Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-05-22

ernment to another, Common In their
wants Of good government. and conterm.
inous in some Of their boundaries. and
alike in many particulars Of physics al con-
di,ion. thew have nearly everything in
common in the relations in which they
stand 10 the rest Of this Union. There is.
then. general fitness and proprie,, in
extending the parental care OF govern
ment to both in common. II California,
by sudden an extraordinary aug,nenta-
ton OF population. has advanced SO rap
idly as TO ia ature her Tor State Govern
ment. that furnishes no reason why the
less fortunate Territories of New Mexico
and Utah should be abandoned and LEFT
unyoverned by the United States. or
should be disconnected with California.
which. although She has organiZa1 ia-
herself State Government. must be le
.aily and constitutionallv regarded as a
Territory until she is ally admitted as
State in the Union.
1t is further objected. that. by comb
ming the two measures in the sam, b!l.
members who may be willing 10 vote for
one and unwilling 10 vote for the other
would be placed in an embarrassing CO
Ii,on. Thev woul! be constrained. ii is
urged. 10 take or reject both. On the
other and. there are other members who
woul! be willing TO vote for both united.
but would fecl them selves constrained 10
vote agains, the California bill if i. stood
alone. Each party finds in the bill which
II iavors something which recommends il
10 acceptance. and in the other something
which it disapproves. The true ground
therefore. OF the objection to the union Of
the measures. is not anv want of affinity
between them. but because of the favor or
disfavor with which they are respectively
regarded In this conflict of opinion. it
seems TO a ma ority Of the committee that
spirit of mutual concession en- ons that
the Two measures should be connected 10
ge,hcr; the effect Of which will be. that
neither opinion will exclusively triumph.
and that both NAV find in such an AMIGA
T bic arrangement enough of good to rec
oncile them TO the acceptance Of the com
o.nod measure. And such course OF
legislation is not at all unusual. Few
laws have ever passed i'll which there were
not parts TO which exception was taken.
1t is inexpedient. If not impraclicable. 10
separate these parts; and embodv them in
distinct bills. SO as to accommodate the
diversity OF opinion which NAV exist
the Constitution ofthe United States con
tained in it a great variety of provisions.
t. some Of which serious objection waS
made in the convention which formed ii
bv different members Of that body; and
when il WAS submitted to the ratification OF
the States, some Of fthem objected to some
parts. and others to other parts Of the
same instrument. Had these various
parts and provis ons been separately act
ed on in the convention. or separately
submitted TO the people of the United
States. il is bv no means certain that the
constitution itself would ever have been
Iopted or ratified. Those who did not
like particular provisions found compen-
>a.inn in other parts Of it. And in all
f cases of constitutions and laws. when c-
ther is presented as a whole. the question
to be decided is. whether the good it con-
tans is not Of greater amount. and does
not neutralize any thing exceptionable in
il. And, as nothing human is perfect. for
the sake Of that harmony so desirable in
) such confedcracv as this. we must be
reconciled to secure as much as we can
Of what we wish. and be consoled by the
reflection that what we do not exactly like
is friendly concession. and agreeable to
mon destiny. it is desirable :::,,,.ouid always
live with us i" c;eace and concord.
4 majority Of the committee have there
fore. been led to the recommendation 10
the Senate that the two measures be uni.
ted. The bill for establishing the two Ter
ritortas. it will be observed. onits the viii
mot p'oviSo. on the one hand. and. on the
other. IN ,kes no provision for introduction
OF slavery into any part Of the new Ter
ritories. That provi>o has been the fruit
iul source Of distraction and agitation. Ii
, il were adopted and applied to any Ter
rltorv. II wou! cease to have any obliga-
tory force as soon as such Territory were
admitted as State into the Union. There
was never any occasion for it. TO accom-
plish the protessed object with which j,
: was originally offered This has been
, clearly demonstrated By the current o
, events California. Of all the recent Ter
ritoral acquisitions from Mexico. was
, tina: in which. if any where within them
, the introduction Of slavery was mos, like
: lv to take place; and the constitution o.
; California. by the unanimous vote Of her
; convention. has expressly interdicted il
There is the highest degree Of probabili.
| " that Utah and New Mexico will. when
, they CON. 10 be admitted as States follow
: the example. The Proviso is. as to al
, these regions in common. mere abs'rac.
: ton. Why should it be any longer in
sisted on, Totally destitute. as i, is. o.
: any practical import. it has. nevertheless
had the pernicous effect to excite serious
, II not alarming. consequences. II is
: high time that the wounds which il has in
: tiicted should be healed up and closed
= and, tn at. to avoid. in all fuiur- time. tht
] ag,a;ions which must be produced the
con1ic. Of opinion on the slavery ques
s ton. existing as this institution does ir
5 some Of the States, and prohibited as j, i.
: in others. the true principle which ouyh