The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-16

In the remarks which we made some days ago on the
speech OF Mr. Marshall, of Kentucky, q the House OF
Representatives showed that the President had the
FIRST instance recommended that Congress should take
action with view to furnish territorial for
Utah and New Mexico But stated also, that the dec.
Iarations OF Mr.. Marshall, when taken in connexion
with other circumstances which had noticed, induced
us to believe that the ground OF action had been
abandoned by the Executive and that Gen Taylor had de-
ermned 10 sustain the democratic doctrine of inter
venton. We fear now that we were mistaken or that
the administration, with its characteristic vacation, has
abandoned non-intevenon, and has renewed its efforts
to keep alive the present exctemen. the plan submit
ted in the California message The cause OF our fear is
cos,ained in the following article from the Republic OF
yesterday morning. which is evidently covert assault
on MIR. Clay and intended to preventa peaceable
adjustment OF the present difficulties:
The instructions offered by Mr. Benton for the proposed
committee of thirteen, suggest certain pregnant topics for
efecon Il difficult, indeed, to imagine good
for connecting the admission of California with
legislation which may require the assent OF any other State
its ompleton-or with question OF boundary or any
other controversy with any other State II equally d
cult to assign good reasons for connecting the admission
of California with any OF less dignity than the
alton of Sale--or making the new State party any
oher than the compacts Of the constitution imposing
any other compsc relating to her domain than those which
been heretofore required OF the States named In Mr.
5entons instructions Whether California should be
admitted State, ia quest that ought be decided
IN our judgment, purely upon is own merits
One fcason that have heard assigned for mixing Vi
exunsic mauers with he admission Of California is, that
here will otherwise be robelllous demonstration In the
House Of Repre- sentatves and that tho Union will be dis
solved by calling the yeas and nays prevention OF all
business. II the Union be thus broken up Is proba
bly, worth saving Fiji be understood that mi
noy legislation aud prevent tho passage Of
It is taken la connexon with oher mensuref thi.
newly invented phrase Of ogarchy Is TO preva-there
end Of government the might weh be end
4 for ii would sink into deserved contempt for its feeble
uess and insgnihcance.
We believe that the American people. from Maine to
Texas. would hail with reclamation the Immediate, unin
numbered and unconditional admission OF California. II
DO postponed I'll Mr.. Bentcn's instructions all
discussed and acted upon, California may be disposed TO
mp for herse and may be called upon to econque
her
II is difficult. we must confess, 10 believe that there is
any good reason for the instructions mentioned, that
any good result be reasonably anticipated from them
We cannot that dignity has anything 10 do with
the matter. California acquired along with New
Mexico; and il really preposerous that, because
California demands admiiiance as a State, and New
Mexico only Graves a territorial government, hefomer
would be contaminated by any association with the lat
nSsoSaAtoh
order TO put end 10 the present state OF affairs II
new idea 10 us that when two suppanls present them
Selves the which asks the greatest boon is thereby
elevated to greater height in the scale Of dignayhat II
would be insulting unjust to consider its request with
that OF the other, when such is in
der that both may be granted But it's unnecessary to
enlarge upon this point The conclusive remarks of Mr.
Clay, which before the public, relieve from that
talk and we cannot but believe that the article OF the gov
eminent organ was aimed at him-a matter OF but little
Importance further than the indications il affords that the
men who rule this administration sil cherish their ami
mostly TO the Kentucky statesman and that their feel
ings imbitiered towards him now, since he is
using every exerton to terminate the present sectional
The administration knows that is over
thrown. The people in every section Of the country
have repudiaed IT, and its last desperate chance TO regain
what il has lost is mbitter section OF the Union
against the oherto urge Me people to the verge OF civil
war; with the reasonable hope Of prohing BY the exgen
cies which may arise Mr.. Clay does not sustain the
cabal in its designs and Of course no friendly feelings
are entertained for him by those who rule the nation
against the nations will.