New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-22


Nov, Il u uJn.cessaTy for me u repeat Tia: Sinrr,
10 the principles of The Demorrs.lC party Hs.naa
and not s'ectional party sud for 60 DONG sm se-
cused Of beng deserter. The President has Forced
every ofieeholder urder PAIN Of nstaItsIeols re-
mOyal, a. repGdiate national, tue Democratic doc
triIes. IL j. those hirsl.ngs who lave accsied
70 the will of their master, who have actually
deserted the Democratic platform, who are seeking 10
steal the name of Democracy, and swear that we
have deserted the party. Laug hter and cheers.
was no ofiicehoder. | sss not l.ckey, under the
nod Of an interruptions appointing pore- was the
representative Of great ard lnce pendent ststel was
free man. ICneels. ! stood by Tire principles en-
platform Of ny party, and opposed the President in
his suicidal policy. lCneeTs know tlst the people
If Caforns would never give their conseIt to the
slayeneDt q free people, and exercised every
power could command 70 prevent me perpetr.tlon OF
thia foul wrcrg upon the people Of kansss Cheers.
A VoiCE-" BaenO." Laughter. After the Lecomp-
ton Constitution had passed from the seIse and been
killed 10 the House or while he Enghsh bill was NJ
der dtcussOn, received Instructions from the Legls
lature Of this State 10 give the Lec0DptOn Constitution
10y support If bad been inclined 10 obey those in
sIuctons cond not have done So for the vote on tue
bill had been taken EenytTo days prior 70 then re-
ceptioD. Laughter. Bat would not have obsyed
ICheeTs.l kne " the history of the Lecompt9n Dill,
and could lot be instructed 10 violate my oath sni
my conscience / felt contempt for the servile men
WHO iIdoIsed that Constitution without ever having
read IT, aDd who IN 80 doing acted IN humble, craving
obedience 10 the dictates Of the paid mlnOns o. Fed
eral power. That Legislature ndor-ed Constitution
which IT had never read; and mere make the sssef-
ton that the tiae thOse resolutions Of Instructions
parsed the Legislature there was not single copy o.
The IfComptOn Constitution IN the State Of California
Great laughter and cheering. voice" true a. Cos
pei; another voice" he went Il blind Ike hOgs on
ice And yet the members Of the last Legislature re-
quesed to resign because did not obey instruc-
in regard 20 vote nlcb ws5 gwen twenty-five
days pTOT to the reception of the Instructions. Re-
newed sbter. ! confess | have some charity for
the mem ers of the Legislature VINO Instructed me 10
...f
member Of that body ever read the document. in
question, never read il until after he had given
bis vote the nstructions while all, at the tine,
were ignorant OF ts provisions, many representatives,
may have supposed that it was ngnt because the
President ipdorsed IT, bat l have only osthing
and contempt Tor the members OF The last Legis-
laure who requested me TO resign becsuse | did not
obey instructions which reached me twenty-five days
after the vote complained OF was given. Tie people
O California, in the formation OF our STATE COnsttn-
ton decided that would not always ave Slavery
nor paper money banks. Suppose that the General
GoyeIIn eut said that We should have both, or remain
out Of the Cnion There u not free white man with
in the sOuod Of my voice who woud not have been VII
ling to shoulder ms rihe and again court the battle for
free tnOug free speech, end independence. Cneer
If there any presen who would not, he deserves
rot to Joy the blessings of freedom, but he should be
COMPELLED 10 Russian seTf, TO eat his beard,
10 daily fee he sc0uge ard forevertO wear Ms brand.
Cheers. Voice" You're taking sense, now.
asserted on the floor Of the Senate Chamber that
majority Of the people OF California were OPP
posed to the present Administering, and 10 Ia
vor Of Popular Sovereignty | Eoce-"True
az well for Kansas as for III other Territories.
The issue was rmothered in this State IN the last
election. You were deceived. Oar opponents told
you that they were in favor OF Popular Sovereignty,
but when the polls closed they claimed the result
of the election rs triumph of the Administration
verdict against the right Of the people 20 control their
own domestic affairs within their own territorial limits
The game line of policy is pursued 10 this canvass Inc
l1. tasT nj
the opening of the slavetrade, intervention in behalf
of Slavery IN the Territories for the establishment OF
penal Slave Code in the Territories by Congressional
authority. Our opponents Will deny these lacts until
aft er election after election, they are successful,
they will parade the r,sults as an absolute Endorsement
OF the atest dOgmas Of this fetid Federal AdmISTa-
zion. They viii proclaim pefsistenty thst all these
sues have been made and successfully carried a. such
in the campaign. | shall now hasten 70 give snort
history Of the measures before the Senate OF interest to
alGornia and on which differ from my colleague,
Dr. Gwn. il has been my effort in the Senate 70 re-
duce the fees ard salaries Of ofhcehoders, because
believe that there was an urrghteOus disparity or
ojsproportion between them and the wages OF farmers
miners mechanics and engaged in other branches
of business and labor never opposed any approprla
top for the benefit of California, though have opposed
and defeated many claims and appropriations which
were originated and designed for the pecunlay benefit
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of oficehOliers. Cheers.I J
asserted that tie price OF living and OF labor mad fallen
greatly: asserted that the salaries of laborers were
the early days Of Csiornia-durng the flush times
and thai everything else had been reduced in proper
ton. knew list the expenses of our Government
were exceeding 800 600 annually, and thought
that We could afford to economic IN California ny
reducing the salaries Of Government officers, so
that thew should correspond in Just ratio, with
the reduced pnce Of labor and cost of living. In
this effort. ! partially succeeded and If not before,
have now, and thus earned the nnrelenung
hostility Of every Custom House official aud
Postmaster and every e1pectant Of Federal patronage
in this state. IGreat laughter. am accused OF de-
ea,ing the appropriation for the purchase oI barren
tract of land known a. Lime Point tKenewed
laughter The history Of this matter can be gwen IN
. few cords: previous to my eectiJ to the senate
heard that al offer had been made for the sale OF THIS
property for 5000 coo. 1t seemed such an outrageous
proposition that gave the matter very tte thought
Al the time. | had some knOs!edge OF the prlce OF
land in and about San Francisco, and esteemed the
market value of this tract al 81 0O0 - 900 at the
outside Any scheme for obtaining s2uo, ~j Tor TINS
piece of land appeared too prePosteI3u' Tor serious
consideration After representing the mster III
Wasbin,tou, and being DESTROYS To Obtain
definite information on the subject, / introduced
resolution for The purpose OF as.eTtanlhs
whether Government intended 70 buy the tract
ar not The prompt answer OF the Secretary OF
ar wa that such had been the intention of the Gov
emmett but that upon my assurances a. To ts actua
value the purchase delayed. The subject remained
in this condition for year, ana until the ast session.
,.ben nv colleague DR.. Ggin, introduced resolution
calling upou the Military Committee to INQUIRE anu as
certain any fraud hadb been attempted in the proposed
purchase Of the land. The Military COMMITTEE made
Two repoIts-maiority and minority reports l VIII
read from III minority report two eier written 10y the
present Governor OF this State Mr. Weller. Oneis Ill
iected 10 Mr. Floyd; the other TO Mr. Dei!a Tore
will esve YOU 10 Judge whether the representative OF
vour State had right 70 knoS what speculator
.bould have for his property. " Read Read.
Tle fr., letter is to Mr. Floyd, Secretary OF ar.
SAY FRANCISCO California, JEn- 10, 1871
Dr.S Attic as session Of congress $3.50 VS. pc
20 purchase size and construct sddoLal ofth -
A. ne ert.ce Of the Bay 81 Sen FIAcsco regret nsA
III. selection Il he s;r As nat
fem al. Inserted in the Appropriation biA upon ns moa3
rrsy be permitted TO say that certainly supsT "a. Lt"S
po, being M the fret line OF drfnsss, would o. rfrhssed
f,,,tac. of frfyiue this point VII BE- lBpaIr5i
sance Tie snrvty in Nour otre M ~ = ohe -.