The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-02
NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD.
RALEIGH:
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY, =. 1850
ADMISSION OF CALIFORNIA.

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Mr.. Foote introduced into the Senate ON Thursday
last, Resolution to the effect that is the duty of
Congress, at this session. to establish suitable Ter
ritorial Governments for California, Deseret, and
New Mexico; and he also gave notice of his inten-
ton to submit Compromise bill the subject, at
an early period. The Correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun says that Mr.. Foote'S bill will admit two
new States, to wit: California, north of $50 30. and
the District Of Jacnto in Texas and establish Ter
ritorial Gov ernments for Deseret and New Mexico.
This bill will recognize and apply the principles OF
the Missouri Compromise, and under it the Califor-
mans who have recently framed Constitution pro-
hibting Slavery would get the harbor Of San Fran
cisco, most Of the mineral treasures, and some four
hundred miles of the Pacific coast.
Congress, at its last session, it will be remember
ed, failed to establish Territorial Government for
California. 1t was known that at this session the
Wilmot Provso would be applied to that Territory,
in case a State Government were not in the mean
time established and Gen. Taylor, in order to evade
the question, appointed Military Governor Of the
Territory, Gen. Riley, who by proclamation not only
declared the Mexican law prohibiting Slavery still
in existence, but called Convention, which Con-
venton assembled in pursuance of his action and his
orders, and proceeded to- form State Constitution.
In this work Gen. Riley, who no doubt acted under
instructions from Gen. Taylor, aided by +. But
Ter King, of Georgia, confidential friend OF the
President and who stated in his first speech in San
Francisco that he there, to cooperate with the
people in forming State Government, expressly al
the instance of the Administration. II no col
untary Increment Of the people, but forced affair from
first to last. The South, whose blood and treasure,
equally with that of the North, had purchased this
Territory, was entirely excluded from all particPa-
ton in its benefts-excluded by vagrants and plum
derers of the mines fromal nations. and put under
the ban as the result of the military action Of this
Federal Government! But this Is not all: This
Convention has attempted to monopolize the whoh
Territory for free soil, from Oregon to San Diego
miles, and inland the mountains and along all the
streams, every of gold, every wave of water,
and every inch of soil. Is this to be endured!
We are grati6ed to perceive that Mr.. Venable has
introduced Resolution in the House, making nqui.
ries Of the President this subject. We hope he
will press this matter with all his zeal and ability
The game has been played against the South, thus
far. with singular dexterity; and it will be nc
fault of Gen. Taylor, if are not finally foed and
beaten.
We shall allude to this important subject again
but in tho meantime we hail Mr.. Foote'S compro
mise az an suspicious measure. We hope some.
thing Of the sort will be adopted at the present
sion, and that harmony and concord will be once
more restored to our public councils and to the peo
pie at large.