The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-20
vIGNErTE.
RBAPHRs REPosiN O.
Gold In the distance.

Rawdcn. Wright, Hatch q Edison, N. Y

slInllaI novel CHARACTER, WHICH were once clrcu-
lated so extensively in this credulous community.
We understand that 1000 of these bills were sent
out few days ago, in the Apollo. and still
larger batch is preparing to go out in other ves-
sels One of the company of these financiers went
out himself in the Apollo for the purpose of SET
| ting the new concern to work at San Francisco.
This is certainly novel species of goods and mer-
chandlze to send to California. II Is not exactly
sending Goals to Newcastle-it is something more
astute and indicative of higher order of genius in
finance. We have no doubt it will succeed
much better than similar financial expeditions
In New Jersey, Florida, and Pennsylvania The
only extremity to avoid Is Judge Lynch and
his jury, who exercise tremendous power In Cali.
fornia, and will retain their lower for time to
come. If the new financial expedition to San Fran
cisco does not conform exactly to Its "promises
to pay" Judge Lynch and his jury may render a
verdict against them, beyond even that which
Judge Oakley and his jury lately gave to Mr..
Thompson, In Wall street.
AS every thing in relation to Californian
| emigration must be interesting to the pub
| lie, we give, without further preface, the
following letter, from one of the first who was
seized with that epidemic in this city, and who,
fc. James Grant, the celebrated Figaro of Ann
street, writes from Chagres to friend, In this
city, In the following strain -
NEW GRENADA, Chsgres, Dec. 20, 1S4s.
Iemb this opportunity Of sending you this soraw
passage Of eighteen days. all In excellent health aud
spirits. We have got great many passengers going
me- them as rssards tools for Working shs sold~so
you can judge by that how | feel. We drank your
health on the 18th with oil the honors- three times
vertop to do with at 10 O'Clock; by that time will DO
on donkey, God save the animal Just think oft Dau
can give you no account Of this country as yet; but
you will hear from me at Panama, and every time
chance comes In the way.
is hotter here at prs:ent than felt It in New
York on the 4th Of July. That is all at present.
'' Truly and an faithfully, until death,
B-Dan, the way am writing this sore Vi is on the
top of Herseys hat and the ship rolling from side TO
me know how the shop gets along hope Gus Is well
and doing well. wish you happy Now Year, and Q
great many OF mems many as you wsn,tnas {" tos
JAMES GRANT.
jim Grant was among the first infected, and will
probably be one ofthe first of the recent emigrants
at the gold dIggings If any one has chance of
becoming millionaire, he stands about the farest
of all. By-the.bye, we perceive that one OF the
letter writers from California, Mr.. Koozer,
whose letter appeared in yesterdays Herald tells
his friend in Boston, If ever he thinks of emigra
ton, TO ''brng his wife along with him, for
good wife is the scarcest article in California"
Now, as most Of the emigrants who have lately
started for that region young and enterprlsing
men, and few of them married, we think the best
shipment that could be sent hereafter to the gold
dggings would be a consignment of young ladies,
and as the demand. for some time, would be pref
ty brisk, there would be an excellent chance for
clearing of the supper shelves"--all those of a
doubtful age, even verging to and perhaps inclu-
ding large portion of the old maids
The quantity of -four, beef, mutton, pork, and
eatabes and wearables of all kinds, that are going
there from all parts of the world will. in less than
nine months, reduce the price of living In Califor.
MIA to as low rate as in this city, if not lower.
This circumstance, then, taken In connection with
the riches OF the mines, and the scarcity of the
ladies, persuades that twenty or thirty car
goes of unmarried women, reaching the Ell Dora
do of money and men, IN six or eight months from
this time, would be snapped up with more avidity
than similar Shipment from England was,
in our early history, by the settlers in Vir-
GINA. The rape of the Saoines would be
nothing to It, The Rev. Mr.. Cotton, whe
now wadng up the shores of the Sacramento,
and exploring the ravines of the Sierra Nevada,
would make more by marriage fees, If the unruly
Christians would only wait for the ceremony, than
he could ever do by gathering the raw material
Why don't some of the respectable natrons of
this city get up an association to fit out an
expedition of this kind Generations yet I'M
born--and who, unless this takes place, may
for evermore remain unborn-woud bless them
or the good work. and all the gold IN Califor-
MIA weuld not be an equivalent for the heartfelt
gratitude and thanksgiving which wosld be given
them by the unhappy bachelors in that re g,on, for
such an unlo ked for and lncalculable benefit. Are
there no Christian men or womenithen, in this vast
metropolis, and In this benevolent country, to fit
out such an expedition! Abby Folsom and Luz
cretia Mott, where are you "Rights of Woman"
advocates, If you have no sympathies for the suf-
ferngs of the male monsters-who, you say, have
been weaving their chains round you, since the year
one up to the present time-have you no feeliDgsoi
compassion for the thousands of yonr own sex,
who, by little OF tina, eloquence which you have
been hitherto expendlng to no purpose, might nov
be put in a fair way of obtaining happiness and
husbandsl
Should Lucretia and Abby. contrary to our ex.
pectatlon, turn deaf ear to our appeal, we call
upon the free soilers to take the matter up This
is mode by which their favorte theories can be
carried out more efIectually than if they should
90 on clustering for centuries at their public
meetings. An emigration Of this kind to Cali
fonra would soon make it a teritory-and, as
Bunsby would add, ga territory as is a territory
and the further agitation of the antI-slavery ques-
ton would a, once and tor ever be put an end to.
We call, then, upon all matrons and Spectators,
"rphs of woman" women, and "righis of man,
men, hlantbropiss, and free sollers of all classes
creeds and parties, to set loot at once amovement
Of this kind II would far transcend, 10 It's lmpor-
tarce and effects, tn expedition OF the Pnritans
m the MsynoweY upwards ui two hundred years
ogo; and when Plymouth rock, and all It's associa
uons, aie forgotten, The temAe expedition
TO California wand be handed down TO the re-