The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-23

China, from South America, from the whole world OF
al classes and from every cline where portion OF our
own people have beense you 80 liberal not only to
situon as they please, but will you also invest them
with the public domain and all the gold which is there
Do founds There must be something strange in the
The gentleman from North Carolina Mr. BADeERl said
the other day that proposition made here, when the
Mexican treaty under consideration, to yield up all
ed, and that had that been the case, this evil would
moi have occurred strongly inclined TO tell the
gentleman. il he would make that proposition now per-
fact far the South sconcened that while you say
you don't want this territory you propose to give the
whole Of i up out OF the control Of the general govern
ment Yet, sir, you will not allow the South this small
portion Of T. or the right 10 go there south OF 80 deg 30
min north latitude.
Mr. SEWARD. The honorable senator stated, il I
there Is no provision that the public domain shall re.
main as public property Of the United States beg leave
70 call his attention to the second section Of the ninth ar
that il shall remain he will find that there is distinct
recognition Of the fact that 1t does
Mr. DOWNS. Will the honorable senator be good
SEWARD rssd from he second s section of the
ninth article OF the constitution OF California, and from
the fourth section, as follows:
xo q The legislature shall encourage by all suitable
ascuInal improvement The proceeds Of ali lands that
may be granted by the United States 70 this State for the
90 hys hundred thousand Of granted 70 the new
Stee under of Congress distributing the proceeds
q
who may have died without leaving will heir and also
ofisads ii this sisis. shall 30 and remain psrpesus
fund.- the interest Of which, together with all the rents Of
may provide. sh. Be nvOaSy appropriated 70 the sup
pors II co,nmon schools lhrougioui the State
lection, improvement other disposition Of such lands
have been may hereafter be reserved granted By
iSr lie s ss q 's anss, as Go PERSONS 2 @ a''
Mr. FOOTE. understand that there was a special
ordinance adopted TO secure the public domain; and
feel bound 70 bear this testimony that throughout the
debates in the convention, there recognition Of the
power Of the United States BY all the speakers know
my friend does not mean to do injustice, and therefore
have stated this fact.
MI. DOWNS There Is another question. sir which
ought not to be overlooked which deserves to be taken
into the account in the consideration Of this subject and
that 10. What is the present situation Of California Sup
Union, ID she part of the United States doubt it,
sir. She has formed constitution and government
The acting governor there General Reyacng for the
proclamation delivered that government into the hands Of
thenew government just formed What is she She is
State. She ID out Of the Union. Gentlemen ought 10
be somewhat cautious to the manner in which they
give their sanction extraordinary as these
But II all these objections to the admission Of this State
into the Union were removed, there other objections,
insupeable objections, which will not admit, for
nenf Of the thought OF admitting California into the
Union at this time.
Mi. President, in the formation of this Union orgi-
naly there was necessarily and from the very circum
stances Of the case, great rregUary in the size Of the
States We toek them then AZ we found them. II was
warmly contested in the convention whether some Of
the very small States should be admitted into the Union
upon an equality with the greater not 1t was very
nearly the cause Of breaking up the convention, for Il
was thought impossible ever to reconcile the differ
enccs Of opinion upon this very ground And be- |
lieve that Il was through the mediation of Bena.
min Franklin principally that q reconciliation was
effected, and the convention came together again
and delbeated anew. Great irregulary, say, existed
States admitted originally formed but in regard
Staes the practice Of the government has always
seemed to require that something like uniformity in their
size should be observed not that they should be abso
lutey equal in extent in disregard OF natural boundaries
and Of the geographical situation of the country, but
thing like uniformity in regard to superficial extent; be-
must be remembered that although there may be
at rst but sparse and limited population, after the
lapse Of few years the population might become very
numerous. Very great changes may take place in this
therefore appears to me that due regard should
me valuable document, in which is exhibited the
paave size of the different States composing this Union
II is necessary read the whole OF it, but will ask
permission refer to few OF the statements contained
in it.
These tables are taken from map among the docu-
ments accompanying the last annual message Of Pres
dent Polk, and are therefore official and authentic:
Tabis shosp~g the estimated rwfao Of the Tritoviss Of the
Ussd States worth and ,os Of che regularly orgasissd
nfSaed north and south Of the parallel Of 80 deg 30
worth latitude.