Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13

been printed by our ORDER for our USE and laid upon our
tables Any thing in contrary to the paramount consitu-
ton Of the Union any thing contrary to our republican in
stitutons any thing smelling Of aienism Nothing
nothing at all fair American republican constitution
and Of the best not the very best that has been made
in any one of the thirty States which now compose this
Union and, being thus good in ITSELF Is not 10 be met p
the question who made you It is we'll made and that is
all the businessthat any body has with it. republican
constitution and that the only test to which zoe can SUBJ
ject IT. Finally this very objection Of alien voters was made
in the Of Michigan, and truly and stood for nothing
and for nothing, thrust, il will stand here
g. Insufficient numbersno people enough-is another Of
the objections. And how many enough sleak OF
men, who exercise political rights and constitute the State
How many are enough according the practice Of Congress
in admitting new States About ten twelve thousand
for that is the number Of which the usually required
population Of new State would give. One man to six
souls the usual proportion in civilized communities and
sixty thousand souls would give ten thousand men and
upon that number, thereabous have most OF our new
States been admitted Now apply that rule to California,
and see what would be the result Her population
was computed at about hundred thousand when her
constitution formed: that would imply population.
and children included, Of six hundred thousand
souls True, all these and children are not there
yet ; but that is their business and not ours. we
look to the population which sustans State-whlch constr
political powerwhich pays taxes, gives voes and
fights battles That is all we want. Inc rest IS sneil
want and they will supply ii, if they have to repeat
the drama the Sabine for there is no law OF gra
vtaon and atracon-none discovered by SIR Isaac
Newton-more universal in its application, or invinclble in
the men are the women will be, and that by strong arm
gentle arm will not do and the children also. They will all
be there in due time Six hundred thousand would be the
census population No, not NOVELIST fall II is double
now for rains men upon California and all the round
no dry that and the OF 1860 will probably
place her the head of the popuous States She has popu
lation enough for two members least and will vote
her the two that has asked The rule is to admit State
when she has population to give representative Cafo
MIA has enough for several at this day.
A. Boundaries that is TO say, extent another objection
The State is said to be too age-ha she cut and carved
too largely for herself That objection with i'll
from u.s. who took in Texas five years ago, three times
large California refusing my proposition to provide for her
reduction and refusing to propose reduction to her now
California is only the third part Of Texas, and her extent Is
apparent than real Mountains and desert spots alb
greatly from her arabic acres and reduce them to the
area Of Of large States-o less magnitude than
Missouri or Illinois But California, made into a
State confomabe to natural boundaries, and could not
without violence the features Of nature undergo division
She is slipa long and one-between the and
the mounain-between the Pacific and the Sierra
Nevada and that strip bound together in its centre by the
union of its waters and the concentration of its wealth and
power the Bay Of San Francisco That bay is the heart
of California and cannot be split by line through it. The
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers and their auent
the arteries and veins Of that heart and cannot be cut off
from it. The slip is long, but it is narow-only an average
of one hundred and fifty miles, and the third of that
sistng Of the sopehe western sope-of the Great Sierra
Nevada. What is of the summit of that mountaiD and
out to the lower Colorado the line actually runs, no adj
dion the strength power the State and only
tain scattered and disconnected peopeo be disconnected
because they have political wegh-and had better
have been left out All the real elements of her wealth and
power in the slip along the coast and that is not dvslbe
either lenghwise crosswse. 1t is for Of
these operations and could suffer the other without being
cut through the heart.
s. Interference Of the President objected that Pres
dent Taylor inerfered TO induce the people Of California to
make this State Government Even he had ntereed,
it would viste the constitution which they have formed
and which the only thing that have judge. Even if
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constitution. 1t would be, Judge Chase said of the
young lawyers argument at Richmond, seG1tur
But is not founded in fact President Taylor did not in
,ere He not in California to interfere personally he
could only have done vcariousy and accordingly he
charged But the imputed agents deny the agency And
they did not his character ought to stand for
vague accusation. He has the character Of honest and
fair and that character should shield him from charges
which have nothing but suspicion and that Of adversaes
intent upon defeating which he has responsibility
commended) upon This objection, Of Presidential
interference receives then, the twofod Of being
founded in fact, and Sequitur, it not
These the named objections srenuously urged at first
but family In fact they to be abandoned,
and bargain offered for the admission Of the Stae with
threat of total defeat the offer not accepted alude to
what said by the Senator from Kentucky, who sits
furthest the way, (Mr. CLAr) Friday last, and
which then had the effect Of starting from my tranquil
seat He said, as find it reported, and think correctly,
He would say desired speedy admis-
sion Of California the shortest and most expeditions way OF
attaining the desired object to include her admission in
bill giving governments to the Territories"
He made this statement because he mpeled to do SO
from what had his knowledge Iher admission
be urged opposition created which
result in the defeat of any bill for her admission"
Another reason for such that all aim
ing compromise, and whatever would be productive OF
harmony and the distracted country should be done
These the points Of that Senator's remarks which struck
forciby to spring from my seat at the time they
delivered, and upon which, after full time for debe-
ration, feel bound TO comment had heard such
things BEFORE but did attach any very great practices,
sequence them but when them reproduced by that
Senator-a of head and head to and
to master any danger; and the consequence
which he attaches to them, longer consider them
words without intents. Words sometimes deeds, and
these become and such they deserve grave
sderations.
The Senator from Kentucky in favor Of the proposition
to couple the admission of California with other subject
think he limited himself TO the Territorial Governments
and recommends that conjunction the most speedy way Of
accomplishing the admission Of the young State Sir say,
honor frst-speed afterwards. say honorable admis-
sion, matter upon what time, in preference to dishonor
able one matter how speedy The subjects proposed to
be coupled with California under the motion from which
to except her all the subjects impending in the Sc
nate and which out of the institution Of slavery in the
United States If she goes the intended grand committee
Of thirteen under this proposition, she goes there be
pied in the consideration and weighed in the balance and
mixed up in the connections and brought out the product
OF all these subjects moulded aud into
sure into system Of of mutual dependence and
called compromise qualify this dshonoable Cali
orna and say that the latest admission without it, pre-
ferable to the speediest with
Speedy admission is doubtless desirable to California Her
position is anomalous and Instantaneous young Go
vernment without the Of vng-withou character
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