The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-07

olO enclosed, VIII be The
same edition they furnish sabse.lsn for, Uasss.
poraed within this Union. She was a foreign State
But the question which is now put IN issue-the ques
ton which VT called upon to dccide-is, whether the
people Of this Territory haye the natural. inherent right
and having that right whether y ,ae, dus W e snsn s
the admission Of Texas concerned. 1t certainly
has that analogy this But while we gave an as
sssen. @ 10 III he formation i d her constitution leaving that
to the people. and without interference precisely IN
the same way that i was left in the Territories There
10 another view in this connexi0n. The people, hold,
IN California have higher claims upon us and we are
bound to recognise their acts with warmer commenda
ton than we should the acts Of those whohave exercised
the power OF forming constitution under territorial
government. Under territorial government there Is
recognition OF the power OF the general government 10
give them the form at least OF territorial government,
acting under that government which comes from the
United States, acting under the authority which has been
given to them by the general government There is
greater assumption OF power upon those thus acting
der territorial government If there could be assump
tion Of power anywhere. There is greater assumption
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acted in California. In the Territories to which /
have alluded, we have complete government. which
.otects them in all their rights. which secures to
them liberty, and guarantees 10 them protection
| in everything which they enjoy. Not 90 in Cali-
fonia ColdIy and cruelly-I had almost said wicked
yyou have refused to her any government at all; and
them after having thus neglected to furnish her
ernmen you round and deny to her the authority to
people
come to Congress- and ask for our bounss and our pro-
lection under territorial government, which Isl mere
appendage to this Union and which, as such. s sup
government they would have less necessity for forming
State for themselves than the people Of California
haye yet in such cases their acts and their ght 10 act
have been fully recognised, as we have seen.
Mr.. TURNEY Gnterposing2s q should like % inquire
whether the senator was not In favor OF no territorial
would inquire whether he has voted for any bill propo
sing such government! or whether the gentleman hm-
self did not uniformly vote against any bill giving her
Mi. HAMLIN. j recollect, Mr.. President, what the
refers to- do not design to be drawn from the
thread Of my argument here but will answer briefly
that recollect very well how voted upon motion sub
mted by the honorable senator from Illinois The mo-
ion made that the Senate consideration
al the last Session. For that motion voted with great
cheeruness. refer to the bill that had passed the
House. For that bill should have voted. think the
senator from Tennessee mr. TuRNEY was found voting
the negative thus preventing the Senate from acting
on that bill Another thing: have voted on all occa-
sons for governments to those Ierntones-sucn gov.
ernments as believed the people OF those Territories
themselves wanted, and such believed were right
true the senator from Tennessee and myself have not
always agreed in our opinions as to what bills were
Mr.. TURNEY would ask Of the senator whether
be voted for the Clayton bill which neither admitted nor
government for California but left il TO the judiciaryl
Mr.. HAMLIN i did no such thing. dad not vote
for the Clayton bill regarded it as no compromise Of
slavery in that Territory And for such bill the sena
tor from Tennessee knew well that never would vote
Such was my opinion Fl sat o nsT SnS H.. S
did not leave it to the judiciary eyen There was no
way 70 reach the judiciary provided ia the bill. II there
proposition was most admirably rdcued in the speech Of
the senator from Ohio, during the last Congress- now
my eye, tMr CoRwIN.l He asked whether the slave
should have power to here from California to
protect himself by appeal to the Supreme Court The
idea was preposerous that supposed il was admitted
all hands that that bill contained no such provision as
would give TO the slave any praccalrghs In the Su-
'fM%s Mr. Butler SGrr dn his seat, This was bill to make
Mr. Mr. HAMLiN No, sir; il was not to make sais.
Il was territorial bill-the territorial bill which came
from the House with the ordinance of 1887 IN IT. That
4 the yery bill Thai 10 all the difference between
Sir, in this connection and affecting the people Of
haxs anShs. satnoy 2 which beg ,ssys
make from the "Unon" newspaper published IN this
place. OF February T. s49, little more than one year
since: ,..o
"The South denie, that Congress ha. any jarsd.con
the ne', w sns asy a%e pre-
paraory sdmsson into the Union, have rghf 10 tak
really .eem 10 ns that Ibis exciting question migh be
speedily adjusted IL calm prevail Tho South
%d for .ss ss as .aoy n WHY Il
permit California come into the Union 40 soon as
shs cas form a eo~sfifstior 2" gs tsfs e4st r@
Now sir what was the influence which such article,
published in the Official organ Of the government was CAL
cuated not only have upon the people OF that country
but upon the people who should gothee Why, sir was
recognising all its length and breadth the power tor
which contendhe power 10 form State as she shall
see IT. Now, SIR the influence OF that press must have
been felt upon the Pacific coast laying down tne
doctrine that the people had right to form that gov
ernnennay, going far as the people have gone maj
they had right TO admit reject the institution of
slavery as they should It, Let ask now, in the Ian
guaee Of The "Unon,r why all this excitement cannot
subsde and why cannot all unite and permit Coiyor-
ma 10 come info fhis Unton7 Why, sir, whatever
NAV be nv opinions in relation TO the powers the du
ties of this government the Territories. have a
right 10 insist those who promulgated such doctrines
are bound by the of that people, having been m
strumenal in inducing them TO perform these very acts
But sir let me read another extract from the last an
nua message OF the late Executive President Polk and
see what was the language then held upon tins question:
whether Congress shall legisate or not: ae
Extract from the am~uai ssssags Of Pyssidsr Polk, De-
TM cssbu 0, lSfS. #t
Whethcr Congress shall egslate or not the people OF
the acquired Territories when assembled In convention 70
form State constitutions, will possess the sole ana excn
sive power determine for themselves whelneI myey
shal or shall not exist within their limits II Congress shall
abstain from interfering with the question, the people o.
these Territories win be lef free 70 adjust - ney nay
think proper when they apply for admission a S@es iho
i the Union"
Here is clear and certain authority for the people 20
Az inst what thew have xcude slavery iron the
Stae And vet who doubts but she is in fact opposed
In her Admission for having done that very thing Was
not his an nducement for the people thus to acl And
oIlewed up by its official organ, recognising the doctrine
Of the right Of the people thus to act inducing them BY