New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-03
CaI.fornia-Benton.

The following manifesto from the great Mis-
.ouriuro 4. worth reading The taste evinced Is
Bentonian. but it embodies matter Of decided IL
terest II appears in the So. L0uis JHioR.
70 THE PEOPLE OF cALIF0RStA
The treaty with Mexico makes you cuzen' o. the
United states Congress has not yet passed me Avs 70
give Won the blessings Of our government aud i may
b. some tine before t does so Ia the mcanume VIII 2
YOUR condition j. anomalous aud critical u GALE Ter the
exercise Of the soundest discretion and the most cxat
ed patriotism on your part The temporary civil and
mitsry government established over you a. rsnt 81
war j. AZ an end The edcts proml gaed y your tenn
Dorarv Governors. hearuey and Mason eacn an lgno-
rarus 30 far a. these edcts went % change the Avs
OF the land are null sni void and were so from the be-
ginning for the laws Of country remain 10 force unless
altered By the proper legislative authority and no egs
five authority has yet altered the laws which existed
a. the time OF your conquest The laws % California
are It'll what they were. and are sufficient Tor your pre-
cent protection with some slight additions derived from
your voluntary consent and administered BY officers Of
your own election. Having no lawful government nor
lawful officers you can get none except py your own
act vor, can have none that have authority over
Won excen, BY YOUR own consent Is sanction must be-
In the viii OF the majority. recommend you % meet
In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tor cheap and simple govern
nent-and take care Of yourselves until Congress can
rrovise for Won You need governor and judges and
some peace and militia officers that i about all The
Roman civil law which i the basis Of your aw u Just
ana wise and only needs % be administered by upright
Judges (alcaldesI whom you should elect AVOID new
codes OF law until introduced by permanent authority
You need but little nj present IN add ton 70 what you
have aud that your convention can give you. TO wit
elections tria By Jury and courts OF Rec0Hchdi,0H
This latter j. for the termination Of disputes without
law by the mediation OF the Judge u Is easily engrai
cd the Roman civil law, which you have and wnich
favOrs arbitration and amica5le settlements It's found
ed upon the command Ia Scripture agree with thine
adversary quickly while thou art IN the way with him
&C. II exists IL some Of the northern European nations
Norway especially where two-tnrds Of Ri the disputes
are settled ia courts OF Reconciliation
Nanrt ufnfa In
due you for military services and sacrifices during the
war. A bill passed the Senate appropnatng s'oOn
for that purpose that bin baked IN the Committee
OF the House nf Representatives. by les against Col
Fremont sent here by Col. Mason and the notorious
Col Jonathan ID stevenson. seeing that bil was lot,
less of 10000 was again passed by tne tehaic
% m0stureent and best ascertaned claims u
also lost in the House ~ Representatives through
the effect of the lies. But d. not dspsir you VIII
vet be paid and believe tncrf are funds now AT the
disposal Of the President for war purposes out OF "hich
h. may order sou 90 Dee pad.
The cmigrants want land they went 10 the country
for land ID il great misfortune tnN Congress has
passed no law 70 grant i 10 them but the law WI
come and grants VIII De made probably accodhs 20 Tue
Oregon oil that passed the Senate some years ago
go acres 20 each head of family widows ana young
men over II being c0unted-lbD aces u the iaheI
tor each child under r., and the same to the wife.
would advise YOU act upon this bill Of the ~tnhte-al
the present mi grants and al that shall arrive before
Congress establishes Government for ne country ana
all the old settlers who are without and each 70 make
location, taxing care 10 hNuu lhtttltithtts
with one another with old claims considered good
or even probably good and making tracts In squares
and 10 the cardinal points Avoid, possible, law suits
above everything else They moth which eats up
the crop and often the land itself Beside, no ludg-
mcnt in land would be valid being proceeding
rcn unless agreed 10 by both pares-decided by arb
trstion or ia A court of Reconciliation
Imports which have paid no duties to the United
States should pay them to y0u-moderaiey 80 a. not
% repress trade burden the consumcrs-say ~ per
cent on the value whence imported. Less, or even
none would be better.
You are spprised that the question OF extending ain
slavery California occupies, nj present the attfn
ron Of our Congress | know of nothing that you can
do at this time influence the decision OF tnAt
question here. When you become state. the entl.c
and absolute decision OF will be in your own hands
in your present condition and with your paucity o
members / would recommend total abstinence from
the agitation OF the question. such agitation might ds
tract yourselves when you ought 10 be united a. one
man, doing harm where you are, and no good mere.
Two years ago when the people of Oregon were lett
without a Government addressed them letter re-
commencing to them peace and order among them
selves reliance upon Congress and submission 10 their
own voluntary Government until replaced by another
and promised them eventual protection from our laws
II they so conducted themselves. They did and the
promise has be n fulfilled now make the same pro
mise 10 YOU in the name OF many others well AZ my
elf and hope TO see IL fulfilled on the same conditions.
Written at Washington City, this 21th day OF August
| lsts and sent By Colonel Fremont
THOMAS H. BENTON.