Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-09


pu in still further substanliaon OF The charge '"''
MT ,,od in obedience 10 instructions from the pres
~ ,;,r,,ion we take the following from the ~ of'cuiis
Dclt, a neutra! paper: 49,, -;
r.. orEsrtoS SETTLED--it IS known 10 our l' nh
- i - known to every one who taxes IN httts ,; :,
-. FAIRS that Ex-Governor Erown, hepicae ;.,-,
nc from Mississippi, charged the present AaIil,sn,
h having used undue influence, through us ase
Gl;crnia in having tho State Govcrhiiens anu Ii,
lion formed that at present cis .s' lundrd On the follow
@ closing passage, in the proclamation 'i "ehe'' N''
ai,inn the Convention: :; ,;reJ hv
& more perfec political organization, Is dceI'u s,
a direct and safe that can be adopted ana ONE
horzed by law Is ne eourse edr'sea ny Id states
I /; c,cua,ed 10 avoid the nnulcabe evs "rn nus
ssarly result from any attempt at Illegal iocai
ton Ii is therefore hoped il VIII meet 'ne 'r;l mite
b. pcopie OF California, itd lIiit Il" Sooe 1'''"
in CARVING il into eAehtin. lilo, ,ho, ,,,c ..pre-
ihe Secretaries OF Stale and OF War OF Inc ohi',a
S,ai roiercd by General Riley could mol mem .1
800; "prcsIfnt and Secretaries Of State and :" war u
h. United States" bu their predecessors 10 wiz 'nc IA 'e
u;Int Polk and Secretary Buchanan, of me >i'e 't
an, and Secretary Marcy, of the War Department.
Im,,c he said the er-iic Panama WHICH
,,., a uas.enger did not arrive nj San !ai''e" ' '
I'll II lime was the first conveyance to carry !" ne e'
M nt California the intelligence OF The Inauguration u i
, IA ylor and his cabinet nasinuch ~ that steamer Hu
NV, , ~ Monterey where General Riley was thch sa'ioi
rs hi, proclamation, III which He Scs '''I ~
. uocd above dated III Montcry--onc huHrtu anu
I'g miles nom San Francisco third Of Junc ana m
ch as hr Thomas Butler King did not see ,eEs'a NJ,
ry nor did he hold any communication WIN '"' ' "''
the middle Of that Mn IT,; ,,, u...,s
1o the asseri.ol H. Thomas Butler hing mar ie'S,s
Polk Buchanan Marcy were me parties ,e,'e"
General RILEY the latter two their own behalf idNla
I,y and on that Of Mr. Polk, c"nIontiy oher nat dela'
!, ND TO this time stood the natte.. EIt There are no"
~ ar,lrmen of unreasonable ycracy, III this cty VINO
. .nriyv 10 the whole transictionwho know Tie lacts
and who are prepared youch for what they say hlI
statement goes prove that Mes-rs buchanan anu it
Ami
rron@ We will briefly, for the vindicallor nt III" ruin oi
history pcscn, thcir statement IN condensed shape ies'
inc nclragahle proof. il il should DC questioned ;,
Ii is then briefly this The steamer Panama. on "n.c
Mr. Thomas Butler King passenger pnt III a. San
Diep, on the 18th of May Dispatches for Gen k!ey Al
Monterey were Immediately sent ashore and they were rS
nr.sscd an 10 him forthwith by NJ o. Hagan the he AZ
cade OF San Diego. The ordinary time i'll which the Journey
njoht be performed is hirlycigt or forty
distance being l20 mics-so that General tsiy acf
received his dispatches from Washington had leisure
enough 10 pcruse his dispatches before issuing his proc
ton the In OF June 49,, :, :;
couav true that General Riley did not see Mr. Thomas b!
Ter King nor did he hold any communication with hn' III
about The middle Of the month of June
This hurried statement 81 Hie titiisactioh - '" " 49,
all parties right.
The recon, memorial of the California delegates 10 the
Senate and House Of Representatives goes 10 confirm the
belief. that Gen Riley could hav" received instructions from
the prsent Administrations previous issuing his proclaia-
ton Of the lih June, 1919 They say that,
9Th, intelligence the failure Of Congress 10 provide
TcrriIral Government for California reached san Francis
20 on HE oath Iry 1919 bye Fnied States propeller ram,
which vessel had Jee. dpltted 10 jiain By order vi
Gen. Smith, on the preceding lUth -iPrA"
Could not Gen Riley have received through this source
instructions from the Government and does not this evidence
controvert the special pleading Of Butler King
Again Reys proclamation is dated The ii Of June '7i
three months after he knew that NJ. Polk had retired from
Office Had he intended 10 refer 10 Mr. Folks admnlsa-
ZION vou3 he not have said c late President and Secrc-
arrs of Stale and Of War;! Was not General Taylor on
the 4h of June 1919 "tte President, de- Moreover Gen.
Persiier Smith Whites 10 the Secretary OF War;
.Mr King arrived At The time these proirmatirns were
about being issued and m matter e. great cong ratua''oa
mat the gorerncn Emancipation, had cPProtd 81 nc leF
measure
Not word is said about the appreciation OF The pfeced-
in. administrations l. il not almost conclusive, that the
words hc course advised by the President ay'o and The
Secretaries OF State and vi War inserted after tile re-
cepon OF the 'espatchcsl Upon the whole it perfectly
clear that the attempt saddle Mr. Polks administration
with the odun the military Estpailons IN California,
ms nroycd miserable failure that the blow, which they
aemed 10 nct upon Others has recolcd upon the heads
Of the false accu-ers Ii Gen Riley be honorable man
and will any one deny that tribute 10 The gallant soldierD
does /, not inevitably follow that in organizing the Caor
nj, Convention he carried the course advised by The
pr,sent President Secretaries &C.? As Mr. Calhoun said in
hi. last great speech like tho speech Of the dying Chatham
"Ccn Riley who protested 10 act as civil governor called
the convention, determined on the number and distribution
of the delegates appointed the time and place Ut Its meeting
present during The session. ana gave us proceedings Ills
approbaon and sanction ii he acted without authority,
he ought have ueen tried or al least rcprilnanted Neither
having been done the presumption IS that his course has
been approved This oi itself l. sufficient TO Identity the
Executive with its acts and 10 make it responsible for
them
We have lwe upon Tho subject, not more on account oi
its intrinsic merits than yinicarc friend DIR. Ayeret
A oln HfaIa
The testimony Butler King the Wings great witness
blown sky high by the following scathng and logically
elusive communication i'll The Union
r. BrrLEn KyGs REpoRr-Th The report of MIR King the late
extraordinary agen Of the President in California; appears in
the Republic Of this morning. mud desire 10 invite attention
10 which il presents. Dir King saysl ar
rived Francisco the fourth day OF June &c, &c
"1he steamer in which took passage was the first corey
ance that reached California with the intelligence o the in
auglraon Of President Taylor and the appointment Of his
cabinet and that Congress had fG to aid the Executive
in providing government for lhc people Of that Territory
II will be remarked that Mr.. King hare says that the steamer
in which he Conveyed The intelligence thai
Congress had failed TO provide government for California
1.-THE greatest anxiety naturally felt and manifested
saws Mr. King o ascertain the cause Of the neglect on The
part The government =" Tie nrd States and what steps
duty themselves required them Ia take, nc. In thu
cond column of Mr. Kings report liz 4 few days al
tel my arrival, his Gen. Riey proclamation calling con
ycnlion form State constitution dqG he Ed n J,s,
received. The words dated the thiri Of June Mr.
King ila:cscs, give ihcm peculiar force Now MeSsrs.
Editors, attention
read the first line Of The General says: "Congrss having
failed 10 provide government for this Territory &C., &c
How did Gen Riley 10 know third day OF june
of this failure on the part Of Congress- il tie steamer which
carried out the first intelligence did reach California
ill The 4h ga of iune How came General Riley Ia pro
claim this intelligence about which great anxiety felt
and expressed LAY before il FIRST reached the country
One oil Two things i. ceraineher that air King is mis-
taken his bel first arrival that General Rleys
proclamation er 1as.y dated When that proclamation
was written the - knew that Congress had failed 10
provide government; California This failure did
cur unit, the last hour Of the sessonnay l. did not
until the morning the 18th Of March, e very day which
General ylor inauguraed BY some means this in
tellgence again conveyed 10 California in ad
vance of Mr. King who did reach there until the lth o.
June else il could have hren positively sci forth III
General Ricys proclamation of the Sd of June Either this
is So my other hypothesis is true That the poclamaonls
enormously lated Ii ;e first is true then assume that
the conveyance that carried out The intelligence that
Congress had failed establish government for California
might and probably did, convey also the views OF the IRE
sident and cabinet General Riley says, in this
cllnation he President and Secretaries Of War and o.
State approve o; this policy" &c.
Ii MI King Is right that The steamer in which he went
out conveyed the fire, intelligence to California that Con
rress had failed establish government for the territory
md that he did get there until the fourth o June then
submit that II is Impossible Gen Riley could have known,
4 - c,;l, ; ba t.taJr fact