The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-11

fac that The title was consoefed g oe ~ sxico, ana
TO- could moi alter the claims Of Mexico He then
ssks The United States bad any minister OF public agent
matte agent, nor could have ia those provinces
but Ne had Il Santa Fe consul 10 watch over and |
protect the trade, and 70 cause the rights Of our ezsns
10 b. proected and consul remained there-and ns
eiv relation with foreign country was sontinuea un'l
he United States too possession Of The country y an
armed ia sns bes%ssn he two
tries carried under this and other laws up to that
time. The law therefore. was not passed, nor has u
but In The full belief that dealing with Mexico
and not with Texas II would, perhaps be Of some
service in adjusting this question. which Is Of some con-
adorable importance, since the disposition Of mil
lions OF dollars s embraced in H. 10 know what the gov
eminent OF the United States have thought in relation to
this title to the territory Well. sir, we learn what the
government thought Of this matter by referring 10 its ac
ton at the time Mr. Shdel was sent as Minister TO-
Mexico after the annexation and before the war Mexico
had recalled her Minister rom this county and indicated
u.s. and our Minister had retired from Mexico After The
relations OF this description had been rupured the United
States sent Mr. Slidcl Minister to that country 10
whether adjustment could not be made The instruc.
lions given to this Minister Of Importance and
they bear pretty distinctly this question. and think
70 this document. which will be found among The public
documents OF l847-46 they win find what were then
deemed to Be the facts 10 the case which contained
which do not now recoect; but they will find the Pres
dent Of the United States saying 10 many words that
Texas nsver had possession q he province q New Mex
New Mexco he says that Texas never had at any time
esabshed her sovereignty there and that the people Of
the territory never acknowledged her Jurisdiction. and
that they had never been represented any Of the
vertons Of the Legislative assemblies Of Texas; and
ths at the time the United States sent military force to
sdSs THE i found q
allegiance % that country And moreover the President
sass in this document that only do these facts exist
S s we % Ccs hsrf P 70 dsss ns
very distinctly TO the conclusion that Texas never had
ssrtsd right Of conquest over this country she had
laws, over he country. Mote ii ..7
ID The absence Of other title BY treaty spuations the
President considered this country belonging TO the
ubject o its final disposition as il belonged to Mexico
He the Minister therefore, to make certain propo
sione founded on that idea Now ask the attention Of
my friend from Texas to these propositions, TO see ii he
reconcile them with the existence OF unquestoned
title in Texas. he supposes One proposition Was to
snd ~ New Mexico he is understood 10 embrace thai
unct Of country Of the river, and north Of the FL Paso
and west Of the the mountains which bound the
valley and along these mountains northward till the line
comes again to The river; then up the Del Noe to its
source and then due north the boundary of the Uni
I'd States That to have been marked out as the
boundary be sought by the cession, which TO be
made The President represents this valley as long and
narrow tract Of country and BE- proposes i the Mexican
81 Mexico thus bounded by the mountains which bound
the valley west Of the river that be would assume the
cams which hectzens OF the United States had against
more o. 81 less II they would cede this territory, the
Minister Is further authorized to give i've mlons OF
dollars In addition 10 assuming the claims OF the citizens
Of the United States against Mexico the amount OF which,
in The aggregate, found to be something than
sx millions of dollars This was the proposition which
Tie Minister authorized TO make in behalf Of the
United Slacs 10 obtain cesson OF this territory OF New
Mexico from the republic OF Mexico.
Then the President, supposing that Mexico might be
willing to cede the territory east Of the Rio Grande, while
m rodo fha nf
stsr TO make another proposition, which is this that
Mexico would csde PRECISELY the same territory Ground
paper, in 1885. be would give equivalent. would
assume equivalent all the claims which the citizens
of the United States had against the republic Of Mexico
to something like six millions of dollars In other word-
he proposed 10 purchase OF the republic OF Mexico the
very territory which the honorable asserts
wss sf that moment territory within the jurisdiction Of
aad Belonging to- the republic OF Texas. Mote That
the proposition male by the President oil the United
S,ass 10 the instructions given to Mr. Sldell II my
memory me, have stated the propositions correct
ly In connexion with the instructions the President
makes this very significant remark:
his hardly be supposed that for the strip OF
land along AMI OF H. the republic Of Mexico
viii rsfuss the of i've millions OF dollars.
subsequently,, the same President sent military force
there, and they found the country in the possession Of
Of Il and i Z fair from the whole
abatement contained in these instructions. and from the
subsequent facts revealed that the United States had
tWOtOIu 10 tne because we con-
qusred i with our arms; and second because we sub
sequeny purchased, and paid large of money for
IT. We both conquered and took il by cession and paid
for IT, Now, let these facts stand together in their his
forca order, and we shall their bearing upon the
title OF Texas
The President says whilst making the proposition
have named, that Texas had any jurisdiction
New Mexico, and her laws never were extended
any part or parcel OF IT, In the mean tme and up 10
this time, we maintaining relations with New Mex
leo, through Mexico herself. with foreign coun-
try We had a consul there, and exported merchandise
n 10 foreign country. We then established gov
eminent there, under the authority of the President
OF the United States, a conquered people, which
has continued from that time 10 this without any mate
rial chanke-a government which the result Of con-
quest in the first place. and then continued under the
cession by treaty What desire is, that the senator
should show that these facts consistent with his
claim that these obstacles be sumounted, and the
right OF Texas 10 the country be fairly established II
that can be done, am ready 10 vote for it, II Texas
possesses this territory, and, above ALL before am call
ed upon 10 fiji up the blank contained in this BILL which
proposes TO give how many millions OF dollars do not
Know want the question OF title made plain The prop
oeiuon, as now stands. IL 10 repurchase the territory
IRON Texas, alter having conquered and purchased
from Mexico. ! think this demands some explana-
ton, 10 say the least Of but IL Is Just and right,
and proper that Texas shall receive sum OF money,
shall chereully vote for IT, But want to see that il is
right, in the first place.
Ths subject was again considered in a message OF the
President to Congress in July Isis in which he re-
eFates the opinion to which have adveried contained
an me instructions TO MIR. Slide Mote ] He goes for
tNorE IL
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