The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-29

The INTELLIGENCE from California.

New YORK. Sunday, July ~, lsfSs
The Intelligence from California.
We published IN the Herald of yesterday, an
assortment of political, financial, and
commercial we received from California
by the steamship Crescent City, and our columns
to-day contain some additional news from that
Interesting region, beng month later than what
we were previously in possession of.
There can be no doubt now, that California will
aprly for admission into the Union as State,
during the next session of Congress. Several i'm
rortant preliminary meetings have been held
Il. Butler King, and other distinguished men of the
United States, made speeches, and measures
having that object in view were discussed and
adopted. According TO all accounts and Proba-
ktes, the population of California in the fall or
winter, will be large enough TO warrant such
measure. The constitution of California Will,
without doubt, contain a provision prohibiting
slavery within its borders. This will of course
knock the Wimot proviso agitation in the United
States in the head, and put an end to the unpro6-
table controversy that has been carried on in rea-
ton TO that subject The admission OF California
rs a State, cannot, of course, be refused by Con-
gres.; and as far as the application to become such
is concerned, it is quite immateria whether the
provision prohibiting slavery.
An important feature of this late intelligence
from California, is the fact that provisions and
merchandise of all descriptions bear very low
price, and can be purchased at as low rates as
rule on the Atlantic coast for the same articles.
When we consider the vast sums that were in
vested in adventures Of goods to California, and
the great number Of vessels that were freightcd
%b,,bax mi, ar.cla= arep celin there
20 cheap, as well as the confident expectation Of
those who despatched them Of realizing great
preft, we must infer that serious losses have been
incurred by those who engaged IN the business,
and that more or less insolvency and bankruptcy
will ensue. This uuexperi.d hlaw will ANN hs
{ cit IN this and other cities.
The deposits Of gold, 1t appears, are literally in
exhausiible; but the labor of digging and gather
ing il is arduous that no persons but those who
have been accustomed from their boyhood TO
manual toll can stand il. Even 10 those who are
Injured to hard labor, the tash is very severe. The
natural consequence is, that thousands Of persons
from our large cities, who were in the possession
of salaries as clerks, bookkeepers, &C., and the
professional men that wildly and impctuousy
rushed there with the confident expectation of
making msney enough IN a year or two to support
themselves for the rest Of their lives, have beea
disappointed, and are now sighing for the and
comforts which they go hastily abandoned in a
moment of excitement, or returning, it they have
the meaps, TO the pllces which they left. We
have heard from gentleman who arrived here IN
the Crescent City, that he saw persons in Cali
fornia in the capacity OF servants, who, under the
influence Of the gold mania, abandoned situations
which yielded a comfortable maintenance for
them and their families in New York and other
Atlantic cities. We would not be at all surprised
TO a great many of the edyenturers returning
by every steamship.
Notwithstanding this, California is destined to
be rich, thickly populated, and wealthy State.
TIM COLLECTOR, TIE Custom HOUSE, AND
Cosupc EvEsrs.-Our Collector is a busy mana
great deal too busy. in the opinion Of Of his
friends and advisers No sturdy woodsman, whose
strokes are re-echoed amid the sounding ai,les"
Of the Western forest, ever Piled the axe with
greater vigor or hear,ier will. Nor ha, he been
inactive in works Of mercy and labors Of love
Ills ssS have been open to the prayer
sBe 20 our virtues kind
Beto our faults little blind"-
For, has he not placed many paupcr at his boun-
feous table; and given to Of pershlng wings,
young and old, IA, and lean, the means Of obtain
makers, talors and tavern keepers, without num-
beri
During last week Mr.. Maxwell was very busy
busy with the "b'hoys" around the Custom House.
and busy with the buoys in the harbor The
s'b'hoys" were let down and the buoys taken up.
Mr. Maxwell was all through Buttermilk channel
he was and he escaped all the horrors OF that
navigation, despite Of the prayers Of numerous
well.wishers. lie was at the 1Iook-he was at
Port IIamilton-he was at the telegraph station
he was at Staten Island-he was at every place,
except the only place where sundry benevolent
Christians wished him, and that is, at the devil
This week is also to be busy week-an swiuly,
fnghtfully, dreadfully, shocklngy busy week
Yesterday, by way OF whet TO his appetite, NJ.
Maxwell disposed of fifteen twenty patriotic Off
eials. But tomorrow, and to-mou'w, and to-
morrow, il will be absolutely devouring; new
edition Of Jack the Giant Killer, enlarged and in-
proved; half dozen victims at every swallow.
dfropos Of the Custom House; it appears that
Mordecsi M. Noah is perfect "brick" in the esIa-
b.hment In other words, he is employed in the
brickyard" This classic department is COM
posed Of from twelve to twenty superannuatcd per-
ronsge., who have a clam on executive cemency
Their duty is TO follow the carts OF the export mer-
chants from the public store to the vessel Alas
alas we had always pictured Mordecai sitting,
like Matthew, at the receipt Of custsm-a Jolly,
fat, bosted official, at high desk, with spectlclcs
on nose, coming over mysterious documents,
hlled with cabnlistic figures, the Conserved Of all
ebserver,," in that crowded theatre Of trade, pa
no,sn,, rascslity ard grog Bat now we are
scndsmned to sec him "n our minds eye" trddg-
,.r in If Al, boto AL h,r H.