Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-08-15
sEML. WEEKLY CAMDEN JOURNAL.
EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA.

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cord of the fire, and such a mass Of interesting
intelligence from other sections is brought by
the arrival, that we are obliged to avail our.
selves of the brief summary of events in the
San Francisco papers, leaving the details for
another publication. The San francisco Her
aid of July /, says:
Within tie past fortai ight the body Of citi.
zens in our city known as the vigilance com
mittee, instituted for the prevention and punish
ment of crime, have largely increased in num-
bers and efficiency, and by their moderation
and enlightened policy, pursued with uofilncll'
lg vgor, they have secured the confidence of
the community, who have come to look to them
for protection in the hour Of peril. Their ex-
crtions to rid the city Of the gang OF despera-
does that have so long Infested it, have titus
far been crowned with success. Hundreds Of
the vilest have been forced to leave the city;
others are now in confinement and will be sent
back to Sydney, ut an early opportunity
t)ther cities in the interior have initiated the
example of San Francisco, and have instituted
branch vigilance committees. who act iii con
cert with the parent body. Its probable that
such branches will be established throughout
the settlements in the country, when by concert
and correspondence, speedy justice will be sure
to oyertake the criminal, however rapid or re-
note his light.
THROUGHOUT the mines the same stern deter
nination has been exhibited to bring offenders
to Justice. Many executions have already ia
ken place of those who have been found clear
l. guilty. In every instance, the trial by jury
and the time honored forms of the law have
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pcse that 4 single individual has suffered un-
Justly.
The Indians in the Niariposa District have
been pacited. The Indian commissioners are
now down in the Southern part of the State
endeavorinc to treat with the tribes along the
Colorado and Gila. In the Northern mines H.
dian disturbances still exist, but not to any Sc
rious extent, and it is hoped that the efforts
now used by the commissioners will bring them
TO terms.
Intelligence has just reached us OF disas-
trous attack by the Rogue river Indians, upon
the settlement at Port Oxford in Oregon, by
which all the whites were cut off to man.
Tie political cauldron is boiling. The NOM
iaations of both parties have been regularly
made, and the various nominees are traversing
the State, addressing large meetings il all the
towns and settlements Considerable spirit IS
manifested in the mines, and in certain por-
tons great interest is exhibited in the result OF
the contest. Bothparties are confident OF sue.
cess, and until the votes ere counted it would
be impossible to hazard a conjecture as to what
will he the result
Al accounts from the mines concur III rep
rescntng the yield this year as greater peFtap pss
than ever before. The Gdartzinincs both norih
and south are becoming every day more deyel-
oped.. The result thus far exhibit them as as,
torisBinsly rich and abounding throughout the
whole mining district. New veins are being
constantly discovered, and large amounts OF
capital have been invested in machinery to ex-
tract the rich deposits Of gold from the rock
The Weld from this source is becoming an i'm
portant item in our export Of gold.