San Andreas independent., 1857-05-09

shortly be tried for squandering the moneys of
the county in the same manner.
EFFECT OF THE New ASTI-GaMBLING LAW
Last night, says the San Francisco Herald, not
q light was seen to burn III any OF the gam
bling houses on Commercial street. nor were
there any people to be found standing around
the doors This was owing to the new gam
bling law, which makes it felony to be found
either dealing or betting in game of chance.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE-The Governor Of Cali
fornia and the Supreme Court of the State seem
determined to vindicate murder, and reward
with "a premium the many bloody deeds
which are daily occurring around u.s. But
few months since and the whole social system
OF this State was agitated, and all the better
feelings of our human nature turned into a aspirit
of fearful retaliation and revenge, by the COW
ardly murder of Mr.. Wesley Bond, near Sonora,
by two stab and shootruffians of Tuolumne coun
ty, who had long deserved the hangmans rope.
The murderer's were promptly arrested, tried
and convicted, but now comes in the Executive
and the Judicial officers of the State, and pro-
tect the criminals from the ends of Justice. On
learning these facts, ION the day set for the ex-
ecution, Friday, May lst inst. apublc meet
ing was called at Sonora, which would have
doubtless ended in summary executing the
prisoners by the lynch process, if the father of
the murdered man had not advised differently.
In commenting, freely, on this excitement, the
Sonora Herald, says:
AT o'clock P. NJ. meeting was held at the
Court House, for the purpose of ascertaininp
the general sentiment regarding the stay of pro-
ceedings in the cases of the criminals. fMc
Cauley and Davis. The meeting was addressed
by Mr. Geo. M. Bond, father of Wesley Bond.
the young man who was murdered by McCau
ley. Mr.. B. counselled the asscmbage to let
the law take its course, which had the effect of
calming any who might have been inclined to
resort to violent measures With q determin-
alton to abide the action Of the law. the meeting
dispersed.
4" 1t is evident from these proceedings, that
there is great deal of feeling abroad in the
community relative to the many horrid murders
perpetrated in this county the past year, and
strong desire to see commensurate punishment
inflicted. tits hoped that this feeling will con-
tinue to manifest itself, until all the wretches
expiated their crimes Oh the galows"
Again says the Herald:
GA MocKERY OF JUsT1cE-The recent action
OF the Supreme Court and Governor Johnson
In granting stay of proceedings and a respite
to the murderers, McCauley and Davis, who
were to have been executed yesterday, affords
positive evidence ofhow unjusty the laws are ad-
mlnlstered and how untrustworthy are those
high III station and power in California We are
lrreslstably led to the conclusion that the action
OF those officers, in interposing and postponing
the execution of the sentence of the law on
these convicted criminals, has been procured
through corrupt means. These prisoners or
their friends, must be using money somewhere
or they would not be able thus to battle Justice
II this is so, then the next thing that we shall
hear will be, that Governor Johnson has granted
communication of sentence to both of these
criminals.
What mockery is law in California what
stranger is justice A foul murder is COM
mitted, the murderer is convicted by Jury |
sentence OF death is passed on him. and still his |
money or the corruption of those in high place |
stays the execution of his sentence from month |
to month, and affords him opportunities to es-
cape the dread vengeance of the law. Thus it !
is that the law and its officers are brought into
contempt, and the people driven to the dread |
turning executioners themselves.
"We warn those corrupt officials occupying
high stations at the capital, that they had bet
ter not trample on the patience of the people
too much. Their next corrupt act may be more
than the people endure; it may lead to their
being hurled ANONYMOUSLY from their posi-
tions. The jail of Tuolumne is now filled with
murderers of the deepest dye: the people here
are determined that they shall be punished
and Gov. Johnson had better not interpose his
clemency, especially when suspicious enter
tanned that it is purchased"
STILL ANOTHER OuTRAGE-SExTEScE OF BLAIR
CoMMUTED-Chas. f. Blair, sometime since
convicted of killing Chinaman in Shasta
county, has had his sentence committed from
death to Imprisonment for life. The petition
was numerously signed, but there appears to be
conflict Of opinion upon the propricty of the
commutation. The Shasta Courier, which op-
poses it, says:
I" If Imprisonment for life meant for life, then
perhaps we might have no reason to complain,
but when our land is infested by robbers, and
robbers let loose upon US through Executive
clemency, we think we have reason for COM
plant A man who will murder Chnaman
will kill any one else, if he can do it without in
curing personal Danger, ana tllS same man
would. if guilty of the offence with which he
stands convicted be an invaluable auxiliary to
the Trinity murderers and robbers
ACTIoN.-The life of man can, in its
true sense, consist only in constant, active
excrtion, not only of the body, but also of
the mental faculties He is a stranger to
happiness who passes his days in listless
inactivity. That man can alone possess true
JOY, who devotes all the true energies of
his soul and body to one great specific end
and aim; who lives for great object, and