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THE BLIND GIRL.
1 hev say the world is beautiful,
More fair than thoughts of love ;
And nightly comes an angel hand,
That writes in gold above ;
But, ah, 'tis viewless all to me
As the softly breathing wind ;
I cannot see those beauteous scenes,
For I am blind—l'm blind.
I never saw the bird that sings
So sweetly to mine ear,
Nor snowy shroud that winter weaves
Around the dying year.
All nature is a sealed book,
Whose clasp 1 cannot find ;
„ 'Twas never meant for me to read,
For I am blind—l'm blind.
But, ah ! they tell me far away,
~u In bright eternity,
There is a land o'erspread with flowers,
Which every eye can see ;
Where skies are ever soft and blue,
And silver streamlets wind ;
Oh ! when I reach that holy shore,
I shall no more be blind.
The Ruling Passion Strong in Death.
It is said by one of the Physicians who at
tended the celebrated scenic equestrian, James
Buckiy, in his last hours, that his mind was
intently fixed upon the scenes of his past life.
Ihe last words he uttered, the last sounds he
made, were to his horse; and his manner in
dicated, that he fancied himself again in the
ring, performing those wild, yet graceful feats
of horsmanship, for which he was so renown
ed. What impressions one's occupation makes
upon the immortal soul! how tenaciously do
the habits cling to it! It the old warrior, in
his dying hour, fancies himself amid all the
strife of the battlefield, hears about him the
clash and din of arms, and is rushing, with
enthusiastic heart to storm the deadly bat
4,ary—if the thundering sound of the ocean's
.r breaks upon the ear of the dying sailor—
. visions of gold float before fclie filmy eyes of
..e dying miser—if to the equestrian, as he
leaves time's shores, appears the mad, wild
excitement of the ring—if to all, in their last
moments, the past with vivid distinctness,
-ihes upon the brain, how careful should all
He to spend lifeso that memory would painton
lv scenes of joy upon the mind.— Vincetines
(/a ) (iu:.
MARRIAGE.
In too many cases of marriage one party
s apt to expect to find the other perfect.—
The husband looks for traits in tits wife
which he has long since despaired of ever
discovering in himself; and the wife cal
ces on finding a model in the character
!'er husband which is morally inconsist
e- with human nature. Much of the tor
tun of the disappointment met with on
b' sides might be removed, if the thou
s- . and one disguises, not to call them
deceits, which are practiced with so fatal
a success by both parties before matrirno
r" were all torn away. If two persons
not use their practical common sense
ieir acquaintance with each other be
marriage, 'hey must expect to find a
A rough experience in store for them
-t . consummation. If parties who de
*oin their fortunes for life have any
sense, they ought to employ it ma
g 'discoveries with reference to each
o tier's disposition.
More than half the little bickerings
tiiil constantly arise between husband and
.'.fe under the infirmities of human nature
would ail die out of themselves or dry up
like thin grass before the genial warmth
of natural affection, if they were not stu
diously, but in a moat mistaken manner,
paraded before the attention of others.—
We know that a bruised spirit needs sym
pathy and consolation. I his is natural.—
But what sort of sympathy is that which
mere busv-bodies show one who take ad
vantage of the confidence reposed in them
only to widen the breach they have dis
covered, and to swell the torrent of passion
they know they could never diminish !
'1 hose who are least interested in the mat
ter—those who create and report scandal
fir their own gra'ificatiori —busy-bodies and
fast-talkers who insinuate themselves where
they should never be allowed to go these
are the ones who, in too many instances,
help on the misunderstanding and trilling
disaffection between married parties, and
their triumph is only complete when the
rupture has become notorious and final.
If such persons could have less to do with
lbe family matters of others, there is but
little doubt those mailers would take much
better care of themselves.
The Source of Hapfineis.
You may wear a crown, but a guilty
conscience would line it with thorns; \ou
laioii'. roll m wealth, but an accusing con
fcieiics would haunt you like a demon;
you tiiay launch forth into the world, but
conscience will register every deed and
fireiel! a day of reckoning. Milton has
nit t!,e 'l epest philosophy into the month
of the arch fiend when he exclaims —' Ihe
oi'uiti s 1,, jifl own place, and in itself,
MBBaiflßP Agg) wwmsmm est orairaaa jßs^ss2Sj®isas a
can make a hell of heaven—a heaven of
hell.'
We all seem rather to inhabit ourselves,
than dwell anywhere else. The world
■ within is our home and constant abode.—
' Our thoughts are our mansion, our food,
our wealth, our inheritance. Every thing
is viewed through the medium of thought.
Here the present world, the world to come,
ourselves, our foes, and even the Deity,
are reflected, surveyed and contemplated :
and hence, to have peace within, is heaven.
When all is tranquil around, the mind may
be like the troubled sea ; and on the con
trary-, the last thunder may roar, the earth
quake, and the heavens dissolve and melt
with fervent heat, and yet the soul, far
from feeling the least alarm, may exult
and sing. Nor need we wait for happi
ness till death has unlocked the portals of
bliss. To walk by faith, and serve our
generation according to the will of God,
will enable us to realize no small amount
of blessedness.
Itf f£CfII3UCOUO
For the Gazette.
MR. EDITOR: The enclosed lines written by
a gentleman, a native of Lewistown, residing
in the " far west," may not be unacceptable to
some of your readers, who are his old school
mates and acquaintances. fs.
THE PEOPLE.
BV JOHN BROWN.
In Haslitt's "Characters of Shakespeare's
Plays" this sentence occurs: " The cause of
the people is indeed but ill calculated as a sub
ject of poetry." To this had we the power we
would reply in a voice to wake the dead.
Child of the book aud pen !
Come forth to human life,
Come, mingle ye with free-born men,
And join their noble strife.
The closet's gloom desert—
Step out in open day—
And wonder why content thou wcrt
To dream thy life away.
No " subject" for thy pen !
Hark to the bold acclaim,
That o'er the mount and through the glen,
Bears Liberty's loved name !
Ilast ne'er the anthem heard
Of Alleghenia's throng—
Whose every glowing line and word,
To each a deathless song ?
What epic more sublime,
Was e'er from genius won,
Than swells in that heroic time,
The day of Washington?
Though ne'er embodied yet,
By poet's generous art;
'Twill live till earth's last sun shall set,
'Graved on the human heart.
See old and cherished thoughts,
In freedom's light grow dim ;
While cities proud, and rural cots,
Are vocal with her hymn.
See labor's head up-raised
In native dignity ;
While crumbling thrones to earth arc razed
By millions who are free.
Behold the triumph hour.
Of long oppress'd mankind—
When bonds are rent with awful power,
By earth's awakened mind.
Behold enfranchised Gaul,
Thalia's sunny plains,
Wallachia's hills, free-peopled all,
Hungaria's riven chains.
What deeds of monarch crowned,
Who ruled a servile land,
E'er " subjects" gave like those arc found
In Kossuth and his band.
Where—where's the man of thought,
So 'reft of living fire,
That in his soul these things shall not
Some noble pulse inspire ?
Dost say no spirit lives,
Though dormant 'twere too long,
That to each patriot minstrel gives,
A heaven inspired song?
Wake Haslitt! from thy sleep,
The people's glory sec,
A chaunt divine o'er earth doth sweep—
The hymn of Liberty.
Our readers will notice on our first page the
spirited poem—from their acquaintance " John
lirown." Nothing finer has appeared lately on
the great subject of human progress. —N't Louis
lUrtille.
OUTDOOR ETIQUETTE.
A gentleman meeting or passing a lady
on the side-walk should always pass on the
outside.
One gentleman meeting unother should
always pass to the right.
A lady, as a general rule, should not
take a gentleman's arm in the street in the
day time. However, it is not improper
when the couple are strangers in the city,
or when the walk is thronged with stran
gers.
A gentleman meeting or passing a gen
tleman and a lady should pass on the gen
tleman's side. A lady should pass on the
lady's side.
A gentleman should never fail to salute
a lady of his acquaintance when within a
proper distance, unless she wear u veil, it.
which case it would be highly uncivil to
recognise her.
When passing a dwelling, as a general
rule, it is not polite to look into tho win
dow, but when a pretty woman is sitting
by it. fin I lie ostensible purpose ol being
looked at, you may be considered uncivil
und ungenerous, if you do not cast an ad
miring glance.
POSTURE DURING I'KAYEU. — The Pres
bytery of Philadelphia having requested the
Presbyterian General Assembly, recently
in session at Pittsburgh,'toadopt measures
for arresting or abating the growing evil ol
silting iu public prayer,' the committee to
whom the matter was referred, recommend
ed the following action :
That, while the posture ol standing in
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1819.
public prayer, and that of kneeling in pri
vate prayer, are indicated by examples in
! Scripture, and the general practice of the
ancient Christian Church, the posture of
sitting in public prayer is nowhere men
tioned, and by no usage allowed ; baton
the contrary, was universally regarded by
the early church as heathenish and irrever
ent ; and is still, even in the customs of
modern und western nations, an attitude
obviously wanting in due expression of
reverence ; therefore this General Assem
bly resolve : That the practice in question
be considered grievously improper, when
ever the infirmities of the worshipper do
not render it necessary ; and that ministers
be requited to reprove it, with earnest and
persevering admonition. The recommen
dation was adopted.
THE MAN WHO HAD THE SMALL-POX IN
TERNALLY.
The following case of hypochondria has
never appeared in print. It occurred in
the private practice of Dr. Todd, the first
physician to the Retroat of the Insane, in
Hartford, Connecticut :
The subject of it was a robust, hard
laboring man, hv trado a mason, lie had
as he believed, been exposed to the conta
gion of the smallpox. Under the impres
sion that a spare diet would essentially
mitigate the virulence of the disease, from '
a full diet, in which animal food formed a
large share, he restricted himself to one
entirely vegetable, and this in so limited a
a quantity as was hardly sufficient to sus- \
tain life. This change in his mode of 1 iv- j
ing, combined with the depressing influ- •
ence of fear, from anticipation of a fatal
and loathsome disease, soon reduced his
once athletic frame, and involved him in I
all the horrors of hypochondria. The time j
soon arrived when according to his calcu- '
lations, the small pox ought to make its i
appearance; but not a pock or pimple,
could he find upon him. A new cause of
apprehension now took entire possession
of his mind, viz : that he had the disease
internally, that it was preying upon and de- j
strovtng his system. Under this impres- !
sion he consulted a physician, who, after
listening to the history of the case and
making a careful examination, assured him
that his apprehensions were entirely ground- j
less, and existed only in his imagination- j
This conclusion was fir from being sat- j
isfactory to the hypochondriac. lie was \
not thus easily to be reasoned out of his j
senses. The physician was dismissed as 1
one wanting in skill to discover and under- j
stand the nature of his complaint. A sec- !
ond and third was called, and both concur
red in the decision of the first. But the
patieni, as is common in such casrs. would j
sooner believe the whole fraternity at fault i
than himself the subject of mental hallu
cination, rejected nil medical advice, con
fined himself to his room, and resigned
himself to his fate. In the meantime his ,
robust form had become attenuated al- j
most to skin and bone. His friends now '
became seriously alarmed at his condition, j
The reputation of Dr. Todd, then residing
at Fannington, although in early life, had
spread into the neighboring towns, and
his peculiar talent for the management of :
mental diseases, which so eminently qua!i- !
fied him to take charge of the Retreat of
Insane, had in numerous instances been
manifested.
A brother of the patient caller! on Dr.
Todd, and staled his case, and assured him
that his confidence in the faculty was gone, ,
and that it was without his knowledge
that ha was consulted. A plan was soon ;
arranged by which the doctor should hap- j
pen to pass the house of the patient, and he
called in as if by accident. The next day
Dr. Todd was seen driving al his usual
rapid rate through the street where the pa
tient lived; he was hailed by the messen
ger, and in a tone of voice overheard by
the patient, requested to cull and see his
brother, who had for some time suffered
from ill-health. The doctor alighted, and
was soon introduced to his patient, but was
received without any recognition or act !
of civility, nor even raising his eyes to look
at him; nor could he by any kind of at
tention or enquiries elicit a word from his
sullen and despairing patient.
With a tact peculiar to the doctor, he |
commenced a very minute and careful ex- j
animation of the patient; first looking'
carefully into his ears, his nosu and eyes, j
then rising hastily from his seat, commen- j
ced walking the room as if in the utmost
astonishment, and could hardly credit his
senses, at the same time ejaculating in an
under tune.
'ls it possible! Who could ever have
thought it! Can it be !'
Then resuming his place by the side
of his patient, he went thro' an examina
tion still more minute. Again leaving his
seat, he continued his soliloquy.
'lt's a fact! There can bo no mistake
and yet the like is not to be found iu tho
records ol medicine.'
By this the patient's attention was a
roused, and breaking over Ins taciturnity,
he exclaimed :
'What! what! what is it Dr. Todd ?'
'What?' was the reply, 'Sure enough !'
'But what?' reiterated the patient.
'Why, sir, something very singular in
your case; hut as I am not under any
obligations to you for the discovery, I will
keep it to myself. More than that, it is
j as much as a physician's reputation is worth
J to advance such an opinion.'
♦Doctor,' said the patient, 'I must know,
j I will do anything in rny power you ask of
\ ine, to know.'
: 'Why, sir,' said the doctor, 'if I (ell
you, it must bo a profound secret between
ourselves.' To this the patient readilv as
sented.
' 1 hen, sir, continued the doctor,'you
must know that you have the smallpox
internally /'
In an instant, with all the strength he
could command, the patient sprang from
the chair, seized the Doctor by the hand,
and exclaimed,
'You are the doctor for me ! This is
just what I have been telling the doctors,
but none of them would believe a word of
it. Now, is there any remedy ? Is there
any hope in my case?'
'1 think there is,'said the doctor ; 'but
mark, all d< pends upon closely adhering to
rny direction. There arc three ways by
which this disease may he eradicated; one
is by insensible perspiration; another bv
internal remedies, the third by bringing it
out upon the suiface in the form of an
eruption.'
'Let it bo the last,' was the quick re
sponse of the patient. ,Let me have ocu
lar proof of the fact, arid I shall be satisfied.'
1 bo patient was then put upon a nutri
tious diet, by which he rapidly regained
his health and strength, at the same tune
taking some harmless medicinal prepara
tion, which the doctor assured him would
iri due season bring forth the eruption.—
When the specified time arrived, the doc
tor directed the housekeeper to strew his ;
bed with cowage, an article known to most j
persons, as producing an eruption, accom- j
panied with an intolerable itching, when
applied to the skin. His bed was thus |
prepared, he retired on the night in which 1
the doctor's skill was to be put to the test,
lie had not beri long in bed, when, to his
great satisfaction, tiie itching commenced;
hut, wishing to be fully assured that all
was right ; he called for a light, and found
the surface of his bo ly an entire blotch.—
Satisfied with the proof, he endured the suf
fering patiently until morning. Soon af
ter, he resumed his business, and was never
troubled again with the small-pox internal
ly-—Hartford Chronicle.
Gallery of Curiosities.
'I he following curiosities have been for
warded to California, for the purpose of
establishing a National Museum there:
A book found in the school of fish.
The leg of an interest table, broken into
vulgar fractions.
A plank taken from tho floor ola
mush room.
The leg of a toad stool.
A button taken from a set of mahogany
drawers.
Some wax from an ear of corn.
The handle of a nulk punch.
A hinge taken from the gate at which a
steam engine goes.
The great toe from the foot of a moun
tain.
A copy of the speech rr.ade at the meet
ing of tiie waters.
A hoop taken from a rifle barrel.
A few candles made of the fat of the
land.
A few loose hairs from the heads of a
discourse.
A I ill le water from the pale ofa church.
Some extracts from a volume of smoke.
The seat that the sun set in.
Some bread made from the flower of the
family.
The tail of the l6t catastrophe.
The tail of the celebrated Moscow,
with the Bony-part for a handle.
A pieco of soap that washed a man
overboard.
Some of the screws that were loose be
fore the Inst Presidential election.
The rope with which the last piece of
music was executed.
A plant from the 'hot bed of Vice.'
One hair Irom the fore lock of Time,
also the key attached to the lock.
An arrow from a rain-tow.
A sword used in tho'good fight.'
A sprout from the root of all evil.
A feather out the wing of tho 'Flying
Dutchman.'
A leaf from (he 'hook of fate.'
Two or three quarts from a peck of
trouble.
A sinew from tho 'arm of law.'
One of'the ends of justice.'
A pane of glass from the 'windows of
heaven.'
A report from a ' shooting star.'
A cup of water from the 'fountain of
health.'
A leaf of the 'tree of life.'
A lock of hair oil one of the'lions of
the town.'
A piece of a broken heart.
The rudder of the 'ship of state.'
A few notes front a nasal organ,
The height of impudence.
One drop front the 'milky way.'
A feather nfi'a 'State piisou bird.'
A little light from the 'honey moon.'
A chip oflf the 'staff of life.'
The hat belonging to the man in the
moon.
Some of the change that was left out oi
the ht s t quarter of tho moon.
Some of the spoons that were used when
'all hands went to the mush pot.'
A few shreds from a potato pitfc/t.
A chip from the bureau of war.
CONUNDRUMS.
Why is the price cunent like a young
lady's hack ?
Because it shows the rise of cotton.
; Why should ladies he punctual ? Be
cause when they ore little behind they
make it up in a bustle.
Why should a tippler never have 3 wife ?
Because he will be sure to licker.
Why should a chicken hatched by the
Eccalobeion be closely watched ? Be
cause his mother don't know that he's out.
Why is the profession of a parson soon
er learnt than that of a doctor ? Because
it is easier to preach than to practice.
F OREI 0 N E \V S.
Further Extracts from Papers revived by the F.uropa.
IRELAND.
Parting Address of the State Prison
ers. —Previous to the departure of the
leaders of the late insurrection, they pluced
in the hands of a mutual friend the follow
ing address to their fellow-countrymen :
'Fellow-countrymen —lf your efforts to
procure a mitigation of the penalties to
which we are about to be subjected, had
been as successful as you desired, we could
not have offered to you more sincere and
grateful acknowledgments than those which
we now tender, for the sympathy and so
licitude which you have displayed in our
behalf.
'At this moment, whilst we are bidding
our last farewell to our native land, the re
flection that our fellow-countrymen have
not witnessed with indifference our remov
al from amongst them, is a sweet source
of consolation, and be assured, thai this re
membrance will hereafter be a soothing
alleviation to whatever sufferings it may !
be our lot to endure.
'Knowing that we address many who
do not concur with us in political opinions,
we do not feel ourselves at liberty to offer
any observations upon the policy by which
this country is governed—upon the policy
which gave occasion to our resistance to
British power —upon the policy which
now consigns us to exile. We are com
pelled to repress even the emotions which
we feel in reflecting upon the awful condi
tion in which we leave the land that we
deeply loved ; nor is this a fitting occasion
to point out the means by which its dis
asters may be repaired; but we cannot re
frain from the expression of a hope that you
will not despair of your country ; and we
may be permitted to oflfer to our fellow
countrymen a parting exhortation, that
they will lay aside those unhappy dissen
sions which have so long paralized the
intrinsic strength of the Irish nation, and
hencelorth learn to love and confiuo in
each other.
' We feel that it is not necessary to say
anything to you in vindication of our mo
tives. Even those who most condemn our
conduct knew that we have not been ani
mated by consideration of a personal nature
in hazarding all that was dear to us for the
sake of our native land ; but wc owe it to
our feelings to declare that, whatever may
be the sacrifices we incur by devotion to
its interests, our latest aspiration will be a
prayer for the prosperity, the honor, and
independence of Ireland.
4 WILLIAM S. O'BRIEN,
'THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER,
'TEKUENCE BELLEW M'MANCS,
' PATRICK O'DONOHOE.
4 Richmond Prison,'
The New York papers of Saturday con
tain their usual one day's later news, re
ceived by Electric Telegraph from Lon
don to Liverpool just previous to the sail
ing of the steamer. We take the follow
ing items from the Courier :
There are accounts from Rome to the j
Bth instant. The city had not yet been
restored to its usual order. Crowds of the j
disbanded Roman soldiers were wandeiing 1
about the streets iu the greatest disorder j
and destitution. The French authorities, 1
who were establishing themselves, with as j
little regard to the Romans as if Rome j
were actually a part of France, were busv i
disarming the men, aud establishing the
government of their own.
Letters from Rome of tho 7th, which, '
amongst other things, stale, that the 1
French troops were well received in the !
towU9 of the neighborhood, where they i
are in cantonments, particularly at Victer
bo, where the municipal and the respect
able inhabitants went out to meet them.
Advices from Berlin to the 11th June
state that the negotiations for a peace, ;
which have been so long pending between
tho Prussian and Danish plenipotentiaries,
were concluded yesterday. Tho general
conditions were drawn up on Saturday,
tho 7th, and the initials of the contracting
parties affixed to the several paragraphs,
but, in its complete form, the treaty was
not definitely signed till last evening—
The terms are honorable to both parties.
From communications from Copenhagen
there is no doubt the conditions will bo
ratified by the Danish Government. An
armistice, and formal suspension of hos
tilities, is to be established within eight
days from the date of signature ; a period
I\ew Sierics-Vol. 8-Wo. 41.
! °f twenty Hays is allowed for the two ar
mies to take up the positions appointed
them by the treaty. The negotiations
were by M. De Reedits on the part of
Denmark and by M. Scheinitz for Prussia,
j and their having been brought to a con
; elusion, and so soon, is to he attributed to
the mediation of tie English ambassa
dors and the Earl of Westmoreland.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamer Crescent City, Capt. Stod
: dard, from Cliagres, July 16, arrived at
| New York on Friday night. She brings
! San Francisco dates to the 20th June.
The whole amount of specie on board
• the Crescent City is $231,994.
The steamship Panama left San Fran
! Cisco on the 20th of June, with about 100
; passengers and about $500,000 in gold
! dust and specie. She arrived at Panama
on the night of the 11th of July and would
| leave again for San Francisco on the Ist
| of August.
j There seems to be but one opinion a
; mong tho passengers with regard to the
| abundance of gold in California—it is still
: found in great quantities, but it is only tho
hard working chaps that can stand the
! fatigues digging for it.
There was no sicknc?9 at the mine,
j and everything was going ou quietly.—
I The number of persons at the mines is es
: timated at between 20,000 and 30,000 —
: about one half foreigners.
Business at San Francisco was very
dull, and dry goods and provisions were
selling below their original cost.
Lumber was still in great demand, sel
ling for three hundred and fitly dollars per
•VI. feet.
Rents were enormously high and rath
er on the increase.
There were about 100 Americans nt
San Bias, waiting a passage up. Among
them was tho Reading Co. of Pa., all
well.
The Alta California, of the 14th June',
contains a proclamation by General Riley,
warning the settlers not to countenance
'The Legislative Assembly of the District
of San Francisco,' either *by paying taxes
or by supporting or abetting the officers'
of that 'illegal and unauthorised body,' and
calls upon all good citizens to assist in 're
storing to their lawful keeper,' the Pub
lic Records of the District of San Francis
co, which were 'forcibly taken' from the
custody of the First Alcade of said district.
The same paper contains a proclama
tion by Gen. Riley, in which he states
that he, 'in accordance with instructions
from the Secretary of War, has assumed
the administration of the Civil afFairs in
California, not as a Military Governor, but
as the Executive of the existing Civil Gov
ernment.' He then proceeds to call at
tention to the means which he deems best
calculated to avoid the embarrassments of
the present position of California—Con-
I gress having failed to legislate for it—and
1 suggests the mode of electing such officers
! as are tecognized by the laws now gov
erning the Territory, among which are a
Territorial Legislature ; a Superior Court,
consisting of four Judges and a Fiscal, a
Prefect and Sub-Prefect in each district,
Alcades, <kc.; and appoints the 7th day
of August next for the special election of
Delegates to a General Convention, and
of Officers of the Peace.
The Alta California condemns the terms
of Gen. Riley's proclamation, and defends
the action of the Legislative Assembly al
luded to.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
San Francisco, on 12th June, to consider
the propriety of sending delegates to a Con
vention, <Vc. f at which the Hon. Tho?.
Butler King was present, and addressed
the people.
Resolutions to carry the object of tho
meeting into effect, were presented, when
an amendment fixing the elections upon tho
days appointed by Gen. Riley, was oppo
sed by Col. J. D. Stevenson, and finally
rejected. Messrs. Peter H. Burnett, W.
D. M. Howard, E. Gould, Buffinan, and
Edward Gilbert were appointed a commit
tee to make arrangements for a Conven
tion and the election of Delegates.
The Alta California of the 20th June
contains u circular, issued by the above
named committee, in which, for the sake
of securing unanimity of action—but 'with
out recognizing the least power, as a mat
ter of right, in Brev- Brig. Gen. Riley to
appoint a time and place fir the election
of delegates and the assembling of the Con
vention'—they recommend the time fur
the elections appointed by that officer.—•
The committee condemn the apportion
ment of delegates made by Gen. Riley,
and virtually, a disregard ol his declaration
on that point.
A meeting in reference to the same sub
ject was held by the people ol Pueblo and
tSan Jose, on the 3d June, at which Gen.
Riley's proclamation was approved.
Only al out eight or ten of the large fleet
which left tins country last winter, with
the gold seekers on board, had reached
San Francisco previous to the sailing ot
the steamer Panama, but the jleauier Ore
gon, which was to leave Sail Francis
j co about the Ist instant, tor Panama, will
no doubt bring u- tidings of a number of
thein, of whoso arrival at, and departure
from Valparaiso, Callao, we published