The republic., 1851-04-15

Copy Of tie Act MIR. Rusk handed 10 Mr.. Secard.
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
ssnfatiUss Of The United States Of Aneica IN Con-
yrsss assembled That il be and il hereby proposed
70 the State of Texas to relinquish to the United
States all claim TO the territory known a. New
Mexico, on the east side Of the Rio Grndc, on the
following conditions:
Sec 2. And be IL further snactsd, That soon as
satisfactory evidence shall be produced to the Pres
ident OF the United States that Texas has reln-
qushed all claim to the territory in the first section
Of this act contained, il shall be the duty Of the
President to to be Issued to the creditors OF
said State Of Texas bonds bearing - per cent.
interest, and redeemable in - years, to an
amount not exceeding ten million of dollars.
SEC. g. And be IL further enacted, That said
bonds shall be paid to the creditors Of Texas upon
their producing to the Secretary Of the Treasury
the certificate Of the Comptroller and Auditor Of
said State of Texas that the evidences Of debt pre-
sented by them was subssting debt against
said State of Texas on the first day of january.
1850
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That should
said State Of Texas decline to accede to the prov
sions Of this act, within twelve months after notice
to the Governor of said State of the passage of this
act, then the provisions of this act shall become
| all intents, null and void.
in this act contained shall be construed az i'm
pair any right, either of Texas or of tho United
States, to the Territory Of New Mexico
The letter of Mr.. Rusk proves these facts:
lst That Mr.. Seward agreed TO vote for bill
giving TEN MILLIONS to Texas.
I'd. That the condition was, that Texas relin-
quish to the United States all claim to the territory
known az New Mexico
Thus it appears that Mr.. Seward himself
proposed to Mr.. Rusk the TEN MILLIONS, on
consideration Of linquishInent-which, as a
fourth measure of the Compromise, he now
pronounces as 'humiliating terms, ;" dictated by
"a State in attitude of sedition!''
The only escape that can be made to this
conclusion is, that Mr.. Pearce's bill-the bill
that finally passed-which gave Texas ten mil
lions, is very different bill as to boundary
from this Mr.. Seward agreed to go for 1t will
be observed, however, that Mr.. Seward did not
object before Mr.. Rusk to the boundaries in
MIR. Pearce's bill-but to the word " cede''
only; nay, that he had advised his friends to
vote for the bill, where they could sustain
themselves-this the very bill he now pro-
nounces g humiliating," and as Sc dictated by
seditionp'
What remains for us to establish now, to
make this exposure complete, is only this that
Mr.. Pearce's bill gives more territory to Texas
than Mr.. Stewards bill, of ssthe territory known
as New Mexico" or, as Mr.. Rusk states it,
New Mexico proper"
New Mexico proper, that is, the State of New
Mexico, is known by all who have studied the
maps Of New Mexico and her boundaries, and
the map printed in Paris by order of Mexico,
to be a smaller territory than Mr.. PeaIce's
bill; that is to say, Mr.. Seward gave Texas
ten millions and more territory than Mr.. Pearce's
bill, (the bill which passed.) Mr. Hilliard, of
Alabama, demonstrated this in speech he
made and a map he showed in the House.
So, then, the fourth measure of the Com
promise, which Mr.. Seward now pronounces
''humiliating," Mr.. Seward agreed to make
yet more ''humiliating" as to territory. Com
ment is unnecessary.