The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-26
WHlRTiEIA CON&fkESSs
sRCoND SESSION.
Senate,

DIPLOMATIC
FoR THE NEW rEsRIToRIEs.
After the di,post the business Of the morning
hour. the c,v,i and diplomatic bill With the sn-Dd
msnts De ending, vas taken up. Among the amend
m~nts oomipg up for consideration. were
That OF Mr. Wa kPr proposing t. extend the revs-
raj laws applicable the trritoriss Of California and
xico, those territories to give the power
TO tie Pre.dsrt appoint the necessary ocsrs civil
Judicial, md military, for said territories; aud appro
PIRATES $500 COO to carry these provisions into effect
The am' rduent Of Mr. Web.ter proposing TO give
to the Precent he suh ry to hold the territories Of
New Mexico and California in the possession OF the
government; to appoint such officers under existing
judicial IL in said territories - may b. ne
extipg laws to continue IN force till the
emo of Congress, unless sooner sc.
Dssssd by act Of grsss mAr,iAisw not to Do pro-
Q ed aud mit airy courts to be allowed, unet D.
Tor the trial Of officers OF the Army ana Navy.
8. That Of Mr.. DAYTos proposing that until tho
efd Of the fret session If the next Congress
unless ether provision for the government Of
the territories recently acquired from Mexico under
the late treaty with that government, dated Feb 2
ls4s be sooner made by Congress all the military. civil
and judicial powers exercised by the oicers OF the
exntpg government Of the same territories shall be
vetsd in such person shall b. exercised
In such the President of the United States
shall direct for maintaining the iphsoit snfs OF said
perry and religion the OF the United states
relating TO the revenue and its collection shall be ex
tended to fsd territories And tho President OF the
United States rba be- and he hereby 10, authorized,
within the Aforesaid such district for
the collection Of the and during the recess Of
Copgrsss oppeint such officers, whore commissions
shall pre- the Of Congress- to enforce
tie ssid laws to him shall seem expsdisnt raid Of
nc.rr receive such compensation the President
may pr. scribe not exceeding double the
paid to similar officers Of the United States
or her territories for like services and to enable the
to be done the Ct two hundred thousand dol
IL be opriatsd out Of any money in the Trea
sur,, Dot Otherwise appropriated
The amendment 10 eubstAntilly the temporary law,
apple the territories Of Louisiana and Ferda.
Mr.. DAYTON rpoBe for an hour In support OF his
been drpeeed to support the dmsbt OF the Sens
tor from Wisconsn tMr. Wsiker) when first submit
ted but upon reflection be thought the practice ia
such ght conform that heretofore adopt
ed No territorial bill could be passed through the
House without that Proviso which would render the
passsg. bin impossibiity or, If possible,
there vas the d. nger from the position Of
the Executive, that IL could not become . law The
only pohcy then, that could now be adopted, was
The policy Of temporary regulations. His smendment
was effenta ly the same that Of the Senator from
kssssehusetus (Mr Wsostsr) except that the latter
did tmbrs CT the in0speDs sbs provision for che
ehfore' ent Il the revenue laws Ia taking the acts
in reference to the Louaua and Florida territories IS
bis copy be hso omitted the prohi ton OF the slave
trade, because otherwise interdicte He spoke OF
the coed effects Of the government, temporarily, OF
bItrids sBd Louisiana under the provision OF his
austdmebt The stste of things in CALIFORNIA;
required the interpretation Of the strong Of the
government Either q territorial State government
vas nov Impossible; bat laws were Indispensable HIS
amendment be thought the safest pedis that
now could be adopted General jackson were alive,
there could be doubt that the provisions OF such
law. unCer his admi sstrAtion, would give to Calf
forois better COVER Than II had had here
tcfors. And he conceived that the hour and the
r~pose this important trust There every reason
to feel the that neither President Taylor
the discretion. Mr. Dayton brauched off to the
slavery question, conten pg that the demand OF tue
South, with regard to save property in the terri
tories was Inconsistent IN ittef, aud that sny st
tempt on their part in CONFIRMATION OF either
law Of CopgIsss or Law Of . territory to estsb
hsh slavery in q territory, would inevitably fail
He that the South, excepting some twelve
years OF sxty, had lad the asmin,strs.on of tho
government in their hands and that hence they had
cI.,rt
dietsiions OF the North He mAiutsiued that even
with the of the federal constitution the
could not con titutopsliy exist In them; but hts OPP
po'on TO regular propost for territorial
government va, that With the express exclusion Of
sstr! no territorial bill csud pass this body at this
time and without It ths m, Assure could not pass the
hosss As the power assumed to belong Congress
10 create ate, he thought II entirely ont Of
cushion sId ~ Thing which had not the shadow OF
eonfeituton.l sstherty. Ara for the necessity on
account OF the ibhnx OF population into Canorn,s of
psfDsIent territorial or State government he as
sunsd thst this necessity WIS over-estmxt.d The
number Of ante. IS given 10 lat. list Of vessels
DEPARTED ter siiforbia. in tie N.u York Herald was
gwen ~ III CO. incudI the If ships I'D all
that bae gone cut since the the gold
fever. The whole emigrston to Csnfornia from tue
UDittdSsts up to this time, did not perhaps
Gig ht or nine thousand.
Mr. FooIK-You do not take into the account those
going overland.
kT DAyioN-yery few have gone out overland; and
from sfsct OF overland sxps dtons being reduced to
the necessity of eating their mules. starving the
journey the emigration by that route must be limited
The .nierspts from abroad must be limited and
u their beers great as TO swell the popula
1st With our own emigrants to nifty or hundred
tbousspd in the year those foreigners could not ca,m
the rights Of citizens could not act Americs
In the formation Of . State government. There
two castes Of people In California the indoent
spsnisrds. ana the enterprisipg ABgio S4xops. The
little about The trouble Of the
business OF forming governm. MT they satisfied
ossk IN the sun. The Anglo Ssxons 40 not go tn-re
20 an.,, sov.rnmsnt- they 80 to pick up the
soo Gust; 'h.y abandon every thing siss for ths
Io.s S eoio Their object 10 to acquire Q
Dummy aho TO come bscx home and spend It, II
Jou souio eeta convention Of such people TO form .
sch't"uuoh, you mast catch them with the laspo.
nsrufn TOT the gold dust must subsiae- men must
nr't sbspoop the exhausted washiuxs and no TO tse
mere ooer pursuits OF Industry before ANY
ssn De expected OF the psops OF Calf rpis svru N
Jeu give them the authority the means for exer-
eistpg IT, All then, that can BE- or ought To bs dons
for the territories for the present some tenn
general regolations like those applied to Florida and
Leutisns on their nc QUESTION from Spain and France
Bssoss, be vas opposea to establishing 20 vast STAT.
~ CsorDis II proposed to BE- opposed to the ab,orp
ton Of numerous lndisn tribes under the authority
OF State. finally, Mr. Dayton considered I
under ve~ Of he the Of mis- AN nd
nent vac the proper TO be sdoptsd for the tenn
porsiy mt Of Caller mia and New Mexico
Mr.. WEssrEs said that 1t Was known u the senate