The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-08
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Hon. t. b. Kings Report ON California.
The long and auziousy expected report of the
Hon. Thomas Butler King to the Secretary Of
State, in regard to the affairs Of California, laid
by President Taylor, the 22d Of March, before
Congress- and is published in the National Intelli-
gencer Il the Both. Ii is the most important and
interesting State document that has been given to
the public for considerable time, and will doubt
less be eagerly sought after and read in every
portion of the country. We are prevented, alone
by its great length, Occupying, it does, ten
columns Of the National Intelligencer,) from pre-
sentng it to our readers in detail. We publish,
however, an extended synopsis of it, which, we
trust, will be satisfactory. .s Vi
The instructions Of the Secretary of State, in
obedience to which Mr.. King proceeded to Califor-
fornia, were dated the Sd Of April, 1s49 He states
that the steamer in which he tsok passage was the
first conveyance that reached California with the
intelligence of the Inauguration Of President Taylor
and the appointment of his Cabinet, and the failure
ofCongress to provide government for the people
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manifested to ascertain the of this neglect of
the Government, and what steps were required to
take, in the painful and embarrassing condition in
which they were placed for their protection and
welfare.
He then goes into history Of the anomalous
condition of the Californans being mostly Ameri-,
cans, accustomed to American laws and courts
but now, in strange land, and laws badly adtnin-
istered and worse obeyed and executed. Except for
the collection of the revenue and transmission oil
mails, the laws of Mexico only were ia force.
Land titles were without law to govern and control
them and the people were compelled to receive
such titles were offered to them.
Cities and towns were springing up, without
authority tax, without police means to protect
property or the lives Of the citizens.
A million and half Of duties were paid into the
Custom-hou before the revenue laws were extend
ed over them, and they were thus heavily taxed
| without any government to,protect them in their
rights property, etc. The people resolved to sub
stitute laws of their own, and establish tribunals
for their administration. In obedience TO this re-
solve, the people of San Francisco, Sonoma and
Sacramento City each elected members to form a
Legislature, and clothed them with full powers.
Thus were three Legislative bodies organized, the
farthest but 100 mileaapart. Other movements Ia
other parts of the territory were threatened, ant
would soon have been followe d, had they not beer
arrested by Gov. Riley's Pro clamation for a Con
vention toform State Cover Ement.
i California was differently situated from othe
| territories out Of which new States were formed
In one year, on the discovery of the vast miners
wealth in her mountains, she attracted more tha
100000 people, and an extensive commerce ha
sprung up with China, with the ports of Mexico
Chill and Australia. Hundreds of vessels from tn
Atlantic, freighted with our produce, manufacture
| and immigrants, were conHtantly arriving so tha
in the month of June last there were more thai
300 sea-going vessels in she single port of Sai
| Francisco
| He then speaks of the fitness and importance O
| California to become State, as by magic almost
she became one of great wealth and power. Ii
forming their constitution, the Convention believed
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