The daily Butte record., 1858-05-18


Press, under the head Of Items for Cali
ornia," mentions o number Of matters of
Importance TO the dwellers upon the Pacific
'oast The postponement Of the Pacific
Railroad Bill until next December. has turn.
I'd public attention to Mr.. MeKibben's bill
for the transportation Of the mails from
New York and New Orleans to San Francis.
co. This measure 10 supported by Mr.. Brod- |
erick, aud is opposed by that unconsciOnable
old hypocrite, DIR. Gwin, as the correspond |
ent plainly intinates, because, Its defeat
is to place the government again in the
hands Of the present contractors, for whom
the Doctor 10 supposed to have very warm
side" 1t 10 asserted that the Postmaster
General has expressed himself very favora-
bly, to the opening Of this route, and the
contractors agree to bind themselves to
to charge one third less than is now paid
for the semi monthly transportation.
McKibben's bill, should it become law,
will do much, by the establishment Of mail
routes across the plains. to facilitate the
Pacific Railroad project. by demonstrating
its necessity and practicabili.y.
Section first authorizes the Postmaster
General TO contract for carrying the mails
between New York and San Francisco twice
month, each way, for $500 900 per annum,
the time consumed 10 transportion not to
to exceed eighteen days.
Section second provides for the transpor-
tion Of the mails, twice month each way.
for same compensation, service TO be per-
formed in fourteen days. Contracts to ex.
tend for q term Of four years.
Section third provides penalties in cases
Of failure, md that the departures shall be
so arranged as to form weekly communi-
| cation.
! Section four authorizes contract Cor car
| rying the mails via the Isthmus Of Tchaun-
tepec, for term of one year. All the
steamships employed in transporting the
mails under the provisions Of this bill, are
to be approved by the Postmaster General,
and conform to all the rules and regulations
that now exist, or that may hereafter DO
made by Congress regulating mail steam
ships.
With regard to the Lecompton resolutions
adopted by the California Legislature. the
correspondent says,
"Much anxiety was displayed on the re.
| ceipt Of the instructions from the California
Legislature. as to what course would be pur
sued by Messrs. Broderick and McKibben.
BIth declined to regard them. In expiana-
tion of their action they say that the same
legislature. in both houses, with the full
merits OF the issue before them. indefinitely
postponed the question in one, aud post poned
IL until the 9th OF March in the other, and
have given no satisfactory reason Tor their
own change Of position, and certainly have
no right to expect their Representatives to
stultfy themselves ns we'll as betrny wha,
they believe to DO he sentiment of the peo.
plo of California. They affirm that the
press. that lives in popular favor. is the
best exponent of the will and wishes Of the
people, and that so far as they can judge
with the exception Of those papers supported
by Federal or other governmental patron
age, it Is almost unanimous in opposition I,
the Lecompton swindle. Both OF them will
DO in Californis, and before the people ex
pect to find their justification from thos'
whose rights they have guarded against al
the Establishments Of power"
They will find that justification glorious
one, too, for never in the history of Lcgisla
tive bodies was the sentiment of the peopl
more grossly misreprcsented, and never be
fore did legislative boiy make so complet
an exhibition Of the white feather, in thei
sndeavors to prevent an expression of th
people after their dastardly and slavsl
course. II may be some satisfaction to thos
who composed the Lecompton majority o
the late Legislature, to know that they hav
effected the postponement Of the Pacac rail
road bill Many U. s. Senators favorabl
to the Pacific railroad. felt indignant tha
1t should be postponed to give precedence t.
the Lecompton swind!e. and after the rcso
lutious had been received in Washington
we're forced to believe, and proclaimed tha
that our Legislature had traded tho Pacif
railroad for the 'ngger question:" and g
the railroad was postponed.
The resolutions we're presented to tn
Senate by DR.. 6win. q proper old hypocrit
to present suehs misrepresentation Of ou
people, aud no no doubt experienced grea
pleasure in presenting the evidence that ou
. legislature had abandoned tho interests o
California, and instructed her representa-
tives to represent aud determine tho do
i. mestic institutions Of other STATES
Senator Broderick promptly responded t.
! the pre- entalion. and informed TIE Senat
, that the resolutions did not reflect the sen
timents of the people of California. A fact
for the expression Of which California viii
thank and honor Mr.. Broderick. Let US b,
thankful that we have two representative
> at the Federal Capitol, who are not b