Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11

majority of the country and those who gansay ithose wh
criticise -hose who oppose it, will in many quarters flint
themselves marked men, and will have applied then
the burning brand Of public Indignation that do burr
into the BONE will leave mark that they will carry will
them to their political graves Sir hope to the restoration
OF that concord and harmony and good feeling which has for
mery pervaded every section of this Union trust shall
it; ard trust that the patriotic party, as regard them
the who stand up here without any other power mpe
them action except their belief that it Is the will Of much
the greatest portion of the good Of the country and M
their enduring happiness ard glory- under the favor
Heaven that party should succeed in bringing this matter
consummaon, they will be regarded by overwhelming po
ton Of the country the great patriotic party of the land
standing upon the rampas Of the constitution and recogns
ing and sustaining all its principles and guarantees And
think, sir that those three classes with whom this
party may have to Observation-Disclosures feeoilers renega
does &c-will they continue agae, fall into con
tempt for trust they will not be strong enough TO excite
stronger and be overwhelmed by the severe and ultimate
Judgment Of the county. Sir, with all this difference
opinion, il is matter of surprise to that have agreed
well for when did you two whose opinions
exactly alike upon such subjects those which have been
referred to this committee, various, difficult, and complicated
they were Sir, are to stand upon those little diver
sites of opinion, the question will be settled. be-
ve that these bills contain all that is requisite to satisfy
the different sections of the country, and cherish a strong
hope that they will become laws and the appreciation Of
the good, enlightened and patriotic AT all events
ready give whatever of WILL heart and might possess
the contamination OF this, as regard il glorious and patriotic
object
Mr.. CLEMENS. AS intend to vote against 'the mea-
reported by the committee of thirteen do choose
that their report shall go the country with even
sanction which silence implies. The Senator from North
Carolina has asked why this committee raised, if
not prepared yield something of former opinions
in obedience TO its report God knows for what raised
do not voted for it, il is true, because ever, one of those
with whom have been in the habit of acting voted for it.
and rather than separate from them yielded my judgment
theirs But had expectation thea that any good would
result from it. expected to result il has resulted.
Sir, it seems to that strange change has
the dreams OF the Senator from North Carolina, mr. MAN
GUM) 1t to me that heard him denounce the
luons offered by the Senator from Kentucky (Mr CLAr)
in the early part Of this session, in language quite strong
as any used by myse-and ask, in all sincerity, and
with anxious desire to be corrected if my impressions
erroneous, what this report bat repetition of those
luons When ia there sAtsry deviation from them in
any vital point From the remarks made by the Senator
from Kentucky, at the time ose buttons introduced
from the earnesness of his manner and his known mness
of purpose not to DO expected he would make any
wide departure from the plan then submitted He has no.
done So He has been consistent He has ab,ded by bis
original plan, and those of who denounced then, cannot
support now, and calm the merit of consistency To do
would be giving the lie direct the declarations then
made In using this word mean nothing but what is
rely respectful mean simply, that support this report
would be fat contradiction Of all former assertions
The Senator from North Carolina speaks of beraity, of
the propey and necessity of liberaity Sir, the constu
ton not thing about which at liberty to exercise
exercise lberaty here. have right 10 tihe with my
duties | am not here compromise away the pro-
visions of the constitution have asked fr concession
at any time, and ask for Whatever the letter
of the supreme law gives me, am entitled TO recelvemore
/ have sought. ..@m ~. .,..... #"
The Senator from Georgia (Mr. BEnR1Esl has saved
the necessity Of saying many things intended to say and
shall cotne my remarks to three uc!s assumed by the
port and which maintain not facts 1t assumes, first,
that there controlling necessity the part Of Cafor
MIA TO adopt constitution and form OF State Government
deny the fact and insist Tat there necessity
for this the part of California than there for
like the par, of New Mexico and Deseretno so
much there the part Of Oregon, when she left
for years without government of kind the protection
OF company of Dragons Them sir this preext Of
necessity will not bear examination In other words. the
fact assumed not fact California acted under the
puon of greater necessity than operated upon the other
Territories.
1t assumes, secondly, that California contained sufficient
population within the meaning of the constitution auho
rise what she has done Sir there is no such evidence in
our possession On the contrary, the evidence Is all the
other way. That there may be people enough in California
is quite possible, but the word 'people' does not mean
Inhabitants that is very different term. The army of the
United States, in California "people y those who
have gone there for the purpose Of trading gold digging
Ne 'Peope bu! they are not inhabitants; they are not
Permanent Settlers and do not constitute one of the elements
Of State. repeat that there is evlence that Cao
mia contains sufficient number of "ee inhabitants" to
enle her to Representative, much less two. It will not
do to attempt get round this by using the term
"paople." do not "people, the constitution
does not mean {" peope'-t means Inhabitants
The report also another fact, which is not fact
1t assumes that though there have been irregularities in the
of California those Irregularities greater than have
mpaned the admission Of other States and having
been waived by Go sress they may well be waived again.
have heard this argument used again and again the
floor of the Senate and have prepared myself to show that
it entirely without foundation. 1t is not by taking fact
here and another there and separating them from Of
other facts which control and govern hem that arrive
at truth intend 10 show the circumstances attending the
admission of every State into the Union, and the
try will then be enabled Judge whether there is prece
Dent the retence of precedent for the admission of
California. The first State which admitted into the
GENERAL STATEMENT of the circumstances attendi
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