September 3, 1852 (4 pages)

JOURNA PUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY 4e ZULAR WHIG NOMINATIONS. b FOR PRESIDEN?,: WINFIELD SCOTT of N. J, OR VICE PRESEN. LIAM. A. GRAHAM OF N.C, , Por Presidential, Llectors : TIASKELD, 6f-San Francisco; C.EAUL, of Yuba, HALE, of Placer; . . MAS D, JOHNS, of San Diego. . * x ‘For Congress : Be TINGLEY, of Santa Clara; LIP L. EDWARDS,of Sacramento. remwer ‘he or Jnudges of the Sanreme: Court: NTON BUCKNER, of Nevada; HUNTINGTON, of Tuolumne. —— For! Clerk ef YH the Sepreme Court: AWKS, of Alamath. “es Whe Result. ow we give a table exhibiting ectoral vote that Gen. Wi will reecive in November, also f Franklin Pierce ; and our Detic friends are at liberty ‘to apinte the “doubtful,” if they can em, Which is in several instances loubtful. We'have put down pjorities in each State, after a Lreview of the votes in the last . D i and of the circumstances that . United States, and in’none of the comodify the result in the ong,pendThe Whig party never entered onal contest with more augeries hecess than it now has. ‘The hee for President it has announc8 long licld the hearts of the peond his brilliant services comed their admiration. Gratitude @ past, and confidence in him for ture, wil! unite to carry him on e of popular favor, to the highosition in the republic. . Here e States that will have the honor t . sourie declared himself in favor of pro_. tection by specific duties, and very DAY MORNING. SEP TEMBbER 39. . Pltinly gave his opinion that the tariff] of 1846 is a perfect humbug, and if persistéd in will rufm the coghtry.+ Col. . B. Brought the Aatgumen shome'tp the . Missourians dy/cal!mg attention to the 'faé$ that a thousand tons gf iron was thien-on the way up the Migs Wellsh rolling mills to be@elivefed at ~Louis at $25 per ton, When tvery jinan among his audience knew thata few miles in the rear were mountains ‘of almost pure iron, andon the epposit ‘bank of the Mississippi immeastirablé _Seposits of coal, Here is light {rps dark place, and we hope it will haye . sotve effect in opening the eyes of the . , people who will insist upon overlooking ;our oWn rosources, to the, benelit of ‘other countries. — Wabash Comm. “One of the most singular phenomena now. presented to the world is the fact ‘that a party organised. uponssuch loose ‘notions of political economy as is the democratic party, ¢an liold' such nommerchant would act upon in his business ~-too crude and impolitic tointroduce to ‘the government of & business of a hun‘dred thousand a year, are applied by nfieid . the democracy whenever they get a terests of the country suffe chance to the vast business of the country, and involvement. fraud and los# are the consequenccs. ‘ah The. adoption of ad.valorum duties, constituted the novel feature: in the democratic tariff of 1846. Asan entire system it Was an untried experiment, before it was patronized by the dcemocracy. Jt had never been tried in the mercial countries of the Old World. In France the duties are exclusively specific, and in England nineteen-twentieths of the tariff of 1847 were specific. Nearly six yeurs experience in this, country has shown conclusively. that this experiment of democratic schemers is a failure. The whole system is impracticable because it is built upon an irrational and untenable basis—for it as. sumes that the sanctity of an oath is inviolable, that all importers are honest, and finally, that custom hotise officers . are endowed with that rare knowledge that will enable them to detect fraud joting him, with the figures they ontribute :— : {. SCOTT. PIERCE. ES. iRlect Popular EFlect. Popular Vote. Majority Vote. Majority cf . yy a . ene . whenever attempted. There is not an importing merchant inthis State who does not know that . the invvice cost of goods from foreign . bers to its interest.’ Principles that no ELPA TOT LE TE TEE I ELIS OL LE ES TELS, TT I CTT LT LE EE ILI T LT TO OE LES, LE TELE CLR EEN I TNE NE ROE I Democratic Political Econoray.! prostrated, and thousands of artisans . Col. Benton. ina late npeoch in Mis: . and laborers thrown out of employ, and . . foreed to seck Jow wages in other pursuits, chiefly agrica!tural, by which the producing power of the country was ‘inet fase d and: ‘th® home filarket contra } — The sugar planter experiences the . delegates to the Whig Coanty Conyenesippi from sam Injuriods: consequences oF this sys-. tion, to be held-at Nev tem/With the fron master; amd when he. 4th of September : most necds protection, that is, when sugars are low, he cannot get it—in [Hyer it-is_ taken away, from him and given to foreigners: but whén prices aré jbigh, the protection.which be does not The corollary . of this sliding process is, that the heme . production of sugar is about stationary. The crops in Louisiana in 1844, 1847, jan 1848 were. respectively 200,000, . 240,000, and 220,000 hhds; while, on . the contrary, the production of forcign sugars and their exportation to this country were then, and have been since, on a steady increase. We have not room to trace this interesting subject farther iu this article. It is one that every reflecting man should be familiar with. The great inr under the quack treatment of so called democratic theorists—with notions of political economy more worthy of Charles Fourrier or . want is offered to him. é . Jj . 2 . Brisbane than of statesmen. It is time . of I. Savage, J. C. Birdseye, J C. Mal. ing circumstances. He putup a bay horse that the people sanction a restoration, of the policy vindicated by, the experience of every commercial community in the world, and allow democratic visionaries still another four years “to stump about . their farms and stables,” rather than! mutilate by their crude attempts at, legislation, the prosperity of the country. Pot Calting Ket le Black. Ir is surprising how mueh furor the locos can get upon the “ Sewardism” of Gen. Scott. The fact that Mr. Seward, a whig, favored Gen. Scott as his first choice for the Presidency, is held as conclusive on the point of Scott's abolitionism. J.R. McConnell, in his recent powerful specch before the faithful, gave as his conviction that any association of Seott with a man holding such opinions as Seward, was enough to evince his en-~ mity to the south, and should call from his suppor: southern votes. No matter if Scott in secepting the nomination does so with “the resolutions annexed” —the resolutions admitted to be unexWhig Meeting at Rough and Ready, . The whigs of Rough and Ready met jat the California House, Thursday eveining, August 19th. Mr. B. Crabtree was called to the chair, and A.C. Kean . Appointed secietary. . The following, persons were chosen Rror at Grass Vatriry.—Several cases of excitement have occurred in Grass Valley during the past week cansed by disputes as jtoa right to some cayote claims. A Jew named Heyman, and several others, have held and worked for somé) Weck& some claims on the new lead. Théseiclaims were jumped by aman named Moore and some aie cigmon the the claims was decided on Friday et and awrit of restitution issued. }Ue;hian and his party were put in possession of his claims by Constable Wuniiston. On the same day Noore and others went to the claims, knockled down Heyman, considerably bruising Benjamin Crabtree, H. TY Collins: -Abranr-Vedder, Joseph M. Maguire, Jas. . C. Mason, A. C. Kean, Thomas Parker, R.T. Gambrely C. A. Laman, D, P) Barclay. Wm. Smedley, E. °B. Comstock, J. athers, A suit brotight for the? reo@very of K. Smith, Asa_N. Holbrook, Dr, Joseph Talbot, John Montgomery. James Rice Patterson, Hanson Q. Roberts, 5. B. Case, J. T. Contes. The following resolntions wore passed : Resolved, That any delegate who may be unable to attend the: Whig County {was also arrested on a charge of riot. While another was canptue Convention, have power to appoint a/the Sheriff and iis prisoner wore taking . spot. “About tis time substitute. Resolved, That there be a meeting of the Rough and Ready delegates at Rough and Ready on the 4th of September, at 7 o'clock A. M. _ B. CRABTREE, Ch'n. A. C. Kean, Sec’y. or Township Neeting, A Voice from the Mountams,.and a Rally in the Hills of Little York, for Scott and Graham.—On Sunday evening last the whigs of this place turned out and held an enthusiastic ratifi¢ation mecting. R. Savage, president, and ‘T, Buekney, secretary ; and. after the election bon, TU. Buckney, D. Crippin, NH. H. Brown, M. T. Talbott, Geo. W.Dickinson, W. A. Elias, J. Chew, D. Reavis and A. Thompson, as delegates to the County Convention, an address wa: de. him en the face and breast, and again.took possession. A new writ of restitution was issued and placed in the hands of the SheHeyman’s party again in possession. Moore ‘dinner at Beatty's, preparatory o starting j}came in and seized, the prisoner, and spirited him off before any bedy, was aware of their intentions. The Sheriff instantly summoned.a possee and started in pursuit, but the bird had fown, We. believe no blame is attached to the Sheriff’ on the score of carclessness, as be did not anticipate a surprise. and would have kept his prisoner had fie known the attempt Was to be made. Pe EPR PRT: Henry Donnys, was committed at Grass Valley for horse stéaling, under the followata stable at Grass Valley, which he said he had ridden from Nevada. “In an hour or tivo, “he retufned mich intoxicated, ‘and pointing to another bay Norse, ‘said it was his riffon Wednesday last, and the Sheriff put . . for Nevada, a party of twenty or thirty men . livered by the president and M. 1. Taland he wanted it. The person he addressed . bott, and the following resolutions were . did not know he had a horse theresand told passed with demonstrations of the great. hiv that‘horse belonged to Mr.: Guiou, and est enthusiasm : ved ’ . presently went.to dinner). When he rctarned Resolved, That we hail with great stit. te horse was missing. A party started in, . isfaction the nomination of Gen. WixFIELD Scotr for President; in him we behold the great defender of our country, the distinguished scholar, and the upright man; his long and useful services to the country entitle him to the gratitude of the American people. Resolved, That in the nemination of Witiiam A. Grauam for Vice President, we see the eminent statesman whose whole course in the cabinet meets our entire approbation, and he will receive our support, ‘ Resolved, That all the whigs present constitute themselves as a Vigilance Committee, to use their best endeavors to insure the success of the whig candidates. After three hearty c¥eers for Scott and Graham, the meeting adjourned. R. SAVAGE, Pres. Tuomas Buckney, Sec'y Snop anp Learner Warenovernt— We would direct the attention of our readers to the advertisements of the ex[pursuit and overtook Dobbin at the Penn Valley Honse. He was leisurely travelling jalong, and had once offered the horse for sale. When brought to Grass Valley the . crowd wished-to hang himy but mercy prevailed, and he was yery properly committed j for tal at an examination by Judge Smith . His actions scem to have been merely the ihe marks of a six days old whippin reaks of drunkenness. On his back were y em? jeeived at Union Bar on the Yuba for stealpair of boots. ree . ing a . Donnin & Co.—Ie will be seen that the }new ladies and gents furnishing store on . Commercial street is now open for custom. The enterprising proprietors have had their . Jestablishment fitted up with perfect tastes . and laid in a stock of goods embracing every thing in their line that can be. called for. regularly renewals of their stock of goods ; *. sroek ; . and as in the millinery department of their They have made arrangements to receive . tensive stock of bouts, shoes, leather, &e., . business an important Uesideratum is «upof Mevars. Joties & Co.; in the ‘find ‘fire proof building on the eorner of Cliy and Battery siree's, San Franciscé* This is the first time, we believe, that an esiablishment, to be devoted exclusively to . plicd, called for, by ‘tre “indrcase’ of Indies amonggt us, we trust.they/will ‘bo abundant ly encouraged. yest? . Their daguerrean room is on¢.of the best . for convenience of light and perfection of . Xpparatus—we may add in skill of operator this business, has been projected in California, and will fill a yoid in the eommeree of the state that has long been The Whig of the 25th says: “We yesterday made a hasty examination of their stock, and though we dier of fortune,” who was “everything . mean to speak with that modesty which by turns 2nd nothing long,” till he got. becemes those who deal in the article only in the retail way, but have “seen some,” we confess we were surprised with its great extent and variety. In : } ("3 . Countries is often falsely made out, and p np. . § 146 300%" 5) 10,000! . that the: revenue is continually largelt . ceptionable — the epectre of Seward hs, 13 10,000 * _. . defrauded by this means. The. abolihaunts democratic wmnagnAvons. To qd, . 4 aon } tion of specifie duties by the democrats) *!! Gen. Scott's declarations, democrats hs 35 15,000 . ef pened the deor, for there vast frauds. respond, “Seward.” The faithfulness of a ; . don't 2 4°) and introduced a principle into thi cat-. life ied with patriotic services is over, BR pg) *4F' 4 lection of therevenue that has cansed . Come by—“Sewsrd.” Mr. McConnell Ae it de 15 a so0 . j the most serious cmbarrassment. © Every candidly declares he cannot yote for «5 10} 10,000} cs Jo! oui} hone ienporter,extienitively engaged in . Scott, because of-—Seward”” We give i aeces Sctiad . S!the business, eun furnish proof dor-} Mag” eredit for sincerity, but shall nee * jae a0 3 } roheration of the existence of; the . fret insult his paderstanding a attempting ‘ie (Sob 88004 . . that the custom house laws are continu-. ' prove to hin that Gen. Scott, the gal2,500 . : sh . allyeyaded. by the dishanest importers Iant.soldier of hatf'a century, can, in the , aon of the artigle in which thay deal, In. language 4 bal wa ana felt. {9 6,000; . deed, such is the measure of fraud prac-. 29 one.” But we wish to ask him if he ‘r) rere ticed by means of false invoices, that it . ever heard of B. FP. Hatuert—"the solrer 11} 7,500} . has become to be regarded. almost as . 43 5,000" commercial usage. » , m, g The effect of this system is not only . into the congenial ranks of the democraoh . . toopen a deor to frauds, but it invites'. °Y: Jf not, we will inform him that he nia, ja . ay" (. importations on fereign account, and . 2oW is and has leen for several yenrs a. fact, there was every thing usually . ao 144 and takes away business from TICAL, Funcus.—Every party has erescencesmen who cling to it blood they can suck out of it, and acrifice it whenever their whims uniary interests are touched.— Imen poep in at the doors of cauMaking no part or responsibility in usiness, but watching for material ndal. In every move ‘that suite not, they see tredson and strata’ To advance the general interests “party, they never lift a finger.— ey are load and filthy in their of men who exert themselves sin: for the whale party, because thoae Henounce pay no homage to their . Ifsuch men would leave a pard earny their grumbling at all Isewhere, they would render the henefit they could possibly confer it—and for once enhance its har_. No: matter what interests are ded—what great state or national lon is to be decided--if they see way obstructed to some obscure deputyship, they commerice jrades—weakening the hands of ncere champions of the party, and ‘more “aid and comfart to the enKthaa they could by joining his "Theft votes count less than their nity. . As we said, every party is fllicted, and the onemies of a parke the assertions of such’ nien weaf serious offonee. It is. p.crying Ind shame, from which: the whig should pray to be delivered. Pe pee ee ee ~ Mr. Clemen 'C: White, ‘of Miscommitted suicide, at Humbug. . Siskiyou co., on the 18th alt, by gout his brains witha rifle, The is supposed to be the rhysterious pearance of a sum of money ontrushis care by a friend. He left in Missouri. is Committee, and that while chairman o that committee in 1848, he reported the merchants. In New York, where about . 62 per cent of the entire revenue is col. lected, this is literally true Previous to 1842, when the duties were reduced to 20 per cent ad valorum, 74 per cent . Setts, and that it was passed : of the imports into that city from this. “Resolved, That we are opposed to . F slavery many form and coror. and 1x side of the cape of Good Hope Ware oH FAVOR OF FREEDOM and FREE SOIL foreign account. Under the operation WHEREVER MAN LIVES turovguof the specific duties of 1842, the imovt Gon’s Heriracr.” ports in 1815 on foreign account fell} Hallett is one of the prime movers in down to 44 per cont. Under the ad the democratic party. He is a man of valorum tariff of 1846, the proportion of The same disproportion exists in our} sentiment more antagonistic to southour own Member of the Democratic National . found in the largest establishments of f this kind on the Atlantic seaboard, from the heaviest mining boots to the most . graceful Wellington’s--from the most following resolution toa regular Demo-. tasteful and delicate kid “ties” toa cratic State Convention, in Massachu-. ‘side of sole leather.” But we advise traders to examine fer themselves, and they will find that the reality far exceeds the description. Such an establishment is a public convenience, and needs only to be known to be appreciated by the enterprising merchants of our young and thriving State.” kG A man named James Doan, formuch genius and force of charaeter, and. merly of Indiana, was murdered on the these imports is 75 per cent on forcign . wields a vast influence in the direction . 23d inst., near I.cak Springs—it is supto 25 per cent on American account. . of his tastes. If ever Seward enunciated . posed for his money. Caritat Gorxa West.—The St. Louis —in the State. Life speaks from the pic. j tures of Kilbourn, Call and try. Erant members were received into the order of the Sons of Temperance, in this place, on Friday evening last. The Division isgrowingrapidly, The next meeting takes . place at the Odd Fellows Hall, on Commercial strect,on Monday evening next. Sap Accipent.—Col. W, F. English, native of South Carolina, but more recently of Florida, came to his death on Friday about noon, under the following cireumstanIIe was thrown from his horse while on his way from this city to Kentucky Hat. He had a small gun in his hand, the muazle of which, in his fall strack him in the breast and discharged the full load into his body, causing instant death. He was aman much esteemed in this region, of fine education and great business activity—generous, impulsive‘and hospitable. ces. By some mistake, no express was received on Wednesday evening at cither of the offices—causing very considerable inconvenience. The reason assigned is the staiting of the stage carlier than usual. Parrns Missinc.—The S. F. Herald and. other large commercial cities. In New} ern opinions than the above, it never Intelligencer estimates that within a peOrleans, American importors are giving . found its way into print. Now Mac, if] riod of five years ut most, more than way to foreigners, and in the article of. you object to “Sewardism,’ what do you! thirty millions of eastern capital will Alta have not reached us fora week. . Have they suspended issue, or are the expresses at fault ? liquors there are but one or two Amerisay to Hallettism? Should not Pierce} find ite Way west, in constructing the be discarded by southern men from his association with the abolitionist, Hallett? can importersat this time. The competition of foreigners, and the prevailing custom of undervaluations, have driven. B. F. Hallett is one of your nation Awerican houses from the trade. . committee—a delegate to the national But premising that the law. is impli-. convention—a warm advocate of Pierce, citely obeyed, and that no undervalua-. and “opposed to slavery in every form tions are ‘practiced, the system of ad/and color! Seward is not on the whig valorum duties is from its very nature . committce,was nota delegate to the whig injurious to the great domostic interests . convention, and declares he will accept of the country. When prices adyance. no office if Scott is elected. Which j abroad, duties, of course, rise aecording« nominee then is most closely ‘‘ associajly; 80 that when by the high prices/ ted” with and supported by abolitionism? . abroad American labor needs no protec, . Hallett, with his power of position, and tion, the highest duties are lovied. But Vorcester resolution, or Seward, a high when prices fall abroad, duties full too; . private; which he means to eontinue ? so that when American labor is least Ah, ye fionikin democrats! ‘when Pierce able to ¢ompete with foreign pauper . is mentioned, can you not see ubolitionlabor, protettion is withheld. From )ism looking over his shoulder in the this anomalous policy of oursystem, one . shape of Hallett, the soldier of fortune ? of the:most important branches of dodhe kerder Br dose ‘mestic ‘industry was involved and seriously injured by a condition of things in Great Britain brought about by reckless . speculators in railway stocks. Our own railroad companics Were temporarily} When may it be said that time is benefited by the purchase of cheap iron; . most rapidly passing ? Dut hmidreds of cur ‘iron works vere . minutes of-ten. A Divison of the Sons of Temperance evening last, under very favorable auspices. ~ 1} Towa was organized in Sonora, on Monday . 4 feet 2inches in length, raised near} gigentic railroads that are now in progrees in the States of Missouri, Illinois, , Wiseonsin and Indiana. The Indiana Madison Courier, a democratic paper, says, ‘A nomination could not be more enthusiastically received by any party than that of Gen. Scott was yesterday by the Whigs of this city. Some yelled tight out with delight. “ Hurrah for Scott,” was heard at every corner—even at the dinner table at. the hotel.” —-— — — John Rando!ph was oneo asked by 2 lady what he thought of Mr. King of Alabama, and he replied : “Mr. King? Why, madam, Mr. King is is in fact, madam, tn hoots in Washington ! her The Register tells of a cucumber San Jose, by Mr. Ashley. Franeisco on Wednesday last--the Winand the §. 8. Lewis, for San Juan Mr. King wears the handsomest pair of . hayThree ocean steamers left San . RatrLesnAkus.—-Mr. John R. Wilson killed on Saturday last eleven rattlesnakes, in a nest of fifteen, ‘The slangh cr took place at Phillip’s ranch, on Wolf creek, about two miles from this city. The “ critters” had from six to twelve rattles each, BFS ee SOU Sere annsow Same se The Mexican correspondent of the Transcript; of the 7th inet,, hay the following :-“The rainy season. is still in all its, force, and 1 advise every body. not to travel through Mexico in this season of the year, the roads being intransitable. The last diligence from Pacbla required the assistance of extra trains and twen. ty men to get through. “Every thing passes on here with the greatest calm, the people take no interestin public affairs ; those personally engaged may kick up 2 row ornot, the whole country may be ina blaze, every one follows his own course of policy and leaves God to do the rest.” . Rei A young man by the name of Davis lost three of his fingers, a few days ago, by coming in contact with the cirWhen it is ten/ field Scott and California, for Panama, . cular saw. of the canal company at Moikelumneé Hill, Squatter Riot at Oakland—Arson, Ke. . o W e learn from gentlemen residing at Contra Costa, the causes indusing. and the result of, the riot at Oakland, which oceurred on Friday last. It seems that piboyt.two years ago. Justice Harpo) whése, proj erty has been destroyed by fire; sottled near the present site of Oukland, upon land elaimed Ly Peralta, but Wing desirous of respecting any claim eralth might have under Mexiean rant, be entered into an agreement Pwith him, by the terms of which he was 16 oceupy-the and (some 160 acres) uni til the decision of the case by the Land . Commissioners. ( Joon. Chrpchtiew and . Adams, (the latter of whom is alson Jus. y hice Of the) 0a60). rad ddtlriaeterth rhindwecupied by Narper, as well ag to o . latge Arace situnted adjaeent ttotit, . 5. . , Difficulties have arisen hetiveeh thage ipattits séveral times. A th Weaks jsinge, Harper's: house wasstorn down, but 3 Une same RU a tra Costa was killed, and » man by the name of ‘Habiy was charged’ with his ; murder, but the-grand_jary-ignored the bill’) The parties before referred to‘had . both been more or Jess engaged in'this affair, nod bitter feelings were excited j between them. Adams wis indicted for iperjary, and an officer came up from Martinez some days since to serve the . warrant. It is-said that he was resisted, jand failed to.make, therarrest. The {warrant was left with the Marshal of . Contra Costa some days since, who has . also failed to make the arrest, although Adams js in Oakland. Ona Friday last, a set. of, men, whose names are known, probably led on by . the series of excitements growing out of jthese adverse claims, the death of the sheriff. &c., went to the Louse of Justice . Harpernin his absence, andafter.remev‘ing a portion of his goods to another part ‘of the town. destroyed the liouse and the ‘remaining goods by fire. . Scme of the . judictal records df Justice Harper Were ,dmong the property destroyed. Wie vouch for no portion of this report. ‘inasmuch as great excitement exisis among the whole community, ind exagworated and one-sided ‘statements may he'made under such oirdumstanees: + One thing is. certain, a bad. state of atfairs exists at Contra Costa, Many horses and cattle have been killed, and in ja conspicuous plice in the town’s cannon is planted, and signal guns are fired to rally the squatters, We regard it.as particularly unfortunate that the Commissioners had not given their decision in the Peralta ease previous to going south, as this would ‘doubtless have prevented these riotous and unfortunate proceedings. It is said that certain parties are now endeavoring to incite the peop'e ty) make another attack on Harpers. Whie. it whe > ate prints complain jthat Gen. Scott won't resign his com. Some of the demoer lmission in the army, because he has . been for the Vresideney. For the same reasons they would, hyve . Preside nt lil more to resign ‘his, present position had. he oeen, nominated, Any thing, to.complain wuts, nominated Srocks+ Phe Sinista: Churiertof Aug. kth says: The pimigrants now daily: arriving frem the Plaing bring “withe then Jarge quantities of -stosk.’ ‘Phe stock generally arvivet in good condition: epee ially that whieh is browght over . Noble's route. and jtewill have a visible effect upon the prices which: rule! our Stock market.) Thas far, however, the stock from the plains has ‘commanded? . good prices. River ; mines are enid by the Oregon papers te be very prodactive. A fifty pound saek iof dirt yielded $1017 50. Klamath, Salmon and Rogue On Nogne river, a piece of geld was recently found iweighing $500. fee" Thomas Southworth, fo:merly of Fall River, Massachusetts, recently disjappeared from Placerville. Ie has not been beard of since the 11th ult, and it \is feared he has been murdered. tea. D, J. Justice, of San Antonio, Calaveras county, was called to the door lof his dwelling a few nights since, by a stranger, and severely cut with a knife. The unknown assassin mado his cseape. “In the Millenium,” said an eloquent . preacher, who also edited a'weekly religious organ, “in tliat happy time every newspaper subscription list shall be full, and every subscription paid!” We call upon the readers of the Journal to help along with the good time that’s a coming. 1 thr lie leet Hardy, who shot Sheriff Jolinson recently at Oakland, is at liberty. The igrand jury refused to indict him. Tardy and family have again gone into the house from which they were ejected. Marniep.—In this city, Aug! ‘26th, jby Rey. A. Bland, John H. Gray and . Miss Eliza Jenkins, of this place. fs Names of deceased persons st Sacramento, for the week ending Aug. 29th, 1852: William H. Wheelwright, 2 months, Sac. City; Wm. M. Prettyman, 15 mo’s, Sac. City: Jas. McArdi!é. 20 yrs, Cana ida; J. C. Granger, 24, N. Y.; Augusta Heilman, 33,Germany; Jamos Sullivan, (28, Maryland: Wm. Fauguher, 35, Salem, O.:" Edward M. Chambers, 52, Ct.; ‘John Mayer, 27, Ct.; Elizabeth Nattall, \30, N. Y.; Adolphus. A. Burnett, 20, Easton, Mass.; Wm. Thornton, 48, Detroit, Mich.; Wm. Brando, 26, N. Y.; Sarah Delany, 40, Ireland; James R Rubison, col'd, 50, New Bedford, Mass.; . John Pasco, $2, England ; Grerory Alon70, 28, Sonora, Mex.; Dominica Bisealia, ®, Italy; 5 Chinamen 4

JOURNA PUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY 4e ZULAR WHIG NOMINATIONS. b FOR PRESIDEN?,: WINFIELD SCOTT of N. J, OR VICE PRESEN. LIAM. A. GRAHAM OF N.C, , Por Presidential, Llectors : TIASKELD, 6f-San Francisco; C.EAUL, of Yuba, HALE, of Placer; . . MAS D, JOHNS, of San Diego. . * x ‘For Congress : Be TINGLEY, of Santa Clara; LIP L. EDWARDS,of Sacramento. remwer ‘he or Jnudges of the Sanreme: Court: NTON BUCKNER, of Nevada; HUNTINGTON, of Tuolumne. —— For! Clerk ef YH the Sepreme Court: AWKS, of Alamath. “es Whe Result. ow we give a table exhibiting ectoral vote that Gen. Wi will reecive in November, also f Franklin Pierce ; and our Detic friends are at liberty ‘to apinte the “doubtful,” if they can em, Which is in several instances loubtful. We'have put down pjorities in each State, after a Lreview of the votes in the last . D i and of the circumstances that . United States, and in’none of the comodify the result in the ong,pendThe Whig party never entered onal contest with more augeries hecess than it now has. ‘The hee for President it has announc8 long licld the hearts of the peond his brilliant services comed their admiration. Gratitude @ past, and confidence in him for ture, wil! unite to carry him on e of popular favor, to the highosition in the republic. . Here e States that will have the honor t . sourie declared himself in favor of pro_. tection by specific duties, and very DAY MORNING. SEP TEMBbER 39. . Pltinly gave his opinion that the tariff] of 1846 is a perfect humbug, and if persistéd in will rufm the coghtry.+ Col. . B. Brought the Aatgumen shome'tp the . Missourians dy/cal!mg attention to the 'faé$ that a thousand tons gf iron was thien-on the way up the Migs Wellsh rolling mills to be@elivefed at ~Louis at $25 per ton, When tvery jinan among his audience knew thata few miles in the rear were mountains ‘of almost pure iron, andon the epposit ‘bank of the Mississippi immeastirablé _Seposits of coal, Here is light {rps dark place, and we hope it will haye . sotve effect in opening the eyes of the . , people who will insist upon overlooking ;our oWn rosources, to the, benelit of ‘other countries. — Wabash Comm. “One of the most singular phenomena now. presented to the world is the fact ‘that a party organised. uponssuch loose ‘notions of political economy as is the democratic party, ¢an liold' such nommerchant would act upon in his business ~-too crude and impolitic tointroduce to ‘the government of & business of a hun‘dred thousand a year, are applied by nfieid . the democracy whenever they get a terests of the country suffe chance to the vast business of the country, and involvement. fraud and los# are the consequenccs. ‘ah The. adoption of ad.valorum duties, constituted the novel feature: in the democratic tariff of 1846. Asan entire system it Was an untried experiment, before it was patronized by the dcemocracy. Jt had never been tried in the mercial countries of the Old World. In France the duties are exclusively specific, and in England nineteen-twentieths of the tariff of 1847 were specific. Nearly six yeurs experience in this, country has shown conclusively. that this experiment of democratic schemers is a failure. The whole system is impracticable because it is built upon an irrational and untenable basis—for it as. sumes that the sanctity of an oath is inviolable, that all importers are honest, and finally, that custom hotise officers . are endowed with that rare knowledge that will enable them to detect fraud joting him, with the figures they ontribute :— : {. SCOTT. PIERCE. ES. iRlect Popular EFlect. Popular Vote. Majority Vote. Majority cf . yy a . ene . whenever attempted. There is not an importing merchant inthis State who does not know that . the invvice cost of goods from foreign . bers to its interest.’ Principles that no ELPA TOT LE TE TEE I ELIS OL LE ES TELS, TT I CTT LT LE EE ILI T LT TO OE LES, LE TELE CLR EEN I TNE NE ROE I Democratic Political Econoray.! prostrated, and thousands of artisans . Col. Benton. ina late npeoch in Mis: . and laborers thrown out of employ, and . . foreed to seck Jow wages in other pursuits, chiefly agrica!tural, by which the producing power of the country was ‘inet fase d and: ‘th® home filarket contra } — The sugar planter experiences the . delegates to the Whig Coanty Conyenesippi from sam Injuriods: consequences oF this sys-. tion, to be held-at Nev tem/With the fron master; amd when he. 4th of September : most necds protection, that is, when sugars are low, he cannot get it—in [Hyer it-is_ taken away, from him and given to foreigners: but whén prices aré jbigh, the protection.which be does not The corollary . of this sliding process is, that the heme . production of sugar is about stationary. The crops in Louisiana in 1844, 1847, jan 1848 were. respectively 200,000, . 240,000, and 220,000 hhds; while, on . the contrary, the production of forcign sugars and their exportation to this country were then, and have been since, on a steady increase. We have not room to trace this interesting subject farther iu this article. It is one that every reflecting man should be familiar with. The great inr under the quack treatment of so called democratic theorists—with notions of political economy more worthy of Charles Fourrier or . want is offered to him. é . Jj . 2 . Brisbane than of statesmen. It is time . of I. Savage, J. C. Birdseye, J C. Mal. ing circumstances. He putup a bay horse that the people sanction a restoration, of the policy vindicated by, the experience of every commercial community in the world, and allow democratic visionaries still another four years “to stump about . their farms and stables,” rather than! mutilate by their crude attempts at, legislation, the prosperity of the country. Pot Calting Ket le Black. Ir is surprising how mueh furor the locos can get upon the “ Sewardism” of Gen. Scott. The fact that Mr. Seward, a whig, favored Gen. Scott as his first choice for the Presidency, is held as conclusive on the point of Scott's abolitionism. J.R. McConnell, in his recent powerful specch before the faithful, gave as his conviction that any association of Seott with a man holding such opinions as Seward, was enough to evince his en-~ mity to the south, and should call from his suppor: southern votes. No matter if Scott in secepting the nomination does so with “the resolutions annexed” —the resolutions admitted to be unexWhig Meeting at Rough and Ready, . The whigs of Rough and Ready met jat the California House, Thursday eveining, August 19th. Mr. B. Crabtree was called to the chair, and A.C. Kean . Appointed secietary. . The following, persons were chosen Rror at Grass Vatriry.—Several cases of excitement have occurred in Grass Valley during the past week cansed by disputes as jtoa right to some cayote claims. A Jew named Heyman, and several others, have held and worked for somé) Weck& some claims on the new lead. Théseiclaims were jumped by aman named Moore and some aie cigmon the the claims was decided on Friday et and awrit of restitution issued. }Ue;hian and his party were put in possession of his claims by Constable Wuniiston. On the same day Noore and others went to the claims, knockled down Heyman, considerably bruising Benjamin Crabtree, H. TY Collins: -Abranr-Vedder, Joseph M. Maguire, Jas. . C. Mason, A. C. Kean, Thomas Parker, R.T. Gambrely C. A. Laman, D, P) Barclay. Wm. Smedley, E. °B. Comstock, J. athers, A suit brotight for the? reo@very of K. Smith, Asa_N. Holbrook, Dr, Joseph Talbot, John Montgomery. James Rice Patterson, Hanson Q. Roberts, 5. B. Case, J. T. Contes. The following resolntions wore passed : Resolved, That any delegate who may be unable to attend the: Whig County {was also arrested on a charge of riot. While another was canptue Convention, have power to appoint a/the Sheriff and iis prisoner wore taking . spot. “About tis time substitute. Resolved, That there be a meeting of the Rough and Ready delegates at Rough and Ready on the 4th of September, at 7 o'clock A. M. _ B. CRABTREE, Ch'n. A. C. Kean, Sec’y. or Township Neeting, A Voice from the Mountams,.and a Rally in the Hills of Little York, for Scott and Graham.—On Sunday evening last the whigs of this place turned out and held an enthusiastic ratifi¢ation mecting. R. Savage, president, and ‘T, Buekney, secretary ; and. after the election bon, TU. Buckney, D. Crippin, NH. H. Brown, M. T. Talbott, Geo. W.Dickinson, W. A. Elias, J. Chew, D. Reavis and A. Thompson, as delegates to the County Convention, an address wa: de. him en the face and breast, and again.took possession. A new writ of restitution was issued and placed in the hands of the SheHeyman’s party again in possession. Moore ‘dinner at Beatty's, preparatory o starting j}came in and seized, the prisoner, and spirited him off before any bedy, was aware of their intentions. The Sheriff instantly summoned.a possee and started in pursuit, but the bird had fown, We. believe no blame is attached to the Sheriff’ on the score of carclessness, as be did not anticipate a surprise. and would have kept his prisoner had fie known the attempt Was to be made. Pe EPR PRT: Henry Donnys, was committed at Grass Valley for horse stéaling, under the followata stable at Grass Valley, which he said he had ridden from Nevada. “In an hour or tivo, “he retufned mich intoxicated, ‘and pointing to another bay Norse, ‘said it was his riffon Wednesday last, and the Sheriff put . . for Nevada, a party of twenty or thirty men . livered by the president and M. 1. Taland he wanted it. The person he addressed . bott, and the following resolutions were . did not know he had a horse theresand told passed with demonstrations of the great. hiv that‘horse belonged to Mr.: Guiou, and est enthusiasm : ved ’ . presently went.to dinner). When he rctarned Resolved, That we hail with great stit. te horse was missing. A party started in, . isfaction the nomination of Gen. WixFIELD Scotr for President; in him we behold the great defender of our country, the distinguished scholar, and the upright man; his long and useful services to the country entitle him to the gratitude of the American people. Resolved, That in the nemination of Witiiam A. Grauam for Vice President, we see the eminent statesman whose whole course in the cabinet meets our entire approbation, and he will receive our support, ‘ Resolved, That all the whigs present constitute themselves as a Vigilance Committee, to use their best endeavors to insure the success of the whig candidates. After three hearty c¥eers for Scott and Graham, the meeting adjourned. R. SAVAGE, Pres. Tuomas Buckney, Sec'y Snop anp Learner Warenovernt— We would direct the attention of our readers to the advertisements of the ex[pursuit and overtook Dobbin at the Penn Valley Honse. He was leisurely travelling jalong, and had once offered the horse for sale. When brought to Grass Valley the . crowd wished-to hang himy but mercy prevailed, and he was yery properly committed j for tal at an examination by Judge Smith . His actions scem to have been merely the ihe marks of a six days old whippin reaks of drunkenness. On his back were y em? jeeived at Union Bar on the Yuba for stealpair of boots. ree . ing a . Donnin & Co.—Ie will be seen that the }new ladies and gents furnishing store on . Commercial street is now open for custom. The enterprising proprietors have had their . Jestablishment fitted up with perfect tastes . and laid in a stock of goods embracing every thing in their line that can be. called for. regularly renewals of their stock of goods ; *. sroek ; . and as in the millinery department of their They have made arrangements to receive . tensive stock of bouts, shoes, leather, &e., . business an important Uesideratum is «upof Mevars. Joties & Co.; in the ‘find ‘fire proof building on the eorner of Cliy and Battery siree's, San Franciscé* This is the first time, we believe, that an esiablishment, to be devoted exclusively to . plicd, called for, by ‘tre “indrcase’ of Indies amonggt us, we trust.they/will ‘bo abundant ly encouraged. yest? . Their daguerrean room is on¢.of the best . for convenience of light and perfection of . Xpparatus—we may add in skill of operator this business, has been projected in California, and will fill a yoid in the eommeree of the state that has long been The Whig of the 25th says: “We yesterday made a hasty examination of their stock, and though we dier of fortune,” who was “everything . mean to speak with that modesty which by turns 2nd nothing long,” till he got. becemes those who deal in the article only in the retail way, but have “seen some,” we confess we were surprised with its great extent and variety. In : } ("3 . Countries is often falsely made out, and p np. . § 146 300%" 5) 10,000! . that the: revenue is continually largelt . ceptionable — the epectre of Seward hs, 13 10,000 * _. . defrauded by this means. The. abolihaunts democratic wmnagnAvons. To qd, . 4 aon } tion of specifie duties by the democrats) *!! Gen. Scott's declarations, democrats hs 35 15,000 . ef pened the deor, for there vast frauds. respond, “Seward.” The faithfulness of a ; . don't 2 4°) and introduced a principle into thi cat-. life ied with patriotic services is over, BR pg) *4F' 4 lection of therevenue that has cansed . Come by—“Sewsrd.” Mr. McConnell Ae it de 15 a so0 . j the most serious cmbarrassment. © Every candidly declares he cannot yote for «5 10} 10,000} cs Jo! oui} hone ienporter,extienitively engaged in . Scott, because of-—Seward”” We give i aeces Sctiad . S!the business, eun furnish proof dor-} Mag” eredit for sincerity, but shall nee * jae a0 3 } roheration of the existence of; the . fret insult his paderstanding a attempting

‘ie (Sob 88004 . . that the custom house laws are continu-. ' prove to hin that Gen. Scott, the gal2,500 . : sh . allyeyaded. by the dishanest importers Iant.soldier of hatf'a century, can, in the , aon of the artigle in which thay deal, In. language 4 bal wa ana felt. {9 6,000; . deed, such is the measure of fraud prac-. 29 one.” But we wish to ask him if he ‘r) rere ticed by means of false invoices, that it . ever heard of B. FP. Hatuert—"the solrer 11} 7,500} . has become to be regarded. almost as . 43 5,000" commercial usage. » , m, g The effect of this system is not only . into the congenial ranks of the democraoh . . toopen a deor to frauds, but it invites'. °Y: Jf not, we will inform him that he nia, ja . ay" (. importations on fereign account, and . 2oW is and has leen for several yenrs a. fact, there was every thing usually . ao 144 and takes away business from TICAL, Funcus.—Every party has erescencesmen who cling to it blood they can suck out of it, and acrifice it whenever their whims uniary interests are touched.— Imen poep in at the doors of cauMaking no part or responsibility in usiness, but watching for material ndal. In every move ‘that suite not, they see tredson and strata’ To advance the general interests “party, they never lift a finger.— ey are load and filthy in their of men who exert themselves sin: for the whale party, because thoae Henounce pay no homage to their . Ifsuch men would leave a pard earny their grumbling at all Isewhere, they would render the henefit they could possibly confer it—and for once enhance its har_. No: matter what interests are ded—what great state or national lon is to be decided--if they see way obstructed to some obscure deputyship, they commerice jrades—weakening the hands of ncere champions of the party, and ‘more “aid and comfart to the enKthaa they could by joining his "Theft votes count less than their nity. . As we said, every party is fllicted, and the onemies of a parke the assertions of such’ nien weaf serious offonee. It is. p.crying Ind shame, from which: the whig should pray to be delivered. Pe pee ee ee ~ Mr. Clemen 'C: White, ‘of Miscommitted suicide, at Humbug. . Siskiyou co., on the 18th alt, by gout his brains witha rifle, The is supposed to be the rhysterious pearance of a sum of money ontrushis care by a friend.. He left in Missouri. is Committee, and that while chairman o that committee in 1848, he reported the merchants. In New York, where about . 62 per cent of the entire revenue is col. lected, this is literally true Previous to 1842, when the duties were reduced to 20 per cent ad valorum, 74 per cent . Setts, and that it was passed : of the imports into that city from this. “Resolved, That we are opposed to . F slavery many form and coror. and 1x side of the cape of Good Hope Ware oH FAVOR OF FREEDOM and FREE SOIL foreign account. Under the operation WHEREVER MAN LIVES turovguof the specific duties of 1842, the imovt Gon’s Heriracr.” ports in 1815 on foreign account fell} Hallett is one of the prime movers in down to 44 per cont. Under the ad the democratic party. He is a man of valorum tariff of 1846, the proportion of The same disproportion exists in our} sentiment more antagonistic to southour own Member of the Democratic National . found in the largest establishments of f this kind on the Atlantic seaboard, from the heaviest mining boots to the most . graceful Wellington’s--from the most following resolution toa regular Demo-. tasteful and delicate kid “ties” toa cratic State Convention, in Massachu-. ‘side of sole leather.” But we advise traders to examine fer themselves, and they will find that the reality far exceeds the description. Such an establishment is a public convenience, and needs only to be known to be appreciated by the enterprising merchants of our young and thriving State.” kG A man named James Doan, formuch genius and force of charaeter, and. merly of Indiana, was murdered on the these imports is 75 per cent on forcign . wields a vast influence in the direction . 23d inst., near I.cak Springs—it is supto 25 per cent on American account. . of his tastes. If ever Seward enunciated . posed for his money. Caritat Gorxa West.—The St. Louis —in the State. Life speaks from the pic. j tures of Kilbourn, Call and try. Erant members were received into the order of the Sons of Temperance, in this place, on Friday evening last. The Division isgrowingrapidly, The next meeting takes . place at the Odd Fellows Hall, on Commercial strect,on Monday evening next. Sap Accipent.—Col. W, F. English, native of South Carolina, but more recently of Florida, came to his death on Friday about noon, under the following cireumstanIIe was thrown from his horse while on his way from this city to Kentucky Hat. He had a small gun in his hand, the muazle of which, in his fall strack him in the breast and discharged the full load into his body, causing instant death. He was aman much esteemed in this region, of fine education and great business activity—generous, impulsive‘and hospitable. ces. By some mistake, no express was received on Wednesday evening at cither of the offices—causing very considerable inconvenience. The reason assigned is the staiting of the stage carlier than usual. Parrns Missinc.—The S. F. Herald and. other large commercial cities. In New} ern opinions than the above, it never Intelligencer estimates that within a peOrleans, American importors are giving . found its way into print. Now Mac, if] riod of five years ut most, more than way to foreigners, and in the article of. you object to “Sewardism,’ what do you! thirty millions of eastern capital will Alta have not reached us fora week. . Have they suspended issue, or are the expresses at fault ? liquors there are but one or two Amerisay to Hallettism? Should not Pierce} find ite Way west, in constructing the be discarded by southern men from his association with the abolitionist, Hallett? can importersat this time. The competition of foreigners, and the prevailing custom of undervaluations, have driven. B. F. Hallett is one of your nation Awerican houses from the trade. . committee—a delegate to the national But premising that the law. is impli-. convention—a warm advocate of Pierce, citely obeyed, and that no undervalua-. and “opposed to slavery in every form tions are ‘practiced, the system of ad/and color! Seward is not on the whig valorum duties is from its very nature . committce,was nota delegate to the whig injurious to the great domostic interests . convention, and declares he will accept of the country. When prices adyance. no office if Scott is elected. Which j abroad, duties, of course, rise aecording« nominee then is most closely ‘‘ associajly; 80 that when by the high prices/ ted” with and supported by abolitionism? . abroad American labor needs no protec, . Hallett, with his power of position, and tion, the highest duties are lovied. But Vorcester resolution, or Seward, a high when prices fall abroad, duties full too; . private; which he means to eontinue ? so that when American labor is least Ah, ye fionikin democrats! ‘when Pierce able to ¢ompete with foreign pauper . is mentioned, can you not see ubolitionlabor, protettion is withheld. From )ism looking over his shoulder in the this anomalous policy of oursystem, one . shape of Hallett, the soldier of fortune ? of the:most important branches of dodhe kerder Br dose ‘mestic ‘industry was involved and seriously injured by a condition of things in Great Britain brought about by reckless . speculators in railway stocks. Our own railroad companics Were temporarily} When may it be said that time is benefited by the purchase of cheap iron; . most rapidly passing ? Dut hmidreds of cur ‘iron works vere . minutes of-ten. A Divison of the Sons of Temperance evening last, under very favorable auspices. ~ 1} Towa was organized in Sonora, on Monday . 4 feet 2inches in length, raised near} gigentic railroads that are now in progrees in the States of Missouri, Illinois, , Wiseonsin and Indiana. The Indiana Madison Courier, a democratic paper, says, ‘A nomination could not be more enthusiastically received by any party than that of Gen. Scott was yesterday by the Whigs of this city. Some yelled tight out with delight. “ Hurrah for Scott,” was heard at every corner—even at the dinner table at. the hotel.” —-— — — John Rando!ph was oneo asked by 2 lady what he thought of Mr. King of Alabama, and he replied : “Mr. King? Why, madam, Mr. King is is in fact, madam, tn hoots in Washington ! her The Register tells of a cucumber San Jose, by Mr. Ashley. Franeisco on Wednesday last--the Winand the §. 8. Lewis, for San Juan Mr. King wears the handsomest pair of . hayThree ocean steamers left San . RatrLesnAkus.—-Mr. John R. Wilson killed on Saturday last eleven rattlesnakes, in a nest of fifteen, ‘The slangh cr took place at Phillip’s ranch, on Wolf creek, about two miles from this city. The “ critters” had from six to twelve rattles each, BFS ee SOU Sere annsow Same se The Mexican correspondent of the Transcript; of the 7th inet,, hay the following :-“The rainy season. is still in all its, force, and 1 advise every body. not to travel through Mexico in this season of the year, the roads being intransitable. The last diligence from Pacbla required the assistance of extra trains and twen. ty men to get through. “Every thing passes on here with the greatest calm, the people take no interestin public affairs ; those personally engaged may kick up 2 row ornot, the whole country may be ina blaze, every one follows his own course of policy and leaves God to do the rest.” . Rei A young man by the name of Davis lost three of his fingers, a few days ago, by coming in contact with the cirWhen it is ten/ field Scott and California, for Panama, . cular saw. of the canal company at Moikelumneé Hill, Squatter Riot at Oakland—Arson, Ke. . o W e learn from gentlemen residing at Contra Costa, the causes indusing. and the result of, the riot at Oakland, which oceurred on Friday last. It seems that piboyt.two years ago. Justice Harpo) whése, proj erty has been destroyed by fire; sottled near the present site of Oukland, upon land elaimed Ly Peralta, but Wing desirous of respecting any claim eralth might have under Mexiean rant, be entered into an agreement Pwith him, by the terms of which he was 16 oceupy-the and (some 160 acres) uni til the decision of the case by the Land . Commissioners. ( Joon. Chrpchtiew and . Adams, (the latter of whom is alson Jus. y hice Of the) 0a60). rad ddtlriaeterth rhindwecupied by Narper, as well ag to o . latge Arace situnted adjaeent ttotit, . 5. . , Difficulties have arisen hetiveeh thage ipattits séveral times. A th Weaks jsinge, Harper's: house wasstorn down, but 3 Une same RU a tra Costa was killed, and » man by the name of ‘Habiy was charged’ with his ; murder, but the-grand_jary-ignored the bill’) The parties before referred to‘had . both been more or Jess engaged in'this affair, nod bitter feelings were excited j between them. Adams wis indicted for iperjary, and an officer came up from Martinez some days since to serve the . warrant. It is-said that he was resisted, jand failed to.make, therarrest. The {warrant was left with the Marshal of . Contra Costa some days since, who has . also failed to make the arrest, although Adams js in Oakland. Ona Friday last, a set. of, men, whose names are known, probably led on by . the series of excitements growing out of jthese adverse claims, the death of the sheriff. &c., went to the Louse of Justice . Harpernin his absence, andafter.remev‘ing a portion of his goods to another part ‘of the town. destroyed the liouse and the ‘remaining goods by fire. . Scme of the . judictal records df Justice Harper Were ,dmong the property destroyed. Wie vouch for no portion of this report. ‘inasmuch as great excitement exisis among the whole community, ind exagworated and one-sided ‘statements may he'made under such oirdumstanees: + One thing is. certain, a bad. state of atfairs exists at Contra Costa, Many horses and cattle have been killed, and in ja conspicuous plice in the town’s cannon is planted, and signal guns are fired to rally the squatters, We regard it.as particularly unfortunate that the Commissioners had not given their decision in the Peralta ease previous to going south, as this would ‘doubtless have prevented these riotous and unfortunate proceedings. It is said that certain parties are now endeavoring to incite the peop'e ty) make another attack on Harpers. Whie. it whe > ate prints complain jthat Gen. Scott won't resign his com. Some of the demoer lmission in the army, because he has . been for the Vresideney. For the same reasons they would, hyve . Preside nt lil more to resign ‘his, present position had. he oeen, nominated, Any thing, to.complain wuts, nominated Srocks+ Phe Sinista: Churiertof Aug. kth says: The pimigrants now daily: arriving frem the Plaing bring “withe then Jarge quantities of -stosk.’ ‘Phe stock generally arvivet in good condition: epee ially that whieh is browght over . Noble's route. and jtewill have a visible effect upon the prices which: rule! our Stock market.) Thas far, however, the stock from the plains has ‘commanded? . good prices. River ; mines are enid by the Oregon papers te be very prodactive. A fifty pound saek iof dirt yielded $1017 50. Klamath, Salmon and Rogue On Nogne river, a piece of geld was recently found iweighing $500. fee" Thomas Southworth, fo:merly of Fall River, Massachusetts, recently disjappeared from Placerville. Ie has not been beard of since the 11th ult, and it \is feared he has been murdered. tea. D, J. Justice, of San Antonio, Calaveras county, was called to the door lof his dwelling a few nights since, by a stranger, and severely cut with a knife. The unknown assassin mado his cseape. “In the Millenium,” said an eloquent . preacher, who also edited a'weekly religious organ, “in tliat happy time every newspaper subscription list shall be full, and every subscription paid!” We call upon the readers of the Journal to help along with the good time that’s a coming. 1 thr lie leet Hardy, who shot Sheriff Jolinson recently at Oakland, is at liberty. The igrand jury refused to indict him. Tardy and family have again gone into the house from which they were ejected. Marniep.—In this city, Aug! ‘26th, jby Rey. A. Bland, John H. Gray and . Miss Eliza Jenkins, of this place. fs Names of deceased persons st Sacramento, for the week ending Aug. 29th, 1852: William H. Wheelwright, 2 months, Sac. City; Wm. M. Prettyman, 15 mo’s, Sac. City: Jas. McArdi!é. 20 yrs, Cana ida; J. C. Granger, 24, N. Y.; Augusta Heilman, 33,Germany; Jamos Sullivan, (28, Maryland: Wm. Fauguher, 35, Salem, O.:" Edward M. Chambers, 52, Ct.; ‘John Mayer, 27, Ct.; Elizabeth Nattall, \30, N. Y.; Adolphus. A. Burnett, 20, Easton, Mass.; Wm. Thornton, 48, Detroit, Mich.; Wm. Brando, 26, N. Y.; Sarah Delany, 40, Ireland; James R Rubison, col'd, 50, New Bedford, Mass.; . John Pasco, $2, England ; Grerory Alon70, 28, Sonora, Mex.; Dominica Bisealia, ®, Italy; 5 Chinamen 4