The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-11

sursd according to its distance from the town Of "a Pas
Il Psso, being in latitude 81 deg As min IL the di
lance be added to that which 10 shown the MAJ 10
which the 10
or about eight miles, II will cake the southern boundar
Of New Mexico where 1t strikes the Rio Grsnde 10 be
~ deg o2 min north latituds or half degree south
Its position on the treaty map
There is nothing in the treaty which requires that
should measure the distance OF the line from the town
FL Paso. That place Il merely mentioned
and referred to- to show that the line Is To mort
OF 1t. II the line is. therefore, mile ten miles, O
ffty miles to the north Of it. the spu@tons of the
are fulfilled
The words in parentness, (which runs north of tn
town called Paso not ia the original proja of tn
treaty sent by Mr. eary Buchanan to Nc Trst, tn
American Commissioner who signed the treaty but
erted by the Mexcans in consequences OF subseque
demand by Mr. Trist, which demand If granted woa,
have lost Fl Paso to the State Of Chihuahas and
| bered that State to considerable extent
If it had been intended bv the Commssiooerr who sign
the treaty Of peace with Mexico that the southsr boan
day OF New Mexico should measured from the tow
OF IA raso a. my opponents pretead and that it, lat
tude should not be taken why did they not so state it
They did so designate the initial point on the Pacific
They say that this point shall be league sou
Of the point of the bay OF San Diego Here
then was no difficulty. There well de ined boun
cary 70 reie. TO as In that o: the southern boun
dairy OF New Mexico the map, and the
therefore fxsd upon marine league south of well
known geographical point the bay San Diego. Could
they not as easily have said that the Rio rands strikes
the southern boundary Of New Mexico eight miles north
OF Paso II they had meant it should be 20? By not
SO It is clear that they intended it TO be just where
| it. az claimed by my opponents "
Another argument Of my opponents is that the pa,al
lei OF latitude and the meridian Of longitude
on The treaty map. SO extraordinary argument ID
too ridiculous to waste time in as they are
the same on this map on all others. These imaginary
lines first made, you all know the construction
MAPS and the natural divisions and objects on the
earths surface made consequent to those parallels and
degree north, as proposed by my opponents all others
must be removed the same distance until the equator is
reached which OF course must also be brought half
degree towards the North Pole But these are not ali the
revolutions that would from the proposed remova
of the parallels to sustain this strange notion for tho
poles themselves being equally out Of place in The
disturbance must be moved half degree from their
on which shey have so long rolled in quietness why
meridisns equator and poesf For other reason than
that we may place the miserable little mud Quilt town
OF III Paso III s right place. and secure strip of
rtory to the broad domain of the United States the
value Of which is not worth what the cost has been
to survey it. At least ts value at the time the initial
point was agreed upon not equal to these expenses
But this Is not all for If the parallels and merdians
to be altered az is proposed every place the ears
single fact ID sufficient 20 show the of the
parallels on tue treaty map The sgd parallel Which
passes Gsar e. Paso nersects Savannah the latitude
Of that being detsI mined this parallel must be correct
on the Rio Grande 81 we'll 8 at that place.
having shown that the initial point fixed at 80 deg
~ min in accordance with the map and treaty shall
show that it is where Mr. Secretary Buchanan aud
the American Commissioner, Mr. Trst, intended that it
should be.
While the treaty under consideration in MEXICO IL
was suggested to Mr. fris thst would we'll for him
to demand line of boundary farther South than the
southern boundary OF New Mexico which he had de-
of which, he to Mr. Buchanan to instruct him to
that effect The Secretary Of State, therefore, instructed
DEPAnrMEEr OF STATE,
siFL TUsT Esq. to n.
you modify bodndarS ssonsansS
o rsSds e e. s middle
due west to point doe sou.hof the anglo
weh s0Hd shS Rss0 del SSse yits
you are mot to consider sine nor suffer 1t to
Would sasssss a1otser and more import.n. alteration
s sas Rio .dsns h. a 9rs u IL.
Gulf q and thence down the middle Of the Gulf
angle Of New Mexico 70 tho
our limits the whole course Of the Gils "''A'A
Mr. Buchanans reason rs he states, FOR asking this
the purpose Of constructing railroad bseviag It TO be
practicable along that stream He continues: you
therefore instructed 70 make the first or If this
cannot be obtained, the second modification above sug
gested in the line but still With the that
neither Of these two changes is to be considered
qua non. nor is 1t to delay the conclusion of treaty"
The above extract shows most clearly, that both Mr.
Buchanan and Mr. Trst understood the southern boun
aDe that failing t, obtain this parallel Gs a boun
dary to ecede to the northward that boundary
Certainly he did not intend to instruct Mr. Tris that IL
Mexico was unwilling to give far the thirty
second parallel, he must then demand more refusal
to obtain that, wsuld authorize us to take more
In his letter Of the 10th july to Mr.. Trist Mr. Blu
chanan again urges the Importance Of ths thirty
parallel Of north latitude for the boundary and adds
haveeyer been authortavey and specifically determined
and difficulties might hereafter arise between the two
governments in ascertainng where the south
angle OF New Mexico IL situated -
Mr. buchanan did not forsee any difficulty In finding
where the southern boundary Of New Mexico struck the
before him. and the simple application Of the vidsrs 10
the scale of the would show its latitude but that Of
me termination Of that boundary
garded this point obvated BY the agreement Of the
joint commission to extend that line west three degrees
rVer might be- ana wheneFe e IL o Gand the
st was unable to obtain either of the modiaca
lions proposed by Mr. Buchanan the reason Tor which
appnsa - essh: Either would nave oosn
thirty second parallel boundary, and the un~ilng-
Of Mexico to concede It. he says, sin forming the
determination to insist upon this line had advert
ed the fact that conatued insuperabe obstacle
to the negotiation Of the treaty matter what its terms
the difference between The territory which that line would
give and that comprehended in the boundary OF the
project shoula be ever 80 inconsderable. II matered
effect would be all tie same, TO ronder treaty impracti
cable"
HeIco had :slsnny protested against the transfer Of
I S IF sis s :s'sF AND ssa:s IN
Nth the & sRoa sH ns wnos .0
IT, therefore, clear. that the agreement between the
two nations, through their commissioners, that We
should have New Mexico whose southern limit was north
Of the parallel Of 80 deg north latitude but that the
states Of Sonors and chihuahua, which contiguous
should be dismembered even TO the extent Of single
fCotp
Until the adoption of the constitution BY the republic
of Mexico in 1924 its northern provinces Including New
Mexico chihuahua, Texas Sonora, DO, existed -
territories have without any defined limits
But when these territories became States they sevsray
declared their limits.
The State Of Chihuahua, whose northern boundary
boundary New Mexico. first
adopted its constitution In 1928, although it had
vously entered the Mexican condemnation In 1888 \
appointed Commission Of Engineers 70 MAG.
cal and geographical survey Of the State the chief Of
which Nessrs Pedro Garcia Condo and Mr.. Staples
an American. The following year they made a map o
the State, exhibiting its territorial limits; and in 1886
presented their statistical report The latter was printed
In the year 1912 In IL the boundaries of the State of Chi
huahua noted With great precision aud correspond
all respects with those laid down the map This essay
report mentions every place which the State
cised ursdicti among which places the copper
mines The Mogollon Mountains and the river Mimpres
are also mentioned being within its territory.
In the year 1917 the constitution Of Chihuahua was