Democratic banner., 1849-12-03

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ncrity that it may be regarded as q fae6S,
holding power and Office sgainstthe wishes
Of the people. The breach ofsolsan plede.
es made by General Taylor and his suppor.
tiers previous - his election; the ruthless
prescription practised by the cabinet in his
name; the weak and imbecile policy ofsths .
cabinet, both foreign and domestic, have al
been passed upon and condemned BY tht
people. Even Gen. Taylor's4n own State
repudiates him, and proclaims, in q voice
which should awaken him to a sense of bis
true condition, that he has not redeemed
his Promises, and has-not kept his faith wild
the people. '.s,'. -, l4aa 7l,sgf
The result is, indeed, gratifying TO the
patriot. 1t proclaims that if the people can
be temporarily .misled BY false promises
and pledges, made 70 deceive them, they
are quick to discover the cheat, and to ex-
pose and punish its perpetrators. .Itestab.
fishes a grand moral in politics worthy of
the prfound considerations Of the party in
power, viz: that honesty Is the best policy"
CALIFoRNIA.-A letter from Washington
expresses the opinion that there will be
some California disclosures in the reports
of the Secretary of Wa and the Secretary
of the Navy, accompanying the Presidents
message. The dispatches of Governor
Riley and Commodore Jones will, no doubt
be somewhat interesting ifnOt too volumin-
Gus but the main body ofthe real informa-
ton from the gold diggings, it is expected,
will be embraced in the statement Of the
Hon. Thomas Butler King. who has been
spending the whole of the last season in
California, in a semi-oficial capacity. By
the last steamer we learn that one tract of
land purchased by Lieut.. Col. Fremont, q
real vein ofgold, running in ledge of rocks,
has been discovered, showing that gold ex-
lists in its original state in the valleys, and
that it is not confined to the washings from
the mountains.
We expect that the statement Of Butler
King, of the extent of the mineral, and Of
the general advantages of the territory, will
confirm all our reports from California, a.
the most wonderful country In the world.
At one time, (ls42) Aaron Lsggett Of New
York, had every inch of this country. bays,
harbors, and all, ceded to him by contract
with the Mexican Government, in payment
of damages for the seizure of his ships &C.,
in the Tobacco trade. A revolution pre-
the complete ratificationof the con-
tract, or, at this day, Aaron Leggett might
have been richer than Crpsus, the Roth
Schilds, and King Solomon, all put togeth-
er. Ofone thing, however, we feel certain
the Presidents message, and accom-
documents, including Mr.. Kings
tok,aoa - ...n ;rA
with regard to California.
The MAIL RoBBERY.-We have bat little
additional information in regard to the rob-
berry of the great Western mail due at this
city on the 2lst. 1t seems, that there were
passengers in the stage from st. Charles.
After crossing the river, the driver deter
to put the mails-two leather bags,
with brass locks-in the boot, and this ~ss
lone. The whole mail was still in the
stage at the Prairie House, where The dri-
yer stopped TO water his horses. There,
ne requested a man to hold his horses while
he went into the house, but the bag which
opened was found some distance this
side of the Prairie House, and it is supposed
it dropped out Of the boot, and fell into
The hands of the rogue who ri6ed it of all
its contents. At a place in the road still
nearer town, the other letter bag wasfound
BY a negro belonging to Mr.. WV. GLASGOW,
r., who took it TO his master, by whom It
Immediately sent to the Post Office
The rifed bag was not then missed, nor
was it found until some days afterwards,
when the mail bag and the letters were dis
covered over with some leaves,
and information given to Mr.. GAMBLE.-
The bag robbed contained all the letters
fiom the Post Offices on the Southern side
Tor this city and for distribution, and there
a very large number. The loss has
not been precisely sscertsined, and as the
has several days the start of the Off
cers, it is not probable that he will ever be
out
Some remittances to ourselves are among
The missing, but not to a large amount-and
as the money is sent in this way at our own
risk, we shall attend to the orders Of our
correspOndents.-[Mo Republican LIST inst.
A rupture in the Methodist Church took
place some time ago in Alexandra, Va
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