Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-23

be curiaed o the manner proposed that there will
er be slavers within her limits up,n tho Psciitc ~
all The aci therefore. Of ths establishments ola new
State of States out of the present limits II Cali
funia is merely ieadi the ohlerton which has bsen
made bs The South o the rrsppndeianrs and influences
of The Nurlh' aud the rpreensons which ,ey entsr-
tain from that pfepondeance and ifuence of Northern
power. II the Noth s satisfied aud if the thing MT
very inabe In itself, II seems In that iera
should he any hesitation On tho part VI our Southern
friends in Congress in arcrding b, these limits
bui. sir 1t is said that they unreasonable Cali
iornia bns some six hundred miles OF coasi on
III" Pacific ocean II is said that u Is 100 large Sr.n
IL stated IN hn ihnt with respect, To all he sonh
otn rot,on If California, suh, for example, II the Inns
800 3f. ahury after You have left The coss you on
counter dpsctis o snpd which be inhabited
and that after yan have pissed these deserts Of sand
approach muunains. aud then get invov d io eessivs
chains Of fnnnnlsus I'LL you reach population ia the
Mldsi of hese mountains and beyond than, which haa
intercourse AT all with he Pacific, aud whose inter-
course is almost exclusively with Mexico with conn.
tries thu Atlantic aud IN the Mexican Gulf So
also whtn You 90 10 the Northern lortn Of Calf rnis;
there ia vast desert not known Ia have been pass
tending nln the country occupied by the Mormns down
h the Pacific ocean. Now. ynn 90 here. how conld
reach the coast of the Pacific through this impass,-
biz deser There u To be nd quate mn.
lar the cnfailneni of the limits III iha Pacific. wi
view 10 the accnmmod,un oiinture Stntes si least
Indge mt. from The amoun of geographical knowlsdea
which at present possess II these ierriln,es.
Rat Nh preaden. was said hore the other day with
resp ct 70 taifrna. that her different from that
Il the other States viii h have been Admitted inta
his Union. Il Is aenned IN the report that there afo
Of ntes wheh have he aln,iiisd withwt tho
prev nu'honty of Congress. Aud Is II rot ~ My
hoan aAle irud fun A blna stated tlai ip all the 9TH,
of Snles which have been admitled lnta the
Union. they had served m apprenticeship "l many
hut tbs ohSeIyntin anl aate neni in The rs
phu f the comniitee stands cled. Michigan.
itkansas aud Fldr d1 II not phar SIars rame IN with
uut any other act ui Congress according the igs
which prevailed Ia the erly a1nls"n p States. anihef
lns them 10 hid convention 10 frame ronsiitntion.
aod in with that constitution. They laid of Ii.
ln'ls for th ms Ives They called epnyentr'n they
ndoplei n constitution aud III y have eeme here aud
asked iof sd,ui II n. II sad that they under
the Gavetnmen, II tho Unoj 81 mu III the bet
ter for them they had gnnd & vernmen Terrific
rIa Gaven neat. but how ls II with C1liioinii She
has 10 Government. You have deserted her; you have
a,nnloned her ynn have vnlaed yaaf engagement
contained IN the treaty Of Guadalupe ldalgo. aud left
her 10 shift t herself as well ~ she ud 10 ih,e state
# abandonment she ehose o irm for herselia consutn.
and abe has hare 10 as, t = adm son aud ask a
gain. had occasion 10 ask th zee mpnhs slo whstl
she do not present herself with much stronger ,es
To alnissnn than thos" Sttes which had all the adsan-
iats of fire Governments. which have here Ia be
admitted into the uein2 2 think, then Mr. President,
Ina, with esper, In the population of California. with re-
spec 10 The limits ol Caorun, and with respect IN tho
ercumtnnees under which she presents herself 10 Com
gtess t admission ate mo the Un,n all nre fa
vpmbIe tn grant her what ahe slIcils aud eau fad
nsllhef tho Ia tho nher sutlieiani motive to
rjct her. aud In lhfow her back intn tho Sate OF law
es coalosi N aud disorder tom which she has en,er-
qrd
Sir with the committee unite In siypg his
tha all the oansld railons which rall Congress
admit CnlfrnIa State. aud to sancli N what sl'a
has dlue and to give her the bnet II sell vefnrneo.
amy with equal lrce 10 tho Territories o Utah aud
New Mckee,.
Mr. Preshleni allow me. at this stage ol the few obser
vqtl1us which propose 10 address, the Sennts 10
tras the plans which have been presented Tor The settle
nent Of these q,es inns One has come 10 IA from very
high anihnrily, recommending, as understand II. The
n1mls4in Of Calf rna. aud doing nothing more. leaving
the question of the boundary unssuled between New
NJ yeo aud Texas. and eavleg the people who il'abt
Utah and New Mexico unproylded trr by G"vernmens.
Mr. President will take occasion 10 that came to
Washington with The anxious desire; desire whirh
still entertain IN co-'wfae in my Legislative postum
in all in which could cunsrenously bnperats
with the Executive branch q, the q vetnnent. mead
not add. howrver. sir that came here ais with III
tlsd purpose Ia How The deliberate c at's of my own
ud I'm nj. wherever ihn Judgment might carty the. Sir.
Is with great pie fasur- tha stale that do ch-oper-
ate with the Pnsideh of The United Saies 10 the rx-l
.nl which he recommends. lie recommends the ad
mission of Cn rfnrn,. The committee propose this. -
There the Presidents recommendation stops. and there
ak. up The snjeei. and pfore 10 act mp the other
parts Of the terrilny acquired inm Mexcn. Now. sr,
which u these cinnenjs Itself best u ths
Judgment of lhb4e who are in he case la tho
first place, sir, # we do not provide vernmens TOT the
other portion o thu cuniry acquired from MeXro Wa
fail 10 nll an obligation, sacred "bgaon c'nianed
ia the irea,y with Mrxio. 1t is said that they will have
a government Of their own local venmen'; that they
have such but that they have not such a ana
they had when they were part 1T Mexico When
they Were n part of the republic of Msxco, with the
canmnn Government of Mexico strrchng over all the
parts constituting that republic. they had all the bene-
fits resulting from ihelr own local laws and the add-
nnal benefit and security resulting from the laws ol the
Supreme G,vernment covering all parts at the rePuhic
We took he place Of that Supreme Government. They
were iansicr from that vereigny 10 this sovereign
ty and stipulated with the agents oi tn, former
vrreipnty that we would extend 10 them prec lon io
their perons. security to their property. and the bsneht
If pursuing heir regiun according 10 the dictates 1t
their own cnnsrencrs. Now, sir. if you admit Catr
nj, and do nnthing for Utah and New Mexico. n,ihing
in r-ati u the settlement of The boundary question with
Texas ask You IN what condition in what state will you
lea e those countries There are the Mnmons-a ein-
mung of which do wish to say word nfd sra
sprct for know very hule about them ! have heard
very opposite accounts of ihnm bave that during this
sessun my colleague before the had 'ason t. present
me memorials the S'nits showing some very harsh
not and tyrinnica treatment by The Mfnons
towards eli zens of the United States Tho did not happen
to compose a loftion of their community Hr
Nh underwood. They were strangers, and were m re-
" passing lhrnnnh their settlement: t1 sF
Mr.. Chy.-My colleague says they were strangers.
merely passing through their settlement. Well. of that
people, of their capacity yernof hs treat nent which
they would give other IF the United States who
mi hi settle among them or pass through their cohnry.
not btngng their nunliy npn all these mates
matters upon which Senators from Missouri and n'is