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legal question, to invite the other dis
tricts. in the interests of the common
veal, to obey Riley's summons.
On the appointed day the delegates
began to assemble at Monterey, and on
the 18th of October, the convention ter
minated its labors.
ION the 18th of November 1s49 the
population accepted the constitution by
q vote of 1905 against only s11, and on
the 18th Of December the legislature met
at San Jose. Five days later Riley for
mally placed the governmental in the hands
of the new civil authorities"
California was admitted under this
constitution by an act of congress which
passed September ~, 1850.
Won Holsts constitutional history, ,,vol.
ume 8. page 461.
In the case of Michigan, James Buch-
anan said in the senate: II think their
course is clearly justifable, but if there
is anything wrong or unusual in it, it is
to be attributed to the neglect of con
gress.
"For three years they have been rap.
ping at your door, and asking for the
consent of congress to form constitu.
ton, and for admission into the union;
but their petitions have not been needed,
and have been treated with neglect. Not
being able to be admitted ia the way
they have sought, they nave been forced
to take their own course and stand upon
their rlghts-rights secured to them by
the constitution and solemn irrepeala-
BILE ordinance (of 17s7).
"They have taken census of the ter
ritory; they have formed constitution,
elected their officers, and the whole ma.
chinery OF state government is ready
to be put in operation; they are only
awaiting your action. Having assumed
this attitude they now demand admis-
sion ~ matter of right; they demand
it as an act of justice at your hands.
"Are they now to be repelled. or to be
told that they must retrace their
steps and come into the union
in the way they at first sought to do, but
could not obtain the sanction of con-
gress?"
"In fear of the consequences of such q
decision; I tremble at an act of such in
justice"
Benton's thirty years view, volume /,
page 62s.
John Quincy Adams, expressed the
same view as to the guarantees of the
Louisiana treaty, emitting Arkansas Ito
admission, in spite even of her slavery.
john Quincy Adams was then the
most decided opponent of slavery in the
house, and he expressly declared that,
ia his opinion, not only the compromise
of 1920, but also the Louisiana treaty
forbade all opposition to the admission
of Arkansas as slave state"
Won Holst's Constitutional History
volume 2. page 141.
Delates' on Congress, volume l3, page
80.
Mr.. Adams words we're: "She (Arkan
sas) is entitled to admission as state, a.
Louisiana and Mississippi and Ala bama
and Missouri have been admitted, BY
virtue of that article in the treaty fol
the acquisition of Louisiana. whict
secures to the inhabitants of the cedei
territories all the rights, privileges, and
immunities of the original citizens o
the United States and stipulates for thei
admission oonformably to that principle
into the union.
ut is written in the bond and howeve
I may lament that it was ever so written
I must faithfully perform its obligation
Benton's thirty years view. vol. l. p
696.
, Arkansas and Michigan were admitte,
!, by vote of twenty-four to eighteen i,
the senate and OF one hundred and fifty
three to forty-five in the house, June Is
, 1886. (Michigan's admission was condi
tional and she was finally admitted Jar
26. 1879
, In the case of Iowa and Florida, o
I Dec. q, 1916. there seems to have bee
!. no struggle, not even an objection
. though both had framed their state gov
l ernments, after tie example of Mlchiga
J. and Arkansas, without any previous pc
:. mission of congress, and they we're bot
j. admitted bya single act.
Q President Taylor in the case of Ne
J. Mexico pronounced himself energetica
t ly in favor of the rights and power ,
J, the people of the territories to form 60,
D ernments for themselves and apply Il
9 admission into the union. quote frol
e Webster's letter to Governor Bell
d Texas:
= "The president directs me to stat
!, that Colonel Monroe's proclamation q
. pears to have been issued in pursuan,
d or in consequence of an order or lett
of instructions given by the late seer
d tary OF war, under the authority of Il
l. late president, to Lieutenant Colon
y MCCALL. OF this order, which bears de-
8 on the 18th Of November. 1s49, your Q
= cellency was undoubtedly informed
1t the date Of your letter. A full and q
Is curate copy, ,bowever, is +,
ss tached to this Communication. Colon
II Mccall is therein instructed. that il 4