The daily union., 1852-04-09

Bile man. and was sworn 10 discharge his duties; ana
change their duties for the twenty counties that were
returned And my construction that II was al least
p'ima faeis evdeace. when be went down 10 Identity
particular district composed OF three counties like this.
and said that IL had been improperly returned giving the
for it, and then said that The result OF this
meraon would fail short of the entire population
33i SO per cent, that he those particular
ties His representation that there three counties
not properly taken induced The inference which drew,
correct, ss willing y tshe shs s3t OF so per
cent? and spPy 70 the whole rsdssus and takIag the
whole and sddng the 90 per CENT would gvs csliio-
MIA fraction not large South CarolirA or LOUIS
lana Allowing the utmost liberay, II leaves fraction
of only 200 odd. while South Carolina has fraction
OF $1,000 odd. and Louisiana 40. 900 My object was,
not TO make the least unfavorabla impression but !
WAS h0veui whcn commsncsl ihA eacuinfiNn akna&he
addition of the 33t so per stated by the agent
would make larger traction than either oil the others
4 But found ii would not do and hence IL
was made the declaration that the fraction, though
large was smaller than that OF the other States And
will state 10 the senator he will take the 10000
for San Francisco and the other counties and add to
the rest OF the returns and then add SO per cent upon
them he will beat the State oil Louisiana But the 23 900
aggregate returned after the difficulty originated.
though the presumption is they made truly There
no suggestion made to the contrary That IS the rea
son why presented the views | did | intended 10
do il just fairly and literally towards California
possibly could, as am surerhe gentleman will allow.
Mr.. WELLER have no disposition to engage in
this system OF special pleading but the senator has
undertaken TO cipher this question out. have one or
two propositions 10 put 10 him, and shall be glad he
will take his pen and cipher Them out lie. him turn 70
page len OF this reporto exhibit A-and there he will
find the population of California set down at l7.3ls
| Mr.. DAWSON. That includes San Francisco and the
other three counties.
/ Mr. WELLER San Francisco is included but the
other three not and the county OF Klamath is left out
There are then four counties in the State. neither OF
The population is 1913. Now, if you will look at page
eight, you will be able to find out in part what the re-
turns are from the county OF Tuoumne 1t is set down
at S,3jI Los Angeles is set down al $3.50, and San
Diego 79S. Whether the county Of klamath was or
ganized that time not, do not recoect. 1t was
taken of the county OF Trinity. believe But here are
three counties, amongst the Oldest in the State, which
embraced in the estimate of l7,3ls. II you add,
then, the returns OF Tuoumne, far they have been
l173ls, you will make $780, 900, lacking "a This is
cordng TO exhibit A, in connexion with the returns on
page eight
dertake call this enumeration OF the State OF Cali
forna. You required by law to make that enumera-
ton Did you make IL Why. SIR he says that there
turns for Tuoumne county. ls that enumeration Tor
the Stale OF California; Is the enumeration OF four or
fue precincts the limits OF county enumeration
of that county, ask you, sir, and ask the Senate,
whether, when the agent comes here and says himself
TO the government that he has only taken an enumcra
ton oil portion OF county. or portion OF the State-l
ask you whether you to regard that enumera
ton of the State admit there would be more difficulty
about this matter if impeached the OF the
OF this agent by collateral testimony by sec
Mr. DAWSON win my fysend permit me to make
Mr. DAWSON In table No. s, page S. find that
Butte county is put down among the partial returns
at a574. 10 the department exhibit that county put
down al Also, not as partial returns, but complete
there. II we add the aggregate together including San
would make the amount oil 900, which the amount
upon which | made my statement.
Mr.. WELLER There three counties left out.
MI DAWSON. The other three counties are 10 be
Mr. WELLER. That makes 10000, as stated
Then if you add 10 that the very lowest per cent OF
1000 as the population Of California and then you
would have the lages, fraction of any State the Union
say that you add the % pc, cent, which the marshal
population Of California. you would have $4,000 as
the number OF inhabitants there Now, ask you, upon
this showing with what oil justice and propriey
would you strike from that State of her represent
atiyes in the other branch OF Congress
The correctness OF these returns is impeached by the
officer himself who made them. II is true that there is
secondary evidence mpeachng these returnsthere
declarations made by who familiar with that
State. and who undertake say that reliance is to be
placed in these returns They mpeached by the egs
ative power OF the State Of California They have de-
cared that the population at that day 1000 And
il true that her senators here may know that there
confidence be placed in these retarns. But we do
not rely upon this evidence but upon the declaration
OF the officer himself who was inirusted with the duty
under the law OF making these returns that there
reliance to be placed in them Now, ask If 10
deprive California OF her representatives because OF the
failure OF your own officer TO perform his duiynot be-
cause OF the failure oil the whom you charged 10
take this enumeraon and who failed TO do 40. Would
there be justice that would you make the people OF
California suffer because the agent you have selected
failed 10 discharge his duyi And yet to this complexion
il must come al last In order TO deprive the people of
California of representative in the other branch OF Con-
gress you must fatty contradict the returns of your own
officer for he says that you have enumeration OF the
inhabitants OF California that be has only been able,
because OF the existence OF extraordinary state OF
things here obtain "partia returns" from OF the
counties OF that State. You asked 10 disbeeve
that, To believe that enumeration OF the whole State
has been taken, Notwithstanding your agent says
he has not done Now, ask you II you to raise
these presnmptons in order 10 deprive that State OF
repr esenative in the other branch OF Congressl
Neither you tell what will be the population
OF that State by the time the next is taken in
1860 With The immense emigration now flowing into /
that State, estimate what will be her strength
and power Her agricultural resources. her commercial
advantages, her mineral wealth. will make her long
one OF the mighesi States OF this republic. ask you,
then, not as a matter of chary-not appeal 10 |
Your sympathy. but as act OF Iusticeto look at the
evidence here-lo the returns o your own ohcer--and
upon that evidence alone decide the important question
whether hat State shall lose representative IN the
other branch OF Congress. l
The PRESI DENT stated the question 10 be upon the
amendment of Mr. Downs, HL
Mr.. BRADBURY The Senate will recollect that
there are several other States besides louisiana that have
large fractions; and II proceed TO give representa-
tive to Louisiana OF her fraction, New Hamp
shire will present herself with traction OF 36,77l Ver
mont with fraction OF % 927, and with several
other States The principle upon which il is urged we
should adopt this amendment reference TO California
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