New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-10
CALIFORNIA.
The Wing Excitement In sacramento The
rLealsIatHre- L. =. SenRtOr-The Weather
Dull State ef Business-Prices. &c,
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SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, Jan. |.


Dull State ef Business-Prfces. &c,
Correspondence OF The Tribune
SAN Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. l.
DEAR GREELEY: The fortnight intervening
since my last, has been time Of great politica
excitement in this portion of the State. There
has been an election held in Sacramento City and
County, to fill vacancy in the Assembly, and
DANIEL ]. Isle, the Wing candidate, was elected
by majority of l52 votes over his opponent, VIM
CENT ,E. GEIeER, formerly editor Of the Stanton
Democrat, and an officer in the Virginia Regiment
in Mexico. The contest was on purely political
grounds, Whggery and Democracy-not a single
vote having been thrown for Mr. Scattering Both
candidates were talented men, personally and
equally popular, and thus this election is consia.
cred fair test of the strength OF parties There
has never been, In any portion of the Atlantic
States, more spirited political fight. Both par
ties for fortnight previous TO the day Of voting,
had their nightly meetings and their street pro.
cessons, in which all sorts of devices, big drums
and little drums torch lights and trnmpets, were
brought into requistion-and the Wings had a
veritable live coon in their procession. So you
see that San Francisco and Sacramento Counties
are Wing beyond doubt Indeed. the Locos ad
nit that Democracy in California is as dead as
dOor.nail."
Next Monday, the Legislature will assemble
at San Jose and the fret business will be to
elect L s. Senator in the place of Col. Fremont,
for it seems to be conceded on all hands, that the
Colonel does not stand so much chance OF being
returned to Washington, as man stands OF be.
ing struck by lightning in California In June.
The most prominent candidates at this time are
James NJ. Crane and Col. Weller, and think the
contest will be between the two, although 1t Is
impossible to Judge of the matter with any de.
gree of certainty. The Democrats will not prob
ably go into caucus, as Mr.. Fremont is deter.
mined to run at all hazards, and there are seve-
raj other Democratic candidates, such as Judge
Heydenfeldt, Major John w Geary and others
who will not back down. Some members Of the
Legislature are endeavoring to get up Southern
feeling against Mr.. Crane, on the ground that he
is q Tariff man. and not sufficiently orthodox In
bis slavery notions to suit them, but | do not
think they will succeed. II, however, they can
manage to ALLEVIATE few ultra slavery men In
the Wing caucus, they will defeat his nomination,
and the result may be that the Loco FOco will be
returned. Whoever is elected, will probably
take the next steamer for Washington, so as to
impress upon the members OF the present Con-
gress the necessity Of passing through resolu-
ton of returning TO Us the monies collected by
the u s. revenue officers previous to our adms-
sion, and to urge through other Important mea-
Eures.
The weather, thus far, has been remarkably
fine but very little rain having fallen The streets
are dusty, and the Senoritas from down the coast.
Chinese shaws. Such weather, however, is death
to the hopes of the miners, who are all awaiting
in the dry diggngs for water to wash out the piles
of earth they have heaped up. Trade is extreme
ly lsnguid in consequence in the mining towns,
the diggers having no money to either buy plenti.
fully, or to pay for the goods with which they
have been credited.
In San Francisco business is almost at stand
still and not much revival be looked for in
trade until Spring. Rents however, are kept up
in the better quarters of the city, and labor, al
though bat comparatively but little of it can be
employed, is still enormously high. Printers, for
example, land the city and country is overrun
with them,) yet demand and receive 81 per 1000
ems, and foremen in the daily printing Offices get
800 per week. This state of things cannot last
long, in my opinion.
The Wings here feel good deal disappointed
at the result of the all Elections in the States,
but hope when the great contest comes on, that
none Of the screws will be found loose. You must
initiate the Wings OF California, and not let dema
gogues and local and sectional prejudices sepa'
rate you from each other.
Hoping to advise you in my next OF the election
of good Wing to the U. s. Senate from California,
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