New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-27
Superior Court Of san francisco.


The Legislature met in Convention at one o'clock.
p. NJ, ON Friday last, for the election of Chief
Justice and two Associate Justices OF the Superior
Court Of this city. The following is the result Of
their ballot:
RoR CHIEF JUsTrcE.
PA Morse received. votes
For ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
j. c. Smith received. Votes
n. G Murray '''.''''''''''''''''''''''''11ss "
o. w. Macrae " ...........ss''.'''s'..'''''V
Whereupon p. A. Morse was declared duly elected
Chief Justice and Messrs. Smith and Murray AS
acetate Justices of said Court The Legislature
has elected Lorenzo Hubbard as Resident Physl-
clan. of San Francisco; DIR. John L. Thorp as
Health Commissioner, and Dr. James ii. Rogers
as Health Officer.
The Port OF San Francisco-A Yenr's Ship
ping.
Return OF passengers arriving at the port OF San
Francisco from April 10, lsi9, to April l5 1850, to
gether with the amount Of tunaage and the num-
Der Of ships:
Males Females Total.
American ............-495 46 Le<o g 2ye.5
Foreign ...........''..i"o5 S's H'S'-
Totsl..........G02A 1879 62z23
Number. Tuouags
Aus,,.,n . SOS 28353s
ForeiSp. 4ls 7sH6
ssl,s55
There have been but three severe cases OF col
lsion happening during the same period, involving
any serious amount OF damages; all other cases
have amounted to but thirteen. There have been
since the g. 4. sets In, seven strong south
east blows. The first commenced November 18th,
the last ended n March; and from the 18th NOvem-
Der TO date, II days Of rain The mean of baron
eter has been 30 deg ~ min thermometer 81 deg.
On April 18th, 1649, there were but 80 sail yes
sells in this Port Exclusive of Government vessels
the tunnage amounted at that time TO 1857 tuns;
ut present there about 300 sail.
There are at the present time q river craft ply
ing on our rivers, including steamers Largest near
200 tuns the smallest about tuns.
The T. S. ships in ports of San Francisco aud
Benecia are the Savannah, Vandalia, Warren,
Preble, Fredonia, Far West-two latter store
ships.
Driver. lraclIc Ne"s'
Free California Speaks of her Admission.
The ADMISSION OF CALFoRSIA.-The position
which the ultra Southern members have taken we
do not believe will be sustained, but they are
struggling with a determination worthy better
cause-it is their last desth struggle, however, for
should the question be decided sganstthem slavery
10 restricted to certain limits and will by degrees
become utterly extinct. We cannot discover with
what consistency the admission Of California Is OPP
posed upon this ground when the sensible citizens
OF the South have for years admitted that slavery
was an evil bequeathed to them by their ancestors
and of which they could not rid themselves al
though they would be glad OF an opportunity OF
doing so. And yet in the teeth OF this argument
they deny the right Of California and her free cti
Gems collected equally from slaveholding and non.
slayeholdng States, Of deciding for themselves
whether they will be inflicted with an acknowt
edged curse.
The South complain OF wrongs from the North,
whether they do so with any justice 1t is not our
province to discuss. Ii is question weleavethem
to settle Bat is California to be made cat s-paw
of IA California to be rejected in order that the
South may spite the North We have always en-
tertained the idea that the two sections Of thecoun
try were in measure dependent upon each other
and could never be impressed otherwise from all
the astute arguments that hayebeen made to prove
the reverse Whether such be the case not,
California cannot be otherwise than beneficial to
the advancement OF both the South and North, aud
n dissolution Of the Union would benefit neither
ton IL ia almost impossible to peruse the debates
in Congress upon this question with any degree OF
cslmness and especially when we see the laments-
bleignorance which has existed in some OF the al
traists with regard to our State and her Constitu
ton, as was exhibited in the case OF Mr. Downs Of
Louisiana.
What could be more undgniGed than the con.
duct of the members of the House Of Representa-
tives on the 18th Of February published IN yester,
DAVIS paper. The interests OF a hundred thousand
people trifled with in the most wanton manner,
merely to stave off the consideration OF tue ques'
ton so vital to our well being.
The accusation Of Senator Downes, that the EX-
ecutve of the United States had inIeriered 20 pro
cure the adoption, by California, OF Constitution
containing clause prohibiting Slavery,is as utter
ly false as it is unfounded We were present at
the adoption Of the Constitution, and present at
every debate upon each day OF the Convention,
and kxow full well what Influences were at work.
No .enissaries Of Government exercised any in.
fuence in that body, or had the least thing TO do
with the adoption OF single provision Of the Con-
situation. either in suggestion or adoption
fAlts California April %.
Observation-Disclosures or Independence
Ia California TO form an additional star IN the hsg
nj that Union which We all love, and OF which we
are nroud or is she to shine alone, bright, par
tcnIsr star Of the Pacific This question is fore
;ng ;t.slf upon the minds Of all thinking man II
this state Its solution rests solely with the Con
gress now in session at w ashingson.
While not one in hundred OF our citizens navS
xnv other wish than that our Constitution shah 70
ceiye the approval of Congress, and oar Represent
styes be admitted to seats in its halls, not one II
= Thousand can or will act otherwise than resent
refusal based upon grounds, in relation 70 wnlei
This State by the almost unanimous voice OF ne
citizens. has already irrevocaby decreed' am
this decree should be satisfactory TO all psrlies
from the very fact that it is satisfactory 70 U.s. ln
party interested =, Tho s,s,a
II is impossible for any portion oil tne osa1e
CALIFORNIA 10 be anything ether than ree oIa'e
so that should Congress in its chickering's, see n.
circumscribe our boundaries, making a sePSrs.
Governmen, Of the Southern ball, II VIII resuH
the creation of fro free States instead oil one
double devil for the torment OF those VINO makeou