The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-30


country with the valleys abovei Why block up the vast
plains behind from all communication with the Pacihc
Why put the eastern and southern basins Out OF reach o.
all navgable streamsl Why cut them on from all outlet
for their produce Are we prepared q doom them Tor
to utter nsignicance and dependenceto separate
them from the rest OF the world No, no!
i Mr. Sherwood from New York. As 10 what ought 10
be future boundary. concur fully with several gentle
who have expressed the opinion that The crest Of The
future permanent boundary Of this Staei and thar
the only question before The house. should without
limits BIZ, there ohsr question. which ought Q pau
encs our action AZ 1. . And now by taking
throw that question ont Of Congress- and keep from dis
before The people and thus sem9ye Hs bone %
do an act which may render certain that The Union cannot
troll the people OF the eastern States (Debaes, 1900
And the delegate from San Francisco, (Mr Gwn,) al
udng to the subject debates, 1867 uses the fol-
lowing startling language as
have the idea that the Congress OF the Uni
ted States wond give this great extent of boundary II IL
was expected IL would remain one State and when gem
oao coss hsy say what they cannot carry out So far as
am concerned should like to see six States fronting on
the Pacific In California.
idea Of letting California come into the Unon with limits
that avowedy fixed with view to strip her Of every
inch Of soil in the newly Territories and TO pre-
pare the utter annhaon OF her influence in the govern
ment by the forthcoming aduncti0n OF six new free
States, and OF Of twelve additional free State sem
atorsl See Mr. President, what they themselves think
| of i'll
Mr. Hastings, from Ohio But gentlemen maintain that
It isvery include the whole territory, Il pos
Vi w be s1 sssa
can assure gentlemen THAI the new State q
" w a0 stia' % ys
insisted by the Sonth that we have been urged 70 90 80 by
nhaences bronght to bear upon US from 'ae Nof'a' @c
TSe same We have very low estimate q the sagaei
They win naturally say You, few californians On the
other side Of the continent assume 70 settle the great cues
pNF tnf
y constitute thirteen or fourteen States OF the
Mr Mccayer But do gentlemen suppose ,ha. the South
would acquesce in this arrangement that they will permit
's ne Be- ccns
have suffered Louisiana settle question slavery for
The assumption hat Congress viii stand by, and allow
handful of citizens in California 70 settle the slave question
II is monstons doctrne.-( debates page lS7
But they never expected that you would be brought to
assent to such preensons Mr. Gwin expressed himself
as follows
We that Congress has the right settle our bound
which they viii insist upon, and which they have always
refused surrender Aud hence have thought that II we
mouth Of the Ga Congress might say You have in
cded much for State wo will imIyou 70 the ter
al souh Of ss deg 50 min south be tsrsiso
rial government That viii be the great bat,
tie field. confess would greatly prefer more restricted
boundary. We have the natural boundary to make a
greater STATE than any ia The bay Of San rsan,
thus shape our observation-disclosures. p iio)
Will you, then let repeat it again. admit California
as she presents herself TO your We are told That she has
already population exceeding 10000 of able. bodied
men, capable to array in battle rs 900 OF stout and hardy
solders-of such soldiers would command the choice
OF the senator from Illinois Mr. SHELDsl in great
emergency What, when she shall have population
OF 500 ooo0of 1,ooo,oo0of 100000, and 5000, 900
How her importance, il she should remain in
should choose to 20 out Of il Cast your eyes little
ahead OF you Before them the commerce and the luxur
ant temptations OF Hindostan, OF China, OF Japan behind
tba frona
the Straits OF Fuca 10 the Gull OF Mexico, from the Pacific
TO the Rocky Mountains Are you prepared thus 10 lay
the foundation OF state o things that may; ana must
hands the desnles of the republic by the weight OF num-
bes. which ere long she will cast in your national coun
ellis, ence her TO set out for herself with the bright
prospects which the future holds out to herr
We are laying the foundation for grea, empire. (say.
sighted policy We are not lesislating for single day
for single generations but for ages and generations yet
in history She is already attracting attention
OF the world There is spot this continent which ex,
Men onegence the old and the States. and from
the commercial cities of South America and Europe, are
already rushing in large bodies TO this land OF PROMISE
Every Of approach is crowded toexcess every
sci that reaches Our ports crowded 20 Thi;
of daring enterprise No other portion OF the globe will exer
Of the world sc We should therefore careful in laying
the foundation Of rue NEW EMPIRE, no, 70 contract within
circumscrbe the sphere OF its usefulness.
But, while we suffer our attention to be thus engrossed
by the claims which California pleads at bar,
lose sight OF Deserei entirely What Of her She also
has sent here her constitution and pleads for admission
into the Union Is she TO be held independent
muny! Then she has her inherent rights as well
California proper She is the Oldest in date before
and in her State organization Her constitution extends
her limits to the Of the Sierra Nevada, and down
the Sierra to the Santa Ba bara mountains thence along
the Pacific TO the Gull oil California, embracing the whole
OF the southern coast Can you cut her short Of those
limits TO sanction the posterior usupaon of California
Deseret acted in her right II California did, when franz
ing her constitution and her boundaries, having been
serted long prior to California; (by monhs) ought
in subecon to California, why was she not summoned
tothe Monterey Convention
Bat (says the delegate from San Francisco, Mr. Gwin)
ity Does any prented say In this house else
where, that the districts Of California, established under
proca OF governor do contain population
represented Have thousands reached
they bound submit 10 the will OF the majority Sir
here forcing State government upon portion
the people OF California, whose delegates have, by their
recorded votes stated the fact that their constituents
unanimously against State government, and in favor Of
a territorial organization Gentlemen affect TO
believe that in aking large extent OF territory not repre-
sented here and from which opposition action
has been made known 10 u.s. doing great act Of
Injustice TO those people when, at the time, have
here before The direct protest against State govern
men Of portion Of tie inhabitants OF this Territory who
| represented But do stop ID we refrain from
committing this Of injustice No, sir 20 on and
| incnde them.
Then, Mr.. President, might is to supersede right II
not, why join the four protesting to the western Districts
and force into submssi0n government