Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-07-04
THE ALLEN CLAIM
THE BARRON CLAIM!.
THE EWING CLAIM IL!
THE BENSON CLAIM III!
THE ALABAMA CLAIM !!!!!
Voice from California.

received in Washington city, from Peter H. Burnett.
Esq., Governor of Coifurnia
SAN JOSE, April D. 1850.
Tho dissolution of the Union is entire and utter
ruin; and for one | am deter mined 20 oppose it, Our
people here all loyal and true. There is no doubt
Of that. We want no independent government here
tn be al the will and mercy of all the great powers of
the world. think the friends of the Union ought to
take more b'ld and decided stand and speak in the
determined snguage Of The great hero and statesman
Jackson: " The Union must and shall be preserved"
nm sure member Of Congress, should place
myself upon high aud nfexble ground; and If The
Union had to gn down, | would go down with it,
God forbid that such misfortune should happen.
Our Legislature adjourned the 22d inst. The
laws, when published, will form volume Of from
500 to 600 pages.
have had to appoint eleven collectors Cor the min
ing counties, including San Francisco; San Francisco,
H. NJ. Nagler; Mariposa, Benjamin Mccullough
JualtImne, L. A. Beasanson; Calavaras, William b.
Almnde San Joaquin. Thomas B. Van Buren; Sac
ramento, William G. Baker; FL Dorado, William w.
Gilt: Suter, William H. Richardson; Yuba, Riley
Gregg; Sparta, John F. Ankney; and Butler, A. w.
Adams: o. P. Sut"n. of San Francisco, director Of
the State Assayer's Office; and Fred. H. Kohler of
same place, assayer. meter and refner. The gold
will only be put into ingOs, and their mint value
stamped upon them, and they will be received in pay
Of State dues. We found it necessary to estab-
Ish such office, The quicksilver gold allowed
to refuse it.
The most profitable way to work The mines is by
the of quicksilver; 0nd it necessary TO estab
lIsh Assayerss Office insure the Stale aud the
/ people from injury. Tne quicksilver mine of New
Almaden, within II miles OF this place. is valued ut
seven millions of dulars. In few days. Mr.. Forbes
informs me, they will have wenty-six retur,s in op.
eratiun. aud will extract 900 lbs. daily worth frum
So 600 To SSOOO-Inore than millions annually
Only think of that! This is only one Of several
mines, but It is the largest.
i Our country is rapidly improving. You would not
know San francisco SacramenU. Ia the latter
place than 600 houses have gone up since you
left. Our agriculture is increasing, and the mines
yield as well, perhaps better than they did last year.
We shall be able to build up great and happy peo-
Pile. We must succeed. There is no doubt about it,
We will manage things here. Don't give up the
Union Before you do This. gather up all tile manu.
scripts. all the bo0ks, all the newspapers over the
wide world, that did say anything of our glorious
revolution, and burn them ali up, that not one record
OF the heroic and virinOus past shall remain To
reproach Us and p'sery with our crimes and fol-
lies. Full aud ample Justice shall be done to the South;
and for fear that enough had not been DONE for one
| would go a little beyond IL, aud do her more thar
strict Justice. So would TO the North and after
haring dune this, if either section should attempt to
dissolve The Union, they should be branded enemies
to their country
Let the appeal be made the honest and toilinp
mIllions-io those who have every motive be hon.
est and true ID their country. Go down among the
masses and feel the pulse of this mighty nation. All
sir they are uncurrupted and unconquerabe still
They yet love institutions-yet venerate the
names and deeds of the mighty dead. For what die
that host Of patriots bleed in the great revolution
Shall we blot out disgrace the past-ruin tie pres
ent, and shut out hope from the fu,ure1
. You may have faith in the people of California
, They are true. When Senator tells you he woul,
" be glad If we should set up ibdepenpent govern
nIeni, soy To him, No, sir; il cannot be. You Iav
treated CalIfurnu badly in giving US oay taxation
but We tore you stiH. If injured, we can suf
. fer but we cannot be traitOrs Oh, no. You can
: not drive US off. We are American citizens. w
:. are your brethren. We faithful to you and ou
country; aud we have weapons, bright and keen 70
: the enemies of country but for our brethren w
!" have nausht in our hearts bat kindness. We ask L
pace our Pacific star among bose of the Union
v |, not formed for anything else. would not be
u r anything eise and would he entirely Of plac
,f unywhere else. Ii must go there 1t cannot be 9th
>. erwise."
i, have mistaken and abiding faith in the Union
do not believe that all the madaen in America en-
slnke it. The thing If not impossible. is nSrt 70 IL
mnst think some plan will be adopted to settle tn
= controversy. Suppose you pass short act of Con
n gress allowing the people of all the Territories tia
;, now or may hereafter belong to the United Sutes
l. organize temporary provisional governments for them
selves, To regulate their internal busnes
and social relations, with the right Of appeal III
= cnurts Of the United States in the same cases a
e, appeals from the State Let these provisions
governments be restricted from either prohibiting O
permitting slavery, until they formed their State con
stitution aud then settle il for themselves. Wha
ri wrong could this do either section
= When our Legislature adjourned, the member
'e gave FIVE cheers for California; and seven cheers 70
ID the Union. Your friend
! PETER H. BURNETT.