
will last DESTROY them 1t cioquently said
in the other House that even the cable Is which the
man-owar rides anchor may be gnawed to pieces y
nilbling mouse. Ii the constant tension continues
the cord which binds Union together the time must
come when it will give way. The oitcner yOu repeat
the strain, the greater the probability OF severance
And, there great tension at THIS tlme We can
shut eyes the fact, that, whether right or
wrong, there is condition of feeling in Texas likely TO
bring direct collision between her citizens and the
troops Of the United States do not doubt the issue Of
a conflict of that sort do fear that the preponder
ance of the of the United States could not
whem Texas by herself but who would rot shudder at
such an issnel 1t is the conflict fear the issue OF
the battle 1t is those remote consequences OF the con-
fiict which be described Defined bat which
every knows must bring enormy OF evil IN time TO
come. That | fear. cannot calculate the value OF
the Unon of harmony and raterna attachment, and OF
that identity of interest which may lie broken up if
do not reconcile this matter 1t is with these feelings
and none other-I disdan calculations Of money and
land-it is the peace and harmony of the Unon with
which its future glory and good and the happiness oil
every part of it inseparaby united to which look
and which induce to appeal to the Senate TO pass
this bill, and to pass il speedily