New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-14

From Stockton % the mines. niles so1'n mere .
q trl-veekiy stage line rlnniDg the triP . msde
ir csv. ard the fare charged 8 Two 'ulces NJ
gold, So The hrst OF the mining RECON q on
WOODS Creek. south O., the >tAnisla1s' Al pres
EFT there are seE working them. on account q
the = ater flowing In o1 then from 1ncer ErU7ud.
The people from the safe o.. S'nora, Mex.co, and
those from south Amercs. settled A. this point
bot 0vlng % some difficulties likely = occur De-
tween them and ire Americans. they moved out
ard esiao. sled camp aoo1i ioar miles distant
TIE NeIcans an1 S01ir Americans number q oo-i
GOO they keep % a. the Customs snd habits
ci their co1Ltry-b1l iEhts- chicken asnts dane
ir- gambling &. on Sundays an1 east days ll
o. me o,h-- Dig -gs Sundays s-e respected,
t1olEr Aave r9i heard OF G1y q-esc1ins 10 als
oi ,hem.
Noisitt standing tie variety q population 50
suddenly ih-0wn together. and coming from a.
paris Ct. the habtsbe lobe. there i the ms. per
fec. respect paid = AK AID lsi.ce-no man. 81 sh
~ iOw, escapes meritec punishment. As ine
people a. present have 10 written code Of avs. Or
s-sten e government = e-f'rce. they BY COMMON
consent and mQ-lsl undertaking.. ADOPTED TIE
following cCE-se O.; sct5ou henever camp q
1ruec Il which ten - ere persons .ocate them
se.Fes tney meet and elect On Among them 0y
popular s-1fsge one person - SCI IS aicace, lclv
!. magistrate before whom are brought a. cases
o. a civil character. - tich are tried and decided
according = sworn evidence there : no appeal
from RS dec sion and every person must conform
T. this system 0f government Or ne = liable 20 Dc
srraisnec as crlmins, s1f then tFo - o1e ne
Gets HcE-ng cr = driven cut o; cam n disgrace
ID every camp sou1o. sensible, practical man as
0eel elected sld tie dlsll'y, firm "A eremo4y
Observed AZ the al. 80 o.h-s. misr; be Initiated
p advantage 10 scHe q re inferior courts N .ae
Sts'es. A Zee IS allowed the Aca.ds N q cases,
- that be- can without .0ss devote MS exclusive
time ~ toe Business 81 tire public.
CgmIns. cases are decided differently " hen
ever MAJ commits any AZ against me peace 40
lr1er GO the camp, be Is a. once arrested aLl
brought before the slcslde with Appreciation sd
the evidence on both SIDES d the ctfense the
alca.de without delay SUNNI rs a Jury Of twelve
men % t-y the criminal. vhO selects whom De
pleas. - defend hin, and the Iatge Selects
prosecutor. After a. the proceedings are termi-
lated, The alcslde charges 81 jury - bring true
verdict according 20 the evidence. some 81 the
verGIcis are Little singular 90 their character and
they may be laughed az. bat 10 one can cri'lcise
their strai -ht'orward i1stics. Will give you
specimen, sad then YOU can judge for yourself. A
msn Sas charged with killing auOther-the llry
brought 10 a verdict that the person committed
the act VAS j1silhabe. s. be haf been ATTACKED,
bur that he was slsaysready % quarrel and hsni'
ana dangerous 70 the peace aud good order Of the
camp. aud therefore ne must eave the country 10
thirty ays failing . 30 Which. he should be shot
4 w by the nrst person aging eyes on him.
Another case that of merch ant who
caught 4 SpanIsrd stealing from him he fell ou
the offender and commenced striking MN with his
hst bat aiter ieF blows the iello a tell dead A.
The feet 90 the merchant. The jury brought o
se-flct that the ercuaDf was justIhsOe lu whip
ping the -ysuiard when he caught him stealing,
ana that the killing sas accidental; therefore they
acquitted him 4 person charged with mallrest
ing a. aged msn sl4 destroy ing some Oi his pro
perty the Jury i0un1 him guilty sDd sentenced
him o. receive thirty nins ashes 90 the bare back
20 abor 10 the mines until ne should reimburse the
msu i0r the destroyed property, and aiterSarc
olit the countr Every psrt OF this n -ornus So.
tence was faithfully executed. A fellow had sto-
l-u some property and was c0lyl -tei-lt " as 10
mus slto Tegl0u-he was scntencetto be stripped
.skeI aud ned so that the musAetoes could pig
b u for an hour css lie should sooner tel wherr
81 the property Vase rrted After be bad been
exposed 20 the attack I'd. the musk et)es ilr fifteen
inmates he returned al the property
Generally nearly al articles command good PA
ces i4 cash. There ar few Instances wherein
credit is given. ard was n0- are thAt there was
any credit at al Unit the day visited the S1uo
nan camp. when a gentleman handed me The a.
count ~ n reliant VINO had iusr made an assisu-
meui for tue benefit Of hs creditors send YOU
one PAGE 81 70 ia order thar you may have cor
rect idea ol tine credit ystem M force here. You
W see that tho styie OF b)ok-kee pns Is qli'e
| pr mitiyc and original The hesi commenced
thus
4--osi Bsk + JOHN HrGar, aad hS psepls ~ heiss