The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23
Sacramento Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10th, 1856,

Sacramento Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10Th, 1856.
EDITOR OF THE JoURNAL:-The Legislature
seems to be at work in good earnest, doing
up all the local business preparatory to that
of a general character. 1t is the opinionof
some of the knowing ones ones that the SEN
atorial question "is not dead but Sleepeth."
There are three questions that will give rise
to a great deal of thought and debate in the
Legislature before the close of the session,
viz: submitting a revision of the Constitu-
ton by convention to the people; a division
of this State, and portion of Oregon into
three States; and the Chinese license ques-
ton There is little or no probability of the
present Legislature submitting proposition
to the people to vote for or against a con-
vention to revise the Constitution. The OBJ
lection with some is, they think there isd nag
ger IN the fence; others fear the insertion of
banking section, (the most reasonable OF
the two and others will never vote for sub
mitting this question to the people until the
Constitution is amended by the Legislature
so as to require the convention to submit the
revised Constitution to the people for their
approval or rejection. With majority of
the members of the Legislature one or the
other of these objections are sufficient to
cause negative vote. 1t requires two
thirds vote of either branch of the Legisla
ture to pass the bill, which cannot be hadat
this time. A division of the State creating
two States out Of that portion Of our State
lying below line drawn East and West
commencing at point on the ocean about
the centre of Mendocino county running
through Colusi and Butte counties and so
on to the eastern boundary line of the State,
and forming one State Of that portion of
California lying north of this line and the
southern portion of Oregon will meet with
less opposition and more friends than the
Constitutional convention Itiswell enough
to discuss the matter and keep it before the
people, but it is certainly premature.
The Chinese question seems to have di-
vided the members pretty nearly between
policy and revenue This subject will be
thoroughly examined during the session, and
Of right it should, for the settlement of this
question advantageouSly to the State, pres
ent and future, accomplishes more for her
veal than any other subject that can engross
her councils at this time Those who favor
the reduction of the Chinese license to four
dollars per month from six dollars with an
additional two dollars per month yearly as
the law now stands, do so for the purpose
of revenue and nothing else. They say the
State will be irretrievably ruined and bank
rupt without the hope Of redemption The
law passed last winter raising the license two
dollars per month every twelve months, was
passed to drive the ASatics from our shores
and especially from the mines. 1t is having
the effect intended. Those of the present
Legislature who are opposed to the reduc-
ton of the license tax believe that if the
Chinese are permitted to remain in our midst
a kind of slavery will soon grow up amongst
us assuming all the evils of the Peon system
of Mexico, without any of the benefits of a
more humane servility. A degraded race of
beings incompetent to become citizens and
too degraded to be susceptible of moral cul-
ture sufficient to make trustworthy servants
There is certainly room for discussion of a
question that involves the disposition of u
race of beings that threaten the entailment
of moral pollution upon our State on the
one hand, and the bankrupting of the Treas
ury on the other. 1t is easy for states
man to determine his course,