The North-Carolina standard., 1848-10-04
CALIFORNIA AND NEW MExIc o.

/ ! CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO.
j BY the late Treaty of Peace with Mexico the Peo-
pie of the United States have Obtained the valuable
and fertile Territories Of New Mexico and Caiifor-
mia, estimated by Mexican Editors and statesmen to
be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and extern
sive enough to form ten twelve States as large as
North Carolina The Bay of San Franchises Of ITSELF
which we, have obtained by this Treaty. IS worm
millions of dollars Tt is the finest Bay on the ente
Pacific coast and its real value to the United states
can only be developed and tested by time. Com
manding as it does the Western Ocean, it is destined
TO become mart for an almost boundess commerce;
and what New VI ork now is to the Atlantic States,
San Francisco will be the Pacific States, in the
course Of fifty or one hundred years. -.
In addition to this the most wonderful accounts as
to the gold region in California are pouring IN upon
u.s. It is stated, on the best authority, that on the
river Sacramento and its tributaries there thou
sands of persons work, getting gold and the yield
is so extraordinary, that if did not know the in
formation on the subject to be reliable we should put
it down as not to be believed. The Editor OF the
Washington Union says @ s
s. We have seen specimens of the California gold.
As far as we have seen it does not appear In large
umps such as was found the other day in gold mine
in Virginia. worth $3.50. Indeed, the largest piece
said to have been found does not exceed an ounce.
The specimen we have is in minute pieces, very
much resembling the scales of small fish. We have
seen in other papers letters from California confirm
ing the official ones which we have given. For in
stance we make the following extract from the New
Y York Journal of Commerce:
MONTEREY, Upper California.
July 2, 1s4s.
Since nv last gold mine has been sprung here.
It has been discovered that the sands which border
the American Fork and the Feather river, branches
of the Sacramento, full of particles of gold resem-
bling shape squirrel shot, fattened out. 1t is got
by washing in any vessel from tea-saucer to warm
ing pan. single person will gather, by this pro-
cess, from one to two ounces day-and some have
gone as high hundred dollars worth. Two thou
sand whites and as many Indians are now engaged
in washing the sand. All labor of every other kind
has stopped except little farming Mechanics, doc
tors lawyers, merchants sailors, and soldiers have
all gone in mass to the gold region. Only the wo-
men remain, and they will, it is expected, start soon
Their cradles will answer admirably to wash out gold
in and the little fellows in the time must amuse
themselves with the ingots which their mothers dig
"The excitement which this gold discovery has
produced is most intense. People stop each other
in the streets to feel the pulse, and see how the gold
fever, it is called, beats. Talk to laborer about
hiring him for fifty dollars month, and he will turn
up his at you. Offer him ten dollars day, and
he will tell you he is bound to Feather river. One
man, who resides next door to gathered Ave hum
dred dollars worth in six days."
This immense and valuable region, afording some
of the finest lands the Continent-one of the best
Bays in the world and commanding the trade with
China and the Western Islands-washed by noble
Rivers, whose very waters TEEN with gold-these
the rich fruits of Democratic policy; but if Senator
Badgers counsel and wishes lad prevailed, all this
would have slipped from the hands of the United
States, and at this moment the Mexican flag would
have been waving over New Mexico and California!
Do the people of North Carolina-do the Wings of
the State know this fact! Do they know that at the
last session Of Congress, Mr.. Badger moved, in Sc
cret session. strike from the Treaty of Peace the
clause ceding New Mexico and California to this
country and thus to rsuse-to put from these raIu-
able Territories The Wing papers have not so in
formed them; but whether the people know it not,
the fact Is so. What said Mr.. Webster in his Marsh
field Speech. He referred with pride and exulation
to Mr.. Badger-a Southern Wing Senator-who had
made this motions and he doubt sincerely happy
to know. and announce in this matter, in all 9TH
ers that Massachusetts Federalism and North Caro-
lima Federalism are one and indivisible. Mr.. Web
ster said
.' And again, when the Mexican treaty came be-
fore the Senate, upon the question Of its ratification
it contained certain clauses cedng new Mexico and
California to the United States. a Southern gentleman
Mr.. Badger gf North Carolina, mOped TO strike out
those clauses. Now you understand, that if motion
to strike out clause be supported by one third, it
Will tWO-thlrdS OF the senate must
vote for each clause in order have it retained.
The vote on that question was 3S to IA. Not one
third
We have before us /" Executive Document, No.
So" politely furnished US by Senator Mangum, which
contains the Treaty of Peace between Mexico and
the United States, with the Proceedings of the Sem
ate in secret session thereon; and the Oath page
of this document find this motion of Senator
Badger recorded. On this question Mr. Mangum
did not vote; but Mr.. Badger voted in company with
Webster, Corwin, Davis, Hale, and others, to give
back these Territories Mexico-or in other words
to refuse "indemnity for the past and security for
the future"
Let these facts be noted and remembered; and let !
the Wing leaders of the State be held responsible for
this vote of one of their Senators in Congress. Will
they sustain him! Will their Legislative Caucus
nominate him for reelection! Will they dare endorse
this vote of his, as well his dangerous views on
the Slavery question? We shall see.
MARRIAGE OF MINORS.
As the law of this State now stands, certain PEN
alties are imposed, to prevent the marriage of
any nfant female under fifteen years of age, with
pat the written consent of her father but many per-
who have thought of this seriously have
come to the conclusion that the law ought to be
amended. 1t has been suggested that the age of