New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-12
The Texas BOUNDARY.

We do hope the House will not concur In
the Texas Boundary bill proposed BY Mr..
PEARcE and passed by the Senate without
at least resolute attempt to draw better
line. If Ten Millions are paid to Texas, she
ought to concede the whole valley Of the
Puereo to New. Mexico; but at all events
the line originally proposed in the Clay Com
promise bill is the least favorable to New
Mexico that should be tolerated. 1t barely
failed in the Senate, and may be carriedin
the House. Let every friend of New-Mex-
leo and of Freedom be in his seat and vote
when the question shall come up, and
straiebt line from the Rio Grande at North
lat. so can surely be drawn to thu SOUTH
west corner of the Indian Territory, where
the Tooth meridian of longitude crosses the
Red River. Hear correspondent:
mR. PEARcEs BOUNDARY FOR TEXAS.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
One of the most astonishing things OF the day is
the line proposed by Mr.. Pearce Of the Senate, for
a Boundary between Texas aud New Mexico,
especially taking into consideration the large price
to be paid to Texas. Tex" would get by that
line not only all that ever was really Texas, but
also a large slice Of three Mexican States on the
east Ct the Rio Grande, and tract Of country
living West Of the Indian Territory, almost large
az the State Of Maine, to which she has no more
RIGHT than any other State in the Union has. The
claim of Texas to the lads lying beyond her an
han I,ar
repeated assertion that they are hers IL do not
sneak at random, for have paid close attention to
the subject from the first settlement Of Texas by
our citizens TO the present day. A man might
with equal Justice claim his neigbbors farm 10 con
,eouepce of having repeatedly said it was bis.
Therefore on the Of justice, il would be very
wrong TO give Texas so much land and pay her for
taking it. / do not deny that something may be
due 10 Texas on other grounds, ard am willing to
allow her something for peace Offering.
And beside, in regulating the boundaries OF
States. il il certainly important 80 to make them
that the States may consist OF territory lying as
much as possible in a compact body, avoiding all
swkwa ard projections Of which we have enough In
some Of the older states-witness the north point
Of Virginia the west end OF Maryland, and the
| southe ast part Of Mmsachusetts. These proleo.
| tons, besides being inconvenient are excessively
offensive to the eye on maps and for this reason,
| il for no other, should be avoided. Mr.. Pearce's
| line will make such projection on the North o.
| Texas and anothe- In the northeast OF New Mex
co-tvo at orce-this certainly should not be done.
No part of the line in question should be further
north than the southwest point of the lndian Terri
| tOrv where the huudredth meridian crosses Red
River-this should be insisted on and do no. be-
lieve the people Of Texas would be as well pleased
with that long arm extending on their north as
| thew would be without it, And il Texas should be
| divided, as it probably will, into two or three
| States, that northern projection would be exceed
iDely awkward in making the divisions. The line
proposed in the late Omnibus bill was quite far
| eropeb North. and did not believe that any one
would think of making it farther North. That liue
would be pretty fair one-decidedly better than
| Mr. Pearces- but the west end struck the BIO
| (irande too far North. The line should be a. d.
rect as possible and this would be the best: be.
| ginning Cd the Rio Grande at the hundred and
| second meridian, and running north on that to
about thirty two degrees, north latitude and thence
| in a straight line northeasterly, to the southwest
| point of the Indian Territory. JUSTICE.