The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-09-07

Mr. Ssuie On the Admission Of California
The following is IN extract from Mr.
Soule's remarks in opposition to the ad'ni''
sion of California
The amendment, of the senator from
Tennessee. proposes futher Ia fesillct the
southern limits of Cal. 'ornia To 3G deg. 80
min. W.. President. ia it necessary tho
should call your attention to the fact that n
| few DAYS ago. in this very chan,her, there
was not senator found hot who admitted
I that the boundaries of Cali'orui; were vast.
" too extensivei 1t was indeed admitted
on MI hands that they were unnatural. OK.
travagan,, aud impolilic. have not seen
yet the senator who could get up after such
an admission. and say upon what ground
he predica,ed the immediate admission oil
this State, whose entrance into the Union
with her present limits and constitution
threatens so seriously to shake to its very
foundations the whole G,overtlnen, She
utterly disregarded the bounds which the
mighty hand Of God has set to her iu's.
dic,ion. She claims nm area of territory
lar beyond the .llotinents that were ever
made to any OF the new States that were
carved on, OF Territory belonging to the
uutcd States. It laws the foundation Of
an empire which will e,thci suhvrrt all bal.
ance Of power in the councils oi the ma
ton. or set at defiance Your authority on
those seas which Will hereafter command
the commerce OF the Ea;'. Yet, sir they
are insisted on. We have the power in
our hands 20 correct the evil, and the ma.
lority is unwilling To set Itself to work and
to satisfy such moderate eNigencles. What
can be the ohjectl The great object j. 10
exclude the southern states irom all these
territories, acquired though they were with
,heir blood aud with their treasure, ms well
n, with the blood aud treasure of the other
States That IS the great object. II was
found impossible n, the two bat sessions Of
Congress tn iitct the ilmot Provaso upon
the South, aud now we are called upon to
iasten it 10 this bill over the shoulders Of
Cali orna. That i the object. Cali ornit
has assumed to extend her jul dicIior over
10000 square miles of territory. She
tells you in her convention that not only
does she not wish to retain these bounda-
lirs, but that .he only assumed them m
,,dar IN r,,vo b,,na fer ont of them SIX free
States on the Pacific; and while hv this
ient OF political ltgcrdcu ain, Can MA rs.
suipes TO cover with the "ilmot Pro'iso
$50 900 squire miles of territory, withou,
n,,,..r .ud vi,hon, ou,ho,;ty. y.. are called
nno,, to sancii,n tba, which. without that
.,,,r,ion J., ,f ma ny,il and effect, In o,hef
( words We ,rn called unon To SANCTION the
ly;I,yo, pror;se Tint /, the Truth The
I noy,er Of Numbers. not the power of reason
i. ia decide This s,ru,nle. and we are to be
/ L.,,.n hi,
Nu, .,r. we have \, leas, gained some.
I ,bin, hy bripoin,, the question in nll its M.
kcdgess ia the ties, II il nov undisguispd.
/ ,,,,,ast.d Jhar. il stands alone. without
ans, sccp,ie., ,,,;.c, Of Comnronise or ad.
u.,,,o,, This measure will pass, have
I ~, A,,h, ht, II. cousu,unation vil be the
contamination of one OF the most gsievons,
,he most ,evol,,pe. and the mos, uHinstalia.
III. ,,,o,,,s that can he inflicted upou a
n.oule G,iur. As we do, under cons,itu.
,,.,,I como,ct which proposes 10 establish
4 ,,,,,,ce ooj IN pro,,o.c me general retire
/, u;ll remain /, monument Of legislative
rs,Ll.ssness and oppression; it win shame
history tn record II, Sir. do not wish to
ho,, he amy remarks of mine. the excite.
man, which already prevails to such an
,l,,mi,y extent throupbout tho county
God alone knows to wha, pitch it may
,.,ch whom ,he official r,,,,aer shall pro.
clam, IN ,bo nation as the law Of the land
,h. acenrsrd measure which. in the mad.