The New York herald., 1850-03-15

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The b for the relief of the heirs Of Cecilia De Hot
beck, lot; also the Meoss River bill motion to re-
! consider laid on the table.
CALIFORNIA; Demand for Admission Into
the Union.
The Senators and Representatives elect from the
State Of California have addressed both houses of Con-
gress placing before them certified copies of the con-
sti.ution Of the State together with their crsdsn
tals, and requesting " in the of the people Of
California, the admission Of the State Of California into
the American Union" The document, which, owing
to its extreme length and the crowded state of our
columns, We have not space for In the Herald CON-
mences with an expression Of regret and
that they hnd an organized opposition to the wishes
the ca!iforniaus and that that orgsaizaton is SO i'm
portsnt in ability and numbers The arguments
against the admission then met and answered
They proceed in this way, ttatipg that they fully
that much ignorance mica and mis-.
conception exists in the public niud OF the Atlantic
States relative 20 their country lite citizens. ana the
procs eougs by which State mt has been re-
Gently iormed there and, deeply sofroSfu that false
charges should have been made against the character
intelligence ana virtue Of their constituent. have
deemed 1t obligatory upon them in presenting in
formal manner the request Of the State Of California
fer admi:sion into the American Union, that thsv
should, by narration Of facts a, and forever
silence these Who have dsregarded tte obligations OF
oomtesy and all the rules Of justice, by ungenerous
nuations unfair deductions false aud ut
wsnsrted conciusiohs They believe thai In so dsing
m
Disiored them and contribute to true history OF
thie in portsnt political while they srdenty desire
happy influences in sliaying that intense excitement
which now mtnacss the peprteity Of the republic and
! all the dearest hopes OF eedom"
An outline OF the history OF California from its con.
quest by the american forces 70 tbs adoption
constitution and Its erection into STATE ID presented
IL is brief review OF all the i'm
wards the established govern ard as portion OF
sn iwpcrtsnt State paper is vsusbe though the fea
tuIss brought out BY novel on a. and ara
therefore scarcely soitd for reeraon In tie columns
| Of n newspaper The conclusions drawn from the
statement cf facts, are
II That territorial government uu der the revise.
~ power of Corgres would go far from promoting
interests OF California go circumcribe It's .EeTgies
prevent the developement of s capacities a1d de-
its general ut as TO he Of dscont-n
dihcuty and ultimate ruin, either to TIE government
~ That the wonderful increase Of the country IN
population, 10 wealth and consequently in commercial
Necessary the sdoption Of ,y.tem OF measures As
can only eeepsoed ~ State Legislature and enforced
%. That tte neglect and oppression OF the United
States Cor eress forced California to form State 20
ysrpment, u 'he desired to avoid civii strife and
- Th., the people Of that country did not saop,
such form % sov.innent in otedi-nes u cicts,ion
fom the executive here, through Gen Riley there; but
on the contrary actually took the tstiys move.
msnt and only concurred In the suggestions Of the de
with patriotic resolution merge all minor dids.
rsnces CT epinicp in unanimous effort i'm
pending ils and remedy existing evils.
Much misapprehention sPpesrs TO have obtained In
the Atlantic States relative TO the question OF slavery
/ in California. The Undersigned have hesitation
In ssyips that the prosi.isn In the constitution
clsoing that ipsinticp meets with the almost unsn
a % not % %as sss q
sgainst the tystsm, which are quite general the
Northern portion q tb. United states from uni.
vtrss conviction that In no portion OF California
the climate and soil OF character adapted to slave
labor Since the discovery q the mines, the feeling
n opposition to the introduction Of slavery s believed
TO have become. possible. more unanimous than
heretofore Ihe relation Of mater aud slave has
TO be prohibited by Mexican Law; consequently the
oiignsl California popuaten Is utterly opposed to It.
Slavery IL question little sisoussed In CsnforLia so
settled spp.sIs the public mind relative thereto.
Public meetings have scarcely ever considered u.
question hiss been for,sal.ed, has no foundation ia
ruth And no more conciusivs proof Of this can bs
found than tie ample facts that htesn OF the forty
eight members composing the convention which uoani-
mously inherited the prohbitory clause Ia the copsu
tuition from the slsvshoding states while twelve
were Cslifofrisrs proper and twenty. one Northern
mcr. Further than this there 10 no doubt that two
hfbs Of tboee ~hs voted In favor Of the constitution
recent from slsvsh Gliding ststes wsis
II k known that many Of ths votes given sgsrst the
instrument 90 given In Of tue failure
OF the nsssngers 20 dsiib the printed copies In
several mining localities. No debate upon the subject
WAS had In the convection, though rome eonversa-
tion" enrusd upon prorosion TO submit the pro,i-
gssitd BY Northern men. and did not prevail"
Matters pertaining to the bouodori.s Of the state
fhen dseustd Of rhich the annexed extracts furnish
the nost I'm pos tant statement of facts =
"Jhe superficial arss of The Stat. of California, SC
tion i,ss $50 squsrs miles. OF 70 $50 90 square sers
esclufivs Of the Ands adjacent TO bsr ccast glance
AZ frsmortr map, upon which the above csicsistion
bsted viii at once tstsfy ell that the tcpogl sphcs
cbssctsristcs Of that oosptry peculiar and novel
Two gr.st chains Of nountsns the si-rrs Nevada and
the coast iAnss trsverse In nearly iss whole extent
"Th- large valleys that lie between these two ranges
des in every Dir, elton are the vsesb. arabs psrIion
ofhe lsbd cf California. Assuming, then. that two
fourihs Of the Whole superficial ares OF the STATE n co.
her lea dss~r
and we have l. enc fourth useful fer agricultural
rnlpos.s-thss To- 81 sssIt ,qDaIs miles. or "a $4,000
nate In the opinion q the undsrsgned Ia fully borne
out BY the typographical surveys Of the country but
hesitate to a. ,et their belief that u 10 quite apparent
after ell due allowances that three 6fhs Of uhole
territory embraced in the State Of California viii
b. susceptible q culti,s alton or useful 10 man.
Ihis then, would sivs a. the remaining two nfths,
would constitute the sum total Of valuable srsbs and
grazirg land smbIsesd within the boundary fxed BY
u. e.n.i,ntion of The state o. Cslternis and dbtI
try, from is extreme northern 20 Its extreme south
sin limit The forescins are believed TO be suestAn
tally the reons vhich led TO the present boundary Of
California %
The immediate history Of the State ct IN. period Of
its organization With some facts conneoied With a.
sert considered and preten,sd, and the document
Sin thus presenting the certified copse. OF their state
eosstitutioD and their credentials and sskiss the sd
mission Of the etstss aud that they be permitted
20 aks th.ir seat in your bodies the under
y they isd 10 sssue you Of The sn Sious drsire for
the ytryetuy OF this Mon sbch sninstes all classes
% their sopsttusnts Bern aud reared unoer ts pro
teetins IA fu.pces Ct them vsrs their patriot
lem IL ss bread ~ the rtpubc u extends from the
Atisntio 90 the rscinc-i deep the current Of
their mighty rivers- pure as the never melting
~ ovs vtch crown their mountains and iud~-truo-
use - the virgin gold exbaled from their coil.
"tomirg ~ tsey do from every state comprising the
tniop, deeply impressd nost of them have been ~
pses'rs through foreign lands with the nmsssurstls
sureriority q American institutions snd American
ebsrsetsr, " would Be strange indeed n they did hot
turn With revence and snecton tevsd their country
s institutions and its people. Pos,es.ssd, too In
nsrkshls degree Of nteliespce enterprise and ability
rich IN high moral qualities ipdustrous energetic and
bopss FIRM In their devotion TO ordsr end usice they
ctnpose connunity Witch he's no supsriors In the
elements which constituse . citssn's eIory sud me-
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