The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-17

natuIsl law that were cstai was nxad toere would
y. nysrss ace VI wealth and inhaenee We bsd more
th.n / eco miles OF sea coast ana had lss 90 square
miles Of territory Suppose tney went on until they
have popuat Of 10 Coz, OOs inhabitsn7s how many
s,pators should we bavs Congress9 Way, two only.
The gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Pbalps) would
prived of political right, nor aou'e his takatoa be
Increased. The southern couoties of the STATE
willing take their share in the exUavasant debt Oh ct
had contracted, and the risk OF TIE measure
mass ng through Congress these claims refused
they would appeal TO the people Of Casoruia-to tne
people Of every county in tee State.
Mr. HUSr cants Dded toat the God OF nature AID hu-
mon ~ 6~manded the division Of tne state Goa, ns-
ture and the copsttut had forbidden that tae una
btsnts OF the southern portion OF the state fnouu DC
1rampled under foot they not goipg TO DO u mach
longer did they understand thar (Laughterl You
shah net trample on us any longer. iou Gun uo ~
aurh'er ask in the Dame , 2, WI ssoni
Ger proportion OF the debt ask Tor the SAKE OF aod,
OF the American people not 10 Keep ~ Gown nave
properly is fxhaustpg day by day. and the people are
ErosDipg from Monterey to the southern extrs ni OF
The tate 40 want to threaten but the Union
cart hsep down two years ionger-tnsy just could
net do it-and that's ALL Qaughter.) We doos ask
fer your wealth your mnes-cut Us of-let us co.
viii honloer part of the debit claim TO be brothers
and will help you 10 do all he good can. Personally
ask in OF the people-in the OF Hssven
I cont want anything from you; don't come here
representative tIOm the south l ask you in Gods
name jus to grant us our natural rights and let as
support ycur instructions. We VIII be brothers with
yea. don't what becomes Of me. The present
state OF things destroying natural bsrancs day
by day. We nave to cell our cattle to pay taxes
On bouneless terri toiy appeal to the HOUSE in the
name Of Humanity, and in the pane Of the south We
are native c,tizeps, aud white men. We NIL came
from the self same pscewe sal IN toe same ship, and
all borne in 1t Let have division of the State.
not shall be bound down until the last vestgs OF
what have is gone
Mr. RyLAsD did not intend to discuss the expediency
of the measure AS lar - the constitution was coz
eernsd they could not pass this law II there were
nethiEg in the state constitution they might pass this
sno let Co,Sfess tsc a sa. 'nsIs
which they could not act Gentlemsn might say the
State toDst tuton was humoug but he fet bound to
obey that coDsitu'ion-as lar as he knew (Hear,
hear.) By the 18th article OF the constitution the
boupJayes Of the state fixed and they could not
evade that section OF the con stituton any more than
they could any other section and If that the
all xonld "go ~ tee boare" Bnt he did not bsiieve
tutoD cred the boundary hoe Could the Legislature,
BY simple act ray IL should not be the boundary liner
70 a bin might be introduced TO abolish the exeeu-
ont revolution Let the matter go before the people,
ard II they could show the next Legislature that was
constitutional and deshabe no DOUBT they would d.
1he sPEAxEn conceived that the desire TO divide the
State based upon The idea or proper representa-
eD Of the Pacific coast We all recognized the coDsti-
tuition OF the United States the highest law of the
sDd Every officer swore rst to support that constitu
hon IL provided the manner of forming and admitting
Staes into the Union That constitution WAS above
tie State contribution, and when tho latter conacted
with IT, either in spirit or In letter. the State constitu-
sion must bow TO the general consultation Nov, al.
though the State constitution set out the boundaries of
tan the initiative If he Constitution Of the United
States had made such provision any State cen sttu
hon could not trammel those provisions AS to the pro
psiety OF dividing the State, he believed that IL must be
done time or other There is sufficient amount
Of rtory and he believed division INTO three States
inevitable. Let them have the agitation upon the
whole question and not the question OF two States
Arst ana State afterwards but let the subject DO
ton Of time ana he told them that it was 'foregone
eoDcusrn" thst the great Pacific coast with its future
millions Of people would demand division of the Sse
and that the idea State would pusnant to the
views and wishes OF every man who the peo
pie Then what could be the DIGESTION TO agitatiag tue
question Low2 10 had idea that the bill woald psss the
Legislature but he desired to see the subject agtaed
and properly brought before the state He desired the
facts aiG before the people OF the STATE Gentlemen
Who represented southern portions OF the State talked OF
taking the stump and appealing to tho fresiie but he
1.-THE Speaker was in favor of well drafIei address,
er,b0dyDg the views Of the different sections of the
STATE Let the attention of all tbs people be called 10
the subject and, when the bull wa brought from the
committee, he would make motion that the whole sub
ect be laid before the people Let al the arguments be
state.
Mr. pvrnE said Thar at proper noe he would be in
of division OF the state; tbs. lie lad thought lao
might support this b but the threats which had been
uttered here OF rebellion in the event of this bill not be-
coming law, and the wrauglng, complaining spirit
manifested here by the gentleman from SAN Diego, aad
the genman from san Bernardioo, would cause him to
hesitate before ng for bill TO separate the county
be represented from the State o. California and attach
1t q State Of Ehsh those two Outside, discon-
tented counties were to be the ruling power. The
people Q, Marp'sa county woud prefer 10 remain con-
sesS with th Sa VALLEY 1n and TINS say Of
dino SHOULD not expect u.s. because he lives 50 re
mole from the capital, to be willing to De cut OF
from this State, to form new political connections
18th 8 people on the very confines of civilization,
simnIy e accommodate him. BeSiies, when this
question agrlSted in asriposa county IN 1907 1t
was the avowed purpose then of the friends Of div.
sicu Of the State, among whom a majority Of the
most prominent ana influential OF the country. to
facilitate the Introduction Of slavery IN the southern
division Of the State; he had taken position against
the measure which had brought down the oppost OF
large majority Of the people against him. and had
caused the cry OF "Abolitionst to be Iased against
him and had overwhelmed him with defeat at the
raj election Of that year. He did not know now lar
gentlemen might be influenced by the same considera
tops now but for his part he was unwilling to risk
ano agitation the slavery question without oes
ter for 1t than exist at present The portion
proposed to be set OF to constitute the state OF Coora
DO would not contain the requisite number OF
inhabitants to be admitted as State, nor are they in
condition meet the expenses of State govern
snt He would therefore vote agair the BILL for the
that the sasure was premature, and Taught
With danger to The quiet and peace Of society
faith BE believed that If man took either side OF
the question it would ruin him politically They claimed
both ends were contr oiled by the centre poI ton
Mr.. HuST had perhaps been little too fast in his re.
nan from MaTiposs He did not Intend to rebel against
tbe American people he but only bali in earnest
when he made of his strong expressions. TIE CUES
en Of bgge-ism not mooted in the South for the
past three years and two thirds of the people we're OPP
po.ed to anything of the hind Slavery never entered
imputatio OF Mr.. Burke, support the constitution
He been In situations where that gentleman could
not shine 0aughtsr.)
Mr. BurTUM hal come to California before the allure
nens o. gold had drawn people here He had followed
the American flag round Cape Horn eight years ago BE
almo born in the State, and here he ntendsd to
die II net singular that the people Of the southern
portion OF the State should feel as they did. The
southern portion OF the State should be separated from
the northern portion. Bl]s had been introduced into
the legislature which inapplicabls TO both the
nortbsTn and southern portions OF the State. The
God Of NBture had made the northern and southern
portions Of the State various their physical and
geographical character In the NORTH were the
mining counties, and in the south we're the agr
cultural intsr.st-p terests utterly at variance In
portions Of the southern State taxes eat peoples
substance by acre. and they dsmanded and had
right 10 redIess lie would operate to legally divide
the soutbern from the northern portion Of the Sats,
but looking at the constitution he found barrier he
could leap over. The constitution had defined the
bounderies which included those bounoeres sat of
and the OF newly divided State knock