The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-27

4 MrACASS viii the honorable senator pardon for
asking him there is any necessity OF going over this
M" Mr DAWSON. There is no necessity. | admit But
is necessary 10 shield this individual from the charge
of Ibis species Of nterfeence and am grained that
my friend from California has this occasion, made the
will say, further. that il California did this BY her
own act Nsw Mexico also framed nsf s.se csi
forna did, Of her accord establish State govern
ment New MEXICO has done The thing; and where
whss ss ss he pGah % dsny Sw.. what
given the ohers repeat that II California had been
rejected, her senators would have been compensated
Mr.. BUTLER do not intend TO discuss this matter,
and am not Ia the habit OF going beyond my adveiise-
ment when.l Say Butt will pu. this in,errogalory.
here to-day What did Mr. King 60 70 California for
Who paid him' Let these questions Be answered Out
Of what treasury was he paid and Tor what purpose dd
he gol will say nothing else upon this SUBJECT Tor
| think these qusstons cannot be easily ANSWERED
But with regard 70 this fact Of New Mexico coming
here and claiming compensation for her senators Tor
fragrant usurpa.icn 70 call il nothing else He says he
came honestly hereas honestly as those senators from
California Why. i you admit this claim Of New Mex
| ico you will make States cheap as whetstones.
MI DAWSON Mr.. President ! rise merely 10 an
swer the inquiry, what did Mr. King for HIS written
and published instructions tell Tor what he went Inc
was that he had secret instructions, which secret
were brought to bear upon CALIFORNIA; and,
through that nsnuaton. that mputailon has gone
forth the country that has been denied here upon tns
u
this hail. By governor OF thar State All will say s
that am rraed that the facts before the country,
and this gentleman stands free from this supposed lmpu
tation
Mt HALE give notice that. il this discussion is 10
proceed, shall inquiry to know why the Sand
wich island princes were here, or what brought Ine
Turkish envoy here. daughter u would be quite as
pertinent to the question before the question OF what
took Mr.. King to California. Now, the senator from
Of Csornis Wv Why, M President. there s ali the df
ference in the world and may be stated IN short metre
California got in and New Mexico got out That makes
the dss1cs soCT sir Lasgn.e ,h,, i, ,h, .Do.,r.
to be so impertnen to the senator from New Hampshire
Now think the whole matter is involved in this propo.
The attendant senator elect from New Mexico Now,
shall not 20 into the California Affairs, because nave
sufficiently investigated them.
But feel bound to say that entertain such high pei
sonal respect such warm sentiments for the senator
from New Mexico, that it would afford me the highest
qualification to vote for this appropriation, II could rec
however that think il is very different case from Cal
fonia, though by means approve OF all that TOOK
place in California in the formation OF state govern
very different in OF s leading features from the
of Caforna, whose senators have now seat upon
this floor Sir, the honorable senator from Georgia well
knows that this proceeding New Mexico was under
taken under instructions from this government
| SENATOR. That makes it a much stronger case
Mr. FOOTE Yes. slr that makes 1t nach stronger,
tions had been carried into effect this country would
have been involved in civil war; When j. was first
first broached here denounced as big with iniquity
and pregnant with the utmost mischief And this idea,
that first brought forward here, and then received
sanction elsewhere, acted upon in New Mexico
with full knowiedge evidently Of all the difficult cir.
cumstnnces eonnected with the Transaction, and iuil
pgescience of the consequences that must ineviaby
ensue in the event Of this being consumnated
For can any man doubt that, IL New Mexico had been
recognised State OF this confedeacy and had been
permitted at that time TO De admitted into the Union cvii
Union would have been destroyedl No man, say,
could doubt IT, Therefore undertake TO say and say
il with all due respect but feel bound IN irankness %
state my opinion that the recommendation The unsea-
sonable inludicous, and unwse Recommendation which
emanaied from this government 10 the people OF New
Mexico. which deludei them which fatally mIsea nem
resulted in the destruction Of this Union that we all love
prize % this S.s .ad spsr ns ns
under far different circumstances IL was done IN spite
OF s monons emansting from this chamber, IN spite
Of an the most emphatic 2, a 2, hs
opriety OF the ITSELF and in reference TO the mis-
chievous consequences likely TO ensue from an attempt
our national history more unpnncipled continuance
has never left s cursed stain upon the history OF any
county. tits bad 10 itself. bad in its course OF execu.
lion and worthy Of language Of denuncafion OF which
am not master bot which the future historian will re-
cord. doubt not, in language OF coniemPtnous dise-
spect, and conslgn all who were connected WIN 10
tnht thfdmy which, IA my Je1e"'S's s-~y - '-es -
serve. . .
Now, as regards the people OF New Mexico. do no,
blame them at all. They were mised-they were de-
iuded have sympaihlzed with thai deluded people
from the beginning OF this matter 10 the present mo-
ment but yet SIR, cannot think, under the cifcum-
stances OF the thai they were tha
msled--I cannot think Of imparng the least possisle
sanction TO any part OF these proceedings Therefore.
il with great pain and modification that feel bound 10
vote against this proposition. AZ 7e
| Mr. EWING. The remarks OF the senator IRON Mis-
ssspp out OF order They neither merit nor require
a reply. will simply say something in references 10
ssgestiop made BY the honorable from Georgia
An Inquiry is made what difference there between
California and New Mexico. ! can answer IN a
few words The difference 10 this California has her
upon this floor 10 reply to and reuie the
against the late Executive, and against his fellowciii-
zens; New Mexico has none. The examinations, how
ever are entitled respect in the case where
they are notefuied than in the case where they have
/ been.
Mr.. DICKINSON Mr. President
Mr. FOOTE VIII my friend from New York give
way for momentl
| Mr.. F00TE | trust my honorable friend will give
way for single moment #h
| Mr. DICKINSON gave way to
| Mr. F00TE. De gtsfibus non est dispwandum. The
honorable senator from Ohio said tna he did not think
my remarks either merited or required an answer II
very well to say since what ated was unanswera
be II was very well for him 10 decline the defence OF
that act, that man could Defend and which every
patriot in the country out of this Senate does condemn
very convenient for the honorable senator TO say
that IL was very polite. and perhaps sunc'entiy cour.
not dispute with him on that point.
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