The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-05-02

The Senators and Representatives elect
from California have psblishet, on the parl
Of California, long +" demand for adsu,is.
sion into the Union" We find In the New
York Commercial the following clear and
full digest Of il:
They express their surprise and regret Al
the opposition which is made to the propo.
| sitions Of the new State, and to show its
injustice, review the history from the first
emigration Of Americans thithcr, in any
numbers, in IS45. That emigration, they
say, did not exceed five hundred. but it led
to the important results which followed In
the early part Of 1917, when Colonel Ma.
son became military and er.e6Ecm civil Gov.
ernor Of Upper California. Tho American
forces then held possession Of that country,
having military posts from Suffers Fort in
the North to the town Of San Diego in the
South, and our PaciAc squadron, under
Commodore Shubrick, wns upon the coast,
or anchored in the various hari,ors Of the
country. The country wns quiet, and the
people were orderly and industrious.
The address then rccounts the growth Of
dissatisfaction Of tho American cmigrnnts
with the condition II things and their nat
"ral jealousy Of military rule. The es-
tabI'shment OF civil territorial govern
ment found advocates, -: as the war was
not yet ended, the matter was postponed
The sentiment, however, became general,
and il was also universally felt that such
laws OF civil government as did prevail, be-
ing tnged with Mexican absolutism, were
unsuited to the American character. Mod.
ifica'ions Of these laws were made In
October, lsl7, the military contribution
tariff, promulgated by President Polk, was
enforced. The desire for more congcnial
government increased. especially when the
overland emigration of the fal Of 1877 ar
rived. The original citizens of California
were contcnted, but n general uncasincss
prevailed among the Americans. The feel.
ing was general that the military power was
taxing the people without allowing them n
voice in the matter, and the circulating me.
dunn Of the country was gradually locked
up in the military chests.
In April, lSis. came the discovery of the
gold mines, the effect of which is graphic.
ally described. In August, lsis, the news
of peace reached the country. and was com
munica,ed in a exclamation bv Col. Mason,
who cancelled the military contribution tar
in and established the revenue laws Of the
United States. The address then refers to
the so.cnlled irrcgularity by which Cnlifor.
mia became State without passing through
n territorial condition; and here il Is proper
that the representatives should speak for
themselves, They say:
"'iherc were those in the country at this
time, aud they were not few in numbers.
who believed that ii was the duty Of Gov.
Mason, Immediately after the reception OF
to elect delegates to territorial convention
Cor the purpose Of forming civil terrific
rial government for California; and that
il was his duty, rs soon as suc, form was
ratified by the people Of the territory, to
deliver up to the appointed agent, the pow.
crs he possessed as civil governor, and
leave 10 such appointee Of the people the
entire discharge of the duties appcrtnlnIng
to civil Executive. II may Ike imagined,
then, that when instead of doing this, the
existing order OF things was preserved, and
the United States revenue laws were en!or-
ccd. that great dissatisfaction ensued. 10
add to the general discomfort, the daily ar
rival of large importations created so great
u demand for coin with which to meet the
eustomhoase charges, that gold dust was
deprecated so much in value as to DC SOFA
as low as wen dollars per ounce :" o"r
tin'c' and finally sne'' became inc "''er
barrenness OF the san Francisco money
market. that the collector az 'ha' por' was
a-:horlaed :" receive g"ld dos' on ael"s'. .
as collateral security Tor ant'os' ~ "'e ra'e
OF ten dollars per ounce
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"But the unsettled ana uns'an'e o,.'er %
things which had e's"ed upon inc d's,oV'
cry OF the gold mines' sun es's,'u ""' '','
dissatisfaction" and d'secn'e''. OIL 'n' l'eola'
'heash quite genefs', ls'le' l"r n's '' a'''
to assume an organized or imposing aona''
The fact that 'o"r-"''"s OF 'ne n'"'e p'l"',
tuttni, nt tho country xcN caVeFIV CukNEtti