Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-12

them Northern California ano what c'e W. n, rho
ss", 49, Whv that the voice OF the people there IS
,oent even over the Law. Well Judging OF inc popular
numbers by the number OF delegates aiottea ~ ~
"rn,on rho district of country South OF go 81 Nun
@ have Contained al least third of the whole popu
ton represented in the Convention ana aGcoru ~ ,
ap b i,on If ,hr Commissioner OF the General Land
Oficc") the country situate contained more " p "
h bo, Sote limits of California AZ her Convention mas de-
Gncd them md about go 600 square miles Here
then in terruorin dimensions is more Than nay INC
ho STATE Of Cat0rna anu lo mum Vc.non New
Inmnsb;r Massachrsetts Rhode Island Connecticut New
York New eTsey and Delaware combined and containing
within those limits fy acn ,mamo,s, nvcrsc to
he formation of STATE Government while nope oil defeat
ng OF stiae'ihs nc w VI i annns,r,
lions Of nonulnr sentiment sustaining as they do AL past
,sapes and p,esrnt national interests t'ht eminent b,Mo
Gratis from the Free States VIII 'e," h ' -, onnoc,on
foyc upon them hv the power "i hu"era oi another
! section Of CalioIna-poss 'e'li'o,! "i'l .
n;cnn, t,r seven >;tacsa OF the gold region una two
- ,he ,os ma,n5rent harnor in the world! Tell U.s. De
nocras of The North what interests OF our great country
are be promotcdwha oolecis oi our Ioole pais a
be subseryed by dsregadng It's time honored principles ana
nh n,,ion, usores and forcing California into the Union as
she is in detance of the circumstances OF heen STATES
against the protest The whole OF your oou'en
G brethren nd 70 man in opposition 10 The measure 20
saw nothna OF the great wing party al me oouh' s9"Ie
less unanimous and equally indignant and resolved 10
no overra,e consequences all when tell you that in my
most deliberate Judgment the National Democratic party
should that measure be- carried through Congress oy Inc a1
| Of Northern and Western Dsmocrdtte Votes ""' "'' "
cannot surrire It's contamination!
srproprrn AZ A STATE OUT national ExcHEouEn.
/, had always struck that the organization o Gall
)rna into State premature, for the want OF The means
of supporting cos,y government Where was me re-
venue TO come froml What the sources OF taxation Inc
lands in private hands in bGl small quantities. and the pup
lie domain ,naxabe while remains such and always mace
90 through compacts the States for five years tcrai,
eand ms to the public III the Eodreglons instead
thn.a u
al properyand every entrance upon The puoc anus io
lowed by taking and expectation OF public treasure
therefrom Iespass and violation OF The nights OF pro-
pery; subccng the trespasser TO damages ana criminal pc
naes for the conversion whether the laws oil the T. states
have been specially extended nomne TO those Territories
unless indeed the amazing aosurdy threned 20 O.
cde slavery from the ccdd 1rrtory) can be maintained
that the eric1 td7rS still IN force there Tor Then
must admit that any citizen has right 10 appropriate 10 NJ
own exclusive (undcr moderate per cenase 10 Inc 20
vernmen whatever mine OF treasure ne discovers VI mas
abundant and without 'et hndance from nelghoor CT.
zen or the long he chooses TO occupy ana
work the same Such is and has been Tor vast number o.
years the Law of Mexico il is universally believe OIL all
The Spanish American Sate and Mr Clay ION carries ou'
his nonslrois doctrine that these laws are III iocc IN LUZ
fprnia and New Mexco-what foliows-what can follow
but that all these deposits OF the precious metals VIII
be lost 10 those whose prodig OUTLAWS Of blood
and treasure have made them oursl ii, however snch
peten and senseess pretenslon is to be repealed ana
chastsed and the right of property OF the United states
with oil the accessories pertaining ownership is to be
serted and maintained in California and New Mexico tic
right of property exists and recognized in every other part
OF the civilized world them citizen OF the South de-
mand OF the Executive and OF Congress- in the South name
ho The first and highest right Of property dts security BE-
forthwith enforced California, and that The public treasure
be protected from all depredations from all quarters 1r u
the North is unwilling that the citizens OF the South should
share in the benefits of Joint acquisition out prefers 10 share
them rather with foreigners and tier poems erery
cline appeal to the Constitution Tor the auhorly ana we
doctrine that the public treasure ererer De- belongs TO ne
public Treasury and is naenabe md indlspoaabc bll
BIZ le and that every surplus thereof beyond the cons-
ona wants the Government belongs exclusively ami e-
| In
he PIRATE citizens Of favored portions OF them bn ms
though important il aggressive and return 10 what WAS
saving OF tie resources OF Tile STATE government W support
| itself
Besides the of land the right 10 tax or derive
revenue froa the public domain there was want ol num-
bers and consequently OF employment &C. and locality anu
Xedness in the popuatlon 10 make taxation available ana
ADEQUATE To the for though the Con
yeniion in the sh section Of the schedule OF the Consu
ton made pretensons 10 large population BY diectlne
o members of Congress 10 be elected, while the existing
ratio OF representation in Congress 706S0 for each member
would have required population of 800 yet the Convel-
itself in another part OF the same Constitution hc 29h
section of the 18th ace) betrayed It's consciousness that Ii
could nothing like that number NJ the time that election
was 10 take place by providing that me number o mem
bers OF Assembly shall be less than "A than S.
until the number OF inhabitants within this State shall dmou:
10 00000'-tpanly referring To some distant day thus
furnishing convincing proof that had reached that
Der yet by Directing in the lith section OF the schedule thai
the members be chosen the election which the iro
members of Congress 10 be elected should only amount
10 36, | by stand alone in my estimate OF the
taxable resources of Catalonia. The leading member OF
Convention, gentlemen long distinguished aud now
honoed with her hg hes, Federal trust Or. VIM. NJ Gwn
one OF her Senators ccci) the floor OF her Convention
made known her desntion in far significant terms
n have and rated her extronites as so caigen that he
gayely insisted that the United States Treasury shcud de-
fray all her expenses for "a nub 81 ysdrshus making
her mendcant and spendary Of The Federal Government
and uncons,ituonay but inevitably her dependant Bni
il is best that DR.. Gwin should speak for himself:
sit absolutely csscn1l that the House should asccf
ta how tie supporting this government, after is
udolt;on be ob'ained Oiher aus'be proridd
! me-
The GovERSnEST or gnE UNITED STATES SHOULD REAR
THE EXPENSES or THE STATE GOVERNMENT ron NUMBER
OF AFTER IT'S ADOPTION. Fourteen OF The lhry
States Of tho Union the new States, except Iexashave
had the benefit of territorial government The expend
ure of public money in sustaining territorial governments
mas been immense. There never was territory except
California that had large appropriations 10 sustain IT,
&c "Florda had the benefit Of "a years territorial govern
ment during which period she receireI si0O000O0; G.,
Mississippi had the benefit of II years. Alabama 49, Lnuis
ana &C. years Tennessee d; Kentucky lU; Ohio In
diana l6; Illinois Isl Michisan 81 Missouri Isl Arkansas
3 Iowa and Wisconsin - The object OF the resolution
is report upon these cs and II the statistics can be oh
ainedhere ascertain how much has been paid out OF h
nubc treasury these territories and 10 show Ma
The Congress gfthe United States is bound TO appropriate o."
u The tar coected here, sufficient 'osunpor his STATE to
srnnlent until other b. obaid rda0W imposing
oRerOus burtbens upon the people,"
Every thinking at once that such condi
ton of dependency of State upon the general
is an impossible relation under such federation of sove
eign,ies us ous the money power would inevitably
draw the political after il, il would involve cession
Of sovereignty which State in tbs Union has more
States than The federal government has capacity TO II
ceive under the limitations OF the Constitution. Scnato
Dayton will have take back his audaions upon the Cali
;onia Convention for its bounul allowances 10 her STATE
iunctionaes--of slO0oo per for her GovernorS5
per dien and $50 Tor twenty miles travelled by he
Lieutenant Governor while in performance Of his official dG
csS6 per dcm TO each OF her Senators and Reprcsen
a,iycs with SIG mileage, def the coSates pr,
them for of all professions Of generosity those leas
and felt least where the betrayed from hi
pockets of others But did not cite Dr. OWNS speech
rcbuke opinions palpably unconstitutional
support in either House of Congress but borrow ILL
aid OF gentleman Of distinction acc merit, and who wei
knows the condition of California, 81 ow that her
real and that until she has within her
SELF of supplying hem is her right, it is her duty Il
draw her supplies from the National Treasury and upon The
only upon which the federal has any
Stitutiona authority theni-ha she receives
submits 10 such territorial form OF government Con
sess should provide for her 1t amazing, that aic
ne had shewn fully what Congress had done for all III
other States in providing them with and deray ng hc
expenses lo. territorial govornnentsthat Caion
entitled equal measure oil protection and support
and stood in such actual need Of ithat
quence had occurred him, that territorial condition
would be quite Indispensable 10 California he
that aid had been the States which l.,
referred the bencficiares of the federal government
). OSE-THIRp OF THE POPULATION AND SEAR
TERRITORY STATE CALIFORNIA ALREADY BEEH
ISI oRPoRArEp INTO STATE or DEsERET, AND SEVEN
ron Turr A