The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-06-04

ieF 10 the United states they both formed q
part OF Mexico, where they stood in equal
relations to the government of that repub,
lic. They were both ceded 10 the Uuited
States Uy the same treaty. And in the same
article OF that treaty, the United States by
solemnly engaged to protect aud govern
both. Common in their origin, common in
their alienation from one foreign govern.
meni, to another, common in their wants OF
good government, and contermnous in SOME
oi their boundaries, and alike in many par
ticnats of physical condition, they have
nearly every thing in common in the rela-
tlons IN which they stand To the rest of this
Union. There is then, 4 general fitness and
propnety IN extending the parental care of
government to both in common. If Cali
tornia, by sudden and extraordinary aug.
mentation of population, has advanced so
rapidly as TO mature her for Stale govern.
ment, that furnishes no reason why the less
fortunate territories of New Mexico and
Utah should he abandoned and left ungov-
erned by the United States, or should be
disconnected with California, which, altho
she has organized for herseIfa State govern.
msnt, must be legally and constitutionay
regarded as territory until she is actually
admitted as State in the Union.
1t is further objected, that by combining
the two measures iii the same bill, members
who may be willing to vote for one and un.
willing to vote for other would be placed in
an embarrassing condition. They would be
constrained, it is urged, to take or to reject
both. On the other hand, there are other
members who would be willing to vote for
both united but would feel themselves con.
strained to vote against the California bill if
1t stood alone. Each party finds in the bilf
which 1t tavors something which commends
1t to acceptance, and in the other something
which 1t disapproves. The true ground,
therefore, of the objection to the Union of
the measures is not any want of affinity be.
tween them, but because of the favor or dis.
lavor with which they are respectively re-
garded. In this conflict of opinion, it seems
u majority of the committee that spirit
o. mutual concession enjoins that the two
measures shond be connected together; the
effect OF which will be, that neither opinion
WI exclusively triumph, and that both may
hnd IN sucli an amicab!e arrangement enough
OF good to reconcile them TO the acceptance
OF the combined measure. And such a
course OF legislation is ilot at all unusual.
Few laws have ever passed in which there
were not parts to which exception was ia.
ken. tits inexpedient, if not impracticable,
70 separate these parts and embody them in
distinct bills, so as to accommodate the di.
Vefslty topinion which may exist. The
constitution of the United States contained
In 1t great variety of provisions, to some
OF which serious objection was made in the
convention which formed ii bv different
members OF that body; and when it was
submitted TO the ratification OF the States,
some Of them objected to some parts and
others to Other parts Of the same instrument.
tiad these various parts and provisions
eeen separately acted on i'll the convention, or
separately submitted to the people of the
United States, it is by no means certain that
the constitution Itself would ever have been
adopted or ratified. Those who did not
like particular provisions found compensa-
ton III other parts ofit And in all cases OF
constitutions aud laws, when either is pre.
sented as whole, the question 10 be deci.
ded is, whether the good it contains is not of
a greater amount, aud does not neutralize
any thing exceptonabIe in it. And, as
nothing human is perfect, for the sake OF that
harmony so desirable in such confederacy
as this. we must be reconcied TO secure as
much as we can of what we wish and be
consoled by the reflection that what we do
not exactly like as a friendly concession, all
agreeable to those who, being united with
US in common destiny, it is desirable should
always live with US in peace and concord.
A majority OF the committee have, there.
fore, been led 10 the recommendation to the
Senate that the two measures be united
The bill for establishing the two territories,
it will be observed. omits the Wilmot provi-
so ON the one hand, and on the other, makes
no provision for the Introduction of slavery
into any part Of the new territories That
proyiso has been the fruitful source of distrac.
ton and agitation. If it were adopted and
applied to any territory, it would cease to
have any obligatory force as soon as such
territory were admitted, as a State into the
Union. There was never any occasion for
it, to accomplish the professed object with
which 1t was originally offered. This has
been clearly demonstrated by the current OF
events. California, Of all the recent terrific
rial acquisitions from Mexico, was that in
which, if any where within them, the intro
duction of slavery was most likely to take
place; and the constitution of California, by
the unaninsus vote Of her convention, has
expressly interdcted it, There is the high
est degree of probability that Utah and New
Mexico will, when they come to be admit
ted as States, follow the example. The
proviso is, as to all these regionsin common,
a more abstraction. Why should it be any
onser insisted on! Totally destitute, as it
is. Of any practical import. it has, neverthe-
less, had the pernicious effect TO excite seri.
ous, i not alarming. consequences. Il is