The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-02

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ntf-horyuoulr rGrlurs1 90 rnr uar
o. Hr'rra no rm llorsr or RrrarsrNr,
,vai,
WtsmSGros. Jan. 81, 1850.
Iahf Hr~ NJ Representatives orAs Inaa
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lrm,mt 10 rls lfar- n Representa-.
rtcs, 300 answer 90 % resolution ul dat body,
iu.tr.l 600 jho HlH 81 D,rrmbUr lsi, jhc lul,
Uuiug wppuo of lbo llrpds ofDrmumculs,
Wu', ruutinul lhu olUrul Information IN
uw rD7scfs,Gu0i llte executive, Uskod luf by
,,g ,f-ululuui
no csln,us imn ufioes found he militia
Ty ruumnudini uf the department OF Cull-
forum rsrririrs tho funrtiuuu of civil gov
'Uur in ilm tcrul0iE aud, len ns ! Wa,
600 Ur. uudor dle irony of Gundulupo llllbl-
~, without thr uid utnny lrgisllye pruyls,
t'u establishing government ~ llui irrrlu-
gI thought 70 buI uol 90 disturb lllll ur,
Iiugrurih undu uudrr ny predecessor IN
100 ton3rcss tluIld nl,o sumc Ucllon 80 ulW
rIhlncL I lhrrrlorr did not interfere with
I'r puNrrs Of llo military cumWluilul who
u.DuVrd "a exercise tho functions OF cod
GOVERNOR ns hrtorI bat made 40 such no.
puiuiurut ruuitlrrd 80 such authority, mud
utsp allowed no Increased compensation 10
tle G0Wuludint for his services. win q
view 10 lhr lailiGIl execution Of the tfogly,so
1.ir os lIy iu the powcr If me Executive, aud
Ip cuuli'1 cougtrr. tu uct az Tie present Sos.
E'1u with u7 iiill knowledge and NJ lt,ilr dili,
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ihcfo territories, sent lltc Hon, Thomas
BUlrr Niug. hs hrnrcT of drspltches % Cal.
fnrli1, nuh rrti1u Officers tu C'ulijuruir, uud
New MrNiru, whose duice urr Particularly
deGlcd ip>lhe accompanying iciturs Of lu.
buuCliun, addressed "a them ,rvurNb hy the
prulUr departments, ! did net hesitate To-
vNpfc.a 30 ilir puoplc Of lhuso territories uN
du-,ro lll each tcui;nIy should ifprclit,cd
tn couldy with the rr1ui-iIious OF Tho Con,
tIuluu ut lho lullod Salos, furn, u plan OF
q, SI'c Constitution, md submit lhr samc tn
Forru'ss, With prayer for admission INTO
V,c Union COS Stntri hU' I did NOT anticipate
ri'g'rS' COR Uu'huri2r the establishment at
uny sufli government without the assent Of
Cuugrcs.; nor lid nulhoyiyc uly govern.
UffT'Jr rgrUt dr Officer u iUtTif'fG VIII, U0f
,Norci-creuy Influence o. control over the e..
1rclon dfdricguics, or over Any convention,
WmtuR or modifying Jtcir t0mIsIicl UsIi'
tul.lus. .nr Auy nc ne provisions of thoir pro.
losud fUsuuflun. On tho contrary, ilr iu.
r'ruruotr given hy my orders were, that an
measures of domestic policy adopted ly the
pclWG of ttl,jrun must originate solely
wills ilioms, Ives that while HE executive At
'hn United Suites was dcsrus Ia protect
them n lhc flrnntqu orauy government,
republican iu us clnrucicrtn ht at lhe prop.
g44''e -s.!ss4s.isYd ga GaasE.. at ss-- ia.
Dee distinctly understood, that tho plan Of
such q government must, at lhc sHulc time,
D. r-ttft NJ th''t'- $500 a-IlhgrAlc clniCe.
aud uri'iu0ic Wuh themselves, without the
iWcrlarcucc OF ihc Executive
! AN uuahlu Ia give any information AZ to
law pissed hy my sufpuscd govcrnmcui ia
Californian or ofouy census taken IN either
of the territories mentioned IN tic resolution,
n. ! havr u0 Information on thQtG subjects,
N,alrcady stated, hnyG not disturbed ilc
arrangements which found had existed IN.
der uy predecessor. IN advising an early
implication liy the people Of these territories
f,r admission ~ Suites, was ucluatcd prin.
,ip1ly Us nn earnest dcsrr.to afford 10 the
wisdom ard patriotism OF Congress tho OF.
puiuuliy ofhvoidiug occasions pfhi,or aud
angry ls'cnslons among tho people Of The
tui'ed States Under The Constitution, eve.
~ State has tllH righ. OF establishing nnd
ruul liuo 20 lime Altering It's muiiciprl laws
and domestic Institutions, independently of
ever, g.lrrr St1tc,ui'd of tho general govern.
mrui, suffice, Only to the prohibitions aud
guarantees expressly set forth in tho Consti-
.l,ioH oC tho United States. The subjects
ttJvTy ti-.-ttalg- lln Les lccliyc States
were not designed or expected to become
topics ofhai,onul agitation; still, as under the
Constitution Congress has power to make all
ucedlul rules and regulations respecting the
igrrltnlins oflho United Siatcs, every new
acquisitions of territories has led TO discuss.
ious on the question whether tlic system of
involuntary ,clyiIIdc, which prevails in ma:
ny of the States should or should not he !
prohibited in hnt territory. The periods
81 excitement from this cuuse, which have |
heretofore occurrcdhayo been safely passed, |
bat duriug the interval Of whatever length, |
which mny elnpse before the admission OF
she territories. eedsd by Mexico, ~ States IL I
.apprnrs probable that similar excitement will ,
prevail 10 mn undue extent, Under these cir
cumslnncrs, thought, and still think, that IL
,yaS MY d;t.y 20 endruvor TO pt1t il in the /
Vuvrr at Congress ty tho admission of Cat |
ilirui1 aud New MaNico MS Sta,cs,to rcmovo |
al occasion for the unnecessary agitation Of I
lie public mind.
1t is understood that the people of the |
apfrstv'rtt part ct Gultturnin have formed II
plan of Stnic constitutions mud will coon
submit the snmn to the Judgment ofCongress
aud apply far admission ns n State. This
course on their part, though IN accordance .
with was not adopted exclusively in conse-
Gueuce of any expression my wishes mos
nnlch ns p3pasures Tending to this end had
hecn prumu,cd ny the officers sent there by
hry predecessor, aud were already in active
OF execution before any cotnmuui.
cation from me reached California. If tho
proposed cousutdlinn shnll, when submitted
a. Congress, I've found to he in cnnpIiuncc
,yul da roguislinns OF the constitution of
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