The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-22
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE aa. 1850.


The Past aad shs Present.
The new organ OF the cabinet endeayors to weaken the
force OF our opposition the mschievous plan which has
been put forth by the Executive for the settlement OF the
territorial question. To accomplish this object. it makes
certain quotations from articles against the
concentrations of the California message, and contrasts
them with quotations which il makes from the files OF
the ONION of January and February, ls49. when we
urged upon Congress the necessity OF putting end to
the free-so agitation, by extending 10 California perms
sion to form Stale constitution.
For this idea the Republic seems indebted TO Mr. Phelps
of Missouri whose speech in the House OF Representa-
lives promptly met and reiated. far referred to
our course The organ quotes and garbes part Of
that answer while, true to the dishonest objects which
produced the late change in the management OF the Re-
public, il whholds and conceals from its readers that
portion Of reply Mr. Phelps which fully explained
course and which entirely destroys and overthrows
the argument OF the Republic In January and Febru
airy, ls49, the California question the amportant.
the absorbing question Of the day II that controversy
was adjusted, apprehended that there would be
much further difficulty in the matter. II is not surpi-
sing therefore. that urged upon Congress. with all
our zeal, and with all our humble Abilities The duty Of
settling that question. We appealed to the nation
al Legislature to grant permission to our fellow
citizens the Pacific to frame constitution for them
selves and when Congress did adjourn without perform
ing that duty INDUCED the hope that the inhabitants
Of California would voluntarily assemble and take meas
for themselves which might be preparatory to their
admission into the Union We opesaw the present ex-
element which now convulses the country, and we
wished to guard against il by legitimate congressional ac-
ton, but not by the usupations and illegal interference
Of the Executive by the proclamations Of bgadier
general Of the army. the Vaccinations Of
emissaries Had Congress given its sanction TO the views
then entertained much Of the present difficulty would
have been removed, and the question now before the
country would have been simplifed at least
But Congress adjourned without doing anything and
since that time there has been considerable change
the of events Instead Of leaving the people OF
California to act throughout for themselves, the
tive at Washington have usurped the power of mngling
themselves with the transaction. The military COM
mander whom they have sent California has assumed
the functions of civil governor. without the slightest
rebuke, advised, from the administration, and
has nterierei with the call OF the convention of the
people, the arrangement of the districts, the number of
the delegates and has attended the proceedings OF the
convention. This usurpaton has created considerable
heart burning among the jealous people Of the United
Subsequently, in the way the report is work
ing, which reached us on Thursday from the West
that "Co Monroe, the United States military governor
in New Mexico, has issued proclamation directing the
election OF delegates TO convention 10 be held for the
purpose Of draughting State constitution and forming
State government for the Territory. econventon was
assemble Santa Fe on the 10Th OF May But there
is another change in the order Of events which have
lranspired since The session OF ls49. We have be-
fore not only the California question, but the whole
agitating slavery question. We have Utah and New
Mexico the Texas boundary, the fugive-slave bill,
and the slave trade n the District Of Columbia, each and
all harassng the country and destroying its peace. The
southern people under the impression that they have
been unfairly excluded from California by presidential
usurpation II is right, therefore. TO claim that
an equivalent should be given TO the South, if Cal
ornia is admitted into the Union with her present
stituiion excluding slavery.
Besides the peace OF the country now demands that
all these exciting questions should be settled at
that even the question OF territorial organization OF Utah
and New Mexico should be adjusted by positive
ton OF Congress, il country is to be preserved
from Iamentable divisions, pregnant as they are
with ill.feeling and hostility. continued agitation,
and the gloomy prospect of disunion We have now
before US the Executive idea OF non.interventon,
which is not to be carried out by the action Of
Congress- but by non-action, reserving TO the Execu
tive alone the power TO act by special agents, and
by orders from the War Department to our military
officers The Executive proposes to keep alive the pres
en excitement, its authorized agents, Messrs Ewing
and Seward, kept il alive to the present time, by defeating
Mr. Walkers amendment on the Sd OF March, is4s.
But il is unnecessary 10 20 further into this subject
We have already said more than was necessary. We
have but a word further. The organ Of the cabinet
hidden, presume, by It's mastersconcludes its article
with choice specimen OF Bllngsgaie levelled at us II
is welcome to pour uron our heads the OF its
abuses. We are proud Of the compliment il implies
Next TO the commentators OF honorable men, we
cannot but regard with some complacency the coarse
abuse Of the agents Of the cabal administration
Messrs. Bulliit & Sargent themselves could not OBJ
tain protection from the phantom head Of the Execu.
tive. He had TO surrender, and to yield them up as
victims TO the As honorable men, they could not
defend the misdeeds and populations Of the cabinet;
honorable men, theyresol,ed from such a task. They
were, therefore cashiered-dsmissed from employment;
ADD the Republic was placed in other hands, that il
might discharge those disgraceful Offices which Messrs
Buniit and Sargent refused TO perform. suppliant
agent was wanted and he has been found in the person
OF the present eoadus II his employers satisfied
with him, ~ have possible objection, so long
he refrains from saying word in our praise.