The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-30

| tarry me away down to the dark, cold graveyard,
| but bury me in the garden - IN the garden, mo-
| ther."
| A little sister, whose eyes were raining down
with the melting of her heart, had crept up to the
bed side and taking up the hand OF the dying girl,
| ,obbad aloud in its ear Julia Julia cant you
speak to Antonette
| The last auttering pulsation of expiring nature
struggled hard to enable that little spirit to utter
| one more wish and word of affection its soul
| was on its lips when it whispered again: " Bury
me in the garden, rnother-bury me in the"-and
| quivering came its limbs-one feeble strug-
| gle, and all was still. Burritt.
California and the Laie Administration.
Hon. 7: Butler King to Brjgadter General Riley
WAsHlNGTOE, Sept. 28, 1850.
| Dear Sir You are probably aware that much
has been said in Congress and elsewhere respect
ing the steps taken by you Governor of Cali
fOrnia, to bring about the formation OF State gov
eminent in that territory, and that it has been
gued that you may have received, and probably did
receive instructions from General Taylor, or some
member members Of his cabinet, to issue your
proclamation under which the people of California
acted in organizing their present government. In
justice to the late administration, and to myself,
will you be oblgng as to reply to the following
questions, viz
1st. Did you at any time receive from General
Taylor or any member members Of his cabinet,
ann Instructions orders IHtimattOnS, to issue
proclamation, or to take any other step to require
| or induce the people Of California to form State
government?
3D. Did or did not the people of California, in
forming their State constitution, act in conformity
with, or under the directions contained in, your
proclamation!
Sd. Did you ever know or were you ever in
formed, that the administration OF General Taylor
by its orders, instructions, agent agents at
tempted to control the people Of California in the
formation of their State government
have the honor to be- with very gr9St respect your most
To Brevet Br.gadier General Riley, Browns Hotel
Brgadier General Riley to Hon. T. Butler King
WAsHINGroN, Sept. 29, 1850.
Dear Sir: have had the honor TO receive your
note of yesterday, propounding to me certain ques
lions relative to the formation of the State of Cali
fornia; and it gives me great pleasure to answer
them as follows:
To the first question | answer
That did not at any time receive from General
Taylor, or any member or members of his Cabinet
any instructions, orders, or intlmitiOns to issue
proclamation, to take any other step to require
or induce the people of California to form State
government.
Secondy-The people of California, in forming
their State constitution, did act in conformity W tn
or under the directions contained in, my prOcama.
ton.
Thirdly-I never did know, nor was ever in
formed, that the Administration Of General Taylor
by its orders, instructions, agent or agents Al.
Epati r t, ,l's ~ i@ Ill 'he
ihaye the honor to be- with yerv Frea resDecr vor ohio
dient servant, B, RiLEy 'O'
Byt., Brig. Gen. U. s. A, and oI. Cow of California
iio" l. Du'e' N'nE'
Com. Thos. Ap pCatesby Jones to Hon T. Butler King.
''PRosPECT HILL" Va Sent i 1856
The Hon. T. BUTLER KING ec., etc, etc.
Ny Dear SIR | was not Il little surprised TO per-
ceive, soon after The meeting of the present Con-
gress, how viruenlly you were assaiIed in the
yC; cy' ',G @ ',iu S,e'i III our OWN S'dte'
IN go" 3," ~ ~ , 'S.iI"l 'uPposeu' agency
MIA Hal, S,, ~ CiEf ir SIiI''I az u C'lllot
wear rTayiG,,s m ,,o i,,ai ,b SCI, ~ y Leariy
haava aIInogt tLe frs, iii .,,i i l''G wlitis'
in San Fa, aj ,, b @ fii.o a YOU met G
riaI Jesnatches r-nrn the SarratSr,, ~ 80 NJ -.
me- il is not reasonable 10 sunoos,. that Won ,.,S
held from me what Won are sIlsged 10 bsva clr,
muniCated to Others So far then from vour setting
on foot any measure for the government of Cali.
fUrnIa, well remember your surprise when within
the first hour ofyUurarriya in San Francisco told
you what were nv views upon California c(f4irg
and Of my declIed preferences f r State to Ter
rltorIal organization.
. Upon my arrival in the bay Of "San Francisco"
November, ISIS, the Presidents message to Con-
gr5ss OF 9TH July, announcing the exchange Of the
TdlHiraugh oi 'e treaty oi peace, was put INTO my
.iai!uS' lI tia' lhessase tIe FFeslIemt declares
l4a', py me termination oil the war, Calltornla and
a,l m "lueI -lT Accai tellIory ceueu 10 the United
9'at7s was Ielt MlIiout any government, ana must
Il ,l--tst, r..
Ttar,, ~, law, any le mi
,Lib tI Pngid, j.; T 60 ~ upIa'.s ne war;
to be ebro,a,ed ~ .nisd b tI ., e soia,eu ~
The PTssGens Jews Of t;sIiforni VI pa.e AVE.
ernment caused tho neonI oE tbat tarrit.1, Gnu soS
IN ,eson Cfoveror Maso r',tt d. onoG
e.aoioiI b bt - s'L;aot A. " so'elH' anu
us ~ " SIuJeo' iiilei'cau QUEENS
IN territory which mad become American, to the
sted in California 6Tevions to and Jnrio, tb
II was even copteuded bv many nersons in C,Iiror.
MIA that he Federal officers rouJ not svrcisa o,
cootrol over California not even 20 rnrch a., ooIScy
duties on dutiable articles ir,rortaJ iiao,l, fo,
forpipn countries in foreigr sin. C,,ar93- M Ia"
son himself doubtad bis To,,ers for reaI;,,, ,I.
MESSAGE. and was anvions IN resion HE o;I ~.
tons into the hands of the neonIs 9th ,s ,;t,Ia
Law as possible In the autnmn iS4Q he s,not;olaJ
call to elect deIepates to con,en,;o, fr t .
nation of A ieyyit6rial government Tbis we
had predicted at INV first intervey vtb Gnyornos 40
Mason. failed. and then nm nlan of St,o orl,a
ization was freely discussed and b ao,I -
ripe for action on that nont and Cfo6poraI RiI,
PROCLAMATION for elections n elect IeIa1atas ~
State c07zyention was issued before vo srrivoJ ~
San Francisco: and Of course 6afore ,,o, oa,,iJ
possibly have had anv personal ,genc,S j.;
ting or even Fastening such a measnys
A STAKEHOLDER myself. born an, alwavs Tv;r,, in
a slave State virginia IA "S0,tbpri, ,,,, yin,
SoutheyD gyt2lciDZes"-I saw or tLonght / eau, j.,
a State organization the only means bv which C,I;
torna could obtain the blessings of ncace and good
government. and thata rennblic.n oons,;.,,1;o