Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-27

amendments proposed by Mr. Soule to the bill to od-
mt California as State into the Union; TO estab-
t1Sh Territorial Governments for Utah and Ne,c
Merico; and making proposals to Texas for the es
Enlistment Of her Western and Northern bounda-
RES.
After the word Governments" in the title insert the
words South California"
Strike out the first second and third sections of the
bill, and insert the following:
BE it enacted By the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatiueS Of the United States of america in Con-
gress assembled That as California shall have
passed in Convention ordinance providing
Thatsh reinquishes all title claim to tax, DISPOSE
Of or in any way to interfere with the primary disposal
by the United States OF the public domain thin her
limits;
That she will net interpose her authority and mower
so as to obstct or impede any control which the Uni
ted States may deem advisable exercise over such dis
rics In the mining regions (either discovered or
TO be discovered nereaerl as may not be included in
any lawful grant made to private individuals or to cor
poratons, prior to the cesson of California the United
States;
That the lands of the non-residents shall never be
taxed higher than those OF residents;
That the navigable shall be open and free to
all citizens OF the United States, those of California in
cluded; and
That her southern limits shall be restricted to the Mis-
sour Compromise line, Thirty six degrees 80 minutes
of north latItude)
And as soon as she shall have produced to the Presi
dent OF the United States, satisfactory and authentic
evidence that the terms above forth have been fully
and exactly complied with, the President of the United
States be, and he hereby, authorized and requested
without any further action the part of Congress- to
issue his proclamation declaring that California is and
she shall hereupon be- admitted into the Union upon an
equal footing with the original States in all respects
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That such por-
tons of the collected in the ports of California
as may remain unexpended at the time Of the issuing Of
over to the said State Of California.
SEC. 8. ana be 1t further enacted, That the Sena-
tors and Representatives elect before Congress for
the said State of California shall be entitled to receive
and shall receive the mileage, and the per diem pay al
lowed to the delegate from Oregon from the day that
the message Of the President transmitting the Consti-
luton OF CaltoTnla was received by Congress.
SEC, And be ii further enacted That the country
lying between the thirtysx degrees thirty minutes Of
north latitude, and the boundary line between Mexico
aud the United States established by the treaty of Qua
Sierra Madre, shall constitute territory under the name
OF Territory Of South California, and shall be organi-
zed as SUCH under the provisions Of this bill applying
the Territory of Utah, Changing names where thew
ought to be changed0 in all respects whatsoever and
shall, when ready, able, and willing to become State
and desiring to be SUCH be admitted into the Union with
OF without slavery as the people thereof may desire
and make known through their constitution
From the Southern Press of Tuesday.
. MIR. Soule, of louisiana Yesterday commenced but
did not conclude his arguments in opposition to the
compromise and in advocacy of his prget given in
this days paper. His admitted powers Of eloouence
ana close compact reasoning were both signay dis
played In this effort. He unmasked, with sarcastic
mockery, the hypocrisy of those phanthropiste who
shudder at the sin Of slavery while waxing fat nsc
lent on the proceeds Of the sales of the ancestors of
those very slaves introduced into the country by their
fereathers, and sold speculation to the Southern
planters. The picture he drew was very vivid one
and no doubt will lind its way TO the hearts and homes
OF the merchant princes and mischief makers of the
North and East-heedless ofthe golden rule of "mnd-
ing Their own business" He then proceeded to exam
Inc and analyze the provisions of the Bill and the DOW
er it bestowed on the United States and California
respeevey-and raised the question to the power of
the Representatives oftha Territory act in two ca
pacltes here-hrst as ambassadors to treat with this
government then representatives of state under
this Government.
Mr. Soule insisted that by the action of the b as in
1roduced the right OF eminent domain the public
iands IN California would pass with her sovereignty
ana become vested in her, to the exclusion of the Uni
ted States 20
TO sustain this position, he adduced the authority of
Vate and cited the precedens of the previous egsa-
ton in relation to the Territories
lie further pointed out that the authority ofthe United
ola!es was only to sell the pacan lands of California
which lands were the most valueless of the whoe-and
that the mining region would not enure to the benefit
OF the country but to that Of the State alone under this
bill
He gave way to a motion to postpone the debate
ana Will conclude his able argument to-day. We have
not attempted to give outline of this argument
because 1t was impossible to do it Justice compact and
complete as it was in all its parts
/ A CARD
~ WASHINGTON CITY June, 24th, 1885,
As the remarks Of Mr. Soue in the Senate to-day
on the Ordinance passed by the Convention of Calor-
mia may create an erroneous impression, conceive it
proper to make the following statement
The Ordinance offered in Convention by me,
and amended published in the report of the procee-
dngs ofthe Convention by J. Ross Brown official re-
porter, in page 472 OF his book The paper presented
to the Senate by the Hon. Mr.. Douglas was copy
found among the papers Of the Reporter and believed
by me to be correct The mendment was, in my
opinion merely verbal, and accepted it as such when
proposed in Convention; and this copy was marked
amended, presumed it correct, ard did not deem
it necessary to examine the proceedings of the Con-
venon critically 1t was supposed by me that a
copy of this Ordinance would have been forwarded with
the copy the Constitution to the President ofthe Uni
ted States, by general Riley,
II was pub!shed at the time in the Alta California
newspaper, with the copy Of the Constitution, aud
was otthe opinion, up to the time of my arrival here.
that it had been repubished in the newspapers in the
Atlantic States.
An official copy of the Ordinance was applied for by
the Senators and Representatives from California after
they elected but it could be furnished to them
prior to their sailing, the official records of the
Convention had not been removed from Monterey,
where it met to San Jose, the of the State Gov
er nment. WILLIAM M. GWlN.
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