Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13

this assemby-and took care by fundamental snactmen
by law Of constitutional dignity, and permanent obligation
to keep out OF her own borders And now by what would
be rebuke Of her constitutional provision aou
upon he WISDOM satire upon her prudery-and caution
pretend be better than others is proposed in ths
American Congress to perform the operation upon hersec
"logro her, herself into this Union into il or out o
it, the my be-as the "roers" may be successful
or not, in getting their "1gs" together.
object the process object mixing California with
any thing else have objected in the lump will take
the ingredients in detail.
l. The Government for the Territories This brings
up the Wmot poviso which is unconstitutional in the opn-
ion OF some in the opinion of others
and both constitutional and expeden the opinion of some
Others It is angry, distractng and sectional question:
with which California for herself has determined have no
thing do She has put it into her constitution that slavery
and involuntary sevude shall not exist in her borders This
settles the question of the Wmot proviso for her and
tended settle it, and Intended free the question of her
admission from the impeachment Of that question And now
how wrong to her-how unjust-how mortiying-how un-
expected and ncompehenbe to her to have the question
her admission connected with this provso neghbor-
Territories and her admission made actually dependant
upon its seement-precedent setement-in New Mexico
and the Great Basin. She had well have remained Ter
rtoy herself subject to the question upon her own soil as
thus be subjected to it abroad And better There is
dignity in being tried home than abroad-more con-
notions Of fair trial be tried in her own per-
son than by proxy After ALL there positive inconguity
and lncompatibily in mixing these two questions One is
clearly constitutional The power for is written down in
the constitution. Congress may admit States and this
application for the admission of State of terri
tory belonging the United States and there question
OF constutionaity in it, Not the Wimo proviso. Power
for is not written down in the constitution Its consitu-
tonaly is denied and that by many members this foo
Here, then, Is coupling Of undspuedy constitutional
with strenuously disputed constitutional measure and in
voting upon them whole, mutual and dependant
measures, as system Of measures, compromise
bers may find themselves in state ofimpossbiy Oahs to
the constitution cannot be compromised and therefore, ques
tons Of disputed should be mixed with questions
disputed consttutionality.
ready to for Governments to the Territories
and, believing in what have alleged from the beginning
that slavery is extinct in New Mexico and in all California
and cannot be revived in either any part Of either with
out positive enactment am ready TO them Governments
without any provision on the subject of slavery.
Texas, with her large and various questions, is the
second subject proposed be coupled with the admission
California. 1t is large and complex subject presenting in
itself many, and distinct points. State be carved
out OF her de-reducion Of observation-disclosures of the
dispute with New Mexcocession Of her surplus territory
to the United States such the large and various points
which the Texas question presents They deserve sepa-
rate consideration Texas herself should object this
junction with California, much California should object
to 1t with Texas. They present incompatible subiec-n-
conguous-and large enough each demand separate
sderaion They are subjects of equal dignity. Each
State and States should be considered alone. But
there another objection to this conuncton Of higher order
STILL and which concerns this Congress, and the exercise Of
its powers By the constitution, Congress to admit new
States by this coupling of Texas and California it would
be Texas which would admit the State of California.
mas questions be settled, not OF
which can be settled without her State
not be carved out Of her-her boundaries be reduced
her dispute with New Mexico cannot be seled-her surplus
territory cannot be had, without her consent This gives
her veto upon the admission of California, if coupled
representatives, her four for there points
which her consent would be necessary and the Withholding
of which upon any point would be upon the adj
mission Of California. In fact it would give her still
vetoes For the subjects coupled together and acted upon
as whole, must all stand fall together that the veto
OF Texas upon any part of her subject would be the
veto Of the whole with which they coupled.
The Texas questions ought be settledought have
been before she admitted into the Union and proposed
them five ago. and have proposed again pre-
sent session. My proposition, heretofore, printed by order
Of the Senate, contains my sentiments. ready 10 vote
for themi for BETTER if offered but always as separate
and substantive
8. Fugitive slave BILL This is case of runaway negroes
and in which California has concern She will have no
slaves to run away, and her She far
OIL Tor that She has interest in the subject, and it is
degradation her to have the question her admission mix
ed up with it. In her protest against this dshonor,
against the disgrace having the high question Of her adms
sion thrown into hotcp with ugacious bill for the cap
ture Of runaway negroes.
We have bill nowan independent one-for the
Of these slaves 1t is OF the Oldest the calendar
and warmly pressed at the commencement of the session.
must be about ripe for decision by this time ready
to vote upon it. aad any thing under the constitutions
which will be efficient and satisfactory. II is only point
in my opinion, at which any Of the nonsavehodng States
States have given just of complaint the avehod
ing States leave out individuals and societies. and speak
OF States in their corporate capacity and say, this affair Of
the runaway slaves the only in which any Of the
savehodng States, in my opinion, have just of
complaint to slaveholdng sisters But howl hore, this
body the appropriate to apply the legal remedy Any
refusal on the part Of Northern members to egsae the
dy We have heard many Of them declare their opinions
and line of East and West, dividing North from
South in these opinions. geographical boundary
dividing Northern and Southern opinions. diversity
Of opinion but such ordinary measures before
Congress For one, ready for the pas
sage Of fugitive slave recovery bill but it must be
parate and independent measure.
Suppression of the slave trade in the District Of Colum
ba This again subject in which California has
cern and with which she should not be mixed II is sub
Of low degree and fit be put into the balance against
the admission Of State 1t is thing right in ITSELF and
be done by itself and why it is done.
The opinion of this chamber be unanimous then
why act have been here thirty years. and have seen
state of parties in which this revolving traffic might not
have been suppressed.
S. Abolition Of slavery in the District of Columbia
object to mixing this question with California or with any
thing else taking it singly. will send to no committee.
II will not consider it. will do have done for
thirty yearset il alone will do as Congress has done
for sixty yearslet alone. will do, as believe this
Congress will do-let it alone. will give committee
power to act upon it. either by special authorizations by
general words large enough to it.
8. Abolition Of slavery in the forts and arsena, navy
yards and dock yards of the United States make the
objection mixing this subject with California, with
any thing else eschew il in toto, and will give
committee any sort Of jurisdiction it.
T. Abolition Of the slave-trade between the States Still
the same will mix il with nothing, nor take by
ITSELF Congress has shown disposition to NEEDLE with il,
and has power to do The clause quoted by
one in Congress that heard ohe clause regu