Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-07

by the Commissioners Of the Governments
| The unwarrantable assumption" Of Chihuahua, as
Governor Lane pleased to cait consists therefore in
retaining possession of district she had always possess
ed over which she had always exercised jurisdiction,
which is accorded to her by the treaty map and h
thorzed and authentic maps by the official report made
by her engineers in 1886, by various printed wFks on
the country previous to the war, and lastly by r
sttution These the grounds on which Chihuahua
bases her right Of occupancy.
The assertion that valid agreement had MT been
made and has not yet been made by said Board"
tradcted by the official records Of the joint commission
The action Of the Board has been virtually repudia-
ted and nulied by the United States says GoIernor
Lane This reputation and notification by the United
States consists in an unfayorabe report OF committee
of the Senate, which had heard only side q the
question The following extract from the fifth article Of
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo will show whether a
treaty stipulation be "repudiaed and nullifed by
report Of a committee Of the United States Senae,
which Governor Lane imagine the final acton
of the Government and upon which he bases OF the
grounds for his proclamation.
"The Governments shall each appoint Commissioner
and Surveyor, Who before the expiration Of from
the the exchange Of rathcaons OF this treaty
the port Of San Diego and proceed run mgx
the said boundary IN is whole e the middle q
plans Of their operations; and he agreed ,s b
ITEM skalS H. aaa yar, n ns treaty and shall hare ~
sane force VI Inserted therein"
The boundary line established by his article slaH be r
giousy respected 6y each Of The co Republics and chaag
cfboh nations lawfully given by the General Government
each, in conformity with its own Constitution"
Gov. Lane continues
"5. Each of the high contracting parties the Treaty Of
Guadalupe aeeessate tacty reserved the right
cep reject the decisions of the Board Of Boundary Comms
oners and the Board assigned the city of chihuahua and
the country north of it to the United States or the city
Santa and the country south the Mexican Republic
the action of the Board would certainly have been regard
ed as final"
know of right by any individual to accept
ect the decisions of the Board of the Boundary Commits
soners But Governor Lane is quite right in supposing
that eff the Board had assigned the city Of Chihuahua
and the country north of the United States the
city Of Santa Fe and the country south of to the Mexi
Republic the action of the Board would certainly
have been regarded as fnal' for such assignmen.
would have been at variance with the treaty and the rea
ty map.
&C. Ever since the territory question focby and
Illegally annexed to the State of Chihuahua that State has
sgnay failed to protect the inhabitants Of the territory Of
their rights Of person. Of property and Of conscienc and
moreover has made reasonable defence against border
Indian depedations and thereby prevented reclamaons
against the United States for the property taken by the In
dams"
No force has been used by the State of Chihuahua
to retain possession of her territory which anson is
made but it is that she has failed protect the
inhabitants OF the territory in question against border
Indian depredations in the that Texas and
New Mexico have failed to protect Their people from SINH
lar depredations So with regard to the protection Of
the inhabitants of the territory lin dispute in their
rights of person and property the Mexican authorities
have doubtless been lax in the administration Of JUS
little possible about the protection of the inhab
tans along the Rio Grande in their rights of property
for pteous tale could be told of ourages committed by
Americans on the Mexican population side Of the
Rio Grande, which compelled them to abandon their
homes in 1850 to seek asylum within Mex'san terri
tory, and found colony in the NESTLE VALLEY
az The present copticn Of the Mexican Re-
public preclude OF adeqaae proecnon being afforded
by that Republic to ha inhaban this disputed territory
for the time being and large portion Of the inhabitants
claim the protection Of the United States and solicit the
nexaton Of their territory New Mexico from which it
illegally wrested by the State of chihuahua
The Mexican people viii doubtless feel Geep sense Of
gratitude Governor Lane for his proered protection,
at time when they think proper TO make change in
their Government and better their condition. With re-
gard the statement that large portion Of the nha
bants now claim the protection Of the United States and
solicit the annexation of their territory New Mexico
can assert on authority obtained by in New Mexico
and Chihuahua that the whole population Of the Mesa
valley consists chiefly of people from New Mexico and
Texas of Spanish descent who, failing to receive pro-
lection from authorities after the late with Mex-
co, colonized that place.
Up to the present time nothing official has been made
public by the Government ia explanation of the boundary
estabshedb by as Commissioner the part of the
United States except what contained in Mr. Secre-
ary Stuarts letter to the President in October last On
my from the survey in February last presented
to the Department OF the Interior such facts could
hastily bring together in eucdation Of the question
companied by FIVE maps, which document called for
by the Senate and ordered to be printed The letter
contains the facts embraced above ezenso with many
Others and enters largely into the question Of what
understood by Mr. Secretary Buchanan and Mr. Trist
the boundary defined in the fifth article CT the treaty Of
Guadalupe Hidalgo When this document appears
have no hesitation in saying that il will be conceded by
all that Governor Lanes pretensons be sustained
JOHN r. BARTLETT,
Late U. s. Commissioner under the 9TH article
Of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Providence, (B. ~ May 2, 1852