The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-23

retay Of State before H. and ask them what were the
views OF the President the subject
This sentence this despatch OF the Secretary OF State
be sufficient TO satisfy any unpreludced mind that
Mr. King there with orders moot this thing and
have the matter made up in the manner IN which il
we are greatly in want of information that we ought 10
have upon this subject We situated half across the
world from California that much information will
pe concealed which might otherwise have got fear
ana perhaps attempts 10 withhold information which
might have got have no journal of the California
There has been here, as understand. for
nohh OF more debae rahera report of the pr0ceed
ngs OF that convention; but have not vet seen il pub.
sned We are an want OF information on the subject;
ana y we had a. and the whole facts were unolded per-
laps we should have ample proof NOT only that Mr.
King went upon that mission bur that he had orders 10
carry II out and that u was carried out accordingly
But. Mr. President, not done with thai despatch;
that s only part Of it, Hear what he says in he nexi
fne laws Of California and New Mexico. a. stsy exis.
ed NJ the conclusol OF this treaty OF Guadsupe Halgo
regulating the relations a the Inhabitants vita other
~i Na% M1 P,ssssn, 4 I. . s ne
in controversy that the laws OF Mexico which prohibited
slavery there extended those Teriores that there
was slavery there. That one oil the views al the
Prsdeni-one cf the views On which this measure
should be carried out There cannot be doubt, Ihen
that this whole movement took place in consequence Of
But, MIR President If this were not the case there are
other reasons why the people Of the South should not
and never will willingly consent to receive this State,
without any action OF the government 1t case In
which one half OF the Union had no opportunity OF
being heard you took snap-jadsment on them Nine,
tenhs OF the white men who wished to go there could
not do Il is much more expensive 10 transport slaves
We have not the ships and the we have not been
ca & ou. q 3 TINS % Yoa q ns North
We must travel by land in carts and wagons
We cannot go on 40 large scale as the North. We
and take them 10 California We are NOT so rich as al
that and the consequence has been that ii slavery
could be admitted by law, those who had no slaves
sion. They have been there but short and be-
lieye that the honorable and distinguished who
have been elected there-boh Of whom esteem highly.
and one OF whom was citizen s my own Stale, gem
tlemans whom would do anything that-a sense OF
duty would allow to crafty either, in respect to
g
admission of this new Sate--these gentlemen had
not been there scarcely year when they elected
portion OF them had not been there six months Well,
the government being constituted under such crcum-
Stances il is not correct to say that this expression Of
the people OF California that the different parts OF the
United States had fair proporisn Not only was por-
ton of the people enabled go there. while others could
not. but large portion OF the people there did not
the last eighteen months 100000 emgrans not ordinary
emgrants, but who have gone there and scattered
out over the country The very TACT that San Francisco
has some twenty or thirty thousand inhabitants shows
that the emigration is OF men who went there well qnal
he'd 10 vote on this subject a. on all others But, not
inhabitants there before the emigration and 100000
too who had much right TO vote
those who did votewe find not even the ordinary pro-
portion OF voters for such OF population There
were only some $1,000 who voted this constitution
Many engaged IN the mines, who went there to-
make money, and did not care straw about the COM
sttuiioH. ss
II system OF suffrage had been adopted BY competent
authority, and elections properly held under it. Il would
have been less objectionable But sir, this course was
not adopted in this case and cannot consent as far
my vote goes, 10 support the admission OF California, with
this constitution, as a separate measure
s Ina, we nase as q a
MIA Whenever that sir, shall yield to it. In the
acts for their admission, introduced last session, we
should be carried on, and how temporary authority
should be exercised In fact, although the bills an
nounced the admission of California. still they made the
usual provisions for bringing Territories into the Union
although not quite in the ordinary The usual
mode Of admitting States first to authorize terrific
trial government and afterwards TO ashorze BY special
act OF Congress, the people to form constitution. and
then admit them still there many exceptions 10
that rule, and the practice the subject therefore
complied with
think they have caught that they have got as, be-
cause preferred similar principle. Why, sir, lmy-
self. as well the honorable senator from Illinois. Mr.
proposed bill during the last session OF Con-
gress for the admission OF California; and that may per-
haps, be urged precedent in this but Is total
~ different We did not propose 10 bring IN promiscuous
y crowd OF people from all quarters OF the world OF all
colos that they should form constitution and demand
ambulance No. sir, many went there with desire that
the constitution should be made IN particular way, and
they took he matter into their hands Well. under
these il be said that the people adopt
ell their constitution Can il be expected mat we
are to be deferred by such plea that from pursuing
the which right and justice require OF usi No.
sir this Is example o such principle as we profess
Il monsrosty. IL is such thing did
the face OF the earth bere and not likely 10 occur
again for another California viii not be discovered
Well, blr President, have another obleclon How
plausible the argument may ne that these people
In fprt tlfans
have night 10 extend il the whole couary. Let
Them include in IL il they will, San Francisco and the
mlnes Cafornia proper, west Of the Sierra Nevada,
where they have selemens-where they Dig their gold
and make their fortunes but, ask you, what right
they have 10 extend their constitution 300 or 400
miles the Sierra Nevada The Colorado, where
a white man never lived and which none OF them ever
saw, Have they that right Where is there prece.
dent for such course Not only do they seek 10 frame
constitution 70 protect their cities and enable them 70
Dig their gold and carry the OF the world bat
they must spread their wings territories where no
white dwells, half the great basin, because
though they have found gold there yet they may sui
DO so.
Now If they had come in with the usual boundaries
in such casesthe boundary suggested by
the minority Of the Committee on the Judiciary last
yea-f they had contemplated proper boundaries and
very large State at that but State Tor which there was
some reason embracing that country between the Pacific
and the Sierra Nevada; they had adopted the plan
proposed by the senator from illinois, lMr. DouerAsl
which though il proposed the admission OF the whole
,s territory still there provision the bill allow
nr the boundary be reduced II would not object to lis
admission on this ground.
There is no such provision in the constitution Once
admitted into the Union, II has this WHOLE this broad ex-
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