Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-04-12
From the National Intellieencer.

From the National Intellieencer.
WAsHINGToN, March 20, lS49.
GENTLEMEN: 1t has been stated in
some quarters that Notwithstanding the
Allison letter, and the pretended pledges
''of General TAYLOR to leave all questions
"of Legislation entirely 10 Congress he uus
'persenoliy urging members Of Congress
ITO pass Mr. Walkers amendment through,
attached as it was to the Appropriation
"Blll. The first movement Of The fast
"friend Of the Wilmot Proviso, after he had
'arr'ved at our nations capital, was TO
''gire his personal influence TO measure the
"etect Of which ,cas TO eutend Slavery"
do not pretend 10 know the grounds
or the authority on which this statement
is made, but think it due 10 General
Taylor TO give to the public the facts which
are within my knowledge relating TO the
subject.
In the morning Of the Sd of March, 1.-THE
last day OF the late session of Congress, }
General Taylor, Mr. Clayton, the present
Secretary Of State, and Mr. Ewing, now
Secretary Of the Interior, severa.ly called
my attention 10 the necessity of having
some form Of civil government of Cali!or-
MIA established before Congress should adj
journ. Neither Of those gentlemen indi-
Gated any plan whatever, or expressed
any opinion OH the question Of the extern
sion OF slavery within the territory
What General Taylor did say on the sub
ject was, tina! he desired to substitute the
rule Of law and order for the bowie knife
and revolvers. ! repaired to the Capitol,
in company with Mr. Ewing, and there
procured copy Of Mr. Walkers amend
ment, which had not before read. | i'm
mediateIy prepared what l contemplated
as an amendment Of Mr. Walkers amend
ment, or as a substitute for it. Afterwards
found Mr. Webster's proposed amend
ment, and | discovered that it contained all
the provisions had contemplated, very
tersely expressed. took Mr. Webster's
amendment, and, having shown it to Mr.
Ewing, who left the whole subject to my
own judgement, visited many members
OF the House of Representatives, and ur-
ged the adoption of it. Mr. Vinton, Chair
man of the Committee Of Ways and Means,
soon informed me that the committee would
report the amendment with some slight
notifications, to which did not object.
spent the residue of the day in urging
the adoption of the amendment of the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means upon members
Of the House. When it had been adopted
there, l returned to the Senate chamber
and exerted myself to procure the assent
OF the Senate 10 the amendment, and in
sisted that no different provision ought to
pass. continued my efforts until the
Senate decided TO disagree to the amend
ment Of the Committee of Ways and Means
Of the House. 1t is well known that the
whole design Of a government for Calilor-
MA failed by reason Of that disagreement.
am, very respectfully, your humble
servant, WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
GOVERNMENT SUBSCRIPTION TO News
PAPERs.-The National Intelligencer no.
tees the publication in the New York
Evening Post, Democrat of notice
from the Department Of State, discontinue
ing that journal, and says:
''We learn that the present Secretary
OF State gave an order that the newspa-
pers taken by the Department should be
equally divided between the two political
parties. The Post was among those dis
continued. Is it prescription merely to
divide with us ?"
The WHEAT F1ELDs.-The Charles
town Va Free Press, says:
"Never did the eyes Of the husband
man rest upon more beautiful prospect
than is presented at this time BY the wheat
fields Of Jefferson. The color is good, and
the growth most luxuriant. 1t would re-
quire sight Of "fields beyond the swell.
ing Hood" to draw off the affections Of our
farmers at this moment"