The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-22

resumng their journey in the Spring It Va. 10 ooe
miles around Cape Horn 1t was 600 miles ~ the
I,timus Of Panama. And while the Dorado OF Csn'
for MIA WAS large rpaoe as almost TO
exceed belief 1t was found that equally rich depostes
Of gola existed In Sonoms sns tbs o. rns E
eth difficulties with Mexico And yet, from the ma
tuIs Of the case thee gold regions were tns common
nut depend u,on the incidental shars which will
fall into the lessury from the impulse given to com.
tending 500 or 400 miles in length by 90 or 60 in
width are open to all the world. The Chinaman, the
African, the Hndoo, and the Malay, may all
sitation to all the world-it wss this rapid In
fux Of swarming, heterogeneous population
Of such concentrated Without law into one
territory that demanded the Intervention Of law. The
difficulties in the way Of any saving regulations were
this session. from the nature and geological conf yuya
ton OF the country 1t WAS probable that the whole Of
gold regions wSna ns
concord OF the States at home he would prefer that
this gold country should become the inheritance Of
ADVENT pirates and banditti to do wMh 1t what
they pleased, He would rather than hazard the dan
gers Of this disturbing question OF the proveo give up
the whole OF these golden mountains and valleys to the
Of the bills heretofore proposed, and the inevitable
difficulty over which they could not pass, Of the pro-
question of savtry was to admit the whole territory
of the Rio del Norte at once as State, leaving
the qusstion Of slavery be settled by the people ct
gunent in favor of his mendment,
Mr.. BUTLER aro.e and asked II the amendment OF
the Senator proposed to admit Csfor mia at once as
State
MI Bell Does the Senator mean the bill of the
select committee!
MT BrrLEn-The bill comprehen ded in your amend
ment
Mr. BELL--K the Senator will wait will answer
him will meet the whole question. know that the
proposition stands opposed to the decision Of the Jn'
dietary Committee, whore judgments are entitled to
the highest respect They say you cannot create u
State What is State? And he undertook to show
that, under the contribution no specific rules were
laid down for the admission of O s ate.
Mr. BUTLER insisted that people without local
government could not be admitted as State that
they first chow themselves possessed OF the ca
pacity and forms Of self government State, before
they can be admitted as such
Mr. BELL argued that special acquisitions were re-
CURED the practice OF admission Of States in to
the Union had controlled by the particular cir
cumstsnces under which particular States we're stu
sted at the time Of their admission and that 1t was
entirely competent to admit California the terms OF
this mendme Mt. There was Buch thing as Ststs
TIL it admitted into the Union. prosecuting his
argument, Mr Bell had examin nation to follow
| up with MIR Walker, MIR Westcott, and Others, upon
the pre- cedebts Of the admission Of Ohio Michigan
| wisconsin. Florida, and other States but no main.
with his usual ability, that it competent
Congress to admit California at once, aud Without the
tedious formslites usually resorted to- There
demapd-po necessity OF delay. At near o cloc K
Mr. Bell, without concluding his argument gave way
| to . motion to adjourn.
And the Senate adjourned