The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-24

the provisions of this BILL put that defence upon the
principles justice and of equality The arguments have
offered upon the subject of suffrage rest upon the principle
of perfect equality between naturazed citizens and native
born citizens and far the bill in reference to
the Punishment of committing fraud upon the bal
otboxes desire to know who here stand opposed t Let
the record be made We tender the ISSUE gentlemen see
proper it. There rests the issue there shall our
votes be recorded upon that issue and let the country de-
eide between us who is right and who is wrong am
willing to abide the Judgment of the people throughout the
land upon the principles involved in this bill
SHALL THE POLITICAL BOND OF THE PACIFIC TO
THE ATLANTIC STATES BE PERPETUATED
To he Hon. John b. Weller, Senator in Congress from
California.
DEAR SIR In my first letter to you on the subject OF the
recent occurrences in Central America suggested as
among the painful doubts which those occurrences coupled
with the neglect of government to provide means OF
communication through our own territory Win the ss
of the Pacific calculated to raise the question: whether
the confederation capable of embracing with commu-
nifty of interests and privileges, States SO removed
The change which has happily taken place in the policy
of the toward Nicaragua and the presence OF
vessel at one and the end of the Panama crossing
with other efficient there relieve u.s. for the time
of the apprehension of entire obstruction of travel to
and from our State But that does not the great
whether country has the necessary energy
patriotism and nationality to apply the means which
modern discoveries provide to bring us into direct commu-
ncaton Nor does it make less apparent but rather
illustrates the folythe atuityof relying on the pre-
carious transit by long ocean voyages through foreign
States and the mercy and subject to the extorons OF
privileged exclusive companies for getting from one side
of our country the other There Is such stod over
looking and foregoing of its advantages chargeable to
great people, either past contemporary The nations OF
former times did not have the facilities for uniting and
binding together the distant parts of their empires such
science and furnish in the present age but not of
them remiss in using the advantages which had
sba1 feel Rat
we need not go abroad into antiquity, for contrasts
On our own continent have been beaten and that by
people who had the aids of European
science without beasts of burden draught and
without iron and many of the materials and implements
possessed The great paved roads of the lncas two
of which tayersed the length Of the empire Of Peru and
built long before the discovery of the continent by the
Spanards works of greater magnitude than would
be double-track railway and magnetic line from the
Mississippi the Sacramento and greater mot Ia
king into count superior actes than any work OF
material improvement that the American people, in their
united capacity have accomplished
In the populated States of the Union contiguous each
other it Is true the national not necessary
for the prosecution of works of Improvement Private
terprse associated wealth. and the aid of the individual
States looked to for what in other countries the chief
power of the undertakes Nor they looked
to in vain no lack of the necessary enterprise is shown
on the contrary q energetic determined, and pro-
gressve action than any other people exhibit and with
corresponding result of great and enduring works 1t is
not therefore for Of enerprisng and progressive
spirit counymen that the work Of the age remains
| unaccomplished.
Is il for want of a national sprit2 Is it that with all
that countrymen capable Of and perform, as nd
vduas in companies, communities and States,
nevertheless capable o-our organization has not vi
taity enough fora national Work? That we cannot
bring our united national powers to work of such
md
vously and mperatyey national work-as that Of uni
ting the sides of country and the two which
make its magnificent boundaries
II ten years since California became possession of
the United States by conquest eight years since treaty
Of peace affirmed the conquest six that she has been
independent State bound to the Union loyal 70 IT, and
performing all her duties member Of it, Yet Califor-
mia has not BEEN and not now in any sense integral
part Of the country II detached isolated tributary
dependency detached and isolated as not Of nearly
easy certain the remotet countries of Eu
rope and hardly than the shores of Asia buta
ry that pays into the federal treasury without
turn at least three dollars TO per capita than
other State besides large bonus Increased prices grow
ing out Of the tariff to the producers of the domestic i'm
ports which II consumes dependency, in that from
its remoteness and isolation its voice can scarcely be
heard in the enactment Of the laws by which il Is gov
erned and the levyng Of which has to pay Is
subjected to nvdous distinctions in all connected
with INSTRUMENTATION the small but constantly
annoying because constantly recurring item Of postage
letters and is allowed in the national legislature
weight which it is entitled to by numbers
The United States have not to this day done thing
remedy this condition of State. But something
be DONE Is impossible that California and the Terrific
res OF the Pacific remain attached TO the Union 1t
would be easy to show that duty of FIVE per levied
the imports into California would than support
the expenses Of the State besides making the centre Of
commerce. navy would not be needed no feet often
sve defensive because thus virtually free port and
exporting the products most coveted by mankind she
would not have rival enemy and all the great nations
would be interested in her protection and the protection of
the leading to her She would not therefore, even
be exposed war; and her marine would be completed In
three four Neither would any army es
adjustment be necessary, unless few hundred troops
against Indian surprises As for the mail the expen-
sve item Of government care private enterprise would
quickly supply greater frequent and rapder
nication, both external and internal than the United
States have furnished the existing absurd laws far as
California concerneds bindering rather than promoting
the object for which mails established.
These considerations but force themselves on our
minds only hint at them, however and forbear to
into details argument because with all those provoca
tons side and inducements the other erect
an Independent Commonwealth the people Of California
still loyal to the Union, have pride in the American
name and hope and confidence that the interests and duty
Of the country will yet be dscerned and prevail While
therefore, they disposed till the last extremity to
agate proposition for separation il is both wise