Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-10

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Alter much further debate, Mr. ATCHIsON moved that
the Senate do now adjourn.
The motion was negatived on division Of % 10 30.
The question recurred on Mr.. EwIsG's amendment.
Mr. EWING called for the yeas and nays and being or
dered, they follows
YEAs-Mes~s. Baldwin. Bradbury. Clarke. Cooper, Da-
Wis OF Masachuse Dayton, Dodge, of Wisconsin, Ewing,
Greene Hale Hamln Phelps Seward, Shields Smith, Spru
anee, Underwood, Upham, Wales. Walker. and VIM
NAYs-Mes~s Atehison. Badger, Barnwell. Bell. Ber-
rien Bright Butler, Cass, Davis, OF Mississippi, Dawson,
Deknson' Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas Fooe, Houston Hun
ter King Mangum Mason Morton, Pearce, Rusk, Sebas
tian, Soue, Sturgeon, Turney Whitcomb and Yuee2s.
80 the amendment was rejected
The other amendments offered by Mr.. EwISs being de-
pendant on the foregoing, then dropped.
Mr. MASON offered the following amendment, to be add
ed at the end Of the bill
"Prouded That nothing herein contained shall be
saed 70 or qualify thing contained in the third
nexing Texas United States approved March
either regards the number of States that may be formed
of the State OF Texas Otherwise" n.
The amendment agreed to.
Mr. WINTHROP. l do not rise to detan the Senate
than single moment. II seems to me- however, with
very great Difference the body with which have been for
50 short time associated that good deal Of hot haste
infested in pressing the final consideration Of this bill to-day,
and that there is wide departure from that spirit Of courtesy
which called upon to adjourn yesterday at half four
when amendments had been offered and Senators had
pied the floor for two three days Now the Senator from
Ohio desired to have his amendment printed, and say
word in regard to it. and myself desired to give my opn
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi If the Senator will give way
will move an adjournment.
Mr.. WINTHROP. No, sir. After having voted yester-
day and the day before against adjournment when
desired by the Senator from Florida shall be said
that asked for which unwilling
concede others Indeed shall be said during the
brief period shall remain here-or hope il will be very
brief period before the present session shall to close
that by any action of mine have deferred the action of Con-
gress upon these great public would make
speech any time the end of the session. which would
have the effect delay the action of the Senate and of Con-
gess questions Of such vital desire say in
word that it is my earnest desire to vote for this bill do
believe that it is the precise measure and that it is cal
cuated to bring peace to the country to reconcile the differ
which have long divided it, and to unity
and concord than almost any bill which has been proposed
mean when say this measure, that which will settle the
boundary line between New Mexico and Texas by separate
and independent BILL do not the present BILL present.
ed by the Senator from Maryland for may against
it in the end. have not yet, confess made up my mind
in the wh Of business going whether shall vote for
against it. shall vote against with great reluctance but
if for it, il will be with almost equal reluctance if
there be little change in the boundary proposed And
for my life cannot how the Senators from Texas and
others should call to assent to boundaries separate
BILL less liberal than those proposed in the compromise BILL
What has occurred since the compromise bill was pre-
sented here to induce this change Of action What has
Cured that has induced the alteration of that line of boun
day, and the granting to Texas Of much larger of
territory than granted by that bill If had here the
boundary line proposed by the compromise BILL should be
quite disposed to offer now, in order to have the
question whether should retain the line by the dis
nguished Senator from Kentucky and the other twelve gen.
emon who associated with him in the arrangement Of
that BILL whether there any existing why that
line should be changed. have however, line here which
intend to Offer last effort and with view at least Of
leaving the record my desire that whatever may be the fate
Of this bill in the end. the boundary line should be altered
before was called upon to vote on its passage is the
line proposed by the Senator from Missouri and is printed in
Senate bill 225 amendment intended be proposed
the bill to admit California into the Union believe that
has studied this question Of boundary with diligence
and than that distinguished Senators and there
body upon whom geographical questions Of that character
say nothing of other questions ready my
opinion move therefore, to strike out in the first article of
the BILL all after the words commence down to the end of
the clause, and to substitute the following in lieu thereof:
the point in the middle of the deepest channel in the
Rio Gande del Nore where the crossed by the 102d
degree OF longitude from the meridian of Greenwich
thence north along that longitude to the Saith Of north
latitude thence easwardy the point which the Tooth
degree OF west longitude crosses the Red river
The amendment was not agreed to.
On Friday the bill again under discussion all day, and
eventually passed in the following form
BILL proposing to the State Of Texas the establishment
her northern and boundaries the relnquishment
by the said State of all territory claimed by exterior
sad boundaries and Of all her claims upon the United
States.
and the hereby offered the State Of Texas which,
when agreed the said passed the General
Assembly, shall be binding and obligatory upon the United
States and upon the said State OF Texas Poraded That
the said the said General Assembly shall given
on or before the lst day Of December, 1850.
First The State of Texas will agree that her boundary
the north shall at the point which the meridian
of one hundred degrees from Greenwich inersected
by the parallel of thryx degrees and thirty north
latitude and shall from said point due west to the mer
dian of hundred and three degrees west from Greenwch
thence boundary shall due south the thirty
degree of north latitude thence the said parallel Of thirty
degrees north latitude the Rio Bravo del Nore and
thence with the channel of said the Cult of Mexico
Second The State of Texas cedes the United States all
her claim territory exterior to the limits and boundaries
which she agrees establish by the first article Of this agree
ment.
Third The State of Texas renqushes all claim upon the
United States liability debts of and for compen
her ships FORTS arsenals
and munitions Of and public buildings, with their
stes which the property Of the United States at the
time Of annexation. o.
shment boundaries cesson Of claim to territory and rn
quishment of claims, will pay to the State of Texas the
sum Of ten millions of dollars in stock bearing five cent
interest and edeemable the end of fourteen years. the
payable hayeariy at the treasury OF the United
States.
Fifth Immediately after the President of the United States
shall have furnished with authentic copy of the act of
the General Assembly OF Texas accepting these propositions
he shall cause the stock be issued in favor of the State of
Texas as provided for the fourth article of this
Pyo1aded That than fvc millions Of said stock |
shall be issued until the creditors OF the State holding
and other certificates of Stock of Texas for which duties
imports specially pledged shall first file at the Trea-
sury of United States releases Of all claim against the
United for account of said bt nds certificates
,ury and the President the United Sates Pro-
rded That nothing herein contained shall be construed
impair qualify thing contained in the third article OF
the second section Of the joint resolution for annexng
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