The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-18
AFFAIRS nv CALIFORNIA.


Our SsM FransascS OUgue$Possdsnce
sAs FxAsu 90. Dec 49, 1850
Txe asde Dot-Imrorasa Deus~s Of Ae Supreme COURT
Ieesng Of the People 10 Reeoss1ss tAe Rcpsd'aief DIN
Tho ssesm Of TO win take gsst much interest
ing news The moet important az which TO pour oltzens
the recent decision Of the ssprens Court of California
declaring the Tile say Of ell State Indebtedness over the
oonstu,icnA limit OF three hundred taousAHd dollars.
Simultaneous with the reoepos OF this information In
every part OF SAFE tn, Newspaper press with brs OF
or two exceptions. have come ost In very positive terus
asserting the liability would be assumed by the people,
and BY pop uisr vote the bends legsized and paid
snouh imagine however, that you New YorssTs, as well
the Of the world woud have learned by ihs time
10 place little reliance in the editorial emanations rom
this quarter. The emphatic and NOT mso.er In which
There vtyy bad eHpenS ns Of popular Will ana Ease IL
aces lie future scoS deDouLCAd Reputation, before
whisper heard advocating sood measure, locks
little singular aud sounds Some no dou0 are
eBceVe ray ting oeeht aud will nrt be done whle
the ConducIors OF other journals SeNeve such result viii
hsppeS hut TO eervs the spec Al and disnooest
which they have supported and which mAniy sue
ports them nc their pooy fos toe pres ut ct least 70
oeaouace go called rspuoistoa Nevertheless tue PEG
PIE OF the State VIII iese ~ pay the surplus oep ana
tost by large majority or TITS yoar readers and Tho
bondboiders + ut msy rAst assured
In ca,,u about for come one upon whom 70 throw the
blame In toe busntss our governors have been assaulted
for no, mastrg known and oppospg the continued vos
non Of the 9th article or the during the pAs
six yes<s All thtsa however, have been exonernted
through the papers, eirce NE ren OF each bavo point
I'd out when they mentioned the suojec, Officially Bat
Their vndcaon Of he constitution N hits ocular has
been bypocsicsi, which all their previous and suess-
cDy BODY ease snoe their poeioa shcold long
Afo caused thu 70 bring This matter TO an lssde.
The Supreme Coor' Of the STATE has likewise been at
tackled or quarters Tor not rendering
S, Oh decision but this "a In measure quoted oy tae de
csrs,on that such tribunal bad never previously been
ebie 10 take COS p,zaDoe Of the question, because NOT
iig.timatey brought befoe It Thie soo 10 falsehosd,
for has IN several suts during the past three
or fur years wien these Jocges could checked
lsore and other public servants had they chosen to DO
ecand that without taven8 az lar out Of the record 10
give o.&hion they have neq ienty dooe. Instead
Of doing n however their veSdictn in those
Of such nature to lead the pubic 70 suppose this
ebednees Notwithstanding the plain letter OF the
oOnstituHo In the face Of H. oil le gal and proper
In conclusion would remark tina. although the Judge
10 =" tn't zoe a. Q. cst =. ssS S,S., oe
HIM For DO pot ses bow tire people Themselves an,
II ever 90 wiling, vots thing heeA which has been
transacted Ia the past Ia voauou OF their ohAreP By
changing The constitution and obtaining consent OF
jority o. the cezsDs TO pay The tes may DO s,eumed
but itouh The Dipcz.sy stii object DO not Psrce We
how they cen equIsbly be bound Dy the sOs OF
jorty. H. however. the state In It's sovereign capacity,
wbo.e policy the majority bsv,ng power VIII determine,
sSI cid aee pay the bonds the VIII of course
have 10 suocumb.
DGo u, 1856
After several days effort 70 get up IN aDa population
failure 1t was merely scrip and bono holders demon
tra,on designed operate favosbly for them Fast until
they can &c, ia OF the State paper held by them.
Complete Exposure Of she Limant0ur Fraud.
CONFESSION OF EMILE LxrAHNRUR.
From the son Francisco BullettR, Dec. 10
When Jose Iimantour came 70 san Francisco, some
months since, he brought with him the clerk, Emile ie
tss noGr who alleged (snd the charge to
be well tounded) have written the pretended grant
iron tue Mexican authorities, which Llms0tour found
was indicted for fraud was though by those prose.
cutting the matter that would be well 10 keep leanneur
as much as possible away from ms mss,e, and y Adv
he could confer Tue Grand Jury OF the Uned States,
Which found The ndic'ment ssaiass lamAntour hal,
pecefs to the proposed proceedings In another
way.
with ,he scquiescence o the District Attorney, II IA.
Byrne The GRAND Jury OF the coun;y, which had been
tnI neied few days ego called together yeser
cay a,erncsn and Enle letauneu taken before them
lie ihere subjected 70 course OF questions In relation
10 the alleged irauouant claims Of lirAniour BY Col
Insc who present; and knowing that his master
under indictment ard hat complete invest stions
Rad been carried IN tho city OF Mexico since he and
At this time he trembling with fear and nearly faint
with spyrebens.on. He said that the present
&c b! Imsntour 70 the Land Commission, and purportng
TO have been made IN 1873 were IN fact written by him
eel In 1852, Sc was charged.
Col Ipse bsc carried with him the pretended original
grant Of tts Mexican authorities 10 Iimantour aud hand
ng 10 IeisnneaT, Asked--
md you sver zee that paper beforoY
Ietspbeur-I think have.
Dol Inge-b tina; your writing
1elanpeur-it ooks Ike mine.
Cci. lnge-Examire IT, and state whether or not you
wrote AZ ana n 90, when and where
LctanneurI DID write II, 81 the request OF Jose Y IL
uantour; but did not Know what about a the time;
wrote sew ra other papers Of the general cbsrac
ter, At the request OF the party.
Ieiauneur thCn proceeded 10 that he wrote the
fraudulent papers at Mexico, the year 1861 and ser
having obtained permission from the Grand Jury, weut
10 make riAnaons to hts position CLERK pri
ysie Ncre,ary ana to his duties while 10 tue employ
Of Iimsntour.
The above facts learn from what We consider the
most relatlc authority. VI IL we'll known by those
vCrsoi the business Of Tho land that many
blank graft were found with tho genuine signature OF
ckcotcna and other Mexican authorities attached The
LRantour papers sgnoi with genuine sign sturc,
but after the prcdgious Developments of tho last lew
days. there be hardly doubt but they were filed
n.y. other words, forged by this Leianneur. We
coDsi atuate ourselves ana readers, that tins
enabled 10 lay before the pubic discoveries and prosoed
nj which must have such important bearing upon
the welfare Of city and cannot but be nten,cly In
urestipE 70 every pcrbon In the state
Iimsnlour tuil In the custody Of the Unied States
Marsha he IL ssd 10 have come here with f37b coo 10
bills Of exchange and lctlou OF crtdit; but somshow
other neither he his friends able 20 raise bail
In the cor raratycly ine'guiu amt SIC 600