The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-19
WASHINGTON, Sept. ii, 1850


DEAR Sin have received your Of this date, max
Mr. Seward. New York. Some months since, while The
bill reported by the Committee of Thirteen, usually called
the omnibus BILL before the Senate, Mr. Seward called
upon me and said he thought Texas in bad company
that he was disposed,to treat her kindly that he did
believe she had good title New Mexico, but he believed
the United States wers bound 70 pay her debt tina, he
her claim to Ne Mexico all his friends would do so;
would have hs House S
and had no doubt it would pass He said he better
the omnibus BILL and thar would be better TO- Texas
disconnec hesefrom the bill then before the Senate
nor or everaI days ssrwaads He asked me- W ,hns
four or hvs lines, whether had drawn up the bill to
and gone several days When he returned he asked
me whether had yet drawn up that b replied that had
him that he had spoken 10 another member OF the Senate
upon the subject i concluded to draw up bin, and did
seng twelve millions oil dollars the compensation To
This he objected bur proposed bill 70 pay The deb, Of
lnquishng her claims New Mexico proper she stood
previously under the organization OF Mexico He said
sustain themselves and that, would draw such bill,
he would have il introduced into the House OF Representa-
hereupon caused bill TO be drawn by one the
clerks of the Senate, which handed TO him Some lime
afterwards. the omnibus bin defeated Mr. Pearces
bill was then introduced and its passage Mr.. Seward
voted against it, Some time afterwards, Mr. approached
and said he had objeclion 0 the ten millions bu,
he did like the word "cede' ia The bill He remarked
that he had voted against it. told him had observed
fact and was aslonished at it, after what he had said
said that the bin conceded territory TO New
Mexico than her omer limits TO which he answered that
the word "cede' gave rise his only objection the
measure, and that ne there enough without
his, &c.
Soon after the bill went the House, learned from
highly respectable that Mr. 5. exering himself
10 defeat IT, and Immediately called upon him and remind
ed him OF his previous conversation with the
lect then told him that after what he had said I'm the
Senate, had no disposition assal II who had
declared he would defend him self :; but when he
had sought me- and made declarations which calcu-
lated 10 deceive aud mislead in of vital i'm
portance Texas and the whole country he assumed
different position OF which be should not avail hms. With
impuniy and that desired then know whether lie had
been exerting himself defeat the bill He replied that
he had heard THE charge that was untrue that
made by Mr. Fillmore ard his friends get the
bill that, far from attempting defeat the b he had
advised his friends who could sustain themselves al home
in snch course, for the bill that there
danger of its passing; that he bad health, and
going home expecting be back until after the
final upon the bill On the following day he left the
city, and absent during several days, but do
member how long
This is, in substance, what had passed between us
enclose you copy Of The bill which handed to him
musI, In justice to myself, that II Mr. Seward did
stated bis influence defeat bill he did moi
deceive for placed reliance upon his salemen
from the be ginning, and did not in slightest degree
alter my course in consequence of what he said to me
Yours truly,
THOMAS ]. RUsK.