The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-09

SloaAArsro CRY. Aug. a. 1850


To hs Editor Of the Uaioa # sagI
Our infant city has been in state Of considerable
cement ior Week, IN consequence oil the collision be-
tween le cVi omcers aud the squaites, Of which our
papers give exceedingly Unfair and partial accounts
which, by their exaggeraion. calculated to induce the
majority Of the East suppose they should be on
from which the strongest remedies OF martial law can
alone extricaie The fact is have had two riots
in and one in the neghborhood OF the iown-melan
choly their results, and unfortunate in origin but the
city has not been endangered. nor its business nor
prosperity affected in the slightest degree The facts.
stripped OF partisan exaggeraton are simply these Many
OF the most intelligent settlers OF California have doubted
the validity Of Suffers title to land on two grounds
Isl because he had failed 10 comply with the conditions
OF the grant OF the Mexican government to him 2d be-
either OF these positions Be correct the site OF this
place was Mexican, and is now federal public domain.
ana az such open TO settlement Acting on the pre-
zens erected houses on lots in the city, and took up and
improved farms; Suffer. who asserts he had possession
g this Land :. the time q Ne treaty between de United
who were aware OF the existence OF adverse
in many instances. The squaters were, and still are,
ton and decision upon the merits Of The tile The spsc-
nators. Suffers grantees are styled. have avoided
the institution OF suits oil eectnen, IN which the right
tanned and determined and commenced instead actions
OF forcible entry and detainer in which, sitting title the
inquiry is into possession only-judgment having been
given in Of these actions favor Of the specuators
by the justice. and affirmed on appeal The squaites,
on the 10th OF August resolved moi appear to answer
process in future and TO protect their property by force
On the l2th wrts OF restitution executed without
resistance, and the Town continued quiet until the 4h;
when small party OF squaers commanded by Jno. p.
Mallory, lieutenant 10 the Mexican war; entered the
city, with view to lumber from lot be.
longing 10 one OF them. The owner OF the lumber
promising to remove IT, they were satisfied and started
TO leave the city Ia ath street. below j. they encogn-
tered a party, headed by the mayor and sheriff The
former assuming conmand ordered the squatters in rude
and improper language, and with threats, TO lay down
turned the fire, and about thirty shots discharged.
by which Mr. Woodland Ia very worthy mani was
killed, and Major Bigelow and one or two more wound
Morgan killed, and Dr. Robinson, wounded, among The
squaers At the moment the squatcrs were attacked,
they passing through the streets in orderly nof
and sheriff uniusfed. therefore, il law in fact
in their proceedings On the l5h the sheriff proceeded.
from the funeral OF Mr. Woodland. 70 scour the country
for squatters He informed the roa that there
was party at Aliens, about miles from town.
Allen was an influential man among the squaters; and
upon being told tina, body q armed men were sp-
and selling gun, confronted Mckinney the sheriff at
the door. Mckinney, with an oath. ordered him to
snapped his guns whereuPon the. sheriH's party com,
menced heavy fire on the house, by which Allen was
wounded He retreated into the house for moment and
and shot Mckinney, inficting mortal wound Here.
loaded his gun, and fired second shot from the window.
BY which Captain Radford was wounded; and then,
Ueulk Wouhucu ~ bcsctdI pidCcs-One having eh'
tered his the wrist shatierng the bone and pass
ing the elbow-he escaped, through the back
door, to the river and concealed himself in the water,
behind the bushes, for some hours until the pursuit was
over. Mrs Allen, who sick, died from the effect of
the fright received Two men--one Of them Aliens
adopted son, and the other stranger-were killed AL
len was the only person who resisted the attack on his
premises and discharged his gun but twice The sheriff
had no warrant and Allen was not engaged in the ARRAY
Of the preceding day. He is at Hangtown, where
he will remain until he RECEIVERS from his wounds The
show no disposition modest him. and que!
may be considered as fully restored. --.s