New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-26

auieFUuH iabos W 'pOso WHO may settle upon and
work them the very best regulations Of the vbo,s
matter viii be the spontaneous common Law which
grows up under such circumstances on the spot
| The Senate have adopted regulation to adjourn
for recess at O'Clock, and meet again at sx, fer
executive business AZ O'Clock was approach
ing every body wss getting into foyer OF anxiety
10 pass the BILL all the amendments apparently hay'
ing been acted upon and the bill perfected to the
minds Of the promoteiso OF il, when Mr.. FELca bad
the moral courage to breast the storm and put the
question. What evils they were about to iegi'laso
to remedy Mr. FETCH has been an experienced
officer Of western land Office, and bis opinion upon
such subjects always commands attention. lie
simply said that be wanted that question answered
before he voted, and that if it was not answered TO
bis saisfa cton, he wshed to move substitute for
the whole bill This hushed the stormy urgency
of Senators at once. 1t seemed to be question
that nobody was just then prepared to anawer,
and SO everybody subsidized into profound quiet,
and the final action on the bill was postponed until
to morrow.
AS do not know what Mr.. FELcH intenda TO
say or propose, will simply take the occasion to
have my own say on the subject The s4uatters on
the mineral lands around Lake Superior made
their own law, and executed it in their own way.
It was called The Squatters Law, and | have
ths facts related TO me by intelligent gentlemen,
familiar with the practical workings of that code OF
jurisprudence ia 4 manner to show that suero was
never system anywhere more equitable in it's
provisions, moro ample in lis details nor moro
prompt aud efficient in its execution. The discus.
sions in the Senate today revealed that Same
Is true in California. That being the the case
nothing seems to me palmer than that the
asked for interference Of Legislature seven or
eight thousand miles distant gravely undertaking
to regulate the details of business with which
they are totally and confesoedly unacqdainted,
down to such minute particulars az the number OF
square fest which shall be occupied by each gold
digger ard the shape which his pocket haadker
chiefof territory may assume when i. lies on a
stream and when NOT, &c &c has la it more OF she
stuff that dinaensions and law suits arc made OF
than can be readily estimated. will not say that
q sme will no. come when some legislation Will be
necessary on the subject, but have heard OF no
want OF any as yet, and have doubt tha che
usaeeE which have grown up on thu spot ought TO
be taken as the basis OF such legislation Whenever
it ie had nor do doubt that il soma were had the
Courts would take notice OF these usages at an
ee rly day, and enforce them, as law.
so much for the general policy OF the Law
But there was contained in the bill quiet moi
dentSl provision, far more importan: team the
direct and obvious purposes OF the prospective
enactment Ii was provided that the permits to
work the mines should ba given to American
citizens only and be transferable to American
citizens only. rytbiDg was going quietly and
co,ly along, without the slightest obstacle ~hen
Mr. 8EwARD offered an amendment by adding
sfser cltizena" the words, Aud to such aS shall
have declared their intention to become su' "a, In
wifi I'm tlZa
United StateR.p
This harmless little amendment throw the Sem
ate INFO furry again. almost equal TO the gtand
fare up when Mr. SEWARD moved the abolition OF
Slavery in tho District OF Columbia Several
Southern Senators fels themselves called upon TO
abuse Mr. SEWARD in good vernaoular BillIngsgate
to which he Of course paid not the sighteas atten
ton. When the cauldron had done bubblpg
! litsle, several Western Senators began 60 rub
their eyes and wake up to the recollection that they
! had several thousands CT their own ccnsttu ants
the WAY TO California, and along with lhem numer.
ous foreigners who had frat received the hospital
ity of their own States, and who, relying upon the
same hospitality, had pushed iheir way onward
TO California TO find, if this provision ehoud psss,
all their hopes blasted, by Discriminating law
worthy Of the 18th century.
These Western Senators, WALKER, and DODGE
OF Iowa, especially, put in strong light the cut.
throat policy it would have been. for Wisconsin
and Iowa to have excluded Foreigners from those
States in their early settlement, and especially in
respect 10 this one business of mining Mr.. FIRE.
mort vas driven to take refuge 10 the statement
thasit was not so much tho European foreigners
that they objected to, but especially those from
Mexico, South-Americs Ausnslia, and the Lord
knows where. The fact is, that American Ssna.
tors have not yet learned that the world 10 round
and that folks live on every side of it.
Mr. GWlN driven sill furtLer II based
his wish for the provision of tho act az il stood on
humanity and anti slavery grounds, asserting that
il MexicaDF were allowed to come 10 Califsrnia 70
work the gold mines they would plant peonoge or
Slavery there, and mir0bHe d'cfu, Southern 5ena.
tors had got to the Anti Slavery aide Of the
question. Bot when replied co. that by the glorious
Constitution Of California, the slave brought into
California becomes Immediately free, the h0neH re.
ply of Mr. GWIN was, w G don't want them there
any bow -
In the course Of the debate, Mr. SEWARD made
two short speeches in his beat style and despite
OF the re6ilyepess Of the Senate when he begun,
they told On the question. Mr. DoDGE, Of lowe,
brought in amendment to the amendment, dis
crimnsting between Europeans and other foEeign
era Mr. FooTE foated upon that some silly and
imperative modification, about Testimonials OF good
character, ard both the amendment 10 tbs amend
ment and the original amendment were agreed to-
90 shst, as the mater stands, foreigners from
Europe, who bring their characters in their pook.
etc, and declare their intention TO become citizens
Of the United States, are put upon the same foot
ing % American citizens and all other foreigners
ara excluded.
So you perceive the wild horse is getting littIe
tenn The senete waa forced to accept nd pass
one Of the most obnoxious bu. truly statesmauIike
propositions OF the Senator from New York. al.
though shorn Of part of its just proportions |
failed to get copy of the yeas and nays, but
hope you viii be to anayza them. Mr. sEw.
ARDS speeches Were models, and should and will
be extensively published. Mr. WINTHROP, | no
ticed, voted sgtinas the amendnsnt Spa.
TUEsDAY.IN THE HOUSE.