New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-13

cbuset's aid Henry Mes OF Pennsylvania, bj.h
also Whigs, while the Opposition have lost no
seat bot that from which VIM Thompson, Jr.
Of Iowa was elected, because be attained it not
b. 4 msloi,y Of votes bat by tho stealing Of
poll.took and this has been balanced by the cleo
ZION Of Joseph w Jackson Of Georgia, in place Of
Butler King. The BJuso, therefore is now de-
cidedy Opposition.
We presume the announcement Of DR.. Ness
death " III terminate al business ia either House
TO- day.
n TIE CALIFORNIA COURIER, the first Wing
PEPPER issued in Caiicrais, made iis appearance
az San TrCLcsco o. the LAT uis 1t is avery hand
some and vel filed sheet, aad is accompanied by
fulsheet Extra, devoted to & List Of the Letters
remaining uncsl ed Tor in the San Francisco Poit-
Office, amounting to some Thousands. We rejoice
to see TIA. its General Advertisinyis also good,
while the amount OF Information respecting Cali
fnio, her growth AID her resources, ia very fall,
clear aid Satisfactory. TIE CouHeris good News
and Business paper end it Prnci Pies Ilccincty
set forth in the foowi extract from is In.roduc-
tor article
We conceive the true mss on OF the Press ~
be- 70 prmugGte truth Gud combat error q SOW
broadcast the seeds 81 private aud public vrtde-
uphold the lave and institutions Of the county
strengthen social order and promote the general
welfare. This mission We viii endeav0r 10 fulfill.
Believing that the cause OF truth loseg nothing by
free and Independent discussion, we shall as occa-
sion sy require, earlessly make known our views
upon the topics Of the day, not in spirit OF AFRO
gance or contention, but in the discharge of what
we conceive to be high public duty to the country
" In politics, We shall be openly and undisgUisedly
WHIG-Whig as understood by the fathers OF the
Revolution-W big ia principle, as held and carried
cut by the Wing party as their legitimate sue
cessCTs We 60 for the encouragement OF Agrl
culture, Mining and Manufactures, the extension
| Of Commerce, the speedy construction Of Public
| Works and the improvement OF Rivers add har-
| bors for a sound Currency economy In the Pdo
! tic Expenditures against Executive usurpaton
and for UNFOLDING intact and invio.ate our National
Constitution in ell its parts for the preservation OF
the UNION at ell hazards for the union OF the
Wing party, not only in California but North,
South, Eat and West Ga this subjec. we de.
sire to be understood. No personal ambtion-no
| selfish considerations-nO influences, come from
what source they may shall shake this fixed de-
termination The perpetuation Of this Union is
above all price, and the ascendancy OF Wing Prlnci-
pies ia Ike unto il. The principles of the Wing
party are the true principles on which the Govern
| ment OF the L MON and the States is founded The
history OF w big principles, DOTH OCfOre ana since
| the Revolution, is the history Of united struggle
OF intelligence and patriotism against usurpaton
and power. The history OF party is so illustri.
| cos Ansl Saxon liberty, progreas and dominion,
| had their origin in the birth OF these principles
! This Union, great and powerful as it is, had its
mighty Foundations in this creed. The stars aud
stripes now represent a Republic the most
markGblo in hlstory-the pride and glory OF our
selves end the surprise and admiration Of the
world. These tuumphs have raised monument
| for Wing principles which must ever stand while
| liberty survives and shall have a home on The
| sphere which we now inhabit.
| whatever will tend TO promote the diffusion OF
| knowledge and science among the people and
best secure the proper moral and intellectual edu-
| cation Of the young, we shall advocate. To that
| end, colleges, academies aud common schools, are,
| in our judgment, alike essential. la religion,
shslI know no sect but claiming for Christianity
divine origin, we shal not hesitate TO defend is
| principles end Institutions as the true foundation
| Of all social and moral progress While, at all
times we shall be IN favor Of wholesome and neces'
! sary reforms, we are not OF those who thlnk that
sDy and every change is for the better-who would
| UproOt whatever is not new, snd thus convert So
| cety into chaos Whatever may promote the glory,
success and prosperity of California, we shall ad-
! vocate"
The senior publisher Of the Courier james
NJ Crane started the enterprise Of publishing
Whig paper in California in February, lsl9, aud
has devoted himself to it ever since, but its issue
has been SO long delay ed by e series Of msior.
tunes. He says:
ave were trice hopelessly damaged by fire.
| and the senior partner, from poison and inhamma
lion Of the brain, was also TWICE confined 70 his
bed-the period Of time extending 70 nearly three
! months Our establishment was placed on board
Of the steam propeller Chesapeake last July
nearly one year since-and she has yet to arrive.
! We are now able, from the wreck Of two Offices
Set;royed by Ere, lone OF which was brought
the l.thnus, and another purchased herej to issue
! our paper. We have reason 10 acknowledge the
! Providence of tie Almighty, amid so much disas.
ter ard wreck, that our lives are spared
We learn from the Courier that the receipts
the San Francisco Post Office for Mr.. Moore first
thirty weeks as Postmaster were s22 93s, and they
are now, Of course, much larger. Ofde,d Letters,
SECS have been returned to the General Post
OiRce by Mr.. N. and be has now $4,000 on hand.
Mail Contracts for interior service in California
have been made to the extent Of ssG,SiO per an
mum, and they are now being largely increased.
| The frat Mail was carried via Cape Horn, and was
contained in single bag. The last came across
the lsthmus on the backs Of fixty mules, and con-
sisted Of one hundred aud sixty bags. The Post,
| Office at frst occupied one room in b1ilding o.
which it now takes the whole, with wisg added
on purpose, and its accommodations, allowance for
clerk hire &c. are now very inadequate. SO they
go over on the Pacific.
Success to California and the Courerl-By
the way, it will he sad news for Mr. Crane thathis
frs. subscriber Gen Taylor is no longer Of the
! living.
r. THE SPIRIT MESSENGER, edited by APoL-
| II ID Il. Il Ia. L. "