The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-09

Before 90 Oh, must return my thanks 70 the Sepa-
tcfrom wisconsin (Mr. Walksr) and the Senator from
New York (Mr sswsrd for their Kind courtesy in al
loving me to address tn, Senate this morning.
wish to speak to-day, not as Massachusetts, man,
Northern man, but American and
member Of the Senate Of the United States IL is for
tunste that there Is Senate Of the United Statess
body not moved from its prcptiety lost to just
sense Of ts own dignity OF its high responsibility
"A body to which the country looks with confidence
wise moderate, patriotic, and with true feeling. II
IL not to be denied that live In the midst Of strong
sgtaiops and I'm the mdst Of very considerable dan
gers to our Institutions Of government The impri-
soned winds let loose. The East, the North,
and the stormy South, all combined TO make the
whole toes It's bliows to the skies and disclose
is profoupdest depths" do not affect to held or to
be at to held the helm In this combat with the politi
cal elements; bat have daty to perform, aud I
mean to perform 1t with fidelity net without sense
Of surrounding dsngers bot not without hope. I
have part to ac', net tor my security safety
fer sm looking out for 10 fragment upon which to
for the coed o the whole and The preservation II the
whole There Is that which will keep me 10 my duty
during this struggle. whether III. and the stars
shsli appear ov sball not appear tor many days.
ipeak, TO day, for the p,sserys'ion OF the Uniop,
oas sed asr. .hs re,tp,s,ay ny 1% 10 re
country Of that quiet and that harmony witch make
the b. ssinss f this Union rioh aud 80 dear
topics ths: proposs 60 myself to discuss. These
TIE motives aud the sole motives TO inn1encs me 20
country and IL can DO any thing hossrrr little for
tie promotion OF these ends shall have oompshed
MIR. Presidsnt It may not be sm,s to recur very
briefly TO the events equally sudden and ertraordns-
~, which have brought the political condition Of this
country to be what s In May, les3 the Ugit~d
States declared var sgaiost Mexico, Our armies
then the rcntrs entered the provinces OF tha,
public, met and dsfssted al Der troops psretrs.sd
her mountain passss. and occupied her capital. Ths
marine forcss of the United st.s took psses5a Of
her p.Is and tos the Atlantic and th. Pacific In
ie,s han Two pears treaty nsgotised. By which
Mexico ctded 70 the United States vsst extent of
territory extending ior seven or eight hundred miles
mountains and across the deserts TIL 10 resshed The
frontier State Of Texas 10 80 happened that, In the
distracted and feeble state Of the Msscan mt
before the declaration of var BY the United states
sgaipst Mexico had become knovn In California the
sfesr.' @ ssrssps"csIos.I pospsss Dor % in p.S.ssIsrn
overturned the existing provincial govvrnment of ALI
ornis 81 M.siesn authority and ran up sa inispend
ent nsR. When the news arrived st San Frsncisco,
that var had been declared w the United states
sssinst Mexico THE independents flag was pulled devn,
Hsstesd. So cir, before the the powers
Of the United states military and naval had posses
nom various portions II the world TOOK place istc Cal
fornis In 1876 aud 1ss7.
And nov bshold another wonder. In January isss,
the Normons u ie ssid some Of them, msis disco
very Of an extrsordnary rich mine q gold rather
Of very great quantity Of gold hardly lifted 10 be call
lower part Of the south Americas branch ot the
crsmento They epdesvored to conceal thsr discovery
end did so for time Near the time other
discovery peibsps greater importaecs-ss sAs of
sod In higher part of the American b-sacb OF the
sacramento and nesr 70 che fort 90 called Tns fame
Of thess discoveries ,presd and eide This excited
mote aud Inois that spirit Of emigration to~srds Cali
ftrpia which bad already taken psee Persons I'd
Cd In hundreds snd focks towards the bay OF SAN
Frspcisco This, as have ssd took place 10 the win
ter and sprirs q lsss Tn. disgipss commenced in
the ring Of thst year; and from e TO tsis the
search for gold hss been prosecuted With sscces noe
heretofore knosn In the history Of the globe We ell
sbov hov bcisdulous the American public ef the
tcsoupts phcb drs reached of this discovery But
ell knov that they received aDi continue 10 rec-ve
dsily copfi nation; sud do-n to the pr-ssut moment
svpptee that the surs arc as strsng after the
experience of thnse several months that there are
ninss q gold aptsrsnty incxbt uibe 10 the regions
San Frsncisco In Csiforna, % they we're at any
10 20 bspp.psd that tltnongh In ums oi pescs, t
tscsme v,fy s.est suti-cs fer lssiss,ivs conidsra
fion aud legislative destop 70 provide proper terri
;orisl govepnsnt for JslifoFbi. bot differences OF
opinion In th. ccrbcis of the gcvernnen. prstsntsd
The estah,hnsrt e spy such Territorial government
this state ~ things the irbsbtsnts Of Ssn Frsscsco
spd Califsnis. then amounting 70 great numb-r u
p~Ysors In the % lsst yss- tho1ght u their
apty TO .s'sblib a local ssvsrpment Npder tas
ieestss TO ccnven,icn, and that convspticn met ~
Aortersy Tnsy framed q constitution fer the STATE
of California "a vas adopted by the people n .i-
forpfa In their primary chsra .tsr Desrcus of nme.
diste corusxicn wth the United States -nstors we're
sppcintsa scd pre- sntsvss chosen who hsve cone
t~op cf the State % california and they nov pre.ert
thenssives skipg IN behalf of that STATE. that a
ms1 be admitted Into The Union one Of the tinted