Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
CALIFORNIA.

A letter to the Tribune, dated at Monterey
September 2, says
The Convention for the formation of consti
tuition for the State OF California, assembled thi
day in the Court House, at IL o'clock NJ. Near
y all the delegates were present, and all tn
Districts were represented. A temporary organ
izltion was made by the election of General X
II. Dlmmick, Chairman, and Henry Tiff, Secre
tary. Both these gentlemen were formerly resi-
dents of the State of New York.
The Tribune adds to its letter that the con
vention would place the slavery question out o
the power of the action Of Congress, by reject
ing it entirely.
The Charleston Courier, in its telegraphic des
patches from New Orleans has the following =
1t is reported that efforts will be made IN the
State Convention, by some political aspirants tc
adoptan entire new Constitution. The majority
of the Delegates are thought to be favorable tc
taking the Constitution of one o. The Western
states, and adopt it with slight alt 'rqtions of a
local character Slavery it is supposed, will
either be excluded or resolutions embracing the
question in full be submitted to the people fol
their approval.
A letter from San Francisco says, there is nc
doubt that DR.. Gwinn and Mr.. King of Georgia
will 90 to the United States Senate, and that be
fore the middle of September, Constitution
will be framed and Legislature elected before
the LIST November.
The New-York Journal of Commerce has a
letter from Monterey of September 2, which
s8ys:-
1t supposed that DR.. Gwinn will be elected
President, Caleb Lyon and J. F. Howe, Secre
taries, and J. Ross Brown, Reporter of the Con
vention. Col. Fremont is confidently spoken Of
for Governor under the new Constitution. and his
name has also been mentioned in connection both
with the Offices of Senator and Representative
in Congress.
Mr. T. Butler King of Georgia, who is lying
very i'll of dysentcry at San Francisco, has also
been urged by his friends here for United States
Senator; though he is at present, as is well
known, Representative elect to the next Con
gress from the Savannah District. Besides these
are Gen. Vallejo, former Mexican Cover or Of
California, Governor Boggs, formerly of Mis-
souri,, and Governor Shannon, formerly of Ohio.
Major Snider grandson Of Simon, Of Pennsyl-
vania, who has been out here nearly two years.
is also mentioned in the same connection. He
is a delegate to the Convention. Among the
delegates is also brother of the Hon. John M.
Botts and quite an able man.
The Evening Post publishes letter from San
Francisco of September LIST, which says
General Riley and Butler King are not ex-
pected to live. A large number Of people are
sick of dysentery 1t appears as all epidemic
or skeleton cholera.
California is about the same-evcry one desi
rous Of going back. Business svery dull. Mon
ey scarce so muchis shipped and 50 few return.
ing from the mines who have been successful
Those who have been successful remained until
the rainy season. Credit is too abundant
dangerous. One of these days there will be a
large amount of individuals and money found
wanting. Money has begun to have a standard
value. Hitherto it has been mere exchange
of nominal and unknown values. The future Of
this country is a fortune to the mind that can
grasp it. Real estate must continue here very
high, Goods are generally low.
A letter has been received by private hand
from Alfred Atwell, one of the Essex overland
via Texas Company, which announces their arri-
val at the mines. Moses Atwell had died from
a stroke of the sun.
General Smith, Col. Hooker and Major Vinton
were in San Francisco on 9lst August, to pro
coed next day on tour of observation to Ore
gon.