New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-22
Division OF the State-Mormens.
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Los ANGELES Wednesday, Sept 10, 1851.
You doubtless see by the California jour
nails, that division of the State is now being
seriously agitated in this quarter. Convention
Of Delegates from the southern towns will pro.
badly be held during the present Autumn, either
at Santa Barbara or at Monterey, for the pur-
pose of peHecting the details of the measure, and
Of uniting upon some plan by which 1t can be
consummated This movement is decidedly pop
Mar throughout the southern portion of the State.
While the old Rancheros and other men of pro-
perry fa,ter themselves that by it their taxes are
70 be much reduced, the native Californian sees
IN It means 10y which the influence of has race is
to be strengthened and made, In fact, predominant.
The office holders, I'm this section peculiarly
active and influential sect,) by the same token
hatter themselves that their craft is TO be much
improved, and their prospects OF advancement
NOT a little promoted.
The proposition is received rather cooly at the
NorthGt present, but YOU need not be surprised,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 10 hear of Its accomplishment,
so tar as the Legislature effect IT, the present
Winter There are strong objections TO the pre-
sent location of the seat of Government, and 1t IL
becoming pretty general opinion that there will
be a strong effort made To remove 1t vet again.
Now Sacrame nto and the North arecompetltorS &c
its location. But itwould never do 10 carry II 50
tar north as long as the State retains It's present
dimensions. But cut on the southern portion OF
ii at some point south OF Monterey, and YOU then
have very fair excuse for removing the capital TO
Sacramento. or even 10 Maysville. By such ar
guments as these, II is hoped by the politicians
here that the North may De brought TO unite with
them and they divide the State.
Bat then comes the tug OF war Suppose
bill for tins purpose actually passes the LeglSla
lature, what reception Is II likely 10 meet with
from Congress Thailt VIII open afresa the fve
bleeding wounds Of compromise politicians seems
e. ne very probable But upon this sub eci YOU
will expect no advice from tins quarter fone
thug, however, you may rest assured. That
most of those now most active IN agltatIng the
Question (among the Amerlcans) are asvehement
advocates OF Slavery as Mr. Barnwell Rhett, and
tina, in Los Angeles and San Diego, the TWO great
(oci of southern California sentiment, an anti
Slavery opinion is about as popular with the
American inhabitants as IL would be IN New
Orleans or Charleston. THIS Is accounted for 10y
the facs that almost all the Americans residing
here are from Slave States, and like the bourbons
shey have neither learned anything nor forgotten
ANYTHING but retain IN full vigor all the emblI-
tered pre- udces al their Childhood IN FAVOR OF inc
peculiar institution
The election ust terminated III tins county has
resulted IN the choice OF the NpGElsb ticket. ihe
Natives &c, thoroughly reused, (and 70 do them
justice they have had reason for it, and deter
mined 10 haze things their own way conSld-
cradle number oi the officers elected, however,
are Americans, and upon the whole the ticket is
about as good as could be expected
The Mormons who have been in this valley for
some three months, have ~ last Effected the pun
chase of one of the largest ranches in the county
so We are soon to have IN eur midst another Salt
Lake settlement, One hundred and fifty families
are now here and are engaged N laying out a
town. They expect large acceSSonS this year
from The old country, who are 10 land at San
Diego instead OF coming Via the Atlantic States.
What is 20 be the upshot OF tins comminghng OF
the Mormonbreed with our present Heterogeneous
population, Is a problem yet 10 be solved and
one which occasions considerable anxiety 10 not
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