The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-12-15

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A appropriation 81 <Ioo 400 having
been msd~ i Do Iz-i r~s>i.a or die pnr-
si'ase af sasszhIr si'e. snJ lar the ere
lion. furnishing, and finsnr W ~ a. Asy-
lnm Cor die Insane 10 The Ilssnsri Of cs-
ln.nbiz. and II the Army and Navy 81 ihr
uniird Si<srs. the prnp~f mesurrs have
bees adopted 90 rzrry llsis brne6ceni Pof.
pose into Effect
By the lassxs sdsirrs fnsm The Mrxi-
can Boundary Csmmissian II sppezss that
the surrey II ihs sisef Oils. from lie con.
hnrure with me Colorado 10 i's suppose
I'd. Intersection with The wsslem line al
New Mexirr. has been completed. The
y survey 81 lie Rio Grande has slse been
Z finished frpm the paint agreei on BY The
Commissioners as sihr point where IL
strikes The southern huundarv &C New
Mexico" 10 a paint one hundred aud ihir-
iy,fi-e miles below Eagle Pass. wIlirh is
about i~o Thirds ~ the disiance along the
coarse of the river 10 iis mouth.
The appropriation whirh was made
!. Al the last session. of Congress for the
continuation Of the survey i suhjeet 10
the following proviso:
, @Prsridei, That no part Of this appropriation
shalI he used OF expended until il shall e msds
satisfactorily 20 sppear lathe President Of The Uni
: ted STATES that The sanihcrn boundary Of New
Mexico Is not established BY the csmmisoner and
surveyor Of The United STATES farther nouh Of the
town called .Paso' than the sane Is Laid down in
Dissurnell's map, which is added 10 the treaty"
Nv attention was drawn 10 this sub.
jeri nv report frnm the department ol
. the Inferior, ~hirh. reviewed All the facts
, 81 the case. aud submitted far decision
/, the question whether. under existing cir.
: cums,anrrs, any pan 81 the appropriateness
J could be lawfully used or expended fol
|. the further poseculion of the work. al
4 ter careful ems i,lerslnn Of The snhirri
= came la The confusion that il canll not
: and so informed The head of that depart.
lnenl.. Otders were Immediately issu.t
g by him iolhe commissioner am, surveyor "a
: make no further acquisitions ON the Drpari
: meni. as they could not be paid (; and To
J. discontinue all operations an the south
: ern line of New Mexico. But US the DE
! parlment hal no exact Information az "a
II The amour, of provisions aud mon,
. wliirh remained unex expended in the hands
: &c The commissioner and surveyor. Il
was left Discretionary with them 10 coIin
E ne the survey down The RIO t;ransIr y.
a FAR az The means q, their disposal would
2 allnw them, ar Al onre 10 ,lIshand The
rnmmission. A special messenger has
: since arrived frum the officer in charge Of
the surrey Of the river. with information
Z that The funds subject to his ronirnl were
, exhausted, and that The officers and o,hrr.
employed ~ The srrvirc were destitute
: aIke"fihe means nf proscrui 9 The work
] and nI returning To their homes. E7. 1
The nhjeci 81 The proviso was inuh,.
P less To arrest The survey of The southern
, aud western lInrs Of new Mexico, in re.
: gard 10 which different opininns have been
I expressed; for u il hardly Ia he suppus.
ed that there could he any ohjecllons 10
: that part of The line which extends along
the channel Of The Rio Grande. But thr
terms nf the law are so broad az 10 fothil
The use nf any parl II the money frr the
prosecution of the work. OF even lor The
lp'ymrn,. HE officers aud agents. &c the
arrcarages of pay which are justly due h,
them.
| earnestly inrile your prompt alien
i'on 10 ,h's snhjerI. and recommend mn.
dlIiraiion Of The terms oi The proviso So,
. a. la ena' Ie the Department la cause as
mnch Of The appropriation az will he nc.
8 ressary To discharge re existing obiga.
lions Of the government, and To complete
the survey ol the RIO Grande 10 its
m"u II.
IL will also be proper To make further
provision hy law inr the Inltilmrni Of our
treaty with Mexirn for running and mark
ing the residue Of the boundary line be.
tween The Iwo countries.
Permit me Ia invite yonr particular al
ien,ion Ia the interests al the District ol
! Columbia. which are cnniidrd by The
ConslItn'0n To ,onT particular care.
Among the measures whIrh seem To me
! Of The greatest importance To It's prosperi.
~ are the Inlrnslurl"n of copirus sun
; ply Of water inIo The city Of Washing on,
aud The construction Of suitable bridges
! across lie Potomac Ia repla those y lilcll
! were DESTROYED by hlph water in the ear
. ~ par, Il the present, year.
Al III. lasl session nf Congress an an.
preparation was made To dcfray The cast
! 81 the surveys necessary for determining
The best means 81 afr riding an unfaling
supply Of good and Wholesome water.
Some pr. grrss has hcen made III the sur.
rrv. and as soon as II is completed, the
results will be LAID before YOU.
4 Further appr"prla,ons will also be ne.
e. In,