The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-11-19
LATEST FROM CALIFORNIA.
THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
Letters from James Buchanan
and Speaker Banks.

- lOe OeoFRe Law Win ABOUT o., OOO,
600 IN Gold, arrived at New York OF
18th inst, brir ging two weeks later
news. a San Francisco Correspondent
says
The Fillmore men declare they shall
carry California by 10000, plurality
but q bet offered, of $4,000, that Blu
caAsAN will carry the State, and that
!, FREMONT will beat FILLMORE, has not
yet been taken. Ex-Governor Foote, Of
Mississippi, spoke an hour or two last
Saturday evening, in this city, to the
Fillmoreites. He modestly claimed on.
~ eighteen States for the Know-Noth.
iags, and did not believe Old Buck
could get q single electoral vote.
THE COMMITTEE.
On the day of the Democratic prima-
fy election, Martin Gallagher, on one of
the vigilance delegates to the Sauwich
Islands, returned to this city ria Pugets
Sound. A search was at once institut-
ed for him by the Vigilantcs, but he
.zanaged ts keep hid until three days
vince, when it was ascertained he had
taken passage on the ship John Stewart,
and sailed for Callao. 1t appears be
brayed the danger of the gallows to get
married. He was engaged to a young
woman of this city. to whom he was unit
ed by a priest on the eve of their depart
nre for Peru. Had he been taken, Mrs.
Gallagher would certainly have been a
widow next day. The Vigilance Com
mittee held au auction last week, at
which they disposed Of their fzteres and
office furniture, aud then closed their
doors. The military arc now organized
INTO Independent companies, ready at
Eat any moment to respond to 4 call from
she Executive committee.
MiAipe, in every department., con-
tinues exceedingly prosperous. Many
rich quartz deposits have lately been
discovered IN Mariposa aud Calayeras
Counties. The raius have set in, much
Go the delight OF the dry digge-s. Our
gold exports will be largely Increased
each successive year La Hope Valley,
DIR. BREwsTER, State Surveyor, has
discovered veins If copper and silver,
and deposits Of gold.
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
Last week, the annual Agricultural
State Fair was held at San j ase, it last
ed four days The display of fruits was
very fue, end id Le.d that ee coald
bat the w5r3i j. til II line in a year or
two more. Cotton from the Stauisiaus
river, tobacco rom different sections,
blet-sugar and broem-corn, were also
aexiibiteI. Rice, coffee aud tea will be
on exhibition In a few years more.
p There have only Eve or SIX shooting
scrapCs III the I1lcriOr the past f'rt-
night, in Seu Francisco a FreuciI iorette
sWasfouna murdered In her bed.
Tom Bell, the notorious tnghwsymau,
was takeo Oh the San Joaquin river, a
few days sinee, and Immediately execut-
ed Some doubt if be was the Tom
Bell
"a LETTER FROM BUCHANAN IN FA-
voR OF H PACIFIC
From the San Francisco Bulletin, Oct. IL.
SACRAMENTO, Friday, Oct. l7-l0 A NJ.
The following important letter-sup-
posed to be genuine, although very late
Of coming-appears in the State Jour-
RfA Of this city, this morning:
WHEarEAso, (near Lancaster.) Pa.
Wednesday, Sept. II, 1856,
To B f. WASHINGTON, Esq, Chairman
of Democratic Central Committee
81 Cdly0rnIG:
SIR: I nave received numerous com
manications from sources in California
entitled to high regard, in reference TO
thc proposed Pacific Railroad. AS it
would be impossible for mt to answer
chem all, l deem it most proper and re-
speetfal to address you a general ar
swer IN your Official capacity. In per-
forming this duty to the citizens of CAL
i~fornia, I act in perfect consistency with
the self imposed restriction contained In
my letter accepting the nomination for
Presidency, not to answer interrogations
raising new and different issues fl ON
those presented by the Cincinnati Con-
vention, because that Convention has
itself adopted n resolution in favor of
this great work.
/ then desire to state, briefly, that
concnrring with the convention, I am
decidedly favorable to the construction
of the Pacific Rai;road; and l derive the
authority to do this from the constitu
tieual power f'to declare war;" and the
constitutional duty ITO repeal iDva-
sious." In my judgement Congress pos
sess 8 the same power 10 nake approprl-
atiops for the construction OF this road,
strictly for the purpose of national de-
fence. that it has to erect Notifications at
the mou'h of the harbor of San Fran
cisco. Indeed, the necessity, with a
view to repel foreign invasion from Cal
Hernia is az great il, the one case as III
the other. Neither will there be dan
ger from the precedent, for it is almost
impossible to &oueeive that arg case at
tended by such extraordinary and an
precedented circumstances ear ever again
occur in cur history.
Yours very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Letter raon srEAksa BANKS.
From the Marysvile Herald.
New YoHK. FRIDAY. Sept. 10, 1856
kiY DeAE StK: You will see by the
result of the Maine election that we do
not know our oSn strength il the North
for Hamiin himself did not claim over
5000 major ty, and my own opinion was
that we could get about 10000. You
NAV set down New York at 90 OO0. aud
Pennsylvania a. least 10000, Massa'
ohusetts at least 10000 l have moi
seeb one hoaest Democrat, since the res
suit in Maine, but gives up ali chance
for Buchanan, aad they are leaving tae
Democratic party BY thousands Th'