Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-03-29

oak with any such view, they had bet.
ter think of Vicksburg.
Yours, &c. JNO. H. WALTON, |
A public meeting, Of which DR.. John
Townsend was President and James c.
Ward and VIM. s. Clark, Vice Presi-
dents, was held al San Francisco on the
23d. December for considering the ne.
cessity Of establishing Provisional
Government. They adopted very well
drawn up preamble and resolutions, STA
ting the necessities of the case, and the
steps resolved on for accomplishing the
object. The preamble aludes to the ces.
sion of the territory by Mexico-the
cessation of the military government
the great influx of emigrants--and the
intelligence which afforded little pros
pect of an immediate extension over
them of the laws of the United States.
The resolutions declare the right and
duty of the inhabitants of California to
form such government and the Joy
with which the intelligence was recei.
we'd that their soil was to be admitted
under the flag of this Union, their read.
mess to accept regular form of terri
torial government, whenever Congress
shall vouchsafe to them "that mercy and
consideration" andtheir regret that the
inactivity of Congress had forced upon
them the necessity of establishing pro.
visional government for the protection
of their fire sides and lives.
They therefore concur in the senti.
ments and recommendation Of meet.
ing previously held at Pueblo end San
Jose, recommending TO the inhabitants
of California to hold meetings and elect
delegates to represent them in con.
ven,inn to be held at San Jose on the
9TH of March, ls49, for the purpose Of
drafting and preparing form of pro.
vislonal government, TO be submitted to
the people for ratification or rejection
vote by ballot.
They resolved that the inhabitants of
the town and district Of San Francisco
should be invited TO hold meeting a,
the school house, on the 9Th of January,
to make choice of five delegates; that
three persons should be nominated By
the President of The meeting. and con.
firmed by the meeting, to act as judges
of the election: and also a correspond.
ing committee, whose duty it should
he TO communicate with other district,
for the promotion of a concert and uni.
formily of action. The preamble and
resolutions, after discussion were adopt.
ed unanimously and the committee were
appointed.
Resolutions were also adopted, ex-
pressing the opinion that the duties
which have been collected at the ports
OF Upper California. since the 18th of
: August last, righ,fulIy belong TO the
people of the territory. as the knowl.
edge of the treaty of peace from that
date rendered the continuance of mil
tary occupation unnecessary, and an.
nuled the military contribution duties
: which existed during the war.
They maintain tina, the right of any
description Of taxation exists only in
the necessity of mourning and defray.
ing the expenses of the government of
the people so taxed; and that as The
United States have not established anv
government over California since its
cession, the dulles which have been
collected since the disbandment of The
extraordinary military forces, Justly
belong to the people of the Territory.
and should be claimed for their benefit
by The government which they may
succeed in establishing.
The frs, Provisional Government
meeting in The Territory was the shove
referred to, held a, San jose, Dec. lllh
ls4s. at the Alcade's office. Charles
White, Esq presided; and proceedings
were had similar to those subsequently
adopted a San Francisco. Capt. Kim.
ball, II. Dmmirk, DR.. Benjamin Cory,
and J. d. Hoppe, Esq were chosen del.
egales To The convention from the dis.
trict of San Jose.