The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-07-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 25.

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of Senators was unusually full and the gal
lerles were crowded, in cons' sequence OF IN
expectation that Mr.. Soule would speak.
Mr. Soule was listened TO with deep al
len,on, and with evident satisfaction ny
some. He was expected to bring forward
some new views, and he did so, and rspe-
cialIv one that TO Mr. Benton was very I'M
welcome. Mr.. Soule offered a substitute
for that part OF the adjustment hlll which
provides for the admission oil California -
He proposes. in substance, that Cali'or-
MIA be admitted. upon the proclamation oil
the President, as soon as she shall. by an
ordinance. adopt. as her Southern bounda-
ry, the Missouri line Of SO deg. 80 min.
north latitude, and also secure, TO The Uni
ted States, the sole RICH, 10 the primary
disposal Of the soil, The revenue. coIlec.
ted BY the United States in California. he
restores to her and he provides for the paw
ment of her Senators and Representatives
i ne OF sc deg. so min. he proposes 10 form
into a territory. to be called South CaliIor-
mia, with the same provisions Tor It's gov
eminent as that of Utah, and with the fur
'her provision that, when it forms State
Constitution. il may come into the Union
as free or slave State, as the people OF
the territory may choose. This is subslan-
tally his proposition. The general re-
marks with which Mr.. Soule opened his
speech, were very eloquent and very just.
The argument, as far as he proceeded in
il, Yesterday, was directed to one object
to shew that the whole or nearly the whole
public domain OF Caliornia-with gold
bearing lands OF IA value equal 10 the a.
noun, of the aggregate debts of every ma.
ton in the world---would pass to Califor>
MA, as soon as she is admitted as State,
by the passage of the bill before the Sem
ate.
He argued that California had not, by
her Constitution, protected the United
States IN the right 10 the soil, and that, in
a certain ordinance sent here subsequently
to the presentation Of the Constitution. and
the printed copies Of which essentially va
ried from the original words, which had
been altered by some unknown hand, it
was promised that, after reserving eleven
hundred thousand acres Tor the purposes
OF schools, the vacant and unoccUpied lands
he reinqulshed to the United States. There
would MOI be much land left vacant and
Mr.. S. said, IN country where
here were now twenty thousand aericul-
ur,sts and hundred and fifty thousand
gold diggers. He went INTO various areu,
menis to show that California was not a
party to the sill, and would not he bound
BY It's provisions, and tina, it was necessary,
in order to preserve the rights Of the UnI-
ted States. that California should give her
assent TO the conditions of her admission
before she was actually made sovereign
State.
Mr.. Soue will resume his argument 10
day and he will. presume, satisfy many
that there are some vast land projects at
the bottom of this scheme for hurryng Cal
ifornia into the Union. as Stale. Mr..
Benton was much annoyed by these views,
and will. presume. reply. DR.. Gw'n
was present, and will furnish materials for
a reply 10 Mr.. Soule. Mr. Soule will, to-
day, offer an argument in favor OF dividing
California by The Missouri compromise
line. IF Mr.. Soule's anne ndments be adop.
ted they will be assened 10 bv California
and it will delay her admission only three
months.
After the disposition Of Mr.. Soulp's a.
mpndment another amendment will be of,
fered for the purpose Of drawing the MIS-
sonri compromise line through Texas to
the eastern limit of California.
The discussion of the adjustment bill. IN
the Senate, will still occupy some time
II will pass the Senate, in case il obtain the
vote of either the following Senators-io
wit: Mr.. Hunter, Mr.. Morton, or Mr.. Der.
ren.
The House is still engaged upon the
general bounty land bill. A caucus was
held. BY the friends Of the measure. on |
night. and scheme agreed upon !
which embraces the officers and soldiers of
The Indian wars IN the North West and in
FLORIDA, Sc, the late war with Great
Britain. and the staff officers who served
10 Mexico. 1t dnes not embrace the field
officers who served in Mexico, for there
ire nine of them in Congress. and it would
ook as If they were taking care of them.
elves. The plan embraces the three. six
nd twelve months men of the war Of 1912.
The bill will call Tor an appropriation Of
bout two millions of acres OF public
ands.-Cor. Char. Cour.
WASHINGTON, June 81.
Intelligence was received here yesterday
hal Col. Munroe. the Military Governor Of