The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-04-01
To d. n NH Waite Ford.

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our recollection a street conversation, which
occurred some weeks ago. and which We
had enlirely forgotten. Il would have beer
much The best way for the Dr.. to have basel
h . remarks entirely upon the following e,.
tract, from our report Of Mr. Simralis speech
which he. says isa repetition of our CONVEX,
sationi
"He (Simral). said no man eonId s,v
California had been admitted uhconsutn.
Iionaly into the Union, but be could mot
read to us the Constitution of the TJn,,oJ
States which prescribes that a census sb,II
be taken, that the population shall consist
Of 80 mahV souls and far was ne from ,sn,
ing US that Gwih and FREMONT, who were
elected by hepeopke, not by the Legislature,
as the Constitution requires-are now Sit:
ting in the Senate" aiI. .''
Besides the indelicacy of parading casual
remarks made in the streets in an unguard.
ed conversation, they are always bad found:
alton for political arguments, Had we
known that the DIR, was applying his polit:
ical stomach pump to US, for the benefit Of
the Natchez Courier, we have made q
studied and formal address; but having no
suspicion Of any such thing, we may have
uttered expressions conveying a different
meaning to his understanding, from what
we intended. Under these circumstances
the Doctors report Of a private converse.
ton does us injustice and moreover, to the
best Of our recollection, some of the Ian.
guage he puts in our mouth, was not used
by us We r~ecollect stating to the Doctor,
that one of our points Of objection to the
admission of California was, that her Sena-
tors had not been elected In compliance
with the United States Constitution; in
that we regarded their election as emana.
ting from the people, and not the Legisla.
ture. We do not r~ecollect of stating our
l grounds for this assertion but they are SIM
: ply these: The Constitution expressly de.
t clares that the Senate shall be composed Of
two Senator from each State, chosen by the
Legislatures thereof, We did not consider
e the Legislature of California, at the time OF
! the election of Gwin aud Fremont, as the
u Legislature Of q State, but as that of a ter.
rltory and so it was, for these Senators
were elected in December 1919, and CALI
y Fl. NO. - c.. -
1850, when the act of her admission was
consummated by Congress. When a Legis.
lature undertakes to exercise a jurisdiction
on subjects over which it has no legal au-
thorlty, it can only be regarded as a rabble,
and Its acts are not binding. s.sg.
is More than this who were the Legislature
'e Of California ? was it composed of citizens,
- good and true OF the country, elected by le-
j gal voters! The Doctor cannot tell us Ii
y 'caS. On the contrary men were voted Tor
by others, both for the Legislature and Con.
g, tied either to vote or hold office there, than
3 the Presidential France. A number Of gen.
tIemen f,om this county, who had not been
three days in the territory, were presented
: tickets, and when shey stated that they had
Or come only to seek gold, that they were citi-
: zens Of Mississippi, they were told it made
no difference, everybody was voting, and that
h they had as much right to vo Q as any one
: But DR.. Ford will tell rs that Michigan
it elected her senators by her territorial legis-
. %Iature, and that they were admitted to seats
in Congress. Grant it--but do two wrongs
u make one right? IL wonld only argue the
! iaet that the encroaehments upon the con
N s%titution, are not a late thing; shat they
e, have been begun and carried on, until the
m people of the South are forced to restrain
. Congress, or loose their liberties.
ID I| bU3st m fa8.sU uH g srG aaHt .''gisl}
For further particulars, we respectful,
4 refer or much esteemed friend DIR. Ford
"A to the discussion between MIR. Clay and Col
lie Davis in 1850, on the subject of the admis
q I nTH I H.'|s-I llst. H.f IL '-N4f ENl ~ftHa
TO sion Of the California senators, az ,.4i.Lyt
n 9'Dr' Ford says, narraiing the substance o
our conversation, that he will attempt t
nj show that California senators were admit
m ted IN strict conformity with The constitution
OF the United Srates.l We suppose the DR..
must have been cailedto a patient in the
midst of his epistte, as he seems to have cut
ne it short, and said not one word about tht
le application Of the, constitution to the cleo
n ton Of those senators, M lae smg5s 3
n @ But we will state, for the Doctor that ar
guments on this subject are useless. Ev-
W cry man will hold his own opinion, Col
NO Davis assumed that California, Was not Q