Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-20

."Mr. sEMpLE, president of tho Convention l feel under some
his matter. There 5 a distinguished member OF Congress-, who
holds hvM seat iso'1. one ,a sb o, me si si a. ;uf e, ,s ,i U"i nc lia msT " mn rs' sa,l0 To-
he state OF things on the other side OF the mountains, asked HIM
,ma. |" ,hOn I ,he N Sierra Nevada ev land and that we would Nu, prefer not I'm.
bracine Within our limits this desert waste to the east. Iii, reply
was For Gods sake leave us no teTrit 'y TO legislaie upon in Con.
eress' He went on TO state then that the great obec, IN our lorna.
lion OF a State Government was 10 avoid further legislation; there
would be no question as TO our admission BY adopting ,hs course; aud
that all sulects III minor Importance could afterwards be settled !
think it my dur! 10 ,mpart Ibis iniHrm1,,on to The Convention. The
conversation took place between Mr. Thomas Batter King aud my
Speaking Of his communication. Mr.. Shannon says, debates, 1911 y
.'Ihe chief argument which has been ur-ed III idyor OF the ex.
,rcrne boundary has been, not as 10 The necessity. notihe convenience,
bur t n. prooasilSy OF It's pa. sing he Congress OF The unNed stI,es,
and The authority OF a gentleman from Congress, that II such a pro:
position was adopted, 1t would pass, Sur. | Claim Tor the dIsniiy OF
The new Safe of California, that ali dieiaron OF this kind should "ot
listen 10 the propositions o. grnucmen in this matter, however high
their characters at home. who shalt come here and say 10 this conven-
lion, gentlemen. pass such aud such bnuu iarirs for The State oi Ia.
lforniA, anl you viii probably be able to pass through Congress and
mere IS dsnger at hand; YOU canno, pass. Sir, This is 40, only an ia.
sui, but it lsa threat held out Bu. WI. are these aq.h% 'm
country, 50 deeply interested ia the wcliare OF CaiiIonla that the
or are they mol rather The agents Of Interested parties, no. Of Congressl
For they do not speak the wilo 4 Congress; j siase man c ,nnot speak
stated, this afternoon. he expression OF Sir Thomas Butler King
when ,sSI 'i h. t 1Ak S, .sa5f sp n, sf IT. prcs .n es's he jill no" no u 1plas the > sea,i.
rnent Of the cattle Congress o. the United States The secre. o. II "a
diicul'y upon this question; they are in Difficulty about the Wim"'
PmYie; aud Mr. Thomas Buler King q may be c'heis, sen! here,
in the fist place; Tor! HE purpose OF influencing the pe"p,e OF tal'
ior.ia 10 establish a State Government, and. in the next PLACE, to m
cluIc tile entire Territory Let the President and hs Idol-
ne shpu.lc. their own difficulties"
1T is true, Sir, that the boundary is enormous. No man here
vi he 10 inc.ul IT, the whole oil IL We are told hv these very gentle
men thttu Is TOO large; 1t Is unwicldy; 1t includes an enormous bar
rel iract of counlr,-an immense desert waste; hut, say they. We
bfae II ai ~. not ipr tho purpose OF rcaiang II withi1 the ) SAFE Of
CALIFORNIA, hut Tor The purpose OF settling the slave question atli'mc."
III the California Convention Mr. SHANNON said:
when This pro;o4i n comes before them, Southern members
from IN. slavchnhdine Sates-wiil see tat il strikes from be-
meath their feet an enormous tract of country into which they desire
a in,rudnce slavery hereafter. Add 10 thlt the further argument Of
The enormously ex,en. i've territory that II includes; and then add 10
that The urthcr argument, that n large portions OF ,a; territory has NOT
heen reprcsented IN this body-that the feelings and wishes OF The
population are not known-and think you leave open ground enough
f,r Them 10 bu;ld IN Argument upon that will defeat your constitutions;
tha, YOU al least bring all those difficulties which gentlemen hope 10
avoid directly 10 bear against it-a result which every gentleman
herc, Ihave no doubt, honestly seeks to avoid. These are arguments
which you cannot get over"