Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-11-29
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

Oecn kindly favored win the perUsal OF
one written by Mr.. SAMUEL! 10y, to his
brother 10 this place. This letter bears
date, "Sdcrdmento Sept l4th, ls49," and
bears post. mark September 10th. Mr.
10y and Thomas and james Donohoe,
arrived "at Viewers creek, in the dry
diggings about SO miles from Secramen.
to City, on the 5,h of September" and
when he wrote Mr.. l.. was in Sacra.
mento for the purpose of laying in pro.
visions, the party expecting 10 winter
where they stopped Prices Of provis-
ions, labor, &c, about the same as has
heretofore been published Gold not
as plenty as generally reported, but as
much SO as they expected. They had ar.
rived some FIVE days in advance Of their
company, having parted at Larama
Peak. All well. We collect the fol-
lowing news from other sources.
THE CONVENTION.
This body organized on the 3td Of Sep
TENDER. Latest accounts OF its proceedings
are 10 The 22d OF the same month. Most oil
the provisions Of the proposed Constitution
had been passed upon in COMMITTEE OF the
Whole. and The Convention was expected 10
get through its work ard adjourn during The
! first week 10 October
A Bill Of Rights PROCEEDS the Con,!u.
ton. which, as adopted in Committee Of the
Whole, embraces twenty sections Of the usual
character OF such provisions. The question
Of slavery, the only pon, las the Californian
s,y.) on which it was supposed conlrover
sy would arise, was settled unanimously,
and without debate, by the adoption Of q
section utterly prohibiting slavery within the
State. The words Of this section. which is
numbered II, are as follows: "Nelher sla.
very nor involuntary selviiude. unless for the
punishment OF crimes, shall ever be toera.
ed in The State" Some f,w Of the mem.
bers were in favor OF submitting this question
to be voted upon by The people, but the pros
position was not urgently pressed, and was
rejected almost unanimously. A proposition
had passed in Committee OF The Whole 10
prevent free colored persons from settling in
California, and also 10 prevent the owners Of
slaves from conveying Them 10 the State for
The purpose Of beraling them; but as much
division Of opinion existed on the subject,
end some apprehension was entertained lest it
might leopard The rsufcslion OF The Consli.
tuition by Congress, the California thinks it
probable that i! will be stricken out by the
Convention.
The suffrage question was The source OF
considerable debate. and was finally dispo>
sed OF by admitting 10 The privileges Of cleo
tors all male citizens OF The United States,
who are twenty one years Of age and for six
months residents in California, Except In,
dams, Africans, and the descendants Of Az
rcans.
The Legislature is to conss, OF Two branch
es-an Assembly and Senale-with such
general powers, privileges and duties as are
ordinarily given to such bodies. The mem
bers OF The Assembly are to be elected an.
nually, and Of the Senate bennialy. No
person can be a member Of the Legislature
who has not been resident OF the Stale for
one year. The number OF memb ers OF the
Assembly is never 10 be less than "a, nor
more than 26, until the population Of The
State shall amount 10 one hundred ,housapd
ara ansy that period the whole number Of
members OF Assembly is not 10 be less than
thirty nor more than eighty. The Senate is
never 10 consist OF less Than one third nor
more than one half The members OF the As.
semby.
The Executive Department consists OF q
Governor ard Lieutenant Governor, 10 be
elected bienniaIly by the people; Secretary
OF State TO be appointed by the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent OF the Sem
ale and State Treasurer, q Comptroller,
Attorney General and Surveyor General.
each Of whom is 10 be elected by the Legis>
alure for the first term, and afterwards by
the people. The Governor is invested with
The usual powers conferred on such function.
aries, including the veto, and the duties oil
the other State officers are similar 10 those
Of relative rank in other Sta les.
Banking corporations and lotteries are
prohibited; and all other corporations except
for municipal purposes, are to be established
under general laws, the stockholders to be
individually liable for all their debts, Con
siderable debate occurred on provision
which allows corporations 10 be formed fol