Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-05-30

There is thing the members of Congress should
distinctly understand, and that it this important fact,
viz: The delay of the admission ot California can
be approved Of by the people of this country
What was the position of the democratic party DUR
ing the canvass of 1896 upon the Nicholson Letter!
Ii was that the people bad inaehable right to
selfgovernment-snd when the people of a Territory
formed Constitution and asked admission, Congress
was bound to receivethem. if it in n Republican
form. This was the ground all took soIne be-
they thought it best. the most democratic, and
the least liable 10 dissatisfaction and most in harmo-
ny with State sovereignty and the people S ndepen-
dence.
When the people Of California, therefore going
upon this idea, called convention and framed con-
stiluton of the very BEST too upon the records
of the world all eyes were at once turned to WASH
ington, to the great principle of ''non-nerven-
tion," or whatever it may be called. made a pract-
cal theory by receiving this State into the Uni
on at once, aud with open arms
Was it done Noi And why not done! Who
is prepared to answer this great, aud to snne men,
the most important question they will have to answer
In their livesl Can il be answered satisfactorily by
one If it can be, should like to il done
before the public mind is agiiated TO such point
that to answer will be vain. To the whig leaders
who live by agitation aud disturbance, expected
nothing better, but from democrats. if they have
been misled deceived. entitled to a differ
ent state of things.
We consider it gross wrong to California to
every other dlsractng subject, over which she has
control, and for which she is not responsible, and
can be responsible in way whatever. So far "a
California concerned, she settled her business In
her way--seted ii correcily-settled it FOREVER
settled it according to the doctrines of the demo-
cratic party.
Why then are the whig leaders permitted to thrust
| themselves into the passage, and stop the onward
progress OF democratic doctrines, and the rapid nu
merica increase of the ssierhood of Republics
| We not among those who deny Congress the
constitutional power to form governments for terri
tories in their embryo state, and hence are not
opposed to the formation of territorial governments
for Santa Fe, Deseret, (or Uiah) &c. &C., bot we
are opposed TO making the admission of any State
into this Union dependent ON questions foreign from
| that admission. We protest against it a prece-
dent-we protest against it as great wrong-we
protest against it leading To much evil and
no possible good, that We protest
against it trick of heartess whg leaders TO get
rid of a bantling of their own making.
| If California was in any way connected with, OF
interested in the assumption of the Texas bonds by
government 10 fill the pockets of spectators who
hold them for song, then there might be an excuse
for their connection. But William Cost Johnson
might, with rs much, yes more propriey, bring up
his celebrated whig project of assuming the State
debts and ask that that be first settled settled
connection with California admission
The Senators and Representatives from California
should now be in their seats and taking part in the
Legislation of the country They entitled tc
their places-they had the guarantee OF public sen.
tment everywhere expressed, that they would be adj
mitted on application. They have been deDIed-tht
reasons for this denial will be demanded. We hope
they may be satisfactory when they appear before
the public-Ohio Statesman.