The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-05

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The fnesds OF the present cabinet have slssnp<ed 20
clear ts skirts nom the usupatons Of General Riley
They are trying throw the responsibility upon d. a.,
administration. Mr. T. Butler King makes The same des
peaie attempt the following card which has appeared
in the National Hfslligmesr;
To the Editors Of the Nafio1at Esfeihgs~ers
GEsrLEnESi Permit 70 state in your columns that
my illness in California and subsequent long de-
by, my pressing engagements since my srri-
val here, and the effects of recent ndsposiron, which
has parayzed my energies for days. have delayed
much longer than int nded expected my report
California But cannot longer permit the public mind
70 be ssssed perhaps msed. by insinuations. inquiries.
and nnuendoes, which, II promptly answered, may be
considered acquesced In, bold sssertionsif mis-
representation has assumed that fonto pass uncontrs
dcted therefore, that did not receive In con-
nexon with my duties In California have any time
received instructions whether verbal or written,
rom inc President of the United States any member Of
ms cabinet on the subject Of slavery any other subject
ana not attempt 10 influence the people Of California 70
decide the question OF slavery way the other and
any assertion that did receive such Instructions attempt
70 exercise such influence, s false Any nsnustons Of
insidous inquiries which framed intended a.
Induce the people believe that the President or any
member of his cabinet did give or that could he base
enough 70 receive such Instructions declare to be totally
without foundation in fact, and without the shadow or
truth pee4 ,s4s
beg leave call the attention ofthe public to some facts.
which will show what BY the late ssminisfra.
tion to induce the people Of California form State gov
eminent arrived San Francisco the fourth Of June,
in the steamer Panama. We did stop Monterey,
did hold any communication with Cen Riley untl
about the middle of that month, when he to Sam
Francisco His proclamation calling convention ofthe
people Of California 70 form State constitution IL dated
Montcreyone hundred and thirty miles from San Francs
cohe third Of June The last paragraph Of this procla.
nation is in the following worlds M VIII
'sThe method here indicated attain what il desired
lie mos, drsc. and sale that Be- adoptsa and Sy
authorized BY law Il is the course advised BY the Pres
United States is calculated to avoid the nnmerable
evils which must necessarily result from any attempt IL
meet The appreciation oths people Of California and that
all good citizens viii unite In carrying il into execution"
The steamer in which passenger 70 San Francis
co was the rst conveyance 70 carry % the people Of Cali
fonia the intelligence Of the Inauguration Of President
Taylor and the appointment Of his cabinet; that the
date Of Gen Reys proclamation II possbis thaf
he could have received communication from the prss
ent administration. sKA FFgts
The President Of the United States to whom he refers
was Mr. Polk. the Secretary Of State Mr. Buchanan, The
Secretary Of War, Mr.. Marcy. II was in accordance
with the recommendations OF this proclamation, sustained
they President Poks last annual message that
the people Of California acted in forming their State const
tuition always addressed the people Of California In my
private character, and never assumed any official position
among them. Interested am In slave labor Geo-
gian and southern citizen, was prepared TO expect that
the objects Of my mission would be perverted at the Norris
and nd accordingly, that during the last fall elections
in that quarter, there represented southern SLAVE
holder California to ndoctrinate the people in my
opinions about slavery This was base asehood; but
is not half base attempt impress upon the pub
lie mind that was sent coece or influence California to
exclude slavery. T. BUTI.ER Kro
The whole whig press is following the cue, and
throwing the responsibility upon the last admnistfa
ton. 1t is time to "retum the poisoned chace 10 the
lips Of the friends Of the present Executive Mr. CAL
houn. in his speech Of yesterday says truly that Seen
Riley who professed to act civil governor called the
convention. determined on the number and distribution
Of the delegates. appointed the time and place Of s meet
ing, present during the session, and gave its prossd
ings his appreciation and sanction. n be acted without
authority he ought to have been tried or at least rspri-
manded Neither having been DONE the presumption il
that his course has been approved This Of self ID
sufficient identify the Executive with its acts. and 10
make responsible for them touch not the question
whether General Riley was appointed OF received the
instructions under which he protested from the
present Executive or its predecessor: II from the
former. il would mplicate the preceding well the
present administration II moi. the responsibility rests
exclusively on the present"
That rests exclusively on the present administration
is clear. from the following correspondence with which
we have been favored by Governor Brown. Besides,
the assertion Of Mr. King to the contrary notwhsand-
ing, entertain but little doubt that the President
and Secretaries OF State and War, to whom General
Riley refers. be President Taylor. and Secretaries
Clayton and Crawford. His proclamation is dated in
June, 1s4s, three months after the General knew that
Mr.. Polk had retired from Office. Under these circum-
Stances il he had referred 10 the last administration,
would he not have sadthe late President and Secretaries
Of State and War; Mr. Cnwford's letter to the Presi-
dent Of the 18th January 1850, published in the Nafsoa-
al Ingenesr Of January oath, much light this
subject In this letter he refers communication from
General Persior r. Smith to the War Department. dated
January 20, Is49. III ought clearly to be June 20.
isa9,) 10 which the General states "Mn King arrived
the time these proeiamatons about being issued;
and matter Of great eongratulaiioa that The govern
msnt, BY anticipation, had approved Of the latter msas-
ws" But not word to the appreciation Of their psde
cessors. 81 tf
Mr. King, too is unfortunate in his reference 10 Mr.
Folks annual message. rs IL approves Mr.. Buchanrn's
letter OF October preceding in strong terms and urges
on Congress the establishment Of territorial government
for California, without the sghtest reference TO the for
nation Of n State government Mr. King must be under