Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-02
One month Later from California

The steamship Crescent City, Capt Stoddard,
with GO passengers, reached her birth on Friday
evening, at II few minutes past nine O'clock at
ter an unusually pleasant passage of two days
fifteen aud half hours irom Chagres to Kings.
ton, Ja., and SIX days four hours from the latter
port TO her wharf in New York.
The whole amount of Specie brought on
freight by tins vessel is 1921 1894.
The steamship Panama lett San Francisco on
the 20lh of June with about 100 passengers
and S5O0,0O0 in gold dust and specie. She ar
rived at Panama on the night OF The lth of Ju-
ly, and would leave again on the LIST OF August.
There is but one opinion among the passen-
gers With regard to the gold IN California. Ii is
still found ~ great qua nliiies but it is only the
hard w orking chaps that can stand the fatigue
of digging II. There was sickness at tie
mines aud every thing was going on quietly
The number Of persons there is estimated at
between twenty aud thmiy thousand: about one
halt foreigners. Business al San Francisco is
very dull, and dry goods and provis ons are sell
ling below the original cost. Lumuer is still
i'll good demand, selling for three hundred and
fifty dollars per NJ. Rents enormously high and
OIL the rise,
The Alta Californian of June 14th contains
two proclanations OF General Riley, Governor
OF California, one Of which, Issued June I'd, de-
clates his official character Ia have been assun-
Ell III accordance with the Instructions from the
Secretary of War, not as a Military Governor,
but as the Executive of the existing Civil Gov
eminent. lie then proceeds to call attention to
the means he deems best calculated 10 avoid the
enbarTassIncnls O the present position of Cali
iornla- Congress having failed to leg islate for
it-and suggests The mode Of electlng sucn Off
GERS as are recognized by the laws now govern
ing the Territory, among which are Territorial
Leg isalure; n Superior Court, consisting of four
Judges and Fiscal, Project and Sub Project
in euch district AcaGes, &c; prescrlbes 81 as
the number OF delegates to compose The Conven-
ton apportIons tie representatives, among the
several districts fixes the day OF the election of
meubers OF the Convention and Judicial officers
on The first OF August next, aud Summons the
Convention 10 meet at Monterey on the first of
September next. Qualifications of Elections
Fl years Of age, us. citizenship and actual res
,dence IN the district.
The other proclamation, dated Monterey, June
4th, warns the settlers not To count enance The
Leg lslaiive Assembly Of the District of San
FIanclsco," either "by paying taxes or support
ing or abettny The officers" OF that illegal and
unauthorized body" aud calls upon all good CIT
lzens 10 assist III restoring 10 Their lawful keep
en-, tlie Pubhc Records oi the District OF san
Francisco, winch were "iO:clblI taken" from the
custody q the FIRST Alcalde OF said district.
The AHA Californian condemns the terms Of
General kley's pruclauaiiol, add defends the
uIlOh ~ VIC hSseuult uHuutu 10.
The latter Louy have published aA address, IN
which they complain bitterly OF the failure by
Congress to give item d iOrn, OF government, -
OF lis course III "tuXng them Without giving
them government ut all" Alter a recIlul vi
Their grievances, and cleur. explicit and intel
lgerl statement OF The necessities Tor Immediate
united aud determined action on the part Of tie
people, the Assembly "esTnesty recommended
10 lielr fellow cIt'zens, the piopilety of elecung
ualU dion trfi, s,u..l
attend general Convention to be held 1T the
Pueblo San Jose, on the Sd Monday IN Angus
neat, Tor the purpose OF organizing Gov ernlnen
tor the whole Territory oi California"
Ii Is suggested that lLese delegates have dis
cretlunary powers 10 lOruI u Stale Constitution
or 10 aGUpt such other iuru, ot gVveTnu.ent-sub
Jecl TO ratification by the peopie-us they may
deem advisable.
The Indiun Disturbances. Terrible Siaughfe,
Of Md,dns.- Inc murders recently committed b,
the Indians OH the AmerIcan River have as W,
e%presstd IL our opinion, so thoroughly aroused
The uiineTs vi ha. stream and vcInny, that nulli
my shorter than an unconditional sluug hler If IA,
sacramento Valley Indians would seem to up
pruse HE lhlisl Tor vengeance; Terribly mas then
revenge Leen vlsi:ed upon that miserable people
wIthln HE week past. We cannot stale wlIl
Accuracy The number slam uthnugh II ls believe,
to be no. lees 'lian I"tn!.-Fid 1meS, May s
"
lHE POSTMASTER GLNLKAL. Mr. COlldInei
III IhiI! ing ouI Inc rlinciple ot rotation III vi
nee, has mode dead ietler" vi a M Muntgoni
~, hnd ihe gaIIeu gehtieuian wlhces III such
Iidiculous nubher as ~ uIahe his deco pllalIu
quie interesting. Though Ills head ue iii, hl
teeth snush uru,ely, and he addrt sses an elegurI
cp'sl'e ~ hr Co"uiei, showing ,hat his "bfIs
u.s' ure up al his eJecton, und Complains Ina
thefe are ".hdraclers put IN lie place Of IA,
dead men Who have no WI 10 write q pass iu
saves 10 brihg back hogs IN u closely conles.e,
election"
That may or may not be; but it is very evl
dent mat Montgomery ext" is, aud we ar
GLAD that he hus got his pass Tor OHIO or an
where else; but wherever he goes we trust Ia
VIA Keep his pen cleaner Than he has done u
W ashinglon, ior The department Of letters la
not given him either correct or an elegun
style, and II would not be much amiss tor IN
eeitor vi The Union to abstain from the publica
ton Vi letters like that OF Mr.. Monlgoniery's.-
The ass hnowelh his masters CRIB 10 DO sure
bot he ought 10 know that The fodder should
aig'ded..