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Remarks of Hon. William r.. King,
OF ALABAMA,
Delivered in the Senate, on the 1lth instant, on
the subject of the admission of California into the
Union.
Mr.. K1se said Mr.. President, do not intend to
detan the Senate upon the subject of the motion now
before this body. did not intend to say single
word upon it; but in relation to the remarks of the
honorable senator from New Jersey, Mr.. Dayton,
I think he would not be SO exceedingly anxious to
admit California, without moments delay, if there
were no provision in her constitution prohibiting the
admission of slavery within her borders. l know,
yery we'll, sir, that when we tried here, again and
again, to give to those Territories, including this
very California territorial government which would
protect her citizens punish crime, and preserve order
that senator and others associated with hm defeated
every effort of the kind. Aye, sir, because there was
not clause prohibiting slavery, there *as no great
desire to hasten the organization of government, OF
the security of property and life in that quarter and
unless they could succeed in combining with the
measure another which they knew involved what is
calculated dvde and possibly to destroy the coun-
trya measure fraught with the most dangerous con-
seauences-they would not even permit govern
ment to be organized; and the consequence was that
California New Mexico, and all the territory acquir-
ed from Mexico, were left with no government ex-
cep. such laws as they found existing there at the
time. In that state of things California thinks pro-
per to form constitution for herself. Whether slim
uated to it not, it is not my purpose to inquire
she may have found it necessary, from the peculiar
state of affairs, protect herself and preserve order
and peace in that country, when emigration from all
parts of the world pouring fast into her bord-
ers She thought proper, at all events, to draw up
this constitution.
Well, sir, that constitution, formed in that way,
with great irregularities, the senator from
Missouri GMr. Benton] has been compelled to admit
is presented here to the government of the Uni
ted States with the prayer that California be admit
ted into the Union and we are told that she has
right to be admitted without any delay or examlna-
ton and that effort to protect ourselves and the
property of the citizens of the United States, in any
way whatsoever is great injustice to California.
was here, sir when Missouri was admitted and know
at that time it considered, on the part of Mis-
souri, rather matter for gratitude that she was
admitted as promptly as she was under the crcum-
stances of excitement existing at the time. She did
not complain of the delay imposed her by the
cessity which felt Of requiring her consent to
certain provision, az the senator from Missouri well
knows But we are told that Missouri was only
Territory. Well, what is California but Territory!
and Territory she must remain, until we, BY our
action, bring her into confederation with the States.
California, in forming her constitution, has done
what! Has she complied with any of the requisi-
tons considered necessary in order to entite
State to come into the Union! Scarcely one. Will
senators tell me that they are prepared to reinquish
that they are prepared to give up the whole of the
public domain! And where is the guaranty that it
will not be surrendered the moment that you admit
California under her present constitution into the
Union, without exacting from her such pledges as
have heretofore been required Of the new States or
Territories when about to become States! We have
presented to them a compact which they were bound
to sanction when they went in convention to form
constitution. They were required to stipulats by
compact that the navigabe streams should all be open
to all the citizens of the United States, and that the
domain or vacant territory should be given up to the
government of the United States. Where in the con-
stitution of California do you find any such compact!
Nowhere.
No, sir, there is no such REIMBURSEMENT upon their
part-which any senator who is lawyer and under
stands the force of legal terms, the terms OF con-
tract will tell me amounts valid REIMBURSEMENT
Of her territory to the government of the United
Sates-n the constitution of California. The UNI
ted States may lose the territory entirely unless they
think proper to take the necessary precautions. Are
not these things proper to induce senators to pause
before they act upon the subject! Are not these
things proper to carry before committee of reference,
to debate and consider the subject maturely and de-
termine upon proper mode of avoiding the evils
which may otherwise ensue! l tell the honorable
senator from New Jersey that he is greatly mistaken
when he airms that there objections here or
elsewhere to the admission of California-that her
right to admission under all the circumstances, with
her present boundaries, and with all the Irregularities
which have occurred in the mode of her procedure,
IS admitted all hands. The senator will find that
he is mistaken, if he expects California to come into
the Union by an overwhelming majority, If the at
tempt is made to bring her in alone as separate
measure, and unless some mode is devised to render
the MEASURE agreeable to those who have most seri
Gus objections to her admission, standing alone
something induce them to waive their objection to
the Irregularities and informalities, which alone are
serious grounds of objection. Unless something of
this kind is done, tell the senator that he may still
De mistaken to Calfornia's coming in 50 soon as
ne thinks. In urging the objections have stated,
we can stand before the country-not merely before
one section of the country, but before the acho coun
try. Letitbe understood even in New England that,
oy admitting California under the present circum-
Stances we are liable to lose entirely the rights OF
the United States to the public deman of that Ter
rtory, unless we choose to resort to force compel
her to comply with her duties in way which we
sideration will not be without its weight -
Well, sir, where is the great evil if we find it ne
cessary to remand California back! Where is the
great evil2 We are told, and have no doubt told
truly that the inhabitants there almost in state
OF anarchy that they cannot get the Of support
country divided against Diego against
San Francisco; and, bY-the-by, am informed that
all that portion Of the Territory in which is the dens
est population. and the most active commercial oper-
uons including city Of San Francisco, was oppos-
ea In tact to the application for admsson into the
nal condition: and have no doubt myself that a
xel-constltuted territorial government wonld have
oeen far better for California in s respects for sew
e'al years to come than any other.