The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-05
The Compromise.
The foiioning are the Bills referred 10 in the
Report Pb6iishtd in our last.

Report published in our last.
The b ST IN order Of lie bills, g., present
ed is snuled " 4 bill to adm, California a
S'a'e into the Union. to establish Tern,ori
al Governments for Utah and New Mexico
and making proi osals to Texas Tor the es,sb
hsbneni OF her western and nor ,ksrn baunda
rIes." This bill contains, IN sIl, ,hir,, mn,
sections, many Of them being devoted 10 de
lining the eflicers. Executive, Legislative, an,
Judicial, Of the respective Territories. an,
prescribing their duties. We extract sucl
parts ss desl gnate Tie seserni Goyeinment
proposed 10 be erected, With their respective
Boundaries. &c.
CALIFORNIA.
Whereas The people OF California have pre-
senieda Constitution aud asked admission 10
10 the Union, which constitution was submit
ted 10 Congress by the Piesid. n, Of ,he Uni
ed States, by message, dated February ih,r
ieen'h, eighteen hundred and fihv, and " hlcf
on due examination, is found TO be republican
10 lis form OF goveinmcn
( BE ii enacted &c. Tha, the State Of Cal
'ioroa shall be one, and is hereby declared
TO be one Of The United Saies oil America, arc
admuied 10 the Union on an tqIai fcolinn
with the ori. IBal States in al. respects What.
ever.
SIC. Ard be il further enacted, Tha,
unil The representatives, IN Congress shall be
/ apporlioned according to an actual enumeta-
lion of The inhs bilanls OF the United States,
The State of California sha'l be euiiiled 10 two
representatives. IN Congress.
SEC 3 And be ii further enacted, Tha,
The SAID Safe OF California Is admitted into
the Uoion upon The express CONDITION that.
he people Of sald Ss,e, through their Leg.
is'aiure or otherwise, shall never interfere
with the primary disposal Of the public lands
within It's limits, ard shall pass no Law aud DO
no act whereby he title Of the United States
TO, ard right 10 dispose Il, the same shall be
impaired or Questioned; and iha, they shall
never lay any lax or assessment OF any de.
scripton vha'soever upon the pubic dumsin
OF the United States; and 10 no case shall non
resident ptoprietors, Who are cit Zens OF the
Uolled States. be taxed highsr than residents !;
and iha, all the nav'soble waters within the
said Sta'e shall be common highways, and for.
ever Hee, as we'll 10 Tho ,nhsb,,an,s of said
State ss to The uuIied States, without any
ias, nposl, or duty ihetelor: Prcrided,
That nothing herein contained shtil 10 con.
.'rued as 'col nsing or T j'c'ing The propo-
sitioos itndered by The people 0! California
as articles OF compsci in the ordnance adopt.
ed by The Convention Which formed the con.
slituion of that State.
FEC 4. And be il further enacted, Thai,
all laws OF the United States which tie moi
locally inspp,icsbe, shall have the same force
and effect within the ssid State OF Cshlornls
as else here within The United States.
THE TERRITORY OF UTAH
SEc 5. And be ii further enacted, That
sil that part OF the territory Of the Unled
States included within the following lini,s. to
ali bounded on the west by the State of Cal
iforni,, on the North BY The Territory OF Or.
egon, aud on The cas-, and south by The dsyi
ding ridge which separates the waters fpw.
ing into the great basin from those flowing in.
to the Colorado river aud The guilt of Cshtor.
nls, be, and the same is hereby, created into
a temporary Government, by the name ot The
territory OF Uish: Prorided, That nothing
IN thus &C, contained shall be construed to IN.
hibl The Government OF the United States
rom drsid,og said Territory into ,ao OF more
Territories, IN such manner and ai such times
ns Congress shall deem con, enienl aud prop
er, or from attaching any pollien OF said Ter.
titory 10 any other Stale or Territory Of the
United States.
SIC And be II further enacted, Tha,
every fee white male inhabtau, above the
nge of taenry one years, Who shall have been
a IesiGen, of SAID Territory a, The time Of The
passage OF this act, shall be entitled to vote
at the hrst election, and shall be eligible TO
any flee wilhln the said Territory bu, the
qualifications Of voters and holding flee, q,
all subsequent elections, shall be such us shall
be prescribed by the Legislative Assembly
Preceded, That tho right Of snf!,sge and Of
holding Office shall be exercised only by chl.
zens Of the United Slass, including those ,e.
cognizcd as CT zens by the treaty with The
republic Of Mexico. concluded February se.
cond, eighteen hundred ard forty eight.
SEC TO- And bet further enacted. That
The legislative power of the Territory shall
extend TO all riehlIn subjects of legislator,
with the CONSTITUTION Of the United
States and the provisions ot this act; bu' no I
law shall be passed interfering with The pr, |
mary disposal oil the soil, nor in respect TO
Alrcsn saveryi 60 tax shall he l,npo- ed upoa
The property of the United S a,es; nor shall
The lands or other properly OF non.resIdents be
taxed higher ihao the !ssGs,ar other property |
of residents All the laws passed BY the Leg.
slatlve Assembly aud Governor shall be sub.
mllled to the Congress of TIE United STATES,
and if d,:app,oved, shall be null and Of no el.
ec'.
SIC, 81. And be il farther enacted, Tha,
al laws Of the United Stules, which are no,
ocally iaupp'icable, shall have the same force
md effect within the sad Territory of Utah
,s elsnmheIa within the United States.