Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-07-20

nave now to state that information has been recently receiv
ed that certain Robert s. Neghbors styling himself
missioner Of the State OF Texas has proceeded Santa Fe
with the view OF organizing counties in that district under
the authority OF Texas While have power decide the
question of boundary and desire interfere with
question OF title have to observe that the possession Of the
Ss m.0 %hsa that Mr. Nsgheors has thus
and has since been held by the United States and opn
on ought to remain until the question of boundary shall
nave Deen determined by competent authority Mean
while think there for seriously apprehendng
w practically interfere with the possession of the
This the message of the late President and il the law
and the prophets brief and simple but true and ise and
putting TO flight the main argument for the dismembement
OF New Mexico He tells you that he will maintain the
such as It was when the United States received it,
the question OF boundary should be decided by the
petent authorities This enough for u.s. We are in pos
session. and have only to retain These the resolves
Of the late President and there dispute about them He
spoke or hmsel and his words will stand, monument to
his memory-a monument 10 his judgment the right
and to his rmness in maintaining was his last mes
sage, and the symbol of his characerbre plain honest
wise firm 1t was worthy to be the last message General
Taylor and will into the heads and hearts of the people,
and will remain the memory of his country longer than
craven words can remain upon stone brass make no al
luson to the present President would be uppariamenary
and ndecoous to do so He has sent message But
are bound to believe that he will do his duty, he under
stands It, and at all events have right to act upon
contrary suPpotionto suppose that the President will not
maintain the attitude Of bis predecessor and thereby make it
necessary for Congress to do something in his place.
Mr. President, we are government Of divided powers
legislative executive and Judcaland department
has right to assume that another department will do its
duty and thereuPon assume those duties ITSELF dosomethng
that ought not do the supposon that the other de-
PaTmens will do nothing Such assumptions and interfer-
are the baae of all government and the for much
wrong We have how mistaken it such
thing of the late Pesident- suppose that he would
not do his duty in maintaining the possession of New Mex
ico-and make that supposion for giving her
away Imay be equally mistaken make the same suppo-
siton of bis but will suppose way or
thoa -
decorm and will not suppose, presume delinquency of
duty the part other department. of the Government
and rising above all party feelings, shall hold myself ready
in the case OF President Fillmore in that Of President
Taylor, to sustain him in the full execution of all his
stitutional duties when believe him to be right
The late President in that message, informed Con-
that he to apprehend that Texas would
practically interfere with the possession of the United
States The expression honorable to him. It as
much as h he did believe that Texas would
init breach Of law aud oer and example of
and boodshed in the assertion of contested claim do
know whether circumstances had occurred induce him
qualify that opinion, but Join him in it and if unoru-
naey should turn out to be mistake, and Texas troops
should be marched upon New Mexico have my future
course to nd in my past conduct and to do by the Texas
authorities what did by the Missouri authorities simi
lar case, few years ago. And here touch point which
have made public in relation my conduct, and
that OF then colleagues the boundary dispute between
the State of Missouri and the Territory Iowa. Every body
knows of the dispute, and how the Governors levied
troops, marched battaions and prepared fight baes but
no one knows how these warke preparations stopped
will tell you how it done. When the Missouri deega
ton here heard that their Governor marching troops upon
Iowa. they got together consulted the cae and addressed
private letter to the Governor to let him know that they
could not support him in such movement and recommend
ing the cessation Of military and the Of Judi
cial proceedings The advice something else, prevailed
military operations stopped Judicial proceedings began, Mis-
sour land butganedhe honor Of submitting
OF the land.
Dr. Linn, whose brother and nephew sit on nv left (Mr
q nd Mr. If Toua \ than
my colleague in the Senate, ex-governor Miller and Mr. Ed
wards colleagues the House Of Representatives. We
united in the letter and satisfied with effect told
what we had done should te 1t except TO give
the example of Missouri similar that Of Texas, and
to show my past conduct what may be my future conduct
troops marched upon New Mexico The Senator from
Iowa, nephew Of Dr. Linn, Mr AususTrs DoDeE then
delegate from Iowa. aud knew all about conduct except
the letter. am for law, and order, and the support Of the
constituted authorities-fo doing my duty, in my
sphera and leaving to the executive and the judiciary to
do theirs in their spheres. ",.
return to my moion-the motion strike out the COM
mtee line which begins twenty miles above Ell Paso and to
insert the which PROPOSE and which begins three hun
dred miles below that point If the line propose adopted,
shalsave all New Mexico the surplus territory which
Texas has rightul eam and have jusfabe for
paying her good sum Of money If the committees line
adopted there will be justification for paying Texas cent;
and upon the question Of these nes naked and apart
from all other questions wish the vote Of the Senate
and ask the yeas and nays.
! The yeas and nays ordered. ..a-.
| Mr. kUSh. Mr.. PRESIDENT, l DO not cesre 10 occupy
much Of the time of the Senate the Senator from
Missouri but there positions he has assumed upon
which desire to take issue with him. especially in regard
the map by which he has sought to prove the Of title Of
Texas to this territory. willing take that map and
abide by it, because upon that map the county Of Santa Fe
defined by act of the Legislature of Texas is plainly
laid down. That county Of Texas, well by the map
the law extends to the Rio Gande and the f2d deg Of
north latitude And in part Of the map single foot
Of land described New Mexico be found lying this side Of
the river But the suggestion Of several around me- and
of the latenes Of the hour that Senate
adjourn.
The motion agreed to, and the Senate adjourned till
tomorrow morning at III o'clock.
| .." TUESDAY, July l6, 1850.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill for the
admission of California State into the Union establish
Territorial Governments for Utah and New Mexico and max
ing proposals Texas for the establishment of her
and northern boundaries.
The pending question the amendment Of Mr. BESroN
Mr. RUSk addressed the Senate in reply TO the speech of
the Senator from Missouri delivered yesterday He fol-
lowed by Mr. CLAY, Mr.. BENTON, Mr.. UNDER
WOOD and Others of whose speeches report will be given
| hereafter.
DERWOOD and RUsK, in relation to map produced by
said that be nigh, hereafter make speech that
subject.
Mr.. HALE Mr.. President, have sat here FIVE or
six months listening speeches. We also to be threat
ened with some in the future. am tired of this there
fore to lay the whole subject the table, and ask the
yeas and nays on the notion
Mr. F00rE I IN Tho Sepot from Npvv Ham