Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-11-28
From the Chars. Mercury.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

The following letter from the Washing
ton correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun,
has some importance as an indication OF
the view which it is the object OF the Ad-
ministrariou TO impress on the country.
Ther sead asea,s and inducements TO Cal,
itornia 10 urge oh .Iie formation of State
government, aud now they seek to shelter
themselves under their owu acl. as il il
were a neccsSily forced upon the country
A motley horde Of adventures from all
portions of The earth, iuunda,e this region
with the hope of speedily gathering wealth
and then returning whence they came.
These men can spare Time enough from
their gold digging to frame government,
nnd the act is to be presented to Congress
ns the legitimate exercise Of their right by
the people of Terrilory! The passen-
gers 10 steamship could, with about the
same propriety. erect. themselves into q
State, and claim the character cf fixed
population.
WAsuSoroS. Nov. 10.
We ore only at the threshold of the
California controversy. II is a mistake u
suppose that even The California Conveu-
,ion has disposed Of the slavery question.
i, ,urns out that the article restricting sla-
very had only passed The Committee Of The
Whole, and sub siientio. II had not been
reported to the House az The date Of the
last advices. Ii is NANTES, that there is
to be an opposition to it al The next stage
Of proceeding. Nul even Dr.. G%in. oI
Mississippi. offered any opposilian TO it in
the preliminary Stage; but, according Ia
the New York Tribune. DR.. Gwin's spe.
cial mission 10 California Was 10 defeat the
Psnviso.
The Administration sent out Gen. Riley
with special instructions to promote the
formation Of Sa,e government, with d
view to get rid Of this disturbing question,
but several private individuals of energy
and Influence also wen, to California with
a view TO secure constitution unrestricted
as to slavery. There is 10 be severe
struggle still in California before the anti.
slavery article is adopted; but it will be
a,lop,ed, and the scene of strife will, there
fore, be transferred to The United States
Senate.
But there is still another difficulty in The
rear. Another portion of California, en-
braciug the Mormon settlements, now con'
,ains few slaves. and the Morrnons, iH
their form Of government, have not exclu.
ded slavery. When they come forward
with State Constitution, then will be
another controversy. The South will be
really in helpless predicament. First
they will be forced 10 permit The admission
OF oae State, with a restriction of slavery
and, next, they must consent 10 the exclu
sion of another Stale, because i. does no
restrict slavery. The South is, in fact
called upon to admit three non slavehold'
ing States, from. the newly acquired ter
riroory, to say nothing OF Minnesota, Ne
braska and Oregon. which will soon be
at our doors. The South, now Oh foot
ing of something near equality in the Sen
ale, will DO soon thrown into hopeles:
o"" "iet,, nne a SsiiIhi morse. III 'front.' rank,
A pavement for The nhj2ct rear
t. o'errun and trampIc on"
Still, suppose, the Union will survive
The destruction of The political balance
but ii is 10 sustain severe shock before
it become settled upon the new basis oI
Southern inequality as to person aud
rights. Ion.