Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-07-06

ton And, we, the owners Of that soil have rphf
aorogae the Decree end adopt such rules and regulations
under the constitution, for diposg Of that public domain
the Congress Of the United States shall see proper Il IL
matter entirely within controls matter with
which no other power on EARTH in my opinion inter-
ere aud, sir, 1t matter which the amendment Of the
Senator does not reach, and upon which il has not the
slightest effect. The argument leads to conclusion that
does not sustain him in the remedy which he proposes And
sir what becomes of another position of his, if this be
his position was, that these lands and mines would
cheat to California. Sir if the decree of Philip H. be in
force and evocab these lands and mines cannot eschea
% California until the Hotenots and North American
Indians surrender their inalenable rights in Them The
one position therefore, destroys the other Besides,
another part of the Senator's speech he had all of these
very lands that are now evocaby gone selected and taken
Csorna under the ordinance, giving them the right 10
Jake acres Of land and to select also the school
uons where they pleased Certainly California would not
nave got them under that ordinance if this doctrine be true
And if the Senator from Louisiana believes and acts mon
that doctrine ne ought have charged upon California
me design OF seizDg these mines under that ordinance and
approPratng them to her II was unknd to in
snuae any such design that State under these
cumstances.
But sir, could California take these mines under the ord
nance she has made The bill Of s4l granting 500 900
acres OF land gives right to the State to select only those
which in Market and which were not reserved from
sale. need not tell the Senator that all mineral lands are
reserved from salereserved by law and no State under
the act Of lS4 was permitted select mineral lands Of any
description part Of the 500 900 My own State
with the richest lead mines in the world unentered and nm
occupied was prohibited the privilege of entering those lead
mines under the act Of lS4l. The State of Missouri was
not permitted to enter the copper and iron mines within her
mits under that act the State represented by the
distinguished Senator from Michigan Mr CAss) allowed TO
take the copper mines Of Lake SUPERIOR under the same act
Mineral lands therefore, excepted under the operation of
that ac and hence California could have seized upon the
mnes II she bad tried been disposed So Besides
si take for granted that when come to make COM
we nrollt ~ -
itself.
Now sir, believe have answered all the points in the
Senator'S speech which relate to the public lands in Caor
MIA My object has been simply to vindicae myself as the
organ OF the committee which reported this bill from the
charge OF having brought forward the effect Of
which would have been to dves the title the United States
to all the lands and mines in California surprised that
the Senator from Louisiana should have made the assault
without having first examined the American authorities have
through them all in detail for the purpose of showing
that at this day, and in view Of all the presidents and dec
slons, and the uniform practice of the Government the point
ought not to be considered debaabe much less doubtful The
question has been thousand times decided in all COURTS
actions Of eectment where the plaintiff claimed title under
patent from the United States and the decision has been
invariably the same way And, sir, if many judicial de-
csions, confirmed by the universal acquescence of the people
Of this Union, and sanctioned by the practical exposition Of
the Government during its entire history, settle legal
question: ask what of authority does the Senator from
Louisiana require in the courts of New Orleans convince
the judgments Of those courts If there legal
The weight OF authority it is the very question which the Sem
ator has raised objection the bill before the Senate
In conclusion sir will only say that regret to such
efforts made TO raise up objections in the way Of
he admission of California into the Union, and unable
comprehend why is ha, you disposed deal with so
much rgor in the Of California than you have
shown to any other State applying for admission Why is it
hat she should be hashy dealt by Has she claims
lpon your sympahies and your justice Is your faith
md your honor pledged California give her
md protection How, sir have you redeemed that pledge
How have you fulfilled your treaty stpulations The only
you have extended to heris the taxing power the only
administrators Of justice you have her the axga-
herers. You leave her citizens without protection life
to property, person you refuse furnish her money
bear her expenses you refuse to give her that protection
which all other people the United States have received
dollars from her through your custom houses and when She
er waiting patiently for Territorial Government, has lost
IL hope Of that and has been driven to form Govern
nent of her you apply rule to her with technical OBJ
ectons, and enforce them with rgor known at
empted be exed against any other State asking adms-
ion into this Union.
Sir if the people of California have claims upon your
ympathies you ecoect that they have right de-
nand justice your hands What objection has been urged
the admission of California that did not exist in
of the States which have already been admitted into
he Unieni know Of have listened atenvely TO
ne whole debate. have noted the objections by one,
they have been advanced, and have heard objection
hich might not have been urged with equal force but
considered nsupeabe in reference to other States. You
,us therefore, depart from established usage, abandon the
recedens and overun the authorities, before you
Jude California from the Union. What has she done JUS
fly this treatment Sir, fear the world will to the
oncluson that her snher only crimewas that she chose,
the plenitude of her wisdom and power to exclude the
lstiution Of slavery from her borders.
A SENATOR. That is it.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The world will be likely to to this
inclusion because they will be unable perceive any other
,eciion which you have in other Cali
rna had right to exclude admit slavery as she pleased
the representative of Of the States Of this Union,
right to against her because Of the choice she
ay make in this respect know is denied that her adj
isson opposed this ground and have had hopes that
action would satisfy public that there were grounds
suspicion apprehension in this respect But s when
investigate the points, when you take the objections in
tall when you that they have all existed in form
other States and did not in their constitute insupera
objections, fear that will be driven-unwillngy
place her rejecion- indeed, she shall be reject
upon the grounds to which have referred.
THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF MEDICINE,
For July, 1850.
THIS NO. contains original communications of much
interest, among which DR.. s. s. Puppies OF
Ionstrosy and Professor Gmans of Inversion of the Ute
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