The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1852-12-11

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ssssshrru boanasxy II Ns~ Mssico n net
sstAbhshcd ~ the e:ssRrissicu~y snd eur
vcye II the United Ssatvs farther north of
/ the town called 'PAso' than thu s1tps h laid
down In Dis'u-neIl's map, which Il ADDED
10 the treaty.
Ny attention Was drNan to thiA sabtoe,
by repn1 from tho Department ofthc fa.
tenor. which rr,iewed all tho faess II the
case, and submitted for INV decisica the
question whether, under existing c.rcnm.
stances, any psr Of the appropriation could
be lawfully urcd or expended for tho ftr.
,hcr prosecution ofihn work. Afcs carr.
ful consideration Of the subject, csms 10
tn conclusion ,ha, i, con,d not. and 20 In.
iorncd the head of mt Deparmcni. Or.
ders were immediately isSucd BY him to the
co:mmi-sionsr and surveyor to make NO fur.
thor acquisitions on the Department. a. they
c,ald no, he paid and 10 discontinue I'll
operations on the a,utha,n hpc or New
Mexico. Bu, as III. Depsr,mep, had M
exact information as 10 iho um.nu, Of pro.
visions and money which rpn,iucd unex.
pended in the hands of the co,nnissionr
and surveyor. il was lcft di.creiion,ry with
them To coniinue ths xarey down the Rio
Granlc as far ~ III. means a their DISPOSE,
wonId en1blc them. or Al once II dssban,
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"'' VIZ '"''"s ."''eV' 70 mas c"'"'" were
exhausted shd usas tAe oa'cerS and oehcS
employed IN the service wers destitute alike
Of the moan. Of proscc ntinz tho wcYh and
of returning tp their hrDrs,
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fhsre could DO any objection to that psrt q
the line which extends slong tise chssnei
nf tho Rio Grsnd~. But tho terms of thu
law arc M broad a. 10 forbid N, nee NJ
.uv n.r, # tho nonsv e., I'M, prosecution
~ a. 49,, r.. a.. a.
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:" pay "h'ch are justly aus 70 hem'
earnestly invite your Prpnr attention
to this subject, and recommend modihcs-
,lon ni the terms Of the prov'"o ~ - 70 en-
J ahie t'n Department TO "se ~ mnch oi ths
4 appropriation as will be necessary to dis
= charg" the existing obligations of the Coy
! crnnen', aud " co'npIst" tn sn'se. d the
Rio Gtande to i's mouth.
y 1t will also be proper 70 make further pro-
rision Ny law for the 'nIhi,n"n' of cnr uea'
y 'y with MEXICO ior running and marking
the residue of the boundary Hne between
;, 'b' two coun's'e"
1. Permit me 10 invite yonr particular 81.
irn,lon TO the interests ot the District of Co
lunbi,. which are confided BY the Consiitu'
''on 10 yo'ir peculiar care.
Auvong the aeasures which sccta 10 ~
of the greatest Importance 10 lis prspsrSey
sr- the introduction n copiea. supply o
water into the city Of Washington. and ths
construction Of suitable bridges across III
Potomac To replace those which ~~c -
s.royed BY high water in the early psf a
If the present year.
al Al thc last Session Of Congress an ap
II propnsiion was made TO defpy the cost o
:, the surveys necessity Cor determining tn
;. best means Of sfording an uniailing suppl,