The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24

viso:
Provided, notwithstanding, That proposition
shall be made, and the same IL hereby made, TO
the people Of California, and earnestly urged upon
their favorable considerasion to be acted upon by
the State of California after her admission into the
Union shall have taken place, that the said State
of California shall consent to the establishment OF
a Territory within the limits assigned 10 her by
this act and that, accordingly, so soon as said
consent OF said State shall have been expressed
in some convenient and authoritative mode, a new
Territory shall be laid off and established, to be
called the Territory OF Colorado, the boundaries OF
which shall be as follows, viz:
Beginning in the Pacific ocean, three leagues
from shore, the hirty-6fth parallel of latitude,
and running with said parallel to the summit Of
the Sierra Nevada mountans thence, following
the crest or highest part Of said mountains, as near
as may be, to the thirty seventh parallel of north
latitude; thence east with said parallel until it in
tersects the Colorado river; thence along the
course of said river, and down its main channel
and in the middle thereof, to the boundary line OF
the republic of Mexico; thence along said bound
airy line westwurdy to the Pacific ocean, to u
point three leagues from shore thence to the be-
ginning, including all islands situated anywhere
within that portion Of the sea embraced within the
present boundaries. For the government of which
Territory, so to be established, all the provisions
Of this act relating to the Territory of Utah, ex-
cept the name and boundaries therein specified,
hereby declared to be in force in the said Ter
ritory of Colorado, from and after the day when
the consent Of the State Of California shall have
been expressed in manner and form as provided
for by this act.
To this amendment Mr.. KING submitted the
following amendment:
Strike out all after the word g Prorided," and
insert the following:
The boundary of the State shall be as follows:
Commencing on the Pacific, at the 42d degree of
lat itIda with he herr
line of the Territory Of Oregon, to the summit of
the Sierra Nevada; thence, along the crest or that
mountain, to point where it intersects the par
alel of latitude $50 3O thence, in the said parallel
to the Pacific ocean.
July 18th.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Mississippi. Before the vote
is taken, / would like to offer an amendment to
the amendment, and without repeating the argu-
ment upon it which have made former oc-
casion. move to amend the amendment by
striking out the word g fve,' and inserting the
word ''six," in the 9th line, which will establish
the line Of the Missouri Comprehensive 0-as
the southern boundary of California. | will say
to nv much respected and distinguished friend
from Alabama, who offers this amendment, that
the map to which he refers lays down a mountain
RIDGE which would Indicate line south Of $50.
think all the passes through that mountain ridge,
all the avenues Of intercourse between that BASIN,
about the lake Of Dolores and the ocean, require
that it should be connected in government, as 1t
is by the hand Of Nature, with the country which
lies South. l think the true natural demarcation
division for the organization of State is the
country west of the Sierra Nevada, and which is
draine by the rivers Sacramento and San Joaquin,
and this is answered by the line of 30.
The yeas and nays being demanded upon the
amendment of Mr.. DAVIS, they were ordered.
Mr.. KING. Mr.. President, my friend from
Mississippi has offered an. amendment which-t
is due to myself to say, in consequence Of the
vote which shall gi,e-if had been going to Sc
lect the southern boundary of California from my
own choice, should have taken. would have
preferred the line of 36.30 throughout the whole
territory; and would have taken 1t besause
believe it would have been satisfactory to the
whole Southern country, lnasmuch as 1t would
have been in accordance with what was estab-
lished heretofore, when Missouri was admitted,
and Texas was authorized to come into the Union.
would prefer continuing the line; and intended,
in the f remarks made this morning, before
concluded, then to have adverted to that line, as
recommended by the Southern people. | say,
therefore, while was willing, believing from the
map that the mountain range was down at $3.50,
to adopt that line, yet, inasmuch as there is some
doubt about the subject from information re-
ceived, and not from the map itself, shall vote in
favor of the proposition to amend my own amend
ment because, as | stated would prefer running
that line from one end to the other. That is all
| deem it necessary to say upon the subject.
The question being then taken upon the amend
ment to the amendment, it was rejected-yeas
%, nays 80, as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwe,
Berrien, Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi,
Dawson, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King
Mangum, Mason, Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebas
tian, Soule, Turney, Underwood, and Yulee-23
NAYs--Messrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury
Bright, Cass, Chase, Clay, Cooper, Coywin, Da-
Wis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge
of Wis, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Felch, Greene,
Hale, Hamlin, Jones, Miller, Norris, Phelps, Sc
ward Shields, Smith, Spruance, Sturgeon, Upham,
Wales, Walker, and Whitcomb-32.
The question recurring upon Mr.. KING amend
ment, it was then taken, and resulted--yeas 90,
nays Bias follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Atchisop, Barnwell, Berrien,
Butler, Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson,
Downs, Foote, Houston, Hunter, King, Mason,
Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Turney,
and Yulee-20.
NAYs-Messrs. Badger, Baldwin, Benton, Brad
bury. Bright, Cass, Chase, Clarke, Clay, Cooper,
Corwln, Davis of Massachusetts, Dayton, Dick
inson, Dodge of Wisconsin, Dodge of Iowa,
Douglas, Felch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Jones,
Mangum, Miller, Norris, Pearce, Phelps, Seward,
Shields, Smith, Spruance, Strugeon, Underwood,
Uphan, Wales, Walker, and Whitcomb-37.
So the amendment was rejected.
July %.
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tary's desk, and it was read for information as
follows
Amend the third section by inserting therein, in
the sixteenth line, after the word therefor" as
follows:
And that the said State of California shall never
hereafter claim as within her boundaries, nor at
tempt to exercise jurisdiction over any portion of
the territory present claimed by her. except that
which is embodied within the following bounda-
res, to witt Commencing in The Pacific ocean,
three English miles from the shore, at the Add de-
gree Of north latitude thence with the southern
boundary line OF the territory Of Oregon TO the
summit Of the Sierra Nevada; thence along the
crest of that mountain to the point where it inter-
sects the parallel Of latitude Of $50 30; thence
with the said parallel Of latitude to point in the
Pacific ocean three English miles from the shore,
and thence to the beginning, including all the
islands, bays, and harbors adjacent TO or included
within the limits hereby assigned to said State.
And new territory is hereby established, to be
called Colorado, to consist Of the residue of the
territory embraced within the limits Of the said
State of California, specified in the constitution
heretofore adopted by the people Of California for
the government Of which territory, so established,