The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-09

II NOW, I'm
leaving such people, under such circumstances, without
any goyern,ent would have worked in any other
TRY in the world The rulers Of Europe think Il neces
say to employ armies Of soldiers ana anes 70 2. ponce
loyal people in order and subsection hat would sucn
rulers have predicted OF California Why. thai would
prove be- 40 earthly topia, sort of lerreslrsai
| monium But no such thing, sf To the honor OF hui
man nature, and to the eternal honor 81 American char
acer that imbued that society with American loyalty to
law and order The people of California established gov
enmen and that government from the hour 81 It's estab
shment ill this hour, has given more efecual potec-
ton life and property and the pursuits OF industry than
any government Of Europe during the same period
Sir California furnishes the strongest demonstration of
this age favor of the inherent capacity OF man Tor self
government, when left the free exercise Of his native
aculties and 1t is the loudest condemnation oi those
systems Of government which first debase and bTutalize
man, and then punish and oppress him because he 10 de-
based. Without the aid OF law rather by virtue OF
better law than ever was enacted by Congress- he law q
truth and justice in their hearts, the people OF Cali
ornia organized their society, framed constitution and
established governments and they now present that
constitution for acceptance and, SIR If we have the
law of truth and justice in hearts, will receive
this constitution at once and welcome California INTO the
! Union
But sir il is said by some that California be
manded back to territorial condition that il must re-
main quietly in that condition until Congress finds il con-
venient to give it agovernmen Others say that Cali
fornia have government until Congress agrees
upon some general plan for the settlement OF all diff
cullies. first, territorial dhcultiesa government
for Utah. and another for New Mexico; secondly, the
SeItemtHt Oh DOuHudIy DttWetH lNcW nlc8ico anu
Texas and whether to have slave State or Tree
State carved out of Texas and, finally the settlement of
the question Of slavery and the slave trade u the Dis
trict of Columbia. Now sir, my opinion is, that il you
keep California of the Union until you settle all these
questions by satisfactory adjustment It needs vast
amount OF Christian patience BECAUSE at the rate you des
admission at indefinite time between now and
The millennium. Sir, this is perfect mockery II is to
say, substantially, 10 the people OF California "You
must break up your yourselves again
into state Of anarchy, go back and live quietly and
peaceaby, and behave yourselves well and neither rob
nor kill one another II you can avoid it, until we settle
all difficulties, all questions connected with slavery,
TO the satisfaction OF the North and the South, and then
will extend the blessing OF government to you we
will give you government exactly suited to your coRd
ton" This sir, suppose, is congressional justice 10
California wish TO say, most respectfully to my south
friends, that cannot conceive what advantage they
expect TO derive from the rejection Of California pqz-
gles TO divine the secret OF southern policy on this
point Whether California is State or Territory,
whether has any government or no government, no
to that country Slavery be established there
With law without law, southern will never dare to
carry their slaves there The people OF California work
p pa. a, ass nsS ana bs,
is, 10 make labor hard labor, dgnhed and respectable
God they may succeed But do you think the people
engaged in this will suffer themselves to be jostled by
slaves No, sir never The sons Of southern planters,
the high spirited Of southern gentlemen, would be
the first 10 resist and resent such an experiment Sir
the whole united South dare to carry slaves
10 California for The purpose OF establishing slavery
there In California at this moment, there one hun
ded and fifty thousand men; not old men, women, and
children, but young, active, daring, adventurous men,
the flower OF the youth OF country-men such as
never settled new country before Before year rolls
round, California will number hall million OF the same
sort II searched this world for an army, would take
the men collected in California. tell you, sir, the
South and the North and the whole country united can
never force slavery on them. Napoleon trampled down
Europe with fewer and worse material Sir, they
laying the foundation OF great empire the shore
OF the Pacific, mighty empire, empire that al some
future day will carry your aag your commerce, your
arts, and your arms into ASIA and through China Hin
dostan, and Persia, into western Europe. Talk about
carrying slavery there OF imposing such blight upon
that people, Of whitening their strength and parayzng
their energies by such institution No, sir such a
thing never intended by God, and will never be per-
med by men.
am one Of those who believe that the laws of Mexico
abolshng slavery still in force and operation 10 Cali
fornia aud New Mexico understand the great principle
OF law TO be this When country conquers another,
The political lawsthat is, the laws prescribing the duty
OF the subject citizen TO the government-are abro.
gated. And why Because the conquered government
goes out Of existence, and the conquering government
and man. made for the projection Of life and property
remain IN force and must OF necessity remain IN force,
for the preservation OF society," until modified or repealed
BY positive enactment on the par o. The consuenng goy.
older than modern cvilizaiion yet it has been seIi
ously questioned and denied on this floor as il It had
arisen for the first time the conquest OF Mexico IL is
sometimes urged here that constitution carries sla
very with il wherever goes, unless positively excluded
By law in other words that slavery the normal law OF
this republic. think the principle is just the reverse
Slavery being in violation OF natural right, only
Isl by positive enactment ana the constitution OF this
country only toerates slavery where il exists, but
neither extends nor establishes 1t anywhere. But,
sir have heard il seriously argued in this Senate that
the laws and edcts abolishing slavery 10 Mexico were
all irregular, and therefore void and that slavery in
full force in that country al the time OF the annexation
OF these Territories II is extremely hard 10 such
an argument this This is emphatcaly chivalrous
argument, which, though IL may not convince man, Is
the poor Mexcans made great many honest aud earnest
attempts abolish slavery and il they have failed TO ac-
compsh that object they have been very unfortunate IN
all their efforts | have doubt that the people of
Mexico will be highly edited when they learn that their
old acquaintances the Norte Americanos, about the
time they discovered the III Dorado" in California made
another discovery; and that is that their laws, edcts
is still in full force aud operation in that country, with
out the people themselves being OF the fact
think, when they hear this, they will 10 the
clusion that we nvincibe in logic we are IN
| battle.
But, sir, will drop this subject care not whether
there IL any Mexican law or American law there, OF
whether the Wilmot Proviso or the Jefferson Provso
ever be extended those Territories, slavery
er be established in California or New Mexico The
climate, the soil, the productions forbid IT, In word the
principle OF the Wmot Proviso is extended over the
country by the law OF nature--by the law OF God-as
the distinguished senator from Massachusetts IMr WEB
sTEa] emphatcay expressed ii ; and you might as well
undertake to plant orange groves in Siberia establish
slavery in California or New Mexico
| will now notice the question OF boundary between
New Mexico and Texas. l admire Texas as highly as
fought calamity and successfully, and achieved their in.
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