Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-30

not shut their eyes gloomy portents which sad
den the times must know that the observance of its prov
sions will be insisted the fundamental condition of its
continuance. The North would have believe the
of that Union object of her first and pro-
founde regards and 10 she commends it to tho Souths
support and Affections by insisting that while it lasts, she
despo the South of her property ad 6ltu and be
empt from restitution liability WHILE if it end
the Nort like all the civilized nations of the EARTH would
be bound and constrained to make full restitution
men grave penalties national
chances of war; Without treaty stipulation for the extra
dton of ugtves from labor in derogaton of the doctrine
British constitution property
man. in dsparagement of her begerent rights capor
within her enemy's ursdicon-behod Great Britain Tin
conformity with the Consuudinary Law of naton) attest
ing her for the rights private property amid the
waste and conscations of offensive and rating and
ing for captured and deporte at their full value
Gainsay it who may that sedespoiing example, meet
for observance worthy praise and just ITSELF has
drawn spontaneous of all nations and
made itself the law of the world in peace and in war;
Later from California.
By the arrival of the steamers Philadelphia
and Crescent City at New York, from Chagres,
we have California dates by the first vessel to the
18TH and by the latter to the 18th July. The Phil
adelphia brought $4,000 in gold per her manifest
besides what may be in the possession of passengers
Her passenger list numbers one hundred and thirty
two. Amonst the notice that of Gen. Her
rera, ex-President of New Greneda, and formerly
minister of that republic to the United States 1t is
stated that the General contempates residing in this
country for term of years. He has under his care
five young men, sons of gentlemen of New Greneda,
who have come here to obtain collegiate education.
The Philadelphia brings one block of gold bearing
quartz, and weighing 1913 lbs. The rock is filled in
with gold 1t is the first specimen taken at the
mine of Mariposa.
Passengers report that it is sickly at Chagres.
The ~ Pacific News" urges the attention of Con-
gross to California matters Itexpected the passage
of the House BILL for the admission of California and
hoped that the end of the session would the State
government acknowledged. Branch Mint was al
so urged or an Assay Office, with power to issue scrip
as matter of the first Importance. The Compro-
mise BILL before the Senate, gave great satisfaction
to the 'News'' and to other papers in California
To ~lI ~A++ln-.n (aAsr~ A.
"News" no change is more remarkable in San Fran
cisco than the difference in the observance of thu
Sabbath: between the present time and six months
ago. This struck more forciby yesterday, at the
hour the several churches closed their morning ser
vices, when the streets crowded with fashion
ably costumed array of citizens interspersed with
handsome ladies and whole families We take Meas
ure in recording that there was no gambling vester
day, in public.
We observe that three four of the largest gam
bling saloons on Portsmouth square have lately re-
duced their tables half placing billiards in thei
room This latter is game in which the unwar1
cannot be inveigled, it is pure game of skill IL
which the knowing ones only fleece each other
The Steamer Crescent City arrived at New York OF
| inst no him
dust entered on her manifest
Governor Burnett has declined to accede to tn,
petitions urging the call of extra session of tn
Legislature, there being, in his opinion DO adequate
reasons therefor.
Information had been received at Stockton that ;
party numbering about twelve have been found deat
in ravine near the " Double Springs where the,
had Deen dlgglng. From their appearance deatl
was caused by the stabs they had received: anc
from the scarcity of any article of value upon the
persons, the suppostion that the poor fellows haC
been robbed of what they possessed.
In relation to the general state of affairs at thes
Southern mines the Stockton Journal of JULY Is
remarks -
A most alarming state of things exists in portion
OF the Southern mines Around Sonora, scarcely
night passes without murder and when the mine
retres to his repose he knows not but that the NOR
rows will find him the victim of the assassin
knife 1t is thought that within the two last week
twenty men have been murdered in that neighbor
hood
The following incidents are narrated in the sam
paper -
i We are informed that few days ago a party G
i eight or ten men, Americans and Mexicans came
an eating house in the borhood of Sonora from
which the owners was absent, and demanded ali tn
money on the premises. So great is the terror c
these villains, that wagons passing between til
MINES and Stockton 60 in companies of three an
four together.
Not long since stage was fired into and four {
the passengers wounded. One of them has sine
died of his wounds.
party of Mexicans were arrested in the vic;n;t
of Sonora in the act of burning the bodies of tw
g Americans. The Stockton Journal saws
Judge Marvin with some difficulty prevailed O
the excited populace to give them trial and tweII
men were selected as jury The iury decided the
could not proceed with the case without the estim
ny OF the persons who had given the information
regard to the bodies; and the prisoners were orde
ed to be remanded to jail to await further trial :
The crowd resisted this decision and determ;nt
that the trial should proceed the Judge left II
oench protesting against their course and anotb
person was elected judge pro tempore, who refused
slt IN the court house. but agreed to preside in Il
woods, and to the woods they went
. Here the trial was very summarly concluded. ar
= the men Were found guilty. and one of them was a
5 ready swinging, when gentleman rode nm. accor
panied by the sheriff and possee. and the coron
VINO mad held an inquest on the bodies The cor
ner stated that the verdict of his Jury was that Il
> deceased bodies had died by violence, committed
. persons unknown, and the appearance of the bodi
! indIca ted that the murder had been committed
d least ten days previous. The gentleman cntreat
the people not to be hasty and commit an act whi
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