The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-14
CALIFORNIA.

We publish to-day letter from Captain FoLson
TO Major General JEsuP, dated San Francisco, De-
GENDER rs, 1913.
This we believe, Is the latest intelligence from
that region, and we much regret TO say, the least
favorable that we have had respecting the social and
moral condition of the population. But though we
deeply deplore the state of things at California, that
II Is such does not much surprise us, though we
have permitted ourselves to hope heretofore that
other unfayorable accounts that have been received
might have been somewhat exaggerated. We now
matters will not mend until civil government is
given TO California-one strong enough 10 repress
licentionsness and to punish crime; liberal enough
to be popular, and at the same time well adapted 10
the state Of the country. Wherever there Is much
mining done In search Of the precious metals, lhero
is much vice and immortality, and the most stringent
ted where there are no laws3- Globe, l2h FED,
SAN FRAscIsco, CALIronsIA,
December %, 1913.
MY DEAR Sin: Commodore Jones has but this
moment informed me that the Ohio will sail to-day
for Mazatlan, and take the opportunity of forward
private letters, this being the only means Of getting
Them to the States. Win you please to have Them
sent to the post Office in Washington
Since last wrote TO you the affairs Of this coun
government here either civil or military, and the
country Is full of awess men, who are copmitti ng
the most shocking ontragcs. Murders and robbie
mes are of daily and might almost say, OF hourly
south, or interior, but notifies the community Of new
acts OF Sillainytwhich go unpublished. Within six
weeks more than twenty murders have occurred In
white population of less than fifteen thousand souls.
The people now acting in self-decnce and four
Ave days since three men were hung by Lynch-law,
sixty miles from this place. II is Of the last impor
lance that the distressing condition Of California
should be impressed upon those at Washington who
have the power TO applying remedy. The people
are now preparing to organize provisional govern
ment. =
But should Congress give us a territorial organiza-
ton at the present session. il will snpersede the pop
ulur local organization taking place, but which
cannot go into effect before the ensuing summer
The United States revenue laws ale now in force
here, and will yield an income Of say S450000 the
ensuing year. and perhaps more and four-ffths of
this amount will be collected AT this port Much
dissatisfaction exists at the payment Of such lax
on the part OF the Inhabitants without either gov
eminent or a representation. This feeling is gain
Ing ground from day to day.
wrote you very long semi-official letter some
time since September 1877 going nj length into the
history Of the gold mines. trust that You have
received thai communication, rs il accompanied other
official papers, all of which, am informed were
correctly sent from Mazatan TO Vera Cruz, about
six weeks since. have only time now TO inform
yoa that every thing stated in that letter has been
more than realized up TO this date The gold mines
continue to be rich MS before, although The rainy
season has caused many to suspend their work
There be doubt but that at least $4,000 900 Of
gold, at Sl6 per ounce Troy, has been taken from
| the mines The most accurate estimates am able
to make show that 81 100000 have been sent from
the country md 81 600 of it has gone from this
port. One vessel took $500 600 Two thirds of alt
that has been exported has gone TO foreign countries
and consequently to foreign minis.
am dear sir, ip great haste, yours truly,
C;anerol II .t,p H,,sb;o1lan n n