The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-04
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SACRAMENTO Cry Beh fuary ~, 1907 !
The Procaedsnss If the ITgisiu- y. Slavery MowmNx.
-Iamn0nv Hal in Cali %nsa etc.
review Of passing political sta in this distant
state. may not be unnterestng to yaur
ders You Of that Il ..sl stature Of ts
State is at present in session in this cstI having ieft
Capital vauco alone in ts glory soo-,afa the raect
Of that body
Although nearly two months have pcsA ID Stree ths
meeting Of the Legislature, bill Of an ortanoc has
yet passed both houses and been signed y u e Govsnor.
few joint resolutions, instructng Ss nstors and
Representatives in Congress to urge certain
constitute the total Of finished legislEtsn. The rs.4
month of the session spent in electing United States
Senator although the unterrided large in the majo
riy and hav. perfect control Of aars ~ h as voting In
concerned They mEt shoulder the respoGs1lities or
all delays and consequent expense they are ding to s
already burdenrome debt Of the state.
might here remark that there Is no. .shc utmost :
harmony exiting in the ranks Of the democracy in Cali
orna Here, in other purts there is two wings
to their army. Old Tammany's influence has reached
these western shorsshss been felt in the halls Of lega
tonend its hosts represented by The uny.ing Brode-
rick (we known to render) have created lttla
stir among the Simon Pures in fact his chances for
Senator were for long time second to among tina
hurcs Of aspirnnts tn this high stnton BIT had t0
contend against fearful odds and his sbter,nen plane
did not succeed. Southern men ar awfuly afraid OF
Old Tammany. These contendng parties have. or
delayed the real business Of ftcseson and then
again the numerous contested seats in both branches
Yet undecided. might remark. in passing, that the
democrats keep get all the in dpute a mat
claimants back 10 their constituents and in clec-
tion The vbis ir Cook of iuba county returned
The Southern "propaysndistr feeling has exhibited
its.f very plainly in tins Legislature. and is beginning
to put airs, and talk largely Of Southern rhts, ae
sen bly, introduced hy Mr. Crabb "a whig) ciiipg to-
slaves brought into this State previous to the fnrmnoa
Of such slaves mhy take them from the State time
within six months after the bill becomes u law. Three
years WAS irst named instead Of six months but
duced by amendmens-thus virtually, under tie bill
slavery would exist for six months in free st.tc Ths
bll makes II biuding all officers to their power in
arrssting said slaves. afixes penalties &c Mr.. Eus OF
Neyada Ia wha). fought the bin Mt eyorystop did
Iuery from savehoding states) but the hest demo-
in the iouse to the rescue, and tho bill
passsd II IL in the hands Of the Judiciary Com
mittee Of the senate. and may there sleep in DEATH
fmtoldened BY this, next comes the bill cf the ex
Gosunor ~ Missouri, Mr.. Boggs, to nass law
calling venton Of delegates revise present
State constitution or make new ono. and that in
direct violation Of the constitutional mode of calling such
convention The committee to whom was rred the bill
made a majority report in favor Of its passage and
launched out in general terms Of anse os the present
constitution ~ "hcary headed fouderr, &c. nribut
ing every evil that the state suffers TINT nstru-
mcntuncqu quel te xacn debt, &c., all it, ofpring
The report wa beautiful piece OF bSnbast devoid of
trorg argument in favor Of change the necess
ty or cahng convention They as yet have failed 70
show their hand, but deceived to the real o.
jtct Of the convention schemers.p Slavery must be
grated into the constitution nt least the free ella
stricken out o. the state must be divided and s,Fe-.
state made Of the southorn portion This H. in fact tho
only otitct the friends Of n have in lev.
They cannot in fact thcy do not deny IT, Though 3oms
Of the IN admit the mpossibty a making Califo aiS@ -
slave State, yet they press the scheme aud hop Tn
result IN accordance with their wishes An able -iDrity
report hae alo been made by two o the comnJo. Both
reports have been printed and will Of cour Dc s,d by
all who take interest in California siyirs The bill
up today in the Committee # the Wb ee, and the
debate openod by Ellis os Nevada h, nlotion Of
Coates Of Klamath tr,k. ont tho ilrstf op ~ tho
bill. Mr T.. ia written fpcech strongl opposed tho
bD IN every 9rmdenornctng tile conye ronr not only
uhn.cersay but revolutionary in its ten d,ncy Icwas
replied TO ty Mr. peaoby VI san Franc frp Mr. Ham
m.rd oppos,d the bill the grounds ~ being uncon-
stitu,ionG He would favor convru p crllci n con
foImity With The constitution lie d make 4 show o.
conshcrey hr he wants to 70 10 Go nss ana viii bo !
candidate The election. MIR Creib ~ f,gor az
tue bin hod the floor when the o,se adionrned Scr
mt Wsdae day n,xt 18th inst. H. allow the nsaars
T. attend the b,mocrntic state Convention that meets
next Monday In this city.
Fspsy Feb II rj2
The convention closed its la ,ors last sverns after
session Of four eys, 'hc frlt hrce being spent u gone
ru fight about the bnsis Of presentation sud
delegations from san France ro headed W ltyen-
fit Co; and The otherbs Wells Co. being the proie.
rick = ranmany party and with cue exception North
ern men, While every Of tho Hyscnfclt dc, ,n,cs
were southern men. ar South were s-iutpuilant md
the tenners o. od nmmapy trrled "a III, dust auii
ue 'howso we 2 icDbed hots IN thc Temporary Or
9am~u"n OF the convention Mr Van Burer. os New
York was elect ., Chairman smiI noise and confusion,
a.4 Two ONE asd aten tho caf and ord loa 70 ieaye
dhcufing IN n.rlts and deneEA Of The two sen Fgan-
crco dctgi tr, The convention orr ,nizcd b. tho
election n II ~ ln'htn cc this city rresd III. Tho
l'sineis 81 ,bctue delegates t. tho Bataor, gurycn-
ton VI" .'trp preceded With AMI Nh Richardson az
NIla; ~ Conarrulius "a Saut parhar. lnaye l,ali-
tdiW hr Nold'e u s3npmA and Judge Lyon II sun
80" Stto. we're chosen sGil dtfcJtes bus haze ftey
y tatoo 'ar On columns, snauGst close Ill. h1Iy
NVltory ,rhtle
s,~ rs,,c,.co. M-rcA I. 80,
{ 1hs REQ gWisaiaa cehe rTcii7,le Cow,aif'f.
In ccurcQunce q the burslaI4es ,nd rob.
hctiss that hay ertly taken place ara ths grea. in
f1f Vigilance Of