The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-15
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
The Empire City has brought California dates to
July, from which we make the following extracts:
From the .ata California, June FL.
A Meeting OF the people OF the Pueblo and
district Of Sam Jose.
In pursuance of public notice given large num-
Der OF native Calfornians and others assembled in
front of the courthouse in the Pueblo de San Jose,
on the evening of the 7th inst, to Jake into con-
sideration the proclamation emanang from his
excellency, Governor Riley, Sd June, lS49
Mr. Anderson being called on, read the procla-
nation In the Spanish language, and after some ex-
planatory remarks from Don Antonio M. Pico I'd
alcalde, the Spanish portion withdrew, recommend
ing that the measures Of the government be carried
into effect without delay
A,ler which, a meeting was organized in the
courthouse by the appointment of Judge Kimball
a. Dlmmsck President; J. d. Hoppe, esq.,, and
Captain e. M. May, Vice Presidents; and Rev. Fl.
Lyman, Secretary
The president, after making few Introductory
remarks, and reading the proclamation, addressed
the meeting at some length In his usual happy style;
when,
On motion, Judge Charles White, Doctor Davis,
and G. w. Bellomy, esq, were appointed COM
mittee to prepare resolutions for the consideration
OF the meeting, who, after short absence, reported
the following preamble and resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted.
| Whereas we, the resident citizens of California,
believe ourselves have been treated by the Con-
gress of the United States in q manner unworthy OF
the services which have rendered to the nation,
by their neglecting to provide for US territorial
government and by their interfering in the question
of slavery-which question we, the people of Cal
ifornia presume ourselves to be the most competent
to settle as it will most affect for good evil:
| - Il a. Al 49,
OF society, and especially the greaty-growing pop.
uation Of California, that the administration of JUS
tice should be in accordance with the established
usage of nations and established upon just and
known principles Therefore
Be It rssolusd, That we give our unanimous APP
| proval TO the proclamation of Governor Riley and
that we believe ourselves now called upon to elect
the delegates recommended by his excellency, with
the avowed object of forming State constitution,
to be presented to the Congress Of the United States,
| for admission into the Union.
! Resolved, That we now call upon all of our fe-
ow-c,izens of Upper California to unite with us !;
and that manifest at the balotbox, AT the time
commended in said proclamation, we believe
them to be the views Of the great majority of the
| people of California.
| Moved and unanimously carried, that the pro-
ceedngs of this meeting be signed by the president
vice presidents, and secretary; and that the same
be published in the Alta California and Placer
| Times.
| Moved and carried that the meeting adjourn until
the last Saturday of June, at 2 O'Clock, p. M, and
that the citizens of the district be requested to at
tend. KIMbALL H. DIMMICK,
| President.
R R,c u, n M'f M.,. Vice Presidents.
| HORACE LYMAN, Sec' etary
The country appears perfectly quiet and in all
the news we find scarcely paragraph referring to
crime or outrage.
| The .alta Californian, Of June ID, comes to us
greatly enlarged, with new type, good paper, &c,
bearing upon its face the impress of the spirit Of
advancement and Improvement which marks the
development Of new and prosperous country
Our extracts from this sheet-which may be found
| below-are highly interesting. The accounts from
the mines are decidedly encouraging Those
miners who successfll in the California sense
of the word, tell of hundreds and thousands of dol
lars value of gold collected in short periods while
| those who complain Of ''poor luck" accompa-
] ny their complaints with the statement of such
amounts as the proceeds of their unsuccessful la
| born as would Of themselves urge on the most dis
| pirited and timid adventurer, who, not having
reached the land Of promise, begins to doubt whe
Their, after ALL he has not left home the States
for the chance Of an Insignificant return for his
| riices.
Our accounts, both from San Francisco and the
mines, say nothing relative to sickness al the vari-
Gus localities from which we infer that the general
health is good. The Alta Californian mentions a
single death, resulting from mprudent exposure TO
the fierce rays of the sun, that being the only one
| which it records
The proposed convention to form a State consti-
tuition, or take such other for the adoption
of some form Of government appears to excite gene
ralnterest among all classes An interesting article
from the .7a Californian relative to the importance
Of the convention, the duties Of the inhabitants in
selecting their delegates, aod the leading features
which should distinguish the constitution expected
to be formed, will be found below. five may Jake
the sentiments of the editor expression in any
degree Of the Of the people upon the question
of slavery, that institution will be certainly inter-
dicied. This having been done by the people, in
| the formation Of State constitution, 'the South
in the language Of the editor" will have no right
to complain, having asserted that the power to in
terdict belonged to the State"
General RILEY has issued proclamation bearing
date June %, in which he says;
Ii is highly important that all parts OF the terri
tory should be represented in the convention OF
September LIST, and all good citizens are earnestly
requested to unite IN carrying my recommendation
Of the Sd instant into execution. Ii may not be
improper here 10 remark, that the instructions from
Washington received by the steamer " Panama, "
since the issuing Of that proclamation fully confirm
|
these Instructions that "the plan Of establishing an
Independent gopernmem in California cannot be sane
toned, no matter from phai source Il may come
The .9ita Caiitorninn Of July contains sum-
mary Of intelligence from the mines, and Of matters
generally in California; complaining, however, OF
an unusual dearth Of news, the failure OF CORE
spondence, &c. The latest dates from the placers
are to the 24th June from the Sacramento, and from
San Joaquin to the 10th.
We take the following extract Of letter to the
.7ho Cai,fornian;
:" have been employed in the Middle Fork. My
success in mining has been Of the most ordinary
kind, but have made nearly epery day count from
sirieen 10 fly dollars.
The waters are yet high, but think they ar,
gradually falling. ! shall start in a few days foi
the "diggings" again, TO find place where ! car
make my pile IN fer days. know such places
are in existence, and think can find one Of then
at least"