New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-31
Csssidersrises rsscksss the rhresteaek Dts-
usisu Of the Usfssd states.


Ii seems opportuDe to take up this suHss<
which is row worn thread. bare and. a. Jack Csds
said Of the Constitution Of England. to turn 3
and pu. new nsp on IT, Fielding remarks thss
Seneca's Essay on Anger vas % pssheto that Is
would convince every one except tbcse Who we're
angry. SO think the Arguments that have eeea
used in favor Of the preservation OF the Union have
COZ WINGED aI except the diss rsosssts
Or coUrse 10 would DOT become me % enter ucn0
an argument 90 not propose IL at sll bat merely
70 PROFOUND certsin terms FOR settle n en-, OF t,e
questions now under debate In the Senate just sy
way Of bsrgsis IN which all parties shall be gamers
IL vii net Of course be expected that the benefit a
the speculation viii be equal 70 all concerned. Is
might be thought TO SAVIOR too much Of Tstsoa.
were 10 bold out such an idea bat what 90
pose is, instead Of making 4 disqaisitioa apo
Patriotism Iuse,e and the like, which soaods veg
well when you are taking to the common peopa
but do lot go dows With the knowing ones wts
have the settling q the Affairs Of the nati,n a
Warrington. to CONS directly 70 the poinS snf
consider what each one can make out Of 10.
And hrst 80 TO the q,es,ion with Texas The
compromise bill proposes that before CsiGss,G
shsH be admitted into the Union or New Mexico
organized into Territorial Government or any
other public business done, We shah pay Texas iox
al The land In New Mexico, or ct least al thai u
worth anything.
Now, whether 1t has made any difference that
the amount 20 be paid was left blank. will cot
undertake to say bat the representatives OF resss
are but halt satished, or 10 other words viii bos -
satisfied until the blank 10 filed with good roaoA
sum- say $4,000 600, while others think that II 90
are TO pay any such sum we ought TO see that ws
get the worth Of our money.
No doubt il 10 undsuifed for State 10 sell p0s
Of its domain, unless for price worth talking Of
The 6slphin principle applies 70 State as welI -
official dignitaries. Ii is the amount which deter
mines the character Of the transaction. IL misht
indeed be more cossonant with State pride TO oedS
the lands to the United States without price. -
was formerly done by Virginia. But the dIta slry
In this case is that there 10 no self graduation Ia
ceding what does not belong 20 her. l merely hise
at this. Of course Il would not do TO admit aay
such thing before Congress. The Texas Sen terS
accordingly assert that the right Of that State -
the Territory OF New.Mexico, does not admit a
argument, and the State Of Texas 10 proceeding q
il appears to settle the question by 70 OF aras
This 10 per aps conclusive IN favor Of what have
limited at. A man 10 never 30 Likely to get into
passion a. when he has nothing to say Coz hinssk
To obviate the difficulty it has been proposed -
an amendment to the Compromise bill that oear
missoners should be appointed to run the boundary
between Texas and New Mexico and let Texas
keep all TIC lands sho shall DO found entitled =.
But this her Senators positively object to on the
ground that being appointed by the United States
Government they would Of course decide Ia beg
which is under the protection Of the United States.
IL vss indeed suggested that the Comm ssoa ers
should be instructed 20 decide according 70 tho
right of the matter, bat that did not meet the di
Guilty but it was claimed on the part OF Texas thas
| there should bs provision that the Com nissoss
ers should decide In her favor. This 10 not precise
ly the language Of the proposition bat 10 about ~
substance.
Another proposal was made that the qusstisa
! sboald be submitted to the Supreme Court OF the
| United States, but this also the Texan SenssseB
| opposed and Il was voted down.
| Now would respectfully suggest that ~ Texas
cannot for the present. make much Of bargain for
New Mexico alone, the best thing she cao do 10 -
| throw in the whole OF the country west OF the No.
eces River and the Tooth parallel Of longitude L
do not me an to say that Texas has any title 70 IL
this is also question which In the language q
| one Of the Texan Senators, does net admit Of a.
gument The difference a respects this territory
is that the United States troops having, In the late
war with NJ xico Gle ared out the ladans and Max
icans therehas been chancef for Texas TO sell lsnds
there inssmuch as settlers following In the traos
of the United States army, have been able 10 gee
lands surveyed and TO occupy them. In New Mex
leo on the other hand, no surveys could be made
under patents from Texas, although will not deny
that the whole country may have been patented
according TO the records In the Land Otice at Aus
tin Bat not AnOwiDg how that fact 10, II viii be
Necessary 10 leave il 10 mere presumption bue
Il u
the patents Aforesaid there has at al events, bees
no possession uuder them
Ii IL possible that there has been q claim Of Doc
session Of ecu lormaty with that OF the Dutch Gov
ernor Of NewYork to Besrn Island, near Albany:
the claim in which case was asserted by the sou 4
| OF O trumpet at e reasonable distance beox TIE
Island out of the reach Of danger. But this do 9
not make title without aota ally going upon the
premises and although considerable extent 81
country may be surveyed from proper hight, yet
L IL .t.kk.. ~
nearest to New Mexico, that would be safe ron
attacks of the Camanches, are too far off Tor such
survey, being some 400 miles distant.
But to return to.the proposal above made. IL vii
be quite opportUne for Texas to get the money,
10 enable her 10 pay her debts which she soma time
since virtually declared was not 70 be expected oy
her creditors IL would have been an impe ach-
ment cf her dignity 10 have said she was not able
10 pay--bnt In conformity with the selfrespsot
which every government owes ITSELF shs has
simply said to her credltors-"s send ia your de-
mands and surrender your vouchers, and We VII
determine what proportion III snythinel shall Dc
paid at some future time--certihoates shall be Civ
en- accordingly but lest this should lead 70 uo-
due expectation, notice was atterg ards given By
an act OF the Legislature that said creditors mast
be content after such abatement OF their debts 80
Texm shall think proper, TO take payment Of TIE
balance 10 lands.
Bot in the second place what can Texas do viii
the Rio Grande country il she should not dispose
Of il In the way proposed There are probably So
600 Germans west Of the Colorado river and The
emigration from Germany TO that region is increas-
ing VIII Texas be secure against such q vast
aDtislavery influence as is growing up In that psls
of her territory As 70 q new Btato being formed,
II the Colorado should be the division line, IL can
lot be expected that slavery can be msiniained 7:
il. Its questionable even whether State oosid
be formed west OF the Trinity nver, which lefs -
Itself would long remain slave holding
There is, however, one conshers'D1 rs's.
mat not be Overlooked. The People Of Texas
re nerbsps not much 70 do with the matter ses
here are divers worthy citizens who and it neees-
49, for the welfare Of their country that they
.bosH hold Office. Whether il 10 also essential thse
their dignity should be supported Sy speoai.soss
Roman magistrates in the worst days OF the Re-
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