The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-05-11

has made known his determine.
ton to call upon the militia of New Next
co. and take it by force of arms.
The same letter says that it was gener-
ally supposed that the Governor will be
sustained at Washington, as it is a clear
case that the line was not run according
to the treaty, and a considerable number
Of the people Of the Macilla have protested
against being forced to live under Mexican
law, contrary to all justice. The Mexican
authorities have taken measures to arrest
all persons who have signed the protest.
The few Americans who live at Paso del
Norte, look anxiously for news from the
United States, as to what steps the admin
istration will take with regard to affairs
there.
The Washington Union declares that
there is no doubt but that the district of
country which Governor Lane has seized
On belongs to the United States, and is a
part of the Territory of New Mexico, and
adds: "The late administration did not
succeed in s%urrendering the district in
question to the Mexicans. In order to sus-
tain Mr.. Bartlett, the late Commissioner,
against Mr.. Gray, the surveyor, and Col.
Graham, the head of the scientific corps,
the late administration did all i, could do
to transfer to Mexico the Valley Of Mecil-
la but Congress lnterfered, and prevented
the contamination of the transfer by stop
ping the supplies of the boundary com
mission. on the ground that the commits
sioner was acting improperly, and was
running a line different from that prescrib'
ed by the treaty, thereby giving a portion
Of the Territory OF New Mexico to the Mex
lean State Of chihuahua and it is that dis
trict Of country which Governor Lane has
taken possession of by proclamation By
the terms of the treaty, the joint commits
sion to mark the boundary was to consis
Of a commissioner and surveyor. appoint.
ed by each repulic but efter Colonel Wei
ler's recall, Mr.. Bartlett, who succeeded
him, claimed to be the sole representativ,
OF the United States. and instead of run
ping the line prescribed by the treaty, h,
negotiated n thirty. four miles furthe
north. and proceeded to mark it, in def
ance OF his associate. MIR. Gray, and O
Col. Graham, who succeed Mr.. Gray. un
til the Senate, being informed of the facts
took measures to stop his career. Befor
that, there never had been any difficult,
as to the southern boundary Of New Mex
leo, or the northern boundary of Chihua
hua. The Mexican edict fixing the boun
dairy the recognition of the public officer
of New Mexico and Chihuahua; and Dis
turnell's map referred to in the treaty-al
agree in fixing the line seven or eight mile
north Of Ell Paso but Mr.. Bartlett agrees
to place it thirty-four miles further north
and thereby give to Mexico the Valley G
Mecilla, which had always been under tn
jurisdiction of New Mexico while it wa
a portion ofthe Mexican Republic. If MI
Bartlett had been empowered to make sue
an arrangement, and Congress had no
interfered to prevent its contamination
then the. Valley of Mecilla might have bee
lost to US; but his associate on the con-
mission. whose consent was necessary I
give validity to his acts, withheld his as
sent and when the late administration I'm
dertook TO sustain MIR. Bartlett's illega
course, the late Congress, under the hea
Of the Senate's Committee on Foreign Re
l%ations, stopped the supplies. and force
the recall of the commission"