The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-23

Will il not be the law OF the provisional govern
ment Of Oregon There is no other law,here can b,
that provisional government valid them And If so WA
ns. .as government! W itseli legal government until 81
HessdsSs s y competent authority SG with the :onsu
cession dissolved the relations Of that people with
Mexico and transferred their allegiance 70 the United
which hy d vi
TO furnish them in place Of It They had no alter
native lett but to establish government for themselves
as the people OF Oregon had done before them. They
proceeded. in regular, quiet. and orderly manner
10 adopt an admirable constituton-a constitution which
would lose nothing IN comparison with the best model
IN the Oldest States Of the Union Under this constitution
they have elected their officers and put in successful
operation well,oganized State government, and have
sent their senators and representatives. here. with their
to ask admission into the Union agrceably the const
tuition Of the United States, and m accordance with the
precedents in like cases All this has been done subject
to the approval Of Congress, and without the violation
| OF law or usage Now submit the inquiry. whether
that Is not legal government until superseded by compe-
not deny od O reject b.,
remand her back territorial condition but until you
take some step BY which you supersede this government
by substituting another, must II remain valid and
binding upon the inhabitants Of California Will not
the acts performed under it and pursuance Of its
thory be legall Will not the snactmens OF its egs-
Of serious consideration, for they win speedily find their
way into our courts for adjudication. M
Ihod that this is legal government and that ts acts
the people another in its stead Shall they be remanded
back What do you propose to gain BY that Is il that
the people shall be subjected to the Inconvenience trou
BILE, and expense OF doing their work over again
have heard no say that i is not well done already
have heard no objection pointed out to the constitution
m q ae sa
would have preferred to have had them smaller Had
been Californian, with voice in the convention, /
should have advocated the creation OF three States in
stead Of one within the limits they have prescribed
think would have made the summit of the Sierra Me-
vada the eastern boundary instead Of crossing that al
most inpassabe range Of mountains into the valley
this side But, while this is my present impression,
am NOT prepared 10 say that this range Of noun.
tains inieIposes z more formidable barrier to the
union OF the people both sides of it into one State
than does the chain of the Aleghanes through Vr.
ginia and North Carolina / think, also, that would
divided the seacoast into three States with the view
OF increasing the political power Of the great Pacific slope
in the Senate OF the United States would have drawn
one OF the lines o division from the through the
centre OF the bay San francisco its head and thence
to the eastern boundary Of the State 90 as 10 have thrown
the whole valley OF the Sacramento into State, and
that of the San Joaquin into another Each Of these States
the ocean and 10 the INTERIOR through its own
great waters without passing into the other would have
drawn the other line OF division right angles from the
have passed by the head OF the valley OF the San
joaquin, and have thrown all the territory south Of
that ine, and extending east OF the Colorado, into
another State. Each OF these proposed States would
have contained considerably larger than that
Of New York. think this would have been my view,
had been member of the convention which formed
the constitution OF California; at least would have
inserted clause in that constitution providng for
subdivisions hereafter think that the people OF Cali
i i be one % which Affects them and mot Us nur;ousy
and which may be corrected any time by the consent
OF the legislature and of Congress- provided in the
constitution So far the question OF boundary is to
have any bearing upon the slavery controversy, refer
the equilibrium between the two great sections,
the North the loser and the South the gamer by these
large boundaries. The people upon the whole coast
were unanimous against the institution Of slavery. The
whole country was destined to be free. whether erected
into one or three States. The only question TO be
three free States there As il stands we are
TO have one. know not what the result would be in
this respect will venture the prediction. however.
that If tins question should be kept open year longer,
the two geographical divisions would change positions
in regard to 1.-THE South would here unanimous in
M avcI OF The present boundaries and large portion Of
would have preferred different boundaries than those
abshed by the people Of Charlottesville deem the
that people, am disposed leave the matter with the
and receive California into the Union she is. II she
hereafter shall come TO the conclusion at which have
arrived and vote for subdivision presume that my
vote. should be here at that tme will be recorded in
favor of granting her request have very little expec
taion, however, that this will ever be done. States.
agree to curta, the limits OF their possessions All new
States have INDUCED pride, fatal to their interests, OF
desiring to embrace a territory extensive enough 10
hope that California will, within any reasonable pc
rod be able to sacrifice this pride to her substantial inter-
ests which require that the Pacific should have
larger representation in the Senate of the United States
This republic is composed OF three great geographical d
yisionsthe East, the Atlantic slope; the West the
Pacific slope and the great CENTRE embracing the valley
Of the Mississippi, know Of reason why the Pacific
coast not capable Of sustaining as large population
equal representation, in the Senate as well az he H6uss
with the Atlantic coast
Mr. President. il was my desire to have said some
thing Of the resolutions introduced by the distinguished
and venerable senator from Kentucky IMr CLAY but
find have trespassed too long upon your kindness
cannot do less, however, in justice 10 my feelings,
than odecare that this nation him debt Of graft
occasion care not whether you agree with him in all
that he has proposed and said you cannot doubt the
purity of the motives and the self sacrificing spirit which
prompted him to exhibit the matchess moral courage
OF standing undauned between the two great hostile
factions and rebukng the violence and OF EACH
and pointing out their respective errors in spirit OF
kindness, moderation. and hrmness, which made them
conscious that he was right and all this with an i'm
pauality 90 exact that you could not have told to
which section OF the Union he belonged He set the ball
IN motion which is 10 restore peace and harmony to the
Union He The pioneer in the glorious cause, and
set noble example, which many others are nobly imi
back The excitement s subsding and reason resumng
its supremacy The question is rapidly settling itself, IN
spite OF the efforts OF the extremes at both ends OF the
Union keep up the agitation The people OF the whole
country, North and South are beginning TO see that
there is nothing in this controversy which seriously al
fecs the interests invades the rights, mpugns the
honor OF any section State oil the confederacy They
will not that this question shall be kept open Tor
the benefit Of politicians who are endeavorng TO organ.