The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-08

this:-Cafornia should be admitted under her then
constitution aud Territorial government should Ns
''wimot proviso" or Congressional restriction, ka.,
but with guaranty that the people OF these lcrriie
res should when shey come 10 form their constitute y
exercise the same rights which the people OF Caor
had exercised in forming theirs and be admitted mt
the Union either with or without slavery as they mig
thus determine tor themselves The boundary betwc
Texas and New Mexico was also 10 be settled.
McCernand was chairman OF the Committee on Terri
torres in the House, and drew up bills In a.
cordanco with this agreement, which reported
the House on the ID OF April following
as he uad no opportunity OF doing Il
sooner Mr. Douglas chairman OF the Committee
Territories In the Senate, and, concurring in the
agreement entered INTO at MIR. Speaker Cobb's house.
drew up similar bills which he reported 10 the senate
the 25th OF March. M Clay's committee OF thirteen
to which had referred his celebrated resolutions
for settlement Of all the questions involved. took up
Mr. Douglas separate bills tackled them together, and
reported them In one, which became known Mr.
Cay's compromises To this settlement em brRcing the
admission California 1t did, my colleague and my
self pledged from the 18th oil Feeruary as just
stated. Hence, on the 18th OF June. Mr. Toombs as
stated in my former COMMUNICATION, IN one OF the
storms est debates that took place u. he House,
dcclarcd-"We do oppose California on account OF
the anslavery clause IN her constitution II was her
right and am prepared say that she acted
unwsey It's exercise; that is her business" tSce
Congregational Globe Thirty first Congress, hrst session.
page !. 2ld
How irrational thon is to suppose that he should
have called upon General Taylor and urged NJ on him
the policy OF vetoing bill 10 admit California as
State: and how irrational It is 10 suppose that &
Taylor could have reported him to Nj. FQIH1s'
Mr.. Weeds memory must certainty DC ~
Besides this, no facts are more notorious Ia OF
history than that, alter tho passage oil a
measures which no ana favG""i as stated, and
pledged TO support when Cove. Aor Towns. oil Geo.
called a sovereign convention OF the people to pro
some mode of resistance account OF The admi5sl"
of California, Mr. TOombs ana myself took the stun y
and canvasscd the State from the mountains 10 T.
ssaboard sustanment OF tho action oil Congress o.
all these questions The result was overwhelming
majority OF the Conven favor OF sustaining them
appears the celebrated Georgia Union Platform or
1000 But Mr.. Weed argues that was IN error ID
stating that Mr. Toomos and myself favored the
OF California that session, inasmuch AZ the
record shows that the final vote Tor admis
sion Mr.. Toombs voted against the bill aud
the vote" In reply to THIS have only TO say that
did not assert TINT had voted for IT, So FAR as am
concerned Mr.. Weed and the public may be assured
however, that there WAS no dodging" on my part
called home the latter part Of the month OF Au
gust of that year, before any of these compromise
measures reached in the House, and did not get
back Washington until day two after they were
all passed but before leaving, made pair with Hon.
Chauncy +. Cleveland, OF Connecticut upon all Of
thom Hence, II Mr.. Weed Will search the record,
think he will find neither my name nor that oil MI.
Cleveland any OF these measures. The reason mr.
Toombs gave at the time Tor his vote on the hna
question Tor the admission OF Caifornia was the re
amendment, as he deemed offered by Mr. Linn Boyd,
which Mr.. Speaker Cobb held 10 DO In order, which
ruling appealed from and the Speaker ovcrrulcd W
House He therefore voted the bill without
any cnHnge OF views upon the general subject HIS
subsequent and action In sustaining the meas
with all his power and eloquence IN inc state OF
Georgia, have related, shows concusvely that he
could no have voted against tho bill because OF any
hostility the ADMISSION of California reo State.
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS