The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-30

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tract from communication from the commsnd,ns general
mint, ~ 49,. '''- 81 1'e'1 "a $500 81
Under the hope that some act Of last Congress had
provided or a. least defined the government q Ssl,os
was thought prudent TO await Of me Close o.
ng,on put action the machinery OF the laws already
nss snS = hs %s sad . ss
The next essOa q Cong.s' when hs N me
and while IL removed csuse Of disagreement home
WORLD give Them an opportunity OF ississ'ing ior tnem
The steamer Edith had been sent Maza,lan for the
necessary intelligence and on her arrival win 10 omauon
Riley issued proclamation Tor The election Of the necss
executive and judicial officers under the existing laws
gates 10 convention to form 4 State constitution, Mr.
King arrived at the time these procamatlons were about
the government by had approved Of s,e
measure. Every will be used 10 give the people Of
point and Of bringing matters happy conclusion
The necessity OF civil government IN CaioIna, ade
posed Of persons had focked from all quarters of the
globe was daily rendered apparent The common
connected, and OF mass so dissimar In habits and
SS s po &. o an
authority capable of uphodng public and private rights
i've assemblies were established In disc,s Cali
ona and by their authority the existing customs and laws
whole plan was considered irregular. would, in the
been dangerous to the public peace and the pub
The Hrst duty Of the army the order Of
March 10, Isis $50 take with view to Us (Ca
opinion separate far practicable the citizens
from the control Of martial law. The executive powers
exercised by the commanding officers in California
varied only by the enegences as they arose. which
be seen byhsir several reports on the civil affairs Of
endeavored avoid the application of the principles and
practices of military law.
-'r's"'' G. w. CRAWFORD.
!. To the President r
After the preceding article had been written as it was
intended for yesterdays Union, met with the follow
ing very extraordinary editorial in Yesterdays National
Integcer We are not sorry that our article has been
detained from the public eye because it gives us the OPP
portunity Of adding this appendix:
THE CALIFORNIA sIEssAaE-All those who read the Union
newspaper and especially those who delight in its politics.
must have been edited by the than usual viruence
which has assaed the late message Of the President
to Congresson subject of California and New Mexico
The plan which submits the consideration Of Congress
has by the "Uaon" to be desperate and
fagtous" and ga wicked expedient and the President
himself entitled by his personal qualities at least 70 the
spec and esteem the of his political oppo
nents, has been sgmatized by 'he sole organ"
of this message wanting in those very Qualities
of statesman by which he Is in reality most distin-
guished, /" courage, manlincss and true wisdom"
Every has read these things In the democratic
gan has also read its predictions as the consequences of
the success of the Presidents recommendations OF "civ
war; perhaps every State OF the Union unheardof car
mage omen who should be brothers, conhagrations desc
49, r ,,,. d asld. and ali the horror. wbi,h ave,
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aueno eivusuhe. Aoioo's o.' io'ii
the terror with which sucn awiu anu noiyins vaucna
tions have filed the breasts OF all who rely Upon the
authority Of the sUnion we now present them with the
view. mon the same subject of the late administration
siews, W.. ~, vac -. 1870, a,h. 80, wv. 80, ~;
uttered niue more tnan 'weive monas sso eau I'M
aglne the real horror INTO wnlch our venelao
will DO thrown upon discovering mat inc ground ukon oy
President Polk (the sUnions Magnus Apoo) in his last
.l ,..... j, fs,r.,... 4. e...n.llv The .a M. .ud in
anhuai uie'ssko " o"e 5 '.~.-.s rs~., r. -s.
almost the same 'eims as ma' 'aken an Asyio
late for which he has been 90 vnanousy abused
by this same Journal That such is the fact will be
- : SrN Dill ), f,ono,... M The Stb M Dacenoh.r
mes'aso VI f''' f"A " Sss y - go = SA'
iesSi
The question 10 believed to be rather abstract han prsc
teal whether slavery ever can or would exist IN any Por
ton Oh me acquilsa ,elo,y. o'e E ~ sh s
Of Of e s and producon in much the larger
portion OF it, it /. certain il could never exist, and IN the
this NAV be- The Question: involving as does pro.
cPs Of equality Of right Of The AND several sas.
regarded
% b mo Ia y
should sssais subjec! slavery. while their power
, no % I'm no, oans eanoaSdeas Of bot instrument
whs,heI Congress shall OF not the people OF the sc
,s ooo.,i.a.o.s viii possess the sole and exclusive
20 determins for whsshs, slavery shall 2,
from ntsrsring with the question: the people Of these Te
ntores will free adjust 90 they may think proper