Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-08-24
TWELVE DAYS LATER FROM CALI
FORNIA

twelve days later t-an that by the previous arri-
walls.
She left Chagres on the Isl and made the trip
in nine days running time.
MINiNG.-Operatons at the mines are soiueN
what relaxed, as the high water in the streams
prevents the dggers from working as protitablv
as in more favorable seasons; vet those who per
severe industriously, are getting their $40 per
day in many instances. The abundance of GOLD
Is fully confirmed, as well as the toll and great
labor of obtaining it. The latest intelligence
from the mines is to June 20, the rivers were
then falling steadily, the warm weather had
caused considerable sickness
The Alta California of July ID says:
From the very imperfect data in our possess
sion, aud from which W. have CHILLED to the limit
OF our Judgment permits us to vouch as safe
and correct, we are warranted in asserting. in
conclusion, that gold hunting continues quite as
lucrative an employment where energetically
engaged in, as when the Sierra Nevada slopes
were first secured by adventurous Am -ricans,
in quest of the shining treasure"
POLITICAL MATTERs-SLAvERY- Ri
ley, in proclamation dated June I'D desionates
the places OF elections for delegates TO tn Con-
vcntlon for drafting Constitution and further
says:
1T Is highly important that all parts of the
Territory should be represe nted in the Conver-
uon OF September lst and all good citz, rs are
tarnes ~ requested To Unite in carrying my rec
concentrations OF the Sd instant into execution
Ii may not b. improper here to remark that the
instructions from Washington received by the
steamer Panama. since the issuing of that Proc
Iamalon, fully confirm the views there set forth,
and 1t is distinctly said in these instructions that
1.-THE plan q establishing an independent G0reru-
m"'H IN Cahtorhta cannot be sanctioned, no mat
Ter from tcha' source ii may come''
Col. Mason on the 18th of April. formally
yielded his command civil and military, to Gen.
Riley.
The subject Of the Convention is exciting con-
siderable attention, the determination seems to
be to apply at the next Congress for admission
as State. On the subject of slavery the Alta
California OF July ID has the following excellent
remarks
Every person appears 10 be convinced that
the S10rery question under the complexion that
1t now wears in the Atlantic States, defeated the
numerous attempts made in the last Congress to
give TO California a territorial organization. and
all men ought 10 be as firmly assured that unless
the citizens OF California settle that question for
themselves, and do 50 al once, that it will pre-
Vent, deieat: or at least protract for years to
come, the establishment of any government in
the country. Independent of the moral consil-
eratlnns which weigh so heavily in the balance
against slavery, and which we have neither time
nor room TO repeat, as matter of crpeiienoy-as
a means OF giving to this country government
1t Is necessary that the people should insert
IN their constitution a clause iorbddinr the in
PRODUCTION OF negro or other slavery. The high
est, nobleSt dictates of humanity demand 1.-THE
progressive doctrines of republicanism cannot be
maintained without it-and the interests of the
mass, The people, those who dig aud dtlve, and
earn their bread, and learn seltrcspect and enter
prise from the necessities OF labor, render it inn
purativc.
There must be no slurring over, or avoiding
the question. The South have conendcd that its
question which should be left to the citizens of
each State to decide, and they cannot complain if
we decide against 1t: w. lie the North Lave asSer-
ted that Is Frn,i l. with them which thy are
bound to maintain at any and all hazard, and that
therefore III " can never consent to the extern
sion of slavery into California
I'VE not fear TO assert then, that State Con-
stitution for California which does not contain
provision against Slavery, will nevt be allowed
10 20 into effect by the Congress of the United
States, and we are still more firm in our conyic-
tons that the people of California would never
approve OF such "A document
This Is the right language and spirit. Every
friend OF freedom will rejoice il the people in
that distant land do settle this question by for
ever excluding slavery from their territory. 1t
will quiet cause of difference in the nation and
be an incalculable benefit to them.
PoPULATIoN--EMIGR ATIoN--From the best
information in its possess on, the Alta California
estimates the emigration into California up to
June Both from the LIST of January, lS49. at 49,
OO9 souls, divided as follows: five thousand
Americans; six thousand NJ axicans; two thou
sand ChlllanS, and two thousand from all nations
Showing pre2onderancc of foreigners. The
whole population July I'd, is estimated as fol-
lows Americans. ten thousand; Califorhans,
nine thousand; MeXlcans, six thousand five hun
dred; Chilians, two thousand five hundred; all
other nations, two thousand Total, thirty thou
sand.
The same paper estimates that the cmigrants
en- route for that country, will increase the popu-
lation by the last of October, as follows: Anari-
cans, thiry-ive thousand; Californans, nine
thousand; all other nations, sixteen thousand
total, sixty thousand.
During the last twcnty-four hours preceding
July 3D. there arrived at San Francisco by sea,
889 emigrauts.
New TOwSs-were being laid out in MANY
localities some actually commenced settling
others not.
Sacramento City is the site of the famous
Suffers Fort, Il town OF some two hundred
houses and two thousand Inhabitants has the
only printing press out OF San Francisco. River
lots there, that one year ago commanded five
hundred dollars, now bring as m1nv thousands !
Suffers City, Webster, Suisin and fremont
on the Sacramento, New York of the Pacific, at
the junction OF the Sacramento and San Joaquin,
Stockton, on the San joaquin with population
ottrom one thousand 10 fifteen hundred
Baneccia, the rival OF San Francisco, on the
straits of Carquine=, thirty five miles from the
ocean, with five hundred inhabitants. including
u. S. troops, has many recent erections 1t is
he head quarters of the Pacific divisions OF the
Z. s. Army.
About dozen other places are mentioned.
EXTRAORDINARY DEvELoPMESr-Sl2 900 /
MIssNG FROM THE BANK OF MIssouRI.-On the |
drst OF February lsl9. the old ID rectory of the (
Bank of the State OF Missouri turned over TO the |
new Directory, nine hundred thousand dollars /
n foreign gold, put up in boxes, containing about
$4,000 each, in small bags.
On FRIDAY last. payment in gold was made |
0 MessrS. @'l'age q Bacon when bag, contain (
ing one thousand ten thaler pieces, (s7,So0.) was
missing from the box. This led to an exanina- |
ION YESTERDAY when a deficit of Sl20 900 was /