New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-22
Debates ON the Constitution OF California
Under Review by senator foOte' &c
Nendn,'- Yeas and NAYS When viii the
GnIIiornln Procce dina- be Ontf

Cufft sVuuIcncv ol The Tribune
WAsHIN.roN "Wednesday, F~b e, 1850
Mr ii Ross BEowN, a young gentleman from tue
Atlantic SIDE a reporter oi TINS city was % Cali
,,rnia when the Constitutional Convention As cone
siicr.rc It's present form OF Government lie ua-
le,oa., 10 report the debates Of the Convention ard
returned rsa Chasres bringing the traits Of lus
labor ,n manuscript along with him. So It IS sad.
Tie discussion. in Congress, ~ the country, and by
th, pros. relative % the admission OF California,
snd the important political changes OF which that
syent might be the precursor would give double
interest NJ tins time 10 ans really impartial state.
mani of the particular views of the men who rs
sisted in framing the articles since adopted hy the
Cah,oruiaus on their supreme iaN Whether MI
RnoVNS edition contains such q statement cr -
,n, sidcd. know not Il remember right Ia
Convention voted $1,000 Tor is pubhcaIo'-e.t
tHat CO.. $1,000
tn, volume might have been forthcoming SIX
weeks SINCE. and have made dihgent inquiries
atert o. late. however bad heard nothing Of
II uutil Senator FOoTE announced the other day Ia
IN, place that he had in his possession the manu-
S-riptol the debates 81 the CSiiorna convention.
Far be II from me 10 ahirN OF even lnsnuaie. that
tbs honorable and learned gentleman would allow
op, letter or sentence ol the unofficial rcconj, If
may 50 csll It. 10 be suppressed or altered-yei
could wish that the Senator had commenced ms
~ ~sssl Of these debates on the same day tha ihe
public had obtained permission 70 read them
In times Of remarkable excitement supPresslons
have been made, even oi oihc'ai documents "i
treat value well rememser remArkabe case
+, This Cspitsl illustrative OF my remark TIC
.ts,t< ure',r merely thus T. a..ude 20 When tn
.eaaers Of a great party, cal i faction n You VII
,,, IN the ascendsncy IL powerful nation, threat
IN fsunion. calculate the yslae Of the ConstIta.
liou aud threaten speedy rcVonton' seeinihsN
regardless Of the blood that might be soeo' of Inc
horrors they might cutsil upon society mere ma!
possibly be found among them those VINO woaG
aud some means or other OF interfering win We
ipsis>ima rcrtG O. California statesmen, where i
would initiate tsvOrsby % then endangered ihier'
es.s Why Is the book stil withheld W ny - D
held under review or revision by Nj tOorE sud
MS political friends ? The Constitution and Tie
otHcia records Of the Conv en;lUn are the true IN
does Of the Peoples viii but the debates accu'
rsielv taken would throw additional high, upon the
action Of the body
In ,Lis mornings Di,lg Globe yen viii and the
Yeas and NAYS OK All the 81 divisions IN the House
On Monday last Members may there usce accu'
-ateiy the course pursued by Their representatives.
p. s. find that Towers has the p'in'inS Z" 'ns
Debates and Proceedings IN the California Couveu.
.;or. ,hat BROWN keeps hirc Supplied with mana
-, e-,,s ,,rns 70 time and that TOWERS IS
.,or,al, half through with the work a.tnouSh
R,o,XS has heer here mora than two months and
:, ought 10 he In every bodys hands Noa Wen
now. SIR with Whist speed the pooAcs'ion O &c
ns,c. cas be pushed through the press and con
si6ering inst BRowx gets $4,000 to eIsoie MN
10 Law the details q, the earliest possible moineh'
before the people OF the Atlantic sta:es Az a..
and the efforts OF Mr. FoorEs friends 70 cessy 4
California bin in the House are coupled with the
announcement bv Nj FooTr thst the Origins.
mauuscrip, is in,rusted to him-to the very W. -,
enemy Of the annexation Of Caliornis with the
free Constitution she has adopted.