The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-30

siensble rights; and the right tonstituts
must devolve upon the people here until the mother
country shall choose to act The powers OF govern
ment cannot lie dormant, to the ruin OF q people, with
out their consent 1t the duty Of the of
the United States to give laws and when that duty
not performed one of the clearest rights we have
left Is to govern ourselves
What sort of government then the people OF Ca
fornia organize for themselves that will be In
with the constitution Of the United States that
will violate duty to our beloved country or
tutions and will be acceptable to all reasonable men
and bring into any painful unfortunate col
lson with those Of fellow citizens who think them
selves clothed with the powers OF the de dcto govern
ment Is there remedy? Is there no honest calm,
dispsssonate remedy peaceful in its progress and yet
efficient in the end There must be such a remedy
There exists no great evil without remedy There
must exist some means of uniting all good men of all
parties 10 manly. open aud sincere effort to do
calsloudy upon all to exercise generous spirit Of
forbearance and to sacrifice all local and par
Of public good The people Of California have
certainly the greatest desire to live under the
protection OF regular government Why, cannot
some means, satisfactory to all reasonable men,
be adopted Are without resources without
knowledge-snd without means We have ample
means We require nothing but the wiH to act-the
determination TO go through. There no Difficult
ties in the way that patience and will not
Under these pressing circumstances, and impressed
with the urgent necessity OF efficient action
the part Of the people Of California the Legislative
eved 1t to be their duty to earnestly recommend to
their fellow citizens the propety of electng at least
swcse atlesa.eS lo eacn us 70 Boncai
the third Monday ia August next for the purpose Of
orrun'ns govern'ene Ior .he wnois territory Oh
be entrusted with enlarged discretion to deliberate
. up ne oees ~ .e saAeni ai1 W ioin,
;syb Ipon ,;,',in ,h dee ~ ao
people for their ratification rejection by direct
W a. sne pos ana ' .ney DC aiso auenorlAeu 70
upon its ratification by the people at into opera
Nh rat Had NV
Tbat th;s ca - h da th s t Va ~ LIE
th III. .a ~ oo uoue 49, aeeis ~ % ho uo"o' II
". PeoP,e VI "iio na Ha'o fisn. W !orh Pro-
,ney nave rlgnt 70 FORM con
ara,i ~ ,b $40 sh 70 os pIe au.o
vpeIa'loh d. Ine carries. pracucaoie moneht out 20
nssone PeImanens 9laee eovernment when aamitte!
into tne Union; ana the CONSTITUTION can De 50 framed
as 70 meet this state OF the case 10 Is but another
Ia ,vran oi snn e nins, u' 'pe pun nus
the a.t =; a'a sby nus oa tns
snY ~ sm asse'uieu uPon m".ure
az W aon anu III % s' Eau anu
Nv ~ hIi VIZ mn ooc Gelois .he Pco
that rho nrsssnt ort 70 f,rm VI royernDsrt will
meet WIN .ne OF Oh some ana DC forced 70 en-
of The nronositinn mnst srasct r. nav bsnosn that
some OF tne ustots may not DC represented or that
IN ~ sno ne may no. MS
-. - e =. my par ~ s'e ueiesa.es
auu "ne anu 'ne nseruhent
" NV .ss py cue people vii, DC 'anu
- th ; uVIo ru.a.on ny .Ae peopie' taas
gives the instrument sauu'ty; ana the convention Is
MY u. oi aseL. 70 orIw ~ up IN form;
ana na)ority OF tn9 whole people snail not attend
at the polls to vote STILL majority Of those who do
we c0uim tne ac.on " me conveneon, ~ VIII 90
you; ~ % 10 the mnJony Q. shose VINO
'ote '.a' s.t''es .nc IL en ,emain ~ Home
ans w a.eno an cec.on rs .neir own Iau't,
ano .ne ,sw VIII not P.esume .nAt uney opposed
ample OF this in the case OF the State OF Michigan La
olo "a sne s'eas po.iosi .'os leIuseu "
o.e .ne eecuon =, aelegs'es 90 'ne convention, 10
= "no ' -. 90 ."o osucr parry
WI ,a s's NC "u h mu; IN lou
aon, f ths,r aiast;o Th sann U"i,,, 70 ..o
people ior tneir me same ponticai party
Az. Vi assn S .ns nes coneu'uion os. tue othsr
lit, I'd into ths Tn,ou anu 'n' ''a'e was au
Thr. nv. LII w 10 sn,ht !. ru- a,m.u,.,.
s,now h 10 ha, est nhist or,s 20 Ise' nua
ever vi bont Issrntv M ,h SSw
t,o. az. un, innmn,"i, Inc, us tug u'ncui
come NV united action n e. tbs imnrssson -, Som.
so - ~. Cs,;s.;s -. - o s' S,sou VI soile
toria Organization under an act Of Congress- and con-
70 Torn, Ssata cpn"tiu.ian ia La, n i,s.s
The ITnion This va annrebend 4. an,,rain r,;,aLa
Tn. rors;or 80 A. .appppt,,n,in IL ~
1eatire 70 the Admission Of nav State int tha %
IL as foovs A " A'" ''"'s' '"'' 'ue ohion'
New States NAV be admitted into tbi, Union. b,t
m nv s,sta shaI he torm.a nv a-a.s. ;sh; gs
r,.di.ton az any other state nor snv state y. n1d
by the junction Of any two or more States without the
nj Of the ,gi.ntures OF the States conceyraa "a
Well ma OF Conoress Act A Acc 30
This nrovison Of the reouires rotbny ~
the .oyt and there a. M tandng Ia ~ ~ ,or
the subject to our knowisdes Texas aid not mas.
througb territori. orgxnzstion nor Wa ~ ra~,ir.d
These tbngs rest In the Alteration ., Conyrass ad T.,
msny OF The Acts organizing territorial yossrrmsn,s
caufe was inserted allowing the people Of the
tha ,,,,,,e,as y. s,amin ST., .psrt,,,,; - ~
~ Ia. &c anaan,a - .sr,.i nnh 10 e
given nonnlation were rsouirsJ We ssai have n hfr
sh ,. ns.,tr, oS randrass VIZ s "'e ~ "''o's
~" TN nra.snt s,,a ~ 60, ra h.-a,., o,,.,,
,,,a.,ida a. a.. If,,,aa So. 80. p 49,.
~ se,ar.i ,a,ni,, sassions 49, .., y, ny ao.vs.,
s.,,on 81 ,r,,er,si na,rn, ~ O. ~, ~ ~
san.-.ss T., a.. $50 -, ,ba Iri,s o.. ~ "
a., na,, Ia, 49, 800. s Ssas.s s suo ps.
Co., ~ ~ $50, 's 49, az .i,een rec anu
a -. "a =, ,..Iu ~ .ss -. s.s 10y. on VI
ne v Le e,e sa VII We can noP' 10,
ax,s.. ~ a., S1a ~ ,y nv Y. So t.s au
~, a. az 49, - .,,s =. '.ssoss sat noNe.sI,
,hs ~ ipav ,,. 20 1919, s "a" su1 o1sn' 40 ., ,n
.. 'eAso yuessn v, slavery 10, tusmseVes IN thet
tututIon rIoin .nc ss I'M >, oo.n
taaues III .hsress are ANXIOUS th.' tnis snouu %
uone anu .neIs can cns. no uouot OF .ne Iac, tns'
ington would insure the admission Of California at
once We have that question to settle for ourselves
and the sooner We do so the better There Is nothing
gained by delay. IL Is Just and right in itself that
mems minds he put AT rest In reference to that anxious
th'We Prompt ahu uet'fmincu acSioh VIII secure US
poiHhhehcy anu peace
Ibere ere no settled ana hked ruler by which poo-
pie must be governed in the formation ~ constitu