The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-21
l1IA i WASHINGTON.
MORNING, August 81, 1880.
Tn. Position Of IN. Aam,n,.,r.,,on

tives OF the Senae's bills relative TO California, the
Territories, and the Texan boundary, las were in
iormed0 grew out OF the suspicsns which have been
engendered in the minds OF portion OF the southern
delegation that the administration desired only that Cal
ifornia should be admitted and the Texan boundary
tablished and that il would then fall back the non-n
tervenion policy-leaving the territorial question open
for future agitation We stated at the same time that
did knew what movements OF the friends of the
administration had gwen rise TO those suspicious and
that of course did not know what Importance to
give to them. Under the circumstances of the case
were not without the hope that some known friend OF the
administration would those scrupes, that some
public declarauon-am amounting to ngagement-would
be made by the members OF the House of Representatives
friendly to the administration, which would give some
assurance that in the event OF the passage OF Mr.
Peaces bill, the Territories would be provided for with
effort to resuscitae the Wilmot Provso But we
have been, sorry to say, disappointed Not only
have the wing organs in this city failed to give any such
assurance but the wing members OF the House OF Repre-
sentayes in the confidence of Me administration have
NAMED silent
But this is not all The Republic of Monday,
tcle which written for the ostensble object of
demonstrating what the South ought do in the event
that all the sent from the Senate should be
passed by the House Of Representatives, bases it's
ing chiefly, if not entirely, the assumption of the ad
mission Of California and the settlement Of the Texan
boundary. In another article in the issue, the
Republic undertakes to assail the southern members
whom have alluded for the position they have taken
and in order to frame argument for that purpose and
to urge thereby the immediate adjustment of the bound
airy question: ii that the Union believes that there
is imminent danger OF collision between Texas and the
troops Of the United States in New Mexico While it
that the two articles in the Republic to which
we have alluded must have emanated from different pens
yet they appear in the number OF the same Jour-
nal may properly connect them, and call attention to
the fact that neither of them endeavors in any manner
to the suspicion that Mr.. Fillmores admnsra-
ton will be satisfied with the admission OF California
and the settlement of the Texan boundary question:
to be relieved from the consequences OF bis lladvised
message; for neither Of them contains denial that Mr.
Fillmore his friends will endeavor to prevent salts
factory adjustment of the territorial question, after Cali
forna admitted and the Texasane established These
would be significant signs If the Republic could be
sdered as The organ of the administration.
But this is no, all The Baltimore Amercan--which
has seemed of late have established of
nexon with the Republic, the treadng accurately in
the footsteps of the other repeating its positions with
but slight timesollows up the remarks Of the Repub
lie of Monday, by publishing yesterday an article from
which we make the following extract. The emphasis
is our own:
California od,ted-aH danger Of collision bst,ceen 1sras
Merico droidd by the settlement Of their boundd
rieswhat OF trouble would remain The question
OF territorial governments in New Mexico and Utah
Suppose taey should they ohd Mould be the
har,n3 If Congress- having admitted California and fired
Of
prafion bills and then adjourn without doing anything with
regard the Territories than has been done in
strengthening tho military forces those frontiers and thus
securing protection and safety to the Inhabitants Is u not
the main Of discomfort and OF agita
ton would be removed, and that the esfabtmnt Of terri
toral gspern,nsn deemed necessary, Nec Merieo and
Utah. might take place year more hs~ee az oa a. nop
At all events, let the measures which are first in i'm
poriance, and which actually favored by majority In
the House, be promptly adopted and them IL territorial
bills be passed without the Pfoviso the thing can be
done open field without embarrassment or oostrnc
ton from other measures.
We must confess that this looks like an admission that
the suspicious OF portion OF the southern delegation
not without foundation We know not what precise
laton the Republic now bears Mr. Fillmore, to the adj
mnisation or to the different members of the cabinet
Bu, we are justified in supposng that it has conf
dental relation to some of the leading of the present
dynasty-for surely it would not attempt to fill the place
of central organ Of the whig party other terms OF
one thing, however feel sure We feel certain that
the Baltimore American OF intimate confidence
with the Republic The circumsianal evidence OF this
fact would be deemed conclusive in court OF law. We
ak then an attentive consideration Of the eStrac, we
\ have quoted above from the American. And, mark II
takes the ground that, California admitted, and the
Ttras boundary settled cause of trouble would re-
main II asserts that no harm would come upon the
country if New Mexico and Utah should remain as they
are 1t asserts that the main OF discomfort and agi
ation would be removed Congress should admit Calf
ornia settle the 1eran boundary pass the appropriation
bill. without doing anything ruth regard 10
the Territories than TO strengthen the military forces
stationed in them And il that year from
this time will be time enough TO establish territorial gov
ernments We must confess that these things look ON
nous They would go far 10 strengthen if not to confirm
the suspicious of the southern delegation. They would
be conclusive but for the doubt whether the Republic
or the Baltimore American enjoys any portion Of the
6dence of the new administration.
/ We must confess our astonishment at any one
even suggesting that the territorial question should
be kept open First. il would be grossly unjust TO
the South for how often has she been told that
for the admission of California she will fad some
equivalent in the territorial governments OF Utah and
I New Mexico stripped OF the Wmot Proviso and now
she is be told that she is 10 receive nothing there
, in the prostraon of the Wmo Proviso-nothing ir