Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-07-05

mots-ao. aozs--io which the proViso can no"
be applied, and no thanks are due 10 the senator,
for having been an eye witness. when the mon'
,ter was slain, OF Cor any par, he may have taken
il hls death, or his burial.
/ TEXAS DISAGREEMENT.
The senator was equally unfortunate in his
course on the Texas boundary question. His
first position WAS, that the title of Texas to al!
the territory laid down in her law OF 1885, was
undeniahle and complete-that sum ut money
should de paid to her for her territory called
+ New Mexice--lhal all her territory WAS slave
territory, and tha, this principle should be pre-
served in the territory, purchased, wishoa, which
the risk would be Incurred OF Immediately multi.
plying the number of free states, which would
deeply endanger the whole southern section of
the Union. Al this time he did aot intend to
admit California as state at all, until "treed
from her presant uniorAale organization. -
lie intended 10 give heFa 'terroriol govern.
men," This position will appear by an extrac.
which reab fiom pamphlet copy Of bis speech
in the senate, dated the 9Th Jan, so. II lsas
followss
Ny bill originally proposed TO pay to Texas
a specific sum, Just one halt of the sum now pro-
! posed BY the senator from Missouri. Tor her own
ership of the public lands situated in the country,
Commeuly called New Mexico, north Of line to
he run In an ea,leIly direction from the Paso del
Noue to the head waters Of the Red river.
cautiously reserpinf, though, to the territory ~
rhich the rigM Of property IN a potion Of the
pabltc lands soas thus 10 be purchsed the principle
Of Compromise embodied IN the resolutions q
} annexation. This reservation, it will be AT once
perceived, is an arrangement which cannot DO
dispensed with without mourning the risk OF
Immediately multiplying the number oifree states
and deeply endangerng the whole southern sec
ton Of tho Union.
THIS extract was Immediately followed, hy
the statement that territorial government was
to be provided for California, and that at some
, subseu,ien, time when "irsed from her present
unfortunate organisation" she might be alb.
: mt,ed as state. The position assumed in ii,
was In part, more distinctly stated, with sone
, engagements ia his fourth and filth positions
against Mr.. Gays resolutions and was laid
down by him as follows.
4h. considering, as | htve several times
heretofore formally declared, tho title Of Texas
to all the territory embraced IN her boundaries
; AZ laid down in her law of $40, full complete,
; and undeniable, am unwilling TO say anything,
{ BY resolution or otherwise, which may in the
leas, degree drew tina, title into question, MS
think Ia done by one of the resolutions Of the
d. honorable senator from Kentucky"
5th II am, Upon constitutional and other
grounds, wholly opposed to the principle OF as
cunning state debts, which understand to be
. embodied in one of the resolutions OF the honor
able senators from Kentucky. II Texas soil 10
to the bought, land with certain appropriate safe
guards am decidedly in favor Of ~ let US pay
TO the sovereign state Of Texas the value thereof
in money, to DO used by her as she pleases. 1t
u will be as think, more delicate aud respectful
T. to let her provide Tor the management OF this
. matter, which IS strictly domestic in iis chaTac-
tor, in such manner as she may choose
N presumng that she will &C, wisely, justly, aud
honorably towards all to whom abe may be Iu-
y debted."
" In this last proposition, the senator assumed.
y the nosi,ion distinctly, that he was "upon consti.
.. tut;onal and other grounds, wholly opposed to
the praciple Of assGTtng state debts BY the
', general government, and Texas soil was TO be
bourh, that he was decidedly in favor OF paying
, to tho sovereing state Of Texss, the money for
. !, 10 he used as 81 pleases, which would be more
y delicate and respectful to her presumeiDg thai
she would act wisely Justly and honcrably TO-
+ wards her creditors This position he after
;, wards virtually abandoned, in his support of the
: hill for the dslnemberment Of Texas, included
"a in what be now calls the compromise measures
y it being well known to oil Of you, that the Bil
;. which appropriated Ten Millions TO the purchase
q from Texa. Of a pan Of her territory, provides
- tia, Five Millions Of h. sum shall not be issueC
=, 10 TEXAS. until her creditors for the payment o
= whose debt her customs were pledged, SHOULD
- file their claims at the Treasury Of the U. 5
:. thereby imposing upou Texas tho implied obi
- cation 10 discharge these debts, with the Fiv,
- Millions thus withheld from hef- dIstrusting II
:, :, a mos, ndeicale and dsrespec'iul manner, tina
= she would act Justly and bonorably towards he
= creditors. and vrtuoualy and implicitly assumin,
:" this amour, Of her debt by the Government, IL
!, violation Of the principal laid down BY the senn
- Ter to which he was opposed on CONSTITUTIONS
4. and other grounds.
'. But 10 the first of these positions | wish to cal
-FOUR attention more particularly In this he las
er down tho proposition as distinctly as il could b
m made. and ayered II as his opinion several time
II formally de clared, that "the tile OF Texas to a.
n. the territory embraced in her boundaries, a
laid down in her law Of Is SO, was full, complet
,e, and uudeniable," in reference to which be wa
unuilling to say any thing by resolution or other
ht rise, tina, nigh, in the least degree. dram il int
ge question. Now fellow citizens. you would ne
in, suppose that the Senator ever would have aban
m, doned this position nor that after this solemn as
seryation, he would by word or deed. eve
n. have dspuiep the title Of Texas to any part Q
W. her territory, asdefned in her law Of 1885,
IN, But strange as it may seem, when he went owe
IN, to the enemies Of the south, he abandoned thi
sr. position and disputed this very title, by hi
speeches and his vote. On the 9Th Of Angus
on pending the discussion in the Senate on the lie
so, million Bill, to dsmember Texas, the lollowin
ay amendment by way Of substitute, was offered
he Mr.. Mason, Of Virginia, to confirm the title
I've Texas TO all the territory within her limits uni'
m. her law Of 1880, and TO define hei boundari'