The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-23
examination Of the Counter
feiters.


.-lrtrrieiters, arrested ~ Grolan, was com-
...arsd az DnnyIIe, GA Tuegdny last holoro
J.arcs 4, q, BuHHAsE, CHARLEg DAVIS
aIGroRaE -, CHANnLEE, The Number of
,.r.gns charged, five, 20 win "iirlsIol iill,"
r,dsnau Mendowu, Eplraim Low, Md.oau
v.nl,all aud Poler NJ; Paul, States Auor-
,f, Rliss ~ Davis, assisted ny Abel Under
saoI II Wells River, for The Sifo, Md Far
-,al Huston. aud Parker of bradford Comi-
n nr dr prisoners,
Tuesday and "Wednesday were occupied
.alr examination ofwiruefseH The most
aImunpr witness examined was Peter NJ,
PIH, one ~ ihe pnni, llis testimony wa
.uuns against All except "iidslol llill." 'liill'
lob, evident, from 'aul's testimony II cuu-
mn. uN, aud managed matters with view
nue result IN ease the Fnug should hc ,,lo,
,rrrd The implements tr counlorfruiug,
ugu ruI found with hin OF Mendows, but
wr. mo- other prisoners, Tie RoDcHi oPW
L-.. ihnl Pad Wv led into lho Affair hence,
a-huess, bis tolrcjluu ps a witness iur lhp
Gtcrumout Previously to being Involved
Ibis affair, hc had sustained good rcpu-
uon.
On "Wednesday evening tic plcadings
1qmcneed ,nnd resumed on Thursday morn,
Nc
The Pleas were concluded In Tho after
.plu.
On Ilo charge Of having la possession
shiln Tools aud implements designed mud
nlrndrd for making counterfeit Bills and for
Altering genuine Bills--lhc result h, Mead
oNs Rowland Marshall bound up H. llc sum
81 WWbufton bristol BIN discharg,
Cd
On charge Of altering one dollar Bank
Note, on Vermont bank, Low, Marshall, aud
MlldaMs, bound mp in sum of $1,000
On charge olrIculiug dies, Meadows aud
Low, bound up ia sum of $1,000.
On charge Of having Ia possession certain
Iurslurians tools with intent, SC.
Wnrburton bound up ia sum orS2OOO-
Low and Marshall discharged.
."CALrFo RNIA's DrMANp ron ApMssIoN.--'
The New York, Tribune has a copy oi a very
bng documonI which IL addressed 10 tho
,eunte aud House of Representatives of the
United states, concerning the admission Of
California into the Uniuu. II ~ signed by
Nm. w. Gwin aud John C.. Trcmunt, Sen.
siafs, aud Geo. w. Mrgla aud Edward Gil.
leu Representatives of the now Suite. The
address rocapitulntes all the important cir.
cuuHanccs which have brought California
ioask for ndniisson into the brotherhood of
iho american Status--rctofs 90 all tho ptO-
cggdlUp- of her people aud her Legislature
a' being IN perfect accordance with right aud
prrrodcut- rcpudnlos "lho UNJUST attacks
which hive been made upon their conslitu.
vt'u-ry-yvrrN INT ruftUwrug rITTIty
declaration;
The people request admission into the \.
mrrlcHu Union a. State. They understand
Hltl r-ltutuir the advantages which vii nc
cruu 10 them from such u connection, wlilc
.tt-, Trust they de not too highly compute
u-..c which will hc conferred upon their
mchrcu. They do not present themselves
o., ,ippinnis, nor du they bear themselves
with arrogance or presumption. They cnuc
Or. fee Ameriruu Citi2Cns- cit2cus 10y treaty,
o, adoption AID by binh-aud ask that they
nay bo poruiitcd to reap tic common h'u-
cts, share The common lila, aud proWo'r
u.v common welfare, as ono fihC United
Sa,c- of America
The provision Of thcCalirnrnia constitution
Wluyh excludes slavery IL alluded to illus
Illr provision ia the Constitution cNclnd.
ing 'lc institution Of slavery, meets with the
almost unanimous approval Of that people
Ihi, unuuimlty II believed to result not 20
much from the prcJudiccs against the system
which are quite general IN the northern por.
u"n oithc United States, ns from universal
l-ll l. =
W"r'tmatu aud soil ola character adapted ,u
s.Ne Labor. Since lhr discn4ciy of lhc
nIlr~ the feeling in opposition To the iutro-
'.'I"n oi slavery is believed To have brcun,r
possible, more unanimous than heretofore.
ibr relation OF master aud slave has never
'NN''d VA the country, and rs there generally
N'dr'cd to be prohibited lay Mexican law,
Consequently the original California pupulu-
non - utterly opposed To It. Slavery is a.
Question: ltlc dlsc0ssrd m California 80 set
ued atlcars The public uiind lHorcup0H. Pub
ir meetings. have srurrt-ls Gycr considered it.
me opluion put forward that the dcciaiuu OF
lhN question has been 1iorcslHlled .Ilaz no
foundation IN truth. Aud no more, concIu.
ave proof of this can be found Than the sim.
PIE Tact TINT fifteen OF the forty eight Lmcu-
''r' composing The Convention which itrtrri.
M''"y inserted the pruhibitory CLAUSE in the
Constitution, were from slave holnnu Stntcs.
Mllilr MclNc- were CAliluruiaus- proue,r, aud
twenty. one Northern men. Further thnn
mls, there is no doubt that two.fflhs of those
"ho voted in favor ofthc Constitution, were
tTcren, cmiyanrs from shvehotding Suites
No debate upon this subject was had in the
Convention, though same conversation Gu.
sued upon proposition TO submit the pro-
'N'onlto the people for separate vote. This
was suggested 10y Northern men, aud did not
Eevail
The right of California to her demanded
Inndariess equally we'll sustained Soeon-
Uusl,e document, with regard TO right of |.
i""ss'ol as sovereign Stnte, has hardly T
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