The weekly Placer herald., 1853-12-17
From the Times and Iranscript.

FRENCH VIEW OF EMIGRATION TO
SoNoRA-RICHNEss o. THE MINES, THE
Soil, &c.-ln the Echo du Pacifque of
the llth, we find published n letter ad-
dressed to Nj. Panneprat, written by NJ {.
Perrin, a resident for some time of So
nora, and gentleman whose truthtulness
is unquestoned. He says that the silver
mines of Sonora are productive beyond
parallel, those only near the more thckly
settled portions Of the country being ap-
proachable at present, the Indians deter
ring all access to the greater portion of
them. The punderng and marauding
incursiOns of the Apaches, ht states, have
reduced Sonora to the most deplorable
condition. Nj, Perrn's account is partic-
ularly interesting at this time, and COLI
firms what have been deemed the extrav-
agant accounts of the mineral wealth of
the country setting forth also the lament
able condition of the people, and the
benefits that would resu from the settle
rnent of considerable emigration from,
this State in their midst.
MIR. Perrin's letter is dated Hermosillo,
Cor Petic,) Sept. 4th Speaking Of the
Indian depredations upon lite and prop
erty, ne says:
"At present the audacity Of these saw
ages is unbounded; they are more daring
than ever before, and carry blood and
desoIation into the very towns. Would
you believe that few nights past they
entered Herlnosiio itself; and on the road
to Guaymas, drove off train of mules
loaded with -four, leaving the wagons,
from which they had removed the animals
al and0ned, on the r0nd!
"The State of Sonora is devoted to GER
tain destruction if not relieved hy speedy
emigration. Until now the inhabitants
repealed, almost with horror, the salvation
that came to them from foreign land
but i'm their present state Of misery and
encouragement, many of them are clam
orOus for cm graton, and sigh for 4 savior
whoever he may be. The time has ar
rived for California 10 throw INTO Sonora
the vigorous and Industrious arms which
abound there. A trtllng emigration
won Il effect no,hin2-it must come in
mass, so rs to spread over the country
and alter its face entire ~"
DEATH or Hos. J. II. CARsoE.-W e
were panied to learn, by telegraphlc
dispatch received yesterday morning from
Stockton, that the Hon. j. II. Carson,
member elect TO the Assembly from Calu-
veras county, has just expired in that city.
MIR. Carson was ii man of fine talents,
and possessed those traits Of character
which won the general confidence and re-
gard. He recently published work on
life in California, of great interest and
literary merit. Times and 1rans.
The Marysvile Eapress makes tho
following reply to an article in the Sun,
in which it was stated that the object of
Nr. Walker in his expedition, was to es-
tablish slavery in Sonora:
"Ihe Sun, Of San Francisco, has ex
pressed the opinion, that the movement
has the single object Of Introducing sla-
very on the Pacific coast We have been
informed by several gentlemen, whose
social relations with Mr.. Walker are such
as to afford the most certain means of un-
derstanding his political views, that he is
most uncompromisingy opposed to the
further extension of slavery. This we
be ieye to be true, and if we are correct
in this belief, so firm is this gentleman in
his convictions when once formed, that no
prospect Of gain or fear Of danger, could
swerve him"
w. B. Farwell, Esq, is the Whg can
didate tor Senator, in San Francisco
county.
JUsr IN TIME.-One Of the members Of
the expedition which left last night, was
released from the station house lust i'm