The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-02

VIUpOsItlOn
when this thing shall be done You may say the first day
o June, n 1871, any timesay ten. twelve. fifteen
hsthat you give 10 Texas and the United States
aiIas, ths matter and il lis not done by that time. then
tie ACT shall go into operation ! am willing name any
time--say May mex
SENATOR June.
MIR. DAWSON then modified his anne ndment by ad.
ding thereto the following
rrorida, The decision Of s,d commissioners shall be
approved OF di"greed 10 by The STATE oiSiexa and the
Unied States by me i,stofJ J 400 next.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The amendment as il now stands
adopts the Isl 0. June .s time for the approval Of The
report OF toe onuss,oners. think the report should
be maue N for us TO ACT upoa during the
session of Congress That ses on will expire on the
4lh Of March Therefore, to Tx the ls OF June viii
be to keep the matter open tor two years from this time
al least
meni a. vail suit himself IN that respeci' M
Mr.. DouGLAs proceeded to draw up an amendment
Mr.. RUSK. would suggest 10 the honorable senator
from Georgia [Nlr DAwsoNI that this modification de
slroys The whole effect oil the amendment it originally
stood II puts it III The OF either these comns-
sioners themselves or Congress To defeat tn adjust
n,ent altogether DO not hnk II necessary at all 10
10 proceed upon the assumption that Texas needs To be
restrained from rushing and involving herself and the
country IN violent COLLISION pending measures taken IN
good faith Tor the settlement Of the difficulty Texas has
not shown any such bellgeren disposition at all Du-
ring the two years thai The government OF the United
States has held Possession IN one form or another OF this
territory which Texas honestly believes be hers she
has shown no gious disposition and there is
why her moderation and good may not s,ll be
relied on. There Is nothing 10 justly The sort OF su-p
cIon with which she is ieaei Texas wants her nights
10 be secured and feels herself coDpeledii there
other way OF adjusting the diicuyto take the prolec
ton OF those rights IN her own hands that is all There
Is no desire on her pare 10 rush into COLLISION with The
United States. or with anybody else. Gentlemen may
dismiss all appehensons that iexas IS disposed to seeS
quarrel All that she wants equitable adjustment
OF her rights. She would do much to avoid the nnccs
sity OF any quarrel with the United States. II IL, of all
things, the most dsagreeabe necessity that could
rexas believes that she has Just htle and that any
HT n chnH hpr rtJft fnrrn dung thn Nd
ustmci ol the question, an outrage which she
CURED to repe hope that my friend from Georgia Mr.
DAwsok] will see that the modification he has now made
OF his amendment conflicts with he object OF the amend
ment itself.
Mr.. DAWSON. | will withdraw The proviso The
amendment which the senator from Illinois proposes TO
offer Will render II unnecessary.
Alr. EWING. The amendment offered now would sus
pendhe operation of the law upon nearly the whole OF
The population OF New Mexico. would hardly be ex
ravasan to say upon the whole OF il, as has been justly
observed upon the other side OF The chamber Nearly the
whole OF the population upon the eastern SIDE OF the
Rio Grande.
Now the object, as understand it, OF this bill was
most especially 10 establish agoyefnment for New Mexi-
CO. The necessity OF the establishment of government
Tor that Territory was that which introduced one OF
the leading provisions OF the bill As government
Tor Utah, II matter OF comparatively little import
ance TO anyone There are not more than eight or ten
thousand inhabitants the whole territory and they are
governing themselves, believe, very well.
Now this amendment. suspends the operation OF the bill,
and says effect that there shall be territorial govern
ment New Mexico east oil The R0 Grande. This bill,
just brought IN 10 give II territorial government shalt
be suspended until certain action has taken place by
nlssoners, nn,,l report ls made TO Texas, report
made the United Saes and until that report has been
acted upon by the governments OF Texas and the United
States.
Now, MIR President, would ii not be much better to
strike everything that relates to New Mexcoust to
strike the whole matter out OF this bill that relaes
New Mexico and not attempt TO establish government
for ten Thousand population out OF apopulstion Of ninety
thousand Would NOT be better to strike out all of it,
tlo II
feet that these shall be appointed to 90
and settle the boundary II will be better 10 wait than
go and organize territorial government fo only
part OF the Territory, which, certain event only,
be extended the whole The objections urged by
the senator from New Jersey Mr. MILLER1 are power
ul objections 10 retaining ;his provision in tbs bull AL
though he IL correct believe, saying that gov
to be elected BY the people, yet he
respects the legislative council and that legislative
c elected by eight or ten Thousand people would become
tbe Legislature tor ani would give laws ninety
hundred bousan nd people the provisions oi this
bnl shall se extended over the residue OF the country
Now, this does not TO me night 1t would be much
better to strike ont ihe whole OF what relates 10 New Mex
co from THIS t, Bat how rs the tot the
try OF the RIO Gfsndc 10 be lett IN the time
The fact that the effect Of this amendment is under
stood alike by gentlemen upon The other side OF the cham
Der a great objection 10 II Is not definite legisla-
ton The explanation given OF IL by the honorable
tor from Georgia lMr DAWSON who introduced 1t, was
totally d,feret from that Of the honorable senator IRON
kentucky, who advocated H. Dne stated that the United
States would retain OF the country the east
side of the Rio Gande, and that be would justify and
aantan them holding that possession, though II
should require resort 10 10 do ard the eruelon
oi blood That MS view relation To the subject,
What, then, wa. the opinion OF the honorable senator
from Georgia, He that this country be oag-
Texas, and he does not believe that Their a sngle
the foor who would consent that the Uni ed
Stsies should continue possession there against the
thori,y of Texas
Then, sir there is a misunderstanding with respect to
this amendment, with respect to the in which The
government OF these people "a 10 be continued and II the
amendment, prevails, 40 man knows, or viii know, wha,
is intended by il The objection to is, that IT is unctr-
tain-a defec, which pervades ,he whole bill
One OF two things mus lake place Either the United
States must defend the Of that coanty against
the attempts OF Texas, or they must not do not
know what the Executive may think proper do under
the circumstances shethcr he will take the course sug
gesied by the senator from Kentucky, and defend the poe
session, whether he viii retreat before the military
civil organization of Texas and surrender that posses
sion. We know nothing about H. II that ameninen,
prevails it is necessary that should know, and
should express ourseves-,hat should require the
Executive OF this Union either 10 retain the possession
and maintain the inhabitants. according TO the treaty OF
Guadalupe Hdalgo, The possession oil their liberty and
their property that should do that, tha, should
session Of the territory her What desire is disinc,
and unquesuonabie legislation My opinion OF thu bill
from The hrs TO the last is, that II lacks dsncness and
certainly IL has never had proper dsnclncss Differ
cut opinions are expressed Of lis effects upon different
h'des OF this chamber. There Is uniformity of inter-
preiaon In this single provision proposed be made
by this amendment, this want Of certainly seems TO me 10
be augmented en.fold Then this country is 10 be left IL
this condition. no man can tell how long We know
nothing upon the subject respects the rights of par
ues-wha their rights or what their duties are The
citizens OF New Mexico do not know, they not al