Nevada national., 1859-03-05
D.rfre on.

D;ffvson.
w cory from tie L.. Any-'os E'nav ri
%, following IN r,ga,l ioa d.,i,'or Of the
Sa'r aud the oraau z,iion uf the Southern
Couuiic. into u Territory We copy from
the Vineyard" for the purpose ni showing
the sentiments Of the people OF lhc southern
counties:
THE pIco REsotrrfoNs Tho RESOLUTIONS
introduced IN the Legislature hy Don An.
dres Pico rs The in'tintory step towards "A
division Of the state ard the organization o.
thr Souti,rn 'orntr. ,n.4 = I.rr.'err VIII
De nu-d 90. O.. 90 al-.f r- rar.- We
invite r- i1en e.-ta a.1 trs.e
exat a-f.na rs .ar r.t..
TIE mpurutc. a. .- u.se.r.
cqual,d Ly the magnitude ut thc u.a,,iaA
ing. aud the difficulty Of carrying il through
to n successful tfmination. We have no
hesitation in saying. that every citizen Of
the proposed territory who is not fed or is
not living upon the hopes Of being fed at the
State maneer. aud they by the deposition
of our fellow citizens and voters OF the north
ern counties are few. is ia favor Of the pro-
posed measure. II j. fact we'll known
that the views Of the people Of the southern
counties. were not represented ia the con-
veuiion OF lsi9. The ctiIrns Of this section
OF California we're not in favor ol the oraani-
zatinn of State Government. Al that
time they were fully sensible ofthe incom-
patiblIty of the SOUTHERN and rorlhrrn
parts California 1t is also we'll known
that large majority Of th,m hoped with
feur during the apiiation of the question OF
admission by Congress. that ali'oruia
with her present limits would he rejected
and had Il not been for the hulriu question
uf >lav,ry. which was rails Il, they wonid
unitrdly have demonstrated against the
admission
The iruihrulncss and souudncss Of the
opinions auA views Of the c.izcus of the
snpih. rn cnuoii'~ his h.rn iuliy proven ~
the aoi> OF the l,s -laivr branch Of S,ue
Government. No soonrr was the cgu'zl-
ton at th" State perfected d. and cole II
laws promu' gated. than il MAS found u. y
were not alprop"iule to ,ue two eXirem.t.es
of the territory The first legislature which
met after The cnictins pf th. hNs under the
c"nsliini'on on, repealed many. amend d Others
aud >li.l lhry iound that they could not
ir'mc law, applicable to ,hr cifeums .,noc-,
condition and situation d b. prup'. 10 i'ie
nor.h aDI at south hul lh't ~ must
iu many es.rn d p1'It, ia .r = .y.tcm iur
ZACH. oar statute to'l- ION. tl.i To. go
the Tr'-.ht .lo4> he arnuii,nt. coat. ton
of many mpori,ni law q. "a general nature
it".u ... operation ot wh % .rm,.u- cuu.-
iir- are "a mr,'
Tni tt.,- eof ,hn-s Is not ora ten,
lorar, uu..r' Jbr q .ii,-.rcc ,r -el a..l pro
'".-, %. r.r.ut- aad i,",,toH, 81 the
uh'. '.nt- int b Wy uimD-rb.re we
ir.n'ho. mo-' ,rn lnce every rH..l.r.
m /
y ia 'ae r-'-ln'rre or among ~.
more u..'lr OF 10. r,u nose, o. ,hc
'vi Which w. ,rtl,r nor OF 'h-ir oapr. .,e
a'"' a-d di-b,arlun. eli. ci- ira4 De-.
Andres POGO Ne.ibsr could The .aar have
hcru frfnd % i.'id 'hc c.!t.iu that il rise
panD concentrate urd,l h.s ausp ces SO
pre minenily Gale 3itd to overcome The
iutrrpn~irc ob.iaclrs nnd secure the victory
'~ onr WORTHY rrprc'cnl,,e. Nh pico.
H. heine a native Of the country viii
i'sum thr opronert Of thr so Assure, fnauy
nodes Of attack lis uulev aiias course
o. unweari,d effort 20 .tcnr. to ii. con
= tueuts some Of The benefits q. %. Stole
Government aul relieve them from The
,urqu'l burdens which hove iern h.ap d
np"n them VIII noi oaly enlist the mt,,ts
To srcond the movement. but will have an
Influence upon Congress. which mi. ht in
vain he songhl had the movement or z mated
IN any Other quarter
Nr Pico's whole history is a guarantee
'h1t 20 p't'oual or -iui.t : motive IS clicked
unn"r this uo,'m't II = character +, g
n'H''"'' ''.' -rr ~
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