The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-10
INTELLIGENCE sY TINE NAILS.
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THE TERRITORIAL QUESTION.
Important Report Of the Select
Committee Of Thirteen.


Senate.
WAsHISoros, May 8. 1860.
MT CLAY from the Select COMMITTEES Of Thirteen, 70
whom were referred various resolutions relating to
california to other portions Of the territory recently
s.quaea " ,he United States from the republic Of
mexico ana 10 other subjects ted with the IN
stitution OF slavery submitted the following
REPORT:
The committee entered on the discharge of their
duties with deep sense of their great mporanee and
with earnest and anxious socitude to at such
conclusions might be satisfactory to the senate and
70 the country. Most OF the matters referred have
neen not only subject ed To extensive serious pub
nc 1itcnrsion throughout the country but to debate
IN the senate itself singular for its elaboraeness and
s duration SO thata full exposition Of all those
ives ana views which the several subjects eonndeA
to the committee have determined the conclusions at
when they have arrived seems quite unnecessary.
They will therefore restrict them selves to few gene
out of those subjects.
Out OF recent territorial caustions and In con-
nection with the of slavery onestons mose
grave have sprung. which, greatly dividing and agi-
to disturb the harmony If endanger the safety
Of the Union. The committee believe to be highly
desirable and necessary speedily to adjust all those
questions in spirit Of concord, and in a manner to
produce, If practicable, general satisfaction They
think il would be unwise to leave any Of them open
and unsettled to tester in the public mind and pro-
long II not aggravate the existing agitation IL has
been their object therefore in this report. to make
such proposals and recommen dations would
plsh a general add ustmeut OF all those questions.
Among the subjects referred to the committee,
which command their first attention. the reso-
buttons offered to the Senate by the Senator Ten
nessee. Mr.. Bell BY provision in The resolution Of
Congress annexing Texas to the United States IL
declared that States, Of convenient size, not
seeding four in number in addition to said State of
Texas and having sufficient population may, here
AFTER, by the of said STATE be formed of
the territory thereof which shall be entitled 10 admis
sios under the provisions Of the federal constitution
and such States be formed Of that portion
OF said territory lying south of SO deg 30 min north
latitude commonly known the Missouri com promise
line, shall be admitted into the Mon with or without
slavery as the people OF each State asking admission
The committee are unanimously OF opinion that
m Ia mt nf Thp tar.
ritory ofTexas not exceeding four having sufficient
population with the consent OF Texas, apply to be
sdintted into the Union they entitled to such adj
mission, beyond all doubt. upon the clear unambi-
guous, and absolute terms Of the solemn compact
tanned in the resolution Of annexation adopted by Con-
gress and assented to by Texas But, whilst the
mttee conceive that the right of admission into the
Union of States carved out of the territory of
Texas not exceeding the number specified and under
the conditions stated cannot be Justly controversial
the committee do not think that the formation OF
any such new States should now originate with
Congress. The initiative in conformity with the
usage which has hitherto prevailed should be
taken by portion of the people OF Texas them
selves, DESTROYS Of constituting new State, with
the consent OF Texas And in the formation OF such
new state 1t will be tor the people composing it to de-
eide for themselves whether they will admit will
clude slavery: And however they may decide that
purely municipal question. Congress Is bound to
queece, and to fulfil In good faith the stipuations of
the compact with Texas. The committee
that II has been contended that the resolution Of Con-
gress annexing Texas unconstitutional At for
mer epoch Of countrys history, there those
land Mr. Jefferson under whose auspices the treaty of
Louisiana concluded, among them) who be-
eved that the States formed out of Louisiana could
not be received into the Union without IN amendment
Of the constitution But the States Of Louisiana,
Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa have been ALL never
theless admitted. And who would now think Of on
posing the admission Of Minnesota Oregon other
new States formed out Of the ancient province
Of Louisiana, upon the ground Of an alleged origi-
nal defect OF constitutional power, In grave,
tional transactions while yet In their earlier incl
pient stages, differences may we'll exist but when
once they have been decided by constit utona msjo
rity, and consummated, IN process OF
summation. there can be no other safe aud prudent
alternative than to respect the decision already
dered, and TO acquiesce in 1t. Entertaining these
views, majority of the committee do not think u
prespectvey, any nev state or states to be formed
out Of the territory Of Texas Should such State
be hereafter formed and present Itself for admission
into the Union, whether with without the establish
mtnt Of slavery IL cannot be doubted that Congress
will under full sense of honor of good faith, and e
all the high obligations arising out OF the compact
with Texas decide just as II will decide under the in
fuence Of similar considerations in regard to
States formed of or oct Of New Mexico aud Utah. with
without the inst uon OF slavery according to the
constitutions and judgment Of the people who com-
pose them, AS to what may be best to promote their
hsppine.
California as State into the Union a majority OF
| the committee conceive that any irrcgularity by
which that state organized without the previous
authority of act of Congress. ought to be over
looked in consideration Of the omission by Congress
to establish any territorial government for the people
Of California and the consequent necessity which
they we're under TO create government for them
selves best adapted to their There
various instances prior to the Of California OF
any previous authorization by Congress The sole
condition required by the constitution Of the United
States In re- pect to the admission of new state Is
that its constitution shall be republican In form.
California presents such constitution; aud tn ere il
that which according the practice of the govern
ment, has been heretofore deemed sufficient to re-
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