The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-18


aevsred IN he Senate Of tie United States, August g.
1850
Mr. pREsDEsr: The plan have submitted 10 the Senate
as substitute Tor the bill admitting California proposes
recognition OF Tie existing organization a provls-
iona government at the expense of the United States,
contnUng the officers and laws they have made so far
as is consistent with the constitution and laws OF the
Uned States, and win such reservations are
sa 10 preserve the supremacy and jurisdiction OF the
United States IN thai part OF s territory Ii limits the
southern boundary California to the parallel of SO
ieg. 50 mu. nolt t latitude, and authorizes vote of The
inhabitants north of that boundary upon the question OF
State Territory Ii majority ot the free white citizens OF
the United States, Inhabitants there, declare in favor OF
State government provision IS mate for the conyocaton Of
convention 10 establish Stale constitution. and for the
incorporation of California in the conederacy, when the
constitution shall have been approved by Congress- Ii
also provides Tor the erection OF territorial government
south OF 80 deg 80 min The Pacific upon The basis OF
the Utah territorial bill, with provision Tor the equal
protection oi az properly recognised by The constitution
OF the United States
II will be seen that this plan does not contemplate the
admission OF California as State now. In proposing
however this OF the discretion which Congress
possesses the subject the convenience OF the nbab
ants is consulted by adopting their present organization
in all practicable and proper extent
will proceed state the objections ] have TO the
admission OF California State upon The pending ap
pLcation.
10 the first place. the organization Of State govern.
ment there premature Ii excluded large proper
lion OF those who entitled TO participate the
struciion OF the fundamental law by which themselves
and their posteity TO be governes, and By which
manently ymoulded. The first important fact bearing upon
this point the nsuciency Of the actual population OF
California the day when delegates eecisd 10 the
convention. Tor the purpose OF estimate. the IN
formation furnished to Congress by the taifafaa dele
CATION, because although more favorable thAa tber
have seen. il is entitled TO be regarded is acc-
rate and reliable obtain under the
According to that estimate the population The hf-i ~
August, 1919, consisted OF 1900 native CaiorniGos
1894 Americans and 10 $50 oEesnersnas ,ng ae-
gegale OF 43,55o persons not much beyoad half
the number required Tor representative IN Congress
der the existing apportlonment Cisssng the Callior-
and foreigners together, there Of these 500,
and oi Americans ,99T large majority then, OF IN
habanis that day total strangers to the language,
habits, laws, and republican institutions OF the United
States, and there less than $4,000 who We're, by
their intelligence and alntes, fitted Tor independent
government be Immediately associated with this Union.
There is another remarkab peculiarly in the elements
composing the population, which the estimate am
sderine brings 10 view. Among $500 emigranis Amer
can and ioclgn who arrived in California during The
months OF April, May June and July, ls49, there were
only 25S females, or less than three per cent Presunng
the proportion 10 hold good, as doubt moi is the
with regard 10 the American and foreign arrivals
prior 10 that lne then among 3o550 Of the immlg
pcpnlaon the number OF females could not have exceed
ed 800. This indicates immatunty of social
cation, and leaves without assurance OF the peIma-
ncncy OF the population. There can he no permanen,
mhablaucy, in a political sense until that thorough
cldl and domestic organization has taken place which
fixes The population, and gives local identity with the
country BY creating abiding interest 10 rs destines
do consider that any people long maintain their
civilization, preserve the character of law abiding
and ortefly community fitted for self nj, and
qualified TO share in the social and political OF
this Union, who without the humanizng and emo
bling influences which the female presence establishes,
and whose hearts not held in place BY the holy bonds
OF heside and domestic affection here can be sound
durable civil structure especially stable and we'll
ordered Tree government winch is composed OF fami-
hes OF people There must be due proportion OF ia
ber mohes brohers and sisters, before there be
homes-hxed, permanent, enjeared homes-homes that
the attachment OF the heart ts TIN locality and
identity Iheir occupants with the country There
authority
and civil ORDER aud social consistency Undoubtedly
families theIe-some families who have heretofore
heped give charm and character the society Of this
quarter OF the Union but the proportion, as compared
with the population, too small al the time the gov
formed there and is too small yet, TO this
day. to give the compaetness and stability 10 The society
which alone justify political organization OF high
order that OF State, TO be included in this Union
and 10 share IN the direction Of lis high desnies hold
then, that neither IN regard numbers IN social
condition the population oil California rlpe for the
enactment OF fundamental law OF government for this
first Slate Of the PacIbc-a State which will undoubtedly
when created, great influence upon the desti
MES Of the whole Pacific country and o this Union But
portion OF the population comprised iD toe aggregate
enumeration OF forty three thousand refer to The for
elgn imnigranis-ought not TO be counted at all
part of the political social community Not be-
they foreigners for II they were OF the
standard OF the foreign immigrants that daily land
shores and spread our territory, ennchlng Us by
their Industry and adding to the clements OF social pro-
gress and prosperity, they would be acceptable additions
In my view But they consisted according to authentic
and reliable accounts in part, OF the verest OF
cieiy, and jor the rest, OF raBsiory population, not
Claiming or pretending any fixed connexion with the
Community there la order 10 justify this representation
Of the portion Of the population allude 10, and TO show
how unworthy thry 10 be counted al all IN the po
ica estimation oil the inhabitants OF that country, viii
produce the Senate the information upon which my
opinion has been formed II is mostly OF an official char
acter.
In official despatch OF General Riley dated June 80,
iS49, short time before the election oi delegates he
speaks OF the people then there great OF float
ing population OF the United States and OF other
tues-peope OF all nations, kindred and iongues-wbo
bad been suddenly thrown into the country" In the
hrst OF Governor BurBet TO the legislature, de-
bvered on the 2lst December, ls49, he says:
Already have almost every variety of the human race
among u-o heterogeneous oihuman beings OF every
language and oievety hue.
In The fcpor Of select committee OF the legislature
OF California upon the subject public domain made on
the 9th of February, 1850, by the Hon MIR Wathall
occur passages Will read illustrative of The char
acer Of the population during the preceding year. when
the constitution was made
rnrng the pa year Of foreigners from the Mex
ican Provinces Gom South America, tire Islands the Pa
cic Europe rural colonies oil Great Britain have
worked in the mining districts
Many of the last years miners were poems or"ser "
species of slaves They worked under the direction and
for the benefit Of teir masters who by ms means aceu
mulsled wealth than the American citizen who Is
by State mrlon, prevented rom bringing ht,
slaves into the State with him.
With but lew exceptions, the foreign population IN oul
mines has connection with interest In the institutions
OF our State or nation. They mere adventnrefs
brought here soey by the desire avail themselves OF ou
mineral treasures, and hieb upon returning rs soon a.
'hey nave gluted thetr thirst Tor gold
In report to the California senate by Hon MI. Green
Chairman OF the committee hnance late as the 2Oh
March of the ia he folO All np