The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-03

upon the incoming administration. They are san
gune OF speedy rupture among the elements of
the wing party. That is a small affair ; for as long
as General Taylor shall stand up to his Allison
letter. he can command obedience and support
Senior Atocha arrived in town to-day. He has
claim upon the government.
WASHINGTON, Dec !, 1913.
| The Gold Mania-Lefter 10 the Secretary of the
| Navy from CAN Standardization Thereon
| Issue Of Stock-The Stare Steating Case-Lm-
frorements in JVashington-A Beggarly Appro-
| prf0tton, &c. &c. &c.
The California gold mania is again in the ascen-
dant, and bids fair to depopulate this side of the
continent altogether. The accounts of the I'M
mense riches to be acquired IN this new FL Dorado,
instead OF abatng, are every day arriving in more
authentic shape till even the most increduous are
compelled to believe. For several days past
rumors have floated about that official dispatches
have been received at the War Department, zorro
boratng all that we have heard the subject; but
as the Secretary of War refused to permit any one
even to read these dispatches, and as we do not
profess to belong to that tribe OF correspondents
known here as +" the key hole genus" we refrain
ed from giving publicity to mere rumors, which
may or may not be correct. The Secretary Of
the Navy, however, has very kindly permitted us
10 make some extracts from private letter just
| ctlVed by MIN rom Cdll1Ornld, ana which con-
| talns some interesting and corroboratlve informal
| ton The letter was written by gentleman oc-
cupying an Official position Monterey, the
Alcalde OF the place, and the statements contained
| III 1t can be relied upon, Just much II they
were made in an official character. 1t is as fol-
lOws:--
MONTEREY, Sept. 18, IS4s.
The citizens Of California very anxious for the
| establishment of branch mint in this territory.
There is very little coined money In the country and
the consequence s they obliged to sell their grain
and wheat at a runous sacrifice. The custom house
duties all required to be paa in COIN and this alb
serbs the little that still remains in circulation
The people obliged to carry their grain gold In
their obs corners Of their pocket handkerchie and
in goose quilts, for change, They want a United
States mint, and have had many public meetings on
1t is Gale uated that over two miens of dollars are
taken out Of the mines in grain gold, per month
and this sum will be more than quadruped another
season. This grain gold is now shipped off in large
quantities to Mckee, Chill and Peru, where IL will be-
coined under the insignia Of those republics and lost
to the metallic basis Of circulating medium.
mint. Such institution will bring the grain gold
at to its Intrinsic value and sustain 1t there
and the emgrants who get 1t out Of the earth
| from the hands OF Spectators IL will do more o
chersb and sustain emigration than the appropria-
ton of millions for ordinary purposes and will at tbs
same time swell imme nsely the aggregate of a.
tional coin.
| The head of the emgrant column for the year has
already reached California; They will throw them
selves into the mines. There will also be q
large emigration from Oregon ana also from the sand
lthmus soon as the steamers are their destined
track When the wealth Of these gold mines IL
really known and believed in the United States there
will not be wagons and steamers enough that be
spared to bring the emigrants here You all
incredulousyou reg I'd our statements the dreams
Of an excited imsginstion-but what seems to you
mere fiction is stern reality. It is not gold in the
mountain but in the soil of California, sparkling in
the and glittering in its streams. 1t lies the
open plain, In the shadows Of the deep ravines and
CLOVIS the SUBMITS Of the mountains, which have
| lifted for ages their COLDER coronets to heaven.
As evidence of the facility with which 1t Is pro-
o. q ne tUO facts Evarv saiInr hat
now ships from port In California, gets his $50 per
month, and but very few can be prosured at those
wages. An offer Of 500 q month would be re ected
by nine-tentbs Of those engaged in the minee.
They consider their labor there good for $50 day,
Indian, when you talk of hiring him, shake. his bag
Of gold in your eyes. The conseqren is We have
his own boots This is Practical democracy /; no
theory, no talking about equality. We are all on
surmount The rounds Of your ladder il Is true,
as high ''N wv '''' '''S'''' 'AND'' rum JUST
All the prize money is In the hands Of purssrs of
the Navy and is on its way home, except 1883 IS,
you in grain gold, fresh from the California NINE SO
much, at least shall reach mint We proud OF
other mines into the shade It makes the fifteen or
twenty millions paid to Mexico feather in the oppo.
site scale and reduce: even the expenses Of the war
Is not this description captivating! Imagine, 1t
you can, the appearance OF the California noun
talns, gllstenlng in the rays OF old Sol, not with
eternal SHOWS, but gorgeous, elltering gold!-
Why, Milton. Goethe, Shakespeare, Byron, Scott,
Souihey, Campbell, or even N. P. Willis, never
were brought to bed Of an idea halt so sublime
Pray, Messrs les OTafetsrs, cease to Jaw any long,
er about the Wilmot provlso, any ohe ,.proviso,
and at once extend territorial government over
this delightful country. Establish, by all means,
mint there also, so that the Cafornians can
have the divine image of liberty impressed upon
their sand, instead OF compelling the unfortunate
creatures to carry 1t about in goose quils and the
corners of peck handkerchief. Seriously, there
can be no doubt but what large quantities OF gold
are found, and no one can say where the supply
will cease. There reason to believe other
wise than that the whole vast mountain contains
and 1t is manfestly the duty Of Congress at once
to extend our laws the country, and take pos
session, for the benefit OF the Union OF these va
liable lands At present, 1t Is perfect scramble;
ment and sold, 1t would not only regulate benefi-
cially for the country itself the present mania, but
would afford revenue by which the expenses of
the war could be reimbursed.
The amount OF stock issued so far this week on
foreign account has been large. Some delay takes
place in the issue, in consequence OF the great de-
mand for coupon stock, which takes much longer
to prepare than PLAIN stock.
The case of Drayton, plaintiff In error, vs.. the
United States, defendant in error which is being
argued before the Circuit Court, has not yet been
decided. The arguments, 1t is thought, will con-
tnue for some days yet
A good many improvements are being made
throughout the city, In pursuance OF resolutions OF
Congress, The gss pipes along the Avenue are
LAID, and the street front Of the Presidents has
been paved. The old wooden railing, which sur
rounded the grounds connecting with the Depart
ments, has been removed, and a tllmsy, miserable
iron railing, embedded in wood, instead OF stone,
Is being put up. The expensive economy OF Con-
gress is proverblal, and we not therefore sur.
prised to learn that this patry railing Is the oest
that could be furnished for the appropriation grant,
ed-we would much prefer that the old wooden
railing had renamed. To be sure 1t was rotten
affair." but still it look more respectable OF rather
less beggarly, than the new iron one;
report is in circulation, that the Rough and
Ready Club OF this city, addressed letter to Gen.
Taylor, asking # it was his intention to prescribe