The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-08-12


.he New Prs''hess'
-. ,hs following facts nom ae-
Inc ~ &c. They will interest all la''
issH"' :. somewhat difficult to obtain c0Ifs 90
nov new lands-very difficult for the uaV'
Reports ~ 80 ,hsm. Whenever, therefore, we
s &c, sulhsutir, we ought TO sa,u' =
m. rsoort Of Lieutenant H0~i'0n' o. .n0 !, =.
49, 49,. Navy, containing the results % an
ted s'A'ss # the Territory Of Oregon, in The
IsIs. printed by the House Of ksp's.sn,a
-, dv,ipg its present session, states vac 80
u''' o. ,bat year, exclusive Of thorough
POp1 I.I;.,. =, 3. OOO-7,oOO being natives OF
D''T u.;,.B states. The probability Is thai ihe
r,om accessOns since then' mas reaon-
- ns,rly 5000. Some thirty blacks ana
% ,rs number Of Sandwich Islanders, were
s oyJ1 IN the number. The Constitution Of
81. Territory makes the male descendants Of a
Ia. man over tweniy-One, no matter oil what
..lo,.B woman begOtlen, eligible for amy office
in the Territory
!, the memoir Of DIR. Wislizenus, printed BY
IN. Senate during the present session. the Whole
,,oou.,ien of New Mexico, il is said, was In
i-ag according to the census, 3O,91Ji In 1888,
nv,, calculated to amount to $3.50. In isis'
!, as estimated at 81 ,O16; and at present, he
/, Is 10000. One-half Of these probably
L.Ions 70 the white race. Under the Mexican
Goverument, the rulers of the Territory were
cov,rpor. and legislative power, (Junta De-
D,,,neptar. But the authority Of the Central
Government was lightly felt, and the People
we're in the habit Of reyOutionising.
The inhabitants Of California rank higher in
the scale Of civilization than the PeOPleO Of New
Mexico. Edwin Bryant, formerly the Editor Of
Lexington paper, in kentucky, late AleAide OF
San Francisco, who has just Published the re-
.s,. of MS examination of Californiain loi6-T,
furnishes many interesting statements in rela-
ton to the population and resources Of that
csuptry. Mr.. Clayton, last Saturday, very con-
6den,ly asserted that the great majority of the
people belonged to the cOlOred races, SO that 10
confer upon them the right Of suffrage, might
result in their sending SambO TO Congress
AM how would the Senator from Maine MIR.
Hamlin) like that We say nothing Of the
Senatorial grandeur of such an argument, but
We would suggest to Mr.. Clayton the Propfisty
Of being lille more careful when dealing with
facts The following extract from the official
returns of the population Of Upper California
Is gwen in Bryant's book;
aIn 1891, the white population throughout
Alta California did not exceed 400, while the
Indians Of the twenty-one missions amountes
10 1900. In 1919, the former had incfeas-
ed to 900, and the latter addeereased to about
5000" ..t.
The permanent population" says Mr.. Bry-
ant, "of that portion Of Upper California, stu
zied between the Sierra Nevada and the Pacific
Iestimats at q, 600 OF this number 5000 are
HispanO- Americans, 5000 foreigners, chiefly
from the United States, aud IL 900 christianised
Indians"
Ii seems, then, that when Bryant was there
the white population amounted TO 1900, or q
majority Of the whole. Since then, the large
emigration from this country, with the natura
increase, has doubtless carried the white popu.
istiOn up to fifteen thousand. -.
No excuse, it will be perceived, can be assign
ed by Mn Clayton, for dspriving these people o
all right Of sefgOvernment, and placing them
as his ball proposes TO place them, under tn,
despOtism Of Eve Presidential agents. The bill
appears still more outrageous when we advert ts
the character Of the people. physically ant
Intellectually" says Mr.. Bryant, "the men prob
ably are superior to the same race further south
and inhabiting the countries contiguous 70 tn
city Of Mexico" Again: "The men, as gen
eral fact, are well made, with pleasing, spright
ly eOuRtenances, possessing much grace an'
ease Of manners, and vivacity Of converse
ton"
Again: "They are obedient 10 their magis
trates, and in all disputed cases decided by them
acquiesee without uttering word Of compIaint
They have been accused Of treachery and in
sincerity Whatever may have been the ground
iOr this accusation in particular, instances,
know not but, judging from my own Observa
ton and experience, they are as free from thes
qualities as our own people," a-
This is the testimony Of an enlightened ciii
zen Of sslaveholding State, and functionar,
Of our own Government.
VIII any man now be good enough to sa
whether a single reason can be assigned 70
stripping these people of the right Of suffrage
and placing them under DespOtIsm, esceF
the liked purpose Of Mr.. Calhoun, that ther
snail be no legislation by the people Of the Tel
hEory Enu sufficient ....Ls, n si.-.A IA.
have gone there with their slaves to control III
Legislsture2 .....