Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-02-21
LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA.

|, The steam ship Alabama. Captain
Wright, from Chagres the eth uk.,
lrrived in New Orleans on Sunday
evening, tho 3D. inst, bringing dates
from San Francisco to The 3lst Of De-
cember inclusive. The following news
brought by her we clip from the Picay-l
une and True Delta Of the 9Th inst,
received by the Grand Turk:
The California Legislature met at
San Jose on the 18th December. but.
there being no quorum present. adjourn.
ed 10 the 18th, when both houses were
organized. E. IT, Chamberlain was
chosen President of the Senate. and 7.
J. White was chosen Speaker of the
House.
The official returns Of the election Of
State officers show the aggregate vote
to have been not far from fifteen thou.
sand. The vote on the adoption Of the
constitution was twelve thousand and
sixty one for, and eight hundred and
eleven against it.
The votes for State officers having
been counted, Peter II. Burnett was
declared duly elected Governor; John
McDougall, Lieutenant Governor; and
Geo. w. Wright and, Edward Gilbert,
Representative in Congress.
Governor Burnett was inaugursted
on the 81, Of December. In his message
to the Legislature. he says:
"Our constitution has wisely prohibited
slavery within the State; so that the people
Of California are at once snd forever free
from this grea. social and political evil"
He Iecomme ends direct taxation upon per.
sons and property; also, that the common
lew should be adopted; so far as regards
evidences crime. and conmerce-and the
Louisiana code in all other cases. He rec.
commends tina, free people OF color, il ad.
mitted into California. shall have all the
rights Of citizens. The Governor thus con.
cludes his message:
you have before you grss. amount oil
labor. and you will have to assume great and
weighty responsibilities. The frs, Legisla.
ture Of a new stale. under ordinary circum.
stances, have Difficult, duty to discharge -
But our position upon the Pacific ocean, the
relation we beer TO the other States OF the
Union. and 10 the civilized and semi>civilizet.
would impose upon US peculiar responsible
lies. We have to develop the greet resour-
css Of our new county. Our commercial
advantages are greater than our mineral,
great as those are. The latter will supply
US the nssessary capitol to build our CONNER.
cial cities, and to carry on the most extended
commerce. f.
1--WE shall soon be in close commercial
intercourse with the ,eeming population OF
the old world. The rich and cheap produces
lions OF Asia are already pouring into our
ports. and few years will give US the
wholesale trade of the entire nor,h>wes.
coast. We have a new community 10 or
gan'ze-a new stste TO build up. We have,
also, to create and sustain reputation, in
the face OF the misconceptions OF our charac,
ter that are entertained elsewhere. But we
have the most ample. and the most excellent
materials OF which 10 construct great com>
munty, and great State. The emigration
to this country from the States east OF the
Rocky Mountains, csosists OF their most on.
erge!ic. snisrprsing. and intelligen. popula.
ton, while The timid and the idle, who had
neither the energy nor the means 10 gel here,
were left to remain at home.
Either a brilliant destiny awaits Califor-
MO, OF one of the most sordid and degraded.
She will be marked by strong and decided
characteristics. Much will depend upon hsr
early legislation. To con6ne her expendi,
lures within due bonds--to keep the young
State out Of debt, and to make her punctual
and just in all her engagements, are some OF
the sure and certain means 10 advance and SO
cure her prosperity. hope we may DO able
TO build up for her reputation tbs. will bear
the just criticism OF the sensible, fair andcsn>
did OF all parties, as we'll as the vndictive
assaults OF her enemies. and the errors and
indi,crelions OF her friends. Be all your ef.
forts to accomplish this great object. You
may depend upon my mos. cordial co.opera.
ton in all snch measures as / can conscisn.
liou'ly spprove."
On the same day, John c. Fremont
and VIM. M. Gwin were elected Uni.
ted States Senators.
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