The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-08-24

.lOm Threatened violens. I a''
ed d or. s',.,'a no Fs1a, for G M
at all include any claim n' :, I'''
part Of the executive 10 .. !, POW
or military government , vis
tory. That power beIoa @,,ala
the legislative Departments .',la
is the sole judge Of The ill., 'ai
of creating Or autAorI.iD w. ''i
ernments. aal
The duty Of the evseo,i.
TO the execution Of laws y, y,
nance Of treaties astusn y
the protection of all he vs., !
ted States in the snioyn,1, ,'
which those treaties and ~
II is exceedingly desirable
sion should arise for he ,,. ,ai
powers thus vested in n.
constitution and the law, f, ~
mildness those powers uias,..
or however clear the nece'.i,,
consequences = might nevertheless
Of (Which which no human agency !,
either the evils Or the end. =
Having thus laid before Conn.,
communication Of bis E1ssn.ag
ernor Of Texas, and his an,Vr
and having made such ob,e,r1,.
thought the occasion called for \
constitutional obligations which
IN the further progress Or thir,, I
deVolve on me 10 be performed
shall not be regarded Is sttpa,,
from the line Of my duty aotFb'
that | am aware that the subiea,
both Houses, If | express nv !.
earnest conviction Of the ii6rAr,
and immediate decision, 81 .t,m
or settlement Of the question /
between Texas and the tenilor !
Mexico. All considerations i
general e%xpediency and domestic d,
ty call for this. It seems to be, 4
racter and by position, the ira, O.
the first, Of the questions growing
the acquisition Of California and
Mexico, and now requiring decision
No government can Be establish
New Mexico, either Of Stste Of led
until it shall first be ascertained Whs
Mexico is, and what are her Iai
what are her boundaries. These
be fixed or known, till the line d q
between her and Texas shall beara
and established-an ant numerCusand
ty reasons conspire, in my judgn
show that this divisional line should
tabIished By Congress, with the as
rhe government Of Texas. 10 d
place, this seems W far the most
mode Of proceeding, by which q
can be accomplished, II judicial p
hngs were resorted TO, such proc
would be necessarily slow, and Year,
pass by, in all probability, before d
troversy could be ended. So gT'a
lay, in this case, is to be avoided d
bic. Such delay would be every
convenient, and might be the coca
disturbances and collisions. Fdl Y
reason l would, with the utmost De
to the wisdom Of Congress, eI
doubt of the expedlencY Of th' :
ment of commissioners, and o. 40
nation, estimate aud an award o.
nifty to be made by them. Ihs
hut a species Of arbitration, WhtI
last as long as a suit at law
So far as / am able to comPI'a
case, the general facts are now 'l
and Congress is as capable q a's
il, justly and properly, nov, :,
would be after the report o. 'D'
sioners. If the claim Of ills y
of Texas appears TO Congress Y
founded, in whole or IN par, ~ y
competency Of Congress 70 Ol''
demnity for the surrender 9, u
In a c9se like this, surrounoeu =
many cogent considerations az !
amicable adjustment and ln'lsa, !.
meut, the government Of The ua,'
wouId be justified, 10 my Opln'yD,
ing an indemnity TO Texas, III a
able and extravagani, Ous i'''
awarded in a just spirit q a''' !.
think no event would p !.
more qualification BY the psSE
United States, than ne anna !
ment Of questions Of d%llllcuD, !.
now, for long time, aglla, ~; y
and occupied, TO the eH''u y,
subjects, the time ard a'''"''''
Orsss. II.