The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-17
THE UNION.

understand TO be the position on which he bases his
whole argument Is this position sound one Y aP.
prehend not apprehend il would be somewhat dithcut
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amount OF unocoupied territory within what has
generally been regarded the limits OF Texas portion
OF this territory Is IN the possession OF the Indians, and
portion Of il has never been occupied by the white
Does the honorable senator from Ohio really propose TO 20
into the State OF Texas and pick out the unoccuped por
tons OF territory and claim them for the United STATES!
think Texas would never have assented TO annexation
she bad understood that that to be the basis upon
which neI boundaries o., n, were TO be adjusted
i Mr. CHASE. Will the senator allow me am sure
the senator does not mean to msrepresent my position
but he has, no doubt Internationally done said that
tne u'e ~ ieAas IN my Judgment was 70 DC
OF the treaty Guadalupe Hidalgo AT all events, it would
not extend beyond that And now the honorable senator
that have stated that the title OF Texas to be
ascertained by going into examination OF what partc
ula hamles and villages in the possession Of Texas
said no such thing said that the possession OF State
as the possession of an individual is TO be ascertaned
upon some known elements. These elements known
in the case Of individual by law, and in the
case OF a State by national law.
Mr. Bradbury. Mr. President, | understand the
honorable senator still to adhere to his position that the
title OF Texas must not go beyond his possession
merely adverted 10 the matter to show that il would be
impossible, on that basis 10 establish any boundary be-
tween the United States and that State
The honorable senator still contends that the territory
lying west OF the Indian territory and east OF the 03d
meridian, and north OIL the Bath parallel OF attude does
not belong to Texas thought II was unnecessary to go
into argument TO establish the fact that this territory
within the rightful claim oil Texas On this point refer
10 the authority of the honorable senator from Missouri
l[Mr BENrosi When that honorable senator introduced
bis proposition early in the season. understood him to
assert that that region clearly within the limits of
Texas There is one further fact to be taken into
sideration upon this point The resolutions of
lying north OF 80 deg 80 min Now, il the honorable
senator's position is true, no portion OF Texas approaches
SO deg. 30 min
cussion 1t is sufficient for me to say that by the bill
which has passed the Senate, although in respects
not favorable as the Compromise bill. Texas does re-
nqush 10 the United States territory to which she has
an unqueslionabe claim.
AS to the portion Of country lying near the Rio
Mexico adverse the jurisdiction OF Texas up TO the
time Of the ratification Of the treaty Of Guadalupe Hi
dago, another question may arise How far the fact of
may Be regarded as initiating with the title Of Texas by
conquest do not propose 10 consider. throw out the
suggestion 40 not propose to go into consideration
when unfortunate contests in relation to boundary arse
it is better to adjust them amcably than to iname the
Of the % get ne% into CO hs and
the law go in this case am for an adjustment liberal
and fair adjustment And trust that such will
ceve the sanction of Congress.
i Mr.. BENTON. think that this discussion has taken
a course not at all required BY the amendment which
proposed The amendment proposed does not under
merely the which the to be put in
operation until the boundaries are settled y decides
nothing. Il conforms to the propositions which have
been made to Texas limiting the operation Of the
eminent within these boundaries. by which the people
about FL Paso will be left without government from the
United States But Texas, in the mean time, will take
care OF them.
II has nothing to do with the boundaries The discus
sion is wholly foreign to what proposed But the sena-
tor from Maine, who sits Immediately before me, Mr..
BRADBuRyI has great many times brought up my bill.
and the fifteen millions which offered. He has brought
liz up several times and must once for alone time
for every time now and henceforth-lell him that the
bill, stands, leaves TO Texas consist
ing OF two and half degrees OF latitude, and three de-
grees Of longitude, which by my bill coded to the
United States, and which by this bill isleftto Texas,
Now, sir, give the data by which any man that can
handle slate and pencil can tell how many square miles
United States Two and half degrees Of atiiude-hai
is from thr,y-four 10 hirty.six and half-w make
one hundred and seyeny.five miles north and south,
Then there three degrees Of longitude. and degree
OF longitude in that latitude is very near sixty
miles-wi,hout looking at the book do moi know pre-
cisey but upon the basis OF sixty Il will give you thirty
one thousand square miles, and FIVE hundred Now,
sir, upon that data every boy the United States who
has got slate and pencil can calcu the quantity, and
he will lind the quantity TO be about thirty thousand
Texas, and my bill conceded il TO the United States That
is the north, sir Then there the seventy thousand
square miles, besides the south and southwest which
may be called the Puerco country; and with this you
have given about hundred thousand square miles,
near be. The gentleman thinks thus one hundred
thousand square miles is quite trIfe. With me IL
ains something enough for two States Of the
first class OF fifty thousand square miles each. So that
in reference TO my bill often spoken OF here-the If
een-mon bll-it proposes to get from Texas Just about
one hundred thousand square miles s territory than
we get by The bull that has just been passed That
difference Well sir, WITH respect 10 that territory upon
the north, said that the whole Of il belonged Texas,
and proposed TO purchase il from her That upon the
south--tbe Puerco countryI did not consider belong
ing TO her This square OF thirty thousand square miles
upon the north always intended TO leave to Texas her
property. That the Arkansas river, which in that
longitude is about the twenty eighth degree proposedt TO
purchase from her and pay her literally for il; and il
that hundred thousand square miles for which
willing give the fifteen millions OF dollars, which was
not alone for the territory bought, but there other
great questions settled al the same time.
II Mr. BRADBURY. Mr.. President, did not allude 10
the proposition OF the from Missouri for the pur-
pose oil commenting upon it or condennng It, alluded
10 IT, and 10 the honorable senator's remarks, in
10 the position OF the senator from Ohio and TO reute his
argument that the territory west OF the Indian territory
did not belong TO Texas. stated the fact distinctly
though perhaps not as emphacally, the honorable
senator from Missouri, that the bill which the Senate
had passed did not embrace portion OF territory that was
included in the be made by Texas in the Com
promise bill estimated the difference in quantity al
about 900 square miles, when referred TO the subject
some days ago aude 10 this subject now because the
manner and the language Of the senator from Missouri
seemed TO imply that had msstaed and misrepresened
his proposition and mistaken the quantity OF territory
adyerted 10 the proposition with all respect and to the
declaration OF the honorable senator from Missouri TO
prove that the senator from Ohio wrong in his po
sition In regard TO the ownership OF that territory.
alluded to Tor the sake OF showing that the territory
fened 10 belonged to Texas The senator from Missouri
speaks OF computations and says that any scbooboy can