The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-06
VERT LATE NEWS!
LATEsT 10 oALIFoHNIA.


The Alabama brought no mails. The California
arrived al Panama on the 21st nit, and her mails
are on board thsFalcon, which is expected to-day
There were 800 passengers, and s1,500,OOO in
gold, brought to Panama by the California.
The C0aeenti02.-The Convention adjourned on
the 10Th Of October, and on the sams day General
Riley issued a proclarnation to the people Of Cali
fornia, informing them that the Constitution was
presented for their ratification, and that the FIRST
general election would be held in accordance with
the schedule Of the Constitution. He coneludesby
wishing that their choice may be wisely made, and
the government 50 organized as to secure the per-
manent welfare and happiness Of the people Of the
new State. He says thatif the Constitutions md-
fed, he viii with pleasure surrender bis powers 20
whomsoever the people may designate as his
sue cessor.
Inc vote and election spoken Of in the Procama-
ton were % be held on the 18th Of NovsmbeH
There were then to be elected a Governor, Lieut.
Governor Members Of the Legislature, and two
Members Of Congress... The Legislature is to
meet on the 10th Of December. and in four days
thereafter must elect two Senators to the United
States Senate.
On the day before adjournment he Convention.
after much debate, and during night session.
passed the following
Be ordained BY t,e e 2aPfSasSs s.m,s ~
stulion Tor The State d alona 20 behalf an g srfi-
be Submitted The C9agrsss II he Uniisd stass ief II
% y hat BODY stall b obligatory upoh s s.aie
public iauds and when such section has been sdd other.
gqouS a may BE- shall be granted to The State he Of
segeny-two sections Of the Incorporated lands within
ms aie sfah q et apart and Tve for de and sup
uties may be agni upon 81 Coners lsl Sc c1yeve5
tfr f.; }f,gl osy e ne usi and support q
-Four sections Of land to be selected 6nder the direction
lands belonging ihe United sialss. within dis State shall
er1nent Or TO deirag The expenses Of public budngs he
4 Five hundred thousand acres Of the unapproprais pub
Il, lands in tls State, belonging the unita States % adj
act Or ogngTss disbaaE de brossels q he pubs lands
shan Be tesnated n1ieT M diSiol 9f I'M 1900 s1J
gTated 3 s STATE for the DPose Of deiIayihg The eEp
i've per- cent Of the et proceeds Of tiis ne 81 al lands ia
the UnFd States after deducting al expeHs neieuf e
came shall also be appropriated Tor te announcement If
s AN salt springs within this state. and the lands rsrvsd
spring. ha be granted the State, to Be disposed q NE
s. Phe irst Senators and Representatives to Conar from
tbs state aIe hereby aul9rze aad epoyg'ge . make q
be Interests ri INC STATE NAV ruie and aFv chance
when appoyedby he Iegaafure. shan Be il
RlaoRs entered into by Inc Legislature pursuance Of he
pact between the Unied States and this Eate- and Legs
tuTe hereby further authorized declare in behalf the
efs that they viii nos inifa6s with lie primary DISPOSAL
under the authority Of the United States Of The lands
| within the limits Of tllsstae.
| Before the Convention adjourned. a resolution
/ was passed unanimously expressing the opinion
that Gsps Riley ought to receive, during his con-
tinuance Office as Governor Of California, a COM
pensation lat the rate Of lei th5lisaiid dollars r
aHHuns, and Capt II. W. TIalleek, as Secretary Of
State,at the rate Of s tAoUsa5 nd dollars Der aalsll
= The right of suffrage was conferred BY the Con-
stituhon to white male citizens Of the United States
and white male Mexicans who had elected to be-
citizens Of the United States under The Treaty
of Peace, being Of full age, and being residents Of
the State six months and Of the county or district
thirty days. A proviso authorizes the Legislature,
by concurrent vote Of two-,hirds Of both houses,
to admit Indians and the descendants Of Indians, in
special cases.
The 18th section of the Bin q tights, excluding
slavery, remains as previously adopted, without
alteration.
The boundary finally adopted in the Constitu-
ton, makes the 42d parallel Of north latitude the
Northern boundary the 120th degree Of west lon
gitude from Greenwich the Eastern boundary I'LL
it'strkes the Seth parallel of latitude. The course
then is south-eastery, by straight line to where
the river Colorado intersects the 35th parallel Of
latitude thence, follows the channel of the river to
the Mexican line which is the Southern boundary
line to the Pacific.
CaHdidate5.-There were already, on the lss
ult, several candidates for the different Offices.
H. Burnett, w. NJ. Stewart and W A. Sherwood
were candidates for Governor; j. MeDougal and
IF. ]. Lippet for Lieut. Governor; Ed GiIbert. R.
M. Price, G. w. Wright L. Dent W.ashannon,
and host of others, for Congress. J. C. Fremont.
T. B. King and w. HalleeI, are the principal men
| spoken of for the Senate.
A large meeting Of the citizens of California,
friendly to the election Of T. Butler Kingso the
Senate of the United States, was held in Ports
mouth Square, San Francisco, on Tuesday alter
noon the 23d October, at 5 o'clock, pursuant 70 4
call signed by some five hundred citizens Gen.
nj, G. Vallejo was unanimously elected President
of the meeting, and the following gentlemen were
elected Vice Presidents, viz Capt J. A. Suffer, F.
w. Macoudray, c. v Gillespie and B. Simmons.
@. H. Johnson and W. Hooper were appointed
Secretaries. The meeting being organized, it was
Resolred That Nominating Conmitise Of ten persons
be appointed by te President he such measures as may
be deemed suitable to promote objects Of hn meeting.
Whereupon the committee were appointed, and
the meeting adjourned.
t On the next day, the 9th, meeting of upwards
of 1900 democrats was held in San Francisco.
Alter preliminary organization, they ADJOURNED to
the Goth, when the democrats assembled again, and
appointed day for the election by ballot of a COM
mttee to decide party nominations. The Alta
California says that the issue of the approaching
election may be determined in the San francisco
district by a recourse to party politics. The same
paper thinks it is hard to say which is the strongest
party in San Francisco,
Indignation MeetiHg.-A meeting Of the eiti-
, zens of San Francisco was called for Wednesday,
the 21st ut, in order to adopt such measures as
shall be deemed advisable IN regard to the mail
between San Francisco and the United States.
TRaaksgiVing-on the 9th Of October, Gen
Riley issued proclamation recommending he
29th ut to be kept by the people of California as
day Of thanksgiving and prayer.
Cireas.-Rowe's Olympic Circus was opened a
San Francisco Monday, the 29th October, 10
crowded audience. The house is fitted up for Ii,
reception Of from twelve to fifteen hundred people
AITival Of the Se1lator.-The steamer Senate
arrived at San Francisco on Saturday, the 9Th 9
. October, crowded with passengers, and q day
] from Panama.
TIE McKiH.-A letter from Sacramento Cit,
dated the 2sth October gives an account Of the ri
y OF the Mckim to that place from san Franoisc,
b The passage was made in n running hours.
: The Diggmgs.-The month Of October. has bee