Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-14

eVee.siv vested Ia .agtess. II tl'ws thai the ndi
riina'~ IN C8lf mis- VIII have undertaken 10 i'.h en-
r. sif, an sta. All eye.es' he i"frf ri ietl'
tim, bsut s slfseat Of Hgfcss, haye nsnfPcd h
7ysreraiy If ihe Sfae and the authority II Congress
and ha ~ acted dafianee ii both N o.he "ufds
hat they have do Is revolutionary and fsD'.ipu' u
ls ehataci.f snsr al IN as tendency and cae-i
to had a. r Ini.' dangerous ems gnrners lad h"'
ncea from rrputf1 tztn AMI design It would have besr
N fact acaal r.h,Hor but such Is not the esae He
blaine lies noeh lts up n ihsih than upon 'h7se "h'
have induced en 10 taAe COZ We 81 u Guns 'i"'oha
ard dln,etaas They have been led into It by language
held here. and the course pursued by the Executive
branch f the Government.
I,y MT srru the ansetf + the Executive 10 the calls
7dp hy The Houses ei Congress r lnptmalion As e.
tho r5ur.a uhicit OH. the pnn which II oeIed ~
rp ference a. whai done Ia Cali'e'n. understand
tho answer. have MT vet been printed. But there Is q
nunsb known Jr.fify the tn.thai lhase VINO pf"-
fe,s Ia represent ID nnIet he an hsry the Exc
entive have advs aided. aud pumg'd tue movement
which terminated ia urnna what they call cens.lth-
lion and State General Riley, who pr5essed 10 act As
civil g,yrrnar called the convention, determined on The
nrmIrr aud distribution f the dergatca, appointed The
time and and pIaee is maeiinq was present during The
s,snn eve proceedings his apprlbatIon and sane
uu II he rcte without Authority. heuugh 10 have heen
itied At last rcpnm'nled AMI diaeoHea. Neither
HAVING been dune the presumption IS. that his course ms
bcen approved THIS If iseli Is sufficient ~ deniy the
Executive With ms acts aud 10 make II responsible Tor
them. tuuci net the question, whether beuefal hley
he poies.rd to act from the present Executive. OF lis
predecessor II firm The fotner, il wonld impcaie the
preceding well the present Admlntstaan II not
tho responsibility rests exclusively On the PRESENT.
lis manifest from Tins statement, that the Executive
Department la, nnderabon to perform acts preparatory
IN thu meeting OF the individuals t. TORN Their SO called
constitution and government which apparnIn exclusive
" Ia Congress. Indeed, hey are dencal IN many Ifs
pee 3. with the provisions adopted bi '"o2tes5, Nheo
gves PERMISSION to a Territory 10 i''ha constitution
aud government III ofder to Dr. adhlli'a aS o'e h'o
the Iuea.
Having nov shown that the assumption npon when
me Executive and me individuals IN oaH''i'a "e'"
Throughout tbs Nar ann Is "louoa'u "'ea"'''"''
al ani dangerous, It lepap to make a iew femaiNS' ~
order Ia slw that what has en- "nnr Is c'''f 10 no
eu'le Parceoi the h"Vefhhe"t lioh us committeeman
10 the prrsent time.
From lis commencement nn'ii ne ilne 'lal N'i'ie'u
"a9 admIiei, The Ptlfllce was ulli"lm' i'l'''.i,''
poyerman's WIN htsl "te'nH3d by 1o'e,'as' ne
Government ct HE iWhd 9'ab7 aIPoih "a w Wv
e.nlls Jndgr. Secfehries, N1fss, ahd ohrf Officers
an1 Tie nl iaats Of The Territory Nere represented ny
rgisaHF" b7da, whose ne were sui9e't !" Tue rev.,
sons f Congress- lhis SLATE "l lhIug' continued uhl
the government ola Territory applied to oongfessi0 per
NIT us hhamlantS 10 tT" consul u'io" "u e''eI''n'''
preparatory t admission INTO The ou'on' no pteln'-
nary act o giving permission WIS to ascertain "herr
the hhabant5 ~ete sufficiently numerous II anihollA
thom Ia b" lomad mo Slale his was done ny TAX
inga census. HAT being done, and me number proving
snlItlrH. PERMISSION WIS GiduV" ~ ~ CHUNG
lXrd all the prllninde@-he liHf and place ol mold
my The convention; the qualification Il the voters; esiab
,hmcn ol lis bonnaaues and all other measures neceS
safy To br settled previous 10 hdmS IN No het el'rh
permission necessarily wlthdnws Tho sovereignty Of The
ned Safes, ard leaves the Inhabitants OF the lncpleol
STATE free 10 form her constitution and government IA
were the original States IT the Union after they had
declared their Independence. AT ihls stage, the nhahI
ianis oi the Territory became for the first time people.
in pll aud constitutional language. Prior 10 this they
wcre by the Old acts Of Congress called Inhabitants, and
not people All this is perfectly consistent with the SOW
,tcpnty o( tho Knitted Sates with the movers of Con
- n,J ,,;,h tho t,,,L, r , ,o,lo l., s,r ,nvorn
nun
Michigan was me hfSt case IN when mere was any
departure If IN tho uniform rule of acting. Hero was
yrtV sjaht departure from he'd usaur The Or
inanca nf sli secured Ia her the risbt of bcconipr
- -. rn G,n - a., o..
'''' "''' ~" NV - -
IL some h'9Fcl 'eh1fts' Delayed iahag the tah'us--
In the meantime her population lnceascd,ua It clearly
exceed tha1 twice the number which entitled her
l., n pi.q,n Al this saro sha ,rlnpd constitution nd
,,., =,,,,. H., -. IT,, - S., H.. Ir.s,.I
'' 49, W - ~ - ~, -
'7'al'' anu "n''tzS "a'Nfu 'le uSsi"I' d. t''c WIS
no DOUBT SHE had m1e than sufficient nnmher 10 emil
lr her In ndn ss1n She not al rittcd at the first
apszjnn she apnpd ovnr Ia s,nlo dlrntv re4ureiIu1
,Ie h,nnl,,y het,,en b,.7 and oAio Pho ore,i ,,,,
I;. t. :,
"aily ~ 3" "'i "o''ssp'" "|N P"'' AZ inc "'N'
sessiun, bh ON point witch ran nave no posS bic con
nrxior with the case ut California.
The irregularities in all other cases that have since
,.,.ra1 a., ~ si,,,l,, ,.,,ro L., all ,.or, ov,,od
- " IT. l. ~ Nh,
"lf"''' s'No'""'" '''ons',u ~ N''I''7, WV"
officers hpPNhFu ny ihe thlfu 1iafs IN all, lne
territorial zvcmmrnt took the lead IN calling cunveu
tons and 6xino the pem nares prenar,ory la the for
,,,,, ,f an aud sion int, H., I7,i,p -
.rlay al ro,o,ois,1 ,l,o tho If,oJ S,,t,