The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-08


The Mexican Boundary Commi.slon.
In former article we brought to the notice Of our
readers the extraordinary fact that after all the au
taken by Congress provide for the establishment ou
Mexican boundary, the favorte officers selected BY h
administration perform the surveys had done nothing
in reality but violate the treaty aud run false line BIT
that readers may understand in detail upon what
data have reasoned. and upon whose shoulder rss
the responsibility OF this public injury. we call their Il.
ten,ion to few facts.
The first appropriation to carry out the 5th article The
treaty OF Guadalupe Hdalgo was $50. ooo and it
pended under the direction of Mr. Weller The second
appropriation OF the same sum was made partly 10 meet
the deficiency prior to the 3oh of June, 1885, and con-
tinue the work OF this $4,000 were expended b.
Col Mcclellan in preparing the outfit for the present con-
mission before the appointment Of Mr. Bartlett, a, wha
disposal the balance Of the appropriaton-say $4,000
placed. Another $4,000 were appropriated ios A
fiscal year terminating the 30th June, 1851 and s
another 800 900 for the fiscal year terminating the ooh
June, 1852 all OF which, amounting to S2as 300 ps.
into the hands of the present commissioner.
Let us now what the ults Of this large oul
lay OF $4,000 The first commits sioner (Mr Weller
expended $4,000. stated and established the initial
poiats at San Diego and at the mouth OF the Gila s
the line between these points has been since sstabsba
and the monuments erected distance Of about 80
miles But the precise cost of this part OF the work Dd
yet ascertained at the department Estimating this soa
at S75 ooo-which we assured il will not exceed
and then deducting the sl3loo expended by Col Me-
Lellan, there will remain 200 chagesbls to IL
present commissioner. Mr.. Bartlett. who. be il remss.
haral h,. had TO a., h,.bnu al
the initial points spoken Of nor the connecting line
What then, has he done Appointed in june lsso-h'
outfit Of the commission. previously supplied turned ovs
to himhe has been profoundly actively employed Tor
about Is months, has established the starting point
the Rio Grande at the wrong place. and has run line
about 90 miles in length in the wrong places line
clearly wrong. that il first rejected by Col McIAL
LAM then by his successor, Major Graham, and Mr. Gay
the surveyor. Major Graham has been recalled, md
Major Emory has been detailed in his place. vhe
will no doubt also reject this wrong line 30 h
the entire line AZ fixed by the treaty. from 'hs
mouth Of the Rio Grande to the southern boundary
OF New Mexico on the same river, and from thence
the mouth of the ella, where il empties into the Colo
rado-a distance Of about two thousand nilss-is
yet TO be run. The 100000 are all spent. and
formed He is in the situation OF a gentleman in ibs
West who very unexpectedly failed just after obtaining
very considerable OF cash from one Of his neshSc
under that his business was prosperous s
would yield immense profits The neishbor ran ova,
when the failure was announced, ascertain the els"
OF it, and was surprised to hear that il total faur
He requested to see the books but could get solution
of the fact how it was possible for man to do pros
porous business and suddenly break and not be aokn
pay cent in the dollar OF the money he had just
rowed to assst that business. He could imagine that
man might lose so per cent or so per cent or even
greater proportion OF his capital but how he could o's
il all without fire. or earthquake or robbery p'
could not understand; and his surprise was only inc
more increased when. few days after the sad event. y
found his debtor going ahead again under full blast w'
large bank credit. and doing business again on srsa
scale than ever II is to be feared that such to be O'
history Of Mr.. Bartlens failure for understand 'n'
the appropriations all exhausted. and that his da'
were refused long since at New Orleans, and could ~"
be sold in the market Uncle Sam. however,m ao'e :
bear the loss, but inclined to think he w'
no more appropriations to be expended by MI bans'
until MI Fillmore does AZ Spain has done in Cuban ms
rue ro ntaa which neither Fhuater nor evs"