Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-01-03
CALIFORNIA MATTERS.

E.PITONE OF THE CoNSTITUTIoN.-l lie
Wilmot proviso has been unanimously
adopted as a clause Of the Constitution ;
the section inhibitng the introduction OF
free negroes, or slaves with view to set
them free, has been stricken out; none
but free white citizens Of the United
States, or free white citizens of Mexico
who shall have elected TO become citizens
of the United States or of California, are
allow ed the privilege of voting all banks,
except faro and monte banks, are prohib-
tied the sessions of the Legislature are
to be annual first election 10 take
place the 18th November, and the first
meeting on the Is h December ; nearly all
the officers, civil and judicial, are made
elective by the people, the salaries Of the
Governor and members Of the Legislature
are placed at very high rates-ihat OF
Governor being $4,000 per annum, and
of members of The Legislature SIG per
day and $40 for every twenty miles trav-
el j; very stringent rules are laid down in
regard to The creation Of any State debt ;
imprisonment for debt and the creation of
lotteries are prohibited; the boundary of
the State is the Sierra Nevada. diverging
off low down, so as to include the mouth
of the Gila, where it empsies into the COL
! orado, Sc, sc.
"The mass meeting of the friends OF Mr.
T. Butler King, held in this city on the
23d instant" (October,) says The Alta
California, "was tirebrand thrown in the
magazine-a step from which the demo-
cra,icsl portion oil this community dissent
ed, and the following day an appeal TO the
party was made and answered by strong
demonstration. This meeting of upwards
Of 1900 adherents othe democratic party,
after preliminary measures for oreaniza-
ton, adjourned, and on the Goth inst, as
senbled again and appointed day for The
election by ballot, of a committee to de-
eide party nominations. The issue ofthe
app, oaching election may be determined
in this district by recourse to party pol
i,ics. 1t is hard TO say which party is the
strongest in this place-whig or demo-
craft 1t adds: ITO the Senate Of the
United States, California will send J. t..
Fremont, and the choice for the remaining
seat will be probably T. Butler King, or
II. W. IIalleck.'
THE question then coming up, both
amendments were adopted, and the section
as amended, was finally adopted as fol-
lows:
"l6. Foreigners who are, or who may
hereafter become bona file residents of this
state, snail enjoy the same rights, in re-
spect to the possession, enjoyment and.in-
heritance of property, as native-oorn citi-
zens.
"Mr Shannon then called up his pro-
posed amendment, as follows:
ali. Neither slavery nor involuntary
servi,ude, unless for the punishment of
crimes, shall ever be tolerated in this state.
"AIler a short debate on this question,
during which several members expressed
the wish that this question OF slavery
should be submitted separately to the peo-
pie, Mr. Shannon temporarily withdrew
his motion, TO allow the following to be
put:
"Shall provision forb;!Ling slavery be
inserted in the declaration of rights
THE question was carried.
"Thereupon, the question recurring on
the proposition of Mr. Shannon, it was
unanimously adopted"
EuIcnArroS.--The emigration which
had already arrived at California, by the
land route, was estimated at about 5000
wagons, by gentleman who had recently
arrived. He thinks that at least 1000
wagons more will come through, and is
further of opinion that many will not be
able to get through, and that they will suf-
fer severely.
During the month Of October, the ar
rivals Of emigrants at San Francisco, by
sea. were as follows:
Americans. 1885
Foreigners. li14
| Total. 1869
OF which are females-Amercan. 10
" Foreign. 40
Total. 119
Total arrivals for the months of August
September and October, 1857. The
character Of the emigration still continues
such as reflect honor on this growing and