Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-08-17

Of WILL but for the Of power that have not oneed u
| ther opposition than have .;e....a !.
this occasion we are forewaned of the fate OF the minority
when the South becomes such permanently pom ousos
Of Congress In that spirit Of aggression ana reckless
gard Of the rights Of the minority, say we may seq ING W
The OCCASION therefore, my mind, is one which may Wen
Justify all the feeling which has been exhibited ana claims OF
the patriot whatever sacrifice may be demanded rol
actuated by such motives, and controlled y secn
required nothing prompt nothing to usiiy' no,nng %
direct me to the opposition have made But mad, the
Legislature Of my have instructed me to resist this bill
for the admission Of California under the circumstances OF
the case by all proper and honorable means The same Lee
pslaure made an appropriation Of money enable the Gov
ernor 10 offer proper the Wilmo proviso, II
should be passed by Congress and approved b the
And in this BILL as proposed, nothing in any essen
tia degree differing from the Wlmot provlso What mat
ers il to me whether Congress has declared that within
tain limits Of the old territory Of California slavery shall be
prohibited whether Congress shall give validity % an ACT
Of an unauthorized people within that territory, and thus ex
cude us from il If there be any difference would be in
favor of the action Of Congress because the injustice and
oppression would be the samecertainy geater-bu IN
stead of having added theretothe outrage Of revolutionary
seizure of public domain, under the expectation OF finding
favor by declaring hostility against the extension OF the limits
Of slave property would be the fraud usurpaon Of an
agent.
But the effect of an Of Congress would be less perma-
nent might be repealed and might more probably than the
provision Of State constitution be reversed by the decision
Of the inhabitants Of the Territory It bring soothing
say the act that of the people, There was no or
ganzed body such constitute peo
pe Those who acted but registered the well known VIII OF
the majority of Congress the subject slave property and
their unauthorized acts approved breahed into life by
this Government will be because they have served its Pur
pose excluding the South from equal participation IN the
Territory
There is great difference between the organized inhab
tants of Territory apolcal community authorized by legs
lave action and the assembage, however large and espec
table, Of unorganzed Of adventurers The former
could not without the consent Of the United States erect
State Of the territory of which they the people, and
unauthorized themselves sovereign power over It.
But if this be doubtful cannot be claimed that without any
such organization, without any evidence as to numbers OF
qualifications unorganzed band Of adventres set at
nough the sovereignty the United State convert the pub
lie domain their use and claim therefrom the right to
be admitted State into the Union that gold hunters OF
fur traders, fishermen appes may rush on to newly ac
qured doman and for purposes general special temporary
permanent appropriate the territory which belongs TO the
United States to their exclusive benefit TO that Of
particular section, with insulting discrimination against
half Of the people Of the Confederacy to whom the terri
tory belongs.
But the case presented to us is even worse than this The
people thus found soourners adventures the terrific
ry themselves the prime in this matter
They prompted to it. 1t is fact sir, which has come
my knowledge, that the military governor who succeeded
after the peace Of Querearo messengers ascertain
whether the people of California desired to have civil in
stead Of the existing military government; and that be
ceived such caused him refuse to issue the
proclamation previously prepared That the proclamation
maned until his successor, who issued it. into power,
when, with few additions and slight notifications 1t
FORTH There had been material change the state of
the country 1t true there additional influx Of popu
laton, and additional suppose that Territorial
Government would be provided for them but the popua
ton unstable before, and much better prepared
to support State Government Under these circumstances
this Governor his proclamation, calling the peo-
pie to meet and hold convention to form constitution for
their government. The last sentence of the proclama
/ he hat / hp acc n
people, The paper itself bore internal evidence that it
the action Of people, but the prompting suggestion Of
military governor claiming to exercise civil authority over
/ them.
say the is worse than if the transient nhabant.
should, at their volon, claim snatch the territory
fromthe United States and appropriate it to themselves
wss not dgnfed by impress Of popular purpose. II the
sequences which likely result from this
grave, should look upon all the action which
CURED anterior the assembling Of that convention the
in which the elections conducted and the ratification
Of the constitution expressed farce. In that series
letters thought to be worthy of being incorporated into
book written by Bayad Taylor, informed that while
travelling in district just before the election, he
being seized and elected the convention no rons
like league ORegan, the hero of modern chvaly That
which intended satire popular elections might
| here have been verified.
propose detan the Senate by entering into evil
dence of this kind These and gave facts abundant
but know is useless to produce them My purpose now,
Mr. President is to make serious appeal the Senate
against the which there but little doubt they about
perform. In the Of equality of constitutional right,
OF peace, Of fraternity call upon the majority TO abstain
utter menace forete violence; now, heretofore
refuse to contemplate speak Of disunion remedy.
But sir I" in sorrow rather than anger" soemny warn
the majority that they do not look the South field
which victories be without cost and where the
emouments of conquest be obtained without sacrifice
We, SIR are the descendants of those who united with the
men OF the North in the revolutionary struggle upon abb
sract question Of principle the descendants of those
who cast behind them considerations Of safety and interest
who looked danger in the face and united with your fathers
because they oppressed. Then, sir unless believed
that degenerate of glorious ses in that fact
should be found warning against readng upon the
loyalty which, by the by their ses, has been exhib
ted to the Union. That loyalty is the Union as esab-
ished by the constitution Sir they bound to the
mere form that holds the States together If know their
character, and have read their history with understanding
they would reject worthless weed whenever the ami
mating spirit Of the constitution has passed from the body.
Then, Senators, countrymen, brehrenby these and by
other appeaons if there be others more endearng and
presve than these call upon you pause in the course
which, pressed by inemperae ZEAL you are pursuing
and you lest blinded by the lust sectional dominion
you plunge into abyss in which will lie buried forever the
glorious memories of the past and the equally glorious hopes
of the future, and the mmeasurabe happiness Of our com
mon country. 1t is not who threatens nor as one
who prepares for collision with his enemies but one who
has right invoke your aenal feeling, and TO guard
you against which will equally bear on us both
who having shared your hopes and your happiness
who is about share your msortune If msorunes shall
befa it American citizen that speak to the Ame-
rcan Senate-it is this character that have ventued to
warn you it with this feeling that make my last solemn
appeal.
Mr.. CLEMENS. must ask few minutes Of the time Of
the Senate to express my opinions the subject under
consideration know, sir that this bill to pass Iknouha,
any thing can say here will have effect to prevent its