New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-21
Anarchy an California.

Anarchy iu California.
The news from California, which we puo-
,;sb in this mornings Tribune, is of the
most painful and alarming character. The
hostility between TIE two parties-the
squatter5 and the land.holderS-whioh 50
long threatened the peace Of Sacramento
CITY, but which we hoped had been sus-
pended until the proper tribunal should be
established, has at length rea,hed its eli
max, and lawless violence has usurped the
place of order and mutual forbearance.
The result is not less deeply to be CEN
sured than deplored. 1t mars that fair fab
rio of self government, which has already
won for California the generous admiration
of the world it places the well-organized
and enterprising City Of Sacramento far
below the level of the first rude mining
communities of the mountains. The blood
shed in this fratricidal contest will leave
dark stain upon history which would else
have been unparalleled in our annals.
The first ofense, 80 far as we can learn
from our dispatches, was committed by the
pqustter party, in attempting forsibly to re-
lease from the custody Of the legal authori-
lies two Of their number who had been ar
rested. They thus, 10 the outset, placed
themselves in open hostility TO the Law
The full particulars Of the lamentable CON
tlict in which the Mayor and Assessor Of
Sacramento and two of the Squatter leaders
Rere killed, have not reached us, but the
Inference at present is that the latter were
the aggressors. We know enough q the
reckless character Of a part of the popula-
Zion of California, to fear that there is
Zoo much truth in the alarming rumor which
reached San Francisco .juss as the steamer
was leaving. Oar only hope is thatthe Vol
unteer and Fire Companies from the latter
city antkths q. S. troops from Bonicia ar
rived in time to overawe the rioters, rescue
the city, and compel order. The news OF
abe miners having come down 10 join the
squattera, is most likely false. The first
placers are thirty, and the first large com
munity Of miners fifty miles distant, and
lhey could not have arrived in the time
specified. Besides, with the present encour
aging prospects fthe gold region, there are
few who would leave their pickings of the
yellow dust, to so prospecting" fer ounce
humps of cold lead.
Considering the uncertain tenure Of most
Of the California grants, and especially that
%hioh purports to cover the ground now oc-
cupied ~ Sacramento City, the squatters
have show of r1g1ht III their claims, ii they
do not possess the right Itself The cues
lion, however, is to be decided by Special
Commission, established by the United
States, and the prompt admission Of Cali
fornia, on her first demand, would, no doubt,
by Fastening the establishment Of such
tribunal, have prevented this efusion Of
blood. AS it is, we can but hope ~ .ot +bo
supremacy VI La" i'"S = Zen reasserted and
that the next mail from California will
es'hg no further accounts of anarchy and
violence.
In other respects, the intelligence is most
cheering. The waters have fallen, and the
plaeers, enlarged by the deposit of the win
Ter foods, prove to DO of remarkable rich
ness. From all quarters there are storio:
of great yield Of gold, and it is the opiu
ion of several returned adyenturers whom
we have seen, that the Fall season this yea
will far surpass any previous season in it
harvest of gold. San Francisco is grewins
up from its ruins solid, durable, fre-prOo
city, made to last for years and not for days
MAINE ELEcTIoN-The Boston atlas OF yeste
daY has the following returns from the recent eet