The New York Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1851, Page 2

a a id ‘Ube attacks were far more formidable, and medeat | the Legislature, and sli the gcod citizens cf the | dinary act ever passed Dy that body, end wara plain pointe where the (wo great emigrant trails enter the | Btate, to g_ crimes. In State. ‘hese attacks cccurred at a period when the | the early periods of new communities. it has often been ‘emigrants were crosring the pining with their jaded | indispepeably neceseary to adopt more severe modes apd brok cown an themecives destitute | of puntehment {hen would be Sustidiable im better re- of prevision: er these circumstances, | dee! ulat older States. The State of Tennessee was §t due to humanity. and to niert among usin 6 condition so belpeless. to afford tiem all | snd rhe war forced to adopt capital pun! the protection within the power of the State. I was well | such onsee; y P wpatiefed that the Indiens would direct most of their | tiom of the law effectually checked the commissi ite, as they wouldreadily | the ore successful in euch at- 4 thet if euccesstul in the beginning, these would be annually renewed. and the emigra- ‘tion of each succeeding year, more and more exposed to robbery and murder. It cecurred to me that it was abe witest and mort humane policy, under the cir- cumetances, to afford prompt assistance at the com- oeperment of this eystem of plunder, rs # timely check. whish would be, at least ice over them for Pome time to come. once kgewn to our fellow citisens east of the Rocky mountades, that the Indians were most bostile and tormidabie on latter end difficult portion of the route, where theemigrants themselves would be least cay ‘of seif protection, mpd that the State of Califormis ~ould reader n wistanes to parties so destitute, the emigration of Families to the State across the plains would heve been qrestly interrupted and retarded. With all eur efforts, ‘we may expect. in a few years, to see all the ‘tribes be- ‘tween thie and the western borders eY Missouri hertile, and engaged ie « regular eyetem of plunder end mu der. The opportunities and temptations ere toe great to be jong withstood by those destitute and wemdering pecple p my former message to the Legirlature, I recom- woended the wecessity and propriety of excluding free persone of color from the State. I them expreseed the epinion (bet there was but “ome of two consistent courres to take in reterence te this class of population —either to admit them to the full and free enjoyment of ali the privileges guarentied by the constitution to others, or exclude them from the State.” fiubsequent obtervation has but confirmed this opinior. Tem aware that it is a subject of great ove that canno: be touched with: Jodices and repsibilities or men ; and yet it isa qaes- tion that must cf necersiiy be met. ard should be calm)y apd justly considered. While the legistator should entertain the most enit and ehould act upon all cuertions without hostility or ‘tinlity for or against any part of the-community, be Pencil toreed Dy 8 desire to accompli practical good tor ct the honest prejudices of men, which are act jp bin power either to mitigate or remeve ur constitution exclode: this class-ot persone from ‘Abe right ot ery and from all offices of honor er profit onder the Ftate and our laws exclude them trom rerving on juries, and trom appearing as wit peeres against a white man. Although it is assumed Jo the Deciaratien of lodepemdence as a self evider ‘roth thatell men are@orn free ands; ual. itis equel- dy true that there must be acquired es well as naturs ities to fit men for reltgoverpment. Withor sidering whether there be any reason for the opia- entertained by many learned persons. that tke | cojored races are by néture inferior to the white, and | without attechipg ary importance to such opinica, | still itamay be safely aseumed that no race of men wepder the precise cirsumstances of this clase in our Btate. could ever hope to advance a single step ix ‘Rnowiledge or virtue. Placed by our institutions and Or ureges. (stronger than lew) ina degraded and wabordinate political and social position, which but | Feminde them at every step of their inferiority, and of | #6 of all attempte to improve their se, they are lett without motive to = tor that improvement which, when ‘4. However talented, ermitted to enter the | juid acquire wealth € permitted to testity agaipet a white man op a criminal case, they are jett in many cess without | actual protection, to be plundered with perfect impu- | bey bave no ideas and no recollections of a @eparate cational existence—no alliance with grea: names or fasilies— no page of history upox which ate reeorded the gloricus deeds of the past—mo present privile; endo bope forthe future. To expect any rece of thus situated tomake any eenrible im- provem 86 & class, ie the wildest dream of the ima- givation nd utterly incompatible with all our sover | experien t there are excellent and intelligent persons of color, is doubtiess true: but our legislation must re- gerd them ara clase, acd not a: individuals. While eur jaws profeeredty admit all of thie class to reside wo the Bt they are so framed os effectually to ex- | elude the better portion; for surely there ean exist mo duvelligent and independent man of color.who would not Prewp!ly eoorw the pititul boom we offer him of a resi- ence ip the State, under eomditions so humilia- ung ‘The practical Guestion then ariees whether it is not Better bamenity end for the mutual benefit of both uld be sepurated’ Is it not better for we parste.” As all ea perience har demonstrated that it is for the mutual ‘benefit of the parties, to separate even bueband and Wife, whep they cannot live happily together; so it i ibe bem Dumanity to reparate two races of men whose prejudices are +0 inveterate that they never le in ceil intercourse. and mever contract any ties of marriage 1: the mearure recommended can Ue justified in the Ptete of Obio. there are etill more powerful reasons a Lo the peculiar condition of California. We jom from allthe world We with bis particular op!u- in reference to tpts class. and the with cppceite sentiments and usages BRO the pretence of this people among us hasalresdy veenlied ip Ceath !n some inst woes, end will continue tO produce & ttate of rmbittered feeling between our fellow citizens from éiflerent portions of the Union, od prevent thet cordial unanimity co necessary to tbe beppines# of our community. As was anticipated wumbers of thie race La bound tovervice fo: « limited period as hireling« We eve ibus in cumerous inetances practical slavery oe cur mi That this clase ie repidiy inerearing in our Btate is very certain. if thie inerease ie permitted to con. tinue for some years to come. we may readily antici- pete what will then be the state of thiogs here, trom mbet we see now occurring in rome ot the free States ‘We rbail have cur people divided and distracted by these cistresing domestic controversies respecting | tbe sbclition of slavery, which have airenly produced | *0 much bitternere between different portions of the | Union When thore who come after us and all the og im its train. they ‘Will Deve ae much cause to reprosch tor pot taking ben they were praeticable, to prevent tho rtate ot’ things, ae we vow have for reproachirg eur ancestors for the evils entailed upon us by the ori- gina) ietroduction of slavery into the colonies. We Reve the warning voice of experienee —they had not I would call the sttention of the Legislature to the Frepriety of amending the twenty-Gret section of the | eleventh article of the constitution. b provides regalations, and provisions. h from their nature require publication. shall be yubliebed im Ergiirb and Spanieh Thir provirion of tke constitution mus TY change of circumstance uo! ed the Legislature cam exercise no discretion. but de Joreed to carry it catin ite true rpirit and intent The cecessity and propriety of publishing the laws in Ppanieb. it Cocure to me, should have been left to the | Jegment and liberality of the Legislature, to be go- | verned by circumstances and +hould not have been mea de 0 permanent constitutional provision | Frem the bert esti en enabled te make, d thas give | fer the ure of it, they eurelyhiave the same right to har, rary to pass an act preseritiog bie auties and fixing | |b ep, Ludee existing circumstances, be- tore’ any cf the public lund, to which the stat be entitied Lave been asnigned to her, and 'y ure, parties to contracts ame 4 themmelves to pay Smy Tate of ioterest te eae soe upov, and the courts are bound to en: force the contract. Im support of the principle Ynvelved im this measure. it bas beem often ured thet money is but en article of commerce; and tha’ se euch, if lenders bave « right to charge any interest apy interest for the ure‘t it, they surely have the reme Ti » stipulate to the rate to be charged, as the landtord who rents out a bouse« re farm, end that the haw ‘has no right to interfere, but skould enforce the contract im the one case as promptly ‘as in the other, practical effects upon commus tire and, therefore, it'must be wrowg im principle. 1 ap prebend the érror consists in sozsidering money os simply an artiote of commerce, when it is, in trut ‘@eandard of velue. made eo by lew, and must be re- re tisfaction of all dedte credit system itselt is eufficiently dangerous, but when connected with an extravagant and walimited rate of interest, it produces irreparable ruin to @ large pertion of thecommunity. Few men rightly calculate the legitimate effects of paying « high rate ef internet for money. an individual berro: comsiderable tum of money at e’high rate of interest, aod should pot te able to pay it wher due, the accumuietion of « few months’ interest puts it forever beyond his power to psy. He sees himre™ ruined for life—makes po further e{forta to._pay—leaves his creditor to susteia the loss of both principal and interest. while the bor- rower bimerlf becomes @ hopeless idier, and frem theneeforward a useless, not an evil,member of society. If each individual stood alone, waconnected with cthers, there might be some truth In the principle oreumed t the State hasan interest im the protec- tion of individuals, as the prosperity or ruin di vi- p the prosperity or rnin of the whole. be injurious to public morale jer publie poliey. it is the right ort! to restrain it. ‘The idee that competition among lenders would re- { interest teir and just standard wuch ae the itimete profits of business woul. justhy srems tobe delusive, Our own sad experience in Uali- tornia bas conclusively shown thet competi‘ion em: ng the lenders dors not diminish the rate of interest. but tbe rates now aske€ and the amount of security cow demanced.are equalto, if mot greater, than those re | quired one year age Icapnot but exprete the opinion | thatthe late monetery cricis in California bar been more the legitimate result of the oppressive rates of interest charged of any other one cause. The result jo map. 3 ie per inue for some years longer. the pro- | cuctive industry of the State will be seriourly crip led Pethe Leneficial efects ofa system of direct taxation | bave already been ecen in the increased impulse giv to our sgricultureduring the past year. The large tracts of land have, in many cases, been subdivided. anéGemelier portions sold to agriculturists, who have thus become permanent and prosperous resideute. The sgricultural reeouroes of California are much r than have usually been supposed to thore of most of the States. In of ber moat intelligent citizens," her d rich prairies asecapable when cultivated. an upteld store of sgricultural wealch ce of an act of the Legislature detioin, the duties of the Surveyor General, 1: was expecte: that that officer would befepabied to embody in bis re- port,much usetul statistics! information in reference tothe geography ani egriculture of the Etate. For | Teaecne stated im his report, be bas not been able to | do so. This miormation would have been exceedingly | usefal in tbe present infant state of that branch ef | indurtry. The climate andeoil of California are peeu- liar, apd the mode of cultivation best adapted to thea | is ecpsequentiy very little understood. The result bas been. that the mort incorrect views bave been en- ipensable tot farmer, the past yrars experience has shown that ali greint.acdcearly all the garden vegetables, can be grewn ip great abundance without it. | Were it met for the fact that our Btete is embarrassed in her frances, I should recommend the establishment of @ separate end distinct Bureau of Btatistics: but as the duties of the Surveyor General are not 60 onerous a+ Lo prevent bis atten.ien to this subject. and as they are. from their nature somewhat connected with it, I would recommend the continuance of the provision re quiring bim to collect information from tue different county rurveyore. and palpable viclation of the mort prominent priuci ple, the disregard ot which, byjthe muther country, led to the American revoluttom. If ther ail principle wel) understood, inflexibly cherished by u ele. it waa the seit-e: could not rigbifuily exist M other words, that both the governed have some rights, tual, and theexercise of the one ud that, while itizen to pey his taxes, itis equal- iy the duty of the government. at one and the same time, to affcrd him protection in his person and pro- perty Une conoot contemplate the astenishing provisiogs of thet ect, without the most painful reget. 1: ex tenced the revenue laws over California, not only without representation in Congress, but without giv- ing creilowing we soy goverument aut all. Tue act imposed upon us burthens, but extended to us bevefts. It practically, although not in terms, placed judietsl aud mini jel power im the same bun: thue making the Col doth the co meeting cares ip which he hada direct interest himeel!; and ben the Mojured party complained. he was mocked ‘th a delusive show of tice, by being referred to the distant and imeccessible courts of Oregon aud Lovisiepa—e provision about as equitable and just as the practice of Great Britain in transporting out people esroea the Atlantic, to be tried in England for sileged fences committed in the colonies. Not « vinghe care. to my knowledge, smong the many dest- tions of the Uollector, the correctners of which was called im guertion, was ever take of Oregon or Louisiana, for the very plaia and simple reason. that justice insuch would have cost more then it would have been worth when sttuined The history ct all governments having colonies has shown how natural end usual it is for the mother country to oppress. and at the same time neglect, » Gistont end beipless people It is so natural and easy for jegirlative bodies. as well as for individuals, to form prejudiced amd disparaging opinions of ovhers at & distance. and thus to td pretexts for oppressive ex- actions, while benefite are conferred with great reluc- tence The fruits of these exactions mever tail to reach the seat of the oppressor, while the indignant complaints cf the oppressed fade and vanish in t: velling over the intervening distance, and ure never yard or }egarded The act in question forms another strong and irre- dence of the troth of the great republican an oft und frequent recurrence to frst ft indispepeably necessary to the preserva Hitutions in their original purity. California will always be among the most devoted to thie jst sentiment; and while ehe bes the honor ead Deppicese to remain a member of the contederacy, ehe wil) etrenuously ivsiet bet justice be meted out to ber. by refunding the imoneys thus unjustly collected to the courts either This she ower to herself—to ber own honor— but above all to cred principle, and to the whole Union ed at the elore of ufficient ti culm apd deliberate retiection; and since the its pareage. the attention of Congress bas been alunost wholly taken up with the consi jon of other mea- ures of more immediate and pressing importance. To dovbt that justice will yet be doue Culitornia, is to doubdt the justice of Congress; and to doubt the alti- wate justice cf Congress, is to doubt the justice of the American people, their capacity for relt- government, and the perpetuity of our inetitutions. ‘The question of revenue and expenditures, so imper- tant to individuals, families, and States. wil rilly cccupy much ot your attention. Of the temporary Btate lon, there bave been issued bonds to the emount of two buodred and ninety thousand one hundred dol. lare. of which the sum of nineteen thousand four buodred and fifty dollars hae been redeemed, leaving outstanding on the 15th December, 1850, the sum ot two hundreg and seventy thousand, six hundred and fifty dellere, upon which interest bad accrued to the amount of seventy one thousand, eight hundred aed thirty six dollars and four cents, making the eum total of the State debt created under the act authoriz ing temporary State loap, amount to the sum of three bundred and forty two thousand, tour hundred apd ei tix dollars and four cents Ip addition to this there were unredeemed Comy‘rol- Jen's warrentes to the amount of one humdred and torty- two thoursrd, pine hundred and seventy-four dollare nd twenty-four cents, which, added to the outstend ipg thie per cent bonds. and the interest due upon (bem up to Dec 15, would make the eum total cf the State debt om that dey, four hundred snd eighty fire thoursnd, four hundred and sixty dollare aod twenty- eight centr The tots] emount of receipte into the treasury up to the 15th December. ;amounted to the eum ci three bundred and twenty-tour thoueand, nine hundred fifty-three dol excees of exp be eipts, ot one bundred and twenty. two thourand, huodred aod teventy-rine dollars and eighty-five cente ; leaving am Im conpection with this sub; prere my regret that the Leg ag - | lerence of opinion es to tbe best mode) tailed to c ry out that wire and humene provision of the © ution, which was deigned to protect from forced te.¢& certain portion of the homestead of ei! header of families. Thie provision ts peculiarly appropriate to Calitornia, and is anotber evidence of the wisdom and enlighteoed liberality of the framers of our ex- ution thout families it cr commnnity to exist yer fon, ifcarried our with the sam: Hightened spirit iv which it oririasted; and espevialiy it follewed it is hoped it will be) by am act of making grants in limited quantities to upon the public land, will soon fill up cur Btate with eneryelic, invustrious aud virtuous tau. who will thus recure o permanent home, not Gcpencent upon the Huctuations of teade and busi- pers. Therecan be no doubt but that the practical cperation oftbis ju t en tminentiy beneficent to both debtors aad creditors, beve atendency to check the excesser of ibe eredit apetem. and to inake the credit of individ . ef it abould e. more dependent upos their intepiity, copecity and indurtsy. than upon the Smount rnd value of the property they may tempo | rarily contre! At the late perintencen eral election there war elected a Sa. fVublic instruction, It will be neces. | ilies in the State, and our my not be practicable tr have so few ta: ro unsettied. general ty wpiversity establish tin Of free rchoois, crto endow any Hut the time must soou arrive when we tball Lave both the families end the means to adopt and try cut eucha system. In the meantime, it tbe made the duty ef the superintendent to col- lect useful etatieties! informatica to be reported an pually tothe executive and by him laid before the Legisiat ure at each regular sess: By the provini the second section of the niath article ot t natitution, © ell estates of deerased have died without hk will or rema'n & perpetual fund, the imterest of which ehali be inviolably appropriated to the support | cfecommon schocls throsghout the Stat It would be wise to make some efficient provision by lew, tor the security of puch tumde and tor lending them out by responsible officers 1 would recommend that they be deperited in the Slate treasury, and invested in Btate securities I take greet pleasure in referring to the Congress. a several By thie law the & of Calitornia will be entitled to menee bodice of fertile land bordering upon the bays of San Francis- sod | co fem Pablo and Buisun, and upon the rivers 8: tale | Joaquin and Brcramento. These lands, it is thought ifievlt to by many intelligent persons when properly drained }ecure corr t wd so many delays aed cultivated will produce beautiful crops of rice. curred in publishing them in that langusge, | eng perbape of sugar cene. bat tbey ere pot yet ready for distribution For the want of the necessary eurreys and plate, no When distrituted they will impart very little | estimate be je information to those for whom they were designed derabls for the re {the jaw ity do | from the reading with intelligen: pg legal pro: ily be in B We b is inthe Btate who alone language as we be who rpeak the Bpanieh. To publish all tae laws tw al; (here different laugueges would be aimost im. Practicable. Besides it would be of very doubtfu utility. To speak ome common language forme & h ferent classes of eur fellow citizes Wwe wid Parnertly invite the a Jatere to the urgent ne easity of amending the crimi ) laws of the State im fevers! particulars The | original criminal juriedicticn in cases of felony is con fined to the aietrict courte There courts are only red to bold certein terme in each couaty at dif omaibility of og the attendar of witnesses in cases where ais bave been Gelayed. bave rendered the ad. tien of the criminal laws of the State, es — miniet yecial y in the mining practicable As adm! br protection to the enccoursg+ ment to offenders inceent. but have giv: Bome more prt = t eannot be attained metances ruggest the propriety of con- ¢ criminal juriediction upon the Courts of Ses. | T rome Of the counties, requiring them to bold t regular terms. and alte called terms at any when necerrary to try a criminal, and giving the riabt of appeal. ae ip other cases. The punishment generally inflicted by cur criminal stetater im carer of felony not capital is fine and im privonment These punishments take ingly for very cbviour rome tienl effect nder isting 4 that other modes ot punish: and robbery, I would mentof death Thir seve: 5 imee since the adjourn ment of the Legisisture, that | know of no other mode of punishment, under present circumstances, would be wtail likely to cheek the evil prevent, itizens from taking justice inte their own hande erime of grand larceny \o stealing horses tie, hee become #o commMON in many pil jue fifty percent | hole bands of tame cattle have been etolen, « have beet all helt teomennd heen -ompel o Pp line ot policy | dirpowition to be made of there I arising from the m, after deducting in the State, would entitle her 1 the lots in the city of | Ban Frenciteo covered by ordinary high tide, #0 soo &s the eame should be reclaimed from the do: ¢ that these icts be ceded to that ¢ torene et 1 would the right of tion be granted to setual settlers upon there lands, on such equitable ad liberal terms armay best promote their rapid twprovement and | cultivation | ‘The pact j ear witneseed the rapid improv and the { sing developement of our +reial Our trade with all the the i so! has mount end impor our principal commercial points hav y assumed the beautiful forme of regular cities. The people of Cali- fornia are destined to become an great commercial pro- ‘every obstacle that bas a tendency to shackle and (rammel commerce. without @ corresponding be- nefit chould be removed by the Legislature, so far ae | that body avethe power. With,thia views recom: | mend ane repeal of the act establishing quaten- | reguiationsat San Francisco, These regulation icus burthen to commerce. whi! ¢ been impotent fer good. I would also re- thoro; revition ef the act creating » rine Horpitel ands Board of Health at that point ould also recommend the repeal of the acts esta. bliebing the Buperior Court of that city: and the p: page of an act creating additional District Courts. Tue people of Ban Francisco not only pay their proportion of revenue to support the judiciary of the whole Btate but they are compelled. in addition to this, to py the expenees of the Buperior Court. | take it to be that the people of every portion of t titled to ae many courte, create they ecmmend * be required to adm curt is required to enforce pances oct common to exception to the general rule; but the Superior Court | hes at mech civil juriediction as the district courts and consequently Comes within the general rule ‘The late period of the session at which California a@mitted into the Uniow. and the press of other ‘ners, oocosioned by the long and protracted de- houses upom the disturbing question of o ete for the Dates in be State bas been severely taxed, # to become tributary to cther portions of the world, to the amount of millions The set of Congress parsed in the begioning of the | vive Se peeenae laweot the tnited liberal provision will be | Btate (ott | aud benefit, while the burthen of their payment thi ; main po check @ | their own time, to pay beriden. The estimated receipte for the secoud fiscal yenr, encing cn the 30th day of June, 1851, amount tothe tum of ive hundred and nineteen thousand. five hua- dred end fitty dollars; while the estimated expendi. tures under the present rates of compet tion, amount tothe eum of four bundred and ninety-five thourand reven bundred and forty-seven dollars: lear excess of receipte over expenditures of twenty-three thousand, eight hundred and th dotters. But should the expendicu tuegented by the Comptroller, to the sum of two hun- | eighty. pine theusami tee hundred and three dollars and fifty cents, and thereevipts late the y *qual the estimates, then there would re. | main a balance im thetreseury, ov the 0th du | June, 1861, ot two hundred end thirty tho bondred and forty-six dollars and fity cente, app | ble tothe payment of the State debt ‘The act for the better regulation of the mines met with serious opposition in various porticns of the nd the amount of revenu ree fell far d. Inder act there was collects into the Trasury up to the 16th December. the sum of twenty nine thoueand, reven hundred and thirty- ore dollars and sixteen cent: further 1 nine theusand nine hundred and forty-cne dolla remains tn the hands of L A. Beeancon, the former Cellecter of Tuolumne county. The necessity of conv #0) urged upon my attention, a fubject received all the copsideration ite creat im, tence demanded. FE trequently eailed. vot one of them, to my know- ledge, has ever equalled the expectationeot ite friends The only reeult that is certain to follow an extra terrien of a legitlative assembly. is & heavy amount Cf additions! expense, while the bene(te are matters efdoubt. Inthe present care, whether « quorum of both heures could have been obtained, admitted of ly author! the | xecative to the Legislature upon © extraordinary oces- ad to guard against the abure of this power. viene; * the Governor is required to “state to both houses, when assembled, the purpore for which they shall be bern com From this languege, as well a# from the nature and reas ot tb the © extraordinary occasion” con- tem famers 0! tbe constitutio sem tersion. The propriety of authorizing tion to the temperary State loan ot th: thourand dollars, was Le but the bili did not wae pot tl eontidently a imposing extracrdipary occasio: of the L ure The condition of the trearury of the United States, at the time I’resident Van Buren convened Congres?, in consequence of the suspenston oat barks, was certainly as eritic ition of our State treasury: and yet the 1d the action of the President. | | te Dave been unwite and unnecess But there were other por le that bad their d: Tuning som high rate of int mouey was wanted only to defray the current +: pen eee ot the civil administration and not fer the purpore or constructing some great permanent and pro‘‘e vle improvement, which itrelf would probably afford the meane of ultimate reimbursement, would hare de- marded there conditiers honest principle obtracted debte for the purpone of | improvement but few of them bev money to defray ordinary expenses There je ay cious principle in the practice ot putting our burth upen peaterity, witbout their consent. Those who hare the liberty te contract debts should bear the reaponsi- bility of paying them. It would be exceedi: t for individuals a* well t+ States. to #ppy privilege of co ing debte fer their boulders of others * be ruccesstully adopted, it would be 4 ao tempting. that + id no limit to the cvile to be entalled upon future generations ‘The expenses of the Convention which framed the ecnetitution, heving all been paid. the only use the State had fer the money to be obtained by loan, would bave been to defray the ordin i present a be thrown u; tem cou found #0 easy feece re been exper expenses, and would hi postponed for years, et theit will aud without t. while they would have received none of ibe benefits and would bave the expense: eceruing in While we are com: plainisg. ond justly teo, that Congrers bas taxed us | without representation or government, thus imposing upen vs the burth | on without giving ur the benefite overnment, we are urged to commit the game vicla- by borrowing money, and exp. thus, im cfleet, taxing owing eny correrpor ding benefit in return It may be raid that we confer benefite upon posteriy, end they ought. therefore to pay our debt But it is ylein thet we #ball confer no greater benefite apon them t have received from our ancestors, ard re gre upon their ence corer and if we have the rigbttoylace our bur bene vpen them. they in their turn, wil) bave the . piece the'+ burtbecs upom the peat ee eding generation; so that each existing genera thon, ope aiter the other, will have the right to borrow money to pay their own daily expenses, apd to put the 7 cf peyment vpom their successors, to th ~ athe Legislature been convened teined, it would precipitated the 8 tem Of e xtravegai which would have to Iny aside, In two years from this ti would bave been in condition as much embarrassed sat present, if notin @ worse condition. There can, perbaps, no greater misfortune betall a young State | than & urge eurplus in the treasury, produced by « Joxm. 1t pute the people and the government upon (lv- luatve hopes, and star: cannot be sustained and centinued, Young State Like young and inexperienced individuals, never cease expenditures while there ie money in the treas seldom stop while they bave apy oredi: left. *t ccme when the Stat y.and 2 time ny brought about the better for all parties in t ij weuld perhaps be best for her to adopt @ syatem of rigid economy at the ment, 60 as to be cer- tain to ccme within these limit As the Legislature has now no constitutional power to borrow money, and as there are no cash funds in the Treasury, the question ariees how the current and ne- cestory expenses of the State are to bs paid! I would recommend that the present rate of taxation upon real aud personal estate be continued, and that a rea- ronsble reduction be made in the rate of the capite- tion tax This Jatter tax has generally been coasi- dered too high, end this te ished the amount of r tource, Were the rate Jes 8 much larger amo’ also recomme t be made, by 1 and that the ested by him in bi fail belcw their in payment of de ttese bane, they will be absorbed by the incoming revenue. and this circumstance will Iecilitate the colection of taxes aad prevent any great depreciation in the value ot the warrants. If the whole #mount tued should be less than the amount of the Btate revenue, then they will riee mi to parvalue. To bring about thi These warrants may y, if not quite, jesirable state of thipgs, [recommend 4 rigid system of retrenchment u the expenditures of every department of the State. it occurs to me that the moet rational. j and cer. more, ex- pend leas, and borrew none. I also recomment 4 re- cuetion cf the rate of taxation imposed on property rold at auction. A larger amount of revenue can be ecilectea from this source, it is thought, were the rates reduced. Asat present established, the rates sre ro high ee materially to diminish the amount of taler. Ihe attempt to administer the State government during the past year bas been attended by many difl- culties To start a new eystem under ordinary ciroam- | tlences Se po eary task, bnt no new State has ever eLcompursed with so many embarrassmente as jorpnie, Our people formed a mixed aad multitu- cinour bort from #') sections ef our country, ard irom slmoet every clime the world, with all their discordant views, feeliugs, prejudices and opinions; and thrown together like the sudden assemblage of a mighty army, bad no time to compare notes or interchange Opinions. Resides this. « mejority contidered themrelves only temporary residents, and ip sustaiving the Btate government Serious r ance to the execution of t cme instances; and a very cccurred at Sacramento City, in referen would be improper to express any opinio: of the care will distal trivupale. ‘Tbe firet sersion of the Legislature bad more dificul- ties to meet than perbape the legislature of any other State, That body bad no beaten road to travel, no tate prececente to follow. California required a new system, adapted to her new aud anomalous condition. What that new system should be. time and experience alore could determine. With the experience of the t year before doubtless neces sion in many other reep: uld respectfuliy suggest the propriety of making no amendments ex- cept where manifestly required. The people have now become accustomed to the laws making but t pense may be saved to the State. PETER UW. BURNETT. Sas Jesr, Jan. Oth, 3€61. Bhthe, M fornia, r Tu San Jose, om Thareday, Nov. 14, 1850. Mrs. John M. Murphy, of « davgbter Ip San Jose, op Thureday, Dec. 12, 1850, Mrs James |.E. Heed, of & ton. MARRIAGES Ip Ben Francisco, Jan. s. by the Rev A Williams, b Mr. John Kelly to Marion Coffin, late of New Orlean ip Meryeville Dec 2%, by Kev. W. Brier, Mr. 0 H. Pr ireom. Jormerly of Peoria, 1)! Mre Naney Highs, late of Louis, Mo At Wathingtom Yolo county. Dec 26, by Rev Benton, of thie city, Mr. Dauiwl Grayron, ef Ei Dorado county, to Mise Frances Boules, ot Washington. In San Francisco. meangrng Tm by the Rev. A. Wil- liems. Mr. George Byron to Miss Jane Anderson, Jn 8en Francieco, January 1 by the Rev. Mr. Lavgiois, Mr. Henry 8. Lob: Mise Ellen Keaue Charles Camp oline Matilda, mo Jore, Jamuary Tth. by Ri Father Mr Daniel Murpby to Mise Mary Fiber. daughter o the Irte Captain Fisher. In Sacramento City, January 6th, by Rev. Mr. Slote, Robert Hi Lyqn. of Buitimore to Mise Anna FE. Worthington, ot New O:leepe. Jp San ose, on the 7th Jac. by Rev. Father Nobili, Mr. Cle mecti to Mise Anne Kells, both of Ban Jose. In Ban Jose, by Breyton, late of 'b Francisco, Jan. 9th, by Justice McGowan, M Etienve Gonde to Mile Rosalie, Mercie. by the Kev. Jamer Gorwin, Dr. George liott. formerly of Missouri,to Miss Margaret Ann eary formerly of [ndispa. In Stockton, by the Ker. Mr. Wood, Mr. Henry L. pt Albany, N. Y.. to Mise Laurette T. Bunger. Jose.com the 2ith December, by his Honor iteher, Mr Leonard Tulic to Miss} ligabeth 5 ‘ail of Yole county. December. by LD. D. Bul Theodore Wyande to Mrs Charlotte Shultz DEATUS IN SAN PRANCISCO, 1.- John D, Hobbs, Maryland, 22, cholera. Lucene Joney, France 67, dysentery. I d 54. murdered T, New York, 28, cholera, found drowned David uee, Mains, JO, dyrentery Jam, 2.—Oapt. David Need, New London, inflamma- tien of stomach. Joho Young. Michigen. cholera. Nethen Osye Phile 26. de. George 0. Lery, Ohio, 22, typhoid fever. Jobn Crowell. et, dropey. N. Y., 20. disease of lungs ED yy. we, cholera. rand Brissell. Mass ,20, dysentery John Methicl Penn ,'90 0. Camillo Hurtado 61, diarrhies. David W. Bbattuck, M nee, 21, dysentery 4—Joreph Ford, do Capt. Joreph & Downer, Newburyport, 26 Jobp Hove. Oregon 24. eholere Capt 6. D Grito, Lynn. Mase Mre Margaret § L Denman, N. Y. City, 2). Edward Lb. Baogh. Kingston, 17, inf amma- tion of brain Geo Ww. 3, = * 0. . Bridgeport, Conn, bh asttime, Potindely sin Hardwick 57, fever, Mireourt son, 40 fever fweden. ThomesRuter, 2!, dyrentery. Virgi David Alman, #1, casualty, Liverpool SACRAMENTO ¢ herd, 46, Henry co, Lowa Bilver, 42, New York Joreph | Prior Hail, 47, [inois John P. Harrison, 22. Mc ¢—Intent child of Jcbn Brown O1- Stranger Jan. 1—Child of Mre. Sneeine Lewie Pratt. oi, Meilenry ¢ Edward Battolemy, 28 + ngia 2-H Bharpe, 10, Mirsouri © -Jotigh Deatherage, 26, Kentucky Nichoine Wien, 42, New York city. 4-Stephen W. Bryton 25, Georgie =< Anthony Hager, 7S, Australia Mre Re Van Buren co., Lows. , OT, Mine, typ. tever € dtengton, 22, Va., dysentery Mise, diarrho «. i Pht § rentery, 10 Jame Sparks, 21, 11), diarrbwa P Tn Marysville, Deo. 20. of chronic diarrhea, Obirirt Whitt ot Bremen. Germany, syed about 2! yeas esidence ofl. A. Kline, on Yuba rive: on Bee 16, Robert Strong Carpenter, late of Brooklyn L ed Vi youre erlite, Dec. 28. ed 32 Mice Margaret Belt, of Batti re ) fr. merly comma: At Pine ile. EB! Dorado Co Novem ber, Dr. D. | Webb, late of Cincinnati, Ohio, aged 54 years At Dr Horry's Ranche, near Btock tom, on Deo. 23, of | cholera morbus, Mr. Bylrester Ftacy, of Bedterd sped about C2 years At Pablo, of cholera, Sept 6th, Mr Charles F. Davis of Ubarlestown. Mase. aged 28 yeare, At Neveda City, Nov 23, of typhoid fever, Mr. John Jt formerly of Meadville, Pa. £1 Dora¢e county, «1 1 the Ist inst . Capt 10) amen': Atcbilald Ralston, aged Dartford, Conn To Fan Jose, Dee. 2 1850, WT \thine of Macon Ga in the 2th year of bir « ae At eee on beard the British trig George Shattack nh the Zietot November lat Amelia Henrietia. wife FB Jones On board steamer Northe fi ws tc Par Fras Leker during ber passage the dist of be 6 of Decembe * (8 Ue Au value; but being made receivable | bad, therefore, no permanent interest | inquired into by the competent ju- | wife, Sarab Ann Baker, both of the Isthmus fever The former was a native of Philadelphia; the latter of ‘teen years residents The California Markets. Ban Francisco, eater Duriness was elack % suction, | Many ure holding thelr goods. din store. rather than to sacrifice them coming iu for a few days past mo: freely. but moet et that which has been received, was shipped on Wednesday, in the steamers. The Qsroliaa and Columbus took away about $1,300,000, and passen- | gers probsbly bad from $200,000 to $300,000. Goid Gurt fe worth $16. Money canaot bo had at less thaa an average of seven percent, and enly on the bast recurity. City scrip, old issue, is worth 65 470; new | jesue, 5 42, | Bo ition Exrorrro, | Amount of bullion exported from San Francisco, from December 14th to December 31st, 1850, as entered at the Custom House. . Previously exported... at ruling see es 651,785,155 from Deo. Total...» : | Amount of bullion eptered inward, | — ath to Dee. dint, 1860 noi. Previously entered... ‘$2,220,000 AL sos ne'ses s6utgine sidan ce sont at Faivay, January 3, | _ Buriness has been very quiet to.day—it may be p> dewn emphatically, the dullest of the season. The holders of desirable goods generally do not try to urge them off, knowing that it cannot bedone except at ra- {nous prices. The same inactivity prevails in all the up river towns, where the stocks of goods are ample. We cannot look for much demand from that quarter for at least @ month or tix weeks. Brockton Mauer —The market continues to be 10 & very depressed state, and moncy isscarcer thin gold on the Trinity— so we leave our readers to judge. We wert rain—rain—rain. The demand for goods emall, Moypay, January 5. Saturday was very dull. The sales at auction we: Mrbt, and partook largely of damaged goods. Some in publishing saley, effected at aus ing whether the goods are ia gool order or not, do an injury both to the business of the auctioneers and of the regular trade. Perscns in buying are apt to quote auction sales a3an evidence of ‘ruling prices; while those who have undamaged goods which they wish to put in auction, are hiadered trom doirg #0, in the belief that the prices obtained are Or articles im perfect order, Btccks remain unimproved. The amount of goods sent across the Isthmus of Pa nama, principally to Calitornia, is greater than we eup- | posed. Inthe month of September. the amount was | $648 631; while the whole amount to Cubs was only $64 523; to London, $168 £78; to Liverpool, $2,049,085; to Mexico, ¢86.168.’ The amount shipped by way of Chi is tbue greater than to any other port, except Liverpool Tyrspay, Jaguaty 7. EiTkere is not the least change to note in the market otto day. Goods, when sold in good order, bring just about the first cost and charges; with the exception of | Nquore, which still pay a fair profit. Beme of the elty papers insist that city sori, new issue, has advanced from 35 to 62 per cent, but we d> not find anybody who wants it at amything like tue latter alittle more cond. dence exp: redemption at some- thing like par, we do not perceive any great change in ite value, Weovesoay, January 8. We have nochange to note in the market to-d except, perhaps, a growing disposition on the part o! | bolders of pork to advence oa the late low rates -it may be rately quoted at $12 for prime $18 for mess, and $20 tor clear. Flour remains nominally at $16 to $17, with very light eales. Other artioles ax before. ringency in the money Bankers discount with great oaution. Tae from 5to7 per cent., according to the seca- a. Gold dust continues scarce. Good lots $16:, to $164 per oz. Faivay, January 10. We bave not a single encouraging festuce ia trate toreport, Foreign and home vessels in large numbers continue to arrive with assorted cargoes. The holders in many irstances, are forced to sell. Want of moaey, storage, and dauger of fire are the inducements to p them into auction, or to make sacri them to the trade. As money is from 5 t» 7 per menth. even it owners of gocds could readily get it that, they would probably make a tosing basiness by holding them fora higher market. Bince August, the number of ships put up for California, in the Atlantic ) ports, have been iporease, while Eu- Toptan porte he’ je lottery with almost as much eagerness as our own people. A couple o! months will, no doubt, give usa higher market, but we do pot anticipate apy material improvement sooae: Domusric Rerait Makxer —The domestic market of this city ie abundantly supplied with every kiad of meat. game, fich, fowl and vegetables which the most tpicurean taste could desire. In point of variety, we do not think we are excelled by any other market i the world as to game—and tly increasing. I judge of the pric: Mvats — Beef, (according to cuts,) per Ib. 12a 25+ ; pork, per Ib. 40 0c; Mutton, per 1b. 50 a Téc ; Veal, per lo, 18 a Be. Povurny —Turkeys, each, $$ a $10; Chickens, each. $2.4 $3; Ducks, each, $20 $3, Gaste —Beur, per ib 38a 60c.: Uk, do. 20a26c ; Ante Jope,do. 20n25e; Deer, do. ubc.; Hare. per patr,$8.; Kab- Bit, do $1 60; Geese, do $3, Ducks, do. (great variety), There is considerable marke! paid, we quoie a few of $1 4 $2; Teal, do. $1; Woodeock. per doz $9; Cures, do. $9; (unil, do, $%; Plover, do $' $4; Bmall birds, do $2; Sandbill Cr ¥ Mon. per Ib. bic; do, Trout, do. 25e: Persh do. 20¢: White, do 14¢; Mountain Trout, do. 1¥c. Vicrtances.—Cabbages, per head, £00 a $ - flower, do, fine, Suc. # $1; lettuce, do., 18s. a 25: celery. do., white and fine, 60 a 75¢.; Onions. per Ib... 2 garlic, do Th ; turnips, do, 19¢ carrote, ¢o , lve ; beets. do, 12c.; potatoes, d fe; pumpkins. do. Sc. # —Freeb, per doz, $3 00 @ $4; preserved, do, #1 600 $2 The prices quoted tor these of wi wild salad, do, 2 vegetables is with riference t: h, and tresh average vale, per day, of emall gamefi lation, 400 pair ducks, 130 dozen small 109 pate we. 25 to 0 deer, 10 to 16 yes! bares, 2) to 25 pair Fabbite and any quantity of grizily bear. eit, ante- ope, &e The market rince Friday bas presented mo mee phates To-morrow, we shall give our we ed review of trade, and publish « correct rent \y exten Moxpay Evesiy The markete since. the salli have cbi a vity. A continued dulaees bas pr partments of trade, Great «uantities of goods remain 3p eter don shipboard for better prices, which no doubt they will bring if kept a couple of months.while quite ® large amount are forced into the market, Co ng wante of shippers, and to pay * | Our prices current give the figures at which good \* of U rip oo Ww el bei rise of some 22 t#; but only few sales have been made. From the Pecific Ne 2 otwithetanding the large amounts which are constantly going forward, mon ed op goed security, at rate ing trom 455 to 6 per cent per th. and the difficulty of which some complain, of their the inade yuacy of th the ecarctty of mean: bankers to loa bitty to effect loans, arises from ¢ the discovery of the min ibuted more tb. a | erensibly affected by the large shipments of specie rhe is at preient compelled to make. in liquidation of the balauee of trade in favor of Europe; and we do not claim for California, or fer ber merc ything Deyond what is their jast dae, im attributing to the producte of the one, and to the integrity of the other. the credit of havingeaved pen aee from a calamity & very ratisfactory dered that the ex: tion are included in the eevery reason to congratulate 0: reiver that its indebtedness falls short of $600 000, and the to follow the example of some of her older m export Guty of 1; or 2 per cent mount of gold annually taken trom her, and ehich rhe would have the same right to exact ae vork bar on her alt, or Pennsylvania on her coal. the would at once occupy the enviable position State out of debt hipper, y barely euMeient to pay freight and charges, the goods being « totalle F orn —Of thie article there is a very largequantity n bend, and prices much below former rates. The iellowing may be taken as the ruling rates :— Chile ve eeeees eke, $18 0014 00 c 00 12 00.812 60 ing the effect of come to our k oy figure than | ra A a be business has been don 5 and there har it falling off in price. Ww te green. in 2 Hies, We. a $1 05. , pork. sugar Jem, preserved meats, served ve, butter, lard, ale in wood or gi * bul’ ding material) and segars, are not at present yield: img remunerative pric dell ship: * should be withheld until farther advices. The proepect of our micer#'s of the most encoursgin | cheract ae heretofore supposed. tention labore of t y rected; that the banks are made up of # euccension of layers. in tome iartances a* many as five in number, varying from one to three feet in thickness, and from | ome to tour bundred feet in width, each o1 bar, at rome remote period of time. form: the river, and receired the bulk of the Finee this wil open to the miner a | Beld for future opera as extensive in territorial Limite a it {# rich im deporit. { a Marine Affar Fora Buypenec k= Britieh sehooner® Albert, from Cernweliie, N S.. for St. John, N B,. was lost in thy gele of Deo 2 # Cove, Bay Shore, County of Arnapolit and all on bo lehed ‘They were ths ie Joel we je non, 16 years cil Me Joho, NB. and a team en Affairs at the State Capital. OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE. Atnany, Feb. 15, 1858. Shall the Cowntry Banks Redeem im Wall Street At the last session of the Legislature, a bill was introduced in the Senate by Mr. Cook, chairman of the Commitiee on banks and Iasurance Com~ panies, compel ing all banks to redeem their paper in New York or Albany, at the rate ef one-fourth of ene percent. The law passed in,1340, made is obligatory upon them to redeem at one-half per cent. After days of discussion, the bill haally passed the Senate, with only vhree dissenting votes. The late period of the session in which it passed that body prevented its consideration in the House of Assembly, and it consequently * fell through.” The same bill has been re-introdiced by the same honorable Senator at the present session, and yesveniey was taken up in commiuee. Mr. Cook advocated its passage, and alluded to the fact that, under the present system of one-half per cent, millions are aonually paid to brokers, and banks in the ci'y of New York, in order to render ira the depreciated currency of the couatry banks. Mr. C. 18 a banker himself, coatrolling the Ballston: Spa Bank, with its capital of $100,000, with a shrewdness, caution, and craftineas, e jaa! to that of eny bank president in Wall street. He is per- fectly familiar with all the modera practices of the sharpera and shavers, and possesses the ability and fearlessness of exposing them. Although: he pre- fers at present the exaction of a quarter per cent, jieves that ultimately par redemption musi be resorted to. Mr. Charles A. Mann, the Oaeida dacaga few remarks against the proposition con tained in the bili, moved an amendment repealing” the law of 1840, which compels banks to redeem at half per ceat. Ynis would have the effeet of producing @ species of free trade between the city and country banks; but would ung iestionably in- wre to the benefit of thoge ia the city, who wouid combine together and enforce just such rates-ob redemption as they pleased. ‘I'his aineadment did not find much favor, although sume of the Sena- tors knowing Mr Mann to be alzo coaneeted with one or more of the Utica banks, were induced to Lota his proposition, relying upos his knowledge of banking operations, and believing that he un- derstood what are the true interest of those insti- tutions located without the purlieas of Wall street. The projected organization of the Bank of the Metropolis, in the city of New York, with a mam- moth capital of two million? and James McCall at ite head, starting with a threat to coerce the coun- try banks after the manner of the Safiolk bank of Boston, has already created mic’ anxiety among the smal! fry in the country villages. But there is this difference between the two institutions, apd their success in compelling par redemp- tion. ‘The banks in the New Eagland States are all separate chartered institutions, and by their charters they are compelled to vedeem> at par the momeat _ their paper re-uras upon them. The Suffolk holda this rod of terro- rem over them; knowing that when funds are not provided, an agent is at once despatched with a de- mand for instant redemption ia specie. Lares amoun's of almost any New England paper could be collected for such @ purpose in the city of Bos- ton, in a single day. Ia regard to the banks of thie Siate, doing business under the general la (end nearly all the banks are now under it,) @ grace of ten days is allowed any bank, if pushed, to redeem its paper. This time of ten days will make quite an item in the expense account of the Metropolis Bank, when it sends twenty, thirty, or fifty thousand dollars of paper to Chautauque or St. Lawrence, for redemption. The country banks will say to them:—* Gentle- men, we shall avail ourselves of the tea days grace, end then return our our own coun- ters, and they will be redeemed im specie or New York junds.” in shia post of view, alone, the Suf- folk, at the corner of Wali street and Broadway, will not find it so very easy or conv. nient to com pel their small country rivala to keep salamander safes filled with specie, in the neighburhood of the metropoli __ There is a large amouat of rascal :ty on every side in every phese of thismatter. Couatry merchants act their part of it with much shrewdaces. When they intend to go to New York to make their purchasee for cash, ( any do.) they proceed to the village bank in which their funds ure deposited, and in- stead of drawing out the paper of the bank, they procure a dreft on New York. ‘he instant they @rrive in the city, they apply to & broker to pur- chase the draft, which they dispose of ata premium of one quarter per cent for country funds, the bro- ker himself making another quarter. With the funds in his hands, the country merchant proceeds to the jobbers and makes his purchases for eash. Che merchant having paperto take probably the very hous after he inakes his sal-, horries off to the bank to redeem his note, when he fads his funds are deficient half per ceat. He then pr to e broker, probably the very one who had an hour previously purchased the draf’, aad secount funde are procured at the discount of half pst cent. In this way, helf a dozen drafts may be parchased, and the eame identical bills be redeemed by a bro- ker in e single day, making himsel? from four tc six per cent a day. On the other hand, the country bankers say our | notes bear the impression upoa their face thai they | will ke redeemed at our owa counters a: par, and no where else. You cannot compel us to deposi: kegsof goldand silver at NewYork or Aloany, three or four hundred miles from our usua! piace of busi- ness, end where our banking house is located. Bring our emiasion to our counters, where we have pledged to the pablic that they shot!l be promptly redeemed, and it shall be done. We have no con nection with the brokers or banks of the large cities, and if our bills get strayed away so far from home, it is the duty of the holders to send them back. But the most unpardonable villany which is prac- tised in order to prevent the redemptioa of paper at fat, is the circulation of paper purporting to have peen issued in some country village or town, whea the actual owner of the concern is either a resident of Albany or New York. An attempt was made, a few years since, to break up this barefaced and high banded legalized robbery, but it on 4 partially succeeded. his is the kind of paper with which the State is inundated, and causes more mischief in making shavers and unprincipled brokers, than can be imagined. These shaving machines can be easily ascertained by merely a reference to the Comptroller's reports, and the re- port made to the Legislature by the committee on the examination of the Treasurer's and other ac- counts of the Stete departme: Shall the country banks be compelled to redeem their paper at par, quarter, or half percent in the ities of New \ork and Albany ! Will come of the able financial mer of city and country come to the astistauce of the present Legislature, ia the shap: of petitions ad remonstrances upon thix important subject ? S2nator, Tur New You axv Boston Mu.irary ~-Col. Newell A. Thompson, commander of the Boston City Guarde, has received from the New York City Guard a moet beautifully writien sheet, nearly two feet equare, set ina superb massive gilt frame, the top of which is surmounted by an eagle, and on either side d fuc sumile of the breast plates of the New York City Guard and the Boston City Guards. Tne sheet contains a series of ja- tions, adopted by the New York City Guard soon after their return home from their visit to this city last summer, expressing in the warniest terms the than the New York City Guard to Col. Thom and his command, for the lavish and open earted hospitality received from every officer and private, from the monent of their arrival until their departure; for the serie: of brilliant and agreeable entertainments al forded them by the inilaence end exertions of the Boston City Guards, and for the generous and unhesitating sacr.tice of time and personal con- venience, by every individual member of that com- mand, in their unceasing and successful efforts te render the stay of the New York City Guard tmong them pleasant and agreeable. The regolu- tions also express the indebdtedaess of the New York City Guards to Mayor Bigelow and the civil authorities for their very kind reception and wel- come; to Mejor General Edmands, the field stafl, and company officers, of the Boston brigade, for the public dinser given them; and to many gentle- mep, civil and military, for the numerous courtesies and attentions extended to them, of whom have received copies of the same souvenit. The resolu- tions are signed by the special committee appointed to report them.— Boston Post, Feb. 15. Tit Weatnen at Boston —The ‘on Travel- lor, of the Vuh inst., saye:—The | irometer this morning at 9 o'clock, attained the extraordinary altitude of 31 02, reduced to the temperature of 50, and to the mean level of the sea This is the third extraordinary condensation of the atmosphere in this vieinity, within the last three and a half weeks, and ee sich, we believe, unprecedented even here, where the barometer is believed to rise es high as in any part of the earth. The last tins rose to 31 inches was on January 1, 182 OL 11, which is supposed to have beds the highest recorded at any place at the above jevel. The greatest ever observed at (ireenwich, in the course of nearly or quite a century, was, we believe? . The three maxitme in the barometer, since January 18, eceurred as followe:—On January 19, 30.975 February 1, 20 %; February 13, 31.62. Awoxe tk Mounons,—The Detroit y © that application has been made to the military commandant at Mackinaw, for the inter- position of the United States troops to protect the nights and government of citizens at Beaver Island, from the cutrege of the Mormons. |i saye there are evidently the elements brewing for @ general Tow between them and the inhabitants ip the vie toy