The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-12


men therefore proceed to verify il; and for that pur-
pose have RECOURSE 70 the highest authorities Humboldrs
Essy Niw Sc ptss JSGps o. h.
his tour with Doniphan's expedition begin with Hum
bodt, and quote him to show the boundaries OF New
Mexico on the east where that province bounded upon
Texas and CoahuIla Atpage 2S2 vol l, Paris edition
| OF the Essay, he says;
Jai ace los lites dc Coahuila Of dc Texas pres dc
San Saba eles que 10 al roavSes ndiquses dams les
specalcs dams les afchieves
g dressoes par des ngeneurs service du roi
IN kEsaLIsH. = have traced the limits Or csahua and
wards The sources Of the Rio Dc San Saba. such d Ihass
found them In the special maps preserved n the archives
hs e s Raa spa S'awn p Dy engineers in tho
That is what Humboldt says Of The eastern boundary
Of New Mexico and his map illustrates what he says
Norle At about twelve milss below shs mouth d the Pa
erco in west longitude l04 and in north latitude 29i and
branch Of the Rio Colorado Of Texas III Il @ north latitude
80 deg Is min and 10 west longitude lOi This is the
line he gives. rs found in the special maps drawn up by
served in the archives Of the viceroyaty in the ciy Of
Mexico Further than that he does not trace it but that
far enough for our purpose II enough to show that
New Mexico, under the Spanish government extended
as far east l0l degrees Of longitude covering the
whole course Of the Pnerco and entering what is now
the county Of Bexar Texas 50 much for Humboldt
journal Of his journey through New Mexico: % 4 ~
New Mexico ss be- between 30 deg 80 min and a deg Of
Is The nohsra nu poocs 81 III ksaao o
Spain II extends northwest into underlined boundary
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~ ~ sn FIX b,s = X - & breadth a e ~ mes bn
% bssd ns along RS Ss D % se
deg 70 the - deg 30 min. Of north latitude but In this
the capital, and the residence of the governor III Paso
the second city and is the residence Of the lieutenant
governor Il n the southern town OF the province,
Taos Is the most northern.
This is the journal Of Pike and his map corresponds
with il i shows the eastern boundary Of New Mexico,
leaving the Del Nore few miles below the mouth OF
the PGerco, in longitude l0l and bearing northeast to-
wards the San Saba This corresponds with Humboldt
and shows that IN naming io4 a. the eastern Longitude
point which it left the Rio del Nore called il that part
the Rio Grande His aphe breadth Of the province,
east on Louisanaa show that he carried the
boundary after leaving the Del Norte far northeast
as Humboldt had done This is the testimony Of Pike
then Lieutenant, afterwards general the army of
the United Staes-an energetic explorer rs well
brave officer, much addicted to geographical study He
had explored the headwa,ers q The Mississippi and the
gnous provinces 10 Chihuahua, and thence Texas
prisoner in the hands Of Spanish officers and improved
s e learn as sSshy and history q hs
earliest American account OF the internal provinces Of
New Spain
The map Of DR. Wislizenus, which now produce,
agrees with Humboldt and Pike, except in the correction
oil slight differences in longudes and attudes whichhs
accurate instruments enabled him TO make, and which
this map have marked red pencil line, the south
eastern boundary OF New Mexico existed under the
Spanish government and dotted red pencil line, the
new boundary as proposed by our Committee of Thir-
een. The difference between the two lines s, have
stated, about 10000 square miles and to that extent is
New Mexico 10 be affected by that proposed line.
To avoid all misconcephon, repeat what have al
ready declared that am no occupying myself with the
question Of title as may exist and be eventually deter
toning the power OF Congress establish any line
peases in that quarter for the State OF Texas with the
consent Of the State and any peases for the Ter
ritory Of New Mexico, without her consent am not
Occupying myself with the questions Of title or power,
bu with the question OF possession only-and how far
the possession of New Mexico is to be disturbed, il dis
uibed at all, by the committees line and the effect Of
that disturbance rousng the slavery question in that
quarter In that point Of view, the ac OF possession is
everything; for the possessor has right to what he
holds until the question OF title is decidedly law, in
question between individuals communities in a land
OF law and order-or by negotiation or arms be-
tween independent powers use the phrase, possession
by New Mexico but II is only for bIeyity and TO give
locality TO the term possession New Mexico possesses
no territory she Is Territory, and belongs 10 the Uni
the day OF the treaty Of peace and cesson between the
United States and the republic Of Mexico; and il is into
that posse sion that inquire, and up to which assert
that the United States have right 10 hold until the Ques
ton OF title is decided. And save inquiry or doubt
and 10 show that the committee totally mistaken
law IN assuming the consent OF Texas 10 be indspensa
BILE TO the settlement OF the title, say there three
ways TO settle 1.-THE first, and best by compact pro-
posed before Texas annexed and again by bill OF
this year; next BY suit IN the Supreme Court under
that clause in the constitution which extends the judicial
power OF the United States TO all controversies 10 which
The United States is party, and that other clause which
gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction Of all cases
% which State is parry the third way is for the
United States 10 give government TO New Mexico,
cordng to the territory she possessed when she was
ceded 10 the United States These the three ways 10
settle the quesiionone OF them totally dependant the
will OF Texas-one totally independent of her willard
one independent OF her will until she chooses TO go into
court As oanyihing that Texas or New Mexico may
do in taking renqushng possession, ii is all noon
shine. New Mexico is Territory OF the United States
She the property OF the United States and she cannot
dispose OF herself any part OF herself Texas
take her, or any part OF her She is to stand she did
tue day the United States acquired herr and 10 that point
all my examinations directed.
| proceed with the possession OF New Mexico, and
show that IL has been actual and continuous from the
conquest oil the country by Don Juan de Oae, in 1885,
TO the present time That ancient actual possession has
already been shown at the starting point OF the ineat
HI Paso del Norie. will snow il to be the same
throughout the continuation of the line across the Pue
and It's valley and al points on the left bank OF
the Del Nore below FL Paso And first OF the Puerco
nver II rises in the latitude o Santa Fe, and in its i'm
mediate neighborhood only ten miles from It. and running
sout falls into the lilo del Norte about three hundred
miles on straight line below III Paso, and has val
ley OF is own between the mountain range on the west
is parale and the high arid table land the east called
III Llano Esacado--the Staked Pain--w which divides u
from the headwaers OF the Red river the Colorado, the
Brasos, and other Texan streams ~ long river, ts
head being D ibe latitude OF Nashvlllets mouth de-
gree and half south Of New Orleans. II washes the
base OF the high table land, and receives afiuents
and has valley that side on the west II has avail