Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-10-26
Letters from California.

Friend IVuiton-The clecupn IN
this state has passed, aud the result
shows that thus great political (hum-
bug) party called Know Nolhlugs
mas tr'umphed. J. Nicely Juhnson
the KIN. tandiduie for Governor, i,
elected over Blgler 10y more Than
600 majority, as well ~ the whole
State X Y. Ticket. There will he II
large majority of the Legislature win
are members of this very |ormi fabi,
Secrt SOciefy, aud the consequence
will be an election OF lwn u >. Sea-
aiuis ni the X \. school, aud hope,
thorough revision OF The admins.
tration pl affairs IA tins Siaie. To
one una,q innted with the political
aspect al California, II would seem
/ that the kN.s had all overwhelming
malprny ~ TINS Sat but such is
not The case. john Blglcr has sat in
the Gubernalnual char Tor the last
Tour years, with both branches of the
Legislature Lrgcly Democralc, aud
almost every Judicial ohccr IN the
State belonging to The same school
Of politics, aud therefore II is but far
To- assume that The Democrats, as a
party. are responsible lo the people
for The gross abuse os power of winch
they have been gully. Tins beng
the case aud their choosing HIM as
their standard b,arer for another two
years, was "A lillle tuo bitter a phil for
the people of California To swallow /;
cnnsrqnen almost eveN one who
had never ldrnnied hins' II with the
Democratic party, voted Tor Johnson
as the least IF Two evils. viii ven
lure Ia LAY tiIaI at least 6 400 men
who do not belong To The kN party
voted that tckri--Ioi that l. ey be-
lleve IN The tenris ri the order, bui
because the present incumbemIs had
So grossly abused their trust, Thai the
people were dti,rmiucd la have "a
cnangr- -kn'wiug ~ Gould nui he for
the worse, aud might be for he bet
ter.
| will venture the assertion, that
iherenever has been a state admit
ted into this Uninn, whose affairs
have been So gross y mlsman' ged, as
have been those OF California, in the
last SIX Years.
Our taxes are three times, at lelsi,
higher Than they are IA any of the
New England Staies--raislng rev.
euue nj nearly milton aud a halt
OF dollars per anuum and besides
all Tins vast amount winch has been
usele>sl, sqIiaudrred the State Is now
~ debt over two million FIVE hundred
thousand dollars, and we have not
more than one hundred thousand
dollars worth of public properly To
show Tor II all while Stale securities
are nov selling IN Sacramento aud
San Francisco for sixty cents OH the
dollar
With all these facts staring the
/ people IN the face, 1t is no wonder
that the KIN ticket was elected but
rs they are altogether indebted 10
/ outsiders ior their success, | do not
( think they ong' to clam the cleo
ton as ii KIN triumph. bul rather a.
victory of the people over the IL
honinable clique of Broderlck, By
Ter IL Co.
Sl"ce my last there has been u
wagou rad opened from Tins place
Ia The Sacramento Valley, winch has
caused quite change ia The bust
ness prospects Of THIS place. There
is only about two miles of ditch vet
Ia Dig, in order To supply us with an
abundance al wafer, and then we
exPcci to obtain an abundant suppl,
at " the rnni uf all evil" ---i.-'. 80
duced us Ia come la tins country,
aud Tor which the most uf Cahfnr. L.
ans have undergone So man, hard
ships and privalious
The Indians have murdered two
white men III this vicinity sinre m,
last, one of which was shnckmgly
muuhled. His nose and ears were
cu' "f-his bod. pashed all over. aud
his heart taken nut aud the cavity
tillei wllh rocks. The u. s. trnops
are now IA pursuit Of the murderers
bn, whether or M they have OF vii
accomplish anything, is case al
quien sdbs.
Al the date of my last, we though
we had the most reliable information
IN regard la The richness of the Col
!, VILE mlnes IN Oregon; but we hav
learned the melanchol, truth, tina
4 the Oregnnians are such ahominabl
liars, as M" to he worthy of the len.
II credIl-therefore il i, not surpr,sin,
= that the whule affair turned out 10 b
II a hoax. go, up 10y them Tor the pur
n pose OF Inducing Calliornians to CON
a into their country.
5. As we have party already mad
a up-if they should not be aga,
to frightened 10y tales of Indian mu
as ders, ma, give YOU scene lrol
,e the pr"ud summit Of Dld Slas
n. "ntie in my next, aud unul The
ID : dos
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