Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-04-05
CALIFORNIA.

The N. o. Picoyune publishes the following
letter, which describes the regulations of Socie-
~ at the Gold Digglns, as they might be;
CALIFORNIA, in the Woods piece, Jan. 2, 1S10.
Every newspaper see from the States land
they are mighty few contains one or more letters
from out here somewhere, giving the most awful
description of things here aginable-horribe
murders, outrageous thens, hanging people by
scores on trees, Lynchs Law, SC. &c.
Now, as one of our company has made as
much as he thinks will do hm,a is going home,
they have all agreed and requested that should
give you by his hands little history of how we
do things in our diggins.' In The first place we
assemble every Sunday morning, numbering
generally from 100 to 1870, our whole number
who have signed the bylaws being 1873. Our
place of rendezvous is a large oak tree, on a
beautiful hill, out of which gushes as pure a
stream of water as was ever drank by man -
You ought to see that tree it looks as though it
had been topped about 200 years ago, and had
never stopped spreading.
At 10 o'clock the Secretary reads the bylaws,
after which the President rises and says Does
any member know Of any violation oil the aws
just read" TO which, three times out of FIVE,
there is no response; and since | have been a
member, which is about eight months, there has
been no offence committed with one exception,)
that received higher punishment than a small
The exception alluded to a poor devil who
was detected in hiding portion OF The days la.
Dor of hts company. The members thereof,
consisting of nine, Immediately held meeting
among themselves, gave him his part OF their
JOINT earnings, which was about $4,000 and told
him to 20, as he knew what would be his fate
next Sabbath. He accordingly went, and has
not been heard of since.
The California Revenue Act, which pissed in
the last hour of the session, is a very excellent
measure, and was intended by the Wing Com
mittee of Ways and Means of the House to
stand in the stead of other provisions for the Ter
ruory, which it was foreseen would not pass at
this session.
1t will, with very liberal construction, give
the President sufficient authority to aid greatly
in the preservation of peace and order and the
protection OF the rights Of the United Suites
within the Territory.-Cor Jour. Com.
Disastrous accounts have been received from
Col. Fremont's party,-one that he lost 1870
mules in one night in a mountain orge,-tha,
he despa, ;hed men to seek settlement; who
not returning in 20 days, the party marched 35O
miles to Taos, where they arrived after great
suffering. Later reports assert that all the party
persisted except the Colonel, who was badly
frost bitten. Doubts may well be expressed]
A correspondent: of the NJ Y. Commercial i'd
uertiser writes from OH bolrd the California q,
Mazatlan under date Of February:
4" 1t may be considered certain that until def
mite action is taken by Congress, the Govern
ment here will not attempt to interfere or pre-
vent the occupation of the gold region by the
American emgranis; they will, however, en-
deavor to prevent aliens from mining either as
principals or employers of Americans.
"One word upon the subject of Slavery. Il
would be as easy to introduce it into N. York as
into California No action OF Congress can de.
eide the question, it is alIcady decided by the
inpossibihty of refining slaves by the charac
ter of the emigrants and by the pursuits of The
inhabitants"
n Remedy for HE California ferer A frient
who has seen some service In camp life, offers It
those afflicted with the prevailing epidemic the
following prescription:
ls,. Sleep three nights in your wood-house
with the door open and swinging in the wind
during which time let your diet be pork cooked
by yourself at a smoky fire in the garden. %
Improve all the rainy nights in sleeping between
your curranl bushes and garden fence. 3D. Or
the fourth day Of your regime let the diet b,
mule steak 4th. Thereafter dispense with al
kinds OF food save dog meat
II this De followed resolutely, it is confidently
believed permanent cure will be effected.