The New York herald., 1850-06-27

oux Wsshinx nxton Correspondence.

O'Clock day commanding the close attention OF the
Senate Of the members Of ths House in the lobbieS
and OF the men, and Of the ladies, In the gallery
whs arc only good listeners in the event of good
speech.
He finished up, first In order his argument upon
this strong point that unless the public lands In Cali
fernis secured BY precedent act Of Congress
or by some act oontsmporsneously ratified with Cali
fsrnia with the act Of her admission State that
less something OF this sort 10 done the State may
~ her discretion appropriate the public domain
csde in charity greater lesser portion Of 1t to the
United States rrserving the gold mines Of course to
herself because she will be sovereign the lands
unless Congress shall them
consented to by California before she 10 admitted
To show the extent Of the generosity Of the State of
California to herself We give the following ordi
been received here, that, agreed to by Con-
gress, 1t will amount to nothing.
ORDINANCE ASSEMBLED re A
CONSTITUTION ron THE stain CALIFORNIA, q, RsLA-
Tioc TO THs pIsrosIrioS OF THE PUBLIC LArDsN THAT
constitution for the State of California, on behalf
and by authority Of the people Of said state that ths
following propositions be submitted to the Congress OF
the United States which sssented to by that body
shall be obligatory on this State =
the public lands and where such has been sold
otherwise Of other lands thereto
and As contiguous as may be- shall be granted to the
State for the use Of schools.
e. Seventy sections Of the appropriated lands
wtthln small Do Set apart reserved
for the use and support Of university, which, to-
retkd with such further quantities may be agreed
opriatsd tslsly to the and support OF such
university, in such manner as the legislature may
prescribe.
g. -Four sections of land, to be selected under the
direction Of the legislature from any of the unappro
pristed lands belonging to the United States within
this State shall be granted to the State tor its in
establishing seat Of government to dcfray the
penses of public buildings at the same.
4 Five hundred thousand acIes OF the unappro-
priated public lands in this State belonging to the
United States in addition to the soc 600 granted
TO tho States under act Of Congress distributing
the proceeds OF the public lands among the several
States Of the Union, approved A. D. ISL shall be de.
granted TO the State for the purpose Of defrsyng the
of the State and other State
poses and FIVE Per of the net proceeds of the sale
Of all lands lying within the State which shall be sold
under the authority Of the United States after de-
ductng all expenses incident to the same shall also
be appropriated for the encouragement of learning.
g. All salt springs within this State and the lands
reserved for the Of the same at least one section
including each spring shall be granted to the State
be used or sspored OF as the legislature may direct
The hrst senators and representatives elected to
Congress nom this state hereby authorized and
empowered to make or assent to such other propo-
stions the interests Of the may require and
by the legislature shall be as obligatory as it the
assent Of this convention given thereto and all
suance of authority herein shall be
sdered articles Of compact between the United States
and this State and tho legislature Is hereby further
authorized to declare in behalf the people Of Cali
ferna IL such declaration be proposed by Congress-
tbey Will Interfere with primary utsposA
under the authority Of the United States Of vacant
lands within the limits OF this State.
Having disposed of the question Of the public lands
Mr.. Soule addressed himself to the subject of the
boundaries Of the State Of California contending that
they were extrayagant unnatural aud impolitic and
that the Missouri line was the proper southern bound
AIRY for the State.
His speech produced powerful effect. The Oldest
Senators listened with closeness OF attention which
they are not accustomed to exhibit and one OF the
youngest, Mr.. Douglass, armed with his documents
and papers is to answer him tomorrow and II he
shake the argument of Soule against California she
stands he will have accomplished the greatest work Of
his life.
wAsmsoroy, June 25, 1850.
OmniSus Stock DO~n .asain-.4 Lia. More Light Upon
he Subject, for the Benefit Of our Wise Lsgsiaiors
portani InJermafion from the South
We have had good deal Of light thrown upon the
California question yesterday and to-day by the dis
tinguished Senator from Louisiana lie has shown
that to admit California Just she Il, will involve the
loss the public lands to the government gold mines
and all; that her boundaries areunnatural extrava-
CANT shapeless, ungsinly unfair, and impotic. hut
more than that. II appears that Mr.. semple Presi-
dent Of the Convention, had talk with Mr.. Butler
King, in which Mr. King free to declare that the
object Of getting up State in California to relieve
the administration Of the question: and that he
advised them to take In much territory rs they
could; and for Gods sake IL possible to leave nsthng
10 be egAted for by Congress II appears also, that
following this advice the convention crossed
the sierra, ana TOOK mucn territory as
possibly manage Of the Great Basin, having doub.
that, Congress in tight place" according to
Mr. Botts member of the convention) they would be
glad 20 admit California upon any terms. Mr. Bolts
who seems TO be as much "a matter-of fact his
brother John Minor Bolts said =;
I'VE have got Congress in a tight place. They are
compelled TO admit ns-they are bound to take us
boundary and all We can prescribe our own dicum
to Congress, and make 1t the condition. the sine
mon Of our sdmissionn
Hence the tremendous boundary laid dswn-and
hence the ordinance Of the convention, proposing to
be satisfied with couple OF millions OF acres of lsads
for the State TO bs selected by the State which
osd of course, be selected along the seams OF the
gold mines.
The QUESTION Of the admission Of California just
che Is therefore not only involves her unnatural boun
dars crossing her natural limits into the Great
the government OF millions aud millions money, in
the sacrifice OF the sssms OF the gold mines nos OF
the whole of tn. pubic domain OF California.
These sppareat facts, disclosed by the speech Of
Mr.. ssule have put the omnibu, stock down day;
and AZ thtre are "NerA southern cchatofs VINO are
disposed TO bach cut, the passage Of the bill again be-
comes question OF uncertainty.
The friends of the bill hal determined to refrain
nom debate. hut they are compelled TO come TO its
relief must hear their defence before can de-
tsrmns the exact merits Of the terrible attack of Mr.
soue.
There h great deal OF Ignorance In Congress Of the
geography OF the territories acquired nom Mexico IL
h 40 peculiar, 80 sntir'ly different from snythns
east Of Texas. that no understand ~, any
than he can understand the geography OF Asia
10 the general ounss Of the physical character OF
our Mesicsns a@ IN duty bound. aud In few words
We shall attempt 20 describe " -
West frOn Texas. the whole country TO the Pacific 10
of volcanic origin. OF the rOughest aud mosrusgei
character and the following msy be considered ss Its
natural divisions.
hsw Mczico.-rhs natural boundaries OF New Mexi-
the desert the east between II and the habits
Die territory OF Tsxas-the kis Grsnde on the South
th. old line the North, ana the great chain OF
IN. serre de 10. Msmbres Of Rocky Mountains on the
Wet This has only the hshatsble margin Of
the Rio Grand- rband in the dthe of the river,
and fcw ,sss contiguous aud tributary TO the main
stream, all II th,m dependant upon irrigation Tor
and thsr scany crops The t.ritery IL without timbe
and rams culd in the winter and hot aud dry
in the summer grazing country country for shep-
berds-aDd not n country foe slave labor.
Jfah-1he natural boundaries Of Utah are the boun-
daries OF the great Colorado valley extending TO the
vsey of the ella south the Rocky Mountains on the
east separating IL rom New Mexico and the Desert
Bssin Mountains ON the wet, sepsratng u from the
Great Basin These limits comprise the widest aud
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