The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-07

the case of Adams, the burglar, was under consde-
mittee assembled. 3 the number Of Al ies,t four
hundred members. They org snized, and after some
e. ssa p the s:s Of s e
deliver him up to the authorities, which was imme
diately done. AT least ten thousand must have
been congregated around the committee rooms, ex-
psoting thas Adams would be hung. but they were
Political excitement becomes moreintense as the
day Of election approaches which takes place on the
third September next. The respective parties leave
lions, However, are ' vastly in favor of the wing
party; and from present appearances, there Is but
very little doubt as to the success of the whole
ticket. Ono thing in their favor, is letter lately
throughout the State, from Thomas Butler King,
to the wing committee of Yuba county, giving his
opinions as to the disposition of the mineral lands.
In regard to it, Mr.. King held the following Ian
guage -" am opposed to the imposition OF
any tax whatever on the miners for the
privilege of working the mineral lands; but
that / am in favor of securing to them by
law the rights and privileges which they are enti
tied to under their own rules and regulations.
My opinion lie, that foreigners who have expressed
their intention in good faith, (and taken the
sary oath) to become citizens of the United States
and who, ii admitted as suc1, would be entitled to
their rights and privileges under the constitution Of
this State should be regarded in the light Of eiti-
zeps, and treated accordingly with respect to ac-
curing privileges in the mineral region but iftaat
intention should evidently be alb indoned their pri.
vileges from that moment should cease and deter
mine, and any transfer they may have made
should be invalid"
The above replies of Mr.. King have given I'M
bounded satisfaction to the liberal of both par
les and has secured tremendous accession to the
wing ranks Mr. X. will undoubtedly be elected to
the United States Senate by the coming Legislar
ture for there is no man Of the wings deservedly
Ttun ehnr nnAtA atA1
presented theDselv IS, namely, Gen. James Wilson,
Of New Hampshire, and j. X. Irving, lawyer, Of
this place.
As far as the Presidency is concerned, nothing
points towards the great expounder of the consti-
tuition. Gen. Scott is also mentioned, aud Clay is
still chung to by thousands. There is one whig
paper here ready at any moment to hoist his name
for the Presidency. Were he nominated, no other
man wsuld poll such vote in the State of
CALIFORNIA
SAN Francisco, Sept. l, 1854.
Execution Of Thompson, Robinson and Hamilton, al
Sacramento Cny-Tne Case of McKen:ie and
Vhittak1--IHs Ship Flying Cloud The Rainy
SeQson-Ihe Great Demand fer the Ne,c York
Huah-The Jtnny Lind Theatre.
There is nothing very important or interesting to
write about Our country, like child subject to
fits, has, within the past two weeks, gone through
with one of its periodical commissions. The news
papers Of the day give such copious accounts in
relation thereto it will only be necessary for me to
give the occurrences which have transpired pass
ing notice.
On the I'D Of August in conformity with the
sentence passed upon them by the Law, Thompson,
Robinson and Hamilton were hanged in Sacra-
mento, for highway robbery. On the morning of
the execution, Robinson was reprieved by the Co.
vernon, McDougal, Notwithstanding which, the po-
puace took the prisoner and executed him. On
the Tuesday previous to the above, (Which took
place Fridsy,) the Governor, with his aids, went
in the middle of the night, and rescued, without
opposition, the two prisoners, Whitaker and
Mckenzie, who were placed in the custody Of the
Vigilance Committee. This caused tremendous
excitement, but on account of the forbearance Of
the committee, under the circumstances, quiet was
restored, and everything thought to be at rest,
until Sunday morning, the 9th inst, when a
portion of the members Of the Vigilance Com
mittee broke into the county jail, to)k the
prisoners, drove them down in a carriage to
the committee rooms, and in seventeen minutes
from the time the men were first taken from the
Jail, they were hanging in front of the committee
rooms on Battery street, in the presence of twenty
Thousand people, ali Of whom approved OF the act
twas a terrible occurrence, and l do not believe
that any thing OF the kind has occurred before,
on Sunday st any rate, in the United States. De-
spite the horrors which are always attendant upon
scene where human being in the prime of life is
to be deprived of 1t violently, yet cannot but
one word in conn action with that of Sunday; it was
enthusiastically thousand people assembled in
ore coneourse, uniting with one voice and mind in
their approval Of the course pursued by body of
their fellow citizens, in melting out tice to those
whose career of crime deserved it. Whitaker and
Mckenzie died the deaths which q long course Of
crime and nfamy should have entitled them to years
before, but not until the strong will Of the people
demanded II did they receive il. When the two
men came in full view of the assembled thousands,
just after having been laurche from the ss of the
window, IN est tremendous shout Of joy and graft.
fcation went up from the multitude, and cheer
upon cheer rent the air for the Vigilan Committee
and Sacramento. Eight hundred and thirty. nine
members of the former we're present on duty at the
execution, summoned in abou. three minutes by
the toll Of the bell.
Business was almost entirely stopped, owing to
the above affair, but since then different depart
ments of trade visibly and steadily improving.
Provided 10 more shipments made for year,
we may expect to do something. We have h i'd
some heavy arrivals within the past few days, not
less than 2, 900 tons Of goods. The ship Raduga
arrived on the 2lst, l3j days from New York and
the N. b. Palmer, same day. In I06 days, from New
York. These vessels were heavily laden, with al
mort every description cf goods, from the States,
with which the market is glutted. Yesterday ar.
rived, in the unprecedented short passage Of 80
days, from New York. the ship Flying Cloud.
Livery one was perfectly astonished, and so many
urbelevers there, that the harbor was covered
with small boats filed with parties who gazed on
her with perfect astonishment; and the words went
from mouth to mouth, " What will John Bull dc
now T.
From the present indications, / have no doubt but
that, this year, we shall have all the rain which
ought to have fallen last year, and unless the City
Fathers do something for our half burnt up Streets
We shall be in most pitiable condition, and high
top boots will again be ct a premium. We had
very heavy shower on Sunday, August IS and
have bad slight showers frequently since, rain
something similar to that which we have in the
Atlantic states, at this season Of the year There
Is one COED and substantial reason for supposipg
the rainy season will set in about the 18th October,