Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-06
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now, prejudice claims to high and commanding stand
hereafter. r
But than this we owe it 10 ourselves toimpress upon
the strangers who have settled amongst U.s. unacquanted WITH
and perhaps entertaining pudces unavorsbe to- the prsc
teal operation OF peculiar insiuons that govern
msnt is government Of laws and thai though they may
sometimes prove inadequate sometimes operate
be administered coupy the remedy is not in des,ruc-
ton OF the entire SYSTEM tut is be secured by peaceful
resort to those constitutional which wisely afford
ed to reform Whatever abuse may exist and whatever
errors may have been committed.
Inc occurrences OF the past three four weeks the appre
henson Of individuals within the jurisdiction Of legally
stitued trouna their trial. sentence, and execution with
out authority OF law, by voluntary association of citizens,
who thus virtually place themselves shove and beyond all
law except that prescribed by and for themselves, will prove
sufficiently PrJudicial TO interests abroad, commercial
and otherwise such organizations assuming such unques
tionaoy dangerous powers dissolved, but if con-
nued there no calculating the extent Of the injury which
may result TO State.
The dangerous tendencies in other respects of orgsnza
tons OF the character under consideration the excitement
produced IN the public mind consequent upon their action,
resistance TO the constituted authorities which must almost
inevitably result and threatened collisions between themselves
and officers of the law in the execution of their duties
not but Do appreciated and deprecated by every ghhnkng
and patriotic citizen Of the State, and need therefore be
dwelt upon here Whatever may have been the exgeny
heretofore existlng requiring supposed to require, the
adoption Of extraordinary measures on the part the CITIZEN
has now happily in great degree passed, and such
sures should, on this account if other, be at once
abandoned.
Another criminal code, with efficient provisions at
taching adequate penalties the commission of Offences and
directing more prompt and effective administration Of JUSTICE
has gone into operation. Courts enabled 10 try,
sentence, and execute the osnce deserves safe and
cure plson-house being povded and the officers there
reason to believe ready and anxious discharge the
high duty imposed upon them by the people.
cannot do less therefore, than earnestly recommend to
eowctzens every where throughout the Stale to aid in
H.
security Assocsons may be organized but they should be
formed with the view to aid and assist the officers Of the law
in the execution Of their duties and act in concert with the
civil authorities to detect arrest and punish criminals By
pursuing this much good may and undoubtedly will be
accomplished and oil the dangers which threaten unlawful
assumptions of power thus aver.ed. Inefcency will not
then secure mpuny to crimes, dangerous criminals be
permitted go unwhpt Of justice. is my duty to
that the laws executed assured that all good
citizens will cordially cooperate with me in its discharge
JoHS McDoUsAL, Governor.
THE OVERLAND MMIsRATIoN.
Two parties Of the overland immigrants had reached Pa
cervle The first arrived the 18th July in seventy
days from 81. Joseph, by way Of sublettes cutoff.
The second party arrived the 2lst having made the
journey from Ksnesve, Mo-, via Salt Lake, in
days. They had no Sickness and seriously modest
ed by the Indians along the route, their chief trouble being
from the scarcity Of grass For for,nghs travel after
leaving the Missouri they found grazing good but about
hundred miles beyond Fort Laramie failed and continued
scarce during the greater part Of the way
According the reports of this advance guard, the Cali
orna immigration this will exceed thousand,
about double that number having turned off onthe Oregon road
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Alta California furnishes the following information re-
atve to the movements Of the Indian Commissioners:
s. The Indian commissioner, COL REDIcK MCKEE,
informed to leave Sonoma about the LIST of August for the
purpose of making treaties with the Indians in all that portion
of the State lying north Of the bay Of San Francisco and
of the Sacramento river. He will be accompanied by de-
achment of United States dragoons under command Major
kearney, escort.
Major General Es.ell and staff of the Cd division State
militia, will also accompany the expedition far Clear
Lake, where supposed treaty will be easily entered into
with the numerous tribes that reside upon it's shores Should
the commissioner succeed negotiating treaty of peace with
the Clear Lake Indians he will then proceed north to the
klamath and Trinidad, concluding such peaceabe under
standings with the Indians along the route may be possible
COL Mckee expects reach Trinidad about the 25h August
There had been some serious difficulties with the Indians
in the vicinity Shasta On the night Of the Gath Of June
party Of five miners attacked their camp, about four
miles from Shasta man named Matthew'S from Iowa. and
three Others seriously wounded. One Of them, Mr..
Osborne, Of Salem, Massachusetts, subsequently died
letter in the Marysvle Herald, dated Shasta, July says
"CspL Harvey informs me that this morning. about nine
o'clock, be made attack upon eight hundred Pitt
River Indians this side Of the Sacramento twenty
miles from this place. warm fire Immediately commenced
and kept up for time, during which sixty seventy
killed, and large number MORALLY wounded The
party captured and brought in four squaws and young
child about six years DID, Last night town surround
ed by large party Of The Indians they fought the morning
previous Eight shots fred them by the guard
but blood she'd This morning. the company referred
to- fifty in ALL well armed left for Pitt river and all
other parts of the country where the Indians be found
POLITICAL MATTERS, de-
The general election to take place in California yes
terday. State, county, and municipal officers to be
chosen and the papers were buy employed at the departure
Of the steamer discussing the merits of the several cand
dates. The following the nominations of the parties
of State officers az GH
Office. Democratic. Wig.
Governor John Bigler P. B. Reading.
Lieut.. Governor Samuel Pardy Drury P. Baldwin.
Justice Sup Court SoPn Heydenfeldt. Tod Robinson.
State Treasurer Richard Roman. ]. NJ Burt
State Comptroller. w. s. Pierce. Alex G. Abel.
Attorney General s.. c. Hastings. VIM d. Fair.
Surveyor General VIM. M. Eddy. Walter Heron.
Congress jos. w. McCorkle. E. J. c. Kewen.
Congress 49, Edw. G.. Marshall. B. F. Moore.
Hon. E. HKYDRxrELDr has resigned Judge Of the Sc
venth Judicial District
Gen. JOS LANE arrived at San Francisco the 3oth Of
July, on bis way Washington Congressional Delegate
from the Territory Of Oregon. l