Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-01-25
BENTON ON BULLION.

On Monday Mr.. Benton made an important
speech - The Senate, over two hou long. lie
t,ars that the advenurors ln California will sur
fer mrch for want of government. He uppo.
SEES the union OF California and New Mexico in
one state. lie says the gold mines Of Cator.
MA, like t.OSe Ul Bsdz, Will be draint d and
for. ut.en aud the sooner the better. lie believes
that gold mines tend TO impoverlsh county,
lie wants To relieve the public mind from the de-
rlum and gangrene Of this gold fever. He
would send wild animals TO scratch up and waste
the thing # he could. Strong laws would lie
needed 10 keep people out there from destroying
each other, aud keep tlen out Of each others
holes There was only one thing worse than
these gold nues- small bank bills. He ptopo
SEES TO reconmit the bill with instructions 10 find
out what ure private aud public lands, with a
view OF giving permits to work these gold mines
lie wished to know what titles were valid and
what we're not. lie would have all land titles,
grants and patents examined OF the Puebla
Indians ii WIS sand IN Mexico they extended all
along the country. The Spaniards have never
disturbed them, and by our laws and customs we
could not disturb bem, He proposed three luni
offices, and large donation of lands 10 actual
settlers, &c. &c.-.E Y. Tribune
Raprne and Murder in California. Private
letters received here from the gold.mlnes of CAL
tornla are rather dlscouragng 10 those about
starting for thai region. They confirm the for
ner reports as tO the abundance .! gold, but at
the same lime, state that those who are IN pos
session OF the precious ore IN any quantities, are
marked, and often soon after disappear, even
some that have attached themselves to trains on
their way there have been piundcred.
Another letter states that the mate OF vessel
lying on the coast, who had deserted month or
two prevlcus had returned TO the vessel with
| pf n,l,l I'-upgUpr.
California adventures should beware of spu-
,iouS gold. The Hartford Times states that
large quantities Of speller solder have been sert
to California on speculation. 1t is dropped IN
water, when hot, by which means small scales
are formed, resembling almost exactly the gold
dust or scales OF Feather river.
The following items from the gold washngs,
we may be allowed TO remark, are Somewhat &C.
trauagant, 10 say the least
Lieut.. Fri,by Of the Albany Company, attach
ed TO the New York Regiment, has written Ia
his family that he has accumulated S2oo'GoI
worth OF gold dust. The Tribune says thus
A letter has been received al New London
from one OF the runaway gold seekers, saying
thut " the shabbieSl sheep al the old ship wash
lngton's crew has got Sl5O,OUO worth OF gold
aud We got much more"
A cargo Of bad whlskey and camphine gin
d,
may be taken with u good many drops OF allow
ance
OrricrAL- California .nriis.-The United
States steam p ickei " Falcon" will be despatch.
FROM The port Of N York on Thursday, the Isl
OF February, 1919. The public Is hereby noll-
fled that mails may be sent 10 New forh
IChnrIrslon, y. c.; Savannah, Ga; and New
Orleans, La. ; 10 % conveyed By SAID steam
puctcL r,
the Falcon" will touch at Havana. She
will sail from New York on the lst; from
Charleston, s. c., on tine 3D. irom Savannah
Ga, on the lih; aud from the Ballze, below
New Oheans, La on the l0fh Of February next
Mail bags will he made up at New York, 10
be forwarded to all the poiuis above named; al
81 for CnagfGs, Pdnamu, San Diego, Santa Bar
bura, Monterey, San Francisco, aud Astoria.
The Pusimnsters oil Charleston, Savannah and
New Orleans, viii also ma. e up muls for the
! points stated, to be sent on bonrd The Facon,'
upon her arrival at their respective ports.
The sea postage for single letters, not exceed
ING half an ounce in weight, will be l2I cents &c
Havana; 20 cents 10 Chagres, 30 cents TO Pana
r ma amd 40 cents to San Diego, Sunta Barbara
Monterey, San Francisco, aud Astoria, without
any addition Tor inland postage, in either case
Newspapers and Pamph'efs-sea postage cents
each, and inland postage 10 be added,
= y.
Post Office Department, Jan. 10, ls49.
The Woodstock party for California consists .
. Capt. Bezer Summons and wife, and Capt. Is. +
, Summons aud wife, Doct. Iiirar. White aud WI,
y aud Messrs. THUS Hutchinson, jr, Frederick
l. Billings Franklin N. Billings, aud Jason b
/ Pierce. Capt. aud Mrs. b. Summons, Mir Hutch
s lnson and +. Billings will sail in the sleame
Falcon, on the first day Of February from New
y York 10 Chagres thence cross the lshnus 0
Panama where they expect to find the seame
Oregon IN readiness to San Francisco. On thu
y first Of February the ship Magnolia will sail irou
New Bedford, under The command OF Capt. II
i. Summons, aud with him his wife, DR.. and Mrs
" White, Mr. +. N. Billings and Mr.. Pierce. MI
n Charles Spaldlns OF Montpelier and some 9th
ers from this vicinity are also expected 10 sail /
10 the Magnolia which will, OF course, go aroun
Cape Horn, as she is bound for San Francisco
: and lakes oel full cargo of merchandise, con
$, signed TO Messrs Simmons, Hutchinson, & Co
% house 10 be established at San Francisco 10
: extensive brokerage and Commission bushes,
" by Capt b. Simmons and Dir. Hutchinson, wit
is whom is associated MIR. John Il. Pope of Ne,
Bedford Tue party 10 not party Of gold hunt