Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01
CALIFORNIA SPEAKING FOR HERSELF.


We discover with what consistency the admission
Of California opposed upon this ground avery, when the
sensible citizens the South have for years admitted that
slavery evil bequeathed them by their ancestors,
and of which they could rid themselves although they
would be glad of opportunity Of doing And yet in
the teeth of this argument they deny the right of California
and her free citizens collected equally from slavehong and
States, of deciding for themselves whether
they will be inflicted with acknowledged curse
The South complain of wrongs from the North. Whether
they do with any justice is province discuss.
II question leave them settle. But is California
be made caispaw of Is California be rejected in order
that the South may spite the North We have always
tertaned idea that the sections of the country
in dependant upon each other and could be
impressed otherwise from all the arguments that have
been made prove the Whether such be the case
not, California be otherwise than beneficial the
advancement Of both the South and North and dissolution
Of the Union would benefit neither section II is almost i'm
possible peruse the debates in Congress upon this question
with any degree of calmness and especially when the
amentabe ignorance which has existed in Of the ultra
lists with regard to State and her Constitution The n
teress of bundled thousand people red with in the
most wanton merely to save off the consideration Of
the question vital to well being t.t<
The accusation that the Executive of the United States
had nerfered to procure the adopton by Caforaa, of
constitution containing clause prohibiting slavery, is
utterly false it is unounded. We present the
upon each day OF the Convention and know full well what
influences were at work No semissaries Of Government
exercised any Influence in that body had the least thing
do with the adoption of single provision of the constitution,
either in suggestion or adoption.
PACIFIC NEWS.
Is California to form additional star in the flag of that
Union which all love, and Of which proud is
she to shine ane a bright particular star of the Pscc
This question is forcing itself upon the minds Of all thinking
men in this Stale. It's solution rests solely with the Congress
now in session at Washington.
While a hundred Of our citizens have any other
wish than that constitution shall receive the approval Of
Congress- and Representatives be admitted to seats in its
halls, not in thousand or will act otherwise than
refusal based upon grounds relation which this
State, by the almost unanimous voice Of her citizens, has
already evocaby decreed And this decree should be sa-
sactoy 10 all parties from the very fact that is sasfac
tory to us, the party interested.
1t for any portion Of the State Of California I,
be any thing other than free State that should Con-
gress in its chickering's fit circumscbe our boundaries
making separate Government Of the southern half it will
result n the creation of Uo free States instead Of one
double devil for the Of those who make action on
the subject Of slavery the grounds Of our osiracism
The meeting at Los Angeles for the purpose of inaory
action on this subject expression Of the public feeling
in that section gotten up in secret held in secret
ard the very who presided knew object when in.
stalled chairman Of its deliberations
Had the peopleo California through their representatives.
and aerward by approving vote, said nothing their
constitution upon the subject Of slavery, ma i.
fundamental law Of the State, position would be un-
changed The people the true Of power. For
them is instituted What suits them best they
kno best and when they declare their wishee such eca
ration is bound to be respected Caon has thus acted
and it. under this state Of things Congress feels bound op
pose admission into the Union as free and sovereign
State, we shall feel called upon declare ourselves free
and sovereign State, independent Of Congress, and look to
our interests separate Government
The citizens of this State have desire that this aerna
live should be forced upon them they deprecate all action
tending thherward But presented duty, well as
interest, is pan--wE STAND ALONE. 1i8