Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-04-18
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From, California.


The following letter, received by the last steam
ship, at New York, shows that the Cafornians feel
quite co"l not dreaming. suppose about the great
fuss which has BEEN made al Washington:
House. OF ASSEMBLY, SAs JOSE, CALuoRsIA,l
February Ii, 1850.
EDITORS SENTINEL The Legislature Of California is
still in session. doing up The chores Of the sovereign peo
pie, by way of law-making Among the that
attract attention exemPng the homestead
and other property from forced sss excepting Tor taxes
and the creation Of psrmaneni loan The constitution
o this State having made it lieatory upon the
Legislature 10 declare that certain portion oil the home
stead shall be subject to execution and sae the only
question is TO what that portion shall be- In the cities
and towns a lot and house would, in nine out OF
ten, be worth from S25 900 TO 100000, while few
of ground, many places would not exceed the
value OF So 0O0-bence the difficulties To in
arranging the provisions OF The act as 10 do injustice TO
none OF the opinion that OF least 900 Of real
will be thus exempted from sale for ordinary debs
but for and the liens Of mechanics for labor per-
formed in improving the same.
Strange il may seem, this State is hard up Cor
funds carry on in other words to "grease The run
ming gears Of government Bonds bearing per cent.
per interest have been issued a temporary
lief A permanent loan of $50 900 is contempa-
ted and IL will take still more than that to settle the st
years expenses of this golden State The principal diff
6culty preventing immediate loan the Of inter-
est money commands here being from twenty five TO f
ty per per month bill has passed this house
contemplating loan the rate OF ten per cent per an
num- and authorizing the Governor and Treasurer to ad
may be procured in the States Hon. T. J. Hem
y is or will be an applicant for the ioan
In politics there is now, considerable advance Both
parties have organized. The democrats have the
meca strength while the wings are in possession OF the
patronage of the general government. The "Pacihc
News is the avowed organ ofthe democracy and new
paper here by General Tay and his Cabinet and
their Atlantic friends TO be the suborgan OF whiggey
MIR. Crane, who comes here recommended by Presi-
dent Taylor and his Cabinet, is the whig editor The
present administration has peculiar regard Tor the well
fare NJ tha of he Pacific State. Hon. IL. B.
King and Col John Wilson sent here TO aid in car
rying plan of State organzaon and all Offices
Of moment filled by timber sent out from the older
States For all these condescensions, the part Of
disinerested administration, the people o California
ought be truly thankful, notwithstanding the fact OF
being Of lawful age and capaciated to act for them
selves without promptings from any quarter Whatever.
Were political peonage countenanced by govern
ment have not the least tc doubt the quaica-
liOns Of he powers that be- TO make an effort to bring
young State the altar of the Union in the humi
ang character of begging instead OF independent,
applicant for admission into the conederacy Of sovereign
ties The present administration may turn out TO be
popular if Turning 0atf contrary to pledges, be
thought worthy Of emulation and support, il sure
ly will The reports recently received from the mines
are very fauerng The Placers are found to contain
much larger quantities of gold than had been supposed,
and immense numbers Of diggings have been dis
covered within few weeks past.
GoThe valleys Of the Sacramento are fast filling up with
an agricultural population, and in few years, might
say few months the markets and will be amply sup
piled with vegetables Hundreds who have determined
to remain this State preparing cultivate the soil
in preference courtng the smiles Of fortune in the gold
mInes Prudence dictates TO many the necessity oi
stunning miners life for the first aer their
rival Although the climate is quite as healthy as any
other this continent those who suffer from fatigue and
exposure reaching this valley found to be subject
diseases that the natives and acclimated persons
entirely freed from The present seasons emigration il
calculated to outnumbe by far that OF any previous
and the consequent chances OF nnocuaton with conta
gous diseases will be greatly increased yet hoped
that such precautionary will be taken will
prevent any very serious consequences Hundreds oil
persons laboring under Affections peculiar to the life
seafarers will be thrown upon the generosity of the pub
lie, parsonage that knows but few unortunates IN this
Z country, or rather this section Of country.
Provisions much cheaper than they a few
weeks past Good -four be obtained at $40 per
pork at Sl6 25 per barre and other things in pro
portion.
Land titles will be the source Of an almost universe
litigation much of the property being claimed unde
dubious titles, and Acades only rendering confusion
confounded by their loose of transacnl
constitution will have their hands full, as all imporun
suits postponed, be tried under American
laws The Spanish laws not relished by those wh
have ever had anything to do with any other.
Should any of your readers contemplate a trip TO Cali
fornia, let give them this advice-if you come 70
pleasure come by the Isthmus If you come for the pu
pose of digging gold, come by the lsthmus. The rea
sons for this advice briefly these If the traveller
object be pleasure the Plains afford poor show for tn
accomplishment of that object; If for working in tn
mines, the time lost and the "wear and tenr Of a tr
y
reasonable person from undertaking the task.
From a curiosity to know Just what California price
are have made the following estimate of the cost
legislation in the present session, per diem Members
the House 80, at SI6 per day, $3.50 members Of IN
Senate To- at $40 per day. $3.50; State Printing per day
$3.50; officers of House and Senate $685. which make
the clear little sum Of 81 5l7 per day. Add to this a
the incidental expenses, rents, &c &c., and it costs h
Sate every day her Legislature is in session, 600
Should anything occur, will try and write yo
the .acts learn them, leaving rumor account iC
her best she
y Yours, &c, A. b.
ora correspondence is published between OF
whig friend. Dick Thompson and the Secretary
State, in which Dick states that he feels in dui
bound to decline the Austrian mission because 'tf
> present condition Of affairs at home is such
: to demand Of every citizen of the country the en-
ployment of whatever vigilance and energy he ma
> possess, that institutions may be preserved al
the Union of the States perpetuated" Dick eyiden
: y wants better Office than the Austrian mission
y perhaps a seat in the cabinet. He would no dou
70 make better P. G. M. than Collamer Go it Dicl
and remember when you in Paradise
. HAMILTON CouNrY.-The democratic county CO
r vention which held the 9th inst, put in nor
A. inatun the following ticket For Senatorial Delegat
,s William Carver; for Rep. Delegate Samuel Dal,
IN for Representative. George White; for Clerk,
s. Moss; for Treasurer. M. Reveal for Sheriff. Andre
Il. McKinzie; for Associate Judges, Joseph Chitwo
IS and DR.. Haines.
IN FLOYD CoUNTY.-The following is the democrat
ticket for Floyd county, nominated by county co
D. venon on the 9th inst. For delegates to the Co
venton. Phineas NJ Kent and Jacob Summers;
n Representative, Ashbel P. Willard for Auditor,