The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-17
Communicated.
A Review OF the Boundary Question.

This is the title oil pamphlet published al SANTA Fe,
New Mexico, under the OF Fernandez de Taos Ths
writer had two obvcs 10 view sfs, 10 prove the Ugh,
OF the United States the disputed Mesa valley; and
second vindca,e Gov. Lanes conduct in asserting iu-
risdciion ,ba, eountry. Ga this occasion have
nothing 10 say absgl Gov. Lanes course. When we
consider thai, shall award approval or blame
according 10 the merits OF The Our right lie
nory. and the wisdom policy Of the governors acts.
though bearing upon each oher necessarily the
came question AT present Our observations and quota.
tons will have reference only 10 The question OF title TO
the Mesila country.
Although have published much on this sui jeci
we gladly iake Il up again on the appearance OF the bros
ehSt Of Mr.. fernandez de Taos Having been written
and circulated 10 that region OF the country where The
people are mote familiar with, and more Immediately in.
teresed in the question. - entitled TO special consider
slon. Ii covers ground CONNECTED and
form Than anything we have before. Ii takes up
every point Ia It's orer; and our impression IT, that,
the whole. the positions and argument OF The writer
not be reuied Here the hist question which naturally
presents itseif:
els tie decision OF The boundary commission final and
CONCLUSIVE Il .8
II II BE- ADD We are hound to he initial point on The
RIO Grande at 80 ceg a. mIn al becomes duty al
once to surrender the point and say about H."
III" ia the language OF the author. every foot OF IL
gold mine, and not The properly OF the United
States. We uus our county Is too Ionest and too proud
10 eovet IRON feeble and defenceess eghbof; bat IL
II is our property and barren and wortbes. the
sandy desert OF Sshsa, want Il, aud trost that las,
government will DOT permit us to be robbed Of j."
On this question OF The bin.ng power OF the action OF
the conmis-loosrr and upon the Secretary oi the late
riors own proposition, that 1.-The functions OF these OH.
these OF sroratofs and their decision in tpe
nature OF an award" the writer shows clearly that the
action OF The COMMISSIONER according 10 the
terms and meaning OF the teay add The nlenuon OF
trainers, and therefore, that che ard was not propss
IL made, and could not be 6nal"
Tue fflh article OF The treaty OF Guadalupe Hdslso
provides that The initial point shall be fixed the chan
nel oil the no De- nohe where u strikes the southern
The second paragraph Il this article OF the treaty says
that the southern sad western boundary of New
Meyioo are those laid down in The map entitled MAP
OF United Mexican States. organzed and defined by
vaoas acts OF Congtes. OF SAID epublc and construct.
Ell according TO the beet aulhouue- revised clifton pub
listed al New York 10 1917 hy Disturnell OF which
a copy j. added to This treaty"
Thsn ibs doly OF the commission was 10 de,srmin-
the boundary ard marx u On the glonnd according TO
this nap Of Dsornel, which was annexed 10 the treaty
Tor that purpose.
Nov, look at the map and the southern boundary
New Mexico, laid down relatively 10 III Paso which
h expressly mentioned IN The treaty, and 10 Other ELL.
kno places and measure from these ,he ground
they appear on the map and there TX n" initial point
4 whai palmer What more ressonabsl II was the
clear intention OF the treaty that this shonld BE- done
During The negotiations Of The treaty the relative posi-
uons OF ias places, a. LAID down GA the map, was
looked al, and not the hesyensi
MI ~ and Mr. Buchansn did not 10 INTO four hu n
area ana mfy-lour astronomical observations eleven
sars 70 ascertain where the parallel u ~ deg dd IL f,s,
Ee he NO uiende but they looked attne of Dis,ar-
ne ans $40 oy inst map that 3l-y Of moth
appeared to stke The lilo tiranae Esou the tu called
Pace and IN order y have that town. IN poant in M III
tafy point OF vtw wtin hnnits Of the Un,d 4 ,.s
they wished to sdop, tbs ~ deg Of north latitude ,nd
the ksrican Perpetrators ike looked At that ms
ana because tire AZ DEF sppeFr.d eros. Rio Grands
below the town called Pase, fOt thai they
ihst psael Of latitude and IN I'll this hey suidrd by
the sppaient accuracy Of that map pared ID
knovn locsiilias the sailsce OF til. For
nsgosto OF the treaty s5andoned the oes.
ton q parallel Of latitude slogr,n-s, and nothug said
| sbou, ~ the treaty.
lite p,at where the sonthefn boundary OF New Mex
4 ud
fixed " HE Sb snicle OF The ues'y tsnd which runs
| so,tsrf the to~n rsled Ps>o.l hs bonndsry. Tbe
M commissioners negotiating and TO this
article Of lo treaty, looked ssan-'s fnsp. and the,
there by said map The southern boundary OF New