The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-09-11
Pom the Baltimore Sun.
Washington, Sept. I'd. 1850.


The intelligence from Texas leaves The
question in doubt whether she will be
satisfied with the Senate bill 10 settle the
boundary dispute. Governor Bell com
dennis the compromise bill; but Mr..
Pearce's bill gives her but twenty thousand
square miles more than the compromise
bill. Some OF the Texan newspapers
seem 10 look upon the new bill as afford
ing means for an equitable adjustment
II is evident thar the extent of the terrific
ny which she is 10 secure is of vastly
higher importance. in her consideration,
than the amount Of money which is 10
enure TO the benefit Of her creditors.
Ii Mr.. GoTman's statement, as made
in his speech Of Friday, is correct. ma.
joriiy Of The House is in favor of sustaining
the territorial claim Of Texas to its whole
extent. He stated iha, nineiy-one South
ern members and twenly-eight Northern
Democratic members would support the
claim OF Texas. Thus there are ll9
members, a majority oil The IIouse---who
are agreed upon basis Of adjustment. l
was very happy 10 hear il. and can see
no difficulty remaining in The case. The
boundary question must be settled by leg.
islaion, and'Congress can simply pass a
law defining The boundaries Of 'faxas. or
embracing all that part Of New Mexico
that lies east of the Rio Grande, Thus
we shall save tie ten millions which the
House is reluctant 10 give, and Texas may
refuse to take. In order 10 get the bill
through the Senate. an alternative propo-
silion may be made 10 Texas. TO viii: To
take the money without the territory. or
take the territory without the money.
I learn from other sources, besides Mr..
Germans statement. that the House will
agree 10 this mode Of adjustment, if any.
The whole territory, if Texas agree to re-
ceive il, instead Of selling her claim to a
foot Of i, will 60 under her jurisdiction,
subject to the compact made in the ar,i-
cles OF annexation. She will keep all her
public domain, while The United States
will incur ne responsibility Tor her debt.
Upon her will fall The great expense of
surveying The public lands; and il should
be provided that when she wants Indian
wars, and the removal Of Indians and the
determination Of her malronteni Mexican
citizens. she shall do all this al her own
expense. 80
In regard TO Georgia. The United States
assumed the removal Of Indians in the
Limits Of the Stale. under a compact for
which the United States received liberal
consideration, in cession Of vast and
valuable domain. In New Mexico there
is no public domain. and the best Spanish
titles are not worth FIVE cents an acre.
Texas. il is admitted. could never get
revenue enough from her new subjects
or citizens she will have TO consider them
Ito paw The expense Of hanging them
now and them, when they rebel or muir
der the Governor. as they did Bert. The
United States will make good bargain
with Texas, if she will take tina, military
or territorial government of our hands
for God forbid that il shoul,lever become
4 Stale government, and member Of The
Union. aam 8esh !sassl
The Obligation so indirectly assumed.
BY The United States in the treaty with.