The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-02-05
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Tie steamship rrsmc'heus arrived
nj View York ,t.l,rda, morning. from
san joan wa Havana ?:ih inst, with .
date. from San Fganc'sco 20 Jan. Let,
three hundred passengers. and sixty (
iArce thousand dollars in gold in the ,
hauis OF ihc Passengers.
CALttoRNi> AND ORfcoN..-I The ,
fol,own Nc summary Of the news is from J
,he San Francisco rica,uns Of J;s'
l.;:
Il, las seldom hecn he lot of a steam !
or TO carr, away n fortnight :, budget If
news more interesting Ia It's character
than that vhjch leaves to-ruorrow ly
H., steamer OREGON Wearc all at sea
on the rac,Gt side Of the world all in
u >ts,e Of uncertainty and confusion
nothing firm nothing fixed and by all
appearance no, likely to I've Cor long
sine Ia come.
r. Oregon, The seat %. roverrmcn, is
SUBJECT Tor speculation No one Knows
where 1t il. The Legislature AID the
Supremc Court are divided upon IT, the
,or,Ief holding it to be at Salem, aud
, the latter at Oregon City. Both OF
- these branches are also i,ided among
themselves upon the point, u minority
Z Of the Legislature being now in session
at Salem and u minority at DreconCtv.
OF the minority the Spectator amusing
u " says. Mat tulnmhu. Lancaster I>q,
= OF tho Council. rcmnins IN this city and
continues TO meet ut the Library looms,
- and adjourn f'oin day To day. -Four
il membcts OF .he House, Messr, Waite,
n Matiocs. krnny and Brariicld also
meet and adjourn daily. Although the
latter have not the Legislature on ,hcir
}. side. whom they call nullicrs, they
II lave the Law Judges Strong aud
-. Nelson, Of the Supreme Court oppos-
: Ing, while the OTHER Judge suslain,, the
II action Of the Assembly.
But who can describe the present
cond;i N Of things in our own Stale -
No one can tell who IS Governor Of
California, wlo is Mayor OF san Fran
- ci,co--whcrc the seat Of Government
- ~ 'Nsi'I JtsC VI altlD W ldl SO
3 of claimant, has ia. best right TO up
u wards Of hHlt dozen contested seats ia
- the next Legislature what party la,
, the best title L. the municipal Gnv"rn-
ment of San Francisco, and whether
H. New York or the Chivalry have the
Y. controlling power over the Democracy
ne Win regard to the Govcrnolsliip, thcr.
- i, little doubt but gros, fraud has been
committed with the ballot box IN several
IT. counties; and although i, may be din
OF cult, II not impossible, 10 prove i, legally
It. it is not the less fact, from the nvcs
=, LEGATIONS recently made, that Major
Reading received a ma jorily Of all tHe
re votes cast for Governor at tho late
Sc election.
m With regard to the Mayoral'y. n ma
ioriiy Of the Supreme Court, to the rs
~ constituent Of the legal profession and
the citizens generally, have lately de
cid.l that DIR. Harris was the Mayo,
49,. Of San Francisco since September last
" although Capt. Dgenham has been act
no ing in that capacity.
int The location oC the seat Of govern
no. ment is involved in as deep n myster,
"a ever--ihe rart'sans % San Jose m.
Vallejo spariug no exrrt'on on clthc
ger side to secure it; and on the JOlli III,
,p- a meeting consisting Of 4 member
III, elected to the Legislature was held il
san Francisco, for the purpose Of con
suliiHg together rs to the place wh"r
the next Legislature should he hello
Whcu the question WAS decided in favo
'ot ct vallejo by a majority Of - to l3
,,n but a ,he whole meeting did not cor
.h- s,irule one half Of tie member, Of tn
Legislature. it is impossible, Of cours,
"'' To consider Tia, vote a, setting The que,
o! tion at rest The claimants 10 contcs
Mr.. cd seats in the Legislature must, {
COURSE. avail, the action Of that body III
Ola tl.,I: respective Cases.
in ia the city If san franc>ca VIC la,
.o, now two SETS Of civic rulrr, ia fail bias
The gentlemen elected in Scp'emh,
were worn in on Monday last, the 29t
loss MI, by Mayor Harris. aud they hr
then first meeting nn the me cvcnin
The gentlemen who have hitherto a
reu minls'cred tie municipal eoyerrrncl
with such credit 10 themselves and SUE
he. advantage 10 the city, Nil Of cour
mloPt every legal and constitution
mean, in i"eir pu"cr to resi-; these u
Out jIs, pr-trnsip!.s, al t.cy depend f
success. Oh til" change which i, to ia,
place IN the Constitution .! the Suprcn
out Bench at the mex, term, ~ tie subs
tuition Of Chic, Justice iia,ting,-il
l,ss gentleman, whose decision in ia" ca
of Harris versus Bftuhan. has lac
excited 50 much astOul,hmcn,.
, The Democratic party are torn a.u
"a' der by disseu,lons, aud from the al
rry mostly exhibited on both SIDES there
,ly. little prospect OF n union among thci
-, One portion who came principally fro
New York, were snAiOu, 20 have a lr
ted Yuule;snce for their section ia I.
,u.. choice Of Delegates 10 n STATE Conve
tion, To be held shortly for the arpoir
o' ment "t Delegates 10 the Democrat
National Convention, for the nominate
OF candidates for Electors Of PRESIDE
re. aud Vice President; while the OIL,
party, who hail from the more soulhei
S'ate', were influenced by similar m