The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-01-30

/ discussions on he queannn whether The
system nf inEOlpnlaIy servimde. which
prevails in many Of lhe Slsies. should or
should not be prohibited In mat TeTrilory.
The periods Of e1eilemeng from Ihls cause
which have heretofore occurred hare been
safely passed. baf daring fhe interval. of
shaieser length. which may elapse before
The admission of ihe Territories reded By
Mexico. - sssies. il appesFs probable
lhai similar excitement viii prevail 10 an
undue extent.
Under these Circumstances. thought.
and siill think. that il was my duly 10
endeasor 20 put il in The power Of Con-
gross. by The admission Of California sBd
New Mexiro as STATES, 70 remove all oc-
casion for The unnecessary agitation Of The
public mind.
Ii Is understood thai me people Of The
western part OF California have formed q
plan OF Stale Constitution. and will soon
submit The same 10 The judgment Of Cen
gress. and apply FOR admission as State.
This ronrse on their part, though in nc
cortlsnce with, was moi sdopied exclusive
ly in consequence OF any expression OF
nv wishes. inasmneh as measures tending
10 this end had been prompted by the
officers sent there by my pred cessor. and
were already IN arrive progress 81 exern-
ton before any communication from me
reached California. 1.-The proposed con-
sliiuiion shall. when submitted TO Con-
gress. be found 10 be in compliance with
the requisiiinns of The Constitution OF the
United States. lesmeslly recommend that
il may receive The sanction af Congress.
The part OF California moi included in
Ihe proposed State of thai name. is beliey-
td 10 be uninhabiled. excep, in a settle
ment OF our counirynlsn il The vicinity OF
Salt Lake.
A claim has been advanced by The
State Of Texas 10 very large portion of
The most populvus disirici OF the Territory
commonly designated by The name oil New
Mexico. u The people Of New Mexico
had formed plan Of Stale Government
Tor that Territory. as ceded by The treaty
Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. and had been adj
milied by Congress as State. our Con-
slituiion would have afforded The means
OF obtaining an adjustment Of The ques-
lion Of boundary with Texas By Judicial
decision. Al present, however. no ju-
dlciaf tribunal has The pawer OF deciding
that question. and il remains for Congress
10 devise some mode for lis adjustment.
Meanwhile. | submit 10 Congress The
question. whether il would be expedieni.
before such adjustment, 10 establish
Territorial Government, which, by inclu-
ding The district so claimed. wonld prac-
ueally decide the question adversely 10 the
Stale OF Texas, OF, BY excluding il, would
decide il in her favor. In my opinion.
such course would moi be expedienI.
especially as the people OF this Territory
still ehj"y The benefit and protection OF
their municipal laws, originally derived
from Mexico. and have a military force
stationed there 10 project Them against The
Indians. lis undoubtedly true tina, The
properly. lives. liberties, and religion or the
people of New Mexico, are better proiec-
led than they ever were before The treaty
of cession.
Should Congress, when California shall
present herself for Incorporation inln the
Union, annex condition 10 her admission
as State affecting her domestic nslilu-
iions contrary TO the wishes Of her people,
and even compel her temporarily 10 CON-
ply .wiihsit, ret the State could change
her constitution at any time, after adnlis-
sion, when 10 her il should seem exredi.
ent. Any atiemp, 10 deny 10 The people
Of the State the right Of self government.
IN matter which peculiarly affects them
selves. win infallibly be regarded bv them
as an invasion of their rights; and, upon
the principles laid down ia onr own De-
claralion Of Independence, they will GER
iainly be sustained by the great mass Of
the American people. TO assert that they
are conqneredpeople, and must as State
submit ia the will Of their conquerors, in
This regard, will meet with no cordial re.
Spouse among American frepmem. Great
numbers Of them are native citizens of The
United States, not inferior 10 the rest Of
our countrymen in intelligence and palrl.
otism; and no language Of menace 10 re.
strain them IN the exercise OF an undoubt-
ed right, substantially guaranteed 10 them
by the treaty Of cession itself. shall ever
be uttered BY me, or encouraged and sus-
tanned by persons acting under nv an.
thnrily. Il, j. 10 be expected that. in The
residue Of the territory ceded TO US by
Mexico. the people residing there will.
al the time Of their Incorporation into The !
Union as Stale, settle all questions OF
domestic policy to suit themselves.
No material Inconvenience will result
from the want. for short period, Of a
Government established bv Congress over
that part Of The Territory which lies east !
ward of the new Stale Of California; and
the reasons for my opinion that New
Mexico will. al no very distant period.
ask for admission into the Union, are !
founded on unofficial information, which /