Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-02

was emphacay the work of those who natyebom ci
Of the United States The right Of suffrage restricted
by law to Z" free chte citizens" and foreigners were posi-
lively excluded from its enjoyment Fifteen thousand votes
We're poed at the adoption Of the constitution, and of these
not more than one thousand natives of California,
the remaining fourteen thousand being born and raised in
the Unted saes These the persons who according
Sonhern Senator, carried with them to California those
elements Of government which are formed in the breast
f euery american citizen" There is no authority then
Tor saying that this constitution from the hands Of mix
cd and motley population Those who made are our coun
tymen who were recently amongst us every section of
the Unon enjoying those rights which common to us ALL
The spirit Of enterprise and adventure has carried them 10 the
shores Of the Pacific but they the less country
men, They have but yielded to the spirit of the agethat
progressive spirit by which distinguished above all
other people in the world And for having done this
coIdance with the policy of the Government shall we cut
them OFT from political association, abandon them 10
state Of awess anarchy, drive them to the necessity Of
usupng form of for themselves by the force of
revolution All the high considerations Of patriotism and
duty prompt US to yield them, Immediately that protection
which is secured to them by the treaty and the spirit
stutions If Congress shall fail to do this will leave un-
discharged most important with which has been COM
fded and will have before this country and the
world for having placed in imminent hazard the only form Of
which mans genius has yet DEVISED where op
lar rights are maintained by law.
The facts also show that there justification for the as
seron so frequently made that the agitation Of the slavery
question has prevented emigration Cali ornia from the
Southern States deprive those States from any aeen
cy IN the formation Of the constitution The Convention
was composed Of members. OF these from fifteen
to natives Of the slave Staes about
f,centco natives Of the free States three foreigners
who had emgrated from the United States after naturalization
here, and the remainder native Caomians The President
OF the Convention native Of slave State The COM
mtee which reported the constitution composed of ss
from the slave, from the free States and sr natives
with chairman from the slave States Both the Senators
elect from the South both Of hem think are or have
been Shareholders and have strong sympahes with South
interests Those them who seek obstruct the entrance
OF California into the Union for this are without apology
Southern interests and Southern feelings have been fully re-
presented there and the South has Of complaint if
the sovereign authorities of California thought proper to
exclude slavery Il is their act and the Government of
the United States has power it.
The adoption by the Convention of the clause Of the con-
sltuon prohibiting slavery, the work of delberaon.
This its history Il was moved by Mr. W. E. SHANNON,
who native Ireland and who emigrated California from
New York He had moved the amendment several days
fore, but it called up final action on the lh septem
Der, ls49 when it underwent considerable deate as Is
stated BY the "4ha California;, published at San Francis
co. During this debate many members expressed the wish
that this question Of slavery should be submitted separately
to the people, This being deemed unnecessary the ques
ton taken upon Mr. SHAssoN's amendment when "if
scas USAsINoUsLr adopted" We have no present means
Of to the debate which took place this question: but
the reported proceedings show sufficiently that the people Of
California do not intend that slavery shall exist there 1nat
is the end Of the question: unless Congress shall assert and
exercise the right to force Government upon them different
from that Of their choice 1t is pery strange to my
mind that Southern gentlemen Of all Others should insist
upon doctrine with all the fundamental principles
of the past political creed Of the South.
The only question which possibly arise upon the pre-
sent application of California for admission into the Union is
that of erpedency the constitution nterposes obstacle
and existing law would be violated by her admission II
is not question Of the doubtful exercise Of power
But if were, there considerations Of SO momentous
character connected with that Congress should not hesitate
We have abundant precedent for this Louisiana was ac-
qued by doubtful exercise Of power the part of the
Federal Government because and expedent
that should the mouth of the Mississippi river
Mr. JEFFERSON thought possible that amendment to the
constitution might be necessary enable this important object
be accomplished But Congress and the country thought
otherwise and the purchase justified by its Importance
By this precedent have sanctioned the purchase Florida
the annexation Of Texas, and the acquisition Of territory
Mexicoso that it has become part Of the settled policy
of Government that acquire territory by purchase
or annexation whenever the public interest shall require
although there is express for it the constu-
ton The South has done towards the establishment
Of this doctrine than any other part Of Union aud does
become her, in the present crisis nterpose obstacles
to the consummaon Of object which has induced by
her policy Does she the progress Of this
Government because the political Of the country may
ultimately pass from her hands Is it her design to assert
that because maintain the ascendency in the pub
lie councils she will therefore, hazard the existence Of the
only free Government upon earth do believe itfor
it my deliberate conviction that the people of the South
love the Union with intense devotion the people of the
North The question of political power between the two
sections Of the Union which be resolved by time
and by circumstances which beyond the Of eaisla-
tion The immense tide Of population which pouring into
the Western and Northwestern States gradually
ring the political power Of this nation beyond the Aeghanes
The extreme North and the South to have for
gotten that these work. and while they have
treated the West infant she has grown up pro-
portions Of giant The people who crowdng into the
West are emphacaly conservative They love the Union,
and intend that it shall be preserved They stand between
the two extremes Of faconparicipang with neither and
sympathy zng with neither their attacks upon the rights or
integrity of the States. Is perhaps fortunate that they
hold the balance power and that they resolved
to exert do justice both North and South and
preserve the peace and harmony Of the country The West
knows neither North South she only the Union,
and by that she will stand rerer. The South and North
both necessary to her, she them With the bonds
Of union binding them all together they will each advance
in greatness and mutually rejoice the prosperity each
other The West is willing to trust both the North and
South Will not the North and South trust her She will