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WILL OF THE pEO ' E IS THE LEGITIMATE SOURCE, AND 'l4 ,tIAPPIiESS OF THE PEOPLE THE TRUE E,. t Op GOVERNMENT." ,
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MONTROSE, PENN'A.; ? THIMSDAY, JANUARY 17,, 1850. - ... : i ~. .
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VOLUME, XXV:
THE REGISTER.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
lames W. Chapm.n.
Advance payment in Cash per year,
If paid within the pear,
Ifeiht at the end of the year,
For the Susquehanna Register.
The Angel of Hope.
ET Pittarnl4.3.
0l hate wretched would be our existence here,
Row unlike would it be to a span or e dream ;
Were it not for the Angel of Rope to cheer,—
Xi we're hurried along on life's troublesome
stream
She.gcfnes as the morn cometh, glowing and bright,
To scatter the blackness and chill of despair,
And pictures the future in colors so bright,
That we're prone to forget the trials weshare.
The young,—by her smiles hhVO bean tarred to
pursue,
The path-way that led them to iirtnousr.enown;
And oft'in the racesas onward'they flew,
She hasten'd to meet them half-way, with the
aroma.
And that crown Which millions are striving to gain,
Preparid for the brow of th . t ‘ri , slitcou.: in boav'n ;
Mankindin its weakness coula never attaim
If the promise of it, without Rope, had been
gi v'a.
hope that is gilding life every : clay sky,—
it is hope that dispells life's every-day gloom
Tie hope hope that points upward to mansions on high;
Me the Angel of Hope that illumines the tomb.
Greene, Jan., 1850.
The World.
The following anecdote from. Xoah . s :116-swrniih
beautifugyillustrates the principles of charity, and
admo' - .5.4 us that is often for our interest to
feed the hungry and clothe the naked."
" Sir, bring me a good, plain din;ner, said a met.
anchor individual to the waiter of one of our prin
cipal hotels.
sir." •
The dinner was brought and devoured, and the
rater called til l landlord aside and thus addresned
bun.
You arc the landlord C
Yes."
You - do a good bu . siness here r'
Yes," (in astonishment 1)
You make, probably, ten dollars a day- clear?"
Yes."
"-Then lam safe. I imunot pay for what T have
consumed ; I have been out of employment seven
mouths, but I have engaged to go to work to-mor
row ; I had been out ci,c
t oritorect Nice. Wlll pay in a week:
- I cannot pay bills with such promis&s," blus
tered the landlord; " and I do not keep a poor
house. You should address -the Poor authorities.
Leave me something for security."
I bare nothing." - . •
" I will take your coat."
" If I go into the streets without that I will get
my death suds weather
,as it is."
"You should Lava thought - of tbat before you
came here:
" Ytiu are serious. Well, I solemnly over that
one week from now I will pay you:"
" I will take. the coat.".
The coat was left arid a week afterward?, redeem
Seven years after that a wealthy - man entered
'the political arena and was presented at caucus as
applicant for a Congressional notr.ination. The
principal of the caucus held his peace—he heard
the name and history of the applicant, who was a
member of a church, and one of the most respecta
ble citizens. lie was:chairman. The vote was a
tie. and he cast a negative—thereby defeating the
wealthy applicant, whom he met an hour after
wards, and to whom he said--
- rau don't remember me ?'
'
I once ate dinner at your liaise, and although
I old you[ was famishing and pledged my word
and honor to pay you in a week you took My coot
and saw me go outinto the inclement air at the
nsk of my life without it?'
Well sir, what then r•-•
Not Much. You called vonrself a ehriAian.—
To-tight you were a candidate for nomination, and
but for me you would pace been elected to Con
grega,"
Three Tears after the Christian hotel keeper be
came a bankrupt, and sought a 'home at Bellevue.
.The poor dinnerless ;wretch that was', is now ahkrh
':anetionary in Albany; we know him well. The
ray' , of Providence are indeed wonderful, and the
world'.. mutations almost beyond conception or be-
LP!.
DErmise lAssoa..—" Napoleon Alexis Dalka,
come tp here and say your ,lesson. What makes
Loy: grow r
J. rain, sir."
Why not men grow r
" Because they carry an umbrella, which keeps
off the rant"
" What taake's a young man and a young woman
fall in /ore t"
Because one of 'em• has a heart of stee
other has a heart of flint, and when they co to
gether they strike fire and that is love."
" That right Now you may go and p ue
the gala"
Mrk^fi Tamos.—lt is a mean thing to borrow
your neighbor's paper, when you are too stingy to
take one of your own.
It is a mean thing, to subscribe for a newspaper
and neirer pay for. it
I t i s a mean thing 'to steal the Exchanges from
an Editor's sanctum.
k is a mean thin . g . Oloolr over in Editor's shoul
iler when be is writing. -
It is a mean thing do ridicule an editorial when
you have not two atoms of brain in your own skull.
It is a mean thing to read what you may find
written in a Newspaper Office.
A 14y making inqcories of a ivy abouthis fath
er =intemperate man, who had • been for
borne Aux, asked whether he bad ritaktid ! 41 1 8 d
-
ireftte. "'No, ma'am," says the beiY; "riot exaettl . ;
Lis 9 , 14 tr.4'" IS very poor, but his drink:elite as
good aS ever."
" Satiny, I clou=t see anything growing about bare
"'ghat does your father raise on this land r
" Wall. he raises hadktriatack, grasslicippere,
nimble-bugs, and'aome,other Niregotables,
Ilgterday be raised a double-breasted: 4400 z
rtnider the winloiv, and mother timed' adlJd
From the "btetr
Bayard Taylor's
Closing Scenes o
1 Messrs. Greeley if: Neßirc
After the stormy debate
and the settlement of ae .
occasioned scarcely less ex
yesterday gave tokens, of
close. The Morning Sesei.,
ted only tothe passing o
• prOviaiens, after whicli i ian . d
until this morning, ontewr i.
the Convention to the 'cid. .
members, by a contribution of
sum of $l,lOO to provide or
which was got up in return for
citizens about four weeks ce.
The Hall -was cleared of the forum and tables
and decorated with yeung ices from the forest.—
At each end were the Am: dean color*, -tastefully
disposed across the botigh Three chandeliers,
neither of bronze nor cut gl ...FA, but neat and bril
liant withal, poured their hg t on the festivities.—
At 8 o'clock—the fashinnab e hall hour in Monte
rey—the guests began to ass able, and in an hour
afterward the Hall was cro ed by nearly all the
Californian and American rejdents. There were
sixty or
„seventy ladies ; present, and an equal
number of gentlemen, iu ad 'tion to the members
of the Convention. The da keyed daughters of
Monterey, Leis Angeles and Santa Barbary min
gled in pleasing contest with the fairer bloom of
the trans-Nevadian belles, e variety of feature
and complexion Was fully eq led by the variety
of dress. In the whirl of th waltz, a plain, dark,
mralike rube would be follo -ed by one of pink
ratio and gauze : next, perha . a bodice of scarlet
velvet with o•old buttons, an then a rich figured
brocade, such as one sees. on e stately dames of
Titian.. ' -
The dresses of the gentlem showed considera
ble variety, but were much 1 as picturesque. A
complete - ball-dress was a bap mess attained only
by the fortunate few. Whit kids could not he
had in Monterey for love or rramey, and as much
as $5O. was paid by one gent eman for a pair of
patent-leather boots. The rip :earane.e of all. nev
ertheless; was genteel and tes stable, and perhaps ,
the genial, unrestrained soda pirit that possessed
them would hayybeen less h d there been more
uniformity of costume. Gen. Rev was present in
full uniform. with the yellow sh he won at Con- -
treras ; Majors Canby, Hill an 1 Smith, Captains •
Whit
Burton and Kane• aid the oth oflicers stationed
here, accompanied bim. In o e group might be
seen Capt. Sateer's soldierT m ustache and clear
blue eye ' • in anodier; the erect' figure and quiet,
dipdfied bearing of Gen. Fall ci. Don Pablo de
i
la Guerra, with his harlsorne,. istocratie features,
-wr.e, - the floor manager, and g antly discharged
his office. Conspicuous among the native mem
bers were Dori Miguel de Pcd rena and Jacinto
Rodriguez, both polished gentl ten and desert--
clic. popular. Dominoyea th Indian member,
took no part in the dance, butevi dently enjoyed
the scene as much as any one p sent. The most
litergslin,r,ft,zw,,,tiamp.„len,..,i, the of Padre Rand-
late hour. If the stoma-Al -
gravity and decorum had been
not hare found in his heart to gni
padre the pleasure that beam
countenance.
The band consisted of two vie
tars, whose music made up in spi
in skill. They played, as it se
three pieces alternately, fur w
and quadrille. - The latter dance
imfamiliar one, for once or fide()
in the middle of a figure. Hach"
a funny little squeak, something i
an octave flute to Robert le Diab
however, worked incessantly, en
'stages for their performance„
;-' At 12 - o'clock supper was unno
in the lower room had be
loom
purpose, and, as it was not
i admit all the guests, the Ladies
thither and waited on by a selec
refreshments consisted of turkey
tongue and pates, with wines and
ous sorts, and coffee. A large sm
ded, but after everybody was secs
much remaining. The ladl.-:beg,i
2 o'clock, but when I came awni
the dance was still going on with'
The members met this mon
hour, to perform the last duty tl
them—that of signing the Cot%tilu'
all in the hairiest humor, and the
bright and balmy that -no one seer
call an organization. Mr. Sempl
Mr. Stuart of San Franeigco,
the Convention to order by movi
ter's appointment in his place.
taken by the , old pioneer, and the
'their seats around the sides of the
'retained the, pine trees and banner
night's decorations. The windows
open, and a delightful breeze came
whose blue waters sparkled in tht
view from the balcony in.front w
spiring. The town below—the
harbor—the'pine-covered bills be
lowed by the blue October haze, ba
cloud in the sky, and I could- plain
northern horizon, the mountains of 1
th&Sierra de Gavilan.
. After the minutes had been read,'
appointed to draw up an Address
Stvas called upon'to.
Stuart, Chairman, read the 4.ddr
.., d sentiment met with universal al
was adopted without \a dissenting v
Latina was { then offered to pay L
who is, mkurlemployed in engrossim
tion upon parchment, the sum of. S.
bor. Thii magnificent price, probal
ever paid for a similar setrviCe". is one
things else in California.: As this'. •
session s the sn'embers were not di:
fault with it, especiallyywhen itwas
Lippit that Lieut. Hamilton had w
3
night to Ye it ready, and was-still
it, though ith a ltoe and s,*ll(
sheet desi ed.to reiceire the sknim
neverthele • at hand, and after soave,
i
ti a
Conventio decided to adjourn for li
then meet for the Purplosi of signin
_I amused myself during the intern
about town. Everybody+ knew .
tion was about . closing, a 'd it was ge
stajipat Capt. Burton idle:vied
fort 4 \ and would fire a ute of '3l
proper moment ' The Cifizens, there
i s
t the. embers, were '},n an excited moo
ney - elieforn lookedSo bright, se ha]
'ex Uon.
- at one o'clock the Cmkventio
Tfe of the men4hery indeed, had lift
SeMple, iilthengh in feeble health, ,
ori.ILI . , and alter having voted Gen. ,
?iff,19,000, andltr: Helleek, the Seers
'164;00 a year, froth the - ,conumncel
1 18, p 0
'''' ' Officer, they "proceed
- teape4tve
, ,
.ed
'...is tp fjle 'Compifted'Gonstitation.
l Ynt Tribune.
ttut Convention.
OCt. 13, 1849
on the State Boundary,
e other -questions which
r •!itement, the Convention
ringing its labors to a
Was short and devo
yarioua mivellaneous
djournment was made
t of the Ball given by
Of Monterey. The
1 of $25 each, raised the
or the entertainment,
l for that given by the
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GENERAL : I have been appointed by the Dele
gates. elected by the people of California to form
a Constitution, to address von' in their names end
in behalf of the whole people of Califoinia, and ex
press the thanks of the convention for the aid nod
co-operation they have received from you, in the
discharge of the responsible duty. of creating a
- State Government. And, sir, the convention, as
you will perceive from its official records, duly ap
preciates the great and important services you
have Tendered to our common country, and espe
cially to the people of California, and entertains
the confidentbelief that you will receive from the
whole pf the people of the Lnite‘i States, when
you retire from your official duties here, that ver
dict so grateful to the heart of the patriot': • Well
done, thou good and faithful servant.'"
Gen. Riley was visibly affected by this Mark of
respect, no les appropriate- than well-deserved on
his part. The tears in his eves, and the plain,
blunt sincerity of his voice and manner, went to
tlk heart Of every one present.
" Gentlemen," he said, " I never made a speech
in my life. lam a soldier—but Is= feet; anal
do feel deeply the honor you have-this day confer
- ..
',resent, he ernifcl
' dg,e the good oki i
d on his honest
ins roil two gni
.t.' what it lacked
med to me, but
• 115,40 n tra-dance
. evidently an
they music -ceased
tut* ended with
e c
e whistle of
:
, 'e. The players,
4 d tved good
eqd l The Court
n fitted up for
rg enough. to
wee conducted
I cothmitte. The
rdast pig, beef,
liqUors of vari
!,plY was
jlrnvi
d there was llot
to leave about
an hour lattr,
pirit.
g at the usual
at remained to
ion. They were
morning was so
ed disposed to
was tack. and
herefork called
g Captain Sut-
The Chair was
members took
I all, which still
, left from last
and doors were
n from the bay,
distance. The
bright and in
ipping in the
I nd—were mel
tL was no
.ly see, on the
[.ants Cruz and
the committee
to the People
eport, and Mr.
Iss. Its tone
.proval, and it
reso-
le / cise
ut..Hrunilton,
[ the Constitu
-00 for his la
y the highest
a par with all
as their last
i d t 9 find
stated by Mr.
tten day and
. working i npon
hand. The
names wait
discussion the
12 an hour and
1 by walking
the Convert
ierally under
le guns at the
guns at the
'bre, as welds
Monterey
ipy, so . full of
..met again;
il:3 l2 tm * tiv .
f a salary
tarp of State,
! at of their
,atruc their
At this mo-
meat a signal was given; the American coloraran
up the flag-staff in front of, the Government build
ings, and streamed out on the air. A second after
wards the first gun bopped from the fort, and tits
stirring echoes came back from one-hill after-ano
ther till they were lost in the distance.
All the native enthusiasm of . Capt. Sutter's Swiss
blood was aroused; he was en old soldier again,—
He sprang from his seat, and, waiving his hand
around his head, as if swinging a sword, exclaim
ed : "Gentlemen, this is the happiest day of my
life. It makes Rte glad to-hear those cannon; they
remind me of the time when I was a soldier. Yes,
I am glad to hear them—this is a great (My for
California." Then, recollecting . himself, he sat
'down, the tears streaining from .his eyes... The
members with one accord, gave three turanituous
cheers, which were, herird•frOin one end of the-toill
to the other. As'the Signing went on, gun sfolrow
ed gun from the fort, the echoes reverberating
grandly around the hay, till finally, as the loud
ring of the thirty : firat was -herd, there was a
shout : "That's for California r and every one join
ed in giving three times three for the new and glo
rious star added to our confederation.,
There was one handsome act I Intuit not forget
to mention. The Captain of the English bark. Vol -P
unteer, of Sidney, Australia. lying in the larbor,
sent on shore in the morning for an American flag,
When the first gun was heard, a line of colors ran
fluttering up to the spars, the stars and stripes fly
ing triumphantly front the main-top. - The com
pliment was more marked. since some of the-
Atherican vessels neglected to give any recognition
to the event of the day.
The Constitution having been sig,ned and the
Convention dissolved, the members proceeded in-a
body to the house of Gen. Riley. The visit was
evidently unexpected by the old veteran. When
he truide his appearance Captilin Sutter stepped
forynard, and having shaken him by the hand, drew
himself into an erect attitude, raised one hand to'
ma breast as if he were making a report to his cum
mending officer on the field of battle, and address
ed him as follows: .
on the field of Contreras. I thank coo all from
Inv heart.
I am satisfied now that the people have done
right in selecting Delegates to frame a constitution.
They have chosen a body of men upon whom our
country may look with pride you have, framed a
constitution worthy of California. And I have no
fear for California while the people choose their
Representativezi so wisely. They will do_it ; this
convention has convinced me that the people can
and will act right. Gentlemen, I congratulate you
upon the successful conclusion of your arduous la
bors; and I wish you all happiness and prosper-
The General was here interrupted with three
hearty cheers which the members gave him, as
Governor of California, followed by three more "a.s
a gallant soldier and worthy of his country's glory."
He then concluded in the following word; :
" I have but one thing to add, gentlemen. and
that is, that my success in the affairs of California
is mainly owing to the efficient aid rendered me by
Capt. Halleck, the 'Secretary of State. He has
stood by rue in all emergencies. To him I have
always appealed when at a loss myself ; and be
leis never failed me."
" This recognition of Capt. Halleck's talents and
the signal service he has rendered to our -authori
ties here, since the conquest, was peculiarly just
and appropriate. It_was so felt by the members,
and they responded with equal warmth of feeling
by giving three enthusiastic cheers for the Secre
tary of State. They then took their leave, many of
them being axious to - gtart this afternoon for their
various places of retidenc& All were in a happy
and satisfied mood, and nole less so than the na
tive member's. Pedrorena declared that this was
the most fortunate day in the history of California.
Even 'Cara), in the beginning one of our most zeal
ous opponents, displayed 'a genuine zeal for the
Constitution which -he helped to frame, under the
law 4 of our Republic,
Thus closes the Convention; and I cannot help
saving,-with Capt. Sutter, that the day which sees
laid the broad and liberal foundation of a Free and
Independent §tate on the shores of the Pacific, is
a great day - for California.- As an American, I feel
proud and happy—proud, that the Empire of the
West., the commerce of the great Pacific, the new
highwat to the Indians, forming the last link in
that heft of civilized enterprise which now clasps the
world, has been establishetkander any country's
Sag ; and happy, that in a the extent of Califor
ma, from the glittering snows of' the Shasti to the
burning deserts of the Colorado, no slave shall ever.
lift his arm to make the freedom of that flag a
mockery.
The members of the Convention may have made
some blunders in the course of their deliberations ;
there may be some objectionable chimes in the
Constitution they have framed. Bat where was
there ever a body convened, under such pec,uliar
circumstances l'—where was ester such harmony
evolved out of so wonderful, so dangerous, so mag
nificent a chaos? The elements of which the Con
vention was composed were np less various, and in
some respects antagonistic, than those combined in
the mining population. Thequestions they -Lad to
settle were often perplexing, from the remarkable
position of the country and:the absence of all pree
edent. Beside, many of them were Men unuSed to
Some had for years past "'mown no
other life than that of the'eamp, others had nearly
forgotten all law hi the wild life of the mountains:
others agairrwere familiar only with that practiced
tiederibe rule ;of a different race.. Yet the courte
sies of debate have never been "wantonly violated,
and Mc -result of every conflict - of opinion - has been
it quiet acquiescence on the part of the' minority.—
Now, nt the , conclusion, the only-feeling id that of
general joy and Congratulatkm.
IThus, - we have another splendid example of the
cre and peenritrtvith which people tan be educa
ted to govern thenlttielyeit. From That Chnos,whence,
u(ider - the - rule of despotism like the Austrian,
would spnog the mostfrightfid- excesses of anar
chy rind prime, alioptlation freenten - peseefully
• , t.
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rand quietly develops the highest form of civil or
i der—the &limiest extent of liberty and Icecurity.—
GovernotcotB, bad and corrupt al; many of them
I are, and imperfect as they all must necessarily be;
noverthelessiat times exhibit true moral sublimity.
"%VW IlfaVe to-day -witnessed has
..so impressed
ate ; and werei a believer in omens, I- would 'augur
from the- tranquil beauty of .this evening—from".the
vky and the lovely sunset hues on the wa
•fers of the Bay—more than all; front the joyous.
ikpression of every face I gee—s glorion-i and pros
' iterOus_careet for-the State of California f n. •r.
! .
.'!, ,i - . No. XXIV.
*var. to...szua rauwisco.
~, , - Sitx FRANCISCO, Oct:. 29 1 1.849!
t. After a stay of five weeks .at Monterey, I set
4...3 for this dace on Thursday last, in compahv
tiith Mr. SemA on
e, ex-President of the ctenti6l,
1
ik., son, and 1" es.rs: Lyon and Howe. Mr. Semple
was barely rooverilt; from a sever': attack of .iy
plimid fever, and was obliged to be conveyed in NO
Rhay finbulOce, which wa4 'fliiiii-litv,l litl CapfUin
Kane of the Q.Artermaster's Department. 'We .tart
c-,4 at noon, under ii-bright, hot sun, though the en
ti.jszlee to the filay was covered, as it had been for
several days provirtel,•by a thick fog. The UM.
cdrn was antousl3 expected, and as it gun had
boen heard during t ie night, Gen. Riley ordered - a
shot to be fired, from t s h , - fort every half-hour as a
guide for the steana r, should she be ontsidti. lind
thare been any eertninty of her arrilud. our haste
to.,reccive thelong ; delayod mail would have in
thied-us to po:ftpouh the journey. ,
'We toiled through the desolate sand hills to the
Salinas River, and llinded again upon its broad ;
level plains. Our tm consisted of four ,Califonnialiorses, neither o Which had ever been a week
hiharne.s, and con equently were not broken of
the dashing gait to loch they had been accustom-
I
enti Under thetsteady gallop at which they drew
us,--the blue ridges f the Sierra de Gavilan tioon
rose high and Idea before us, and the timbered
shares of the plain me in sight. Our eres , iivz of
the arroyos would letvc startled even an .k.lleirlie
ny stage-driver. 'When one of these huge willies
yawned before de, there 'MLR no check of our speed.
WI dashed sheer otf the brink at an angle of 50
degrees; there 'Wa..:s a giddy sensation of falling'
for• an instfult, and In the nest our henry vehicle
repined the levied, c.irried 'half way up the oppo
sitelasteen by the mothentum of our descent - The.
- etriternent of sUch tt plunge was delightful: the
leaping of a fivetbarred gate on an English hunter,
would have been tame to it.
~
On the skirt of the timber Mr.'Semple pointed
out the scene urn Imlay between The Californian
and American t.N.op4 during the war. Foster, a
wont belonging to tbeksanpany of Emigrant Volun- ‘
ill
tears, discovered a b ' y of 200 Californians on the
plain. He - immedia ely sent word to Burrow's
company of ArnUricals, then at the , Mission San
Ju.,n, and in the atearitime attacked them with the
mall force accorupaning him. The fight was car
ried on among the treTs. When the Americans
-66 in number=arrivod on the field, they found,
Fetter dead, with el, - w'- Ife
.
was bum
than
plains to
dad.
We entered the mountains and encamped about
dusk at a sheltered glen, watered by a little
stream. Some benevilent predecessor had• left us
a good stock of wood,. and in a short time the rud
dy lights of our fire wtre dancing over the gnarled
oak boughs, and their streamers of grey moss. I
tried my hand for :the first time at making coffee,
while the others Ei3itied pieces of meat on long
twigs and thrust them, into• the blaze. My "coffee
was approved y the ompany, and the smtsoning
of the keen motintinn air was not lost on our meal
As we wound through the lonely passes of the
mountains, Mr. Setnpie pointed out many spots
where he had hidden; on his night-rules between
San Francisco and jtiiottterey during the war. Soon
after starting we net Messrs.Tefit and Marcy re
turning to Monterey, with printed copies of the
constitution in English and Spanish, for distribu
tion in the South. • Our next incident was the dis
covery of three grisly bears, on the side of a cana
da, about a quarter of a mile distant, We had no
other arms than 'pistols and knives, and no fleet,
horses; an attack, therefore, would not have been
safe. Indeed, the eldest hunter, when he meets a
grisly bear, prefers making a boy's bargain--" If
you'll let me alone: let yaw alone." They are .
rarely known to attae.k it. man whets unprovoked,
but-when wounded no Indian tiger is more tumid—
able.
At the Mission San Juan we met Mr. Semple'S•
brother. who had ridden from Boriecia to meet him.
We crossed the plains of St. John at the gallop,
hat in descending the steep banks of the Pajaro
River broke the khtg-bolt of our wagon, and came
to a stop in the middle of the stream. An ,hour's
work in the water shoe our knees made all right
again. .The Pajaro ;Plains, around the head of the
river, are finely watered, and under proper cultiva
tion would produce splendid crops. From the
ridge - descending to :the valley of the San Jose we
overtook them. The meadows were still green,
and the belts of stately sycamore had not yet shed
aleaf. I hailed the beautiful valley - with pleasure,
although its soil wad more parched and arid than
when I passed before, 'and the . wild cats on the
mountains rolled no longer in waves of gold. Their
sides were brown anti naked to desolation. Atrav
eler seeing California only at this season, ay.onici
never be tempted to settle hero. Immense flocks,
of Wild geese and Brant flew 'over the Plain, - und'
towards evening rooked by millions on their favor;
ite 'grounds, near thd head of the Pajero River.
At Fisher's Rancho. where we 'cainyacr fur the
night r ize found Maj, Hill's party, *high left Mon
terey a day before. ouraelve's.. The Major and Mr.
Duri - Lue of the N. ). Picayune, bad just brought
in three fine-geese...• The company'. consisting of
the, just named, with fir. J. T. Smith of Norfolk,
Ye., Mr. Field, M. Tillitman of San Francisco, and
Midshipman Carnes, lavi h six men from the wreck
of the propeller Edith; were camped under a fine
sycamore, and overhauling their cooking imple
ments. That night spite of our conipany*ent by
moonlight to a lake !ilk-he valley to - obtain mote
geese, but had less 1300 than they anticipated. -
• We dashed into the Puebla San Jose by 9 o 4 plock
in • the morning. Tl* t*o weeks which had elapit
ed tame-the place hati become a capital, were suf
ficieht to, have treated a wonderful change. What
wlth tents anti house* oaf - wood and canvas; in het
ha,te thrown np, the Onto seemed tehaVe doubled'
in i size. - The dusty Teets were thronged 'with
people; goods fur lack of storage room, stood in
large piles beside tb4dbors; the sound of saw and
hammer. and the rattle of laden carts, were incei-
Sane,. The LegislatiVehuilding-a two-story ad
obe house=,—Was nearly fini,hed. • Hotels - were
springing tip in' all titarters ;• French reit'iturolears
hung out their algal on • little one-story shinties;
the ;shrewd Celestials had already planted them.
selves there, and suhlntottedbY:the
- sound of their harbarie! gongs: • - Ourtild i stopping_
pktie, the "Ninefia Heater was oitiyerted , inte
"VitY . Hotelf• and vithett die* up hefont the
door; wewene_instautlysurrotiatded hi -purveyors
front rivarestablishuents, offering to parchtketi two
gecret which hung lit the. wrigon-tail. lThe
to Montere ~ to 8 - talektoti,to Sanyrancism,
the lEmbareaduro, were stirring witli:f o l4-
. traiel. The price of lots has nearly abated
nsequence of this elisit , e, so that - the teit'e,
Li. notliftig bv its gift of the above bufldip,,,l.
ernment. The caucus of tho ex=inember4;
nierlititely after the Convention oaljOurned,
ne to - SanTivinciseo, as - we learned. - 4 ,
ball given to them by the citizens - paSS:_
n mere uproarously than that in .MOnterey.',
ambulance, carrying Mr. ;Semple, set clt:for
r offing - the eastern shore of San.FranciscO,
Those of us who were bound for - Pan'Frirti - -;'
lade search for Othereonveyance.s.' ' Ileirri*
launch. was about starting, I walked , down,
Embarcadero, about seven miles distant. ; .; A
-es: , iels were,anehored in-an .estuary Which
among, the tole. One of them was to leave
dit .at 10 o'clock. The fare was $.10; apd
ii dependant sal the wind, but usually vary-
n two to four days. I gave up the chance .
and retraciiii,r, my steps to the nearest fiird,
Coyote - Ricer and struck across the meld-'
watts Whitman's rancho, -which 'I reached
.0 hours' walk. I e2ntinued my journey -till
, Cohen, hearing the &mud of tiring and „do
of mules inn grove not far distant, Lterre
way and came upon Maj. Hill's party in .
join in a; supper of wild goose. And then
st—rest delicicm anywhere, but doubly .4o
i 0 broad anus of 1 the evergreen dalr, with;
I ' clear flood of moonlight brolain into' ;a
minute streams on the turf. The 'solo:Fin
f the grove—the de&p shadows of qltii.
• to far, ;misty,- silvery , glimpses of plain
the iorienings—make such a rest a.' luxury
and . 1 ,
tinua
in c
held
had I I
ofr-ov,
Th=l
Denial'
ran tapl
that nit
the tin
lug fro
et ODCLI
aro4s4
owe t.
after
eveniti
bra)
ed t.l
time to
under
the full
thonsan
repose
trees --
through
indeed.
Yeste
ing an
The jot
seemed
The dri
from th
ahead!"
day: I accompanied the party'on foot, tak i ,!
sional lift with the sailliirs in the wagon 7
y. Ws were not at lwtne on dry land, and
inpatient to see the end of the journey.--
.r was, enjoined to keep a good lenk-nut ,
fore-top (the saddle-mule.) Dreakerp
.houted Jack, when we came to an ari-
I and up I" was the. answer. "Take a reef
' wheel!" was the order of 'the driver.--L,-
; was clapped on, and we rode in triumph
another sea. We nooned at Sanchez!
ached the Mission Dolores .at dusk, and,
-er the sand-hills.. in the moonlight.-.. The
m stalled at the foot of a steep lifil..but
ward got off by unloading the
and
ahead, hearing the btzstle and mingled
• the town . long before I reachedit.
suburbs half a mile sooner than on my
amt. and from the first rise in the sand
istinct view of a place twice as large:- 7
- weary, however, to take a long survey ;
lirectry to the Post-office, where I fotind
and Mg sons as cheerful, active, and en;
as ever, and was again installed- in a:
ook of the garret.
royo ; "
in the of
The lock
into a s
rancho,
sturteil
jaded i
was afto
pushed o
sounds
struck th
previous
had an in
I was
but went
Mr. Moor
terprizing
pleasant n
READY
Rtance of
is worth!
vion of Sole-
selves to
the toll-gal
funds: At
part comp
er wont fo
gate-kcepe
in the way
on arriving
.Mr. Brown
pass over t
and no less,
as sanction
after a littl
gage passel
lie leas i
he could ca
and withou
Brown to d
were accost
ellen witho
probably iv
arrived wh
minutes Pa
ler, mounte(
NEE=
gal toll for r single passenger, and ;calked on to
tlepo.site his bagglige upon terra firma, at the-other
end of - the hriclge, which, being in Middlesex, is
now free soil. The spectators of this interesting
scene werequite unaintneus in the opinion that the
travellers 114 d " corm.f.Paddy" over the toll-gather
or, while that worthy dignitary himself did ,not
hesitate to admit that lie was done " Brown."
01 -- iiiors Pt-msintENTFoa CONSCTS.tt INTIDELIT Ir.
—A few,day , s ago the inhabitants of Barnareastle,
Durham, were amused by the town crier proclaim
ing the folloWing: " Mr. John Kay is going to burn
Mrs. Kay's clothe's upon the Desinesnec Hill, and
he invites 16. Hopper to the tire which i. 4 'now
kindling."- The crier commenced at Mr-Hopper's,
door, and it l')eingthe dinner hour, he-was followed'
by a large *course of people. They proceeded' :
to the Destue. ne.4, a field near the town, upon a
bill ; a very l rgF ',fire of wood and straw was made
lty Mr. K. (t . 14 io islan inn keeper in the town) upon
which he liu all the valuable wearing apparel and
articles of hi..iwife, which consisted of silk dresses,
incinding nearly the whole of her. bridal. garments ;
muslie dresses, shawls, victorious, bonnets, veils,
caps, artificials, p4rasoLs, a pair of beautiful stays ;
stockings, bronchq, rings, i fine silk cloak, a quan
tity of bed linen, a pin -cushion, - with - di& inscrip
tion " welcome -little stranger" upon it, abtj a great
many more Clothes of ' all descriptions The
Clighes were Considered to be Worth at least SO.
It is supposed that Afr. Kay's .reason for doing,this.
was coninga/ infidelity on the part of his wife.. ' In
the evening of the ;same day a large crowd para
ded the town withlan effigy, which , was bind_ in
frhnt of Mr. Hopper's house in Gallgate - -st.— T .'49-
14h Paper. i - . .
.
. -
PUAGATORL—A4 Italian noble being at Ourch
one day, and finding a priest Nho begged for. the
souls in purgatory.kave !din a, piece of pill
".Ah I my lora," acrid the goed.fatlier,." - yea bore
now delivered a Goa" , • ° •
The count threwinpon the plate another
" another, soul delivered," said the prieSt:
" Are you.positive of it r' inquired the count.
" Yes, my lord," Implied the priest,;, a I ani.c.pr-:,
tarn they are now in heaven." •.• .
Then," said the l i count, "I'll.talM back My- men !
eyi it - signifies notlang to you now tAgoing,t4tAhei
souls have already got to, .11Tt's,en,,the.re aan..he no.
den_ er of their' returning te'littreforY;,
• _
The editor of the blear)3pringiSetitiiteltipoloOro:.
fur lack of .editorial itlittter in hi 9
stillins'l;at he 1 1 14 ;been ,litt*iVig j il r:! i ßrn.P .2 l* 4
in
'
'ldeetina. excus e is certaiti_ly_ji - iond itef f. :W:
recoenc.the soul is of vastly
portartet than the hatly i and we feel it obligatory
upon ukte - attetll thahitigs nppertainihg tolthn-,
soul• first, us a- large 'lumber of Our. withkeribers:*
.
not; .ang • tg , about .our body."
irrr),--The I3oAtrin Traveller giros an in
iady wit which occurred in Boston - flint
- 1. It is as fullntcs
ork to contrive how they 5,..
e with only 50 per cent_ of the requisite
length it was resolved that they should
ny--=one lingered behind while the . oth
ward to confer with Mr. Brown` , the
and see what Could be done with him
of bargaining or cornuromise. , Paddy,
at the gate, with his politest bow,asked
at what price he could 'be allowed to
le bridge. On bellg told that one cent,
was: the rate for each foot passenger.
Id by the law of the Commenwealth,he;
$ hesitation asked what' amount of bag=
geri were allowed-to take with them.
formed that he, might take anything .
except a wheelbarrow .or handcart;
f u rther parley, he turned and left Mr.
al with numerous otherpasiangers,who
med to pay the stateiVtax upon trtiv-
't asking any questions,. though 'not
thout a secret wish that The time - lied
n the bridge is to bee. In a 'few
dy reappeared, wiailis fellow trakel
. upon his shoulders in the regular
•
style. He gravely deposited the le,
BEEEE
1:3211=
wvg4, -- .,g'il',.:j.;!
in .Around the
Sketch.
IrIIIIIMV FOR TriE tOT,,JMADAi'E'
, .
eiv weeks ago, Turing's passage kin CV ...
Boston, the," Empire State," °never then; '',
t and Swift Steamers-,thakever . nutn'lt-iti . ,k.,
put upori the waters, X Inntna.Wen-kats4n , I
am the Quaker eily,:enhisltst,' trip;'"ilf
After -Anitnally esantinick• told: , mil i'';'" . ;
terrialippearance- sold *tonal arrange - tor 11 ,
• mpire.,--winding ..up, •our, investigati.. - ' ,l
with atak into a einalleornerFeup. ;
~
ber's,o ee, 'where a superit-nnMe.tf , titi-''''
an be r nSulnlly enjoiedCliy the, 7 4Mtbis,4 ) 4
tof a YrirV'shilling• - ' -4 : laCoir iittei'; -•
i
I - wen Opte"—glitlinghithebniutsftill.., ,
pailman.; and almost, -prineelyiyalainitz Asti
- men of, the great pity, M'-'• e lliXcnlc.- 1- :`•
out upon the 'broad sleep : nu
s , a ,'
g. 1.1
ace for 'stelimbeitiq;
4 'Simi:fatter; the . . = -
iced "Supper rimy-- - getiertiVe, . :' ' 1
spacious cabin to . ok•PlacT i ilaal•lhougib f s
'ln /lien' forty rods.„ott"jmel side of,
- over' half "thd'eriiitd - got . Seittii'i,
Oetitildn.,, 1 'itits'abotiVeritti c ' ' •
~strek Our - kgitstiderAlte- 'in , •<_
•rpon : the,„4.erpect-for ; that sni
nigh in r all. its de.tails,to ,t4mptts jai,
hie
,dsitotions. We. Oral:nig vei
Id chantho set abate us itume sari
developmenty. gate anSt. °Miner:l , ;6, f
to suppose - hisappotitette'unquen :.
ielstreim, kept i ,n , esching,,and whe ii ;:
As were too reniete, he'd britila - rigkl
I.
say yon &LA' therdjustiland atm
~
re us weliance, will ye, .ak , that ;,„u. - • j . ,„
d'ye call : that stuff"._ ~ ;, f
rit one parsing along it dish. ' ' 's 4
.i, tether there: ' • i s ;,',, l'' T.. - ' ! •
this," says. taffacetionidirientl. . i
t ain't it, hnt.no,odde:: ptgbit.alongj'
we sent thehiggest dish_ of meat.
Al 106 d.
:says I, my boy,Tllslioi'yen,a•", , ~. ;
rfode). of the ‘f Lady'l Boole 'tit e nie ilul
sometime, ego;-we'llsee,how.it,worltS.W4
, r a plate full to the britit,witli:alland cal
Hon. heavy eourscsin our itainity; tverf 1
assed it over to- - nextneighbor veith , 4
to pass that 9p, sir V' ,,
~ 11, eh I" says tleitiati, tiling hold o - 1'
very ginlierly ; %pass it up 1" •
t; Wi
tint he had fairly got the loarledplat
s, anirbi,gan to look about Min inhere tell
platetoWNobody in particular seemed, on ,
5 for a spare plate. Thegent lookedhaele ~,
1
' J. was "cutting away",atid' tiatiiiii4 1
-cnie corner of my left ...7s the t idiot'.
ge, while II ror.,ed hardispon'the iiiiriti-,9
friend's foot under the table
,""°' ' ' 'l4
It. the victim thought le sett earn one l'
• waiting-for, the plate, and quickly, bet,'. -.....
his nest n eighbor— , - `
_
1 4 ,
P. late up to that ,gentleman, if yr•!it.'"4
please, ing his head towards an old,,g ent m k,..,
spec, it near the head of the table ramble; ,lt,
a 'gliastl: le over the field,of goc4thiricr'9. AN
t "It's - Ig r -.- - tii
" Muir says my friend. - t . ..,...!
," The p ate; it's going the rounds; just you keep
F A
,
(p
(rot et. you' 1, sce n good thing." • - . ' a4, e
"'The pla eat length to the head of the - table, 4 , .'
It was git a to the ()Id gentleman in epees.; he ,A,
lobkcd ov r the top of his specaoret'y ,deltberatity 1.,: l
at, the ‘• f der," then back. at the ,thio,•• pale, ` stir . ; !if,
de.nt looki e.• youth tcho handed-it to him, titoup
and 'down Tie table. A raw-boned, gauritand'hol- it 1 ,
b i
Joiv-lookin disciple caught theeye cifthe old gent; Aii
the mast the man whowanted.the f load?' 1 Ala ;P l ,
dipsquake lasif in the act of pan-this-plate, 4. 1
isiti,"—te h c nest neighto:i• he Was .4io faro ff- for,'W
;uslto hear As' disc-mime.' 'Well; 00 plate :Mina ire
boisming a ng down the oppiatite stile ; the tall 1
Man declin d it and gave it over to his neat neigh- it
lior, who s timed a little tempted to take hold of fit;,
the invoice but just then it beciaredlo him, prob. AA
'ably, that 1 e, was keeping smack** (1) . out of his ',17:,,,,
glib, so li quickly turned to ;his
_neighbor and ittr ,
4:‘‘.,
passed the plate. One o r . two wire moves, tuti't q
4th' plate . ithin our range; and diem it liked to 4*
hate stuck, for a fussy old ,Englidurian,in whom ilici
politeness id not stick out very prominently,grim- A
led= . ' tg 4
!" I don't , ant it, sir." - ' • • - I,'
" We'd, 'rat, sir, „please pass it," says, e last ic- ~ 11
l a
tim, beseeel ingly holding, out the Veto-
,1 1
'i Pass it here, misters your pinto," ys Bull, ytt - I "
at length r: ctantly seizing on the plate, and rush-
itig, it on to Ids nest neighbor, , who started— • il ••
I "Not mi e, sir." .'• 1 1 - i, - ., ,
"Not yo rs ? Who the d-rldoes it bel to-- rr,,, i .
pass it do .to somebOAy."
_, . - . • " i
Olt want he ',Tate again. Several ladie tumid :,
tip their pre ty eyes and noses ithile , iten passed
it by them. - ~,,M
--
‘ . .Why, be—, if their sin UL plat , agoing - i I,
the rounds, that you gait° Mel" says m next ' ,
. , ,
neighbor, to hoar Iliad first given the '" nu , Pcsr-" i
; "That p t o I Oh, yes, so' it,is ; " - NrcJi, says I .. ,
_With fettle wt.:mishit - mut, " that is tlietfireif time •
JieVer saw a - supper so intivlrstdly discarded!" ,
The plate '
was otropin. nt reechedriliTe 'Mot of . t
- the table. i n elderly lady looked' . itii,'"loliiced
1
around, rem v eil -a Large sasses potato frowthe pilii t, .
-=then passe it along. An old salty lookintire„*P-. l '
thin, just the took a vacant seat, and ;the plate f .
reached hira ust ia'• the lack of timer , le ; looked` ,
am t
elega
iiuity
ker,
East;
the e
of the
tours,
the b.
sm:le
veStra
thraul
las, eh
buine
were F
rims p
turnout
into thl
table si
one that 4
Minkle t
I Filling
the v:
politely
"
"U m'
the pig%
• By thi
in his fist
pass the I t
the Irate]
at me, 1
from tt
and"
rumen:ins--
snit ;•thunde
&hark; and lie,
!That end
Llndy m frit. ,
{ •
he, aid' sa savage gioNi):;•' 4 lbitrirlora.
tart oakum. peelCio as A
e's tire riturfOr4ulP" :•.,
the - peregrinations nf. tire, &te e trati
~d —ritertriOt oat; . ", . • I ".
. t .
'A:ieruit
foiimring t tteer
the: . Tinbmieal .
...t1„ i•pii.ngla
.htekspit at th
-habit ofiritiki
. altbit tittiet it
all:pa partietii
appearg that ii
:cotter, Ate, by
ii ein cotton,
"colibtet with It
&ilk tapiocas
hilppy„to..Nts.
.orl4;hliu
tel. anti, - Nriticelt.
:erit;l i erhii -*ea,
.tieigaituaity.-"'
L \Fii:r. •Exptisnis l-lAVe copy the
iiit'of another dieadful calamity flunk =
c 'lidinerra. - , :.- v_ ,
Itlll this tag, who ti4•General
,battie of - em-Prleaus,74* ib the -'
1
g 'use, o cotton I.ffeas — tliretlii; met , i
i , ftd acct lent a Ilrii''diikii 884?-1 Front -.1
tarn we awe been. able to letitn,,,it -, 1 1
istead of_ using flie coinnieti ginned -, ,1
,acidept; empleyvi a ,quantity of ..,.-...
ihich; after remaining - SemiOle• in
u• - .
1 , ,,0dy, Ignited and. exploded air-
a :splendid, new,..batripiii:f.i',lVe: Ara
boreveri dud. she: l'eceiVed .nn4.o•
q• If any (Wl* par_tiOlars, ~-
dl bet fail to give tbein ;near:ends)",
testSeiellentent pervades tliCielltile:'
, i 1 ' --.' ~ -:-.. 1 • :, ,, 3 - :' ‘ i , ..," , c'.
)Wic.- . 774ere,- . .iii 4 ,.. - ..41 1 19 11 4.** ; 1n111n
d . qere%•o. *WI* Pot Pciw -:and"
liana or 4 4400' In , it.',.; -- l':.less - -
ed airnYanrstaild - gaig . %it Lintient.,
ll,ardenk - s - 0rit44,114 • been retiSed
ro, : lier,inrelli any anibibc laieneent
kg .inlabititill,: The 41 41 " . 'tt
Nappy and ' 6%401 people. '
-A,AIO;y.M.
I *4l**Po l .
I iiasii,ted -.drop ti[itliin ' it fiord
4nd itr6
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