New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-22

h., the Government OF California fence tthh
,6ere is a manifest propnety IN e&cth'lhs tlelu
Public peace and good order seem 70 fSHu:io ~
These are considerations which nave very great
;t,nence on nv mind in regard this SUBJECT IL
~ LoId this allurement out To torelghers they
never actually become citizens OF tile Umteu
states although they receive permit 10 "o 4 on
tho gold mines but every iore!gher that goes
there will make declaration OF MS ihtent'oH ~
become a citizen There IS no harm IN H. no
o4,sc no crime Bat they may never hna!y
conenrnn,ate the act and actually become citizens
uonld suggest to the honorable Senator VINO
rronosed this bill the proprety OF substituting
i.ritizens of the United State" tor American
citizens" Citizens OF the United 0ta'es u ''e
usual phraseoogy. .,;s ,,o,rd
1T fo- several reasons This foreign population
.bat finds its way into California IS totally diner
,,nrnlarion from that which We receive from
EI.dna There are very few OF them VINO speak
l. onrlanguage They are very dl1ere"I' anu may
safely saw IN inferior race lhey are inc ii-Noo
SUI! $50 Mavro and the Sandwich Islands, and
from, the eastern coast OF ASA; ana tney WIZ
o,,e IN Indefinite numbers. SINCE we have de-
,,;,ed as conceive we have, by vote OF the
Senate that we will raise no reVeHne from thest
mines but viii let them be the tree property Oh
the individuals who work them WIN only s''ch
eaIutarv restraints shall prevent men coming III
coilison with each other. Il think NE ought TO con
~ 1rrited States whether native or natnrallZed
link then, that none but American citizens
sbonld receive the benefits OF this great boon.
Mr.. SEwARD-I will say a few words IN reply
IN one or two. remarks OF the honorable oentIoI
from Georgia MIR. Dawson be asked "noSe
were the lives that were sacfiiit5u' HHu US
were the moneys that were expended IN the tplt
onpst of California / think may venture to say
thai more than half of those lives were the lives
nj men born aliens from our Commoh"eath. ~
;s certain that the Commanding General VINO
| closed that conquest with rneNampied otiiltlcJ
fGen. Scott thought it has duty IN the very houF
| of trinnnh in the Palace OF the NZtecs, TO ue
clare n The world his high appreciation OF the val
or and the American loyalty OF the troops oil lor
o;an birth who had fought under his standard.
| The moneys expended were the treaSuIcoi Ihc
I7n+ad states. 1t is precisely because that con
onest has cost money and blood that desire 70
make its achievement rebound as nhlch as IS at M
possible to the welfare ana pfosPel'ty y. ~ H.
| led States / know that the way to attain that
object is to engage the largest number OF persons
With tbe largest liberty in drawing forth the ND
den treasures of the earth In California
Again cannot see any difference between TINS
case and the case Of the pubic LANDS IN oregon
to which have referred. lhe settler III OtIbo,i
cannot obtain land without going upon ana ac-
.uaIl,- occuDvine it; so the settler III California
cannot obtain a benefit from the mines without
ol,taininp n permit and planting himself upon the
rocks or the sands from winch the GoId $40 DC
! extracted When he has done that, ne IS dt'l'
ing the subterranean wealth from the SOIL JUST Us
tho farmer is deriving his gains from It's surface.
III Iolirvis fine same in both cases 1t is to cover
the earth with population fast as possible, ana
70 distribute the wealth acquired as broadly AS
possible. = =, ,a.,,;o c,o.s
that foreigners admitted to these mines VIII eN-
tract the wealth and leave the country, carrying
| Il, cDolc such this mas not UCcu
tbe history of this country or OF any part OF It, le
is a country which invites foreigners by the e%
posure of new and virgin sources OF "ealtn, ana
| bv the inducements OF peace ana All PoliIica
| blessings. 1t has invited them lor TWO h"iioieu
and fifty wears past and are all here by reason
of these Inducements. Does any Senator Know
an alien who has ever recorded a declaration OF
his intention to become American citizen, ana
then turned back to his native allegiance
But il is said by the honorable Senator from
California tFremontl that the people oi 'the
countries bordering on California and who would
oo from these countries to the mines, are OF very
doubtful character But beg leave to say to thae
honorable Senator, that from the hrSt hoor tnaL an
American State or Colony was planted mere 1t mas
bcrncontinualIv said OF all FOREIGNERS VINO ioo"eG
Them that they were OF doubtful character. 1iiiu
vet il has happened that period OF tive years has
! always beelt enough to dsspate these doubts ana
fears and we are made up OF 4 whole homogeneous
nation OF such accessions Some fVf years ago
when ascending one OF the Lakes, went on board
of n steamboat at Detroit at night, and made my
way through SIX hundred elnl%rants, sleeping on
the decks; they We're all foreigners q doubtful
character and they constituted Il population su-
cicnt for township. Ilis was tue ifeiSht OF
only one of halt dozen steamers equally burdened
with just such doubtful Foreigners. Ihey are
ouietly dispersed through the W est, and now
they are al loyal American citizens. The only
difference that can see between a citizen by
| birth and one by adoption is, that the one was
made citizen by his ancestors, and the other by
his own voluntary action.
The honorable Senator from California Will eX-
cuse me for saving with the utmost Difference to
him and to the generous new state he represents,
that | think the Legislature OF that State by
making discrimination between native citizens
and foreigners acted unwisely in regard to the
permanent welfare, peace, happiness and pros
| pcritv of the whole country. 1t is because con
slider that provision detrimental to the interests oil
the State and consequently to the interests OF the
whole Republic, that ! have offered tins amend
ment for the purpose OF repndlatlg the policy OF
! exclusion of foreigners.
Nv honorable friend from Georgia Mr. Daw
| son will now permit me to say that have never,
| here nor elsewhere, put the broad policy OF nat
uraliZation which | advocate upon the ground
merely of charitH or on the ground OF hUmdRty.
! These indeed are considerations which are by no
| means foreign to the question. shall not deny
that they have their weight in my Judgment.
! NihH Hum0HuR pHtO diichuJH. But nave adV0
Gated that policy here and elsewhere, because l
regarded the interests of the whole American
family as demanding the practice OF not only the
largest civil liberty but also the opening OF the
door to the privileges Of citizenship widely and
freely to all who may desire to enter
Mr.. Gw1X-I appeal to the Senate to take
vote, This is our last day FOX California business
If we cannot get through this bill We cannot reach
another bill, which is necessary 10 give peace to
California and prevent civil war ! hope this de-
bate will cease c..,..
Mr. WALXER-There are, perhaps, from eight.
to ten thousand of my constituents VINO are OIL
e en- to California They have now about
reached there For one am unwilling to blast
all their hopes by orbiddins them to engage iE, II!
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