The Nevada journal., 1854-03-03

vidual member is to be elected every sixth
year. Senator Gwin's six years date their
commencement at March 4th 1849, consequent
ly 1855, the sixth year thereafter, his successor
must be chosen, but this present year is 1854,
one year short of the time allotted by constitu-
tional law. Therefore, hold that an election
of a Senator to the U. S. Senate by the present
Legislature would be violation of that great
charter of our rights and liberties-the Ameri-
can Constitution. Yours, &c. e.
/ a Ne,o Field for Fsllibusterism.-From
leader in the Newport (R. J Mercury OF
Jan. ,14th, we extract the following para
graphs, in which some views, entirely new
to us in California, seem to be taken. 1t
has always been the misfortune of Califor-
MIA that people in the Atlantic States un-
derstand our movements and our wants
better than we were supposed to ourselves:
"The past history of California is known
to all who read; the future history of that
remarkable State we doubt not will prove
alike startling, and perhaps in the minds Of
many the day is already at hand, when she
will shake off her present connection with
the Atlantic States and stand forth Re~
public able to defend and sustain herself.
Every thing tends to this conclusion. The
distance between the two extremes, the
deserts that will forever prevent a close
connection except by rails, the time requir-
ed in communicating, the difficulty of leg
islating for State two thousand miles of,
and the independent and self-reliant char
acter of those that make up the great bulk
of population-these all lead to the conclu-
sion already hinted at.
We think the Caiifornians are aware
that ultimately there must be separation
because the majority will so decide, and
they are therefore looking to the Atlantic
States to provide them with all they re-
ouire before the link is broken. No state
has made more calls on the general gov
ernment for favors Of different kinds, and
until the public works that they ask for
are erected, we may expect California to
remain as one of the United States but
once build her Notifications, navy yard,
and other works of like magnitude and i'm
portance, and then she can defend herself
from foreign foe : for her resources are
such as will sustain all the population that
can find resting place within her borders.
2Airty-one to t,centy .fve.-We are in-
formed that thirty-one ladies and t,centy. flee
gentlemen attended the ball at Patterson's
on Wednesday evening. If this is not an
isolated case where such disparity of
male representatives has occurred at any
festive gathering in this s tate since its
foundation, it is certainly an unusual one.
Still, as the party collected for enjoyment,
dancing commenced at o'clock in the
evening and continued until 5 o'clock in
morning the gentlemen had no difficulty
in obtaining partners, and no regrets we're
expressed except in relation to the scarcity
of beaux. Cause of the latter-awful
weather.-Sdc. Union.
But little gallansry was displayed on this
occasion.
Purity Of Gold from Different Loca1tties
4 merchant of Sacramento, says the State
Journal, who has been engaged in buying
gold to a considerable extent, being desir-
Gus of ascertaining, by actual assay, from
whence came the purest or best dust, sent
to the Philadelphia mint, some months
since, samples of gold taken from the fol-
lowing places, with the result as below sta.
ted go ounces, taken out at PlacervilIe,
netted $l734 per o.; so OF from Dry
Town, netted $17 18; 40 OF from Mud
Springs, SIG IS so OF from Coloma, Sl7
81 ~ OF from Auburn, SIC SO. 1t will
be seen that dust taken from Coloma as
sayed better than any other; but none
brought the price paid for it, most of it be-
ing purchased at Sl7 so per o.; none
having been bought for less than SIT 40
@- The San Jose Telegraph gets off
the following legal wit In looking over
the list of Grand Jurors for this term of
the court of sessions, the following names
will be found Coffin, Lick, Gale, Brought
on, A. King, Goodrich and Hobson. Coun.
sellors H. and R., on hearing the list call
ed over, held the following conversation ::
Question (by Counsellor H.)-"A Coffin
was sent out with the Jury I wonder
what for ?" Ansoe- (by Counsellor r.
because Gale got among them, and it
was thought they all would be Licked
up-so the court had Coffin Brought.on
for a. King" H.-"Was it Goodrich
Coffin" R.-"No, it was Hobson's choice. !"
AH the Big Lamps not yet Gone.-A
block of gold bearing quartz, weighing 1913
pounds, was found within few hundred
yards Of Mariposa last week. The Chron-
icle says "lt is one of the most beautiful
specimens we have ever seen. There are
various estimates as to the value of this