Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-08

oTer them.
. Upon the exchange u Publications Of he Il.
ty Of peace with Mexico On lie thiuic,t II M
last, The temporary governments which had b.
! established over New sesco and Caliiouia
) our military and navaI Commanders, by yirlu.
the rights of war, tea.ed 10 derive nv ohiaato
force from that source Of authority and tayii
been coded 10 the United States, ali aoyernme
and control over them under tie authority
Mexico had ceased 10 exist. Impressed wu6 II
necessity of establishing territorial soyerumen
over them, recomn' nded the subject 10 the fay,
sbe consideration Il Congress ia nv messas
communicating The rallied treaty of peace, ,
The SIKH Of July las and invoked their action
that session. Congress adjourned without m;
king any provision 2r their government. Tt
inhabitants, by the rnsler oflheir country had b,
come entitled 10 The enehls of our laws and cor
s,iuiion, and yet wee LETT without any regular,
oIgaLized government. Since that time, The VI
~ limited power possessed BY the Executive ha
been exercised 10 preserve and protect them frot
Inc inevitable consequences Of state cf ana
chy. The !, " government which remained va
that established by the military authority du.in
the war. Regarding lais 10 be a de fqet0 .;
vernmer', and that b. he presumed consent ,
| the inhabitants i, nigh, L. continue tcmpuraril,
they were advised q conform and submit 10 i! TO
the short intervening period before Conere>
would again assemble and could legisaie on M
subject. The view entertained by the Execuliy
on this point are coraIned in communication 0
the Secretary OF Stae, dated the seventh OF DC
tober lat, which WIS forwarded for publication
10 California and New Mexico, copy of which
is herewith Transmitted.
The small! militaY force OF the regular army
which was serving within The lini.s of the ac
qnired territories at he close Of the war, was re,
lained in them, andaddirional forces have beer
orccred there Tor ,heprOtecion cfthe inhabitants
and 10 preserve andsecurc The rights ami int
rests OF The United Sales.
No revenue has bGn or could be collected ii
the porls in Caiiiornh, because Congress failed
Ia anibOrize The establishment y! custom houses,
or The appointment ol ficers for thai purpose.
The Secretary o The Treasury, BY circular
lete! addressed 10 collectors olthe customs, Oh the
seventh day u Oc'obc last, a copy OF which Is
herewith transmitted exercised all the power
with which he was infested by law.
In pursuance OF The ACT OF The fourteenth OF
August last, s1tendinethe benefit OF our post OIL
fee laws 10 the peoplef aliornia, The Poslma.-
t-r General has appo1ted two agents, who ha We
proceeded, the one to saifornia and The other TO
Oregon, with auhorir TO make the necessary
arrangements Tor Carrying lis provisions INFO ei-
feet
The monthly line omail steamers from Pana-
ma to Astoria has he1 required to 'sslop and de.
liver and take mails San Diego, Monterey and
San Francisco" Thse mail steamers connect.
ell by The islhmus ofPanama with the line OF
mail steamers on The ltlaptic between New York
and Chagrs, will esIhlish regular mail com
mnnicalion with California
II is our solemnduiy TO provide, with the
least practicable dhy, for New Mexico and
California, rcgularl organized territorial go
vernments. The cuses Of the failure to do this
at The last session o Congress are well known,
and deeply TO be regretted. With The opening
prospects of increaed prosperity and national
greatness which iil acquisition Of these rich
and extensive terrtrial possessions affords, how
irrational It would Z TO (orego or to reject these
advantages, by the citation Of domestic cues.
ton which is co-eva with the existence of our
Government itself, Ind to endanger by internal
strlfes, geographical divisions, and heated con.
tests iorPoliticsl potter, or for any other cause,
The harmony of the dorious Union Of our COME
derated States; that Union which hlqd rs n isa:
Their as one ps9q5d Insignificant will be- :, posis
nn4eernal divisions ard struggles compared with
he preservation Of ihisunlon OF the States in
II lis ygor and with 81 IL countless blessings
lo patriot would fcmei and excite geographic
al and sectional disl ons. 70 lover Of his
country would dclibcra'ly calculate the value
r The Union. Future encraiions would look
n anazement upon tie iliy of such course.
Other nations al the ptscd day would 10 K
anon il with as!onishnen AM such Of them !,
desire 10 maintain and FrFtuatc thrones and
or arls!ochcl principles, will
view Il with eyulla,ion all digit, because in il
,hey will see the eler0is of faction, which
tbey hone must ultmelJ overturn our sys- /
tom Ours is the great ,xaple of prosper
ous and free self.goverrd hpubic, command I
inc the admiration and he nta,ion Of all the &
loyers Of freedom throuioulhe world How C
solemn. therefore, is IN du, how impressive =
the cali upon us ard ups abarts OF our coun- !.
try 10 cultivate patridc srlt of harmony, of n
GOOD fellowship, Of conrom and mutual con ?
cession in the a,lminisstioif The incompara- t
bile system Of governmlt foed BY our fathers p
in the midst of almo nstrablc difficulties, .
and transmitted 10 usw,he injunction thai '
we should enjoy It's bsslnglnd hand down :"
unimpaired 10 those NO income after Us! :,
In view Of the In irresponsible duties :. -
which We owe TO ouelves j to mankind, :
trust you ma, be abltat yoresent session, 10 %
approach the adjushcnt ohc only domestic an
question which scrody thIens, or probably vi
ever can threaten, llisturhc harmony aud il
successful operat on our am. pr
The Immensely valabe cssions OF New "a
Mexico and CaIilorni are ady inhabited by su
a considerable pcpnlian. racled by their Ial
great fertility. their rincrallth, their com. me
mercial advantages a The brily OF The eli. brc
male emierants fronlhe olSiates, in great far
numbers, are already 'epaTeeek new homes mel
in these inviting re9ids. ire
Shall the dissmilary Of lhmeslic insitu- lon
tions in the different Sites pii US from pro- an,
vilius for Them suilblc gonens2 These 10
Institutions existed atnc aio Of The constl- OF
tnlon bul ihe uhs,acs whitley inerposcd dis
were overcome by ,a spii compromise soil
which is now invoke In Ct OF opinions prit
or of Interests, real i'm sInatween diff. 7
cnl sections oil our ,utnlfy ne'an Justly ce -,
mand all which irmish' Gc'ifelan. Each, Cal
in The true spin i ouf in'"u should con- mir
csdc something ID the one, lies
Our gallant btces in irp an var rs ~,
whose nalrioi,m ami unparaiied> Of arms "a y
,rs nb,aincd No.. nos.es>ioos indemnify "
for onr inst demands agains NJ were com. I ',
nnsei q; citiztnS who belonged TIC STATE or 'h,.
section Of our Union. Ttsy men from : l.. l..
ella veholdine and non-slaveaold'cs, from raw raw
II |
the North ami The South, from " and The y.
West. They were all companl!rms and W
tellow-cilizens of The same comhnlry, en- anu
,ei'om !. -, " common causen nrose collt
cutting that war, they were o'e.n friends, ca, :,
and shared alike with each oheion tolls, II
dangers and suferings. Now Wiz wok sure
is ended, when peace is Teslorsa,y return veal
again 10 their homes, put Oh 'nelent> oi form
war take their places in socle'fesume es'at
their pursuits in civil lite, surely Of har- the
mony am concession, and ofeq y loT tie nayi.
rights OF all and of AL sec''' Union, al w
ought 10 prevail in providing sri~ ior 10
The acou,,ed ieffirories-ihe iiuiir com- mon,
mon seivlre. Inc @hoe rntirI Il n''u Lond
STATES and 81 every 90" anI H. !, city
Just for any section 10 excIuie ann all .on -
nartcpation in the acquire. This some
would no, be in conSonance wi'hysiem me e
OF government which The ifamsras'iiu- OF ona up
w" M auop.eu i believed 10 be s,ract il This
than PRACTICAL, whether slavery esSoud lis o ow
exist in any portion Of ne adqn'e even 'ha :
Il !, were e 10 he option oil billing s tne . .
Stats themselves. From The ME eli found