Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-01


FAYL' MAS sent to tar II ri,e Of K ,,re>enra-
i've. "n NJ ,udty. II VIII be read with pr,
found interest. We rrn3' those W I, have bus -
y miSrepre~rnted General TAYL T. b'lns An
" uncomprom,inl pro Slavery man" vii no-
rice what he saws IN regard to the admission Of
the State of C,lIiorni,. AS H. has always sal !,
he snrm,i- II The EXPRESSED viii oF the Eeoplr.
IEhre IS Dr.. q rgnD}
WASH GToy. Jan. \ . $50
To Ire Nuse If Representatives o The Cutd
AiihS:
transmit To the II use of r 'presental va>.
~ answer 10 t,e resolution 81 tnal body, pissed
on inr 2l-t oi ID ccmb lat, the following re.
port OF the lIad- ul Departments, which con
lain all The otiirial iuiurmarIun ~ The - s.,,S-
sion ui the executive, asked for by the re,uiu-
ton:
On coming into office, found the military
commindtW of the department oi California
exercising the functions # civil E"ruur III
at territory and. lett "a was To act under
tne treaty OF Gtudalupe lI~dgn. wiLo"t The
AID ui any I"gI .latyr pro l>nu establishing a
government IN that Territory, ! thou.lt II -
not to disturb the arrtuLem ut- III ID un Ter NV
prrdrrr>>ur, unl & rn9r'>> should tate SON .
action on tntl SUBJ 'rl, therefore dad not =
rrr;ere with tre nnW"rS ui tIr military com
mitu!au', who cpniln'ti ;" eX"fcl>" '''' ia c.
lIuns OF clvll governor. H. ',"te bit mai
no Sucn appo nt,urnt, conferred n, sIch autin-
rty. and nave allowed Increased comp 'n..uun
. to lhr command ,ut tor his services. " ,th .
view to the t., tniul * cuiIon at me treaty, 50
, tar "a laid ~ the puWrr of the Executive, and
| to enable Congress Ia act al the present session
! with As full knowledge and aS little d m al. .
! AS possible. ou all m+itrrs ut interest III llH>'
| territories, | sent the III N Tnona~ Butter h'n-
A. bearer ut dispatches To Ctnf'rMt, lu Ger
tam officers 10 California and Nv NJ X C"
whose durlo> are particularly defined in the sc
cuupdnyiug letters of Instruction. addressed u
them scvrra J. by the proper depsrtmenl-, du
not hesitate to express t. the people nt thj>t
territories my desire that each territory Shohld
# prepared tu comply with tar rrqmNiilon| "i
the constitution oi the l. =, form plan "i 4
STATE Constitution. aud submit the same tu Con
Gre-s VITA a PRAYER fr ADMISSION iutothe lnl"r
AS State; but did not anticipate, >u-ges
nr aurhnri,e the establishment of any such gov
eminent without the assent of Congress; no.
did authnrl>e anv government agent "r "Ihie
Ia lntrrl re wlth, nor exercise any influence 4"
C ,nirnl over the election uf delr4ae>. or owe
any convention, in making ar m ia yIn- trl
? dInroIlc Institutions, ur any - lh' pr"F'sl III
"l the pr"po>rd c"n-,it" o. . the con raF
: the ln,lrucliuuS given nv ,nv orders we're lh'
, all rnra-u ures of domestic pnlcy must org'ha'
SOLELY with Ihem-rlv"s; tldt white the tNr'n
rlve wa- drslrou~ tn protect and defend them
the formation ni any government rrpnhhsth q
lis chlractcr, tn be Al the proper Inn Fnpmu'e
I rn & ,ngress, yet II was I" u distinctly ""ue'
r stood tlIal lhe plan ot >uch government h">
, At tine same umA. be- the result at Their own a'
,,,t, ~ a. lltatI - 4
=, NIInodt the Interference ut the Executive.
d tm unable rn give any intnrmdton aS Ia Id"
- passed 10y any -"ppo-rd government IN "a ITO
q m, nr al auy census taken ~ rIlher al ne u
n rl,urIps men ,oned ~ tne resolution, as | nav
i do Information on these sulJ cts already Sttl'
e have MT disturbed the arrangements "h''h
\. found had x,slrd under nv predecessor, IN a
AZ vlsing an early application 10y The people "f Il
TO territories .or admission as State was