The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-07
Letter from Col. rremont.

The National Inlelligenecr publishes the lnIle~, ing letter, dated Washington, 9th ui,.. addressed to the editors of that paper by ccloas! Fremont.
 Everything coming from Mir. Clay carries with 1t so much weight, and goes so quickly to form he public opinion, that 1 feel called upon 10 make, without delay, the following correction;
 An injurious imputaton Is inlimatsd by Mir. Clay against the State ot California, in the following pas sage of bis remarks of yesterday, in the Senate
 "I sm no disposed to charge on a community the misconduct or peculiar opinions oi any ineividusl of that community, but l mast say, what have been constrained to feel thst am pained to see with what eortumacy. with what disregard of allegiance due from the States, old and new, they sometimes treat the parental and paramount authority. And was laisiy-I will not say provoked, for he Annoy- ance waa too stight-s9Dewhat gTleved at seeing some leiter-wrters from California talking already ot breaking oil from this Union and setting up ios themselves. They will venture on no such hszar- dohs experiment as that. II they do, venture to say the common authority of the Union wlIl recall them 10 obedience and a sense of their duty vsIy quickly"
 Thls intimation, and the conditional menace of the power oi the Government, feel bound 10 say i, are both gIaiu0ns, because there IS nothing ln the present occasion. in the conduct ol the people Of thai Stale, 10 warrant them. So taF from exhibiting any feelings oi eontumaey dsTespect o the Unlon the people ol California; m all tetf pu0lic ASsen. blaRes and public acts, have steadily manifested an enthusiastic stfection and perfect respect for the country and government of The United States The great body ot the people H California ate Anerlc an eitiZens, who have recently ri 'hIs portion oi the coantfy--nany of them temporarily and all of whom are connected with II by ties of family and business. It was thing of course to regard California as a part oi their common country, and doubt qnea- ,ioh regarding Der future condition ss eoDponebt part oi It, has ever been raised lheie. In the ief- nation ot her eons,iIutioL the convention lsboFed scrupalously 10 assilniiale it with those oi the other States of the Union, and to insert nothing, and 10 omit nothing which might in any way tetsid her admission; make a cause of opposition to ii Mir. Clay is not warranted in sezing upon he remark of unkno~n letter wTiief, which IS cont aicted by every public and authorized act of the people and the State, 10 hang upon 1t an implied charge ol dis- ysIty, and conditional threat of punishment. The Government of the United States has been three years indebted to the people of CaiifoTnia iof opery taken and services rendered, and duflng this ime tbey have been paying laxes without rep resen ntaiion, and without protection.
 In fact, inc only connection. with single exeep' ton that now exists between this Government and the people of CsiforDla, is ths loyalty and affection for the Union. The exception sllude to n the ia&a' tion which this Gov sends Its ministers ihere 10 collect: the tax law being the oniI aw ei ,ne United States which thls GoveTnm ht hes beeH pleased to extend 10 ibP.n. The people th.Ts pay tribute te tins Government and that IS the only e between them and it except what their sPontahsoas sentiment creates, and manifest in theH Pfesenl patient application 10 be received into closer and assufed etnneetlon.