New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-19
New-nIexico and Texas.

NeWsmSGtCO
The Senate bill adjusting the Boundary
between New-Mexico and Texas will soon
epgross the attention Of the House, and We
hear that a strong effort will be made to de-
feat it ofl.hand, by combining against it the
more earnest Free Sellers and the more de-
termined Propagandists. We have little
faith that good results can flow from the CO.
alition of elements SO utterly antagonist and
irreconcilable. We doubt the practicability
of defeating the bill in this manner; we
doubt its wisdom and bene6cence. In our
view the proper antagonist to aorong set
Element of that Boundary is right one, in
stead Of no settlement at all. If half the
exertion that is being made to defeat the
Senate bill were devoted to amending and
perfecting it. we think that might be car
ried; but the effort to defeat it will very
probably result in passing it with all its
sins upon its head. The Country sighs for
internal peace, and will regard with diSfAvOr
any course of policy which looks to the fur
tber exposure of New-Mexico to the trials
and chances of a Pro-Slavery invasion from
I Texas.
The following suggestions of CORE
spondent seem to US timely and fOrcible:
BOUNDARY OF TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO.
In fixing the dividing lines Of all the States which
have been added to the Union SIEGE we became an
independent nation, it is evident that leadng OBJ
iect has been to arrange them in such manner
that each State should consist Of contiguous Terri
tory ana lie as much as possible In regular ana
compact form And, 10 consideration OF this cir
cunstance 1t is certainly matter OF great surprise
thst the genate Of the United States should fix up
on line between Texas and NewMexieo so very
awkward and inconvenicnt and also 90 very un
slightly when marked on maps:
n matter of right and justice, line nearly like
that proposed by Mr.. Benton would be the proper
one-be ginning on the Rio GrAnde at the hundred
ard second meridian, following that meridian north
10 the Colorado River, and Themes straight north
east course to the Red River at the hundredth me
ridian. -
The next best would be a line nearly like that
described in the Constitution OF New Mexico, ran.
ming cant from the Rio Grande, near the thlttysec-
ond parallel of latitude, to the hundred and second
meridian, and thence northeast to the crossing OF
Red River by the hundredth meridian
Ard NEXT 10 these a line like that IN the late
Comnrorise bill, running straight from point on
the Rio Grsnde near El Paso to the aforesaid crom-
inc of Red River by the hundreth meridian The
sst would be the shortest and the most direct that
conld possibly be established, and in these re-
spects, il would be preferable.
T;,ber Of these lines would leave both portions
NJ Territory in q compact aud shapely form, ana IN
the event Of their being divided as Texas Prooaoy
viii he. the division could be very conveniently
made but If that long portion oil land ylnS north OF
IA river according TO the line in the Senate BILL
sbonld be attached 10 Texas, both Texas and New
sIo~ico will be very unshapely, and the lnhaolt
80 ~ these long portions will be at an inconyen
snt di,t,pce from the central part OF the BODY OF
their respective States and in the division OF
Texas can not see any way with suen line "
cannot believe that Texas desires any such
awkward appendsge. am sure If were cit,
ZEN III Texas and had the control OF her affairs,
would not have it any rate, for fully agree with
Mr.. CLAW. that il Texas should have mucn OF that
Northern and Western Territory which sne claims
II voud probably be the means OF A6ohshing ola-
80 THROUGHOUT her entire limits, because that
resion will undoubtedly be seated by non Save
bo1dsT,' who will exert powerful lohuence
against Slavery 81, ..i,o - ..+.b,i.binp this
very Objectionable line has been passed oy tne
Senate 1t is yet subject for consloeraton ~ suo
Gnn.c md i avery much to be desired and hop
"a ,hst II will there be 90 altered as 70 eSaous1
tbs best line. If neither the first nor the secona
Tns Se,cTibed in this article can be estabIshed
c l,s thnk III. third one that Of the Oompro
mise bill, can be- especially as the senate G ,bs
sdonted il in the bill just passed ana tnlnKsne
.,it noe that line for the now in the bill the
s ann'ss ' you'd readily concur At all events,
oeHtse ts,,ar can be Zone, let that parto the loe
no.bas SS bill east Of the hundred and third
e1Ssn' be Sxed on that parallel Oiatt1a de- w bnn
;rttrsects Red River at the crossing o. ane ; n
dredth meridiso, OrIet it be the REQ NV, s,st~
.nJ inch branch or branches as run nearest easE
sno ,Ion in the House members enough VINO