The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-04

Slavery IN California being no longer bone OF
sontenton, the people in that country having very
ibe tree soil party will In all probability give an
orgsnixed support 10 the annexation OF Canada.
whenever that question may arse. But they will
by no means oppose the acquisition OF Cube.
Such, then, are the present position and pros
poets OF the administration. Everything Is yetm
tstSro. The experiment Of the present cabinet
nay succeed, and It may not Trial alone can
vest II.
Interesting Letter from Oa''fo o,,'a;
IYrom the National InteiseBoer, Al rh D
We are indebted TO Gen. JesuP Tor tne ahheAeu
intere,tne letter from California, addressed to
him by Captain Folsom of the Quarfermaster pe-
ssr FH.scmco, CALIFORNIA. Jan. 20, 1s49.
Nv Dear SRA vessel Is to leave for MssA.sn In
sspSine bss.y letter Sanoe my last private oommu.
picstion nothing occurred to change the general
IN IN. last Few much has brsn ,ad aud done in
yvrsrd to organisation OF provisional govern uent
for this territory Several villages have appointed
psnG Of fundamental laws for the country; and
ether elections new Understood TO DO taking
place in the remote parts Of the ooontry. L. Is
proposed to have the at tho Pu
sblo Do San jose about 90 miles from this place. the
lth Of March; but believe it viii be found impossible
10 aseembs ell the delegates 1t that time, and IL will
probably be found expedspt to defer the meeting until
10 known that the present Congress has not acted
On the question Of territorial goverument This will
probsb throw the ~hols question back less,
and think the meeting win before tho mid
q
At this time this most important question every
citizen OF for life and property are and viii
continue 10 Be unssfe In this territory until
gives rs . stable govsrpment. The fact IL brought
snpgly home to the apprehension Of every nteleens
man that there 10 Do government and no Law Cali
forpia. general feeling Of insecurity deprsssee the
whole population and opsr ates iojuriously upon
all ols,ies Of society. Crowds Of men are aooking
rom all quarters of the country. and smeng them
many bad character and desperate fartunss
and everything about hem affords reasonable assu-
rance that every kind Il vlsny may be practised with
lmu n y he
The only tribunals which have attempted any ju.
riedictiop in cares Of MURDER &C some months past
Those formed for the occasion, it arises and
ssDders generally escape Or II they are TAKEN 10
amidst The phrepsy Of popular excissment here the
guilty and ipnocen mt may DO Victims together Several
cuons have tsken place In pursuance OF this kind
Of law and IL Is supposed that several others will
Announced by the next mail from the seuth In the
meantime outrsges are occurring In all quarters Of
the country, and the public astonshment has
~ snbeided after one murder has trsn'pred, befo-e
another 10 committed more horrible than tho fret.
Houfe brt sxine theits nd robberes. of almost
hourly occurrence This state Of tbings mutt CONT.
nue until We have the firm and steady reign Of go
yerDment extended over the territory by Congress
have no expectation that provisional government
(shosld it 60 into operation and this cannot be the
adequate to the public wants The msterials for
sFrspziDg . stable government do not exist in the
country At this time and, OF sush there the
best csD not be commended for tho business. The
mot Iepectsbe men, who are engaged in lucrative
not de- OFT their ow. ,s,srss,s to take psSIio .s:
lions which promise to yield little but vexstion and
OxX0n1ERC1On
% ration, very much doubt II 1t viii produce any
retef for the ills which alict tie country. II
vii be temporary in its nature; and having NO per-
nsoent hold upon tho community. 1t will DO only
Vt better than NO government at all Such has been
tn retult Of the provisional arrangement in oregon,
and such must be Its result every whore in new COM
naEes, comp osed Of adventures from almost every
cline and country. Besdes, tie natives and foreign
srs have been accustomed to different institutIous
and religions, and q strong aAtipathy exists among
the former for those shom they look upon their
eob4nsrtrs and enemies. In the excitement of gold
1RR hat md hRnn nhV
to contact, under which have than
snce threatened to break out into open hostilities
renee will be increased an hundred fold, in ooose-
4uenoe ofthe augmen alton Of plumbers, and the con.
siw. tuross aud d,s CUTE th.n their nredeos..ors
Congress has the well being Of this territory in view
IN imms date organization ought to take place and
such rAares should be given the territorial officers
- to secure the highest order Of talent and integrity
Any good workman can realize more from his labor In
tbs mines than given to territorial governors by
Aw and what would be . very ample coupe nsAtion in
the Unit ed Statsa, would not afford decent support
eetr VINO has been in this Itrritory Within tho last
twelve months, will be an endorsement Of what have
said.
ther Of extraordinary severity 1t 10 said to bs the
coolest reason experienced here since that Of 1921
srd At Suffers fort ice has formed inches In
tdeknsss. Within two weeks, the streets Of this VII
hail. and the hills withia Sigh: on the opposite Of the
bay, twelve miles distant) have been capped with
M II: ssv. S,y' gc
all the bills within sight; but high In the mountains
among the nines Is thought that they have had no
thing but snow. II so, 1t must have fallen to . very
mutual depth. We now have ossl winds and ooss-
ssp al ran but the severity Of the latter 1t believed
h now past. During the last winter We had snow
here and only occasion for two days there
any in sight; and the falls Of rain were much less
heavy Than those We have recently experienced.
A general thing, the opsraties. among the mines
were Suspended the approach Of winter; but large
numbers Of per,ons built log houses in the
In n n NJ sSnna
tnued among tho mines fer the OF their
business Ills understood that tho extraordinary
fctips msoh, and there can b no doubt that much
suffering will DO the result, Many Of the log houses
parties were tosraby we'll supplied with provisions and
saothipg. This remark however, is not by any
general application and there can be no doubt tn It
many are suffering for food, clothing and shelter.
Amer the winter rains have once set In It is almost
impossible to send goods into the mountains, and
large Numbers have no doubt been too reckless and
improvdent to foresee the consequences and provide
Tor them. Those who are now In the mountains
and Foreigners Or .n1anss The sna 1s
fornisns tave retired to their ranshos var
On, towns about the country to await the return Of
Oregon are In the mines.
A great stasnation in business has occurred since
winter and prices Of goods have fallen In conse
guenoe Vessels arriving this time and inconsi
deiAbe market, and win continue bad until there Is
supplies must 90 In that direction. Within the last
ten days six or eight vesses have arrived from Mexico
nor. than forty which are likely to follow them from
Chki and Peru with about g. 900 emgranW Every
vesfel which takes away rich freight Of gold
and there still very large amounts Of It IN the
country. ! am sa,i,Hed that more than 100000
worth Of geld has been taken from the mines up this
time and that 50 600 have been taken away from
the country mostly foreign con ntriss for market
have NO doubt that 81 SOL, coo worth will have been
shipped from this port alone
These facts ought to convince the most incrsdulous
nat ths goyernmeI needs mint at this place to coin
me gold prodnc.d by the Mines thereby projecting
ovn interests, and those Of American citizens rest
0ng IN this territory We hear officially from Chill
mat very large amount of spurious coin is about
shpped fro Peru and Bolivia to be put Into circu.
etoh on this coast In exchange for gold and through
the custom houses. By giving what m AZ appear high
price ior goid aust would not be strange to find the
sent gold dust IL selling for about Si3 80 DER ounce
troy but II would not be surprising should the hold.
ere OF spurious coin force 1t into circulation by giving