The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-12

means o. popula,ing and defending Mexico BY Civ
ing lands 70 q Tiers and desndenIsm ready 70 vote
the fifteen iIlons which my bill fairly and openly pro-
poses. For the line 10 this bill would mol give cop
per. BUTT wonId be great error 10 suppose would
give fifteen millions for the territory in dispute between
New Mexico and Texas. That disputed territory is
only small part OF what the Texan cession would be
Il would embrace four degrees OF latitude on the north
OF Texas, and front OF thousand miles on the Arkan-
sas. and would give 10 the United States territory nds
pensable 10 her 20 the population and defence both OF
New Mexico and Utah, IN fontoi both which this part
oil Texas lies
The sommittee. in their report and the senator from
Kentucky mr. CLAy in his speech, are impressive in
their Representations in favor OF giving 10
New Mexico and The remaining part OF California.
governments, and the duty Of Congress to give themI
mean territorial governments-and would not vote for
State governments in either OF them, even they sent
constitutions here do not deem them ripe Tor such
governments they are too young and weak for that
They in our hands, and upon hands, and belong
10 u.s. and il is our duty provide for them and take
themselves as sovereign States Both Territories require
government at hands, and protection along with il ;
New Mexico especially now desolated BY Indian ravages.
and suffering more in the three years that she has be-
onged 70 tie United States than in any three years Of her
exIstenceeyen dung the most helpless period al the
Mexican rule The Spanish government under the vice.
regal system, appropriated two thousand dragons TO the
protection OF the Internal provinces from the Apaches.
the Navahoes, the Cumanches, and other wild Indians
We have few companies OF dragons and some sta
Ty,
dams say men and women, carry of children and drive
away focks and herds sometimes thousands in drove
The Navahoes actually have more New Mexican sheep
now than the New Mexicans have left "A single In
dvidual nhabitant OF FL Paso owned more cattle aud
sheep when Pike was there in 1905 than The whole
Town and settlement now own Single inhabitants OF
the Valley del Norte owned hocks and herds then
nearly equal 10 those OF the whole province now.
The Valley Of Puerco. then the sheepwalk OF millions,
reduced to two hundred thousand and becom-
ing less every day. All this is repoach TO US II is
a d ~
appeal 10 us Tor succor and protection, TO which we
cannot be deal without drawing down upon our heads
the Of all good men, But this bill Is not the way
% give IL These governments are baked by being put
into this bill They only impede California but them
selves The conjunction i an injury to both. They
argument in favor OF The conjunctioa 10 say that the
adjustment OF government for New Mexico requires
the previous settlement OF her eastern boundary with
exas. That argument for lacking Texas with all
her multifarOus questions, 10 New Mexico, much
less to California II is indeed, very desirable 10 settle
that boundary and to settle i at and foeve bnt il
not an nspensahity 10 the creation OF government
for New Mexico. We have right to government ac-
cordng to her possession and that give her, 10
continue ill the question OF title 10 decided The MI pos
sidetisas you possesss the principle to govern our
egsIation--the principle which gives the psssessor a.
right 10 the possession until the question OF title is dec
ded This principle is the both in national and
ncipal aw-both in the OF citizens communities
of the government, and between independent
tons Tue mode OF decision only different Between
independent nations 10 done By negotiation or b. arms
4 is done by law independent nations may invade and
tight each other or boundary citizens or communities
o. The same Government cannot And tns party mat sna
government which permits such violation Is derelict OF
It's duly
have now examined so far as propose to do il on
motion Tor indefinite posiponemeni, the three bills whc
the Committee have tackled togeiher-ihe California,
Utah, New Mexico. and Texas bills There two other
bills which have not mentioned. becsu.e they are not
lacked, hut oay hung hut which belong to the sys
le Is called, and without some mention OF which
injustice would be done TO the committee IN the presenia
non q their scheme The fufnse slave recovery bill
sGd The D-rictof Columbia slave trade suppression bill
parts OF the system OF measures which The commit
tee PROPOSE and which, taken together, TO constitute
compromise asd e terminate forever and most raet
Uned States They apply TO two out Of the five gaping
wounds which the senator from Kentucky enumerated
on Tue ve fingers OF his left hand and for healing up
which at he had provided large plaster big
enough TO cover all, and ecscous enough TO cure all
while the President only proposed TO cure and that
with little plaster and u OF no efficacy do nor pro-
pose these Two attendant sequ acious bills
winch bangle at~ihe tail OF theolher three Will not
into them mention them further Than to say that
the alternative in the report TO pay The owner cut Of the
federal treasury Tor the lose OF rrecoverable slaves,
might admit IN practice. OF abolition in the States by the
gsaon OF Congress and the purse oil the nation, and
10 suppress the slave trade IN this District as coocss
sion for abs'anng from the abolition OF slavery in this
District expressed in the report, page IL, is TO make
concession oil something valuable Tor an abstinence
which we have had for sixty years without concession
and are still TO have the same terms
This is the end Of the commiee's labor--6ve old bills
gathered up from table, tackled together, and chris
tened Compromise Now, compromise is pretty phrase
At all tines and is good thing IN ITSELF when there hap
pens TO be any parties TO make II, any authority 10 en-
force it, any penalties Tor breaking II, anything to be
OF that kind !; and they stand Compromises made in
court and entered of record. Of that kind and they
stand. Compromises made by individuals claims 10
property likewise OF that character and they stand
respect all such compromises But where there hap.
pens 10 be nothing TO be compromised parties TO make
compromise no POWER 10 enforce H. no penalty Tor ITS
breach, obligation any one-not lis makers
about s meaning, then compromise becomes ridiculous
and pestIferous have respect Tor IL and eschew a.
Ii stand and will fall and IN its TALL will up
more Ills than Il intended 10 And oil this char
acte deem this iafrako OF ncnngfuous matter, which
has been gathered up and stuck together and offered 10
us "a nonc," like 'dty-lour iorty," TO be. II has
none OF the requisites OF compromise, and the name
cannot make il 90.
IL the first place. there are parties 10 make a CON-
promise. We are not 10 convention, but in Congress
and do not admit geographical division OF parties in
this cbanber, although the Committee OF Thirteen was
formed upon that pincpe-six from The south, half
dozen from the NORTH aud from the borders OF both
recognise such parties. | know no North. and
know no South and Iepulse and repudiae, as thing
geographical parties in this chamber BY creating
milee formed upon that principle In the next place.
there is no sanction for any such compromseno au-
thorty to enforce Itnone 10 punish its violation la the
third place, there nothing TO be compromised com
promise is concession, mutual concession OF contested
rights between two parties. | know OF nothing To be
conceded on the yan Of the savehoding States regar
the federal government. and admitted in tue consu-
tiona right hold their slaves as pTop<rfu right 10