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CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE.

The following is an extract oi a letter from a
gentleman who accompanied General PERsIrLR
f. SMITH during part OF his recert tour 10 The
gold placers and mineral regions ol California.
The leuer was hastily penned 10 the confusion
ard interruptions OF California hotel. immedi>
a,ely on the arrival OF the writer from bis rapid
tourney. 1t will be found, We think, 10 contain
some Interesting facts not the less valuable from
Icing OF mote sober shade Than To, Sc related in
other accounts which have reached us by The
same mail :-[Nat. iatell'geycer.
SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST 10, ls49.
can only say abou! our tour that the General
did mol lake The route be first told me OF, bnt we
went norlhwardly from Benicia into Snisson
valley; thence, crossing Pease and Cash creeks,
onward 10 The Sacramento river, al The mouth oil
Feather river, where Two towns, Fremont and
Vernon, are laid out, and half dozen houses
bull; thence, following Feather river 10 The
Yerba, and up that stream 10 the gold region,
which, as expected, appeared as soon as we
reached The Talcose States. We took south
easlcrly course through the gold region, cross
ing Bear creek and the three forks, as they are
called, OF the American river, and descended the
south lurk and the main river 10 Suffers For!
AID Sacramento city, near the mouth oil the
aller. Alter waiting three days IN Ibis place lof
the mail, which missed W., we pushed southeast
wardIy into The gold region, on the Consumes
and Mukelemnes rivers. here, some OF the
horses becoming much exhausted, and mine
among the rest, we divided, and returned with
one party by crossing The valley and The San
Joaquin, holding a Course due west until We
struck The road from San 5. Woodward, which
we followed 10 Benicia. The entire distance
travelled vas about five hundred mile.
To give The results Of lny observations fully
would require reference, whih | cannot now
make, 10 my notes. | will only say here that, in
my opinion, individual gold-disging will soon
end. Four out Of FIVE OF lhuse engaged are com
pele!Y tired our, many are sick, and not a tcS
die for want OF proper attendance. am salts
fed, however hat, ii the workings we're conduct
ed with The rfuisile care, SKILL and capital, golc
could be prc6lablY produced. Some few persons
have had luck, and occasionally one gels gooc
haul, but so many have quit in disgnst, and 81
maay more will soon abandon The work thai the
price Of labor mns, fall considerably and doub
not that mex! year one may command il readily
and 60 well even in digging oyer The spots alrea
dy chequertd by gold hunters.
The position OF the gold will endeavor briefly
10 explain 10 you. Imagine an irregularly ic'
clined plane, so 10 speak. extending tom me ST.
ezra Nevada 10 the foot Of the hills on The edge
OF the great valley. Within thirty miles of th'
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FAIRFIELD RAcps

THIRD DAY, THURSDAY. Ocrs,.p 70 ,e.o
Jockey Club Purse, s300-lhree mil. 49,.
entrance 2l5-three horses started 10, ~. -.
and the result was as follows:
Messrs G 4 N Green's General Case !,
James Taley's Thirteen Of Ttumps hv
Boston, dam BY Priam, 4 years old, o.,
John Belchers Protection
Time-lsI heat, minutes SIS secord,- .,
heat, minutes seconds The Track w,s No..
heavy, owing 10 The rain of the nigh precsi;n.
General Cass was The iavoriIc, and be;s ve's
made on him as high as four 10 one
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96ii Penn'a. 5 per GEMS, 70 80. Ohio 6 -.
cents, 1856 SO; Ohio 6s. 1860, 100: Mas o ss PEI
ling Bonds, 1863, l(2 l03; E,.div MI over, st
CT. Sterling Bonds, ss So; Miss;.s;n no : pei
cents. GO; Mississippi per G.. ssrI;n 'pps per
~; AisIsm ma per cents, Is; N Y Civ sp No.;
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POETRY.
A SABBATH EVENING SONG.

A SABBATH EVENING SUM-.
BY FL "A OK.
God on earth and God in Heaven!
God who gave one day in seven
Unto man, that he might rest
With thy mercy in his breast;
God Of goodness! am kneling,
In my spirits deep revealing
Fervently TO give thee praise
For the peace of sabba'h days.
Glad and tranquil thou has MADE
This soft hour OF twilight shade,
And ask thee, in thy might,
To be "wa,ohman OF my night"
Let me thank thee, let me own,
Atthe fS6,stool Of Thy throne
All my grateful Joy and love,
Drawn from hopes that point above;
Let me lay my heart before thee.
Aud with holy trust implore thee
To forgive It's human 5loi,
Gathered in its human lot.
Listen, Falhell to my singing
Like child 10 thee Pm cIingIne;
il wander, guide me right,
Be lhou "walchman OF my n'ghl!
Let me ask thee ere sleep,
To remember those who weep,
Those who moan with some wild sorrow
That shall dread 10 meet the morrow.
Lei me ask thee 10 abide
Al the fainting sick ones side,
Where the plains of anguish rise
In smo,hered groans and weary signs;
Give them strength TO brook and bear
Trial pain, and Trial care;
Let them see thy saving light,
Be thou "watchman OF the night"
God OF all thou knowest well,
Nyriads OF thy children dwell
Here among Us lone ard blind,
In the m 'dnighl Of the mind,
Well thou knowesl how they need
Words TO teach and hands 10 lead,
Well thon knowesl that they sin
For The want Of light within;
They erope and fall, and men refuse
no raise Them up and bind The bruise;"
Bur thou, oh God in judgments might,
Be thou !" Waterman OF their night"
God Of mercy! God OF gracel
Keep me worthy Of my place;
L my harp strings ne'er be heard
When they jar with Thy plain word;
Should the worlds fair pi'fall lake me,
Falherl do moi thou forsake me-
Let repentance cleanse The siam,
And call ne back 10 ruth again:
Falherl Infinite and Jus!l
Shine upon my path OF dust,
Lead me, in The noonlide light,
And be thou "watchman oil my night"
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| Il is hoped that the LawrenceviIle Convention
will bring forth candidate lu ill the place oil
Ex-Speaker Scott of The Senate who will so
unile The District as 10 baitle, if not prevent, OPP
position BY The Wings.
was al Dinwidde Cour yesterday, and was
consulted respecting the resolutions OF the meet
| iog which were adopted in The afternoon as
was informed. The meeting adopted resolution
suggesting 10 the Convention the name oil DR..
| VIM. F. Thompson, who in other years mas
faithfully represented his county in the House Of
DELEGATES. The obvious propriety OF thai recon-
mendalion will be perceived in The fact that The
name OF another citizen OF Dinwidde has been
brought in the newspapers as q suitable candi.
date. The object oil the meeting in suggesting
DR.. Thompson, was only TO express preference
for him over any other citizen Of that county. il
| is for The convention 10 determine whether The
gentleman whose name is thus suggested by a
meeting OF the Democrats Of Dinwidiie, shall e
preferred as the Democratic candidate OF The
| DislIcI.
| would inquire whether there is any other
county ia The District so well entitled 10 The dis.
linction1 II IS not my purpose to make any
comparison OF The fitness oil DR.. Thompson with
The fitness CT any gentleman residing in any other
county 10 the District, whose name has been
| UelUlE puUHS w supply ~ paw VI
| Dr.. Scott. No doubt Mr. Turnbull and others
who have been named, are as orthodox and capa-
BILE as DR.. Thompson, though would mol ADMIT
that either of them is more GO than he. He has
often been Tried and never found wanting. My
object is To inquire whether there is any other
county 50 we'll entitled, al Ibis time, 10 have her
son houored with The nomination and election Tor
| we intend 10 elect The nominee. For twenty-five
years Ito 60 no further back) Brunswick or
Greensyie has been The residence OF the Senator
| from The District OF which Dinwiddie has been
par. II ! mistake moi, that lime has been
equally divided between these counies, 10 The ex>
cluson OF Dinwidde from The honor-and she
has been most Of The time true TO the democratic
party in all her elections. Would il not be, not
only ungenerous, but upusl, to deny her The honor
any longer, and especially now that she presents
name 20 irreproachable}
A NATIVE or DEwIpDIE.
Or,ober ~ lS19
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L
| In San Francisco The spirit Of speculation is
active, ard in many cases develops itself as
soon as The adventurer sets foot on The soil oil
the Gold region. The correspondent OF The New
York Tribune writes
The most niger ious and successful operation
was made by Mr.. Fiix oil New York, who
brought 1000 Weekly and 500 Daily Tribunes.
He sold The whole Lei in less Than Two hours, al
one dollar apiece! Hearing oil this, took about
a dozen papers, which had used 10 oil up crew
ices in packing my valise, and so them Tor Ten
dollars TO a man who wanted 10 retail Them. !
was satisfied with the wholesale price. Papers
Of late dale, am told, bring five dollars al The
mines.
The same writer says
1.-THE Parker House. a building 40 feel front
by about 60 deep, rents Tor Sll0. 600 yearly. Al
least $4,000 OF this is paid by gamblers, VITO
hold nearly all The second Story. Adjoining it,
on The right, is canvass tent, Is by " feel, call
ed "El Dorado" and occupied by gamblers, which
brings $40, 600. On lhs opposite corner, build.
ing called the dinners Bank" used by WIgh.
& Co. brokers, brings $4,000. II is about half
The size OF our fre-engine houses al home. On
the left OF the Parker House, small two-sIory
frame building, which is just finished, has been
taken al $4,000. The second story contains
eight gaming tables, each OF which pays $500
night
A friend OF mine, who wished 10 Ind place
Tor a law office, was shown cellar in The Garth,
about 10 feet square and 4 deep, which he could
have al $3.50 month. The owner came here
about hIec months ago, with enough money TO pay
his passage; he is now worth $50 600. One OF the
common soldiers al The battle oi San Pasquae is
now among the millonaries oil The place, with an
income OF $4,000 monthly. A noted firm has
$40 600 loaned out al Ten per cent month i
A citizen OF San Francisco died insolvenl last
Fall, TO the amount OF Sal 900. His administra-
tors were delayed in setilng his affairs, and his
real estate advanced so rapidly in value mean.
lime that after his debts were paid his heirs have
yearly income oil $4,000. These facts are
Individually atcs,ed.
"The carman OF Me!lus, Howard s. Co has
a salary OF Sc 600 year, aud many others make
from oi5 to $50 daily. Servants get from $40
10 S2U0a month; but The wages paid for the rough
er kinds of lator has fallen 10 about So.
In April there were only about 80 or ~ per-
sous 10 San Francisco, and not more Than 20 per-
sons could be seen in the streets ri any one time
now there are some 500 houses or tents, and a
floating population OF 5000. IL is calculated that
The town is increased daily by from Is 10 80
houses
Caleb Lyon, the poet, states that his Two best
days' digging amounted 10 Sl0l2.
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

So much for The past in the history CT Desc
rel. II VIC look 10 the future, il is hard to deer
mine ~hat will be The destiny OF The new State
will The religious enthusiasm Of This people
une,tercd by opposing prejudiccs, and unrc'
strained by conflicting opinions-lose us neice,
ness, and relapse into mildness aud moderaiioni
Is The Great Salt Lake settlement 10 teacn US
again the pregnan, truth thar fana'icism is Is own
bes, cure, and that the patient is soonest neaiea
when left 10 the forces OF nature without the in-
reference oil physician7 And il The mormon
ia cured of his Jolly in the Far West il putting
aside his idols lie returns 10 the worship OF the
uue God-what is TO be the form and structure
of III. civilization he will rear amidst The steppes
ard lakes OF the Rocky MounIains1 Will II be
nomadic ard Oriental, or fixed aud Europeanf-
All these are questions which suggest lh'm'
selves a, the sight of This newest OF The Ameri-
can settlements.
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Telegraphed for the Baltimore A mericar

PRESIDENTIAL APPoINTMENr-Mr
Samuel Frost has been appointed Appraiser for
The city OF New York, in place Of Mr.. Pomeroy,
removed.
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he will find hem Interesting and saIsiac!o,y';m
And now in the Mosquito question ne M1H n
ill Mr.. squers has involved The Govsf ta,n1e he
serious, or al least absurd difnca''y' oe'NN
| ;ns,ructs him as 10 lis Intentions.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-23

Ias annera ion man.testo The French c,.a-
dton, IN the il Counter moremssts IN u.
losalists, &c. NC
MONTREAL. Ocl Is The annexation dsc,,,,
tion continues 10 he we'll received The nun no,
OF signatures 10 The manifesto is swelling ran,iv
and hos now reached o,.e tiou.asd pamr, an >,
them acIlye and respectable men. y
The Ftench Canadians have taken nm IL.
question, and will support The movement. Tbs
party distinguished as loyalsls are gelline m .
counter movement, and as consequence, Inc ~.
element is increased.
Intelligence has reached Us from TORONTO rb.,
Lord E!gin has leased private residence in ,h.,
city. We have also received a lelegrathIc drs.
patch from thence. stating that The removal of The
seat of government from Montreal is believed IL
BE- now certain. II is III ushI the publication Of
the manifesto here has led 10 his decision and
that as Mcnrea is lost beyond red, mpIiou 10 The
loyalisl parry, Toronto may be preserved by be.
Ing made the seat OF government.
An annexation protest has been drawn up and
circulated Today Tor signatures, though i. is said
that bul 200 names were Obtained. Toe addres,
in tavo, OF annexation has now |. 300 SIC atures
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DEA1EiSs

Died, on Friday, 10Th inst, at half past 10
O'Clock, P. NJ, S NJ DAsDRIDoE, in the 39Ih year
Of his age
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GEORGIA ELECTION.-Reurn from all
lbe counties have been received. The vote
stands for Towns 46,263. Hill 1898 Demo.
cratic majority 1880.
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Sierra | know mol lis composion-lol a' NO.
distance were VIC nearest 10 H-but lrom .na'
point TO within ten TO twenty miles OF the valley
we have vas, formations OF lalcose slates, occa-
sionally Trap rocks and serpcnline-the trap iol'
nation NEST abounding nearest the valley. Ihese
ta,cose states contain veins OF quartz, from one.
eighth oil an inch TO many yards 10 ihicKness'
and in these veins the gold exists. The power
full currents OF water Of former eros have PIodu'
ced the present mountainous appearance OF lhe
region, by cutting deep chasms and ravines, some
OF which, as on The branches OF The American
River, are al least two thousand five hundred
feet below what appear now as the snminns OIL
mountains. Smaller Iavines, from all directions.
run into these larger ones. Al The cary period
referred 10 most OF The gold deposiles now found
were iormed-Ihe gold from lis weight being ieit
behitd, while The lighter earthly matters were
swept off; but III !, portion is still liberated n
nually, though in very small quantities. is shown
by The fact that The deposies are mostly Covered
10 some DEPTH say five 10 fifteen ieel, bv boulders,
gravel &C. on The borders of the streams. These
borders or fis, here called, chars" are mostly
very narrow, and are soon scratched over. The
"dry disgings" are workings in the dry Iayines,
and there are plenty OF them, but not one in
hundred pays for working. When regular
mining in the veins OF quariZ is CONNIE need,
they may prove pre- ftable, though few have done
SO in other parts OF The world.
Our rate Of travel was Too rapid for close OBJ
seryalon, and there werc many places where
would have wished more time. As il was, |
saw nothing valuable but gold, though believe
rich iron ores, as we'll as chrome, exist in great
abundance. Roofing slate Of great beauty is
found in any quantity limestone in bu. one place
west of the "yalley"
10 The "valley" there are only oaks and few
sycsmores along the wa.er courses. Ascending
the mountain region, oaks begin 10 appear,
dotted sparsely over the more fertile hills, at 90
elevation of six hundred 10 seven hundred feet
above tide; at one thousand 10 twelve hundred
feet pines appear, with wide spreading branch,
es, and seed cones about The size aud shape Of
a large pineapple, and al two thousand feet lhs
tall pine is seen, reaching height Of Two huns
dred and City feet, shaped like a Lonbardy
poplar, with cones foot long and four inches
10 diameter The large seeds of these pines
70 aatan ny tho Indians
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SANTA ANNA-"El Leceto," published 10
Panama, says that information has just been re-
ceived from Jamaica, aling lha. Gen. Santa
Anna is laborins most earnestly TO return 10
Mexico. Once there. he will have himself pro.
claimed Dictator, will annual The treaty OF Que.
re;aro and renew war with The United States
II says, also. that be has Sent $1,000 to dslri>
hule among his parIsans, and is making an el,
iorl To obtain 500 Irishmen 10 land a, Tanpico
and join his party there, which is very numerous.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-23

OHIO N-DEMOCRATIC VIC.
TORY.--il is now fully ascerained and admit.
led that he Democrats have 9 small majority in
both branches OF The legislature, aad quite res.
pec!able majority, sufficient for all us,iol purpo.
ses, On Joint bdllol.
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~ have seen II letter in General Taylor's hnnd-
writing, In which General Taylor said he would pro-
scribe no man because he was Democrats thal notn
Democrats and wings stood by him al tho battle OF
MnnIerey shedding their blood together for iheir
country and 10 would be the last man to DENY 10 the
Democrats fair share Of Gfice.'
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The inhabitants of DesereI are almost entirely
Mormon; and The Mormln superstition is one oil
| The widest vsgaries in which The human mind has
ever INDUCED. Believers in new and altogether
ndefinable religious revelation these enthusiasts,
partly driven from our nIdsl by The behess OF civil
l.Zation, and partly attracted III The soiudes o The
Great West by The suiiabeneSs oi lis scenes 10
their excited imagina'iols, have formed society
and Instituted goyernnell IN one ot The widest
portions Of the Continent. Every circumstance
IN their condition is caculaled 10 eYall The mag.
NATIVE faculles-aImosl 10 the pitch Of frenzy
and yet 10 FIVE days they have formed Consilu.
ton which might exce The envy and the admira-
ton OF Partisan wis and transatlantic legislators
How is il that people so insane In many res.
pects should keep their minds SO sound and well
b lanced on The subject oil Government What
charm threw lis spell around them, when they
came together 10 legisaiel What magic evoked
The devil from their spirits, when they assembled
tur The purpose ot making aws1
This fac, In The history Of the Mormon Con.
i.ulion-lhis reasonableness 10 US provisions,
and the entire absence OF any Thing like rant, re-
ligous preiudce or enthusiasm in It's enactmens
u.s. 10 our view, one oil the strongest arguments
that has ever been adduced IN support of Ameri
can institutions. If there eyer vas people who
might reasonably have made religion test OF
citizenship, il is The Nom ms They have, how
ever, resisted the temptation which ivo hundred
years ago laled The New K gland Pultans from
the paths OF just law aud Gond government The
Mormons have crossed sea oil prairie &C serious
in lis suferings as any which the Atlantic offered
10 The Pilgrim Fathers. They have fixed lhem-
selves in Wild and barren country, compared TO
which Massachusetts is a garden and New Eng
land a paradise. They escaped from civiiza-
lion which assumed to be more perfect in lis
icfT;s and lis principles Than any ever ina
gined by the Mayf3wer fugiiives Yet the emf.
grants Of The seyen,een,h century had hardly
landed on the rock OF Plymouth had hardly fixed
themselves in their new home-beiore they n adc
religious opinions necessary ingredient ot The
citizen. 10 the difference, III N, between The Great
Salt Lake Mormons and The Massachusetts Pu.
rilans, behold The difference between British and
American lraning-beiween those who have
lived 10 a poliIico-eccesiastical Stale and those
brought up under The Influence Of laws entirely
repudialing The connection Of religion with gov.
eminent.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-26
Imporiant from Canada.

\ islecrsphic dispatch of The eis. frofa Monrral, addressed ;o the N Y. Cssisr ar Eagg5rcr, says:
 Ihs greatest excitement prevailed throu zhna ihe city yesterday ia regard ie The ieas assumed hy ihe Eaglsh papers relative to Canadian affairs. With inc issue oi ie eiiY papers Ibis morning containing full deisiis. The excii-tneut increased.
 The party n tavos oi annexation ealfs mere oafiv thzn syeT, and The greatest indignation and disgust prevails Amoog the silr4 royaissfs. Appearances ia the Lower Provinces seems 10 lsssiy lee supposl- uoh that no spresl fa arms wIil be made jast ye,
 The principal men ot the Tory party desire that he result of the @issioa Of S Ailsa MeNaa shcaid D. kaoWn before alteSiog reSofted to. ' is found however exceedingly difficult lo caimihe i0se5 oF14rs.
 Ihs ae&s Wiii hurry on tbt Na'fohal Conven'ioa-
 Neie Ills ENcelie0ey io'sfpeaf io ms eiiy so fizfi'a' tie 'he threats altered against bs tfst Il s 'sa's sd hs ~oBf b. marketed Stoald 3Ass i.~sing bot si'ts'ae he may ns, ee safe al A1nkiAnds.
 II # ia van, hoseVes, 10 rsAtss what ah hoaF may buGg iolIh