New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-09

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SS.euios into somebody's Close By .syIn, vs.,I
I've 10 say bat 1, struck ne ina, the ese,-v -
IT, 49," vitality Of the Constitution .doptsB 30
PeoIe OF California FOR themselves And n,
-! " reasoning that Of Cehforui. VA. let S,x,
P>E Nv The assertion IS fatiy made that
tne VOhs'N1uon OF New.Aexico is an sbsolsta
n0iiJ No ony ELECT which can be .t.rib-
uied 10 IL is that g petition from the nb.b,.n..
Of that territory to DO admitted i,to ths Uo,ts5
States as State uldSr consultation suca A, thew
present
Now Il al this IS trse Of New Msxie, and IA,
Constitution. 10 lie equally true Of c 1lfl-aia ara
her Contribution, AID The Govemnen. u CaliGocais
presented y Der people. Rn9 nov Sc.uSly exer-
cising al the attributes Of sovereigniy-a govern
ment to which the predecessor OF tue present Pre-
adent felt himself authorized 70 surrender the al.
minisrston Of public aaavs there, is, after al no
government at ais capable o. comforting no legL
ughts-s in fact usGrper and the coast tltoa 40
der which that government exists is nothing more
than petition 70 the Congress Of the United States
nom any Unauthorized sssemblaee Of persons. |
have been in the habit Of thinking along with Gen
Taylor, that the inhabitants Of territory lst
without a government bad the inherent right 10
assemble and hrm themselves into political com
muui1y, IN other words, 10 constitute State, and
thaL although such state is nol one Of Tho United
states until admitted into the Union by C)nsress
II nevertheless continues t. be State and am
II
continue to be good constitutional law west Of
the Sierra Nevada II the contrary 10 tyus there
Is much plsusibiity in the state meut OF southern
Ultrsists, that the admission of Cafornis il ,p.s
taeto the passage by Congress OF the WInot
ProviEo.
The message and the letter, however. gave ex-
travegant satisfaction in various quarters, and vii
have an important auxiliary influence upoo the
passage Of Mr.. PEARcE's Texas bill, which is set
down as The special order for 10 morrow at hafpass
eleven.
Af,er the reading Of these documents tho discus
sion of the California bill was resumed uuier the
pilotage Of Mr. DOUGLAS. Mr. EOOrs intrOiuced
an amendment by which be hoped to oDocili,ts
Southern men, to the effect Of recommending Cali
LORNA to take the vote of her own citiz ,ns. aud
aio especially Of those residing south Of 30 so,
ana IN the improbable hypothesis, that b)th gave
msJoritles In favor Of dividing the State, aud re-
converting the lower half into a Territory. that
this act should authorize the establishment Of such
Territory. Southern men refused, like Rachael. %
De comiorted, and Mr. FOoTE backed down, with,
drawing bis Amendment.
Mr.. TuRsEY then offered an Amendment 20 run
the Missouri Compromise line straight through 10
the Pacific. Voted down instsnter!
Then came Mr. YULEE with bis mammoth
amendment, to strike out the whole bill and sub
s.tute Territorial Government with an aushOr-
ization TO form State above So J0t and Terri
tory below, with clause protecting Slavery N the
latter, and qussireccgntion Of tho existing Gov
eminent in California so lar as 10 pay the expenses
OF il, SC.
Then comes, in prospect, long and weary
speech in defense Of this hopeless phantom q
legislation. The day was waning Senators and
the temperature were waxing hot YOLEE wanted
more time ~ scissorze extracts. and was not ready
70 50 on, though he would il Il sss insisted on. Il
was insisted on, and on no wen.-not far, when
6OULE called for an adjournment aud DouoLAs
called for the Yeas and Nays. Lost. On he wsus
again. Then BADGER called for an adjournment,
DOUGLAS for the Yeas and Nays. Not agreed 10.
Senators getting urathy on all sides Threats of
sitting out tho Multiplying the strength Of bone
ard muscle-criminatons recriminatoDs, de-
fances, rights Of minorities discussed, rights q
msorties to punish refractory mnorities dis
cussed, apologies, explanations, logged persist
cree, DOUGLAS good grit and determined not %
sleep till Ca iiorns is through the Senate, motions
70 postpone, not sgreed to, motion TO adjourn.
Southern Senators withdraw slyy from the Senate.
leaving NO QUORUM, adjournment still called for.
still resisted, call Of the House called for. do
cided not to be In accordance with the rules
| Sergeant AZ arms ordered TO summon the alb
sentees, the Senate reduced 10 Hump Parliament
wander around the vacant seats eating bread and
cheese, talking in groups, wondering what Is TO
come OF It all such was the picture. Finally, Mr..
DOUGLAS, after half an hours delay, the Sergeant
alarms not having been supplied out OF the con-
tDeenE fund with a pack OF hounds to hunt down
fugitive Senators, finding himself abandoned by
several fat and lazy Northern Senators, among
whom were the two quaRdum candidates for the
Presidency HALE and CAss, gave up the game,
and the Senate adjourned.
/ DO not believe there is any serious design,
however, to defeat the passage Of the bill. YUM
wanted to distinguish himself in speech, and the
Southern men wanted to show little spunk, hall
locosely in saying that be was not choke cd OF. 1
predict that We shall sit il out morrow and tn at
The bill will pass. SRA
! The Presidents messsge-Gen. Scott, Judge
! Hall, Gc.-mr. CIIngman's Opinion Of the
California Question.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
WAsHIsGros, Wednesday Aue T.
The Message Of President FILLMORE, and The
| letter Of Hon DANIEL WEBSTER, Secretary Of
State, to Gov. BELL OF Texas, communicated 70
the two Houses of Congress yesterday, met with
very general appreciation saving and reserving q.
ways few ,uch nondes"ripts a. HOWARD Of
| Texas and MORSE Of La. who sppea bent upon
fuss II ii can be possibly created. The issue 10
presented both by the President and Mr.. Wzs.
sTER, in so clear and ineligible 4 light a. 70