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

ME11tAeH INuA lib AAAAlAhL-tAs
Tie folloRine special Message from
Presi5enI Taylor. trunsmillsd 70 The
Hoass Of Representatives on Monday last.
= III commend iiselfi0 every unprejsdseed
n.snd. Tor liz franknsss. falnsss. and for
she warm devotion 10 The unicn ihai i
breathes.
II vii. Of course. be reeolleeled. llai
lie House. IN ne 3isi Of December lasl.
passed resolutions calling on The President
sor various information relative 10 the re-
erns formation Of Stale Government IN
California. Suspicious were expressed
by members OF both Houses OF Congress
that he had improperly inierfered IN lhe
matter. Ills response entirely refules
and dissips,es any and every sarh sns-
pirion. As was minated BY Mr.. Smith.
ia q recent discussion in the Senate. il
seems lhal ihe President leIl The govern
menl OF lie territory in The hands in which
il had been places BY his predecessor; al
tempting no control. nor offering inter
ference Of any descnpiian-only sending
onl such officers and agents 40 were con-
sidrred necessary % carry The treaty with
Mexico into full effect, and 10 obtain such
information in relation 10 The number and
character Of the Indian tribes. The soil and
climate, aud other particulars, as might be
Of service TO Congress in lis legislation on
The subject.
The concluding portion Of the Message
Breaches The spirit Of Wasl.ingion's Fare
well Address. II will meet with hearty
amen in every patriotic bosom.
M.sase from The President Of The Uniifd STATES
to the House Of Representatives.
Washington. January IL. 1850.
10 hs House Of Representatives. Of The United
Sfafss;
transmit 10 The House Of Represen-
tatises. IN answer 10 a resolution of that
body, passed on The 3lsl of December
last. The accompanying reports 0f Heads
Of Departments, which contain all the Of
ficial information 10 The possession Of The
Executive asked Cor by the resolution.
On cunning into Office found The mill
tary rommandanl ofihe department, Of Ca
lifonia exercising the functions OF Civil
Governor in tina. Territory. and. lefi. as |
was, 10 aci under The treaty OF Guadalupe
Hidalgo. without The aid of any legislative
provision establishing Government in
that Territory, thought il best not 10
disturb that arrangement. made Under nv
predecessor. until Congress should take
some action on that subject. therefore
did mol interfere with The powers OF The
military commandment. who continued 10
exercise The functions OF civil governor rs
before, but made no such appointment,
conferred no such authority, and have al
lowed no increased compensation TO The
commandant for his services.
With view 10 the faithful execution
Of the Treaty, so far IS lay in The power
Of The Executive. and TO enable Congress
10 act at lis present session with as full
knowledge and a. lille difficulty AZ pos
sible on all matters of interest in these
Territories, sent The Hon. Thomas But.
her King as bearer Of dispatches 10 Cali
fornia, and certain officers TO California
and New Mexico. whose duties are par.
tirularly defined in The accompanying let
ters OF instruction. addressed 10 them SEE
serally by The proper Departments.
did mol hesitate TO express 10 The peo-
ple Of those Territories my desire that
each Territory should. il prepared TO com.
NV with the requisiiions uf the Con. titn-
ion Of the United States. form plan Of a
State Constitution, and submit the same
10 Congress. with a prayer for admission
into the Union as State: but | did
not anticipate, suggest. or authorize the
establishment Of any such Government
without the assent Of Congress. nor did |
authorize any Government agent or Of
fscer 10 interfere with or exercise any in
fiuence or control over The election of
Delegates. or over any Convention in
making or modifying their domestic insii-
,ul,ons. or any Of The provisions Of their
mr. u sed constitution. On lhe contrary,
the instructions given by my orders we're
that all measures Of domestic policy adop.
led by the people Of California, must
originate solely with themselves; that
while the Executive Of The United States
was DESTROYS TO Tralect them in the for
nation OF any Government, republican in
lis character, TO be at the proper time sub-
ni,ied to Congress. YET Il was 10 be dis
,inclly understood that che plan OF such
Government mast 81 the same time be the
result Of their own deliberate choice, and
originate with themselves. without The IN.
reference OF the Executive.
an unable 10 give any information as
% laws passed BY any supposed Govern
men, in California. or of any census taken
ii either Of the Territories mentioned in
he resolution, as | have no information
on those subjects.
As already stated, have moi Disturbed
The arrangements. which | found had ex-
stcd under my predecessor.
In advising an early application by the
people Of those Territories for admission
is States, | was actnated principally BY