Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-23

L An appropriation Of 100000
having been made at the last ses'
sion for the purchase OF suitable
site, and the erection, furnishing
and fitting up Of an asylum for The
Insane OF the District OF Columbia
and OF the Army and Navy Of the
United States, the proper measures
have b cen adopted to carry this be.
inefficient purpose into effect.
BY the latest advices from -lhe
Mexic IAN Boundary Commission il
appears that the survey of the river
ella, from its confluence with the
Colorado TO its supposed intersec-
ton with the western line of New
Mezico b, has been completed. The
survey of the Rio Grande has also
been finished from the point agreed
on by the Commissioners as '-ihe
point where it strikes the southern
boundary OF New Mexico TO a
point l35 miles below Eagle Pass,
which is about two-thirds Of the
distan &c along the course Of the
river TO its mouth.
The appropriation which was
made at the last session of Con-
gross for III e continuation of the
survey is subject 10 the following
proviso:
PROVIDED, That no part Of this
appropriation Shall he used or ex>
pende ID, until it shall be made salts.
factorily TO appear to the President
of the United States that the South
ern boundary Of New Mexico is not
established by the commissioner and
surveyor of the United States far
ther north of the town called 'Paso'
than the same is laid down in Dis
turnell's map, which is added to the
treaty.
My attention was drawn TO this
subject by a report from the De-
partment Of the Interior, which re-
Tieu ed all the facts of the case, and
submitted for nv decision the ques-
ton whether under existing clrcum4
stances, any part OF the approprla-
ton could be law fully used or ex
pended for the further. prosecution
of the work.
After the careful consideration Of
the subject | came TO the conclusion
that it could moi, and so informed the
head Of that Department. Orders
were Immediately issued by him to
the commissioners and surveyor to
make 10 further acquisitions on the.
Department, as they could not be
paid; and TO discontinue all opera
tions on the southern line of New
Mexico. But as the Department
had no.exact information as 10 the
of provisions and money
which remained uneXpended in the
hands Of the commissioner and sur
geyor, it was left discretionary with
hem 10 continue the survey down
he Rio Grande as far as the means
IT their disposal would enable them,
or. at once to disband the commits
ion. L special messenger has
ince arrived from the officer in
;harge OF the survey on the river,
With information that the funds
ubiect to his control were exhaust
ID, and that the officers and others
mployed 10 the service were desti-
ute alike OF the means of prosecu-
ipg the work and returning TO their
omes..
The object of the proviso was
oubtless to arrest the survey OF the
onthern and western lines OF New
1exico, IN regard to which differ
MT opinions have been, expressed;
or it is hardly to be supposed that
here could be any objection to that
art Of the line which extends along
he channel Of the Rio Grande.-
tat the terms Of the law are so broad {
sto forbid the use of any partof the
loney for the prosecution Of the
'ork, or even for the payment, TO
re officers and agents, Of the ar
earag es of pay which are jus ny
ne to them. Fl
earnestly invite your prompt at |
ention 10 this subje ct, and recom |
lend modification of the ter ms {
the proViso so as to enable the |
to use as much of the t
as will be Decessary I
discharge the existing obligations
F The Government, and conn lete I
lie survey Of the Rio Grande to its 9
Iouth. t
1t will also be pf oper to make t
Irther provision by law for The full.
ment of our treaty with Mexico I