Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-14
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.


ter to it.
In the Senate. Mr. kirkpatrick offered a
resolution (concurrenD for the appointment
of a special committee to consist OF two Sena
tors and three Assemblymen, who should pro
coed to Mendocino and Humboldt counties.
for the purpose of ascertaining the condition,
of affairs in those localities, between the
whites and Indians. lie accepted, suisse
uuently, a substitute offered by Mr., 0Ferrall,
making it the duty Of the committee to re
commend measures for preventing further In
dian outrages a Senator was opposed to
that for tle substitute did not provide in
terms plain enough, for thorough investi
gaticn of the past action of Rangers, employ
ed by the State government, against the In
dams An amendment was offered to remedy
this defect. when the whole subject WIS laid
on the table 10y a vote of u to Q.
In the House something more definite was
done The committee on Indian affairs, to
whom had been referred a bill to place at the
disposal of the Governor certain sum of
money, to be used in suppressng Indian hos
Utilities, made a report in which a concise his
tory is given of the Jarboe or Humboldt and
Mendocino war. Representations having
been made to Governor Weller that outrages
were being constantly committed, in the
counties named, by hostile Indians, that gen
tleman authorized the organization of COM
pany of twenty Rangers-regular Indian
ighters-under Capt JarbCe; at the same
time instructing Jarboe that, as be believed
only a small band of Indians were engaged
in the outrages complained of, no war of ex-
termination should be waged against the In.
dams as II body. These instructions, the
committee say, Jarboe disobeyed, and Gov.
Weller took occasion, upon hearing Of it, TO
gently remind @ him that no war of exter
mination was authorized by him, and that he
was satisfied, as before, that the great body
of the Indians were not hostile. After sta
ting these preliminary facts the committee
report,
LIST. That there never was any cause for
war of determination against the Indians Of
Mendocino and Humboldt. ID. That many
Indians, driven to mountain retreats where
no sustenance could be found, by the violence
of few bad white men, have plundered
when they could. their tormenters and others,
but that they are not guilty of all the outra
ges with which they are charged. Sd. That
there is no longer need of the services ofJar
boes valiant army of 90 4th' That they
know of no Indian depredations, and that
should any occur Gen. Clarke has assured
Gov. Downey, that the U. s. troops will fur
nish ample protection. 5th That protection
against Indians should be sought at the hands
of the General Government, through the
officers of its army. first, and not from the
State. 9th. That so long as the Legislature
shall exhibit a willingness to foot the bills Of
Indian wars, just so long, it is probable, will
complaints of Indian depredations continue,
and not longer.
The committee recommend an indefinite
postponement of the bill, and close by stating
that reports made to them by IT, 5. army
officers accompany the report, which are of
too grave and serious nature, and contain
charges too shocking, to be commented upon
BY them, aud recommending an investga-
| ton.
Mr. Lamar, of Mendocino, offered reso-
luton similar to the substitute by OFerrall
which was tabled in the Senate. 1t was
oil 4,J - I.l. l
by the Senate. The latter body dropped the
matter merely because it was becoming too
tiresome, by reason of the petty amendments
offered.
If the joint committee is appointed, as con
templated ty the resolution, it will be in the
power of the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House to constitute it of Jar
Doe or anti Jarboe men. do not know how
either of these officers stand affected upon the
subject, but hope, for the honor of the State,
that if the half is true with which Jarboe's
men have been charged, they will not only
be not paid, but will be brought TO the pun
ishmcnt merited by such crimes as they now
stand charged with. No harsh judgment
should be passed but the people demand
that full investigation be made. Let us
know what Indian depredatiops" mean,-
whether the "scalping red devils" as they
were called in the Legislature yesterday, are
really seeking whom they may devour, or are
merely defending themselves and their sqaws
from violence
The County Committees test here, requir-
ing that voters at the primary elections shall
have voted in September for two particular
State nominees, and two particular county
nominees, merely goes to show to what straits
the fierce and unquenchabe democracy of
the Buchanan ank Ike Cook school are re-
duced in this State in their efforts to keep
their precious organization all to themselves.
From some cause unknown to your CORES
pondent, those who bolted the Administra-
ton nominees for clerk and sheriff here last
fall are ruled out, although they swallowed
the Leeompton State ticket without adultera.
ton. Verify tests are getting thick
Your suggestion with regard to regular
delegation from Yuba to the State Conven-
ton is capital one Butte has, see, deci-
ded upon the policy recommended by you to
the Yuba committee. The G win interest will
prevail, without doubt in the convention
called under the Gcin test, and a regular
Yuba delegation, free from Gwinism would,
feel certain, be admitted to the State Con,
vention. D.
JUST As WE EXPEorEn.-The Exnress snid