Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-16


o leave inean snbe the fg of the United States
10 he public domain aud other public property in Cali
lara,
Whilst a m0iirilv tho committee believe II to he
nee snry nnd praprt under actual circumstances t. al
M C,lifsnip the, hol il qne necessary aud prop
Ia establish vornmfnts for the residue of the oro
" derived from Mexico aud To honp It within the pale
IT lEo Federal nnihalty The femoeuo4s of that tctn
tory tom the seal Of the General Governments Tho dis
rer>cd state nt ia population; the variety ot races pure
AID mixed dnt winch It ennsiss the Ignorance of slne
of the faces II ouf laws, hnqutee, aud hnbs; their cS
pasurc ntnads sud ot slyare tribes; and hr sol
cmn stlrnatlous Il the treaty by which No acquired dn
mnlon them. imp se upon the lntird States the
Imperative obligation d extending to thrm protection,
and ot ptaydug af them government and laws suited 10
their roldltnn tnulrrss will ftil In tho performances
H hnh duty II dues mol give. Httempt 10 give, 10
them thr benefit nf such pfoecon government aud hws
l'hty are not now and tat ong time L. come may
not br, prepared or Nntr government, Tho territorial
lan for tn present. Is hest suited IN lhe condition
\ hill his been reported by the Committee oa Terrto
tirs dividing all the territory acquired hom Mexico not
camprohendrd within the hmts of California into twa
Territories, n der The names of New MeNco and uDol
and prop SIM tfsnch n territorial puve nnput.
The commitle recommend Ia tie Scnate the establish
mt Of lhso leultod aycromrote aad in ordar unre
certainly aHorufe Tint i srhle nll'c they nso fccrm
innnd that the h Tor hrlr all ahurut ho lnc,rota
nd IN tba brl fof the sdm,-iaool t'ou,a, aud that,
united together, they beth be- pissed
Tho combination OF the iva measures in the same hill
Il nhIrclcd 10 vatous eruund8 Il s sll that they
are inc nefuous aud havo nrcressny canorxon with
each othe1 majority ol the eumuiifoe hnh other
We. Tho ohcrl Of hulh monsnrrs Is The establishment
u government suited 10 the cnnllliuus respectively, n
lhr proposed new State aud ol The new Icnltnlcs.--
prur 10 thclr tansi IL The United Sncs. they both
afmed pant ef NJ Niea. whcie hey 9eod IN equal rela
tions the government OF that republic. lhoy were
h1th ccdrd the Iniicd nlos by The same treaty.
Aod IN ha same arcc ol that treaty, the United States
soemoly enq'ged To project aud govern both. Common
their uuG H. common III their alienation from nno if
con government tn another, cnnmnn IN their wants 0
llod pupsnmcnt. mud enntrrninous IN sono nj then
hluHdlI,, and like ~ many particulars OF physical con.
dluuu. they have nearly oycry thnG III cnWmoa ~ the
relllua II which they stand 10 the lest ol tins Union
There Is, thon, general hHes and pfopney III oNien-
dug the parental care of government t. both In commou
II California, by sudden aud extraordinary anamcnta
ton OF ropuauan has advanced rapidly us 10 mature
hrr for Sinc government. thai furnishes why
the less hrluoa'o territories Of New Mexico and uiah
should be adanduucd aud le norovcrned hy the laed
States. should b. scannrcrd with C1lilomin, which,
although she hns ogan'zed ipf herselt State govern
mcul, hr eiaIly aud conslinonilly regarded ms
Ieutofy uull she - actually admitted asn State IN the
mon,
l. Is further ohocrcd tint combining The two measures
in the same bill mcmheB who may b willing 10 vote
for ono and unwilling II vote hr the other wnull be
placed In un embarrassing oondlaun. They would be
cans.taned u augrd. Ia lako ~ o reject both. Ga The
ohrt hand. lh,r other members who would be Wi
constrained To vota against lhe California bill # II stool
nonc. Each party finds IN the bill which II vos some
lina Wlel nmendt II Ia acrcptlncn and IN the o'her
something which II dIslpprov"s. The rnegmnnd there
fre ut to o lrtan To the union Of tho lsates IL mol
any want uf affinity between them, but becuse oi the
favor ur favor with which dry are respectively re.
gatdod, In This conflict II opinion. It seems 10 NM
itv OF the committee tint splIl otmulu1l concession
calons that the two should be connected togel
or the effect of which will be- that neither opinion will
exclusively ttlumph, and dat h9lh may had N such an
anirabe arrangement emu gh Of goi Ia reconcile them
ia the arrrp nee Of tie combined measure. Aud such
course ot lolIs ton u MI nj all unnsur. ffw law
have ey,f sod III which there were nol parts h which
exception taken II Is ineSrfdrni, Il not lnrtaru=
cnbr "a selcfae these plrt7 and cmhnly lhen ~ dls
liuc bills 81 rs accommodate tho diversity oi opinion
which may exist. Tho Constitution of The Unlied States
can'anod IN It gtnt variety oi pruHsnts, 10 sime oil
which serious objection was madi IA The convention
which Grmrd II lay different members ot lhli body and
wlrn it wa sub uittd In the aii,llion d" the Stnies.
some o lh,m o ed to pfis and others 10 olhef
paris Of the same usrmrn. Il1d tlesn various puts
mud provision, heen scprtay acted on IN HE c1nvenlln
or separately submitted In thu people OF he Uned States,
il by m means certain la The Constitution va II would
ever have been adopted n nuftl lh.sa wlo did not
like particular provisions found compensation II other
p1fis ufil And IN all cases ofcons tulons and laws
When other is presented as nhac, the question TO be
decided l. whether the good winch il contains is not o
orc ,rr amount aud does neutral my thing cXccp
I IT.
sake Of lai harmony so desirable III such conlrleracy
8s dis WE mu4l be rcronrted 10 secure ns nue as We
can Of what we WISH and be eonso'ed by the iet clah
ll wai we do not exactly like IL lf'ndly cncc7sl n
and agreeable 10 those who being united with IA N
rn.ntn1n drstny it is derble should always 1.-Two Will
Ms in ucare aud concord,
nafrlty + the committee have. therefore been lie
l., the recommendation io the Seo1c that the two meh
enfcs be united The bill tor establishing TIE two Ter
torir4 II viii be obefVed, on3 the Nllmol rrovts1
on the ono hand and On The other. makes no provision
nr the inlnducan Of slavery no any part oi the ne"
Territories That proyiso has been the iroiHl source e
,lIsfrac ION and AGITATION II It wetc ndoped aud applied
Ia any Irrturv it wauld ccase TO have any obg tory
force as soon as such Tenitoy admitted as State
into the iniun. There Nps never any oera- N iot H. 10
ACCOMPLISH the pr -ese obj c' with which II was oTolne
ally offered This has been clearly demonstrated by the
- Inc enraut Of eyca3 Calif1uia, oi all inc ''ceh
territorial aco 4itIions fo,n Mexico, was that IN "hch,
if anywher within them the intro uIucion ol slavery was
most likely /, tae place; and the constitution oi Caliiof
NJ, bv the inous vote Of Il, conycutit, has express
~ nIcfjricl it-lhere is the hghes, degree oi praba
6iliy tim 'tah and New McNlcn Will when thy come
In b, admitted as States. follow the example. he pro
Wis, is as 10 all these regions in cpmm N, mere aosac-
li5n. WHY should it be any longer nsi9tcd on "aiy
destitute as II is, oraoy practical Import, II has, never
rlre had the ptoucans effect To excite a'fions' II not
cpuscqa nccs.
II is Iel lime that the wounds whi,i II has mn red
should be healed up and closed; and that, To avoid ~ an
future tine the aglati9rs which nut be produced by
the Conflict Of opinion ON the slavery QUO 'A'S'G
ms his institution does in me II the Sa'cs and PROM
te Nc il others. the true principle which ought to
fer,ale the a, i'm ul Cong in fIrmn2 territorial gov
ernucnl. IT each newly acquitted main Is 10 'Fi!"9
frnm all leei LAT ontn te SUI jet IN he ierHoy acquired
81 our a il reins the territorial form ii government