Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-12

every new acquisition OF tttIltoilts has ltu y
discussions OF the question whether the sys
TEN of involuntary seryiiudc, which prevail
IN many of the States. should or should M
h. prohibited in that Territory, The period
Of excitement from This cause, which hay
heretofore ocrurc,l. have been safely passed
bet dunnytit intervals, Of whatever length
that NAV capse before the admission Of th
territories. ccdcl by Mexico, A. States, tap
/ pears prob Me that similar CNcltcmcnts wi
prevail G, an uuiue rXtcnt. tndsrthcsc ar
cumsiauccs. I thought, and still think, tia
: II was ms duty 10 cndeayor to put II IN III,
power - Corrrc~s. Nv the admission uf Cali
nfu1 srJ New NcNtcu - States, to rcmo,,
/ all acc, sion Cor thr unnecessary agitation q
. ihg public mind
4 claim hos bccn advanced hy the state o
. Texas Co very large portion Of the mos
. porulous districts Of the territory cUmDonl'
. jrsiru7t,d rv hi name Of New Mexico. I
he peyrls uf New Mexico had formed plaI
OF State Government for that territory. n
coded Is th, treaty at Guadalupe llidalco
and had been admitted D., Congress as State
our constitution would have afforded III,
mean, n vbt1mInr an adjustment Of the gucs
ton Of thc boundary with Texas. To ludI
cta, decision 10 rps,rut. however, no Judicial
tribunal has ,hr power 1T deciding that quc-'
ton. arJ 10 remains Nr Congress 10 devils,
-ou, lu,,ir f.r ii. adjustment. Meanwhile,
I submit a. corcrr~s the question, whether II
would hr CNrrj,rHi hriurr such adjustment
o. establish a territorial government, which
by including the district ~ clolm~d, would
practically dccidc the question adversely "a
ihc State uf Taxes. excluding Il would de,
eide 10 Boa her iNor. IN nav opinion. such O
cuursT would uui b, cNp"dicnt, especially a'
The people oi tins TERRITORY still enjoy the hrn.
Eft and Protection at their municipal laws
ORIGINALLY derived from Mexico, and have q
military force stationed there 10 protect them
against thr Indians.
70 I,ujcr,tnOdihaI the purlr ofihr Wc-;.
Cru part of California have iuuurl a plan Tor
"a STATE constitution and will submit the sam,
fn tl. Judgment oi CoUgu>s TIN, cuur~,
.H fhrlr part. though 200 accordance with, WI,
NOT adopted exclusively iu consequence of any
expression oi my wishes, Iasmuch n meas,
ure tending ~ ih.s end had been promoted
Pos or, uhrur. srul their hy nv predecessor,
.na were .uajy u active Tugrs, OF cNrcu.
uu t,.nrr ans communication reached mD
.um California ltthcpuro>cd constitution
-aaI. when Submitted iu Cmgn.>-, b. found
90 hr Boz compliance with tly rua'uou, OF
rr. constitution ct do, Dutd States. earn
..f's recommend that % NAV receive she
sanction 81 Congress. The part eft I1lIinr-
u.a ruI included 90 the proposed State ut that
name. d, believed iu b. uuluhahirt, except iU
settlement uf yur own cyuutumCn On the
vicinity ui salt lake.
It's undoubtedly trgr i.ut thr property.
.rn.. liberty. and religion uf the people ~
New N.Nrn 11 better pr,tytri than they
ever n,.. l.tur, 'h, t0.7,y utrrs,.uu. should
Congress. Nasu l,'lfTuI 'hllI p1s'u; here
-..i fur Incorporation into che Union, annex "a
r....tun 'u Irr admission ., STATE, Affect
.r ".l oHur-Ilr institutions, contrary tu ir"
U.-.., off N.T rTur'U. and even cuWp' her
fIu. uH't 90 comply with 90, Nri III STATE
could rHlrr. r.r constitution a luy time ai.
E.r I"r admission, when iU BEG 200 should ~r'm
.Nn...n' lrr. tols expected that auy lt-
Fm"fr. F.HE trgr'un'g "ttHr State thr rights
.. .|' government Iu q matter which T-ru-
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."... u' lut. r.rrrrgI they vl.' certainly
.H. -.--.r'. u their r,s.,'H~ru against 70 hy
.". great m|~, ui ib' \W.rrIn people. To-
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.-'. uIO meet With u" rur'iai r'-l"u~ a-
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