The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-06

- a4s~asis. : trust thai thsy ~ilI aos a. two
yesfs lnnxss euaspni ~ I've under lorm % mill.
sssy essesunneua bsss. aif. that cois's pi.sols
~iA nsi oumainus ~ ~ tAs cssanaa Lao - that
taa
Tbs being the ground taken ~ tn cx-
paeeas a the ials administration Ia the
senate u the usssed Sisiss, does any one
ssnsssns that Gessrai Rllsr o. General
SstrH went away from Washington with
oai hsing fully posted ap and advised in
ihs TTenisesl What may have been
their written sdpsess ~ instructions, We
rannaa say. bat when we read the above
passage from the speech "a Mr.. DoUGLAs,
IN conasxioa 9th the following extract
IRON ihr letter a General ssiFH 10 the
War Depaftmeni, under dale of June 20,
isss--it V evident enough that they
were both fully and distinctly advised, by
the laie administration, 10 the course that
VAS adopted. u u mot reasonable 10 sup-
pose that General Ssra and General RI
Inv would have adapted any policy a. ,his
kind, 90 important and delicate, without
understanding the wishes and advices 81
the friends by whom they had been se-
lecied for their respective commands.
Thus writes General sAlrn, under date Of
June 20.
rndf ths hspe slsst seme asa u she last Con.
gse-s had provided 80 at leass defined. she govern.
ucntea caiiiegnia. u s1s tigaFhi prsisnt 20 await
inlsihs~nos u tbs es@s a Inc ss1ssn and them IL
notlsing had bern doss AZ wsshingson, 10 put Ia
actin sl,a laAchinssy ~ se laws already existing
here, and ~ tiw Same Time pfcposs the people
VI California ~ issm Stale constitution. and
pFessni "a AZ the nxst session u Congress, when
K thoir adIniasion taf0 sse Uni.sn A. state would
al once solve msny difficulties and. while Il
removed . Gauss IL disagreement al hsssr. would
give them aa eppassaniiy ~ lsgislaiihg ios them
seivee.
"The sleanssr Eiith had been sent ~ Manailan
for the peca~ary Intelligence and, on her arrival
~ith information that ao other than a resenue
law had been PASSED. General Riley issued pro.
clalAtion nor the election ~ sis necessary excca
tive aud Judicial officers under The existing laws
and recommending nj the same tin. the cleo ton
Of delegates 10 a convention 70 form State con.
: stitution. MIR. King arrived al ihs time those
proclamaiions were about being issued and u
was matter Of great congratulaiion that ihc Gcy.
eminent, by anticipation, had approved II the
latter measure. Every means will b. usoJ ~ give
the people Of California an opportunity of en-.
pressing their wishes this point, and ii bring
ing Fhe matters 10 happy conclusion
General Riley states on the face Of his
proclamation, that he was pursuing the
course "advised" by the PREsNEsT and
the Secretaries OF State and OF War OF the
United States. Whether he was thus add
vised orally in Washington, through Cen
eral SMITH, or by written instructions from
General SMITH, his superior in command,
or from communication made TO General
MAsos-we are unable TO say. But that
he was so "advised' we are bound to be-
lieve, because General Riley made solemn
proclamation Of the fact. That he was not
SO advised by the present Administration
is demonstrated by the card Of Mr.. KING.
We annex the correspondence:
THE ooRsEsroSpEScE.