Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-19
46,43l
52,i98
$3.50
723,2i5
24s,s5I
3il,d63
l.479.57l
446,e9l
Territory Of California

To have adopted the principle now assumed
in reference TO California, al the time OF the sd,
mission Of Louisiana, The South would have
now in The Union as one State, territory more
than three times The size OF California Congress,
however, refused To permit larger portion 10
come into the Union than 46,43 square miles;
or 400 260 square miles less than The present
eounlry OF California.
IL is evident 10 US that tho admission OF Cali
foruia must give rise 10 serious objections on
the ground also of the manner in which its con
slilulon has been formed The action Of Gov
Riley in issuing his proclamation establishing
a civil government, and declaring the Mexican
laws TO be in existence after the cession oil
California; and The unusual manner in which
the convention TO form the constitution has been
got up, are matters OF too grave an import 70 De
passed over and suffered 10 become precedents
in the future government Of our country. But
lheie is enc thing very clear 10 US, mat wna'ef-
or may be done By Congress, whatever compro-
mise may be proposed, the south Will never as
sent 10 tho extraordinary, unprecedented ana
suicidal course Of permitting the whole terr'o-
ry Of California 10 como into our Union as
State, 10 be cut and carved hereafter as may
suit the mixed and Heterogeneous mass oil inna
b,itanis which have now assembled there from
all parts of the world.
"rhe President himself was much atfectedi but az
ter momenary pause he replied, without risihe w
chast- appropriate, terse, and feeling speech .na'
btuu hit every man his feet The words came with.
ont hesitation, easily and smoothly Webster con'd
scarce have surpassed 1t, except perhaps that some
slight uratorIca light have added grace and finish
to the delivery"
Such IS The character given ~ a speech oil old
lack made in Baltimore, by faIteriug cores.
pondeul Of the National In,ell,rcnecr. The
game OF humbusgery is still III iu'i bias,-anc
the seco1d Washington has suddenly sprung up,
a second Webster in in,ellec! and oralory. The
mo S, amusing part of The whole is that the writer
makes Gen. Taylor contradict written and pub
li.hed Wing History. In Ibis sate Wtb'lerian
effort he is made 10 say:
"During long military career, have never
appeared before any tribunal, and have never had
occasion TO be present al any court martial"
Is il not matter OF record and public no.oriety
iha, during the la:e canvass the champions OF
Taylorsm pointed 10 the practice OF The hume
rous court martals on which Gen. Taylor seIv>
ed to rely upon him. 10 draw up The opinion or
judgment OF he court, as positive evidence tina
he was capable Of wiring The dispatches which
he sent from Mexicu2 Here is manilss. con-
tradiclion, which throws cloud oil doubt over
the whole skcch Of Gen. Tay!or's las; great ef-
fo'l OF o.alc,y.
"SCHEME cF a NATIONAL CURREACY."
Mr.. Ciir.,nan Of Norh Carolina has come
gu, in The N. Y. Advertiser With "scheme OF
the National currency" founded on Mr.. Fill.
more's plan, recommended when Comptroller OF
New York, viz: for The establishment OF Banks
10 differen, paris of the country, Tor the issue OF
bills based upon government, sccks or for IN is
sue OF Treasury noes TO incorporated Banks or
private Bankers, upon deposit oil government
stocks with the Secretary of the Treasury.
The New York Courier lakes ground in
favor OF the proposed Plan-"L. Bonnefoux" in
the n. Y. Mirror claims TINT Mr.. Clugman de-
rived the necessary information from himself, aud
omitted to give him proper credit. All such
schemes should and will be itowned down by
the people, As is we'll and truly remarked by
The Philadt lphia Ledger, a neutral paper:
TIE country already possesses one oil The best
national cugrencies which could ever be adopted,