Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-05-24

| their own wants. There are various in
stances, prior to the case of California,
of the admission of new States into the
Unicn without any previous authorize.
ton by Congress. The sole condition re-
quired by the Constitution of the United
States in respect to the admission of a
new State is, that its Constitution shall
be republican in form. California pre-,
sents such IA constitution; and there is no
doubt of her having a greater population
tran that which, according to the prac-
tice of the government, has been hereto
fore deemed sufficient to receive new
State into the Union.
In regard to the proposed boundaries
of California, the committed would have
been glad if there existed more full and
accurate geographical knowledge of the
territory which those boundaries include.
There is reason to believe that, large as
they are, they embrace no very disqro-
portionate quantity of land adapted to
cultivation. And it is known that they
contain extensive ranges Of mountains,
deserts of sand, and much unproductive
soil. 1t might have been, perhaps, bet
ter to have assigned to California more
limited front on the Pacific; but even if
there had been reserved on the shore of
that oceana portion of the boundary
which it presents for any other State or
States, it is not very certain that an acces
sible interior Of sufficient extent could
have been given to them to render an ap-
proaeh to the ocean through their own
limits of any very great importance.
a majority Of the committee think that
there are many and urgent concurring
considerations in favor of admitting Cali
fornia with the proposed boundaries, and
| of securing to her at this time the bene-
fits ola State government. If, hereaf-
tel, upon an increase of her population, a
more thorough exploration of her terri
tory, and an ascertainment of the rela-
! tions which may arise between the peo-
|. ,ala aoeapying its various parts, it should
be found conducive to their convenience
and happiness to form a n1w State out
of California. we have every reuson to
believe, from past experience, that the
question OF its admission will be fairly
considered and Justly decided.
A majority of the coaamittee, recon-
mend to the Senate the passing of the
bill reported by the Connaittee on Ter
Etories for the admission Of California as
pa State into the Union. TO prevent mis-
conception, The committee also recon-
mend that the amendment reported by
the samc committee to the bill to be
adopted, so as to leave incontestible the
right ofthe United States to the public
domain and other public property in Cal
| ifornia.
/ Whilst majority of the committe be-
| lieve it to be necessary and proper, un-
der actual circumstances, to admit Cali
fornia, they think it quite as necessary
and proper to establish governments fol
the residue ofthe territory derived from
Mexico, and to bringit within the pale
! Of the Federal authority. The remote.
ness Of that territory from the seat of the
! General Government; the dispersed state
ofits population; the variety of races
pure and mixed of which it consist; the
ignorance of some of the races of oui
laws, language, and habits, their expo
sure to inroads and wars Of sayage tribes
and the solemn stipulation of the treaty
by which We acquired dominion owe,
them, impose upon the United States
the imperative obligation of extending to
them protection, and of providing for
than, eavernraont and laws suited to
their condition. Congress will fail in the
performance of high duty lift does moi
give or attempt to give, to them the ben
eft of such protection. government and
laws. They are not nov, and Tor long
time to come may not be, prepared foi
State governments, The territorial form,
for tho present, is best suited to their con
dition, A billhas been reported by the
| Committee on Territories, oiyiding all the
Territory acquired from Mexico not eom-
! pretended within the limits of Calfor-
MIA into two Territories, under the names
OF New Mexico and Utah, and propo-
sing FOR each a territorial governn. snt.
gthe committee recommend TO the SEN
ate the establishment of those territorial
| governments, and in order more certainly
! to secure that desirable object, they all
so recommend thatthe bill for their es-
| tablishmept be incorporated in The bill for
the admission Of California, and that, uni-