The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-25

the wing Senators will not be frightened from their
proprey by the attacks Of the Courier and mquirer,
and other journals, which are prompted to make
them by the Wall street clique Of Office beggars,
as a preparatory step to override and dictate to
Gen. Taylor after the fourth of March next. When
the people of New York gave the electoral vote OF
their State to the hero of Buena Vista, they GER
tainly did not suppose that they also gave the Of
fee of Senator In Congress to such demagogue
as VIM. II. Seward, who has always endeavored
to sustain himself by tanning the lowest and most
vulgar prejudices of the day-principally those of
the North against the South. Our contemporary in
Wall street endeavors to erect into an lmmutaole
axiom Of politics the principle of dictation by
cliques, and to deny the right of the Senators in
Albany to have any opinion other than that which
may be permitted to them by those who impu-
IDENTITY assume this power of dictation. These
doctrines are very natural and congenial to our
contemporary. 1t Is well known that the Courier and
Enquirer did all in its power to bring forward Gen.
Scott as candidate for the Presidency, and to
put down Gen. Taylor, until 1t found Its efforts of
no avail From the month of June, 1916, when
the Courier denounced the meetings of the origl-
nails in this city, who wished to follow the views
indicated IN the Herald of the May preceding, up
to the month of January last, the Courier and its
clique were in every sort of way endeavorlng to
put forward Gen. Scott to the exclusion of Gen.
Taylor; and they did not abandon that purpose
until General Scott had, with all his brilliant
duct, put himself down by his squabbes In the city
of Mexico, and left the field clear to his competitor,
Tha nd fho Val
street clique were driven by popular feeling into
the support of General Taylor, and the President
elect is not indebted to them to the amount of one
iota, for his election to the Presidency. Now, for
such journal and such men to assume to dictate
and denounce independent men in the Legislature,
who choose to entertain their own opinions on the
person who Is best suited to be elected as Senator
in the present Crisis IN which the country placed,
is a little too bare-faced and too impudent.
We trust, therefore, Nat the wing Senators in
Albany will, at every hazard, maintain the ground
which they have assumed, and refuse to 60 into
any caucus where the opinions of independent
men would be swamped by dlctatlon and party
slavery. We have seen how the partizans OF Mr.
Seward have been operating with members of the
Legislature IN the correspondence of Mr.. McCom.
Der, Mr.. Collier, and others, which has recently
been published. Let an honest and independent
supporter of General Taylor for the Presidency be
elected as Senator in the place Of Mr.. DIX, and
not schemlng demagogue, as Mr. Seward has
shown himself to be in his public career
| CALIFORNIA GOLD MINES, AND CALIFORNIA RU.
MoRs-It Is amusing to listen to the many rumors
that are af1oat in this community concerning the
| gold mines IN California. From one we hear thai
large quantity of dust has been received in thii
city, by a certain house down town; from another
that shipment OF mica and pyrites has come tc
| hand, which was transmitted from California al
genuine gold dust; again, we hear that Col. Ste
venson has become a millionaire; In fact, rumors
of this kind, more or less extravagant, are afoa
here to great extent, and passed around until they
have become so general that we think it necessary
to refer to them, so that at all events the readers
of the Herald may not be deceived, imposed upon
| or led astray.
Now the fact is, that all the gold dust that has
reached the United States from California, up to
this date, does rot amount IN value to more than
fifty thousand dollars. OF this sum the govern
ment received parcel valued at about twenty
thousand dollars, which was sent to Washington
by Col. Mason, through Lieut.. Loeser, who was
q
gentleman in Boston, by the name of Carter
brought quantity valued at thirty thousand dol
Jars. These two parcels comprise the whole o
the gold dust that has been received In the United
States, with the exception of some specimens
which were sent from persons in the gold region
to their friends IN this and other cities, the value
of which is Insignificant Of this there has
been coined at the mint the sum of forty-eigh
| thousand dollars. This new currency may be dis
tingulshed by the letters "Cal'' imprinted on
the pieces, Immediately over the figure OF
the eagle. AS to Col. Stevenson and the
great quantity of gold dust which it is reported
he has gathered, we can only say that the story IS
without any foundation. At the last accounts that
officer was not DISCHARGED from the service of the
government, and had not visited the placers except
in curiosity. Neither he nor any of his staff was
discharged or released from their tie to the go
vernmeRt. There may be some foundation in the
rumor that Colonel Mason has acquired dust to the
value oftwo millions of dollars
We saw yesterday a beautiful pair of gold spec
tacles which were made from California gold
They were formed of gold which Lieut.. Loeser
brought with HIM from the gold region, and were
presented to a valued friend
THE REVENUE SERvIcE.-The severe change in
the weather that has taken place. will be, andis
verely felt all along coast, and government
have had heretofore revenue cutter cruising off
our coast for the purpose of relieving vessels in
distress, and otherwise aiding them The services
of our cutters have been of great benefit to the
commercial marine during the winter months,
and we regret to that our best vessels for this
duty are withdrawn, and others substituted that
are entirely unfit fer such service, and not able to
render that assistance that Is required and which
has been furnished formerly We allude to the
withdrawal of the schooner Ewing, "a vessel that
has been Thoroughly overhauled and fitted out for
winter cruisng) to be placed in the coast survey,