Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-15
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
THE COMPROMISE BILL.

THE e COMPRO MlS Il ID Ill IL.
'TuuRspaY, JUNE IA, ls5O-Ie continuation.
The senste as in Committee of the Whole resumed the
consideration of the bill for ne admission of California
State into the Union establish Territorial Governments for
Utah and New Mexico and making proposals Texas for
ahe establishment OF her and rorhern boundaries
The pending motion that of Mr.. TuRsEr to skeout
the 3sh section Of the BILL viz which makes pro-
posals to Texas for the adjustment of her boundary
Mr. WEBSTER. wish to make few remarks upon
this question: considering very important one, under all
the aspects in which n presented This bill contains three
leading subec-ihe admission of California into the Union
the establishment OF Territorial Governments for New Mexico
and Utah; and the settlement OF the boundary line between
the United States New Mexico and the State of Texas
am favor of each and every Of these subjects, and
should be inclined vote for hem separately together
may the convenience the general udgmento the
Senate-my Judgment having been well known from
the beginning b that would be wiser to have proceeded
with California separate measure. Here IS now before
us bill providing for the three objects. That provision
which establishment of the boundary between
the territory of the United States and Texas now under i'm
mediate consideration and the section embracing thst part
Of the bill saow open amendment The motion now is
however, to strike out from the hill the whole section that
as all that respects the United States and Texas.
Now, sir, Ii appears that there is question more
important than this in the of deliberations in the
Senate IL seems TO me that is one Of the most material
points connected with the disposition of this subject, which
gives all much general anxieythe disposition of
Territories newly acquired from Mexico.
Mr.. Presidents there different views entertained with
respect the in which these Territories should be
reaedwhether provision should be made for esab
fishing in New Mexico and Utah Territorial Governments in
the form, whether Cafonia being admitted
these Territories should be e for future consideration.
most anxious take that in this respect which
shall be most conormsble common practice heretofore,
the suitable the occasion. and the most likely to pro-
duce speedy settlement of all the various questions.
Now sir before any Territorial Government ke estab-
od that thaIho
diary of New MEXICO should be ascertained else defined by
provision Simultaneous with that which establishes the Gov
ernment But that is not all There is evidently something
in this which goes much further Some gentlemen
of opinion that the Territory of New Mexico should remain
she is until she prepared State Well
strikes being highly improbable ifnot impossible hst
she come in State, until define herbounda-
Iies and know what really constitutes New Mexico II we
have he, she is wko is 10 say who her people who
&c, together to n her constitution and apply for ad
mission IS a State ? What is New Mexico How is she
limited and bounded sa& :.. .t rs
Now understand it TO be admitted By gentlemen here
that while Texas claims al the country of the Rio del
Norte up the AID degree Of north latitude and while this
claim OF heIs admitted that she has title right
claim plausible Fretence Of title right to some
portion Of the unty batueen the Nueces and the Rio
Gands What portion and how far the North. does that
preface or cam of right extend How far above the
track which leads from Austin into Mexico along the
Preside road, Where is its limits This is quite unsettled,
and Texas, in hs time, claims all along the line,
only up Ell Paso del Noe but still further, to Santa
Fe and Taos and to the AID degree of north latitude
bracng all that lies the eastward Of the Rio del Norte If
that be sir every body that takes great
ton of what has usually been considered New Mexico
The fact is stated be- and suppose truly that Texas has
organized her civil government not only up to FL Paso del
Norte but that and has established civil jurisdiction
sixty eighty miles above the Paso del Nor claiming
the whole that country, and claiming the right establish
her civil jurisdiction the whole of it just her
own convenience requires it. ... ~. '.... ."'
Now, submit to every one, wha, will be the state of
N these mat he nOtj ediate
adjusted should suppose all that things
main they long, without interpostion by Con-
gress to be remembered that this territory becoming
Texas territory point Of fact every day. understand
honorable member from Texas say that in that part the
country which lies above the line contemplated by the
mee there many voters who have actually attached them
selves TO the Texan Government that several hundred votes
were cast last In the exercise OF municipal and political
rights under the jurisdiction Of Texas by persons many Of
whom live far seventy eighty miles above the Paso
del Norte, and others little below. H.. ..">.' M..
Texas is State, with regular constitution, regular
Execu i've, and legislative and judicial authority, and
proposed to leave New Mexico without any Go
vernnent resist contest the claims Of Texas How
can that be considered wise and practical mode of
settling the question The power is all side.
There now N authority, executive legislative, ju
dcal that call Itself altogether the Government of
New Mexico. There slrades suppose, in the cities
and towns but where is the political Government the
head, the leading authority of New Mexico Where is
there any thing New Mexico that can say that it repre-
sen's the Territory There is nothing upon earth that
do nothing that demonstrate against Texas any where
There nothing that its rights against Tex
as Who Is there even that memorialize Congress
There no body but individuals and those individuals very
much disposed according recent appearances least
Of them attach themselves Texas perhaps from
of necessity Of having Government. Now sir under
this aspect Of the the time 10 to be far distant
when New Mexico shall be able present herself here
State, proper be admitted into this Union Our young
and amiabe sister Texas is by her hest friends, ad
mited be in love with land She seeks land, and The i'm
mensiy of her territory does not satisfy her appetite
in that respect
Sir with respect all that country that lies between the
outer settlements of Texas beyond San Antonio de Bexar
and thence stretching the Paso del Nore in south
western direction, suppose is OF little importance whom
belongs, because do not suppose that there is more de-
sert arid section Of country the continent The hoaora
BILE Senator from Missouri (Mr BENToN) made out pretty
good for what be called the bucoc region New Mexi
coha is, hesbanks of the Puerco-and according him,
there formerly in that part Of the country, great
Der Of sheep depasured along the banks of that river If
cir, that the exception to the general rule suppose
that thatin the whole country from the Nueces
10 the Rio Grand and thence along north between the
mountains OF Guadalupe, ald also beyond the mountsns
the land OF but little value any body take for rue
was said by my friend from North Carolina (Mr. MAN
GUM the other day. that the great Of the country the
want OF water is true aso that there is almost total
want OF timber, although possible that climate get
somewhat better without fuel than without water The
expedition that went through there last year. found many
parts in which there drop Of water, sometimes for
twenty miles, sometimes for thirty miles, sometimes for forty
miles, and sometimes for seventy miles That there
few spots favored but certain that through
out that whole region there fatal want of water and
und rstand that above the Paso del No the route
TO Santa F and Taos there long stretches where the ira
veller be he Indian or be he white man, is driven away
kn b. ha ,C al. A.