The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-02

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~ sPrECH OF siR- v. u. HOWARD.
ss n lass or TEXAS, sW ssrs A NJ
On the subject Of s eonneron Of The administration yih
&c Pressn! governmsnfs and tate monuments - Cali
IerSia and Nsw MEXICO delivered IN me House Of
Representatives., January 20, 1850. III
MI. HOWARD said sss
Mr.. CHAIRMAN: shall not. like the gentleman from
North Carolina [Mr, CLScMAN,l enter into any arith
metcsl calculation OF the value OF the Unions shall
speculate on what may be the condition OF the South IL
the unfortunate event Of dissolution shall take place If
this Union shall ever be dissolved, will not be done
calculation e. 70 s advantages to the South will rather
DC matter OK eeing thai sue cannot honoraby remain
after she has been degraded socially and politically by the
acton q this goyernmen--dened equality before the
6s fine Union itself When that Is DONE the Union Is
Practically at an end and may as well part "fa foes,
but in peace and without excitement
tons of the action Of the North upon this subject Of
slavery ts neither just nor polite There are men in
the n-saveholdng States who have stood by the
iced in their defence. Nor is this confined 10 ldyidu-
ais there is party there that asserted and maintained
the principle Of nonntervention in the last presidential
canvass who fell with northern candidate at their
': ela candidate. who refused to give such pledge Yet
who elected through the nsrlmenality Of southern
which now msnaces ] i The South and he Union % u Until Se
last presidential all parties at the South since
ihs ,gaon Si this subject have sxacsd rom candidates
their action Even Mr. Van Buren, charged as he has
always been with communication, pledged himself to
Columbia and that too, on grounds Of expediency
for he admitted the constitutional power OF Congress 10
abolish slavery in the District
Sir, need not here repeat the incidents OF the late
presidential canvass upon this subject the Signal letter
Of General Taylor, and its explanation. and non-com-
Isn On southern nor he c often
part Of the Union that he would veto the Wilmot Pro-
vise and in the other that he would accord il his official
sanction.
The deadly blow the South has received lays in the
support by any portion Of the South Of candidate and
above all, southern candidate. thus situated. The
s%% action has had snsy % maIs
free-soil and abolition agators believe that
in earnest in this matter. But this point it is time
they were undeceived The South is aroused and will
Sir, do not doubt that General Taylor is with the
South 10 feeling but dstrust his attitude before the
The South has lost all the moral power which the
surance of veto before the election could have given
Sus. can scarcely be reganed now BY its exercise
submit 10 The House some observations upon the message
communicated by the President on yesterday upon the
subject OF theconnexon of the administration with the
and New Mexico Ii is difficult to determine whether
the message is most remarkable for its revelations its
concealnents The object Of the resolution of the House
was to learn whether southern President had, by
tive interference, induced the people OF California, in
their constitution, to adopt the principle Of the Wmot
Proviso and thus exclude the South from all enjoyment
OF country which was purchased BY the blood and
treasure Of the South, well as that Of the nonsave
holding States The message meets this inquiry by
Auence exered 10 procure the organization Of States bu,
denies all effort to control the domestic institutions Of the
States The President admits that bis object in bringing
all occasion for unnecessary agitation Of the public mind"
Did he not know that this could be effected only by
adopting the Wlmot Proviso in these new constitutions
10 come in as States instead of APPLYING for territorial
governmentsi Was not the WImot Prou,so the only
moving object to this advice s.,.s n 4.
Secretary Of Stan to Mr. T. Butler King In that of Mr.
Clayton 70 Mr. King. dated April 3. is4o. this rsmaIks
bic passage occurs e - 4it tSr' a ~
"You arc fully possessed Of the Presidents views and
.dopoa x Bs:s Calculated % o give Ss% ec
What does this imply when addressed to Mr. King ,
That As member OF Congress- and political friend Of
the President hew.s in possession Of all his WE'VE.
p1ope could ain ineaciis ss6s 6oss views sp6a the people
Of California with all the force and authority Of his re-
country. In short time after these views known
in California, the impression was made upon that coun
try that California could not be received into the Union
Ssa acted pndsI he
con OF that belief 10 the exclusion OF the South Is il
not evident, from the letter OF Secretary Clayton,
had verbal instructions and views which the written
espondence and the message do not Develop And what
Is the difference in principle and reeut in this case be-
tween the persuasion and the dctaon OF the special
agent Of the administration IA rgld gnfsd ea ~
Indeed, the President admits that the present constitu
ton OF California adopted by his advice but not
ei.sivsfy, &c.l He says; IN Gsptf .ff a
California have formed plan Of STATE constiuton, and
win soon subm The TO the judgment OF Congress, and
apply for admission Ste This course their part,
though In sccovdascs Uifk adopted ercssicey In
consequence Of any exprcssion OF wskss inasmuch
tending this end had been promoted BY the
officers there by my predecessor, and were already In
active progress of execution before any communication
from me reached California"
Thus his wishes expressed. touching this plan
OF State constitution" yrs
Sach sir was the Intervention OF the -interpsnfon
Of the President OF the United States in the docsc a
fairs OF California. However well intended, IL 10 prece
dent OF most dangerous import II the President OF the
United States, with all The authority Of his position is
allowed by sending special emissaries TO promote his
wishes as to domestic institutions in States about 10
be formed il n quite evident that in the process Of time
he will get TO control their forms Of government He
will dictate their principles He will practically reduce
the new States to petty corporations Il 10 an inter-
fercncc-not 10 say Of power by the President
winch ought 70 be resisted at the very Threshold and be-
fore Il grows into precedent ~
The President in his message as 10 the continuance of
the military governments in California and New Mexico
professes have done nothing more than 10 carry out
the MEASURES of he last sdminnafsaion But in relation
to the g6vernmant of New Maxic0 this is clearly erro-
neous Mr. Polk nsvsr contemplated the continuance
OF the military royernment IN 0anta Re, on the east bank
ofs r. h. r1.1