The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-07

not say debit l spoke OF our obligation 10 ssiabl.h
government and all the should have been uu, :
BY u bu, NE tern sspl ula ho' use.
the -euaIof from Michigan MI CAssl that, until mai
The proposition prevent people, who may fnd them
selves assembled upon the puhc lands, IRON esabsd,
and iofning government Tor themselves, | ohol III
myself called upon TO anEue the question rAe All,
| question a issue is. whether people 80 finding hen
selves-wi!hou. xoysrhmeh.-so collected upon letrho
10 organize for themselves what form OF r.
please shall then be paid ont Of the treasury OF The I'M
led States for The labor OF organizing this government for
themselves That is the only question at issue / am
not to be drawn into discussion without my consent snd
| knowledge as 10 whether they caa organize goysr
menl OF not That l. no part OF The proposition before d,
Ii is whether you will pay them Tor doing, againsl I
au hority Of la ~, and without the consent OF the goye
menl OF the United States, when what they have Joa,
has been for their own benefit merely
| Mr. DOUGLAS. | shall vote Tor this anendm,o
upon the ground that think we ought not TO have col
lected the from these people until we extended 10
them the protection OF our laws and our government,
Whether they lrespassers upon the public lands N
not do not consider pertinent TO this inquiry. Doubt
| less some Of them were but many OF them were MOI
Ii will hardly be said that the old Spanish populaton.
natives of California who had held their titles Tor hy
one hundred years from the Mexican Spanish govern
ment and who parted with portion Of their land to The
settlers who came there and built up towns and cds
upon this private properyt will hardly be said ihiuk
that that portion OF the population Of California were u.
passers upon the public lands do not deem lha, N
curry, however, pertinent TO the question at issue
The simple proposition is this whether, where lar,
body Of Am rican citizens were collected within he
| Territories OF the United States 1t was our duty to ex
tend our laws to them. and give them government for
their protection. We did not do So We LEFT them TO
establish their government, and to pay all the e.
penses of that government, while at the same time wa
were collecting money from them TO put INTO The treasury
here. hold thai we should not have taxed them unsa
we projected them by our laws, as we did the other
territory Of The United States. Upon this principle
the proposition distinctly made. should be com.
PEELED 10 vote California every dollar Of money that
was collected there from her citizens prior to her adm
s. IN into the Union State. bold that we had no
right-hat il was not morally right to have collected
taxes from them, when we furnished them no protection
The duties and other obligations OF citizens recpo
cal When citizens are bound to obey laws, they az
entitled TO their proection-whe they are bound pay
taxes for the support Of the government they are entitled
to government in exchange And should we have col.
ecel money from them for the purposes OF government
while we deprived them OF, did not supply them with IL
the corresponding advantages that the extension oil
laws them would have given hold that that would
be violation Of one Of the sacred principles Of l
government and for that reason shall vote to remsh
Mr. BUTLER If | had not become familiar with
extraordinary propositions and proceedings in relation
California shoad regard this most astonishing
indeed But have been somewhat reconciled, in hs
history of California, to the constitution OF the Uni
ted States and ali the precedents heretofore observed
/ way of security the admission OF new States into
the Union set aside and am now astonshed al nothing
at alI--at proposition that may emanate from that
quarter.
can characterize this nothing nor less thansn
attempt reward California for successful usuatoo
and for making rrerarable breach in the constitution
! of the United States Why did we not give her ata
rtoral government Let gentlemen who are to compsn
safe her for the advantages she would have had uderi
territorial gouernment-et them answer AT whose dor
lies then. the fault and blame that there was not en
torial government Sir, that territorial government a
Ave millions OF dollars for its support. would have cot
this government less than the mode in which wa
disposed of, in which were superseded all the pes.
dents in relation 10 such proceedings And Califonn
comes in now to claim $500 D00-for what! For coming
nlothe Union differently from any other State that ever hs
been admitted and because she herself chose 10 dispense
with terri oral government grant you, sir, that gov
eminent ought 10 have extended to her and should have
been willing to have had it done-lnoney would han
been nothing to me believe iha the honor ,no ~ hi,
been reconciled that but were treated with sco
and contempt through the whole of this controversy,
upon the ground tina, they Were strong enough 70 D.
us down And to give $500 900 now, as tnumP
to those who have tramped upon the constitution OF ou
| country.
have no individual feelings against anybody concem
in California lis against the political grounds againa
the ystem that speak and am glad that can rise upon
this and say what have said in relation to this
subject have said nothing more than have herelelors
sadthat this is to compensate her because she bad Do
territorial government, while she could have had Ter
rtoTal government the country had done its duly She
could have had and want no amount OF money pac
to her for her supposed privaons in not having s'0
rial government.
iecollect that the senator from Kentucky [Mr CLAr
once observed that California came in as successful
BELLE turning up her nose al her other sisters remnd
me of very similar exhibition of a belle that once
heard Of The country lasses in certain place. In lne
plain no nespun frocks, with their waists tied round
with ordinary cord made by their own spndles, were
dancing and enjoying themselves. when In stepped a
with her Aorehud on. She waited for some time ana
at last her partner salior she was highly ornamenso.
Give way and lei old founce-ta have the floor lOrs
laughter And suppose we will have TO lei old nodnes
tail have the floor here. -
Mr.. RuSK.. hope tina, shall have vote upon !ns
subiec, now do not rise for the purpose Of entering INTO
discussion but merely TO say that there are two ne
bills upon the table at their third reading, and "
now nearly four o'clock, and have not reached oem
Is necessary that we should Also before we adouia
have executive session do hope that the arguments
exhausted and that prepared TO vote upon ms
bill now. II not. shall feel myself under the Necessity
OF moving TO postpone il till TO morrow.
Mr. GWlN shall not continue this discussion n no
shall reply TO the arguments OF the senator from oouu
Carolina (Mr. BuTLEkl about the unconsttutionair{y
the admission OF California. That is question wh'a
has been decided and passed upon will state the o
lion occupy upon this question. ] consider tnai, |"
matter OF right this money should be paid 10 Callonn
and considering il to be my duty to advocate the payes
OF that money to California, have made the poposu
here. But the Senate having upon vote refused 70 :"
so, therefore reintroduce the proposition oil Inc .om
! mree on Finance to pay them part here, and uu@
that The Senate will accord il 10 them ,.r...at i
will not now 10 into argument as TO the acuon !"
the people, for conceive thai that action has been 9,
cded upon already But am perfectly willing 70 aomg
that she would have been better of with tefnloIn
government; but rs it was not done, was no iau wv
upon the part OF the people there But will MOI ny.
sacrifice the passage of bill OF this great importance
enter into an argumen, upon that subject nops ~'
we will therefore have a vote upon the subject -
they were ordered =.
Mr. BERRlEN 1t is perfectly well known to hs
Senate that enlertand the opinioa that has been u
pressed by the. senator from Mississippi tMr DAVE!
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