The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-06
The California Question.

If we understand The argument employed
by those gentlemen who were in.iavor OF the
admission Of California year ago, and are
now opposed to it, il is, that there has been
an unfair influence exerted to induce the peo-
pie of that country to form constitution ex-
GLIDING slavery. They, it seems, arc the on
ly Southern men who can be trusted. There
has been vile conspiracy TO cheat the South
in the formation of the constitution OF Cali
fornia. Let US see how this has been done
General Taylor, Southern man, and a
STAKEHOLDER, who is said to have large int
rests involved in property cultivated by slave
labor, heads the conspiracy. Mr.. Clayton.
the Secretary Of State. who comes from a
State which, according to Mr. Clingman, Is
robbed of slaves TO the value of 100000 a
year, is his prime minister IN the work. Mr..
Reverdy Johnson, from the slave State of
Mary land, is a coadjutor. Mr. Preston, from
the slave State of Virginia, and Mr.. Craw-
ford from the slave State of Georgia. are
deep in the plot. They employ, in carrying
it out, Mr.. t. Butler King, who has lived in
a slave State since his majority; whose fami-
" have all been born and reside in a slave
State, and all whose property and interests
connect him with a slave State. A conven-
ton is held in which there are sixteen MEM
beers who come from the slave States OF the
Union, eleven original citizens OF California,
/ ten Of whom are from districts below SO deg.
80 min, and ten members who have been
citizens Of the non slayeholding States ofthe
/ Union. the thirty-seven members thus
composing the convention, it is seenthat TWEEN
ty-six are Southern men and from territory
south of the compromise line. The conven-
ton are UNANIMOUSLY in favor of the consti-
tuition with the excluding clause, which some
gentlemen style the California proviso
and under this constitution, MIR. Fremont.
| from the slave State of South Carolina and
Mr.. Gwin from the slave State of MisSissip-
pi, are returned as Senators.
And this magic influence is alleged TO have
been exercised by Southern men orer South
crn men, for the very purpose of woundng
the feelings and injuring the interests of the
South! A terrific cutlery Of conspiracy and
usurp ton IS raised by Mr.. Inne and Mr..
! Stanton. and MIR. Brown, as il they were the
only trustworthy guardians OF Southern pro-
perry and Southern honor! We DO not know
Tut that these gentlemen may have as much
PERSONAL intert st It's they seek to exhibit in
the protection of slave property; hut when IT
comes to a question of personal honor, we APP
prehen1 that they will hardly make iairer
show oil hands than the men whom they have
the impudence to accuse of tampering with
Southern rights and interests.
The camor which IS raised against the adj
mission Of California on these grounds, CONES
from the enemies of President Taylor. The
question is used as an instrument of Bitter
endism, 10 break down his Administrations
This The people of California will understand.
They will know who are their friends and who
their enemies. The result Of the struggle will
be to Strengthen President Taylor instead OF
weakening him. These men kR lr that there
is not the slightest foundation for the charge
that undue inAuence-or that any influence
whatever en- the slavery qucsfion-has been
execlsed over the people of California. These
men know that this clanor is false clamor,
that there is no reason or truth in il; but it
furnishes an apo.ogylor abusing General Tay-
or, and may be used TO injure General Tay-
Tor in the Southern States. For some use. a
faIsehooI well repeated is said to be as good
as the truth. But we appreliend that this
can be said only OF plausible faIsehoods. A
silly falls hood, falseFood which betrays IL
seIf;-a t;ilsehood which is on its face false
hood -deceives nobody and Injuries nobody.
What Southern gentleman OF any inelli-
gence can believe for moment that Zach
| airy Taylor has conspirel with other eminent
! Shareholders to cheat the Southern States
out of their rights, interests. or honor?
Wash. Repub.