The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-03-01
u hole Number l26l

WHICH, II produced, WOuiu nave uspfoVeu tneT
statement: They first suppress the fact that the I
section of the act cuts off from Texas, and
cedes to the United States all that part of Texas
which lies north of sc deg. 80 min. They then
suppress the further fact that the same section of
the law cuts off from Texas large tract country
on the west more than three degrees of longitude,
and added it TO the territory of the United States.
They then suppress the further fact that this ter
ritory thus cut off from Texas. aud to which the
Missouri Compromise line did apply was ncorpo |
rated into the territory of New Mexico. And |
then what was donel 1t was Incorporated into
that territory with this clauses: ~ .'ga
'ssThat when admitted as State the said ter |
tory. or any portion Of the same shalt be received
into the Union with or without slavery, as their
Constitution may prescribe at the time of its
adoption. on
Eyes, sir, the very bill and section from which
they quote cuts off all That part of Texas which
was to be free by the Missouri Compromise, to
gether with some ON the south side of t e line, in
corporates it into the teriitorty of New Mexico,
and then says that that territory, and every por-
ton Of the same, shall come into the Union with
or without Slavery, as it sees proper"
| The assertion here is. that all the territory
claimed by Texas north of 36 deg 80 min was cut
off by the Texan boundary aud New Mexico act
| Mr., DOUGLAS. Read it,
Mr.. CHASE. have read il, but will read it
! again.
Yes sir the very bill and section from which
they quote cuts off all that part of Texas which
was 10 be free by the Missouri Compromise, to-
gether with some on the south side of the line.
Incorporates it with tie Territory of New Mexico.
r and then Gays that that Territory, and every por-
ton of the same, shall come into the Uuion with
or without Slavery, as it sees proper ~. 49,
| Mr.. DOUGLAS, (in bis seat) Most of it.
4 Mr.. CHASE. In hisspeech the Senator said
ALL the Territory claimed by Texas north of SO
| deg. 80 min was Incorporated into New Mexico.
Now he says, MOST OF IT. These are very diff
erent statements. | will show the Senate what
was aud what not ncorr Grated The bound
: ary line between Spain and the United States
for want to make this matter perfectly clear and
distinct-was this: -
'fhe boundary line between the two countries
west of the Mississippi shall begin on the Gulf O
Mexico, OF the mouth of the river Sabine in The
: sea, continuing north along the western bank O
: line due north to the degree of latitude where i
strikes the Rio Roxo of fNatchiioches or Red Riv
er then following the course of the Rio Roxo west
It ward, to the degree of longitude 100 deg. ives
from London, and % deg. Fl ON Washington; the
crossing the said Red River, and running theme
}, by line due north to the river Arkansas; theme
r. following the of The southern bank ofth
g Arkansas to its source in latitude 42 deg nortl
and thence by that parallel f latitude 10 the Sout
of S az .i..f -.q-.-, .-.--B
} Now look at this boundary upon the map. Her
/ it is. Exhibiting the mapl Here we go up til
ST Sabine to The 32i deg parallel; then straight mort
: to the Red River; then along the Red River to th
Tooth deg: of longitude; then straight north agai
TO the Arkasas then up the Arkansas to its source
+ then straight north once more to the 42d deg I
latitude. There You see the boundary betwee
s. the United States and the Spanish possessions,
IN defined by the treaty of i820:. f1s
In Now, what did Texas claim? Here is the mo
~ authentic evidence Of it 10 her own act, approve
il,, December 10, 1886, by Sam Houston. / W
1e readiit.
a. "Bes ginning at the mouth of the Sabine rive
n running west along The gulf of Mexico, thr.
IN leagues from lane, tothe mouth the Rio Grand
III thence up the principal stream of said river TO
ry source; then due north to the 42l deg of nor
ae latitude; thence along The boundary line as defa
ir in the treaty 5eiceen The United States and Spa
Sc to The beginning" g
es That, sir, is the boundary claimed by Texas.
gal After her ANNEXATION TO the United States al
u- after the treaty with Mexico of Guadalupe Hids
30 go, Texas asserted her claim to the whole territ
OF ry included within these limits. The Senat
'pt from Virginia Mr. Mason wns among those wi
ih, regarded this claim of Texas just-not becau
ac- of any valid original title to the territory, but b
ey cause ofthe implied recognition of her title by Il
United States. need not say that l. in comm
'es with very many others.sdissened from that vie,
lo- But the Senator from Virginia and other Senate
maintained if. That Senator. on the 30th of Jul
MS 1850, moved a joint resolution recognizing IL
nu claim, which will read. 55i=f ei IS
tas ..Resolccd, &C., That by the joint resolution
nae proved March 1st, 1884, for annexing Texas
the United States, it being ordained that 1.-THE it
ise rtory properly included within and righ,fully /
i'' longing to the Rrepublic of Texas, may be ere
u ed into a new State &c.. it is the opinion a
ny judgment of Congress- that the admission of TIE
~ as into the Union, with the boundaries deserib
~ by the laws thereof not objected TO by the Unit
az States, at the time of such annexation, is conc
'0u sive, against the United States. at the time
-. such annexation, of the right of Texas to The {
~" ritory included within such boundaries" ,-s
2 The recognition proposed by this resoluti
1ed would give Texas all the Ind east of the ]
ING Grande, and line drawn f.om its source to
ion 42d parallel, and west of the line between
the U-ited States and the Spanish possessions aires
as described. ,..-- e.---
ier Now, sir, of the territory within this claim
Err Texas, that part between the 32jdegree and 81
degree of north latitude, and west of 103 degr'
the of longitude, was Incorporated into the Terrific
cry of New Mexico. That part between the u
ted parallel and the Arkansas river, stretching no
ed; toward the 421 parallel in long, narrow str
in that other part included within the Tooth degi
-. ,,d 1n31 deOree of longitude, and SO degrees