New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-22
FROM CALIFORNIA.

the RepubIi
az Own Correspondent

From Oar Own Correspondent
San FRAscIsco, Jan. 81, 1852
The Legislature has been busiy occupied during the
last week with the discussion of political questions
In the Senate the following resolutions were introduced
on the 2st inst, and passed without discussion all de-
bate being cut off by the Previous Question:
WAeye1, During the Ninth Session of the Legislature Of the
State Of California resolutions passed inrgcng our Sem
aor. In Coprre . 20 support the policy National Admins
son In regard to the admission OF Kansas under the Leeomp
hya. David G. Brodsrick United States Senator from ,h.
State only saded said resolutions Of Instruction. BAT
legislature Misrepresentation Of the wishes Of their constitu
eBts; and
sny sustained the action OF the said Ninth Session Of the Legs
s,ure Therefore for the purpose o. giving % the SAID Hon
Bro5erck fun understanding Of the position he occupies to
Re,olsd By senate the Assembly eoneirrin, ths. the
constitutes the immediate constituency Of
Pesl,,S TJss have a. al times the right
It duty deemed necessary 10 nltIuct their repre-
tentative upon al matters OF puzzle Phy pertaining 70 tae
when Instructed, there Ia len oner honorable alternative
save obedience or re'iEnsion- -,.,..s oS.a,.
euce 10 the iurucons Of The Ninth Session Of the Legislature
Of this State has be Jet resigned the SAT ne hoos CON
Rr.S Thu. the language used By said Senator The I'd
March 1883 in United st.te' Senate toward the EI.cn
tive CT this Confedeaey "" not Only rndnlhed and dns
'pe,f but alike insulting 70 this nation and hamsns 70 me
Rs.sI TIA, hi. Eroeency the Governor Of this State Be
requested % rwsd copy Of the above resolutions 70 the SAD
Hon. D. c. Broderck
The vote was % yeas TO II nsys-one Anti-Leeomp-
ton Democrat voting yea a. to move reconsdera-
ton which motion he has made, and the Senate are
now discussing the main question. There IL no prooa-
bility that the vote viii be reconsdered. The Admin
israton members are bitterly hostile to Mr. Brodeck,
and it is expected that the msjOrity in the Assembly
will adopt the resolutions without hesitation or steia-
tiOR.
In the Assembly, DIR. Duncombe, Anh-Lecompton
member from Sacramento, mas been turned out OF ms
seat by vote of 30 to 90. An important question OF
national end international law was involved Id his
claim. Dr.. D. was born in Connecticut and grew 70
manhood in the United States, an AMERICAN cltzen.
lie subsequently went to Canada and was naturalzed
British subject according 70 the forms OF the Jaw
in force in Canada. He did not renoonce allegiance
10 the United States in express terms, but swore ale
glance TO King William ". and his Successors. lie
then exercised the rights of Britsh subject as Voer
ard an ofhcehoder. Subsequently ne returned 70 sae
American citizen. without goirg through the cere-
nony Of naturalization. lie consulted, II IS ssii, with
Martin Van Buren,, then President, and Caleb Casn-
irg and they advised him that he had not lost hls
character 81 AZ American citizen by swearing ale
glance 10 the King OF Great Britain. Wen, our As
teubly dI not agree with Martin Van Buren, and
Caleb CushDg-perhsps because Dr. Duneombe did
nc, belong 10 the majority.
The women OF san Francisco are signing petition
to DR.. Cole their alleged .anderer, requesting him to
leave the city, Report says that there are one thou
sand signatures to the petition.
On the 20th ins.. Mrs. Mccormack, wife Of Sur.
geon in the United States Army was about to ztart
to return 10 Baltimore her native place taking with
her a negro boy named VIM. Matthews, who had been
her slave in Maryland. While on the way however,
from the residence Of mis- mistress 10 the steamer tne
boy met by some colored residing here, VINO
ran of with him and secreted him. DR.. McCormsck
made application for habeas corpus writ, on IN .
ground that Matthews had been carried away aga1st
lii Will and mprisored On the 2lst the hsbeas cor
pus writ was returned and q hearing was granted on
IT, and Matthews appeared in CourE and stated that
he 90, rcs carried 80 81 sgsHs. kis viii ba; TIA. W