Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-11-25
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san FRAseIsco, october IL, 1857.
The most Important nsws BY this steamer Is
the adjournment Of the Constitutional Conven-
tlOn Of Oregon on The isih September lsst, hav-
ing framed a Constitution to be adopted or re-
jeeted BY the slhrages Of The people on the Stb
Of November next. The schedule is as follows
rye omit this schedule, inasnueh asst was
published In our paper Of Friday lsst.-EDsl
The Convention was largely prO-SIsvery, bat
the members were Just, fair men, and have sent
it direct to the people, where every mans voice
may be heard. The free negro clause IL an ex-
eslient one, aud will no doubt pass, and you may
rest assured that 0rsgoA ,SiR Dc a slass STATE.
By the Constitution no public officer can be
impeached, but must betried for lneompetency,
corruption, Daltessahcs or delIpqueaeey in
office, in the manner as other OFsasss.
No banks can be established. We, on this
side, are particularly fond Of Uncle Sans Mint
drOpsj We want no banks, save natures great
bank, extending along our eastern border Tor a
thousand miles. Sac always pays the r~sssona-
bic demands Of her patrons. The 0rg0sias
says:
"The Legislative Assembly shall not have
the power to establish or incorporate any bank
or banking company, or moneyed Institution
whatever nor shall any bank, company or In.
s~titution exist in the State with the privilege OF
making, issuing, or putting In circulation any
bill, check, certificate, promissory note or other
paper, or the paper Of any bank, company, or
person, to circulate as money"
They have pro6tsd BY CalifOFnis's bankrupt,
coalition, and have wisely ordained that the
Governor, Secretary and Treasurer shall re-
esivs a salary Of $500 per annum /; Judge Of
the Supreme Court $4,000 per annum.
The following provisions are Of much in
pOrtanee:
"No county shall be reduced % an area Of
less than four hundred square miles; nor shall
any new county be established In this state
Containing a less area, nor unless such new
county shall contain a population Of at leass
twelve hundred inhabitants.
@No Chinaman, not a resident Of the State
at the adoption Of this Constitution, shall ever
hold any real estate or mining claim, or WORK
any mining claim therein. The legislative As
sembly shall provide BY law In the most eaee-
tual manner for carrying out the above provis-
ions"
The State boundary is described as follows
g Beginning one marine league at sea, due
west from the point Where The torty-seeO0d
parallel OF north latitude interseets the sane
thence northerly at the same distance from the
line Of the coast, lying west and opposite the
State. including all islands within the ~Jnrisdic-
tioa Of the United States, to 4 point due west
and opposite the middle Of the north ship chan
mel Of the C0iumbia. river thence easteTiy TO
and up the middle channel OF said river, and
when il Is divided By islands Up the middle OF
the widest channel OF Snake river to the mouth
Of the Owyhee river thence due south to the
parallel Of latitude forty-two degrees north
thence west along said parallel to the place OF
beginning, including jurisdiction in civil and
criminal cases upon the Columbia river and
Snake river, coRcurrently with States and Ter
ritories IF which those rivers form a boundary
In common with the state.
4" But the Congress Of the United States, ia
providing for the admission Of this State INTO
the Union, may make the said northern boun-
dairy conform to The act creating the Territory
Of Washington"
Ihsve here given you a synopsis of The most
important features Of the Constitution. Sew
sral Of the newspapers Of Oregon have array
ed themselves for and against slavery but the
greatest amount Of talent by far is on the side
Of It's establishment. In fact, i! is looked OPP
on as a foTegone conclusion.
The fourth overland nail has arrived, TWEEN
ty-six and a half days from San Antonio, Tex
as, to San Diego.
We have received news Of the horrible mas
sacre Of one hundred nen, women sad chill.
dren from Arkansas, rear the rim Of the grea.
salt Lake basin. I cut the following from ths
Los .fEgsles Star Erira Of October 1st.:
In our last publication, we gave the sub
stance of a rumor which had Just then reached
Us, Of the massacre Of a large party Of emf.
grants on their Wsv 70 this State, by Great
salt Lake City. We were unwilling at first 70
credit the statement, sRd hoped that ruI1or had
exaggerated the facts, bat tie report has
been confirmed, and the loss Of life is even
greater than at frst reported. This is the foul
est massacre which has ever been perpetrated
On this route, and one which calls loudly fol-
the active interp0si,ion OF the Government.
Over one hundred persons have fallen by the
hands Of the merciless destroyers, aud We hope
that immediate steps gill be taken BIZ the au-
thorIties to iufiict a terrible retri5ution on those
concerned. There Il no longer reason 10 doubt
the faets-we have them from different parties,
and all agree ia placing the number Of the
slain at over one hundred souls, men, women
and children.
9Th details, as far as yet known, are these
A train Of emIgrsnts, from Missouri and Ar
kansas, for this STATE, were waylaid and
cruelty butchsrsd on the route, at a place call
ed Santa Clara Canon, near the rim Of the
Great Basin, about three hundred miles from
salt Lake City. The scene Of the massacre IS
differently designated. as the Santa Clara Ca
non, the Mountain Springs, and the Mountain
Meadows. But all agree in locating it near
the rim Of the Greas Basin, and about ffty
miles from Cedar City. the most southern Of
j #ha Mnrnuw. anHANrn~arHa M "a 1850 nknus
one hundred and thirty persons, only fifteen
infant children were saved.
The account was given BY the Indians them
selves TO the MOrmOns at Cedar City, to which
place they brought the children. whO we're pur-
chased from them by the people Of that city.
Whether the causes assigned IS sufficient to ac-
count for the result, or whether a different
CAUSE is at the bottom Of the transaction, We
will leave the reader 10 form bis own conciu-
sion. We can scarcely believe that a party
travelling along a highway would actin the man,
ner described, that Is, 70 poison the carcass OF
an OK, and also the water, thus sndsng sring The
lives OF those whO were coming after them
Yet this is the story told by all who have spo.
ken OF the massacre. Il IS stated, the emf
grants bad an OK which died, and they place.
poison in the body, and also poisoned the watel
standing in poois, for the purpose Of killing
the Indians that several Of the tribe had die,
from this cause, and the whole force mustered
pursued the train, and coming up with them a
the above named place, which favored thei.
purpose, attacked and murdered the Who'll,
party, except a few infant children. The In
iisns state thstthey made but one charge on thI
party in which they cut off the greater portion
Of the men, and thea guarded the outlets Of tn
canon, and shot the meR and women down a
they cane out for water that one man wa
making his escape with a few children, an
they followed him, killed him, and took tn
children, fifteen in number, the eldest under Nv
years Of age. The report was brought to SsI
Bernardino by Messrs. Sidney, Tanner and w
Matthews"
TIE OFFICIAL VOTE IN THIS STATE IS A
FoBLo6S:
1856. 1857.
M I'M. Fiii5ors. Tremt Weller. sia-Iey. Bowl,
s. SIS ISLES 9a.sss Ss,Iea a',o4o 1875