The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-28


not feel themselves strong enough to bear the burdens
81 State organization and accordingly they laid before
Congress statement Of their naked defencelsss and
suffering condiioplheir villages attacked. their stock
driven Oft and their wives and children carried away
captive and they humbly begged that Congress would
give them territorial government. and extend 10 them
suitable and adequate protection This Congress was
bound to do by solemn treaty stipulation; and yet the
Presidents plan recommends that they should be left
they are, until their suerngs force them reluctantly to
assume the burdens OF State government. and apply
for admission, when their insufficient population gives
them no right TO demand admitance into the Union. As
10 that portion Of the territory acquired from Mexico,
which is now known Utah, the Presidents pan as in
epreed by the cabinets organ regards il with sovereign
contempt But we will give the words Of the Republic
They as follows:
With regard Utah. the people of that portion OF the ter
rtoy acquired om Mexico have emga,ed thher OF their
own free volition and constitute isolated people
They have adopted provisional form OF government per-
haps as well better suited to their condition and wants
than any which Congress could devise for them They are
in the full enjoyment Of the right Of selfgoyernment
They are we'll armed, and, ii are correctly informed,
abundanly able to protect themselves from the Indian
tribes In the vicinity Should they at any time need ad-
ditonal military projections the President Will no doubt
take care that promptly extended them In refer
ence 10 people, impuiaon OF nfdely to the en-
the United States In the treaty oil Guadalupe
dago arise they having for the most part emgrated
thher conclusion OF that treaty. never having
been citizens OF Mexico
The plain meaning Of this is, that the people OF Utah
emigraied from the United States and not therefore,
entitled TO the benefit OF the treaty OF Guadalupe Hdago;
that they can protect themselves and therefore the gov
Of the United States need not be concerned about
them This is the Presidents plan explained by the
cabnets organ. portion Of the people OF the United
States because they can take of themselves, and be-
cause there is no treaty to require Us TO care for them,
should be left uncared for in the wilderness, to grew up
in ignorance Of government and prey to all those
hazardous casualties which beset every community. But
surely il is not necessary argue against such political
deprayity We will not trust ourselves to do We
turn to the last point.
OF The TEXAS boundary the Republic pleads that the
Presidents plan recommends that Congress devise some
mode OF adjustment! remains for Congress TO devse
some mode of adjustment the precise words of the
California message The whole question Is referred to
Congress as one which the Gaphin cabinet could not
handle Nothing is Iecommendcl no suggestion is made,
excep, suit at law il New Mexico should be forced TO
become State the whole matter with all its difficulties
le 10 Congress TO settle and yet the organ procaims
the plan perfect in all its parts and fully adequate to the
settlement Of all our difficulties And. stranger than ALL
makes this proclamation when all the supporters of the
administration are banded together, under the lead of
The cabinet in order 10 defeat the adjustment which has
been brough, forward by the committee, which proposes
no, only TO admit California but to fulfil obligations
to Utah and New Mexico. TO devise mode" for set
Ting the Texas boundary and to dispose Of the fugitive
slave question and the slave trade in the District The
truth is, the Presidents plan ndefensibe II not
HAL h. IL ~ III
country for il is paltry jugge. intended solely enable
General Taylor 10 avoid committal on the Wilmot
Provso and to conceal from the people which section OF
the Union was cheated in his election 1t has been ad
hered to for Unreasonable purposes 1t is sustained and
in so that the wounds Of the country may be
healed-so that agitation may beget suifeso that fac
,ionss may grow strong, and repudsied dynasty may
retain its hold on power by prong by the perlous ext
gencies which may arise.
Il gives US much pleasure to republish the following
article from the Mssissppan, one Of the leading and
abIest papers in the Stale. II corrects into
which had falen-does more than justice and we
deeply appreciate the compliment which its editor is kind
enough 10 pay the senior editor,
Tue WASHINGTON UsroS.-In sdyerting the of
the administration organ. at Washington. when we pub
genoe had occasion 10 say, in substance that when
national organ npuation Of being the tool
Of administration c,uring northern support appeal
to prejadces OF parry motives could longer give claim
pom parry In the South, whether that organ might be
the INTEL gcncer Union The senior editor oil the latter
journal wonders how should to blend the Union
In the sentence with the lnteligencer and our old
aud tried friend, TOO hastily concluding that we con.
slider him obnoxious to the charge against the In.
John Marshall who this suppo.tionf'
There nothing in our article TO leave the nier
that regard the Union In the same light as
the Inegencer We arc happy 10 have the opportunity
the Union has published the proceedings OF our
convention the southern question: and OF Legislature
the feelings and views Of The South while the admnisa
ton organs been doing all they could 10 bring con-
np upon her people by gafbed extracts from southern
papers, and the te by nine sheets in villages which sell
dom pass tue county boundaries 70 which they arc
published The Union deserves credit for this course
towards the South, and placed II In category with
The lnegencer and Republic, simply show that merely
party considerations did IN giving the Union
support We should hesitate long before charging Mr
Thomas Richie with any want Of fesiy TO the South HIS
patriotism while the purity OF mis- character, and his sound
Jews Of republican, government, viii ever be proud eco
lection his native State and TO the Union Forty years
ago-long before entered this word--hs paper the
Enquirel constant visiier OF our family We have
watched from earliest reading and we can
truly say, who have taken prominent part
Ia the affairs OF the nation show greater consistency W
public At the present time, Mr Richie Is az
he head OF paper which, Tor force II tecct and cogen
and power Of language 10 the Aax OF all The democratic
organs thar ever appeared In Washington city.
Nothing can show the TO which passion is
nng and how much madness rules the hour" better than
the extravagant assertion Of the last Charleston Mercury
that liz last Washington letter springs out in very bold