Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-23
RICH MOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, November 22. ls49.
THE CALIFORNIA CONTEMPORARIES
SLAVERY QUESTION.

/. very decided ground against a Territorial Go
yernment, and in favor OF The organization Of III
new State Government, Immediately On II
u adoption by The people, His views are Thu
. skerchfd by correspondent OF The New OTean
o Crescent 1t will be seen that he rebukes as
. deserves, The improper and illegal Interference Q
The Regency with The Governmental affairs o
! California:
Mr. Bo,ls eulogized the veteran Riley, AFTER b.
hal left the House tfndiDs that h. was iike!T I,
be prominent feature in The discussion, aad &C.
marked thai he knew him too well TO suppose 10
moment that he would commit knowingly 4
wrong; honesty and bravery he said were com
ponent paris OF his nature; and that great and rs
senial duty OF soldier, Obed'snce to orders
was in him 61sd principle, indeed they formed
his code OF law; he had uudou5, ne acted under
instructions from his Governnen hut Mr.. i.
conientcd that those instructions, as here con-
srutd, violated The rights of The people Of Calls
tornia. lie proceeded 10 review the position OF
California previous 10 the war, lis position after
the treaty OF peace, and he aGverled To The sns
gesiions Of President Polk the inha ban s, alter
The accession oil the territory in which he fdp:sed
them 10 continue The mi i'ary government uai!
The session OF The past Congress could convene
and form Tor them civil territorial government.
Udu duOpteU MS duViCG, Uui Ue COutsHl GJ
IL was al their will alone that il had an existence,
and when they chose 10 organize Safe Govern
ment OF their own The military ale wh ch tn had
tolerated ceased on The expression ui ie peoples
| WILL he spoke severely against The iIsinualionS
which he said had been thrown out tom s);ne
quarters, that il the new Constitution was no! Of
such character as TO meet The approval OF he
present military government, il would BE- rejec'cd,
and the old ORDER OF things relaned; and be bid
| ly censufed thcs, who 50 lar dared 10 ,rampe
| upon the recognized rights OF In: people as 10
| threaten thrm Win continuance oil Mexican
law, admieisicid by American military rule.
Mr. BIS speech was an aLie one, and uttered
after The sho:l preparation OF one night Ii had
lis effect il any were waveIirg upon The qleS-
tion u! right, Tor The expression in favor OF al
| once pIlling The SAFE Government in motion les
came unanimous.
| We see no where any alusion to the adhesion
Of Mir Bots, Dr.. Gwin or Other Southern ase3,
10 The anti.slayery cau.e Thg; subject, though
| passed through the Colamit!ece of the whoc
without objection, had yet 10 IL, acted on in
| Convection, and we there lock for Inc strenuous
| opposition oi those gentlemen. Il is probable,
however, that it will succeed, and that Calf r
mia will present herself as o State, with 81 an.i.
slavery prohibition in her Coast;!u ion. What
may lie &c action Of Congress 10 the matter, We
shall not pretend TO predict. We regard il as
certain, however, that California. taking in the
whole of The Tactic coast in her State BJunda
~, and thereby GU ting OF the people of the L.
terror (Deseret, &c from an outlet, will net 90
admitted into The Uaion in Tia, unreason BIZ
form. She has no riga. TO expec. it, aud Con.
gress viii most surely reduce her prop ,r,ions,
and send her back for amendment. This mod
6calion will throw the whole subiec, 81 2ea once
MORE and fierce discussion may spring up on
the subject OF slavery.
We are therefore, far from regarding tie
aogry discussion &c Congress. We see a pro-
sec: CT a compromise Swallowed forth in tho
Washington correspondence Of several neutral
parers-the intelligent writer oil which has
been regarded as friendly to Mr.. Calhoun
We have alluded to this plan before bu, it ia
more fully and clearly SET forth in the Journal
Of Commerc, as folows:-
Corr, spondence OF N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
WAruISGa5N, Nov l7ih.
am happy 10 learn that there is 10 II pro-
position from Southern Democratic source, on
The FIRST day Of the sesscL lhul will as is believed,
seue The slavery question, 50 tar as Inc admission
OF California and ether Sales ia The newly ac>
E.. outcd ,crfi,oricr, is concerned. The proposition
viii BE- in the form OF bill, and notice Vi lis in>
tended in!roduclinu viii be given on the hrs! day
OF The meeting u The Senate. Mr. Calhoun and
| Mr. Clay will both support this compromise, as
-, bal. ,,sI hu fhcco tnnn h. rp
| Of their views. In this way The pERILs which
are imminent will Be avoided
The nodela'e and rational men are called 10
The rescue ol The county. III Ire couaiel' vi
ullra-men should prevail, W should Lave w.
| separate organizations os Inc House, The ensu.
| ing session: 10 say nothing ci '.thef dilt u.'iss
| California cannot come into The Uaicn with
! the Boundaries al which She appears 10 ann
! hat is, The whole sea coast
| WAsHNoToN, Saturday, Nov. Up. NJ.
| Since writing 10 yoa in relation to The matter
| vi pfoiecei compromise ol The cffrof'al and
| slavery questions, | have learned something CT
! The details OF tie measure, and the strength
viii il is H. ely to have in The Senate. The
| scntm. is wei! cot up, aid il 10 be urged as an
| alternative 10, or rather, in Opposition 10. me
movements cencEpla,ed by Mr.. Calhoun, AMI
| other exreus men.
| The scheme is based on Tie principle and tee
! line Of the Missouri! Compromise, on the supPoS
| alton that California can be div ded into three
| states, or Territories, vbich will soon be ready
10 assume the relation Of States; and on The
usR,e which has long been acted on, Of preser-
wing sort Of balance between The Slave ana
| Free States. BY admitting, nj Inc same ''aie'
one Free and one Slave State.
Thus Maine and Missouri as l! VIII De re-
membered, were admit'cd al the same limo.
4 l. ,lstrn a
ste, will provide, first, for the establishment OF
four territorial governments, 10 wa. - 'es' ~,
New Mexico; %, that for Desereti 80 Tor tha'
of California, moth OF sc deg 30, and west
Deserel; and 4 b. The part Of California SCUM oil
Sc deg 80.
Il will also provide that The Territory North oil
So degrees 80 minutes shall be authorized lorth
with 10 form Stale Constitution, ard shall be
Admitted INTO the Union. Also, that new STATE
| shall be al The same time admitted from Inc
Eastern part OF Texas, and South OF SO degrees
80 ninuies. The bill will Not settle the bonn
Gary b,twcen Texas and New Mexico, oui
| will provide that n, question be submitted 10
| BJaId OF Commissioners.
Calf mi. will no, he allowed 10 lake me
Ocean boundary, which has Teen proposed IN
her Convention.
These Territorial questions, mingled WIN Inc
slavery agitation, and The uncertainty as 10 inc
perma nence Of either OF The pie3eE' parry oISdh>
izaons, will give an extraordinary 'r'efes. 10
Inc coming session, even a, lis very con'
menceneGl.
So far as he principle of the Missouri Com
promise can DO applied the souh will give lis
cordial sanction, bu, we doubt whether the pro
posed plan is practicable. From me course
things have aiken, we anticipate no resul; ina
.balI b, satisfactory 10 the South, bu, if the
Sou b is ever TO obtain jnstlc', 'hs can 'n',
secure it by union and frmness on her part
To Ibis end we republsh from The National 10
,clligencer the following correspondence De
tween Messrs Foo,e and Clingman, distinguish
5 ed members Of The two parties al the South.
, will be secn that they stand on the sam
I pla,form Of The Uaion Of The South y
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