The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-02
Correspondence Of the Republic.
Bosros, Sept. %, lS4s.

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Bosros, Sept. %, lS49.
| THE CALIFORNIA; EXODUS.
The gold fever has broken out afresh in New Eng
land; and in all our small towns, bands of adyen-
| turers are making their arrangements to leave II
is singular fact that, at the last accounts, the
| rivals at San Francisco from Boston were within
some thirty of being numerous those from
| New York, which had nearly reached nine hum
dred. The balance will soon be in favor of Boston.
| You may judge of the extent Of this emigration
when tell you that, in the little town of Manches-
ter in this State, two hundred able bodied men have
left for California; while from Nantucket there have
gone five hundred. High premiums now Of
fercd for tickets in the Chagres and Pacific steam
ers. Few of these adventures go with the inten-
ton of settling. They all look forward to return
| ing in the course Of three years with fortune.
il stated that for passages in the November boat
from Panama TO California, ticket holder, who
changed his mind about going, obtained 800 ad-
vance the price, while the holder Of another
ticket asks 1925 premium.
| FRIENDS FALLING OUT.
| The coalition of the Barnburners and Old Hun
| kers in New York threatens to be productive of a
division in the Free-Soil party of this State. The
trading politicians Of that party, who are merely
looking out for the 'main chance" as they under
stand it, without regard to principles profess to be-
| cve in the disinterestcdness of their New York
| brethren, and are clamorous for similar ceniunc-
ton in Massachusetts,. But the sincere and single
hearted members of the party, (who fear, by the
way, could all be put into omnibus through
the hollow pretences of the New York politicians
and repudiate their alliance The Free Soil journal
of this city gives the truth when it says, that
Sc the papers Of the Free Democracy Of New York
| for the past few months have been mere Democratic
journals, assailing the Administration not because
it is pro slavery, but because it is Wing, and man.
| festing the delight at its defeats, whether
they were occasioned by the friends of freedom or
| the ultra slave pcrpetualsts of the South These
| journals have for months urged a reunion-not to
advance the cardinal principles of the Free Sellers,
but to defeat the Whigs and get the Offices" And an
| other Free-Soil organ (the Lowell American) says
| of the New York Barnburners, "custom- house and
post Office garbage is thrown to Them and the prize
is SO precious that principle and honor are yielded
| up forever" And of the Trainer of the Locofoco
resolutions, at their late Springfield convention the
| same journal says: ''Halett! What does he want,
| but office? No man ever supposed that he enter
| tanned a sentiment above his pocket. And yet he
leads the Democracy of Massachusetts this slavish
| life, that he may have the custom house," Not
withstandng all this. it is my belief that the Free
Soil party here is destined to be absorbed by Loco
| focosm.
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTS.
In addition to the many theatrical entertainments
going on, have here at present Benedict, Truf,
| Strakosch, and Biscaccant, besides Mr.. Manners
| and his operate troupe; all giving concerts, or
| about to give them.
| NEW CEMETERY, &c.
Modern civilization, both in this country and in
England, to be protesting at this time against
| the establishment continuance of burial grounds
in cities The opposition to the system has reached
such height here that it must infallibly fall Yes
| terday, in Common Council, order in
| troduced, in conformity with recommendation OF
the Mayor, for the purchase of suitable lot dis
| lance from the city for cemetery.
You will see from the accounts by the last steam
that in consequence Of the ravages Of the cholera
they shutting up the burial grounds in London.
| The filthy practice Of placing dead bodies immc-
diately under the noses of the living is invention
| of modern times. The ancients repudiated it; and
the Turks to the present day, scrupulously forbid
| it. The practice grew up a speculation of the
| priests, TO enhance the value Of their church
grounds; and they pretended that the souls of the
| departed safer if their only
| placed in the shadow Of mother Church. Thus
| the custom began priesty swindle, and people
have kept it up because they disposed to tole
rate what their fathers had tolerated before them
Science assures us, however, that the burial or de
post of the dead within crowded city is unhealth
full to the living; that it corrups the air. and fits il
for the origination and communication of epidemi-
cal diseases; and that single inspiration of the pro-
ducts of human putrefaction has, in innumerable
instances, instantly destroyed life.
alt has been settled by abundant evidence, :" says
the American Journal Of Medical Science "that the
emanations from human remains of a nature 10
| produce fatal disease, and TO depress the general
health of whoever is exposed TO them; and that in
| terments in the vaults Of churches, in church
yards surrounded by inhabited houses, contribute
70 the of atmospheric and other impurities by
which the general health and average duration OF
| life Of the inhabitants diminished"
In view of these established facts a strong petition
which hold in my hand, for the shutting up Of
some Of our burial grounds, concludes as follows:
| "The time has come when his insane and toretched
custom, which would not have been tolerated for
single hour had It's enormities and dangers been
better understood, must be put an end TO. IL has
| already had pietns enough"
II is important that facts like these should be inn
pressed upon the hardy pioneers at the West, and
on the Pacific coast, who laying the foundations
Of cities that may one day rival New York Boz
ton in population. Let them set apart a liberal
| amount of land-say hundred acres-at distance
of FIVE six miles from the city for a cemetery.
The modern convenience Of railroads renders this
not too great distance. Their postcrity will bless
them for their generous foresight, and the commu-
nifty will be saved from many diseases the result Of
oontguity TO burial grounds, which now afiict the
inhabitants Of many large cities both in this country