The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-04-13
! From the Wavhingto Union
Very Interesting frori California.


naturally calls for; but in what igh
does il present The conduct of those stat es
men al Washington who have defeate
the estab,shmen "fan efficient govern
4 lrent in that disid" country
This letter is foll u deeply interest
ing Information as to~the present condi
..6 tion and future prospects Of neglected
" California. We hope every one vii
read ii with care, for it's merits entitle /
10 the most serious consideration:
SAN FRAncIsco, California, Jan. 23, le49.
J w Dear Sir: A vessel is to leave foi
hIazatlan 10 few days and ! fake the
opportunity thus Offering for sending a
hasty letter;
@Since my last private communication
aclhing has occurred TO change the gen.
eral views then expressed in relation
to California. Within the last few weeks
much has been said aud done in regard
TO the organization OF provincial gov
ernment for this territory.
gates to attend convention for the ar
" rapgoment Of fundamental laws for the
country; and other elections are now un
derstood to be taking place in the remote
parts Of the country. 1t Is proposed 70
have the convention assembled at the
Pueblo Sab Jose, about sixty miles from
this placefon The 4th of March: bat | be.
liova il will be found impossible to Assem- !
Bile all the delaga,es at that time; aud ii
will be found expedient to defer the
meet ing, until i, is known that the pres.
ent Congress has not acted on The qnes-
tion of Territorial government. This
will probably throw the whole question
back more or less; and think the meet.
ing will not occur before tie middle Of
Agril, and not at all should Congress have
aoted Al this time this is a most impnr
tant question TO every citizen Of Califor'
MIA; for life and property are, and will
continue to be, unsafe 10 this territory
until Congress gives us stable govern
ment. The fact is brought feeliDgly home
to the apprehension of every intelligen,
mau that there is no government aud no
law in California. A general feeling OF
insecurity depresses the whole popnlas
ton, and operates most injuriously upon
all classes of society. Crowds of men
are hooking from all quarters of the
.bountry, and among them are manv per-
sons of bad character and desperate for
tunes: and everything about them affords
a reasonable assurance that every kind
ofvilainny may be praoticed with imPas
nifty. throughout the territory.
The only tribunals which have attempts
cd any jurisdiction in cases of murder, NC.
somesmonths past, are those formed for
the occasion as il arises; and offenders
generally escape; or if they are taken, it
is amidst the phrenzy of popular eccite.
ment, when the guilty and innocent may
be victims together. Several executions
have taken place in pursuance of this kind
Of law; and it is supposed several others
will be announced by the next mail from
the south. In the mean time outrages
are occurring in all quarters of the conn
try, and the public astonshment has
scarcely transpired before anotherls rs com
mitted more borri BILE Than the frst -
House. breaking, thefts and robberies are
almost hourly occurrence. This state OF
thi ngs must cantnue until we have the
6rm and steady rein Of government OK
tended over the territory of California
l have no expectation that a provisional
government, (shonld it go into operation,
and this cannot be in less than year
from this time) would be found adequate
TO the public wants. The materials for
organizing a stable government do not
exist 10 the country at this time; and Of
such as there are, the best cannot be
commanded for the business. The most
respectable men who are engaged in lu-
crstlve enterprises in the country. quite
foreign to politics, will not desert their
own interests to take public stations
which promise TO yield little but vexa
tion aud annoyance; aud should the local
organization go into operation, very
much doubt il 1t will produce any relief
for the ills which now affict the country
1t will be temporary inSits nature, and
having no permaneu, holdsapon the com
muoity il will be only little better than
no government at all. Such has been the
result Of the provisional arrangement io
Oregon, aud snch must be its resul, every
where in new communities composed OF
aaveaiurers from almost every CLINE and
c.ealry. Besides, alternatives and foreign
eys have been accustomed 10 different inv
siilutions aud religions; and a strong an.
,ipathy exists among the former Of those
whom they look npon as their conquerors
and enemies. IL the excitement OF gold
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