The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-19

InlIst lot gOlu PREVAILS t KNOWS ueltneI the laws
Of God or OF man. Murder what is that, COM
pared with gold Nothing--merey removing a
man. Stepping his life-that is ALL Who will
prevent It? SIS thy servant dog that ne should 10
this thlng?" The old Bible tells US what an IN no.
cent man (wh0 once asked this question OF Gods
prophet did do when temptation had hum, and
he had a chance; and many an innocent, kind
hearted. gentle, loving man, who goes forth TO
those gold regions. not dreaming that he evercould
harm the hair on the head OF h man being, will
prove an example of what "the lust OF gold" will
do, and his career in California will be traced in
letters OF blood, and the same unassumlng citizen
who is emlnent for his virtues, seduced by the lust
OF gold, will be rendered Infamous and notorious
for damnlpg crimes and murders.
Every mail, every ship and steamer that Is now
reaching this great city, comes loaded with new
and strange tales OF new found treasures; and the
gold fever RACES more and more-is hourly on the
increase among us--ap hundreds who. two weeks
ago, laughed at the idea OF going to California are
selling property sacrificing their business, and
rushing forward to fulfil their destiny. These
flaming accounts, written in letters OF gold, will
TO hear Of the arrival OF those who have gone out
from among us; 4 few weeks more, and then we
ehall hear OF things we gladly would not hear OF;
then, about January, 1850, every letter that comes
will not be written IN gold letters, but in letters
Of blood Gtd in mercy, avert the horrd scenes
which all prudent, far-seeing men behold In the
dlstance! We sicken as we write wFat a year
will blng forth, and we turn aside our pen to write
vi foiC piedSlHk UcH1S-OI TIC HI6ITy races MI
about u.s. Oh, what funny world this Isl There
never was such one, and never will be; tor from
the best and most authentic accounts, there Is
not one hall no not one quarter, OF the fun IN the
next world that there is in this. So far hell is
concerned the bad place where lots Of people Of
our acquaintance are destined to go, aud many OF
them have gone, that we have read of IN history
they must have Jolly times OF 1t now, IN talking
over and discussing the California news as It
reaches them, and in relating their own experience
IN gold matters. just fancy Cr0esus adore slng
Solomon* in this manner
"GOod morning old Wisdom; what do yon think
gold weighing 25O pounds! My eyes what lump!
How many carats fine, my, covey, was that gold
you used to get from Ophir!''
"The fact IL, my boy, l don't understand the
new way of estimating the gold in the States; but
here is Danus, who has studied the gold stand
ard: How is II, hossT'
"Really, your majesty, you do me too much no
nor. 1t is very large lump; think there must be
some cove IN California who is like, our friend
Midas, and has been handling the rocks in Cali
tornia, turning every thing he touched into gold.
1t Is bad business, this. l saw, Alfonso, give us
story this morning; tell us what damnable crimes
you and your bloody Spaniards used to perpetrate
upon the poor Peruv,ans-used to rip them open.
and try all sorts OF experiments to get gold--dd
you notP'
"Sl Senior; fatter myself we did cruelty and
impale a few hundreds Of thousands, to find out
where they had slowed aud hid; but curse them,
they were Peruvlans, and we were Spaniards; but
these Americans will try it on each o.her; what
few natives there are out there don't seem to
curse about 1t. Consequently. they will have to
cruelty, impale, and murder each other; they will
do it, too where In hell did you ever know the
strong to show mercy to the weak, when gold was
the stake? Never man will rob and murder
his father, assassnate his BROTHER stab his dearest
friend, to get gold; but shall see. There will be
comes Beelzebub himself. HullO, my precious
when did you get down!
EsIy this morning; what is In the wind here
"Nothng stirring except the FIRE pokers, IN
order to keep up the usual heat. What do you
brng!"
ooh, don't ask me; wait few months longer;
lam all right. I've got the biggest aud most
since the time | persuaded Eve to make Adam
take bite at the apple. 1t opens rich now. Why,
roast your SKINS there ia news already that about
3Oo immortal souls are onthe way to little spot,
not $50 miles long, to find few gold shavings-
all the worst spirits of Europe the bloodest mind
ed men alive, all eager for gold; saints and sinners
will all be mixed up together Won't they be q
harvest! OF course they won't--certalnly not. But
yourselves warm and comfortable; must be off
and shall take up my best lmps, nv most glorious
master spirits, along with me; but don'tbe worried
I'll send you constant news-lots of California hui
mans WI pc pourl4g down among you before the
What naughty man the devll-old Lucifer,
Beelzebub, old scratch, or whatever else he calls
himself-must be. How he ehuckles when he goes
respectable citizens 60, on board ship, bound fol
California to dig gold; men, too, that he could
never touch or get hold of before. As the ship
gets under way, he cenches his fingers, exclaimng
Fast, by hi" God-allpowerfug gold, has
been his bait; the silly man has swallowed the
hook, and he is dragged out of his comfortable
heme and former haunts, to struggle amid foreign
and strange scenes, Got which he had been pre-
vlOusly most blssiully ignoranD not for gold, but
for existence. The silly man, like the silly fish,
has left his native waters, which he will never
play about again, to perish an eleme at fore ign
to his nature and to his habits. And then the devil
put on one OF his most fascinating smiles, walked
into the nearest three cent liquer place, took a
drink OF rot gut or fire water, and spent delightful
morslng.
"Excuse me, friend P, for this long dl.
gresslon. Now for the Georgia story. The fact is,
think this sort of preamble to your tale is ex-
ceedlngly we'll timed. It will make the people
who read the Herald look before they leap. They
won't all be IN such a hurry to get to the gold
region after they read No. 5. Don't you thnk so!'
,"Certainly do; and now for my tale or sketch
of gold mine country In 1888. Holy Mary! II
makes my heart ache to think Of my speculation,
and trip to gold mine In Georgia that year; but
was green then, was"
"The excitement in New York was very great
pared with the epidemic that is now raging; but
got the gold fever In 1893, and made up nay mind
TO 70 to Georgia, and get my share of the golden
pickings. | was advised to take out with me
dimes, or silver ten cent pieces, and was informed
that there could purchase gold from the miners
at the rate of dollars worth of gold for eight
ten cent pieces. ! shipped the kegs OF ten cent
pieces by vessel bound to a Southern port, and
went down myself by land, via Washington and
North Carollna-that route. Well, after very
fatiguing journey, feond myself in Augusta,
Georgia, and my kegs with me. had letter of
introduction In my pocket, for glorious old
fellow, of the name Of Jacob Dantorlh. He was
a man who will ever be remembered by any person
who ever saw, or heard him converse. He was
the oracle Of that part Of the country. delivered
my letter, was received very kindly and cordially
by the merry old merchant, and found myself per-
tecty at home with him. After a short acquain-
lance, confided to him the nature of my business
South. that was on a gold hunt, and destiaed tor
the Georgia gold region. He laughed at me for a
nome Mt and then very good naturedlY took me