The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-08

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lesIroy but i Is 40, the power itself Whether tie sos.
he trade sometimes brings usnspise here the food n
,n.sd ~ ne theatre in question 10 . ssssSsss sa
led observation, do not hasten the progress OF ani.ss
feelings more than can possibly Tue suppression q
o be abolished Il is doubtful whether more iayoab,
opportunity could have arisen than was furnished BY M
passage al the time, Of the numerous and more n
Dor tant me asures touching the general subject H.
that circumstances found me out OF the city
lay OF the passage OF the BILL havng paired oil io he ds
Had been present should as yous representative hs
cast my vote against IT,
Having often expressed my opinion That as crcum
tired, Injustice done the petIcal ryb
OF the slaveholdiug States by Tire admsiono Ca6r6s
content myself now with giving very briefly my reason
capable OF being endured least Looking 10 The osgn
those which ayeied they did actually produce
la the adoption Of the State constitution al California WI
perceive that they orr ginaed IN act Of this guerm
might have ssembled IA prepondrrating numbers L
beeW sips the Territory, the more certainly found their ~s
there In prevailing forte "a the absenee Of il Is b
about the amount OF IL VIII Their results would have been
different had formal organization taken place, is Of
course, speculative and uncertain. But, VIII Ie all sui
fered more or less by the bad rather non
ton of territorial affairs, lie south was situated III
respect her prevalent form OF labor TO suffer dsopa
g"ara Ss a oapoa,ed II ,h. dr e. no @
and somewhat anonlalou, MANNER was bun carried into
final execution Al the same time L Is quite apparen, thai
no In power 81 this Congress could recall the lost
panage 10 the S0h The case In the besinnng no,
oe Of the agsikssioa oil the government-te rovernier
I
effort To give what was deemed by tue large naory III
southern representatives, an accepaplu gosornmea ha|
Gea ~as o hs Il
OF things rrecoverabc For example, had te|
organization Into Winch Canornia emerged from state d
anarchy Of two yea. Duration been taken from her, and
she rensaded ssen, the accumulated obstruction n.
saveho'der 10 The prevalent pupllf opinar the's wouI
OF ccDvene,!ce Woud have involved, and feeble TEN
tory in the southern parof The country kept on hand will
view invite slavery there looking 10 the free STATE
dlon by which could reclaim iugitive slave. hs|
south, iie character Of the couny within and In the
II aase and obass The suSse
conesscdy ncertan-that daperg t0owd have been y|
Ssass~t nstitation Of the anticipated Slater
California may now, or at future day, admit Navey
Some believe that she will Such ID npt my own judgmsn
Rather, win not experience d her ,aaes correspond viii
Will not the permanent and durable natural qusieao
the country poor agricultural, good CONNER wi
s AMI day sinking in ~ The attention NV .
Bat 70 fsturs Is her admisson--ormed as she is out
Of Territory of own OF sufficient and wel-inomed
popuiation-vast OF maeral weait--a rapidly
growing foreign commefce-he attributes, resources and
The overwhelming majority Of Isl 81 votes, Including
large portion OF the representatives, OF the savshodts
Statesto be regarded In consequence Of the non.
observance OF certain formaliries in her proceedings I'M
poranl and proper have been had and yet ncefa
as 10 their sab,,anal and final value p ne pa,,gnlat
Which ,host concerns u.s. be reseated by formal d0.
luton Of the conederacyi Is not the penalty dspropa.
TONED to the oence9 e not The remedy 100 unrslabs %
be trusted on such ground admitting weloandedc0n'
The discussions of the times have brought the surface
of opinion and feeling much evaporation and inpaence
ghly preudicial 10 fair and truthful Of the sub
ect hand. Alter all that be justy said In the WI
o. political ercism on the soyenly ana Ps
Uni~ let contemplate for one n1nen tue indaigeni
in which she was regarded by Mr. Polk, who
OF all public men, had most TO do In bringing her %
the door OF the Union, and than whom one more devoted
TO the South OF truer 10 the Unon whatever else may y
Il viii be recoIlected thar ia the winter OF his pet
Dental service, Senator Douglas oil Illinois, proposed b
convert California al once INTO Stie, win view
throw this questiJ OF slavery Into TIE hands oil her peop
crude and doubtful favousm io slavery, 70 80 no ui
ther and their instant admission lnto the Union ha'
sought OF Senator Douglas to know the light a. which NJ
Polk regarded that project The following short extract
from his reply, which ne did me 'e honoa % address m
simply authorized people California form State
and settle The M 70 sS Sssn
the passage Of the bill modified by me- and auyed ms peson
sovsa%sn, 20 hs people California setns he aus.
mode The country spa ms evv ~ M aS
host Of witnesses in support Of this assertion"
Thus that far from subJectng California . ,
course IN conventions phssss O. territorial m s Ss
with suffrage power over tue subject oil slavery ana cav
South 70 abide their WILL Nor can be argued tha .
underra,ed the value Of matured and well protected pePe
safe conducts 10 these territories in behalf OF the slave
igaora~ee Of the ias they contain Far IRON H.. gsn
uemen
the passages respecting the true principles 70 ge
Into the territorial bills, they viii find not only the fess
mines of CsaInis but the more ngnincsnt sna IN n
They were, then, all embraced In his thoughts ana FV
vided for in the governmental plans just seen. !.
No plains OF the slavery resurrection Clause,
ITSELF IN the cons uon Of California. The Just ground .
objection is the ieguifes that attended ne eie'c1
the Suffrage franchise, by which her eon,a .S%s.d
adopted. Yet these irregularities, II must be samaeo,
ssipesai in their application 10 ths State, 1nns -
offence against the phos the question made by the Noa
m lauh Ca and. uUht m
the equities spnnging up in behalf OF California oo o. u'
fact tina, the States had given her no government ana
Ss act vs Is ss say ssl
which, aud gulf measured Is In round numbers ns
twice as long We objected TO her they pointed
Texas containing double her acres And thus haStx ~
ained by partial and rapid analysis, into ihe naius
the wrong done In regard TO California me mooe :,
which MISUNDERSTANDING, as 1t did, rather on ~
than the aggression On
certain nature OF the loss, II any, we have IN snosa
northumberland 20 what extent Il was In the power 2, -
present Congress supply available remedy me que,
ton, vast as Il is recursi this e6ere sgex~b Tar
b gifh the mighty rsnrprix OF dcs.
f,osn,y rnic~s ,s,n Ssga Of prosperity s~d hsyVrsa
Dhich all comparsow Nth any other nanoN rmau nea,
81 defancsf Secession land secession for such cause
propose bestow word on The ugiiive-,lsse on
Its provisions Of the most ample and stringent KIND
sibe be introduced into IT, Congress did 10 ubsssce
to the surrender slaves flying into the Tree Saie o
right. in this particular have been disreparded nay u
den down the North is be blamed we will 81 leaa
our duty write your own bi-t shall be given you
that Jury trials In behalf OF the luslhye ~ n ~
States so and Justly dreaded by the south sna ~
the States to IL daily exercised In far less
tiers been surrendered, and the marshal OF one =
cer making liable for escape In heavy co
pensaon 10 the master, wihesf regard 20 cuesmhasa,
Two cases a successful and satisfactory resort 10
one in New York and the other in Harrsbu,gsn sre''
reported by the papers II may prove OF iittle avail
will remarkable II do not occur from nme
time In which bad men will become the insuumen. 9,
Illustration. As proof Of the sense of the nation ~
duty in the premises expressed by their representative