Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-04
oT.TE MANCFACTORY.

". ara ylad that our friend venabe in the House ana MT
Clemens (the new Senator from - -.
Democrat resolutions INTO Congress- ASK
in9 full particulars of the President the ado
ted In California extraordinary interference Of the
Regency both in a civil and military capacity, towards
ganzing State Government there. Congress at its last
session having Jailed establish territorial government
and II being almost certain that the present session Gen.
Taylor mus, be- caiod upon abandon his dodge" and
pumpy the issue OF tho proviso applied TO terrific
hal government the Regency contrved scheme TO evadc
the "dannng exposure OF the doube-faced game 1t Is
thus described by tho Raleigh Standard:
"Genora Taylor, appointed Military Governor OF The
Territory General Riley, who by proclamation, not only
declared the Mexican law prohibiting slavery still IN exist
ence but called Convention which Convention assembled
in of his action and his orders and proceeded TO
form State Constitution In this work General Riley who
no doubt acted under instructions from General Taylor was
eidsd oy T. Butler King of Georgia confidential friend OF
te President and who stated his first Speech in San Fran
cisco that he was there 10 cooperate with the people In
forming State Government expressly the instance OF the
Administration. voluntary Increment q Tie peo
pie forced affair rom frstto ias the South whose
Blood and treasure equally with that OF the North had pur
chased this Territory entirely excluded from all partici
patton In its benei-excluded by Migrants and undecrs
s OF the M ,ho Military action of This Federal
But this not all: This Convention has attempted TO
poze the whole Territory for free SOL rom ogon 10 aan
miles and inland the mountains and along all the streams
: :siiS ounce s'' ''S'' "''' o "''''' 'D'
Of tho m inner in which elections carried out in
California communicated by Mr. W. G. Russell just from
the mines:
he boxes were thrown open to the ballot OF every one
without regard his lms OF citizenship Men OF All ma
lions no m alter how short the period they had been In the
territory; no matter whether they had gone TO the region 70
settle mory upon OF observations whether TO spend
few months gathering gold rading and then leave per-
haps foreyer- all suffered without regard to for
decency, or law 10 aouss the uch ooas'eo
privilege of freeman
of fha
nsn VINO designed settling in the territory or who could be
regarded as citizens In tho true acceptatlon OF the TERM
GMr Russell observed that striking feature OF this mock
election was tho number Of Abotioniss who just on
the eve of it, swarmed into the territory and fairly besiegcd
,ha ba He does doubt from the OF
these man. that they out emssares by the
control the future policy OF the country WIFE
regard TO the slavery question After the deed was done
they exu,ed loudly over and manifested savage 10y over
compished their fendish purposes and wore returning
thor homes the congatuaton Of those who sent
thsm and Of the snsavery party generally Wc may eas
w. in view these facts peceve the appropriateness OF he
k of Greeley when no heard that the antslavery ea-
ture had been engafted in the constitution All this said
hs 10 in precise accordance with our expectations Ihere
any serious danger that such population as mas
been suddenly attracted California together with suSh as
found there by our people, would ever cenoeratey es
tabsh aud legalize slavery
Should the official information confirm these reports OF
,,upenduou. fraud exhibit any marked ,regarty in the
formation of the State government of California cannot
loub, that all lovers Of justice and constitutional right will
own upon the admission of California State under the
essnt auspices Certain s it. that under circumstances
houd she be admitted hough Old lack says TO the contra
Wy with her onstrous boundaries usuping tho whole
Of 700 miles The South should not accede TO unless
he Missouri Compromise line be through to the Pacific