The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-30

WEDNESDAY, MORNING, JAN. 80, 1850.


The party in power are not equal to the crisis By an
unparalleled course Of dupliciy. they have gained the
temporary possession Of the government OF our conry
but the whole of the administration proves them
utterly unfit to Discharge the duties appeainng to their
station. Not bold policy and fair dealing, but lodging
appears to be the order OF the day More than week
since, from demonstration which was made in the
Senate by Mr. Truman Smith, some portion of cur peo
pie induced to believe that all the irregularities
which had been perpetraed in California had resulted
from the counsels OF the late administration The mes
sage of the Presidents and the accompanying documents.
in reply to Mr. Venables resolutions. utterly refute any
such conclusion Among all the documents which
have been submitted to Congress. not OF them
tans line from the late administration to which any
portion OF the country can take exceptions This is
we expected. Mr.. Polk never summed any proper re-
sponsbility He sought not to accomplish his purposes
BY indrecon. He marched boldly forward to the post
of duty proclaimed his purposes, and called upon the
country to condemn approve his policy, as an I'M
BIASED public judgment might calmly determine. Not
so with those who unfortunately rule the destinies
Of the hour Doubledealing, equivocation, hestancy
and hypocrisy abound whore generous and confding
people looked for drectness, bodness, and patriotism
Unfortunately for hmself-and more unfortunately for
his counryGen Taylor elevated to the presidency
by daring and unbushng fraud upon the people
The South supported him for the purpose Of defeating
the Wmot Prouiso The northern wings sustained him
for the purpose Of overthrowing the alleged pro slavery
candidate, Gen. Cass. To realize the expectations OF
both sections the Union impossible Hence the ef
fort-hence and ridiculous dodge.
toput off to deceive generous people The powers that
be would gladly admit all California under its new State
fl,oD uon md laay
other Territories unorganzed, until, by congressional
agitation and executive recommendation the people in
habtng them Cor those soournng theren) may send on TO
Washington such constitution may be satisfactory to
majority Of those who installed the present dynasty
whilst the minority TO wit southern whgs are expect
ed to be satisfied with humbuggery SUCH course
will not be sustained by the people. Usupation must be
must be censured-hypocrisy must be
rowned uponand the great crisis upon US must be
met with holiness, with honesty and fair spirit Of mu.
tual Cancellation.
Among the documents accompanying the Presidents
late special message, we find letter from the Hon.
George w. Crawford, Secretary Of War, of the 18th in
sant which has been published by the Republic and other
prints tending to show that the administration Of Mr.
Polk ought to share portion Of the responsibility Of the
ourages committed by the present administration in CAL
iforna. By lucky accident, portion of Cen. Smiths
communication embraced in said letter II Mr.. craw-
ford) is incorrectly published ''2oM January ls4s,"
sohen its true date is 10th JUNE, ls49.
We call the Republic and other papers to correct this
error. Will they do sos
II is impossible to throw the responsibility of the trans
actions in California upon Mr.. Polk. is equally i'm
possible to throw ito from Gen. Taylor Admit for the
sake of the argument. that he gave such instructions
would justify Gen. Riley in declaring himself the
civil governor Of California in assuming the power OF
interfering with the organization Of her convention-o
designating her DISTRICTS and appointing the number Of
delegates to each-and OF interfering by his presence
with the proceedings Of the convention: admit this,
yet still the present administration has sanctioned all these
movements since. Where do find the slightest pro.
test in all its dispatches against these startling measures
OF General Rleyi None on the contrary letter after
letter is written approving and confirming his And
far has this cabinet carried its humble acquescence in
his course that when Gen. Riley, in the impotence of
bis power, consalts the Secretary whether il the people
of California should demand their constitution to 20
at into effect before Congress have exercised
their constitutional power Of admitting California as
State into this great confcdeacy he told by the Secre
tary to carry the scheme out without promptly warning
him that twas utterly out of the power Of the Executive
to give the slightest sanction TO this ultra movement
egivs below correct copy Of the Secretarys COM
municaiion from which il will be seen that Mr. Polk is
in no wise responsible for the late proceedings in Cali
fornia. The Hon Thomas Butler King toas sent there
by General Taylor HE possessed Gas Mr.. Clayton
in his letter to him say Of the ofhs Presdsnt"
What were those viewsi On arriving at San Francisco,
Mr. King made speech, which il is fair. to presume
contained the "Prsadenrs vissos" portion Of that
speech was as follows:
SPEsoH T. BurLEa KING.
Hon. T. Butler King after defending Congress for Civ
ing 70 California; appealed 20 the people OF
thai Territory sete the question OF the Wilmoi Proviso
Said he settle the other side OF the Rocky
mountains IL must be settled here. We look 10 yos set
tie the question: by becoming State The people OF the old
States afdenty desire IT, speak knowingly when say
the administration desires II; and from extensive inter
course with the members OF the last Congress-
vnced they anxious Tor the question be settled
in this way You will have difficulty In being admit
pinisrsnor and think may speak equally confidently
for the next Congress Form State govern men send
your senators aud representatives, and then admission IL
certain.
Thus spoke Mr. King. the ambassador or agent Of
General Taylor TO the Caliioraiansl Has he been re.
called Has he been censured by the administration or
its organ No. Has he not ntermeddled with the do.
msstie policy Of California; He has Did he not know
tbe presdenPs v;ewa, Mr. Clavton s,v. bs Ala That