Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-08-04
3. BARTHOLOMEW, Esq.

Inc Editor Of the Aberdeen Independent is behind
the times. That piece Of evidence which he brings
mp from the New York Evening Post has been long
since ruled out Of Courtas our ncighbor oGthe Wig
here can inform him. /Gen Taylor never expressed
any opinion either iot against Mr.. Walker amend
ment. lie merely on the 3rd of March last, toaeth-
er with Mr. Clayton and Mr. Ewing consulted WITH
senator Seward as to the necessity Of forming civil
Government for California. Gen. Taylor was for
some sort Of civil Government, bu, what sort he did
not say. N7r Seward immediatey alter TIE con.
suliation, busted himself with great zeal to ret Mr.
Hebster's Mexican, Wimot Proyiso amendment pas.
fed These facts we have from Mr.. Seward himself,
IN hisleer ofhe 29th of March last published in the
National lntegeucer, to which we would refer the
Editor ofthe Independent but as he may not have il
on hand We will give to him---llerc il is;
Washington March 90, 1910,
GENrLEMrN: 1t has been stated in some
quarters that, Notwithstanding the Allison let.
ter, and he pretended pledges of Gen. Taylor to
leave all questions Of Legislation entirelyto Con.
gre*s he rds found personally urging members Of
Congress 10 pass Mr.. Walkers amendment
through, attached as II was 10 the appropriation
bill The first movement oftbc fast friend Of The
ilmot Proyso, after he had arrived at our ma.
tons capital, was 10 GRE his personal influence
10 measure the effect Of which pas 10 cniead
Sidr@y
do not pretend TO know the grounds or the
authority on which the statement is made: but
think It due to Gen. Taylor to give to the public
the facts which are within my knowledge rea.
ting to the subject
/ In the morning Of the Sd Of March, (the las
day Of the late session of Congress,) Genera
Taylor MIR. Clayton the present Secretary O
State, and Mr. Ewing, now Secretary ofthe In,
terror, sevcrally called my attention TO the neces
sity OF having some form ofci'il government io
California established before Congress should
adjoin. Neither Of those gentlemen indicated
any plan whatever, or expressed any opinion OF
the question Of the extension of slavery within III,
territory What Gen. Taylor did say on tn,
object was, that the he desired TO substitute III,
rule Of law and order for the Bowieknife and re
volyers, repaired 10 the Capitol, in company
with Ewing, and there procured copy Of Nj
| Walkers amendment or a substitute for 1t
Afterwards found Mr. Wcbsiers proposed
amendment, and discovered that il containc,
all the provisions had ntemplated, very ierse.
y expressed took Mr.. Webser's amendment
aud, having shsvn ttofIr. Ewing. who Jeff th'
whole subject to my o@n Judgment, visited
many members ofthe House u Representatives
and urged the adoption O il. Nj. vin,on. chair
man ofthe Committee of Ways and Means, sooI
informed me that the committee would repor
the amendment with some slight modification
10 which ! did not object. tspent the residue o
he day in urging the adoption OF the amendment
Of the Committee Of Ways ard Means upor
members Of the House. When it had beer
adopted there, i returned to the Senate chamhel
and exerted myselfso procure the assent Of the
Senate to tho amendment, and insisted that n,
different provisions ought to pass. continued
my efforts until the Senate decided 10 disagree Il