6. [James Murray] Mason, Speech of Mr. Mason, of Virginia, on the Bill Reported by Mr. Clay from the Committee of Thirteen to Admit California as a State into the Union, to Establish Territorial Governments for Utah and New Mexico, and Making Proposals to Texas for the Establishment of Her Western and Northern Boundaries. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 27, 1850 (Washington, DC: Congressional Globe Office, 1850). (13 p.)


Speech in regard to the admission of California as a state, the establishment of territorial governments for Utah and New Mexico, and proposals for the settlement of the western and northern boundaries of Texas.