The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-30
California.

AS will be seen, by reference to the news on
another column, the tidings of the admission of
this State have been received at San Francisco
with 'patriotic demonstrations" more noisy than
greeted its passage in this city. II is but natu.
raj that those should laugh that win" The
people of San Francisco, will profit prodigo1sly
by it-but San Francisco is not the estate of
California"-nor its press the exponent of that
part of California, whose delegates in the con-
vention struggled against its absorption by the
predominating power
Having accomplished the double purpose
which carried them there-the grabbing at the
gold and the acquisition of the land for free-soi
and free-labor-the "people" of that region are
returning home by thousands
Amy one who takes the trouble of looking
over the lists of passengers will sec that there
never was literally such ''a floating population"
as that of "The State of California" The
Pacific brings back flee hundred and forty.si.r
passengers, and a correspondent of the Herald
Con board, writing from Havana) says
There were more than one hundred and ffty
pooociScio iSib W SudHTeS, WHICH tne racine
could not take. The rush for tickets was ire
mendous. Tickets for the steerage, which cost
fifty dollars, were several times sold for one
hundred dollars. We took on board MANY
more than we should have done, on account Of
the condition and anxiety of passengers to get
away, promising to be content with anything if
allowed to come on board the ship. So far, we
have got along remarkably well all seem to be
disposed to bear almost anything rather than to
stop longer at Chagres.
Well, having aided in the manufacture Of one
State, the same "people" can after two months
residence in Nebraska, incline the balance more
to the Northern side, by bringing in another Free
soil State, and indefinitely repeat the short and
easy process sanctioned by the last Congress.
The Herald further says:
Gen. Foot, U. s. Charge des Affaires to Bogo-
tn, and secretary, are passengers by the Crescent
City; also Lieut. De Camp, u. s. Navy INVALID
ed), with dispatches from the U. s. Legation in
Chill, and Lieut.. Bartlett u s. Navy, (late CON-
mander of the U. s. schooner Ewng) with des-
patches from California for the Department of
the Navy, and U. s. Coast Survey
We learn that Lieut.. Bartlett also brings the
charts of the new survey of the Columbia river,
showing the lately discovered channel now in
daily use, and new chart of the coast of Cali
forna and Oregon, from Monterey to the Column
bia river, or 600 miles Of coast thoroughly ex-
amined and laid down, by Leuts. Commanding
Macarthur and Bartlett, with theirhy photographed
party of the U. s. Coast Survey, since April last
These important charts, which have been so
highly praised by the press of San Francisco and
Oregon, will be at once laid before Professor
Bache, Superintendent U. S. Coast Survey for
his examination, approval, and publication.
ID. IL. Haskell, esq, the San Francisco partner
of Adams & Co., is also passenger by the Cres-
cent City The Calfornians gave Mr.. II. a splen-
did dinner previous to his departure.