The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-09

wAsurSoros. Feb. 90, 1850.

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To tie Editors Of tAs Republic.
GENTLEMEN: Permit me 10 state in your
columns that my illness ia California aud
subsequent long continued debility my MI.
mcrous pressing eog gements sincc my ar.
rival here, aud the effects Of recent indisposi.
ton, which has paralyz.d my energies for
some days, have delayed much longer than
| intended or expected my report on Califor.
MIA. But ! cannot longer permit the public
mind 10 DO assa,cd, psrhaps 'nisied, by in.
situations, inquiries, and inuendocs. which.
il not promptly answered. may he considered
as aan,esced ie; or bold asseIsions-if mis-.
representation has assumed that iosm-,o
pass uncon,radic,ed. I. therefore, assert
that | did not receive, in cenncxinn Nth my
duties in California. nor have l nj any time
received, secret instructions, whrihcf verbal
or written from the President Of the United
States, or any member Of his Cabinet, on tho
subject Of slavery or any other subject
did not attempt Ia influence the people ol Gal.
ifornia TO decide the qncatian Of slavery ona
way nr the othct; and any assertion that |
did receive such Instructions or attempt IN
exercise such influence is false. Any insiu.
ua,ons or insd,ous inquiries which arc so
framed or intended as to induce tho people tn
believe that the President OF any member Of
his Cabinet did give, or that could bc base
enough to receive, such instructions, | de.
clare to bs totally without foundation in Tact
and without the shadow Of truth.
beg leave to call the attention Of the pub.
lie TO some facts, which viii show what WAS
done by the late Administration 1, induce tho
people Of California to form State. Gaver1.
men'. | arrived at San Francisco on tho
fourth Of Jun-, In the steamer Panama; we
did no, stop u, Monterey; nor did ses or
hold any comuica,inn with Gen. Risy ".
Ill sbou, the middle of thai NINTH, when hs
came to San Francisco. HIS proclamation
calling Convention of the peop'c 81 CAlifor.
mia to form State Constitution is dated al
Mon,erey-ooe hundred and thirty miles
from San Ffancisco-ihs third sf June
The las, paragraph Of this proclamation -
in the following words;
The method hero indicated to siisin what 10 Dc.
sired by all VI. n,ors per oct political ofgsnias.
ton il dsen,s tho most direct and s,s that can b.
adopted and ons fully sa,hor'z- ID by law Il 10 the
course advised by tho President and BY the Score
aries Of stae'and Of War Of tho United States and
10 calculated to avoid the innumsra able svs which,
must necessarily result from any attempt a. Illegal
local legislation. Il is. therefore, hoped will meet
the appreciation OF the people Of California. and
that all good citizens will unite in carrying IL tnss
execution"
The Slcam.r in which wssa PASSENGER
To San francisco was the frat conveysnce 10
carry to tho people Of California tho inielli.
gence OF the inauguration Of Prrsiden. Tsy.
lor aud the sppoinsm ent Of his Cabinet $50
that, Al the ds,s IL Gen. Rhcy's prorlsma-
,ion, il was not poss,bls that he could havs
received any communication fran tho pros
en-, Administration. Tho President Of the
United States 10 whom he refers vas Mr..
Polk. tho Secretary Of S'als Mr.. Buchanan,
the Secretary Of War NJ. Marcy. Il vas
in accordincs with the recommendation nf
this proclamation. sustained ~ they are in
Pfrsiden, Folks las. annual message, that
The people Of California acted in forming
their State constitution. | always addressed
ihs people If California in my private char.
acter, and never assumed any .fIicial position
among them. Inirresed as | am in slave Ia.
bor, as Georg an and Southern citizen,
was prepared Ia expect tina, The ahjsc,a Of my
mission would be perverted in tina North;
and find accordingly that during ihs last
fall elections IN that qaarrer ~as,here rep
rcsented ma Southern stakeholder sent IN
| Caiifofnis TO indocirtuate the people in my
opinions about slavery. This was 4 baye
falschoad; but II is not half so base a. an AZ.
tempt to impress on thu public msnd that l
~as sent 10 coefce or iufi renee California To
exclude slavery.
T BUTLER KING.