The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-03-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PLOTTING.

1t seems that the Legislature is still unable
to elect Senator. Mr.. Gwin holds his own,
but the Broderick men are unrelenting. A
rumor was in circulation that one more effort
would be made to postpone the election and,
that failing, that Mr.. Gwin would then be
elected
We can see no ground for prefeSring one
candidate to another. All the parties and fac
tions in California are Pro-Savery; and the
very best thing the Legislature can do will be
to choose nobody. Nominally free, the weight
of that State in both Houses of Congress has
uniformly been thrown into the scale of Sla-
very. The Slavery Propaganda have the con-
troll Of its politics, and the stigma of Abolition
ism is almost as much dreaded among Califor-
mans, as among Carolinians
BY the last arrivals, we have sub accounts
of a new political American organization, call
cd the Pacific American Party" It's policy
is thus Defined
"The REIMBURSEMENT by Congress, to the State
of California, of all claim on the Part of the
United States to the vacant and unapropriated
lands lying within the State, with a view to the
furtherance of the construction of the railroad
and emigrant road within her borders, and to
avoid any conflict titles to those lands between
the Federal Government and the Government
of this State.
"To demand of the Federal Government the
repayment to the State of California of the du-
ties collected from her citizens previous to her
admission into the Union-more particularly
those duties collected after the adoption of the
State Constitution. California never to aban-
don this just claim, or acknowledge that she
could ever legally or rightfully have been taxed
without representation.
"The fortifcation and improvement of the
harbors and inlets of the PaciGc COST, in such
manner as to render them impi Fgnable to
foreign attack, and fully develop their capaci-
ties for commerce.
"The increase of our influence IL Congress,
and for that end the division of tie State of
California into two or more States, as early as
the population and interests of the several por-
tons Ofthe State may justify it. The promotion,
by all just and proper and legal means, of the
earliest possible admission Of the Territories of
Washington and Oregon as States, and the ac-
QUESTION for the same purpose of the State of
Sonora, and other contiguous sparsely inhabit-
ed Mexican States, and of the Sandwich Islands,
and other islands and Territories lying within
and adjacent to the Pacific Ocean Without an
increase Of representation, only to he obtained
by an increase of the number of States having
a common interest, the Americans Of the Pacif
ic cannot command from Congress the consider
alton which, from their remote and exposed po-
sition, they require, and to which. by reason of
their great services to the Union and to civili-
cation, they are must justly entitled.
The question of negro Slavery, the only one
which, by any possibility, can distract the peo-
pie of California in the jealous and united pur-
suit of the foregoing objects, so Indispensable
to the safety and true interest of the State is to
be entirely excluded from the ptttics of the
State This party to adhere honesty, cordially,
and forever, to the existing state Vt things in
regard to Slavery, the division of he State not
to be made the pretext for the agitation of this
question, and the continuance Of the existing
clause of exclusion throughout thcwhole of the
present limits of the State to be secured and
guaranteed in any legislation authorizing the
creation of a new State and the formation of a
new Constitution.
The Senators and Representatives of Cali
fornia to oppose the agitation of the question of
Slavery in Congress, in any form whatever /;
never to disturb any existing settlement of that
question:; and if unfortunately, any settlement
shall be disturbed, to labor for a new adjustment
calculated to restore peace and h5ssmony to the
Union, at all times discaiming fcs the State of
California any other interest or lAeling in that
regard.
"The Atlantic and Pacific rail-; 'ad to be rec
ognised as the paramount object IF our policy
and great end of our exertions; Congress to be
solemnly warned, that unless 81 CHI measures
are adopted as will give a post We assurance
that this great work shall be promptly COM
menced and speedily completed, fiat we will be
driven to regard ourselves as trib taries instead
of equals, receiving no equivalelt for our con-
tributions to the Federal Treasury and general
wealth Of the nation.
!" 10 oppose any and all Interference of the
officers of the Federal Government for the pur-
pose OF controlling State elections, and to put
an end to the importation of persons to fill Fed
eral Offices, of mechanics and others for doing
the work OF the General Government in Califor,
MIA.
ITO support candidates pledged to the main
tensnce of these principles, and to no other, and
to be neither friendly nor hostile to the present
or any subsequent administrator of the Fed
eral Government, except as they advocate or
oppose measures of our policy
The programme is artfully d. 6gned. State
pride is appealed to. Every he who has a
grievance is pointed to remed;,. A prospect
is offered to every ambitious seeker of Office.
The deep interest California has in the con-
>struction of railroad across tae Continent is
to be enlisted. The natural des9e for political
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is stimulated. An attractive