The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-15

might Leak ont and give rise to speculation, why. that
could not well befor the committee hadnot determined
upon any nxed sum We were to be regulated by the
shape thai the bill received Il was not possible there
fore, for any member of the committee. there be any
that would do IT, to disclose The sum ultimately 10 be
given 70 Texas But. sir, will not de'an the Sena'e
longer.
Mr.. HOUSTON. I. sir. have fel, great anxiety for
The decision OF this question by this body has resulted
which should not think II incumbent upon me 10 oiier
any remarks were il not for some expressions which
have fallen from the senator from New York, who sits
near me--Iemarks which, il | did net notice, should
deem myself poor representative OF the State Of Texas
and should feel that was submitting 10 an ndgnily to
allow them 10 pass unnotced Yet as there are some
gentlemen very anxious to take the vote now, and have
no disposition to delay for one moment the business OF
the Senate, will yield the floor that the vote may be
taken, and will offer the few remarks which have te
Mr. uNDERWooD cannot Consent consent that the vote
should be taken without making some remarks land IT
the gentleman wishes to speak, should prefer that he
MI. HOUSTON. (resuming) will proceed, then,
Mr.. President The honorable senator from New YORK
has thought proper to give his views upon the tile q
Texas TO the boundary claimed by her, and has asked
for the authority by which that boundary has been as
serted will not enter into discussion OF that SUBJ
jec; for il The very able arguments submitted by gen
emen upon this floor in relation TO the Texas boundary
and especially II the remarks OF my honorable colleague
unsatisfactory TO that senator, cannot hope that
should possess the power OF convincing him that Texas
had right TO any portion OF the territory west OIL the
Sabine, The government OF the United States is pecu
ary circumstanced in relation its national honor il it
does not admit that Texas has just claim to territory
beyond the Nueces for il not objected TO, sir upon
the acquisition OF Texas BY the United States or its an
the United States, that Corpus Christi upon
s sae q s a NY i se
out Of q claim TO territory west Of The Nueces and
that The Rio Grande the rghiu boundary Of Texas.
because all the troops were stationed Immediately oppo
site Maamoras, and in attitude threatening TO that
country. But sir, without advertng TO me question Of
boundary Texas was certainly in possession Of that
country She first declared her boundaries in 1885, and
question then arose as to the right OF Texas far
Inc Rio Grande from it's mouth 10 its source. When
Texas was annexed the United States at later period
She ceded 10 the Uailed States the right 10 settle that
with Mexico, but not the right to the possession Of all
the territory which the United States might acquire from
between Mexico and the United States. The army was
the agent OF the United States and such acquired lin
its beyond the boundary which Texas claimed and con-
sequenty secured TO Texas all that she had 50 long as
suIned TO be hers.
am exceedingly sorry. sir, that gentlemen should
consume their sympahies upon Texas as though was
decisive with Texas whether this bill should pass IN re-
laton her The subject is TO be referred to her egs-
lature and then the fitness of dsposng OF this territory
OF retaining it, AZ she may think proper devolves upon
nirnges OF her rights forces no submission upon
Texas whatever; but II recognises all the rights which
she ORIGINALLY possessed Gsnemen say ina, tlom =
submitted to The degradation With great dssrsncs 70
honorable gentleman, VIII assure ulIn tudHk
him. and that all Texas will thank him. for having as.
sumed the privilege OF becoming the special guardian OF
her purity and her honor, which is to suffer no danger rom
ciuds thai would have been favorable to Texas al one
PERIOD when surrounded by temptations and difficulties
when wooed upon all Sides and when she was IN sit
uaon to yield TO solicitations The honorable gentle
man should then have forward and exhoned her 70
maintain her purity, and to maintain her honor unsuied
by prostitution. SIR, Texas has yet suffered u she
were incapable OF indicating her rights here. through
her collective wisdom OF Texas
their deberaiive assemblies when the proposition shall
be submitted them through the agents OF the United
States then consider whether is conomable TO heI
wishes TO renqush that territory, whether she will
maintain her rights in H. ! is subject OF discretion
with her, aud trust she will never soop 80 low as "a
degrade herself by deciding in amanner hostile to her own
That is not all Texas is surrounded upon the one
hand by sympathy, and upon the other by menace and
repoach Honorable gentlemen have threatened her with
expulsion from her terrioy-wh being driven from the
land which ste claims, and which none other has ever
rightly claimed since the year 1886, and which none Will
claim with any fair pretence or show OF right is sad
that Texas has asserted tight 10 that territory, or that
she has asserted claim 10 IT, Sir, in the lace oil eigh
millions Of people, she asserted right 10 that territory
but she has made claim 10 its defence. Claims have
been set up against Texas and il has been said and NIL
mated by the nominal delegate from New Mexico, aed
many others, that Texas has pretended right to the
territory Sir, Texas has sci up any preenslons
Texas claims her rights and these she has contended FOL
in years OF trial. and has never renquished IN any period
OF her conflict and before she would reinquish those
who had heart woHd have bitten the dust in her defence
Texas by the act OF 1885, claimed this territory down 10
the hour of annexation, and that claim was never dis
pued by Mexico. The States Of Mexico claimed to me
Sabine boundary, but TO the Nueces. and they u
matey conceded the right OF Texas TO the Rio Grande
An honorable senator speaks of the central government
by which suppose he means the government at Wash
ngtonand says that that has the power and the right
aud OF right ought repel Texas from her territory II
she in peaceful possession OF what was called new
Mexico tina, the troops OF the United States ought TO ex
pei her, under the direction OF the federal government and
the central government That sir, sounded like an I'M
gracious word 10 Texan ears. -
| Mr.. DAYTON, Qnterposing) Will the Texan repre-
sentative permit 10 remind him that be IS enuely ms
| taken think did not say that II Texas should 60
upon those territories the United States troops should
expel her said that il Texas went there with view
ito take possession OF that territory, which hold to be
the territory OF the United States. BY force then the
United in their way, had right TO repel them
from thai forcibe possession Il they attempted il.
| Mr.. HOUSTON Texas, Mr.. President, so lar as
am acquainted with her history has never threatened
violence the officers Of the United States or 70 take
any territory by force She sent her commissioner there
a single individual, unguarded, without even corporal
guard 10 accompany him. and the people were organized
BY that single individual The senator that there
was no menace, no violence threat from Texas OF 10
Texas We were told that II attempted to take pos
session OF our borders and to take them according TO our
known down to the present day, should find lion
in the path"a lion in the path Sir, we have mel
no lion we have met adversaries hunting at our Dor.
ders We have not been warlike people; but we
have resisted aggression when il has upon u.s. We
repe injury We have no sword TO strike but upon our
assaaats. The constitution, presume. has no armory
from which swords be brought TO strike down people