Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-08-25

other districts, and fix early day for the election
OF delegates and the meeting of the Convention.
ana also to determine the number Of delegates
which should be elected from this district
w This meeting the Aha California remarks
that It was enthusiastic and united The same
| paper hopes tha. other districts will follow the ex-
ample, and that The campaign thus propiiouslv
begun VIII not be suffered to flag till the Repre-
| sentatives and Senators Of California take their
seat in the United States Congress.
meeting was held at San Jose on the 7th
June, hlmball Il. Dmnock presiding; TO consider
Gen. Riley Proclamation. The Spanish part Of
the meeting unanimously sustained the General
ne following resolutions were adopted by the
Americans
heS0fred, That we give our una nmous approval
10 the proclamation of Gov. Riley; and that we
believe ourselves called upon to elect the de-
iegates recommended by his E1celiency, with the
aVowed object of forming State Convention, to
be presented to the Congress of the United States,
for admission into the Union.
ResOired. That we now call upon all of our fel.
low'citIzens OF Upper California unite with US,
anu tnat VIC manifest at the ballo-box at the time
appointed, our desire 10 carry out the views re-
commended in said proclamation, as we believe
them TO be The views of the great maj jority Of the
people of California.
Popular ManifeSto.-AIessrs. Peter II. Burnett
VIM. ID. Howard, Myron Norton, E. Gould Buff
fum, and Edw. Gilbert. Committee appointed bv
the St. francisco meeting. publish card to the
public, dated June 10, denying the right Of Gen.
Riey 10 regulate the assembling of the Conven-
ton, but for convenience sake recommend the
adoption Of the day for the election and the meet
Ing OF the Convention named by him.
The Committee recommend their fellow citizens
of the District of San Francisco TO elect five dele
gates 10 the Convention ; and cannot but express
the opinion that their fellow-citizens of the two
great mining districts of Sacramento and San Joa-
gum, have not had anything like justice done them
by the apportonment of Gen. Riley--hat they
are justly entitled TO greater proportion of dele
gates 10 the Convention than the number men,
toned in Gen. RIey's Proclamation; and the
COMMITTEE, believing their :elow-ci,izens of the
mining districts TO have equal rights, in proportion
to numbers with the people of other districts. re-
commend them to elect such Increased number of
delegates as they in their judgment shall think
just and right.
ADDRESS of the ST. Francisco AssemNy.--The
Alta California, of June pa. contains an Address
10 the people of the Territory, from the Legisa tive
Assembly of San Francisco district. This docu-
ment which covers page of that paper, calls on
the people to act promptly for themselves in The
organization of a regular Stale Government they
are now without any Government, a mixed mass
of human beings from all regions and of all tongues
and habits, impelIed by The same feverish desire
of fortune making. The U. S. has assumed the
rgh; TO tax them, not only without representation,
but without giving them any Government at al, ,
making them bear the burthens OF the Union with
out enjoying its benefits, thus violating in them
| the first principles offrcedom. Thereby Congress
has. 10 say, abdIcaed lis authority 10 control
them, and thrown them back their natural
rights. especially in the right of ins!ituling a Co.
veTnment. .. .
In this emergency what sort Of government
can they set up which will be in accordance with
the United States Constitution and violate no duty
10 their beloved country or her Institutions? 4
State Government. 1t is not necessary that they
should pass through territorial administration in
order 10 become Il State. Texas did not. And
for population they will certainly have enough
before The meeting of Congress. BY organizing
q Stale Government they may also settle :. great
and harrassing political question in tho United
States," which must certainly defeat territorial
| organization for long time. That question Ca
liforna has 10 settle for herself, and the sooner
the better.
The Assembly accordingly recommends Con-
vention of twelve delegates from each district, to
be held at San Jose on the third Monday in Au-
gust next, for the purpose Of framing State Con-
stution and setting i. in operation. And till the
new Government is adopted, the people are ad-
vlsed to keep their district organization.
The following is an outline Of the measures to
be submit. ed TO the convention for framing State
Government. We take il from the Alta Culifor-
MIA Of the ID July:
/. The return by the United States of The duties
collected in California since the peace to be made
a general fund for the support of State Govern
ment.
2. The limitation of the amount Of expenditure
to be made in any one year for internal and other
improvements.
3. The basis for the establishment Of banking
or other interpretations.
4. The prohibition of Imprisonment for debt.
5. The right of married women to their indivi-
dual property, acquired before after coverrure.
6. The right of universal suffrage.
7. The establishment of branch U. S. Mint,
in California, the nett proceeds Of which should
be devoted TO the support of a State Government.
8. The manner in which the mines should be
disposed of-whelher surveyed and sold, or held
common property, to be worked by permits to
be given alone to American citizens, 10 alt who
may apply.
8. Whether not the revenue derived from
the mines, over and above all expenditures their
account should be devoted the support of State
Government.
10. Whether the public lands should only be
sold TO actual settlers and soldiers, or TO all who
choose TO purchase.
ii. The passage Of law by the next Congress