California California California and the Senate debate 1850
The Senate took up the land donation bill for actual settlers and postponed it. California's admission was argued by Jefferson Davis as a means to threaten the South, while Barnwell and Houston defended the Nashville conventions. The New Mexico bill was postponed, and a right of way and public land grant for Alabama rail line construction was advanced. Soule and Turney debated California’s constitutional provisions, with a vote on a key amendment failing 20 to 80.
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New Mexico
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Catafornia
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United States
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Subscriptions Agents Named for Keowee Courier Drive
The Keowee Courier lists authorized agents to revive and forward subscriptions for distant readers. Names include Mrs. W. S. Gustias at West Union, Eyq Horse Shoe Veann, Bachelor a Retreat, Mireminn Pickensville, Haven Twelve Mile, and Wren for Anderson District.
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Texas. Bell cheers Texas unity against federal overreach
The piece portrays Governor Bell rallying Texas counties to raise troops amid perceived federal usurpation. It highlights 8000 armed citizens ready for duty, calls for regional solidarity, and critiques the Administration’s Texas policy and New Mexico claim. It also covers Gen Foote’s Senate attacks on South Carolina leaders and local political rebuttals.
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Rio Grande
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Mexico
Taylor
Congress
United States
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Congrey
New Mexico
California State Admission Moves In Senate
Congress reports a California admission bill passed the Senate by a large majority. The New Mexican territorial bill also advances, awaiting Texas boundary settlement. A protest against California’s passage was read, with debate to be published next week. Also noted are updates on Gowry's Lang’s Book and the Cannoun Statute recovery, cabinet vacancies filled by Fillmore, and Jenny Lind’s New York appearance in September.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Savannah
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Yate
New Mexico
California and Slavery and the Territorial Debate
A Northern newspaper summary reports California may favor a territorial government over statehood due to high costs. It cites letters from California officials and Washington sources noting slavery remains unsettled, possible continued peonage, and pressures from Southern leaders to delay admission. The piece also notes a Southern assembly’s resolutions and calls for unity among slaveholding states, while criticizing the prior administration for forcing a state government on unwilling Californians.
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