Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-25
MR.. A. G. BROWNS RESOLUTION.

We have published the resolution which Mr. As G..
Brown, of Mississippi, wished to offer during the long
session of the House of Representatives, on Monday
last The reader will recolect that directed the Com
mttee Territories inquire "what agency the Pre-
sident any member of the Cabinet had in prompting
the people OF California to exclude slavery from said
Territory" and whether T. Butler King, w. c. Jones,
] C. Fremont any other person. acting or assuming
to act agent for the Government at Washington, d.
rectly indirectly, communicated the wishes OF the
President or Cabinet on the subject OF slavery exclusion
in California
Mr. VIM Carey Jones. one of the gentlemen named
in Mr. Browns resolution published card in the Ma
tional Integencer and Republic of Wednesday morn
ing in which he says:
Gas Mr.. Browns suggestion with respect to me is
destitute OF any, the slightest foundation in fact hope
he will the propriety OF making known upon what
information he based it, to relieve himself from the
mputation which must otherwise arise AT all events
it is due others and to truth that should not, by my
silence, acquiesce in the superstition which his
resolution raises with regard to me, and therefore
make this positive, peremtory denial OF it."
| Mr. Brown appears the next day in card in which
he says:
Mr.. j. was late Secretary to the Board of Commits
sioners for settling Mexican claims. He resigned his
post and went to California as was generally said at the
time by the newspapers, agent or bearer OF de-
spatches for the government My allusion to him was
as public thus engaged abroad in the employ OF
the III the general impression has been
roneous as to Mr. Joness visit to California if he went
there private gentlemen, and not as Government
employee, then regret the introduction OF his name in
nv resolution But if he went as the agent OF the
Government. insist that representative and
American citizen, have right to inquire what was the
nature OF his MISSION and in what manner he discharged
it,.
| He then refers to passage from one of Mr. Bay
ard Taylors letters to the New ok Tribune denying
the assertion of the N. Y Evening Post, that the Fede
titufi oT
MIA silent on the subject of slavery and stating that
and was every where understood here that admin
istration at Washington earnestly desired that the ques
ton should be settled at once aud forever"
Mr.. B. concludes -
"By what agency was it every where made known
that our Administration desired this question settled
at and forever by the people OF California; This
the question present to my mind when penned the
resolution and it was because Mr. Jones had sup
posed been sent to California agent, that wished
to know it was BY his agency that this desire OF our
administration was thus every where made known. If
Mr. ones in the employ of the Government, my
inquiry pertinent. II he not regret the Of
his name in the resolution
THE hope OF MIR Jones, rather gratutously expressed
that would make known the information on which
based my inquiry and thus save myself from imputa
tons which must otherwise arise does not, think de-
mand any special notice. may however, say that
generally found myself quite competent to resist unjust
imputations; and Mr. Jones need not therefore, give
hmselfan further concern on that point"
The mpuation, which Mr.. Brown and other leaders
of the Democratic party in Congress have endeavoured
to throw upon the Administration concerning the anti
slavery clause Of the constitution is preposterous to
gain credence with any man Of ordinary candour.-
Why do not these exceedingly scrupulous gentlemen
question DR.. Gwin, whom Mr. Foo1e proclaims to be
his bosom friend whether his for the exclusion of
slavery secured by Cabinet influence. We venture
to say the President would be perfectly willing to let
the Senators and Representatives elected from Caor-
MIA, depose all the facts within their knowledge, at the
bar Of either House of Congress, and let them inform
the country, upon their responsibility gentlemen
charged with public trust whether the people of Cali
forna do do not want slavery introduced amongst
them How any man, who has read the address OF DR.
Gwin, Mr.. c. T. Bolts and the other members OF the
California Convention, recommending the constitution
the people, and particularly approving the provision
regarding slavery charge upon the Administration
he procurement Of that provision is difficult to I'M
ders and.
The SALT MANUFACTURE OF THE STATE OF New Y DIRK