The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-16

"bW Is 3b0 far The admission of California into The
UHion as STATE" Submitted the foaoo"5 as the usOs Of
tae nIiaorifs Of thai committee, nix:
After all the examination and reflection the undersigned
has been able give this important subject with all the
respect due 10 The superior abilities leaning, and expert
ence Of the members composing the majority OF the COM
mittee not being able agree with them he desires 10
su5mit as bdsfy possible Of the reasons which
have led him to a different conclusion.
To form correct judgment of any great public measure OF
ts Kind it is useiu If necessary, consider the cir
custances under which iris presented the history OF the
tunes Much depends upon these. They ought to be Ia
! ken into view in the discussion Of lhls subject
We acquired, by The treaty win Nex,eo, large extent
Of ierriiory-uPPer California and New Mexico Long be-
lore the acquisuon vas Contaminated the demon OF dis
excited by thirst FOR political power took hold of the sub
eci and insisted territory about be acquired
DO equally open 10 the people, and their property from all
parts OF the union In other words, that the Wimo
Bat outstanding this disturbing and exciting subject
the war wis gorlou'ly conducted and terminated No oh
ure by particular section became govern
tue acquired territory The provi.o again presented
ae but ia led in he House Of presentnyes POI
itlcal party organized with this 'Wimo Proyiso"
prnciplo distinctive characteristic and afordng its
only hope Of The presidential election held
and is result known I was then hoped by many thai
questions have BEEN by union OF sufficient number OF
the patriotic of the two great political parties long known
there difficulty to be surmounted The same Con-
gress yet existence. The men that voted on
these measures last Sc, them again
sufficient number of changes could hardly be expected
at the la session But this nigh. be effected by pre-
sen.ng it in different form This the undersigned
understands have been the object OF the bill sent to
the committee. There other considerations connect
ed with the subject which, in the opinion OF the writer OF
over; certainly not by memoers from the south We Of
the south are, this subject. in minority, though the
or believes were in the majority The bill referred
it, alter debate, by the strictly sectional tina,
perhaps taken in the Senate The bill itself twas
introduced and supported by member, not OF the southern
OF the Union, who has magnanlnousy thrown him
self q mediatof between the conflicting parties
the Imminent peril OF his own political existence Under
such 10. ny saen ~ o mas
designed did Think and still thinks that the bill ought to
have been favoraby considered by the committee,
and rejected, unless for unquestionabe constitutional
objections not merely ON tie ground OF exPedency
The ques considered by the committee and discuss
ed in The report OF the majority are naturally divided INTO
Two points,
| 2. Is it expedent?
a. Such part OF of the States of this
sucha formed out OF territories coded TO the United
promptly admitted into the Union
States having previously organized composed Of
ente them to this privilege Vermont and Kentucky examples
coded the United States by OF the States have been
OsS ss @ states @hsn Se attained
the the exhibition 10 81
the fourth section the fourth article of
s'atsi s1s 's '"'
territories acquired by foreign powers They have
fret 1 sr ssa q . rm na
power conferred by the constitution admit States
ne s~s or estais bond Of union BY The eaos
OF h ans M @ soeaS nH hs
expcdiene such the opinion of the committee
Congress power to adopt it."
The undersigned thinks there Of history in
of the facts assumed in this part OF the majority
port; and if so, The conclusions drawn fron them must
also be 1t that Vermont and Kentucky,
having previously organized governments were , admit,
5 been exercised in behalf OF unorganzed body of
f nv Ksnuey was the s State adsa into the
Union by act of Congress Of 4th of February, 1871
for that purpose This assembled July &C. $780,
in compliance With an act Of the Assembly OF Virginia,
peden for and the will of the good people of the district,
that the should become separate State. and indie
t November of the year aforesaid, the government Of
the United States release Virginia from her federal oblign-
shul Immediately after the day fixed for the sepa ration by
the convention, and which required be poserior
admitted into the federal Union"
Provision was to be made the convention if it deter
mined favor of separation for the election and Meeting
OF another conventions with power form constitution OF
@ m e @ om
mortal the Resident OF The United States and to Con
gress praying them 'so sicon the whole proceedings
BY passing an act Of mission for the State Of Kentucky
into the Union and nnsy resolved that, in the month
to another convention, ard that said convention
shon'd be held at paIvie, on the first Monday in April
Il792 and shall and may proceed after choosing pres-
dent and other proper officers to frame and establish
form of government.
The convention frame constitution accordingly as
sembed and perf'med that dnty the first Monday IN
Apri 1892 ! Ashas History If Keatucky, s55 800, ss
36l, 39i, TO Alb.
On the 9Th of December 1890 President Washington in
his speech ate opening OF the session OF Congress- which
not so long as messages now are, covering only two
common octave pages called the particular attention OF
that body this subject, and recommended compliance
with wishes of the convention oil Kentucky Tor adms
sion. SON after this during the same session OF Congress
on the h OF February 1871 before stated,
accordingly passed for the admission OF Kentucky into the
Union. The district State of Kentucky then had
having been framed until fourteen months afterwards
There preamble to the but neither in that mol
in the tseis there mention made of constitution
either having been previously framed to be framed
irrevocaby, constitution constitution; and " ha
makes the still stronger, s that no act OF Congress wa
afterwards passed this subject, the
of extending the laws OF the United States her
although her constitution was laid before Congress
Nothing at the kind nothing to this days has been done
since that act, which was recommended and signed By
Washington, bring Kentucky into the Union; and if Con
had not The to IT, then Kentucky not ye
President of that day have had doubts the
sobj-c for few days afterwards during the month
and session another act was passed giving to the State
OF Kentucky" two represent In Congress.
Kentucky, then, when admitted, had no constitution
and ITO laws legitimate bond OF union,' she
worse of than California New Mexico; for they hao
been States OF another conederacy, with boundaries
,ution, and laws, long existing and recognised; and
instead OF being abrogaed by the conquest OF the country
or the still further perfected by the establish
mcnt of temporary Territorial government organized by
the commanding officers both in New Mexico ani Caiior
which oganizaion though not approved by the Ex
ccutve In all its and sanctioned by Congress
still was, and Is to this day, government dc tacfo of
organized body OF people, having constitution, laws, and
OF the committee requires authorize admission tho
Union While Kentucky on the contrary had for the pas