The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-08
FROM CALIFORNIA.

On the 23i ult the steamer Crescent City arrived Of
New York, having left Chagrcs on the 18th. She was
frcishtcd with gold to tho amour, Of 1921 e9f.
Tic supply in the mines appears still, inexinusthlc.
<Lut the n,cnss Of HE mountain SNOW have swollen
the st.eams high that tho best mines. which CO.
yered by the overflow, canuo. be successfully worked.
Tho following Is the substance Of extract from
letter Of Mr. e. Gould Buifum: ''Any Of good
constitutions who is willing to labor, can. ninc months
In the year, make average OF Sl6 pct day. Il he
can content hinscf with this, and is willing 10 endure
the severe labor wak in the hot and sleep cx-
posed to the night air. TO live ordinary, and il many
cases unwhoeomc food, he should como by all means
There is room enough and labor enough, and wa be
Tor the next fifty years"
Tic political news is Of considerable importance
The rapid increase Of Heterogeneous poruia,ion.
.eowina crmmerec and al influx Of wealth. suggest
the propreiy dees not enforce The necessity to tho
;o,ah;tau,s 10 do that for themselves which Congress
has fedto DO for t!icm-,o establish well organized
xvsten of sogcsnucnt--aad 10 place life and property
under the protection Of law. Military govcrnmcn, is
Loo arbitrary 10 be tzsued for length Of time Ivy any
considerable naa4.,ee Of our people, aud is inadequate
10 mcc, ti,e var;ous emergencies Of civil society in
times Of peace. ~
Genera Riley, the repro sentative of the General Go.
vernne has isscd proclamation, enforcing the Cal.
iorais laws Ms they existed before annexation, which
.rypeass 10 have given considerable dssaisfhc'ion
A mass meeting Of the citizens was held at San
Francseo on tie l2,h June TO consider the propricy
Of eecgy delegates Convention for the formation
or Goyetnment in whcl, the lion. Thomas Butler
King, Of Georgia, was prominent speaker. The Pre-.
siden,, wm. NJ 'Steuart. DR.. W. Gwynn. VIM. A.
Buau,n and Edward Gilbert also addressed the meet
inr.l Tie following Resolutions were offered hr My
ron Morton Esq. and adoptcd-
Resolred, That the Congress Of the u. States
tay;ng failed to pass any law for the government
Of this Country, the people of California have the
undoubted right TO orgarize government for their
own pr6tect"n. :,
ResaIned. That the people Of California are call
ed NOON by an imperative sense OF duty, 10 assem-
ble in their sovereign capacity, and elect delegates
20 form aconstution for a state government, that
the great and growing interests OF California may
be represented In the mex. Congress The United
States. and that the people Of this country may
have the necessary protection oi law.
pssolred, That we earnestly invite our fellow
cfizans al large TO unite with in our efforts to
establish government E accordance with the
constitution nf our beloved country, and that a
committee of FIVE persoas be pppon'ei by the IRE
siden; OF this meeting 10 correspond with the 9TH
er districts and fix an early day for ;he election of
delegates and the meeting Of the Convention and
also 10 determine the number of delegates which
should be elected from this District,
Tho Chai,man appointed the following as ihe Com
mi,,ce:-Pe,cr Fl. Burnett, W. H. II. Howard, Myron
Nm,on and Edward Gilbert.
Who docs not earnestly hnpc that these may prove
incinicn, steps by which Tho odoas Wino, Proviso
will be forever hurled?
IF the population increases California may be organ
;zcd into State at the next Congress- and the veIrd
question Of slavery bo settled forever SO far rs tina,
n,opie are concerned. The great danger now is. the
probability of conflict between the people, or por'
lion of them, who desire to adopt constitution and
form Legislative Assembly, and General Riley, the
Executive Of the General Government, who, by nno
tber proclamation, warns tho settlers not TO counte
psnce tho meeting at San Francisco. We trust ar
.,ieabIc adjustment Of difficulties may be effected
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
His E1cellency Governor Seabrook' in re
Publishing the list OF Delegates, stated that the
Convention wouM he held on the 18th OF Oc