Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02
EDITORS cORRESP0 NDENcE.
BALTIMORE, NOVEMBER 80.

observe that the business Of Cabinet making is still pro-
crossing by those efficient in that intricate art and
every State in the Union is made share less in the
forthcoming Cabinet To this due Of Lberay for
bids my Directing brings to view many of the prominent
statesmen of the nation and shows that old Zach viii not be
in want of good and substantial material meet his views and
wishes. While my hand in allow to introduce to public
notice, in this connection, the Of that veteran stanch
Wing, the Hon. SAMUEL SrRIGG, formerly Governor Of
Maryland He has always stood firm and erect in the worst
Of times, when and tempest threatened, Drawing all
dangestrue the needle the POLE veerng about
to catch the popular breeze His manness, good
baEd and accomplished manners, make him admirably fitted
to fill post in the Cabinet. So far my humble judg
ment goes, his elevation to that high Office would be
gratifying to all of the old Maryland line, he having
been always first and foremost in defence Of sound prnci
PIES have merely thought that, while distinguished gentle
in other States spoken of with reference to the
Cabinet might be allowed without any desire prejudice,
to speak Of the above named gentleman in behalf Of Maryland
eget to announce death of RoBsaT GrLaoRE, Esq
one Of oldest and prominent merchants and most
highly esteemed citizens He died this morning about eight
o'clock, Of asthma after lingering illness, in the seventy
sixth year of his age. He emphacaly gentleman Of
the old school, and in his day and generation has been fore
in all the enterprises tending to advance not only the
nevoence. His is widely known and he goes down
to the grave deeply lamented. Few men have lived and
died in midst enjoying preserving. and leaving behind
them purer reputation.
company is about forming in this city to proceed Ca
orna search of gold. II is much to be wondered
that such expedition should be gotten up, when they
ceve such encouraging information is obtained in the fol-
lowing letter received by merchant of this city
aS,N Auarsr I - As IN the ri,bpass
Of the mine, down half the truth it would be
looked upon in other countries Snbod story, thu his
tory of 'Aadins Lamp which required that the posessor
should but wish and his wishes accomplished Many
persons have cued in day, of the finest grade gold from
three eight hundred dollars, and for many days together
averaged from seventy-ve hundred and fifty dollars
Alhough this universal, yet the general avenge is
well settled that when with his pan baske does
easily gather thirty TO forty dollars in day he
another place that taking the general average, including
the time spent in moving from place to place and in looking
for better 'dggng Of the opinion that may safely
down pure gold Cor sixteen dolars) pei lay
the Surprising there four thousand persons work.
they will add the aggregate wealth of the territory about
four thousand ounces, sixty thousand dollars day..
Other letters from the Pacific received here this morning
by the overland mail route via Panama and kingston
that some fifteen millions worth Of gold had already been
gathered.
One says that at the time of writing there
esse lying in the harbor of San Francisco their
ing deserted and gone the gold region The excenen
along the whole said be very great and wa, er
tending