The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-02-16

'ecting territories of the United Uales, every .
new acquisition of territory had led to dis h
cusssio7son the question whether the system ?
of ipvolntary servtude which prevails in ma
ny of the States should or should not be Il
prohibited in that territory. The periods
Of excitement from this cause which have
heretofore occurred have been safely passed,
but during the interval Of whatever length
which may elapse before tile admission IT ne
territories ceded bv Mexico as States, il mp
pears propable that similar excitement will
prPval 70 ap undue exteut 0a 8mai3 sl
Uoder these circumstances, thought, and
still teluk, that il was my duty 70 eDdeuvor TO
put il in the power ot Congress, w the adj
mission Of California and New Mexico as
States, to remove all occasion for the uneces-
sary agitation of the public mind a'fasaat
Tisrunderstood that the people OF the ives.
tern part oI California have formed aplan OF
a State constitution, and will soon submit the
shme TO ;hp judgment Of Congress, and apply
lhE uuWsslpn rs d'Nhles ln'H C""lSo WI '"V'i
part, ihongh in accordance with, was not a.
dopted exclusively in consequence Of, any ex-
nression Of my Wishes inasmuch as measures
tending to the end had been promoted by the
officers sent there BY my predecessor, and
were alreedy in active progress OF execution
before any communication from me renched
CaIilorna. Ifthe proposed constitution shall,
when submitted to Congress, be fund to be
in compliance with the requisilion Of III CON
slitution Of the United States | earnestly re-
commend that It may receive the sanction Of
Congress.
The pa,t Of California not included in the
proposed State Of That name s believed to be
uniuhabued, except in a settlement Of our
countrymen in the vicinity of Sal, Lake.
A claim has been advanced by the State OF
Texas to a very large portion Of the most pop
uIous district of the Territory commonly de.
signated by the name of NeY Mexico, Ii the
people OF New Mexico had formed plan OF Q
State Government for that territory as cedet
by the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and had
been admitted by Congress as State, ouI
constitution would have affrded the meabt
OF obtaining an adjustment Of the question o
boundary with Texas by Judicial decision
At present, however, no judicial tribunal ha'
the power Of deciding that question, and 4
remains for Congress- to devise some mode to-
lls adjustment. Meanwhile | submit to Con
: gress the question whether IL would be expe
dient before such adjustment TO establish
territorial government, which by including tn
district so claimed, would practically decd
the question adversely to the State OF Texa
or. by excluding il, would decide in her ia
vnr. In my opinion such course would no
be expedlent, ps ecially as the people OF TIN
Territory sill enjoy the benef and protecitC
: of their municipal laws, originally derived rot
: Mexico, and have Glli AIRY iorce siauope
. there to protect them ogninst the ladmos.
a is undoubtedly true that the property, live
: hberues, anu reIinen OF the people OF Ne'
u Mexico are better projected thaN they eY'
e we're beore the treaty Of cession. BOA hH
j.. Should Congress when California shall pr
p sent herself lor Incorporation into the Uhloi
annex a condition to her admission as e'a
!. affecting her domestic institutions contrary
! the wishes of her people, and even compe' u
temporarily to comply with it, yet the SIa
j could change her constitution at any ame
ter admission, when to her II should seem q
pedient. Any attempt TO deny to the peop
: of the State ,he right Of selr-govornment IN
: matter which peculiarly affects thenselvt
: will infalIibly be regarded by them as aninV
sion OF their rights; and upon the pr'nc'P'
"''llaid down in our own Declaration of ldepe
dence, they will certainly be sus'aln'
by the great mass Of the American peep
:, To asser, that they are a conquered peop
49, and must az Statesubmit to the will OF th
- :, conouerors, in this regard, will meet win
" cordial response Among American reemen
- Great numbers of them are native ciuSens
!" Tinted Slates. not1nierior 20 t6S resi- Of o.
=" =" countrymen in Intelligence and patrotisrn "a
4. no iangnage OF monaco TO resIrAln lhe'"
,he .xercise OF an und,ubted right, shbsta
- ually guaranteed 10 the,n by the treaty OF c
- sion itself, shall ever be uttered by me,'ot
!" couraped and sustained by persona acu
~ undermy authority II is 10 be expeeted u
in the residue OF the territory ceded to US
!" ,Mexico, die people residing there will, at
~
= time Of ter incorporation into the Union
80 State settle all questions Of domestic rol
i" 10 suit themselves, ~ ..t,
,bo No material inconvenience will result II Il
!, the ant, lor a saort period, Of govern, n,
2 i established by Congress oyer that paFF'' O. !,
.ma territory which lies eastward OF the ne" p
~ Of California and the reasons for my oP'n
ba New Mexico will at no very distant p
= cd ask for admission into the Un'on' are TO
- ded on unofficial information, which
nose is common to all who have cared 10 M
~ ;vor;r;as IN the subiect,