The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-01-15
From the Sacramento TCal. Tribune.
Summary Of News.

The cholera has entirely disappeared from
Sacramento, and nearly so froIl San Fran
cisco.
The rainy season is fully upoa US, aud lhe
streets are filled with mud. The panking
Of the streets has not yet commenced.
The political parties are completing their
organization and the Senator 10 Congress
will be chosen by party vote. There will,
huweVeT, be several members in the house
independent Of party, and controlled by the
squatler interest.
Col. Fremont is in the state; but no party
approves Of him for another term. His one
sided land bills do not meet with he appro-
baton of the people.
The Squatter movement is completely
triumphant, and no party or paper advocates
The land jobber'S cause. The Souatter pris.
oners are under bonds to appear next April,
al Benecia, to answer to the charge of mur.
der.
The intelligence from the mines is ge n =
orally encouraging. and business of all kinds
is lively.
The immigrants are settling rapidly upon
the lands regardless Of pretended Spanish or
Mexican grants; and they are now seldom
disturbed in their possession. The little
Udr, of the l4th of August, has turned the
attention Of the people TO the subject; and it
s only necessary that the question should be
examined, TO be settled.
The appointments of the Presideu, meet
with approba'ion, with the exception oflhose
that reside in the old States.
The Indian difficulties have nearly blown
over, and turn ont 10 be more sound than
substance. There would have oeen no iroil.
BILE with them, if they were properly treated
by the whites.
Grin our paper to-day is the form of
petition to Congress, which we hope evsrv
friend OF California will sign and circulate
among his friends for their signatures. Lei
Congress know that we are not Indifferent 10
their acts or our best interests. This work
should be done as speedily as possible, that
The petition may reach Washington in the
early part Of the neXI session Of Congress,
If The petitions, when signed, are seat to
the Tribune Office, bey will be forwarded
without delay. Who is there so poor that
cannot spend q itteiime to save the State
from land monopoly and oppression?
To the Honorable Senate and House oil
Representatives. Of the United States il
Congress assembled.
The undersigned cjtizens of the United
States and residents Of California being n-
formed that Capt. John A. Suiter has for
warded for presentation to Congress mes
mortal, praying that his claim for eleven
square Leagues of land may be confirmed, and
farther praying for eleven leagues more for
his son. would respe c,fnlly represent that in
their opinion the continuation of any large
grant of land in this state would be Of serious
detrlment to her interests and of great injus-
tice to her citizens; and inasmuch as large
portion Of The arabic land is covered BY ex>
tensVe claims in the hands of few individ.
uaIs, anG as those men are continually har-
RAISING and driving The settler from The soil
which they do no, cultivate or improve them.
selves, and nasmuch as VIC believe nearly
all the grants in upper Califorrla are neither
lawful nor just, therefore your petitioners
would ask that your honorable body would
provide for the speedy settlement Of alI said
claims, and that no grant shall be confirmed
unless strictly required by law.