The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-27
THE UNION.

warded TO him; which were referred to the Committee on
Elections
On motion q Mr.. BAYLY, the House resolved itself
BoYD IN the chair y and, taking up the Presidents
Mr. T u commenced his remarks BY saying
he was the delegate from the Territory OF Oregon he
had the honor to De the first legal representative from the
Pacific coastwas now The only accredited one from that
country on this foor He came here not as party man,
though he belonged to party and not as sectional
though he belonged to section and, being the
delegate from the people OF Oregon. he should speak and
act in all cases as he believed they would speak and act
Although he might be entitled to all the rights save
that OF voting, to which representative from State
might be entitled. yet through courtesy to the members
tons except such as his Territory interested in.
The admission OF California was one OF those ques
tons, and therefore he felt called on to speak and the
was that California should be admitted on the terms
single hair from the svery locks Of her golden const-
10 Iemove valid objections il any were made or to show
those made were not valid. The constitution contempla-
ted the admission of new States application; conse-
constitution. Congress was Obliged to admit. To
fortify this position, Mr. T. here introduced res
oluton and remarks Of Mr.. Calhoun, which as
sumed this position II this the case II Congress
was obliged to admit providing the constitution OF the
State presenting herself was republican, the first ques
ton in order would be the examination Of the California
constitution with reference to this point Mr. l. then
proceeded to examine that constitution IN eLfens0, and
comment upon it, Having made ont the point that the
constitution q Saoraa was not oany republican opt IN
Mr. I. said that the objector. being drawn from that
oe @ Ts 0s y
were, this objection could not and ought not to prevail
as against her admission at the present time. Mr. T
next read the boundary of the State defined by her
constitution, and admitted that her was appar-
emily large, but, when understood this objection
But; upon this point, various objections were raised ;
and among them this, that she had too much sea-
board Mr. T. contended that in melting out seaboard
boundary to State, the naked extent OF seaboad should
not be taken into the account 50 much as the quantity Of
good harb0rs. II the amount and utility OF her prac
teal habors which should govern and not the bare
tent OF coast Proceeding this principle, the objection
to the admission of California account OF her sea-
board fell to the grounds it had no foundation, was airy
Mr. r. then proceeded to examine the harbors of Cal
ifornia he had been in four or five OF them himself
were entitled to the name Of harbor and but Of them
San Francisco bay was 'entled e the appelaton Of
proved that San Diego could be harbor OF any
considerable trade that it limited in extent that it
was filling up would soon Be spoiled and had no coun I
was now, what il ever would be, "harbor without q
town or country to support"
Mr. T. then examined the whole extent OF the seacoast
of California quoting authority before, to prove that
north OF San Diego to the entrance to the bay OF San
Francisco 395 400 miles, there were nothing but open
Of which. when the indications d storm appear. the
master Of vessel, to his vessel, the lives of his
crew, and his own life, had to weigh anchor, slip his
and north Of the bay OF San Francisco to ago NJ there
was harbor Bodega, and that of account not
being susceptible Of entrance with large vessels. and the
that 50 long as the bay Of San Francisco remained and
the entrance itself remained, long commerce would
shun, nay spurn, all other ports in California; and the
better to secure this all the other habors OF California
had been distorted, misshapen, and made laughing
stocks" when compared to this magnificent bay. Hence,
Mr. said the objector must abandon this ground But
no sooner than driven from this he would flee to another,
and intrench himself behind the area OF the State.
And here, too, MIR. T. would meet him. In laying of
the boundaries Of State il should be the policy to in
most important was, that she should have arabic land
enough to support her inhabitants Hence, not the
naked extent Of area, but the amount Of land susceptible
ton based on its area would fall to the ground.
Mr. T. then entered into lengthy examination Of the
county, spoke Y part from personal Enowedgs from rom
travelled all over it. camped almost every mountain,
and slept under almost every tree be then quoted from
authors who had travelled there and finally came to the
conclusion from the evidence adduced that California did
not contain twelve thousand square miles OF arabic land
But certain il was that there was not man living who
had ever seen California. and knew anything OF it, who
would say she contained much arabic land as the
State OF Iowa. Hence the objection on this ground
failed
But suppose she was all good and then the oblection
could not prevail II California became too overgrown,
the constitution pointed out way for her division into
two States and when divided, she would not be gis
ganc, when in comparison to the States, to alarm
any one. But them again, there was example in point
for admitting her as she is, providing she was all good
lands Texas contained 325 900 square miles, and yet
admitted Mr. T. then compared the slave and free
territory. after California should have been admttedthe
preponderance would still be largely in favor OF the
former hence the obiecor was routed on this point
But the obector still persisted and alleged that the
formed without the
consent of Congress being given. Mr. T. proceeded to
show that the previous consent OF Congress
cessary for the State to be consutionaly admitted He
showed this by argument drawn from the constitu-
on and then quoted the precedents OF the government in
admitting new States TO prove that this the interpre
taon put the constitution by Congress since the
organization OF the government.
He here also quoted from Mr. CAIHoUS's remarks,
and from Mr. BERRss report made TO the last Congress,
TO prove that the constitution purposey lodged the right
10 assemble 10 form constitution in the people of the
Territory themselves This objection therefore, was not
valid The obector starts another that the formation OF
the State government brought about by General Tay
lor and his cabinet.
Mr. T. here wentnto long and minute detail ofthe hisie
~ OF the movements OF the people OF California the sub
ject oil forming State constitution, and showed conclusive
y that the spontaneous result OF the peoples choice
and that il would have been done "if Gen. Riley had
never issued his proclamation, or Mr. King never seen
California" This administration could not have nflu.
sonaily for he in San Francisco two three weeks
while the California convention in session, during all
Of which time Mr.. King was Frustrated the most OF the
time his life was dispaired OF; and it fact that Mr.
King In that convention, nor even set foot in
Monterey (where i was bed) in his life. Here Mr.. 7.