The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-13

Your committee have made these vs'unineus extracts
from the BEST ausheDtcs "a reports wuch have
ths purpose Of showing that disns " understood
sices that tho I'd ption Of the proposition for
ress for the admisa Of ths State shouM 10 obtained
ecison in favor OF repudatng the laws and over
%, M o. sss
II the schedule to the constitution, the vote tue nj
s 81 the s n Was 70 Ss held On the
sfheers the third Tueday o. January 1856. The Sd
section ofthe sc,edu'e l. Is follows:-
Psos Toe eoverns. LsusaaH! Governor ssessry q state
keorer ard cle't supreme nonr Attorney General
ehssss das Of rssnscvs uodss this
b Sy nc o.s e.. sey
to.sc ou its first Motdsy OF August a. d. 1856
se peciaed and IN The 4th day O. the present month
the snt to have been put in oper alton
conflict With the T.Irit rial govern established by
CsCR AID fc- Ina nvowec Of uoverng snd
oyetihrowr tbs same without reference TO the cn Of
Congress uPtn their sppca,ipn for admission INTO the
Uuicn.
Your committee aye aware of any csse in the his
tory Of our cuntsy winch be fairly cited
Is much less justica for these extraordinary
ceeciIgs Cases have occurred in hitch the inhabitants
psSi Territories have been permitted form
ions aid take The INF is-oy steps the organzA
on Safe governments preparatory t. their al mission
uio The Uln with Ut OBTAINING the previous assent OF
rstd With and been conducted suborduaron to the
authority 81 The cal governments established or recog
rzed BY tho q the United States Michigan,
Alksr sss Eoida ard California sometimes cited
cases IL tIinr. Michigan or scted into Territory In
Of The orinsnce OF the 18th of July, 1887 IS
seoueIs TO tie adoption OF the federal constitution
IN that orensLos l; was p, s,d that , the
| ue DIVIDED into less than three more than
tive S'aestno Whenever any OF sail states shall have
sixty thousand ee Inhabitants therein such state
sha be by its delegs into tbs Congress Of
tie ULie States equal toctioR With the nal
iorm : Iermanent eonst tut and state government.
In pursuance OF tits rrov=:on ct their oranic Law the
rrovoirg TO- convent OF the re Ple to oen Goa
sdtutior and State ent, which acco dinghy
done IN obedience the laws and cons author ies
CT the Terri ory The legs ataie of the Territory OF
Akansas having aSreraiued ry census tnat the Ter
Itory ained ab out housa and eight hun
dled Inhabitants at time when the rado Of rapresen
talon in Congress awarded Representative TO each
forty Thousand aud HUNDRED inhabitants,
passes ect authorizing the people TO form cons itu
tim ard AK for Il n into ths Union, they sup
posed thty lad right to do under the treaty acquiring
The Territory from fascs which goaranteea their adus
spi as soin az might De with the federal con-
ST uion
Upon this pcint you- committee adopt the legal opinion
OF the Attorney General OF tue United States T. But
lerl as expressed 10 t fol owing extract:-
Bot am Do say that q @ % On this
nsy II ss saAry psss and a.
exercise q
together il primary assemblies in conventions By
ssssss Isrsa so9s-, mon nent
he an ps As s. mas 81 ns s
Ss, selves rss, q Isa.sns snd
as consess me whole s1Sjse, psnsTy sad
VI e il aeI the the 2 30
e nj s the ou w Ct &
spsd and sIised 5y Their primary assemblies, ~
Pc any
pc Ss Ses az Rsop &c
snsea era rose.ptsd il psscsbls manner IL sTc
70 The power Congress to adopt reject or dis
is bow ever OBVIOUS that measures commenced and
WIN design 70 .c re- s os Cover
e " Piece Ss
g f9
I IS as he Presae q take care hsy are
faithfully executed
" the IL b dsy Of January 1859 committee Of the
Constitute bpvenricn OF Florida addressed memo
rial 70 Congress in which they state hat in 1887 the
s oosnO Jaw ", suT@g 70 10 ,h 3. pse
cio The eec ion Ct delegate to ngress in the month
Of Ms! Of hat year; tina, decided msjo' OF he sut
fIeess given at that elsc favor of estate
thai me legislative Cuno OF 1888 obedience the
sxces!eo wi hes Of the people enacted law gu horinng
constitution; ,has tie convsrton assembled the Sd
DECEMBER. 1888 and continued IN session unit! the
Ct Fiords ihey transmit the 'cons.ituon form Of
gsvtrrmen. ard ask for admission into the Union. II
is oil: stated In the memoril that In 1888 ceasus Of
Territory taken, in otecience to law passed by
the Terrific is Council end that this census, although
vnsn large portion Of the inhat:ants could no. be
tour d ~ II cir homes, showed aggregate popula
on Ct foFty thousand tro hzaorea and t~enty
three persons which the oriats insisted furnish
cd satisfactory Of sufficient population to
enti's them aanifs according TO the treaty scquir
rg the &C unity from Spain ana the then ratio OF repre-
seLtaton Congress falling yield its to the ad
mission ofFcrida for han six years after this
ss.u,ien formed and application mace the people Of
FozGe during gil ths. leIiod remained loyal to the Ter
rtoral gcSsIpnnt and obedient to It's laws and did not
assume The rsht to fanerseds the existing government
nv mt in Orfra
assent Of Coz 2ress Oh aimed IN 1915.
The circumstances connected with the foI-,stion OF
The constitution and State government Of California
peculiar During the Mexican the country was
queed ard occupied BY troops and the civil govern
war power According to an official coma uncaion OF
General Perster smith, acting Governor OF California, to
March 81, 1s49 Withholding his re cgn,tion and con-
cui.encs 10 the proposition ''to organize legislative
A,asmey and to app IL, Judges and other ministerial
OF justice and equity and to give protection to life
Liberty ;na i that !: fIsssat q
officially pYomu'ga the fol owl, opinions Is tina de-
cisicn Of the executive on the points stated
is Thai, At ne coz cgson Of the treaty With Mexico On the
was gov eminent dc Jaco.
1haiy CT continue until Congress- provide
ha. but co,gres establish any government
1t also appears from the proclamation Of Gen. Riley
Acting Governor " he people of California" dated
June 1s49, tina. govern de faso constituted
foows-
men! not be unir sting. 1t consists first Cover
kpported b. the default Of such
Appointment the office porary vested the cmmandng
mihATy ofcer OF the The
the Governor of limited character. out fully defined
pointed out By The laws second secretary whose duties
and also properly defined Third Territorial
departmer Legislature, with limited powers pass
iorl Of the Territory, consisting Of Judges aud
Fih ect and sub prefsct for district who
charged with The Of the public order and the
With those oil district marshals sheris Sixth
Judge Of r instance for each district This Office s By
tom Inconsistent with the LAVE vested the
the district seventh caces who have urisdic
ton among bemselves In the district ubord
nate 70 The higher Judicial ouLas Eighth Loo Justices Of
the Peace. Ninth ayunamien.os, councils. The
func OF al officers fully defined
the laws Of the country, md almost identical with those
the corresponding officers tie Atlantic Western
On the 60 Of April, 1s49 President Taylor appointed
Ihon as Butler King agent for he purpose Of conveying
important instructions 70 our military and naval
mnneer who in rustsd with the administration of