New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-27
,c,ion on the subject Of Slavery the grounds Of our

ecfion on the subject o. cla'ery TUG b'0U''1' " 49,
ostracism.
The meeting at Los Angeles for the purpose Of
iniiiatorv action on this subject was no expression
of the public feeling in that section II was gotten
no in secret held in secret and the very man VINO
presided knew not its object when installed as
chairman Of its deliberations
Had the people Of Caliiornis, through Their repre-
sentaiives, and sfterward by an approving vote,
said nothing in their Constitution upon the SUBJECT
Of Slavery or even made il a fundamental law oil
the State, our position would be unchanged. Toe
people are the true sources Of power. For them
government substituted. What suits them best
thev knot, best: and when they declare tier
wishes, such declaration is bound 70 be respected.
California has thus acted-Rnd Il, under tins state
Of things, Congress feels bound to oppose our ad'
mission into the Union as q free and sovereign
State, we shall feel called upon TO declare ourselves
a free and sOUeleiga .Stzte, iHdePendent 81 IN
eyess and look 20 oar interests as separate OJV-
eminent.
The citizens Of this State have nodesire that THIS
alternative should be forced upon them tney
deprecnte all action tending thitherward Bes
once presented, duty IS well as interest pan
VIZ STAND ALONE. racine Ne"7'
FIRE rs SACRAMENTO CITY.-On Thursday sen
n;rbt FIRE commenced in the ifoa, par % t15
t,Sre Of Messrs Hope & L'Amoreux, and spread
r,riTIv N the north and % the south The houses
consumed fronted on the ievee, between . end n
sta The FL Dorado was next north 10 Messrs.
Uoorc K L Amcr1uxs store, and 70 soon Caught
md was enveloped in one sheet OF lame AZ the
same time, the next store TO the south, IN which
was the express Office Of Messrs. Brown Knowl-
ton. caught and was speedily consumed. The
wind was blowing from the north at the time, and
Messrs. Fowler Il Co s store next became prey
to the conhagration The fire also spread IN
nOrtherly direction from the FL Dorado 10 the gen.
eral merchandise store Of Messrs Bailey, Morrison
Il Co. nor was its course stayed in this direction
until the next building. occupied by MIR. annlster
ns general grocery and eating house, had been
consumed while at the same time, at the south
from Messrs Fowler Il Co.'S store, the fire passed
TO the Gen. jackson House, which was entirely
destroyed. Here the progress of the flames was
arrested, the drug store Of DR.. Crane the next
building toward the south TO the Gen. Jackson
House. having been torn down. Messrs. jackson
Il Adams occupied a canvass house, in the rear OF
Hope & Co.'S building, which was also consumed;
The loss II, as near as we can learn, estimated
as follows: Commencing at the north, the store OF
ThOs. Bannister, occupied as general grocery ana
eating house $4,000; Bailey, Morrison 4 Co gen
eral merchandise dealers, from $4,000 to sJ,OOo'
FL Dorado, owned by Mr.. George ii. PettiOone'
$4,000; Mr.. James Hysop was also loser ID tnls
concern TO the amount Of about $4,000; Hope II
LAmoreux, groceries and fancy articles, $50, 600,
together with the loss Of books, papers, &c; Mr..
Yates Ferguson had also in this store $4,000 worth
OF goods, beside $1,000 in gold dust The books,
dY1es and instruments Of DR.. Charles Burrel were
also burned, valued at 5000. Messrs Jackson X
Adamss canvass house, in the rear OF Hope
Co.'S store, containing in stock and provisions
$4,000. Messrs. Gale & Co. ownersoith building
occupied by Brown & Knowltons Expressions
unknown Messrs. Fowler x Co. dealers In pro-
Visions &c. $4,000. A large amount OF property
was saved here by the skill Of Demas Strong, aid
ed by the efficient fire department of Sacramento
The estimated loss of the General Jackson, Frank
Greene is 5000. DR.. Cranes building, which was
torn down, loss not known.
We are happy to state that although there were
several explosions OF powder during the conhagra.
ton that only one accident happened. \ loaded
gun which was in one Of the houses went oil,
wounding Mr. Joseph NJ. Handbook in the hand
We understand that the bones of the hand were
not broken. Sacramento Transcript.