Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-12

and County Conventions as well as in the votes and in
sructions Of our State Legislature those principles
semlnenty national and republican, because they are just
g and equitable.
60. Resolued That the Wings of New York have conf
dence In the honest purposes and patriotic motives which
animated the Wing Representatives from this State in the
Federal Legislature, upon the embarrassing questions which
have been agtated during the present Congress
T. Resored, That the admission Of California into the
Union as State, with free constitution, with
hearty approval and Territorial Government is
bshed for New Mexico and Utah. without any prohibory
clause the assumption that slavery is excluded by other
causes, it is the solemn duty Of Congress extend the JEFF
fesonan ordinance those territories the first ndca
tion that slavery involuntary servude is likely be in
troduced into the Territories"
Any at all with public events, will at once
understand what are the embarrassing questions alluded
TO in the 9th resolution of Mr. Cornwe and the eighth
solution Of the committee Reference had to the bills for
establishing Terri,ors Governments in New Mexico and
Utah. and the bill for the settlement of the boundary Of Texas
and especially to the latter measure The President Of the
United States recommended the settlement Of the controversy
relative to the boundary of Texas by fixing line by agree
ment OF the parties, and allowing equivalent in money
Texas for the territory to which she surrendered her claim
Thirteen Whig Representatives from the State Of New York
voted Tor bill framed in accordance with the policy of the
President; the Wing Senator and sixteen Whig Re-
presenatives from New York voted against that bill
10 the opinion of the Undersigned the President and the
thirteen Wing Representatives who supported him gh
and the Senator and the sixteen Wing Representatives who
voted against the accommodation the President were wrong
Nevertheless they willing either to omit reference to this
question entirely or il referred TO- 10 accord purity
Of motive 10 all without passing judgment on the merits Of
question This is what done by the committee in their
eighth resolution and the spontaneous and unbiased sense
of the Convention to the justice and fairness of that
displayed in marked manner for il was received lin
the language Of the Rpore with prolonged and deafening
applause which fairy shook the reporters table," But with
this the majority, rather they who directed the majority
not satisfied. They willing to allow honesty Of
purpose to Others but they insisted upon distinct approval
Of the Of Mr. Seward and consequent censure Of
those who differed from him. To this the undersigned could
They could not to rebuke those whom
they believe to have been right and praise him whom they
believe have been wrong. They would not do this either
directly by their votes indirectly by acquiescence in the
proceedings Of the Convention They did not choose for
the sake Of placing Of glory the bead Of Mr. Sc
wad stamp with condemnation the President Of the United
States, snd such eminent Wings as Henry Clay and Daniel
Webster Could they have done this without being