Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-06-12
CONGRESS.

THE QUESTION BEFORE THE SENATE
The Senate on Friday took an importan
vote on the boundary of Texas. The bill
reported by the Committee of Thirteen fixed
the northern boundary Of Texas so as no
to include in i, New Mexico, and provided
for the REIMBURSEMENT by Texas Of any
claim TO the land north of the line desig-
mated in the bill, MIR. Clemens proposed an
amendment recognizing the right of Tex
as to all the territory claimed by her Con-
gress in 1886, and which claim included
a large part Of New Mexico. Mr.. Clemens
amendment was rejected by vote of II
yeas to 81 nays.
This vote of the Senate does not settle
the matter, as it may yet come up before
the Supreme Court, if Texas should not be
satisfied with the disposition that may ulti-
mattel be made Of it by Congress.
The question is one of much embarrass-
ment. On the one hand it is claimed that
Texas was admitted into the Union with
the boundary which she had fixed for her
self, and that this government did assert, as
agains. Mexico, the right of Texas to the
territory she claimed. On the other hand,
it is shown, that the portion Of Mexico,
which Texas claims, never was under the
government Of Texas, but remained under
that Of Mexico, till by the treaty Of peace
she gave up her right TO it to the United
States. Mr.. Webster is right when he pro-
poses TO settle the embarrassing question by
paying Texas for her claim, and thus avoid
all difficulty Patriot.
THE SLOW PROGRESS OF THE SLAVERY
ADJUSTMENT QUESTION IN CONGRESS may
not give much satisfaction to the country,
which is becoming, if we mistake not,
rather impatient than alarmed q. the post
ponegenRt of other important. bushes in
which important industrial interests are con-
cerned; yet we do not see how any thing
is left TO the public bat to wait with such
patience as may be summoned and made a.
valuable.
How far the substantial interests Of the
country are really connected with the ques-
lion Of California and the territories as it is
discussed in Congress; how far the exist
ence Of slavery or its non-exsence in
those regions has anything TO do essential
ly with the productive capabilities and re-
sources of this great country and with the
prosperous growth Of the Republic; how
far the natural laws Of climates, soil and
products have control over this subject, and
how far the interposilion Of legislation with
a view to regulate those laws, may be sau-
,ary-we, in the modesty of quiet obser-
vation, need not undertake to express any
pointed opinion. 1t is for Congress to act
and for the people 10 Judge.
The complication of difficulties which
surround and embarrass the territorial and
slavery question in Congress involves min
gled mass Of political and other interests,
not productive; conflict Of prejudices, o.
pinions and prepossessions, with ulleIior
purposes and views-all SO internixed, so
vague, so blended with sectional and fana.i-
cal ultrasm, that i! is difficult in the ex-
IRENE for caln inquirer to know wha. is
the present state of the matter or what is to
be the result or when any definite result.
may be expected. This state of things is
not altogether creditabe TO the national
good sense,-but we may hope that change
for the better will soon take place.-Bah
american.