The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-13
CHARLOTTE. N. d MARCH Is, 1850.


Iha, S'ao belonged TO a Territory which he'd
} 9 night to admission. !, formed portion o'
territory which became tie property of,he u
n''ed states upon she express condition thai Il,
should he adHl,ed INTO this Urion. In the
Dos' place. tha! ~ss sn srgan,z,d Teu,,or,
ard had q Territorial Govefnnrp'; asd that,
~ my ves. ia matter Of vast itapor.suce 10
this q ies,ion.
"hAi ,ss Ierriioris, Cove nrnen,l Whs,
70 sry Govesnmsp, !, ,s an organ zs,iuo Of
"a o,hss~iss vnorzss rcd popv's,ion into =
political community I, is ,hs, which mskss
OF sueb population an osssn,3ed koS,, sps.
bling It 10 oct as one hole, aud tuag,ay ito
several individual ipe a b. srfoys az na u.
ed 8ssa, into oae poliucsl associstion Safe,
or body poiic. IL s.esrisns what persons
among that people represent aud shall hs,-
right 10 speak the voice OF The Whole. Mere.
" being upon tertrofy gives not neces.sv
ly right 10 be consulted IN The dispositions
to te inside affecting ,he dcs'nies OF The popu
ls'ioo. The fuudsmsn,sl law of every coun
try. bose'sr adopted, ssllss ia whom ,hs
p""sr 20 fepresen. the community shall ,r.
g d Who ,h,ll speak tie voice OF the CON
aunity, and say Thai this State, or thi. polni
cal associs'ion, VII. tbs, such snd such ,hines
shall be d n-, b, collecting and d.ci.,irE. 10
due form. The public seniireai Of tho ~hoe.
Nos, .'', every Terfi,ar,sI Govstamenr
e.,oblishsd 10y Congress ersusrss from The
sovereign power. end receives 81 harny
over the ToHisry. That sovereign po.u
hss righi 10 hs laas for ils government.
has right to prescribe the form and manner,
apd the only form sni manner, ~ ~htch 1t
shall be recognised az say other Than a ne,e
0ass OF nunso bsings together. By this form
ut government. p'ocerd ng from this sove
reigniy, Is lifsI defined who bas a right TO
speak he voice e( he Territory What pof.
stnn o the uhsbIanis shsll have the elective
ffen.hise, shall choose representatives,, mo
when chosen by that pori,oa. rep sspni the
shoie oomnunt'y and speak rs VOICE. 10
California We have 90 hug oi this. Who
chose he Representative Whence did those
who chose them derive The power o auIhor.ze
these representatives. TO spesk the voice oi
'he peapls u Caioinia os such Why. cir,
without an sri of Congress subofizng n, |
can Conceive 0! hut une NAY IN shah such
form cen De evrn % the tnh.b.iant. .r .hr,
Ierfrofy, AID that - by IN act OF revo'uion,
10 winch, thto~fn2 OF the allegiance oil Their
so,ore. gn, the UaHsd 9talcs, they think prop
OF TO ai.s, together, 10 Iher ottg,osl aud p'im.
al character of human bslngs. and ssy thel
they ~,li be sn otgsnizsd body e,ih such
fo'a, ,hes thuk proper. B4t tic ptesent
proceeding Is n0t oI tha, character. The
very movement shows that they were throw
my themselves upon 40 such ilgh.. But they
con'a here, hs'ln. formel Constitution shlch
the, say enhodes ihs pobhc vi. Of Cthlor.
ma, and ask that, as a Sials, they may be
admitted into ihs U4lan.
| Nov, s.r. the bl.lns-s Of my life as law
yar hss lucIlaed ne 10 respect and follow ptece-
dents. and | always lsel restst when, her
n, ,dlessly or Tor even a So III ient cause, II
becomes neers.,.y IN any pa tcu' ar instance
10 depart from Ia, h-s been 'hs established
usage OF The nsiior. | think that IT ~ to be
rrs'euet that the Coogress Of the Unied
States should ever haze departed from the
-s!s position, that IN su h matters ,ertitati al
I III ,nsgement should follow aud not load the
uoseaeul Of Congress. and, under ary pres.
sure beroo ore ofclrcuDstances, should have
] ' fttttIEG ltClf slHIlihH ~ hD dtN w "biIu
Territory assumed to ,issf, without lhet pre-.
vtuus ~arraat OF invitation, TO tosm liselt IN.
10 a sovereign Stale Uul, be lbai ss " msy F,
! feel strong repugnance TO 90 sill tutiher
to introduce ne" sSaupe, srd cav that, not
only without tho p5evtous sanchCn oil Congress
for such a proceed n2, bU, without the Pse.
vious authority from Congress for forming
the inhabitants Of any particular disii'c, INTO
a territorial community, for any purpose Of
governmsot Whatever, they may voluntarily
associate themselves mo n political State a.
dopt shaeve, tuss ~ Their organization ths,
,aay thisk proper. anu then apply To us 10 re-.
co2n,ss ,hem as an existing pcluca, conmu.
nt,- "a Siate-8nd, as such, receive hem ~
to this Urior.
THIS. M. President, is the first fficuliy
have. There Is another that no gentleman
has ss yet alluded TO. When this Mesicsn
uesty was submitted to the cons,dr, a,ltn OF
the Senate, IT contained an ati,cle--tbe n,n b
a.uc|e--provldlng for the adm ssipn of tasse
Territories INTO the Union as States 80 soon as
, by ,hs form of he constitution Of the Unired
| States, ,ha, olj-c, could be accomplished. !.
was, n other words, an sxact, or nearly exact,
!, transcript Of the provisions made 10 the usa.
ties by which we acquired Louisiana and Flor
ida. There has scarcely been an instance,
+ imagine, where there was any difference a, II
| IN which the Senate was 50 nearly unanimous
az aga.ns, adopting any such provision. Al
low me, in order tha, the matter may be un
4 dets,ood, TO call attention to the original ar
+. .ice, end TO the substitute adcp'ed by ,h'
A Senate.
o The words of the original article. so far a
r relates 10 this matter, are these:
"The Mexicans who, in The Ter iritories q