The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1850-02-20
Arrival Of the Empire CITY.
LATE CALIFORNIA NEWS,

II ~ Il " "A LII + " II ~ a IN T. w ,
The Empire City arrived at New Yor
on the 9TH inst, after a passage of te
days from Chagres.
She brings about $4,000, 900 in gol
dust, and 225 passengers.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature met on the 18th of De
cember, and was organized on the 18th
by the choice Of DR.. r.. ]. White of Sacra
mento, as Speaker of the Assembly, AM
E. X. Chamberlain of San Diega, Presi
dent pro tenn. of the Senate. Gov. Bur
nett was inaugurated on the Goth, imme
diately after which ceremony the Legisla
ture voted piua voce for United States Sen
tors. Whole number of votes 46-neces
sary to choice "a. On the first ballot
John G. Fremont had 29 votes, William
M. Gwinn 90, Halleck Ia, T. Butler Kin,
10, John w. Geary 8, Robert Semple 8
On the Sd ballot, William M. Gwinn hat
"a votes, H. w. Halleck 18, Thomas ]
Henly 8, John w. Geary 1, r. Butler
King 1. Thereupon John c. Fremont
and William NJ Gwinn were declared
duly elected.
VIM. Van Voorhees,, of San Francisco
has been appointed Secretary Of State; ]
S. Houston, Comptroller; Maj. R. Romon.
Treasurer; f. J. G.. Kewen, Attorney
General; Charles ]. Whiting, Surveyor
General; S. c. Hastings, Judge of the Su-
preme Court.
The whole number of votes thrown in
the election for Governor and Representa-
tives to Congress was only l5, 900, although
the State can poll 10000 votes. There
were ten candidates in the field for Con-
gress; the highest or The list was G.. W..
Wright, formerly of Nantucket, who had
5,45l votes; the next was Edward Gilbert,
Of the New York Volunteers, and one of
he Editors of the Alta Californian, who
lad $500.
The Message of Governor Burnett dis
appoints many of his friends. As liter
Try production it will not attract very gen.
'ral attention tol its elegance, clearness or
Many important mat
ers are merely slurred over, while not a
yllable is uttered upon the subject of Ed
cation. The Governor seems to be in
oubt as to whether the Legislature should
roceed at once to frame important laws
or the government of the State or await
he action of Congress upon the Constitu-
on.
With regard to the civil and criminal
ode, the Message recommends the adop-
on of"The definition of the crimes and /
lisdemeanors contained in the common
wv of England-the English law of evil
ence-the English commercial law-the
vil code of the State of Louisiana, and the
ouisiana code of practice"
The Governor estimates the current ex-
enses of the State for the first year at
100000. To meet this large sum, the
essage recommends the immediate i'm
osition of poll tax and tax upon real
nd personal property, Sin proportion to its
alue." The recommendation that no
erson who neglects to pay his taxes, shall
3 permitted to bring a civil suit in any
ourt in the State until arrearages are
aid, will not be popular move.
The Governor also, while he says no.
ing against Chinese, Kanackers, debased
hilenos, Sydney thieves, and other out
ders, coming freely into the State, recon-
ENDS the exclusion, I'm toto,o free negroes.
e thinks that if allowed to immigrate they
i'll form contracts in the Southern States
r one or more years with their masters
nd thus be, to all intents and purposes,
aves. We think this objection may be
asily got over by the States declaring all
lch contracts null and void. We do not
erceive that the message treats of any O.
er matters of note.
The prospects for gold hunters for the
ext season were considered very l1atter-
g. 1t was thought that much larger
mount would be taken out than was the
ast year.
Gold-digging had been mostly suspen-
I'd for the season and great many per-
ms were flocking into the towns. Wages
common laborers were much lower, on
from four to six dollars day being paid.
echanics, such as carpenters, masons,
c., commanded from Ssl2 to SIG day.
he country is overrun with printers.
1t was reported at Stockton that three
mericans had been killed in the mines by
me Chlians. Considerable excitement
evaied there in consequence, and trou-
e was feared.
MExIco.-The New Orleans Picayune
Is papers from the City of Mexico of the
It and from Jalapa of the 4th of January,
hich says that meditated revolution was
have taken place at the capital, but had
zen discovered and shipped in the bud"
was to have been for the benft of Santa
ma. There was also to have been
'onunciamento at Puebla, which failed in
,nsequence ofthe nonarrival offour thou
md dollars expected to aid in the revolu-
IN.
The Burnet House at Cincinnati, the
azette says, is the largest hotel, built ex-
.essly as hotel, in America, or perhaps
the world. 1t will cost $225,000 for