The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-03

uckaeyen thong he had held land IN that State ever
since i77o-,o eomiorward before tribunal, aud ,ne,e
make good his tua Suppose we carried hlm up 70
another tribunal, tonake II good there; suppose we
brought him up here, the Supreme Court OF the United
States to make i go here and ! be qua a. n9 % make .s !,
from hun, and give iD the public TO be gwen away Dy
two strokes OF the the assgnees Of The old sol
der Suppose that TO do such thing as that 70
Kentucky would wp the United States That s what
we should have. W sir they would whip the United
States, the whole hem, ia such case. say, then.
sir, that such ssem this cannot be attempted
against people too eebe TO resist-such a. can oe de
voared by those WI will take their substance. and
whe can be cruslsi with mpunity by our govern
ment Ii cannot 81 done, when the question comes
up for the United Hates to say whether or not tney
will undertake toAct against the people oil Cal
aught / know, whdsant the lands Of tho landhoders
there know eotiAg about that They may iaks !nsir
lends away. AND wApthem il !, comes to hight The
United States Hiapg enough 10 crush every man IN
the State aad tas, cannot help themselves. This oaly
resource which they have is thai resource to which have
TOO many too many have recourse n the State o.
Missouri, when haassed formerly by such boards estaD-
shed by the Unite States, and held by men VINO insure
their conlinusce Office by raising the cry against
all claimants of rd against the United States, in grants
made before the Uited States bOrnthe resource of
fleeing 10 other lans.
The question ha, come up, and mean to make It be-
fore the American people whether or not we VIII serve
this people in tha way. They may be few, worth
nothing, in point numbers, at an election or anywhere
else. do not car how few they are or how many
they want their proerty and, for one, mean TO make
stand for them and put them to the resource OF Heeing
their country and oing again to Sain 10 ask for new
grants OF land, as lhave seen themS do IN MISSOURI
have seen them thre with curses and execraons upon
the government, tel it to take the land which the King
of Spain gave hen saying will go OIL, and ask tor
more And they dill go Oft, and ask for IT, and got IT.
That is the way vas that Texas was settled Now we
will il the Untd States going to behave IN that
way California mean to bring up the question, SIT
Mr. President, say hat people, unless they are entirely
too weak to hgh will submit to what we are proposing
IN do Anda patf,nha tOO upa 10 ia
revolted under such circumsancesno not under such
circumstances, but lnder slight suspicion OF such cir
cums,ances Sir the most terrible revolt that has, per-
haps ever been known in the annals of the human race
was that which ook place IN October, 1892 IN The city
OF Cairo against the Frencha revolt which ragged four
days and during zach day the French were assaulted IN
the houses, and we're killed with knives, when II re-
quIed all the power OF the greatest OF generals with
artillery, to reduce them What did that revolt come
FROM II came merely from requlsillon to give list OF
their titles, in order that they might be registered, and
that with the view the part OF the greatest OF generals
and greatest OF statesmen OF elevang their titles ihe
case was this The ntendant of finances proposed to
General Napoleon that the lands OF Egypt should be
registered for the purpose OF raising the tenure TO the Dig
nifty OF the fenda of England in former tmes-a
change which would have been OF great advantage 70
the andholders OF Egypt for at that time they held
them, not BY euda tenure but only to be forfeited by
treason TO the sovereign at the mere viii and
pleasure OF their sovereign, who might reclaim them
when he pleased. The design Of the ntendant was to
raise the dignity OF these titles to that oil ieudal tenure
not to be forfeited by treason lie who was the greatest OF
statesmen, well greatest
time before he yielded 10 his ntendan stating 10
him how. difficult II was TO touch The property ol
the people, and telling him that he Knew holhg 70
by asking for the registry oil tieIf i, ~ aaitiep
bene6ng themselves Even,hln lusss m''li view OF
as that great man feared it might The people looked
upon Tins call for registry OF titles as prelude TO taxes,
and than taxes, forfeiture of their lands.
Then broke out the greatest revolt that was ever known
10 the world and that by single city against great
conquerng army. The Emperor Gas he afterwards
was) could have eXleminated the city but the moment
ne a snbuufd 10
execute one single soul lie did not put single soul TO
death for revol for he felt that they had been alarmed
that their deepest and mos, sacred feelings had been
aroused-and there was an excuse for them They had
suffered enough, and he would put no man TO death.
Now, sir, if you 10 infct upon California tithe
OF what you propose, even what myself propose, the
people might revolt But the people OF California can
not revolt they good Their resource will be
TO flee the country That will be their resource
Mr. President what must be the effect upon the people
OF California OF whom have been for three gene
raons in possession OF their lands, when the news of
the action OF Congress comes to them-wlen they hnd
that they have got TO the gauntlet OF three law suits,
with eminent lawyers TO be employed against them, as
many the wealth OF the United States engage, and
10 try them all before American tribunals What must
be taken away from them and all they have got to do is TO
give them up at once2 Sir there can be nothing else but
disturbance dsqUeude and despair throughout the heart
OF California, when strong enough TO crush them
and bear Them down. Shall we do sol That is the
question. We are strong enough TO make tnem fly their
country. Shall do oitt We have presented before
The Idea oil Attack worm Hu0dfeus oil
millions; and 1t thousands OF millions IT matters
with regard TO The right of the party. party has
right to what Is his own, whether II IS much little.
And when these hundreds OF millions shall TO be
weighed and measured apprehend that II will be found
TO be hut very poor fragment Of these limits.
have intended, as ntma,ed al the last session. to
bring forward some plan which will be different from
all tha-a sort OF arragning OF landed property There
then passing through my head plan which have
since drawn up and think there is system in it,,
equity II, which, If it is properly explained to
the people of the country, will them from that
alarm, from that agitation, from that despair into
which all people must be thrown at the idea OF an
attack upon their properly Let any of us be in
formed, sitting in seats to-day, that hole has been
picked in title at home that proceedings be
commenced against u.s. and that we are to have law
suit three lawsuIts about IT, and will be uneasy
will qnr seats in thus chamber and 20 home
attend 10 IT, That should Our heart would be sick
until got our home But here we going
TO strike whole province, composed OF people speaking
different language, people OF different religion, lately
brought under dominion by the power OF the sword
have brought forward plan which think has some
system in IT, The plan is first TO collect the titles OF the
clams-to collect the claims and the evidences OF them
For that purpose propose 10 appoint recorder OF land
titles, who, upon going TO the principal places Of the
country, snail call upon all TO give notice OF their CLAIMS
bringing in all the original papers, which he shall record
with one single exception. Alter he has thus got The
titles ooecied-wbcb may be done perhaps in TO
make an abstract of the whole and send them here 10 the
United States for our government TO look al them-hen
IN conjunction with the district attorney let him examine
all these claims and in in which he shall think
that the title is invalid-lor any case, do not care
wha-le the district attorney facias to be
issued and allow the claimant, come into court and
give why shall not be cancelled In that way
the Impeachment Of the title will be confined TO individual
titles which officers shall decide that there