New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-27
CALIFORNIA.
legislative Of Business
The Temperance Moyement-TrayeilinsR Routes.
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CorTespondence Of The n T. Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday. April %. ls5].
It ia on undeniabe fact that in State in the Union
Texas not excepted) have such acts Of unmgated ras
caity been perpetrated in this very dyedntheTool
Loco-F Oco State Of California. The most prOdigate
recklessness and almost uncomfortable rapacly have
been exhibited even with unblushlng front, by both
Federal and State officials,
EThe Indian sWinde recently brought to light is an
evidence Of the one and the State Prison contract the
other Of these classes Of operations 1t is in eTidence
that the Prison bill passed with limiting clause of
100000 of expenditure yet il engrOssed and be-
portion Of the archives Of the State without any
limitation and the immaculate John Bigler Governor,
sanctioned contracts which would have involved the
pendture of upward Of 81 100000 and that too in the
face of constitutional provision absolutely prohibiting
the creation Of any debt exceeding S3OO,OOO without
the sanction Of majority of the people at general
election The State finds ITSELF in consequence of this
knayeTy, involved in heavy loss in the Investigation
even of this fraud and probably will stand heavy swim
die, under pretense Of damages. So wei 60.
Notwithstanding the great prOcyty 10 rascality and
stupidity which TO have predOninated in CslifOr
MIA legislation those two last efforts o. unpnncpled and
reckless political and practical gamblers the City Front
Extension and the equally inquitOus Convention scheme
have been knocked endwise, for this season at least
Both those we're too rascaly for even party
discipline TO rush through
The why California Legislation is 30 undgnifed
so very dshOnOrabe, and California officials of such
questionable character, is that the salaries mad
equate to the services and demands of gentlemen Of
worth, integrity and talent. The consequence is ap
parent. Patriotism in country inhabited sOieiyfo the
purpose Of acquiring wealth. is all fudge and at heavy
discount. Dollars and cents therefore are the ques
tiOns for consideration and any gentleman OF sufficient
standing and requirements to render him worthy the
GubenatOral Chair is worth salary of 800 000tO So
600 per The saaryis less than half thisamOun
and your Gov. Belcrs are the result SO WhegslatOrs
jOurneyman printer in good sit earn much
legislator aud some other mechanics can do nearly
well. Intelligent miners expect todobetter. The hOnOrof
the thing has become dishOnOri so that decent man
will scarcely stand for the position unless he has
particular axe to grind And SO with all offices and
officers in general This penny wise policy costs the
State thousand fold more in peculaons and bareaced
robbery, and viii continue To while IL exists. Unprin-
ciped and ignorant men take Office without regard
to salary for the sake of the pckings, which honorable
reject, looking only to an inadequate salary But
this suits LOcO-FOcOism always, everywhere
The markets gluted with goods at present, and
quantities of every species of merchandise are
arriving and TO arrive to be forced upon buyers beg
carly account Of sales and glorious charges will figure for
some time to come. have witnessed some awful sa-
cTifces at auction of late
The advces from Australia are turning the heads Of
miners Wild and visions of tun Jumps of pure gold
fit through their craniums mid their perturbed dreams
Of home and gold. California is OutdOne That is
Fixed fact at present, far large Jumps of ore
concerned.
The evils of Intemperance have become great and
burdenFome that the friends of Temperance and the
Maine Law have united "heart aud hand in an effort
TO restrain them One of the results of their movement
is the establishment and issue of handsomely got up
weekly sheet entitled The California temperance Organ,
which promises 10 be an efficient auxiliary in promoting
the glorious principles of Temperance in all things
baimlessTotu Abstinence from all that are hurtful'
The Grand jury recently gave the Nicaragua Line
agents and owners, severe scoring declaring them
responsible for the awful loss of life the Independence
II being proved that her entire unseaw0rthlness well
known ~ them during the whole period of her running
The Jun regretted that the law did not permit them to
find bill against them. That wholesale murder should
20 reheci and action. Every inyiydua en
tied institute prosecution for the loss of relative
by that calamity, shoold make an example Of the Com
psny by doing so at once Does not the law authorize
such prosecutions
The shameful mismanagement and knavery Of that
line and the disadvantages attending the Panama Route
&C. call mperatively for newroute. and better one
If the Vera Cruz and Acapulco Route can be rendered
feasible and accomplish that which II promises it will do
heavy business Enough 10 satisfy every desire OF its
projectors
Why cannot a GRAND STAGE RouTk be got up across
the Continent TO run eight nine months in the year, at
least il not continuously by the Southern Route The
people are tired of eopardizng life aud property by the
preSentlnes Of conveyance have hearat repeatedly
suggested that Ericsson steamers around che Horn,
would do heavy business Qaien SADIE
The rainy set in last November and Continues
stl and is cold and miseraby unpeas SAINT Just now
YOU generally anticipate for your annual May Festival
OF carts cart-loads, and broken unmentionables' -
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