Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-17

him out. Some Of the new appointments
exceedingly droll.
NOT SETTLED YET.-Tbe Seima' n'a
Reporter, (Whig) says tina, Pre'lden. n ,a,
will most assursdly veto the Wllmo' fi0''''
and all such measures.
The Boston Atlas says ";here is no douol .na,
Gen. Taylor will adix his signature 10 '''
containing the proviso ="
I, takes Wings TO believe both OF 'heSe s'a''
mcnls.
ALBERT GALLATIN.-The Wash''s,oA
Union in announcing the death CT ms 'eh'' oo''
statesman, speaks of his Acquaintance WIN d.
rick Henry, and relates can anecdos' CURTIN a'
lime, as well as authentic, which Is no' ''''''
amusing" The Union says:
uMr. Gallalin, when he arrived 10 h'eu uars
nut up al the house OF lady, WIS. nns 49, ~
whose daughter was more charInta WIN .le ,.,,s,
resting stranger than was the motner. iue -
seriously objected To her daughters marriage, =,
cause whilst she had nothing else 70 say ,ds
married This lady, This first wiie;) OUT, a. Az
same time, he bal occasion 10 walt upon W. .
Henry, then The Governor OF the Slalc' upon us ~;
subject OF his claims, when The conVefsaVon -,
pressed 10 more general topics. Inc I'pPlesso ~
made upon that first OF orators by lhe REMAINS -
MIR. Gallatin was so deep Thai Mr.. aen'y p,u
nounced him one OF the most e1traolaind'S no
he had ever seen, and predicted Inc n'sh uS''
TO which he afterwards attained. n,;er,
"No man was a more active anu el,ic'eIs
member of Congress during John Adamss az ~.
mini,lralion Than Mr.. Galla!iu. he ssoo. W
the side oil Edward Livingston, and Jonn Nleho-
las. and Giles, in opposition 10 me Wao na.a -
sures OF that administration, and esp ec'a,y .ue
alien and sedi'ion laws and u was lhch .na. w.
most beautiful eulogium which MT: uai.a W.
ever received Was pronounced upon ann W .ue
pen OF "Cullius"-lhe celebrated John iholnp,
son of Pelersburg-who was the comPeei, an.i
confessed By John Randolph 10 be MS suPssio' ;
but who, like Marcellus, was snalchtd RON 'hc
arms OF his country al the very momeni Wnei'
,ha a,sbes OF his genius were about 10 illumi-
na,e The horizon. We will attempt 10 recover
This splendid cuogium, and lay II before oul
readers, as the best tribute watch we can oil '
10 Mr.. Galatin. Towards the close oil MS ne
Mr.. G. differed in many respects rom !ht In In
mocratic party; but The powers ol MS ni'hu s''''
continued TO illustrate and enforce Inc oPinion,,
which he advocated. lie was great MAUI alu y
we cheerluliy express &c veneraIion Which ''
due 10 his memory"
Tae BOUNDARY Meeting O
Col IJtRer and Gen Conde.-The New VI
leans Picayune publishes the following interest,"
ing letter from San Diego:
SAN D,Eeo, July as P. M.
The Mexican commission arrived TINS moro
| ing from San Bias in an English Ship, alter
forty DAYS passage. Gen. Conde is at the heau
| of the Com mission. He has n hundred ana
forty soldiers with him and forty women, al
American omnibus and TOUR horses. Ano'heI
detachment Of troops are on their way oy lanu
A party of dragons have just escorted MaJo,
| Emory 10 the beach 10 receive the Genefai aho
bring him up TO this place,
detachment Of dragons are under orders &c
proceed with Capt Hardcaslle, Topograpnica
Engineers, on the 9Th, TO discover tho h'ghss'
neak Of mountains on The range this side oil Inc
Colorado. . -
There is to be grand celebration here 10
| morrow, in honor Of the anniversary Oh hmeti
can independence Col Weller U. S. Commls
sioner. is TO deliver an GRAFTON, ailer winch
there is TO be barbecue, aud IN me evening
ball shall be here TO see. have no Time y
write more, as the steamer is hourly expected
Yours, &C., j. Z. ~
CALlFORNIA.-The late advices from Call
fornia, received by the Falcon, represent Tue
people of that territory as actively at work per
.ectipg measures for drafting State constitu'
ton 10 be sui milted 10 tie people for ratitca
ton. The engrossing topic appears to De 'ne
slavery question, which, as il has prevented the
people of that territory from receiving 60
vernment from Congress, must be settled they
say for themselves. Consequently il is urged II
the Alta Californian That The delegates assem-
bled, mus. mol slur over O r avoid this question
ltsays:
awe do not fear 10 assert, then, that State
constitution for California, which does not con
tain provision against slavery, will never DC
allowed 10 go into effect BY the Congress oil Inc
United States and VS. are still more firm IN our
conviction that the people of California wouio
never approve such document
There are number of minor subjects ahec'
ing the interests nnd prosperity of the Caiior'
mans, which arc also recommended to be ADOPT
ell. One of which is, the manner in which the
mines should be disposed of-whether surveyed
and sold, or held as common property, TO q
worked by permits 10 be given alone to Ameri
can ci,iz4ns, or 10 all who may apply Thi'
| measure is OF importance 10 the peace OF the
country. The adoption by The people Of some
settled form, in regard 10 the mines, and the
right 10 work them, will prevent much OF The
difficulties anticipated from the diverse interests
among the emigrants. arising from diiere'c'
of nations, languages, habits and principles
The plan of adopting an Independent Govern
ment which some had suggested, Gen. Riley
says i, not in asreemen. with his instructions
and will not be allowed California will onl!
bs sovereign in the Union. A correspondent o
the New York Courier, writing on the I'd o
July. in relation to this subject, says
nGoy. Riley can rtlj IN ninriy.hse OF every
hurd ed American citizens here, to support hin
and the United States Government, but mere ar
sill few in this district who, more ambition
Than wise or patriotic, have taken course Il
| make mob capital, BY assuming that Governo
Riry. ard consequently The United States Gov
eminent, had no authority over The people here
and The assumptive Legislature and their fl ;ers
are YET in possession Of the District Records, seve
raj weeks since stolen from The oficer-forcibl
taken in The open day.
nMeo were elected 10 scat in this legislature
On called who were not, according TO The rule
laid down for qualifications for voters, entitled =
VOTE. ard the whole must end in smoke and al
zach disgrace 10 those loo resive 10 live unde
the government Of their country; and they have
one a, Least, openly acknowledged that they ma
have been ioo hasty and wrong IN their posi'ion'
The prospects for miong in September an
October are good, but many arc getting disguise
md sick OF the excessively hard toll requsiI,
and are going home in This steamer (the Falcon
as lin previous s'camers. The new postmase
general, Mr.. Allen, has gone up the Sacrament
to establish p5s, routes. Nearly every species {
j, :, d,rn IN pr;ce and The Tendency eli;