The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-07

Territory the United States, prior 20 the frs, day Of June
Que thousnd eight hundred aud N.Y. and settled subse-
! quendy uthat date IN either OF the SAID couaties
| This ,he law All the emgrants who left any State
Terby of the Union for California before the lst oi
June, $780, were TO be enumerated. Now, how was Cal
iforna amed into the Union with her two representa-
iiyesi was first the requirements oil her cons'l'u
tion ba4d upon an estimate of her population, and
memoirs presented TO Congress by tue senators ana rep
reseniayss who elected on the organization o The
State. That appotonnent was made under lhe appoi
tonmen OF 1s40 which gave member Tor every seventy
THOUSAND Inhabitants The memorial oi the senators anu
representatives OF California went eaborately into The
questionto show that then entad TO TWO rep
Tessnatyes because in lsi9 we had population suii-
cen to nle that number under the apportlonment
oil 1910 We had estimates and hgures beyond a d,s
pue, thu population exceeded one hundred ana seven
THOUSAND giving US fraction which entitled us to the
two members In that memorial IS set forth at large the
original population and the emgalloa py iana anu, any
have q statement from The quartermasiers department.
showing that in 1850 there were upwards oil iory thou-
sand trAA rants passed poinFort Laramie the
emisratiGg route 10 California This the official return
furnished by OF The government ohcers and kept
with great accuracy This alone, added 10 the population
OF lSl0, which was one hundred and seven thousand
would giv us two members under the law OF 1900 not
to estimate the thousands that emigraed by other land
routes an by
Now, Nr President to show you how falacous it is
to say tha justice be done to California by referring
to these census returns, will exhibit some portions o
the correspondence which has passed between this gov
ernment md their agents in relation to it. There has un-
quesonaDly been great deal OF fault somewhere IN
taking III, census in that State IS either the apil OF
the law or those who were bound to execute It, VIII
pretend say whose the fault was but certainly Is
at the door OF Congress the Executive Here are abb
stracts OF reers from the census agent;
In consequence of the failure Of OF the deputies
first appointed accept and their remote situation, the
completion OF the census would be delayed longer hah was
expected. ILL.,. "a, :, -. to,,v.,dsd N. ,eturn, Of
thirteen countless and hopes TO be able TO send the emain
.Mr Johnson forwards the returns of additional conn
es all that he has en received Owing to The great cost
to other purss at Intervals 10 raise means their
expenses This had been leading cause OF delay
eanenses and when hey resumed their abors thousands
gold enumerated had gone TO the enumerated
Asks for Of the period within which the
returns be male He had received from The various
de putes throughout he State estimates, from which
peared that, according their enumeration the
lion would be from e hundred and ihlryhve 10 one nun
Iation, believed fully sixty thousand Inc ohei
sssa ssondoa nd oie s winter Upon
consultation with many prominent atzens ne naa e b
not previously An urgent necessity existed
for more funds to complete the work :,
Additional returns forwarded, and the ahdavit OF
Mr. Hail. deputy San Francisco, is enclosed, which sets
forth portion OF the which he had been
able 10 supply the from his private memoranda The
advice Of the department is desired IN ms case ane u,
fcues arising from the snalness oil tue compensation
allowed by law spoken Of Several accounts oil oePu
ties are forwarded .,r.,
"Retakng tbs census has been commenced houiuoi'
al returns are fIwaTded 80 ~,
This letter relation 10 the accounts oi ms u..P
utes. No had yet been received from some dis
H,e's, -. aon. ,u h,, va. ro..;b,s - mar.
form his required by aw and recspiluaics the
difficulties he had encountered Some Of his deputies were
Partial returns counties forwarded, and also
cered statements in regard 10 the fire at San Francisco
"Mr Johnson statas that he has forwarded all the
turns except lost by fire San Francisco in May,
s5i-of the county and city OF San Francisco part
Tuolunne county That he has copy OF the returns for
pan Of Butte county, but declines transmitting the same
the department Of its not being executed in
accordance the law; but that he has instructed the
assistant make copy in conformity with the law. lie
claims has been fault Of his that these have
been he has fully done his duty in hi.
matter and concludes, If should conceive, under the
instructions of the Secretary that have not there is but
one course for you 10 pursue "
Here we have the statement OF the agent, that
in The very midst OF the business OF taking the census
the agents would get Of money, and have 10 take to
other pursuits in order TO provide themselves with the
means OF subsistence Ii is well known that the great
bulk OF the population is n the mining districts, where
great masses continually rowing from sci OF dig
gings 10 another. II not unrequenty happened that
these deputy msrshals would get out OF money, and
would 90 gold digging, in order 10 pay their expenses
and il IS ridiculous say that justice cdone 10 the
State by taking the population in that way Here is the
letter OF the agent stating the fact; and yet when he
comes forward and asks Tor extension OF The me he
is told by the Secretary OF the Interior that the law will
not permit IT,
ing material done within the last year
Mr. DOWNS. There has been no material change.
Mr.. GWIN. will bring TO the notice OF the Senate
Secretary OF the Interior that there bad been neglect IN
taking the OF California that he ordered the dis
trct attorney TO bring suit against the census agent on
his bond The inaccuracy OF these returns was so fla.
grant and notorious that the Secretary under oil
duty the people OF the whole United States well
California, ordered suit to be brought against the agent
Now sir has there IN the history OF the United States
ever before been suit ordered the bond OF
agent for neglecting to enumerate the population OF
State Aud what rs the primary cause OF all this mac
curacyl The difficulty has arisen from the fact that
funds not furnished TO the census agent to enable
him aud his assistants to pay their expenses called
on the agent when in California TO ascertain why
il the census not accurately taken and compile
ted and he complained bitterly that he could not 60
and take the without money which had not been
furnished him by the government-that he must have
something with which TO pay agents, or he could moi
have the census taken He applied TO the department Ia
furnish him the necessary means, and received
that the department, in sending $4,000 for that purpose
had exceeded the powers conferred by the act of Congress
r. however, the department had $50 900 instead o
$4,000 considering the price OF labor and provisions il
would have been than and the
sus would have been completed with approach 10
accuracy The agent that g. 900 would mol
cover tenth part OF the expenses that while engaged
in the duty OF taking the census the deputies unre
quenty had TO stop to dig gold to engage in other
pauons for want OF the requisite funds TO enable them to
pursue the business; and one OF them IL now in this
expended 500 in taking the OF part Of
county That was his actual outlay He has been paid
500 Here. then, is officer who has expended $500
of his own money in taking the census OF part of one
county than he has yet received from the govern
ment, besides his labor and time, for which he yet
has received nothing.
The senator says that the population Of California has