The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-17

Mexican boundary Communication.
Our readers invited 10 careful reading OF the sub
Joined communication from most Intelligent citizen,
signed CD late member OF this commission, and recently
returned this city That commission, else
on the western frontier destined to add to the
plant universally existing, that this administration is
reckless of the public interest.
MEXICAN n,uspAay COMMISSION dispatches have re-
Gently been received the Department OF the Interior
om Mr.. Bae the United states comGni ssoner, dated
Santa Rita del oobre, New Mexico. JuIy 7. 1851, from
is progressing rapidly westward The astronomers aud
suvs ,sr ,Syancsa paras hays reached son1 about
Thirty miles west OF Rio Mimbris. IL is found, we learn,
that the line will run from eight 10 ten miles south OF
road 10 the copper mines and the only route which can
places aud Rio Mmbrs, until this loses itself IN
the plain. In military, point OF view, this Important
Ss , os tS Rio Grace, (Which is near the initial pon
westw ard the first water met Cooks SPRING my miles
distant and The river Mmbris, twelve fifteen miles
Hers are two important points, where there and
water where the military road runs, ana where posts
mIaht be erected SOUTH OF this there desert for nearly
n hundred miles susceptible OF cultivation, and des
TUE OF water. No military post therefore can be placed N
a,s legion Of the eoaay along The line until strikes the
ella, is unknown pasaingto" Rpsofe
MEssRs EpIroRs: The above article appeared in the
columns of the Republic few days Since and from IFS
uerIsa the reader would suppose that the Boundary
vey of the line II comes, too, IN an ohcal character
and is promulgated through the official organ OF the ad
ministiaon The statement, however, IS well worthy
a little examination. We learn by it that "the asrono-
mers and surveyors OF both commissions are working
together and their advanced parties have reached about
thirty miles west OF tie Rio Mimbris" This stream is
about sixty miles west OF the initial point upon the Rio
Grande; thus showing that the commissioner has ac-
tually advanced ninety miles upon the line, although
much OF the work yet remains to he completed. Mr..
Bartlett arrived at Ell Paso with portion of the com
MISSION the 9Th of November last and was there met
by the Mexican commission, (ifteen IN number) under
General Condo therefore the advanced parties have
reached point ninety miles west OF the starting point
upon the Rio Grande the short space OF eight months
THIS IS certainly accomplishing great deal with force
of one hundred men!
But let US inquire if this work has been rightly done,
according the stpulaons OF the treaty. and see if
Mr. Bartlett has no, sacrificed the interest OF his
try, aud violated the fifth article The first act
complished by Mr. Bartlett, in his negotiations with
the Mexican commission, joint agreement by which
it was determined that the initial point upon the Rio
Gande should be fixed at that point upon the Rio Grande
where 80 deg % min. north latitude would intersec that
river Under this agreement, the initial point
tanned, under the direction of Leuenan, A. w Whippe,
of the astronomical corps and found 10 be at point
near Dona Ana sirty miles north of Ell Plso. By The
agreement they to ices to point near the lO9ih
parallel OF longitude Now, the 5h article of the treaty
Of Guadalupe Hidalgo is as follows
"ART The boundary line between the two republics
shall commence the gulf Of Mexico three leagues from
land opposite the mouth of the RIO Grande, otherwise
called Rio Bravo del Norte, opposite the mouth of rs
deepes, branch IL it should have than one branch
emptying directly the from thence the middle
of tina, river following the deepest channe where u has
more than one, q Tue point wes s.ses me sonhs s
whole southern boundary al New Mexico, (Which runs
north of the town called Paol 10 us western termaa,,on
until it inersects the rst branch OF the river CHA (or u
On n9 he to
direct line 10 the same y thence down the middle OF the
RIO Colorado; thence across Rio Colorado, following
the division line between Upper and Lower California To
the Pacific ocean
From this il will be perceived that the starting point
upon the Rio Grande running westward to the Pacific is
fixed by the treaty that point where the southern bound
airy of New MsI,eo crosses the RIO Grande, aud 10 run
thence Desuardiy along The wtoie southern boundary of
NeU Merico, (north of the town called Paso) Now the
first inquiry which the commissioner should have d.
Teced his attention would have been TO inquire and
tain Uhsrs the southern boundary of New Mexico
By this inquiry he would have at learned from the
Oldest Mexican and American residents OF the country
that the crossing point upon the Rio Grande at the
32d degree Of north latitude which is few miles north
Of FL Paso. This is corroborated by General Condos
own map OF the country, and also by Dsturnelrs map,
mentioned in the treaty. This line. running due
wss, as marked on DisurnePs map, would have saved
to ioy miles in width Of the territory OF New Mex
leo, and would have touched branch Of the ella
until would strike the San Pedro, the hundred
and eleventh parallel OF longitude; would have secured
to much larger portion Of the rich valley OF the Rio
Grande; would have left the 4meriean settlement, made
within the last twelve months, called Missia, OF over
three hundred families, American territory; and would
have secured to military road not only to the cop
per mines" but also to the north OF the ella, and from
thence to San Diego, through what is believed TO be the
only pass through which road can be constructed to
the Pacific, without passing far the NORTH through the
Tuni Pass, TO the headwaters OF the Rio de Tuii and
thence to the Pacific; and that is the canon through
which the San Pedro emPes into the ella Ii is said tina,
Mr.. Bartlett has, since his arrival at the copper mines
discovered his error that Colonel Graham and Mr. GRAY
will not raify the agreement and the work must be done
over II this be true, the commission under Mr. Bartlett
has accomplished nothing except the expenditure Of hs
public money C.
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