The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-15
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CALIFORNIA.


pn',engors, sho also bringf California mails
Ia uhe lsi ofNinY,
The question IT the admission Of Cnilorr
sin a. tbo Union was beginning ~ eace
r0Hie feeling, One soufro of difficulty In
hund in he conhlrih ofautllnd'y lhal occur
totwoen ihn bthie Judiciary aud Tho revenue
department sf the general government, Ia
Vic ahssure III federal courts, admiralty cas-
~ were fied IN the dirIricIcouusi and IN the
vyeculinR procc rs,uNpleasnHi intercourse had
Orcurred hsiWreu tie conflicting authorities,
The Pacific News thus speaks ofh public
nccIing wiiril had been held upon the sub
pets
"On Tmrsday evening last, large meet,
iie was hold Oh Portsmouth, Square, to take
into consideration the pTeHonT condition OF
our Affairs. A committee Of our inuHt re-
sp6riAblg ciiteis WIS appointed 10 report NJ
~ adjourned meeting this R1ornoon' S0vo-
ri speakers addressed the meeting, oil Of
whom strongly supported the authority OF
iiio Slniei and the assembly seemed unan-
m0us,y resolved so support the present Sinie
authorities at .t>ery hazard. The Immense
-'r'utu-r-r of e ritior''iH hrs- AIlea -"tF l'sF-
iUrs with shipping FROM every qunrlnr OF the
globe, aud our highways nre crowded with
thG natives of every cline, In tliiH condition
ufihngu we lave 60 choose between anar'
-chy Hnd luw, aud IL The lactions In Congress
will prevent ia from participation Ia the
laws ofthc Union, but one alternative ~ len
we must 'hc law unto ourselyes.'
~ this meeting, John Is. Weller, NJ clair.
man ofn Committee, reTorIod series Of
resolutions upon the subject They suhso'
puruty reported resolutions winch wore nc
repied, aud of which We have copy. The
tirsl declares HAT Tho people of California Nre
sltrenyRy aItarhcd to tie Unon-lhal " nd
united, they will he "nmong The fret TO de-
irud I'm Integrity and the last TO abortion it,h
mud Tim, they deeply rcgre, TINT their nppl
sHiou for admission has produced angry dis
Tuss0n upon irrelevant questions, nrrnying
gccflon against section, mud seriously tlIreut'
'cning 10 disturb thc future welfare Of tie
gnp'cFnueni itself They next declare that,
according 20 the Constitution and the whole
spirit Of our government, "thc territorial con-
Wilton " intended to be- temporary, aud not
10 endure beyond the time when the Citizens
oftho States shall huvo sctilch on This their
common property, md shall have acquired
such strength ofnumbcrs MS will enable then
~ conduct Slate government of their own,
mud cnlhlc thcm To representation In the
Congress of the United Sntrs" They nllcgc
Ihit Congress has no right 10 require my,
Jhng OF the Constitution OF State nrpl, irR
ior admission, except Tint II shall Ice repub-
Iran in fornl---ihat theirs IL so-hnd that
they "CnnnUi consent 10 dbanJton ", pr fuil
bUfk hlhln u lffFioIlnl HhNiFHNfH. 4 Ht
Evils sustained by tie delay in her admission
irc set forth; her population in stated nj li0,-
900; md i've sueu,on OF Congrcss Is asked to
thcAe representations
\ Panama correspondent Of the N. York
THHSer 0od Enquirer snys:
The Panama arrived on the night Of Ilo
2lSi, with l9i passengers, nnd $l,is29lA
gold The passengers generally give very
Ioor accounts OF san Francisco. They say
a Au ia. m m ar
tnn freight, md TINT lumber about brings
freight aud nothing more. Whole blocks Of
.sieres are standing vacant. The gold pros
uccle Wnrc not quite so favorable M former
iy."
John w. Gcnry, Loco has been clseied
Chief Magistrate of San Francisco, hY 2i6
votes over BRENNAN, Wing. MIR Tiliasd,1
Loco, WINS elected Recorder, by 200 mnjor-
ty
The Calfarsiu Legislature had ADJOURNED,
after passing li3 acts and Sundry JgrtrFeso-
dunOns. They have rHssed law creating
the office Of State Assnyer, until mint be
established in California.
Tho following items from tho pacific News
uf the LIST, comprise oil the news OF interest
from the mines:
awe gather the following facts from the
Sacramento Transcript. Between tho North
aud Middle Forks. but little is doing in con
sequence of lifgh wnicrs The snow, Ms late
M the Odd uh, upon tlio utouniaus aud high
lnnds, was from four to six feet deep. Not
wthStandiug there are nearly ten thousand
people patiently waiting until the snow and
water shalt s,iGsdc and give them chance
10 work
Mucrs in the neighborhood of Hnngtown
lave been leaving for the canons high up on
the Middle Fork, during the last month
Some who have returned report not less Than
ten thousand persons in that region.
A rich gulch has been discovered leading
INTO the Mormon ravine. The dirt has TO be
carried one hundred roda 10 wnicr,nnd many
-pcrAans al TINT make from - TO IL ounces.
ger day.
.3neJio1n Camp. A miieS ADORE !Sonord.-Our
agent, Mr. Mckiernan, accompanied by MIR
Fish, and Mr. Van Dyck, both Of San Fran
cisco, kindly informs us that they have visit
cd this exceedingly rich diggings, and ihot
shey have seen upwards of sixteen ounces
wosircd out Of one pan--ihe labor of two
hours. lump OF seven pounds was taken
from tile sanpc hole, which, they consider
very beauiifu specimen of quartz and gold.
.Aioqueieme-Mr Lane, merchant of this
town, and. Mr. Mckinney, of Moquclemc, in
n recent tour through region bordering on
that river, discovered n cave or grotto Of great
extent. They found that it contained large
quantities Of stnlacite, and saw evidences Of
gold fhe Indians who accompanied these
gentlemen were horror stricken AT the audac
ny Of our friends when they entered n cave
which tradition said no man returned from
alive MIR Lane found the skeleton Of n hui
man being some distance from the opening.
--iSookion Tunes.
The Tri-weekly Placer Times has The fol-
slowing intelligence from the Sacramento