The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-16

large California is part Of the United States and we
are as much oound TO project Der other portion OF
the Union, and Her isolated condition upon the
/ Pacific ocean creates stronger obligation upon the
States that are grown into maturity here afford her
oil the protection which this government Justly owes
This money Was collected before her ADMISSION into The
Union, and shall not only cheeTiuy vote for The pay.
ment OF this S3OOooo 10 the State OF California, with
out any humlliating condition attached 10 it, but shall
vote Tor the payment OF the whole fund. think il is
/ light
Gentlemen smile, and suppose we shall have lectures
upon the subject OF economy But let look al the con
don OF affairs In what condition would have been
but for the exerton OF the people OF California Strike
out something like four millions OF bullion received
monthly from California and what would have been the
condition OF the commercial affairs OF the United States 4
There would certainly have been crisis in the CONNER
ca, manufacturing. and all other business operations OF
the country II il had not been for the gold have
received from California, we would now be in a much
worse condition than California is. Ii has been one of
the strong elements, and 1t is at this of the
strong elements, OF national prosperity The benefits We
have received from this importation OF gold immense
California is far removed from us, and unprotected TO
a very create and it is than just pay
her the 100000 without any humlang conditions at
| tached 10 the pay
| Mr. BORLAND. Mr.. President, this matter has been
before Senate three times before and il is
that this proposition has passed the Senate once The
senator IRON California says wlce but have no reco
lection OF passing but once, and that the
| to which the senator from Virginia MIR. HUNTER1 al
| luded when il was supposed that compromise was
made. ] well remember the consideration upon which
voted TOR 1t at that time stated at the time that il was
/ IL
was not for the purpose OF giving what believed Caliior
MIA entitled but for the purpose of getting through
the Senate bill equivalent TO one that we passed the
other day for The relief OF General Riley TO enable hun
TO settle his accounts II because | believed the
public interest required that that settlement should take
place. and that mertorIous officer should be relieved
from the endorsements which threatening ruin TO
him unless he could have settlement, that will
ling TO vote This 100000. But, separate PROPOSE
ton, never woul have voted for any portion OF the
fund Aad It seems TO now that IT, single, sepa-
rate proposition, we agree TO give California this $780,,
900, concede the whole question, and bound TO
pay the whole OF the civil fund Upon what ground
do give her any! Because she is entitled TO it by
| right!
i Mr.. GWlN This does the civil fund at all.
II does not out OF that and does not aude to it it
is outfit TO the State of California from the time she
was organized as State until she was admitted into the
/ Union.
/ Mr. BORLAND That seems to me an indirect way of
arriving at the thing understand that the propo-
ston and the argument have rested heretofore upon Cali
fornias right TO this fund; and whether we give il out
OF one fund or another, or whether we keep the whole
civil fund and pay this out of the general treasury,
it is equivalent TO paying il out of the civil fund.
The argument made by the senator from Texas, Mr..
RUsK, 1t seems 10 me, is very extraordinary He
argues that we should pay not only this $500 000 but the
whole amount of the civil fund to California, because
her admission the Union has conferred benefits upon
the nation Why, upon that ground, every State in this
| Union may come forward and claim bonus Has the
existence Of New York in this Union been of service
make IN the condition OF affairs Take any other import
ant State; take louisiana that commands the mouth OF
the Mississippi river-of what has she been to the
| Union And shall she set down. in dollars and cents,
the OF benefit which her admission into the Unon
or her existence in it, has conferred and bring
here and demand payment? And apprehend that either
OF these States could present which would
tie II to fully as much as the gold of California has
entitled her. This payment required the SUPPOSE
ton that all these benefits have actually been conferred
/ by California That is mooted question. am not sal
shed that all these great benefits have actually been
ferred upon the business OF the country. willing
a enough 70 have California come into the Union. am
ID Ia m 4 and WILL ln tn favor hnrr
terests now those OF any other State But want her
to stand upon the footing with the An extra
ordinary departure from the usual custom was made and
extraordinary favor shown her for the purpose OF admit
ting her INTO the Union
But will not dwell any longer upon that view OF the
subject simple statement OF the proposition that she
is entitled TO specific pecunary compensation account
OF the benefits which her admission into the Union has
conferred upon the nation is it seems 10 sufficient
But told by the senator from California and al
so, think, by the senator from Texas, that this
CURED TO pay for the outfit of California in coming into
the Union as State. Now, would inquire how much
she has already received outfit Have leas,
S300OOO been paid Tor that purpose out OF this very fund
IN which Gen. Riley is entitled TO credit Was not that
Just credit TO which he entitled for the purpose OF
paying the expenses OF introducing her into The Union
What then, was 1t forl ! venture to say that much
as S3oooOo has already been paid for the expenses OF
the convention OF California and her admission into the
Union, constituting what understood the senator from
California to mean by the term outfit"
\ Mr.. GWlN. The military government OF California,
Nen' hto oPcIaloH 10 OF
the State into the Union, de acfo the government
\ whose expenses betrayed out of this fund.- The
expenses OF the convention that formed the constitution
called by Gen. Riley, were also paid out OF this fund,
and also The overland emigration, amounting 10 Sl25 000
That is all that has been paid out of this fund The
State OF California since she has been admitted into
the Union, has not received dollar OF that money
| Mr. BORLAND California has been paid her pre-
minary expenses in the formation of her constitution,
and the senator says she has received 81 IS 900 for the
overland emigration, Was anything ever done like this
Tor any other Stale OF the Unonl What other State
ever bad ITS preliminary expenses paid and S25 900 be-
sides Tor the purpose OF paying the expenses OF emgra-
ton into the State Sir. do insist that if recognise
the claim oil California TO this money, and pay her this
money, we have conceded the whole question: and
bound 10 pay her the whole amount OF the civil fund.-
matter how great 1t may be- And then when any other
State of this Union forward with similar account,
we are bound 10 audit and pay just have this II
New YORK, or Massachusetts, or louisiana any other
State comes forward with similar aceoun,, we are
bound, upon the same principle TO pay A. insist that
we are establishing principle which will apply TO these
States Just as much 10 California; and this amend
men passes shall feel bound 10 bring in account for
my own humble State and insist that she also entitled
TO compensation.
Il MIR. BUTLER. II we give this 100000 to California,
is upon the broad ground of making discriminating
bounty in her favor of peculiar deserts Such
thing was never done IN regard TO any other Territory
Michigan formed her constitution, believe, with
out the previous permission Of Congress-; and the
expenses of the convention paid by the general govern
men3 Were the expenses OF the convention thai formed