The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-08-28

upon The ground the committee 10 informed shows this
saline Ga natural formation Of salt by evaporation cover
ng some acres - e2len be at the
nom the town OF Paso.
But that the boundary on Dsturnels map "a correctly
placed Ia reference TO the iowa Of Paso is conclusive
by reference 20 the decrees Of the government
Under The Spanish rule the province OF Chhuahua
divided IRON thar Of New Mexico by parallel Of 81 deg
Ia the year 1924 Chihuahua formed into State and
admitted into federal Union by decree OF July
"a In the the boundary between add
now remains The Stale Of Chhuahna lies south n New
Mexico. that the southern boundary Of the latter
liked by the decree, is right line from 10 west
drawn from the Town called Paso del Nore, with the iarls
dcnon u has always possessed &c smanifest then,
that this boundary line either from the OF Paso
Ion some point north Of y as far as the Jurisdiction Of
ton We MOI Informed bat the discriminate point Of
the decree the ITSELF the jurisdiction, IL is
be presumed, extended far beyond il.
The commitiee thus satisfied that the treaty has
recy fixed the southern boundary of New Mexico and that
70 De found as there laid down, al the distance OF about
ght miles north Of the town ofPaso But be this may
the terms Of the treaty Tor doubt that whether
right or wong the boundary OF United States Is 10 be
governed by the lines marked the map the dis
lance BY ihe map-seae they found north Of Psso
asd BY nothing else Yet plain all this is. the Secretary
informs that the boundary adopted
parallel OF latitude for this southern boundary, which,
- iound viii throw the line thirty four miles further
The north, Tins losing the United States country
Ih,sy. four miles wide by mean length q one hundred
dred and eighty square miles, or about s5U7 200 acres
But as the question thus in reference
territory is, IN The opinion OF the committee, of far
greater i'm portance in another aspect.
| confidently believed practicable
railroad across Pacific, in this pau
tory, will be found down the valley of the Ga the de-
pressons near IL; and explorations far have clearly in
Dictated that the further route is taken north Of the
town Of "Paso," the difficult and impracrcabe the
country presented by reason OF It's mountainous char
i. appears further from the report OF the Secretary
.nls M o. thy .xo inanIes
A. Gray, not present. and, oil course asserting
a nd that when he arrived he disened the
that 90 being informed of such dissent by letter Of inc
sis OF October, 1851, the Secretary reqnesed him TO
sign The agrcemsnt that the 4h OF November four
Rotary, and Bevet Major william h. Emory appointed in
less Major Emory has asented this ne has been
agreed 10 by the American surveyor
Of the treaty ibis government committed the Ii q Of
thy-two degrees twenty-five minutes by the OF the
surveyor was not necessary 10 give vitality His lam
guage is; b taaa
and of the treaty the diplomatic power is conf
ied the commissioners aone and that the
on by the commissioners This opinion founded not
only pom consideration OF the appropriate functions oil
such cases, and the construction which has been unl
ormy TO this by both from the
the initial point the Rio Grande. The instructions Of
his government and doubt not those from the govern
neni o. Meheo ao' Lave always Deen even % .hs com
seyors CONFORMITY.
The commissioners have always held their meetings
and that the surveyors have claimed
right To participate IN these deliberations and much
ess 70 exercise eryisory power over ,nem
Ia this opinion he sass he sustained by the Secretary
State TO whom he referred the question before giving bis
Instructions 10 Mr.. Gray. Isl. l.s.s s.ar. ~
this be the true construction OF the treaty and the com
misoners OF the respective governments are by them
selves competent to conclude the question OF boundary
without the intervention OF the surveyors II would
result that this important question Is already settled against
IF The seceia that be 80 considers H. and The President
transmits that report to the Senate without comment.
But, with all proper respect for the opinions OF she
Secretaries, The committee are here also clear in their
opinion mat the treaty such construction but
On the contrary, plainly repels II
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me boahdaB me Win que precision upon authoritative
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recognise any RUE OF constocuou oy whicn inc foregoing
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