Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-02
TO THE EDITORS


My attention has been called since NV retum from r..
iorna 70 series Of misstatements in the Washington
"Unon, under the head of An atfept 10 oonrert CE
nia to Federalism" The editor Of the Union saws Of ,bs
Pacific Courier the paper with which am connected, that
subscription book for the proposed paper has been in
circulation among the Federal merchants Of Boston, pro-
posing % commence the paper when 5000 subscribers at
each shall have been obtained that the subscriDon s
headed BY General Taylor and his Cabinet with 5000 each
except Mr. Clayton, who subscribes $500 that distn-
Federal merchant of Boston guarantees for one wear
saary SSooo to the assistant editor, who is also to
nave free ticket through San Francisco and suitable
room IN mat city Tor an office, free Of rent and that A. NJ
Cane OF Richmond, Virginia. has been designated as the
Prncipal editor and an individual by the name Of F. W.
Rice as assistant"
hafdy necessary to inform those best acquainted with
the character of the Washington Union for yeracv that there
Is scarcely word of truth in the whole quotation have
made MT. Crane never circulated subscription book
posing to raise $50, 900, any other specified sum Gen
Taylor heads the list it is ue and his name is followed bv
Inc names OF most not ALL of the members Of his Cabinet
out only for such sums journal be reasonably afforded
them from California No "distinguished Federal mar
chant, any other individual except Mr. Crane ever
guaranteed me $4,000 any other sum- as assistant editor
Besides $4,000 would be rather close sum for man To-
live on in California After paying his washerwoman the
balance in his favor could hardly be with microscope
No free ticket through to San Francisco was ever rendered
nc ou Ponucai consdefauons ne only room Mr.. Crane
and myself occupy in California any thing but suitable
room for else than be smoked death h twelve by fifteen
feet and for which pay from own funds the sum of
$3.50 per month and the Office we intend 10 occupy was
bought and paid for from money. We have large
list OF the most respectable merchants and Others on our sub
scrpon list in the Atlantic and Southern States but no
"heads OF Departments other Government officers were
required by Gen. Taylor any body else subscribe for the
paper Almost every who did subscribe for it. sub
scrbed BECAUSE in doing so, he supposed would be the
most reliable of information he could get at as to the
commercial social, and political condition Of the State ex-
cep perhaps, from their private correspondents in
California.
The Union says sThat California is democratic the fact
that democratic Senators and Representatives from that State
now in this city affords ample proof" Whether Cafor-
mia is democratic Whig be proved but that
the Of democratic Senators and Representatives from
California is any evidence that the State is democratic
think even the Delegates themselves will be bold enough
to assert It is well known that by nudicious compro
mise, question Of politics entertained in the canvass
until the Democrats had got their trap set and that they did
not spring until the very day OF the election It would
to that where little interest manifested in an
election that but fifteen thousand of seventy thousand
votes poed, it must be very difficult to decide which
party is in the majority in the State.
BY what train of circumstances the Representatives
and the Senators got Washington, will no. attempt to
tell koo that the ways and means made use of were
but little credable to most Of the delegation to their
friends The story will be told at the proper time The Le
gsaure that elected this delegation is of largely demo-
cratic The secret why it that almost every member
of it nominated HIMSELF and that there democratic
aspirants for the honor of seat to one Wing.
When is known that there three democratic papers
in California of them owned by of the California
Delegates and the other edited by Mr. Eame who. accord
ing his showing, wrote nine of of the poi-
cal leaders that appeared in the Washington Unon"that
scarcely one in thousand paper from the Atlantic
States once in six monthsand that there channel
through which the people could be properly made acquainted
with facts, you will not be surprised that there should be
little ground for the Unions assertion that the Admin
sa,on should be looked upon California with dis
trust But upon these matters you well informed that
it is scarcely necessary for to write upon them
Yours, very truly,
FRANCIS w. RICE,
49,. H Assistant Editor and Proprietor, Uith
Mr.. Crane Of the Pacific Courier.
Bosros, February, 1850.