Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

LATER FROM CALiFoRNIA.--The Empire City
has brought US full files of San Francisco papers
up to the 18th ult 1t will be remembered that
our telegraphic despatch of yesterday stated that
several members Of the Point Oxford expedition
had been killed by the Indians A letter from a
Mr. W. e. +. Vaugn, who was one Of the party,
gives vivid description of the scene He and a
Mr. Brush were the only survivors They we're
saved by an Indian boy who helped them into his
canoe.
The names of the killed are, A. S. Doherty, Of
Texas; Patrick Murphy, of New York; Thomas
Davenport, of Massachusetts,; Loren L. Williams,
of Michigan; John P. Holland, of New Hamp-
of Newark, N. J.; and J. P. Pepper, of Albany,
New York.
Major Reading, the Wing candidate for Cover
nor, was recently wounded by the accidental dis
charge of his pistol while in pursuit of bear.
In regard to the Sonora Expedition spoken OF
by the Mexican papers, Loss Angeles paper says:
1t will be remembered that in May last COM
pany of forty men passed through this city, on
their way to Sonora, in Mexico. Three of them
arrived in town yesterday having been absent
about five months. The rest of the party, except
ing one who has died, on their way hither, and
may be expected daily. Their object has been to
explore the country and prospect for gold. They
state that tney found gold, silver and cinnabar all
through the southern part of California, but gold
as general thing is not sufficiently abundant to
pay for working. On the north side of the Gila
they founG very rich silver mine, where they
stopped about six weeks. While there, a large
party of Nexicans arrived from Sonora, but the
Indians attacked them, and forced them to leave.
In Sonora they went as far as the town Of Altar,
about 300 miles from the boundary line. In the
northern part they found silver and gold, but the
expense Of transporting provisions to the mines,
and the scarcity Of water, prevents. their being
worked with profit.
The men state that they were courteously treat
cd in every town through which they passed. The
authorities would not grant them permission to
mine, but told them they were at liberty to "pros
pect" as much as they pleased.
The country of Sonora they represent as in
many places destitute Of veget tation and uIenvit-
ing in every respect. Water is very scarce. In
coming up they were two days and nights without
water.
AT some places the Mexcans mistook them for
uorehead aud bis party, regarding whose contem-
plated expedition they had heard.
Stockton, in the early part of last month, be-
came the scene of outrages Of q similar character
to those which some time since disgraced San
Francisco. On the Sd, three men we're shot in
the vicinity of Stockton; on Saturday evening an
attempt was made to shoot two others without
provocation on the same night, Mexican was
most nhumanly butchered in house in the out
skirts of the city; and an attempt was made to
shoot gentleman for reason that he could
imagine, This is most unprecedented state of
things in that city, and has excited consider able
sensation iI the community.-N. Q. Picayune.
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SouTH CARoLINA Politics On the defeat of
Secessonism in South Carolina at the late cleo
ton, it was said, with apparent truth, that it was
only the substitution of one plan of disunon for
another-that the COoperatonists were all avowed
Disun ioDsts who asked for time, in order to make
sufficient preparations, and secure alliances out of
the State, to effect disunion with more certainty.
1t was the chief hope of those who desired har-
mony of opinion in the South that the success of
Secessonists, on these grounds, would
be substantially defeat to all disunon measures,
because the whole South out oe South Carolina
had sufficiently demonstrated its unwllingness to
give any aid 10 projects of disHnion az remedy
for any existing grievances. II South Carolina
were willing to stand where she is until the other
Sta,es come her platform, the result would prac-
tically be the though she had gone to them.
Without any other cause of excitement, she would
reconcile herself at length to an acquiescence in
measures 70 which all her sister States had as
scented.
We observe, however, that since the success Of
the Cooperatoniss and the efforts Of some of the
leaders Of that party to uphold it Disunion
party and maintain the duty of prosecuting Dis
union projects against existing laws there is grow
ing up distinct and avowed Union party, one
which dscountenances and repudiates any further
agitation for resistance against tue compromise
bills. Of this party the Southern Patriot at
GreenviIle, is the leader, and it speaks out plainly
after the following fashion:
We have now word to say to the Co operation
leaders who profess to be Dsupionsts and in favor
of Southern confederacy The people of South
Carolina desire repose, and must have it. The
recent election was an anti Secession, and not
Cooperation, victory. The people voted against
Secession, and not in favor OF Cooperation. They
knew that all hope Of Cooperation for past griev.
ances was at an end, and SO declared by the elec-
tons in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Under
existing circumstances they knew That Co-upera-
ton was as arrant humbug as Secession itself!
When danger is at hand, and the institution of
slavery put in jeopardy, it will require effort
on the part of South Carolina stir up her sister
Southern States to resistance. Their gallant sons
will be in the battle field quick the chlvalrv
of South Carolina. Cooperation will be had then
WITHOUT asking for it.
But neither the people of South Carolina, nor
the people Of the other slaveholding States, are
disposed to live in constant state of excitement
and alarm. The politicians and newspaper editors
may feel so disposed for agitation is their food
If the Cooperation leaders, politicians and news
paper editors are still disposed to agtate the State
with their humbug, they will be hurled from their
places by the sovereign people, who are sick and
tired of this eternal fuss, and nothing but a fuss
This betokens subdivision in the ranks of the
anti -Secessionsts and the formation of direct
Union party, whenever the movements in the
States will require opposition to Secess'onIsm,
present or prospective, without further causes in
the state OF the slavery question than now exists
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A WARNING TO PoLITIcIANs.-Genls.
Quitman and Davis, returned from the
Mexican war covered all over with hon.
ors acquired in many hard fought battles.
The former was soon taken up by the
democracy of Mississippi, and elected
Governor by majority OF ten thousand