Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-02

nators and Representatives elect from Caornia places this
in its light give extract from that document
Objections been urged against the boundaries Of Ca
orna, fixed by her tuition. The Convention which
settled upon the existing boundary engaged during three
days in debate upon that subject There parties
rather propositions To take in the whole Of Cali
forna existed when department OF Mexico but with
proyso that Congress and the State Legislature might limit
and leaving Congress establish territorial
such portions OF the country might fit O. To
divide the whole territory the 1Sh degree OF west long
ude from the southern boundary of Oregon the northern
boundary OF Mexico that portion Of said territory lying
10th degree Of longitude and
and the Pacific ocean, constitute the State OF California
The opinion Of the Convention nearly divided between
these two propositions that both supported by msor
different times during the informal stages and the
final passage the present boundary was adopted as species
Of compromise.
Ths que called the vehement angry de-
bate which witnessed during the sitting of the COnven
ton The project fixing the southern boundary the State
the parallel OF SO deg 50 min entertained by
that body Indeed when recoected that eleven of the
delegates sitting in the Convention represented large
stuency south that ne it apparent would
have been unjust and discount. listened
to such proposition unless from them The people
OF the southern portion OF California certainly did not
wish and probably would such separation
In former years they constituted the great majority the
puaon they have always been governed by
they would be the last sanction division California
they have always known it. In political point of yew
would desirable that these original Mexican
should become speedily possible Americans
men and and there certainly can be eec
ual mode of accomplishing this, than by bringing them
that daily contact which existence under the aud
the same social political. and commercial regulations
inevitably produce In the extreme north, ALSO the aventu
miners had the Coast Range
headwaters of the Trinity river which finds way through
and dangerous Indian country the Pacific
As the abundance gold found there pro-
babe that large community would become
y established that REGION the Convention that it could
refuse them the benefits and protection of
circumscrbing the limits of the State in that direction
The boundary Of the State far explored and
slopes the Sierra Nevada is said to be adapted agr
cultural and grazing purposes and that country when set
tied necessarily find outlet the mountains into
the valleys fhe Sacramento and San joaquin rivers and
could have natural with the country
eastward by reason Of the great desert it thought
advisable and proper to include that strip of territory the
bounds of the State That portion of the State lying the
and eastward Of the Sierra Nevada and the Coast
Range and between those and the Colorado river
is believed be arid desert So much lies upon the
usual emgrant trail from the Colorado San Diego and that
further north, in the vicinity of the explorations Of John c.
Fremont is known be of that character The general inn
pression therefore, that that part the territory included
in the State boundaries is Of little value The superb
ca of the State OF California according to the bounda
res prescribed in her constitutions square miles,
acres exclusive of the islands adjacent
coast glance at the prepared BY order Of the
mont and other authorities upon which the above calculation
based will satisfy all that the Typographical charac
chains Of mountains the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Range
traverse it in nearly its whole extent from north south
large valleys that lie between those two and the
small lateral valleys that their rugged sides in every
direction the valuable arabic portion Of the land of Cali
fornia. Assuming then, that Of the whole super
fourth desert waste and have left onefourth usual
agricultural purposes that is 38SS7 miles, or
square of arabic and productive land This
estimates the opinion of the undersigned fully borne
by the Typographical of the country but
they avoid missaement they do not hesitate assert
their belief that quite apparent after all due allowances
that threehs Of the whole territory embraced in the State
of California will be susceptible of cultivation useful
This, then, would give, the remaining two-fhs
constitute the total in valuable arabic and grazing land
embraced within the boundary fixed by the constitution Of the
n
surface of the country, from its extreme northern its
eme southern limits The foregoing believed to be sub
santiay the which led the establishment the
present boundary Of California"
To the full and candid exposition of the motives and rea
that governed the Convention in settling the question Of
boundaries contained in the foregoing extract deem
necessary to add single word They ought be satsfac
tory every unpreudiced mind, and will not permit my
self doubt they will be-. If this valid objection and
would Justify in driving California from our doors when
she respectfully asks for admission and refusing her appca
On to become member Of the Union, great outrage
peperaed which has yet been aoned for by the adms-
sion of Texes with territory nearly three times large
The friends Of Texas will surely not withhold their votes
this account
Another objection California upon the assumption
of Presidential interference with the people of the Territory,
to persuade them form State Government. If this be
ue is not perceived how could impair the constitutional
rights of the State, and prevent her admission into the
Union. The alleged nemedding Of the President with the
people of the Territory might be just of complaint
against him. if extended beyond the scope of his appropriate
duties but could work injury to the just rights Of Cali
yrnia. Let inquire into the facts, however, and
tain whether the charge has any foundation in truth,
the offspring merely of hatred and ilw to the Execu
tive for in my efforts TO obviate objections the admission
of California it is only the naked truth which seek and in
tend present to the committee Soon after the naugura
ton of the present Chief Magistrate accusation was put
in circulation against him in the Western and Northern
States for mschevous purposes many believed the me
that he had exerted and would continue exert the in
which his official position gave him the extern
sion of slavery into the newly acquired territories and
cay in California. And after the failure of the Walker
amendment which he charged with persuadng members
of Congress to support he had sent it asserted an
emssa from slave State to that object This story
am aware, was considered by many and denounced
fabrication. nevertheless repeated and not without
by the original inventors and all others who could
be enlisted in the enterprise, and ndusousy circulated
through all the channels Of communication open to the pub
lie during the and up the close Of the fall cleo
tons This was done doubt upon the principle which
said certain class of politicians when in saened
circumstances that alsehood, however ridiculous and abb
sud perseverngy adhered and constantly reiterated
good the truth. The public mind, then in of
feversh excitement easily nfamed in the slavehod
ing States on this subject II known that the Mexican
had been provoked and for the purpose of
adding realms to the domains OF slavery and easy
to make the people believe that every thing would be done
consummate the original iniquious design
But when California had adopted free constitution, by
which the hopes Of the slavery extenson blasted and
about to apply for admission member of The Federal
Unon the President accused by adverssres n another
quarter who veIed with disappointment, and not will
ling be oudone in the business Of slander and delraco
of posuing the powers of bis high office for the nexcusabe
and nearious purpose of excluding slavery from the
State. And to this end it said he had his agent
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