The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-23
California,

very rarely Time, which develops so many new
truths, has proved this faacy; for gold possesses
the power of attraction, not of norganized matter
merely, but of living, breathing beings. The whole
world is going to California attracted by the power
Of the yellow, shining ore In every part OF the
country companies are forming to proceed thither,
some with more capital, some with less, and some
with none at ALL Every little village, as well as
every large city, is organizing its companies OF adj
venturers The emigration will be immense, much
larger than we anticipated, and if all go who ex-
press the determination, the United States will be
left minus half their population. From the ac-
counts last received the abundance of the precious
| metal in California seems to suffer diminution
from the abundance already distracted by the
efforts of 5000 miners. Every day brings to light
some new deposit, richer than the last, and it does
really seem if the researches already made hav
only served to show where the gold is. Who can
Withstand the temptation of abandoning the unva-
rying occupations of everyday life, and fastening
where years months toll may be rewarded
| with wealth which ordinarily lifetime could
scarcely suffice to procure! Thousands upon thou
sands will seize the gliterng bait; but time alone
| will show whether their golden antcipations are to
| be realized.
| In New York there 81 vessels advertised for
California one has already left Norfolk, numbers
| are preparing in Philadelphia and in New England
the epidemic RACES perhaps more virulently than
| any where else The following extracts in the
Boston papers will show the feeling in that part of
| the country:
The ship Edward Everett, bound to California,
| (says the Boston Courier of the 12th,) hauled off
into the stream about o'clock yesterday. Most of
her passengers were on board, and large crowd OF
their friends and acquaintance The wharf, sa-
ued them with loud cheers. The ship would have
sailed yesterday, but for the arrest Of some few
members of the company for trfng debts. Their
associates would not consent leave them in diff
Guilty, and therefore delayed departing The Eve
rett will probably sail to-day
The brig Atta, Capt. Baker, cleared yesterday,
and will also sail to-day. She belongs to the Ply
mouth California Trading Company, which con-
ssts of fory-two members-all of whom pas
sengers. Their officers are follows: President,
Timothy Allen, Plymouth. Vice President, Frede
rc Sater, Boston. Directors, VIM. w. Baker,
Plymouth. Geo. w. Virgin, Jr., Abram C. Small,
Boston; Charles III. Weston, Plymouth Rufus
Holmes, Duxbury.
The Northampton Courier states that company
with capital of $4,000, has been formed in that
town and vicinity, for trading expedition to Cali
fornia, under the agency of Rev. F. P. Tracy. The
stock is in shares of 500, and is nearly or quite
taken up.
A company has also been formed in Augusta,
Hallowell, and Gardiner, Ne, under Capt. Bodfsh,
of the last-named place. The amount to be con-
trbuted by each member is $500 1t is proposed to
purchase a brig of about 200 TONS and load her
with building frames and materials mill machinery,
provisions &c.
The Boston Bee of the same date says
The bark Maria sailed yesterday for California
Among her passengers Geo. III. Davis. son of
Hon. John Davis, of Worcester, and John W. ORA
per, son of Moses Draper, Esq, of this city. Mr.
Draper was quietly pursuing his studies in Harvard
University, when The California excitement arose.
Although but two years in College, we are in
formed that the faculty rendered him the degree of
A. NJ We doubt not these young men will figure
largely in the future destinIes of California
SLAVERY IN THE DIsTRIcT-We copy the fol- |
lowing brief history of the movements in Congress
for the abolition of slavery in the District of Column
bia, from Nota Bena' in the Concordia InteIli-
gencer:
What think you of the slavery agitation in
Congress! Mr. Colts proposition to abolish slav-
cry In the ten miles square, seems to be viewed as
something new and extra-awful. He is not the |
first man who has tempered with the matter. | |
have looked through series of journals and regis
tiers, and will now glance at the history of this
question. and you will see that it is not the fanatics
of the North only whom we have to blame. In
1916 John Randolph, of Roanoke, brought forward
a resolution for a committee 90 to inquire into the
III saves III TIE ana Legislative
measures to put stop to the same" 1t was adopted
without division. On the 18th December, 1927,
MIR. Barney, of Maryland, offe red a memorial for
the restriction of slavery in the District, which, on
his notion, was ordered to be printed. Mr..
McDuffie, of South Carolina objected to the print
ing but expressly admitted the right of Congress,
to grant the people of the District any measures
which they may deem necessary to free themselves
from this deplorable evil" On the 9th January,
1929, Mr.. Minor, of Pennsylvania, offered resou-
instr fha tho 1
inquire into the expediency of abolishing slavery
within the same And the vote was ayes la, NAYS |
&c, Mr.. Mark Alexander Of Virginia reported, in
substance, that slavery could not be abolished in
the District ~ithom the consent Of the people thereof
The same committee likewise reported BILL de-
claring negroes brought into the District for sale
tree! In 1925 memorial, signed by 700 of the
citizens OF the District, presented PRAYING for
the abolition of slavery there, and the project was
decidedly popular. On the 23d January. 1886. Mr.
John Tyler, then senator from Virginia. in one of
series of resolutions, conceded the right of Con-
gress TO abolish slavery in the District with the
consent Of the slave-owners therein.
The first approach know of to the proper ground
On this subject, was in 1881, when the committee
on the District, composed entirely of slaveholders)
reported, that " until the adoining States act on
the subject, it would be unwise and mpolltic if
not unjust, for Congress to interfere. etc. The |
Report was drawn by the late Mr. Phil. Doddridge |
one of the subtlest and clearest heads that Virginia
ever produced.
Communications ten years since, Col
Ross OF Mississippi, residing near Port Gibson,
manumitted his slaves and gave them ample means
to proceed to Liberia. The heirs contested the right
OF the owner to make such disposition of his
slaves, but the courts of Mississippi sustained the
will, and their decision was affirmed by the Su-
preme Court of that State. Accordingly portion
OF them went out some months since under the
auspices of the Colonization Society," and yesterday
l43 more, accompanied by 10 from Alabama left
on the bark Laura. During their stay in this city,
10 or u died of the cholera. On account of the
litigation attending the contesting of the will by