San Andreas independent., 1858-03-13
[PER WELLS, FARGO & co.'s INLAND EXPRESS. I
SACRAMENTO LETTER.
SACRAMENTO, March 9th, 1855

ninth session OF the California Legislature
has been one Of extraordinary issues and
experience.
In the city, local prosperity is !" dis
mally dull and dolefully dwaddling," dead
almost, in fact. In the capitol, as Tony
Lumpkin would say, "it' all-buzz." In
the portals thereof may be found the usual
roguefy, at the season of the year, yclept,
influence"
Funding and Consolidation are " the
60" The San Francisco bill to fund all
its outstanding debts, has been, through
an accidental trick, engrossed.
The Sacramento bill which is to come
up, (merely as matter of form, forit al
ready passed. in few days, will speedily
be putthrough. The Sacramento bill con-
templates funding the outstanding debts
of the city and county. The expenditure
of the city is somewhat on the Austrian
footing, is exceeding its income; hence a
new and more economical city government
is desired. 1t will possibly be that kind
of cheapness the old woman accomplished
who, purchasing battledore or primer
for the grand daughter, found one too
dear at three cents, therefore bought seven
for sixpence. The floating debt of Sac
ramento will amount, we suppose, to about
$40, 900, more or less. 1t is in the hands
of persons who have earned it or paid
value for it, and who, being the business
men of the city, and unable, under the
present depreciation of the Z" Stock to
realize, are Inconvenience. 1t causes
money to be as tight as the hide of a
"rhinocecrow Unless some clause of
exemption and especial provision is made,
It is not going too far to say that many
will be ruined should the bill pass !" in
its integrity" It'll be like feeding cor
morants with fshes-and as Don Caesar
de Bazan might have parodized under
similar circumstances, "ee are the fishes"
1t appears that de colored folks" who
previously laid their heads together on a
question of manumission to no purpose
have again been exercising their ingenuity
on question of kidnapping, and whose
pockets are under the process of incuba-
tion by the lawyers, therefor They now
have raised the point of denial that Archy
is. the slave of Stovall at-all at-all, and that
not being the owner of the animal he has
no right to kennel him with his claims of
slavery. In the course Of time we shall
undoubtedly get straight on the record
as gentleman remarked in the House
the other day, "the Constitution of the
country and its government are fast be-
coming permanent. f" Permanent, no
doubt-and fast enough, also
The Governor has, as you arc probably
aware, been playing a game of spool, .
and pocketed his own ball. His Excel
lency, it is generally allowed, had the
worst of the game, and threw down his
cue, because he couldn't carrom his ad-
versary
Last week you set up your Char" at an
item of mine. Having visited the locality,
| beg to assure you that it would be at
tended with considerable expense to the
State to hang DR.. Bates, the ex-State
Treasurer, so high at the entrance of the
Golden Gate, as you intimated. With
the sentiment implied, simply, concur.
The doctor, it appears, has been finally
white-washed, in a second trial, on point
which, if your correspondent understands
Alright, amounted to a neglect of the law
yers to file notice that the books of Wells,
Fargo & Co. would be brought forward
in evidence, and which thus, of course,
could not legally be broug tforward should
the opposing counsel object-the Judge
deciding with the law, that the books
could not be brought into court, and as
this was the principal "damning proof, I"
there was an end of it.
1t is rumored that the smallpox has
made Its appearance in the State with the
last steamer from Panama. A case oc-
CURED in San Francisco last week. A
party was reported as being afflicted with
the disease, making his appearance in one
of our popular places of amusement. 1t
shows that if there be any virtue in vac
cination (and that thereis, undoubtedly J
it ought to be attended to throughout the
State at once, by those upon whom the
operation has not been performed. See
to it, all ye worthies and pretty girls in
the mountains.
Various places are being advocated for
the site of the intended new State Branch
Prison. Haven't you word to say about
it? Suppose the folks Of the vallies and
on the sea board, keep their convicts at
San Quentin, and the new branch were to
be fixed up some where in these Bear
Mountains west of you, and sent. in de-
tachments to dig mining canals for the
good of the State? But perhaps you feel
as if you ewould not be seen in that man S
company"
The Sisters of Mercy are about to build
an Orphan Asylum and Conventual es-
tablishment for other charitable purposes
in Sacramento. 1t is to be hoped that its
merits as public building may equal the
excellence of its social purposes.
| 1t is bad sign, believe, when me-
chanic's wages are coming down; but
from the fact that it is so, augurs some
thing or nothing, not yet defined, even in
: Al.