Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-03


''We have an immense emigration from Chill
| (of peopsl and swans of Chinese. Nearly 500
of the two races, have arrived in this CITY the past
fortnight. The clipper ship Challenge is said to
be on her way here from China, with one thou
sand passengers.
| very large emigration from China is expec-
ted during the coming year. A San francisco
paper says:
Yesterday evening about 500 Cinnamon. who
| have lately arrived here, landed at Long Wharf,
with all their baggage. The wharf was covered
for long distance with perfect forest of baskets,
hats and long tails, rolls of mating and boxes were
turned over In all directions long poles were flour
lsmng extensively, and each one appeared to be tai
king in self defence, making noise resembling a
flock of crows discussing the merits of corn field.
| large number of persons were collected around,
attracted thther by the noise and confusion Incl
dental to the Decentralization of these followers of
Confuclus. Matters were at last apparently
! tsfactorily arranged, when each shoulder
ing load that would test the strength ola dray
horse started up into the city in single file, to
such places as were provided for them by their
brethren.
The Democratic Delegates to the Baltimore
Convention, some of whom, we believe, have a.
rived here in the Northern Light, are-Joshus
Holden of Sonora; Judge Henry A. Lyon of San
and William FL. Richardson, of Yubn. Alternate
Delegates-E. ID. Hammond of Santa Clara;
Amos T.. Baird of Nevada; M. M. Wambough
of Yoo; and Charles Loring of Solano.
The State Legislature was still in session. In
the Senate the only topic of excitement was pro-
longed investigation of charges of bribery against
some of the members who voted for the Water
Lot bill of the last session. A number of witness
ses were examined, and testimony taken at great
length. Nothing was elected, however, directly
eliminating any member of either House. In the
Assembly a fierce excitement was gotten up by n
petition from the negroes of San Francisco asking
If they might be allowed to give testimony in the
Courts against white citizens of the State. At
ter stormy debate, and several propositions to
pitch the petition out of the window, or under the
table, the House finally passed resolution refu-
sing to receive it.
SOUTH carolina STATECO CONVENTION
The Convention met Wednesday morning, 2sth
inst. pursuant to adjournment. but the Committee
oftwenty-one not being ready to report, there was
no business before them, consequently after the
Journal of the previous days proceedings had
had been read, the Convention adjourned until
Thursday. Forty four counties are represented
in the Convention by one hundred and ffty-nine
delegates; and it is believed that the body will
remain in session fully week, if not longer.
Report against Immediate .Secession.-The
following dispatch, which we find in the South
Press, gives the substance of the report of the
special committee appointed by the Convention:
COLUMBIA, April 30.
The select committee reported to day, re- affirm
ing the right of secession, but declaring inexpe-
dent at present to exercise that right. The re-
MORT il n he consdarad to-morroxv Tbera 10 n
minority report also. Nothing more will be done.
The convention is trammeled by the popular vote
of last October.
A VOICE From Col. BENroN.--1n a recent
speech in Hillsboro' Missouri, Col. Benton thus
referred to President Fillmore and Henry Clay
ga new question has arisen among us, on which
have not proclaimed public opinion, nor con-
ceaed the private one which entertained-that
Of intervention in the affairs of other nations and
on which the occasion makes it proper for me to
speak as l think. [ did so and in a less objec-
tionable case, the once famous Panama mission,
and to the effect; but who in this age of pro-
gress remembers what was done twenty five years
back lam opposed to intervening and under
all its forms and as much in the form of protest
to be unsupported by acts if the protest should be
disregarded. Of the eminent public men of our
country, who have accosted this question most
to my satisfaction, Mr.. Fillmore and Mr.. Clay are
the two foremost they have given it prompt
and unqualified opposition in all its forms. This
in my opinion, is the American position
Such words as these do Col. Benton himself
honor, and the compliment which he thus pays to
President Fillmore and Henry Clay-and which
they SO eminently deserve,-cannot fail to excite
among their political friends, of the spirit
of admiration which he himself expressed for the
true "American position" President Fillmore and
Henry Clay have taken as their new doctrine of
'intervention."