Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-01-29
Ef!E GOLD REGION.


We gave. early period, full c!edence to the
mors from lie gold region Of California. Subsequent and
more specific accounts showed that strange to say ru-
nor hal done justice the reality The very laes and
,fcial accounts which we publish to day clearly show,
fl from .here having been exaggeation the a.
bundance Of the precou. and The extent which
i! spread, that the public mind. in the aanc States,
lad srmed no adequate conception Of either. The let
= NJ Larn. Maj Rich and Com. Jones are real
~ p1rtenous. sinre the dTs s1cra fumes first nfllued
the human heas there never has been sch theatre
FIR liz rctei indulgence The spectacle is Of the
highest political and moral interest. i il impossible to
contemplate the scramble fog gold going on, and
lkay continue Tor years. without the most serious
frebodngs Were, placer of one-' pu,h The extent and
value % be discovered in Virginia, Pennsylvania. Or
y " Sor.-ol4 and established Gomlaon u ealths with
all The machinery Y go.ernaeHt and The habl,udes Of
law o.ns and lw abiding people-ihe disturbing itfsn
vond lie such % eudanger the social edce and
eoYa.d Tie supremacy oslaw and or.le: lis corrupt
ing tendencies would spread through every ramifcasn
OF s.cciys Weakening alike the rants q morality
and 'hr rights q pope'.s u such would be the effect.
in Old and We'll regulated member q tile confederacy
'gEat W 70 expect Nhen gold in such quantities IS
found ID country, absolutely cjho1A any government
N sN-sor in sucn category .Caorna At The present
moment. I'll. only pro@ison .naie sor .'s government
vas "oefs" ~" secretary - "ar,hs Which militia
~ fn!e "aS established. 10 homnay under MartIaI
law and perhaps this would .1r The crisis, be The best
government. hu' marital "a" implies lhe military socs
70 carry mo t!'tc'. ANS Hary 'ofce does not es-
~ IAs numerical sFen9lh Of Inc troops on the Pac.
c sac IS hot s"1l.eh, Sueoslng he' fidelity could be
relied apon.to preserve order But me ruth lie, The M
sry cannot ~ trusted within Hundred miles Of the pa
Ger companies dessTs en- nadsse Nor Is il to be won
deYed az conld scarcely be expected that the oalho
he pony o' hono' "oud influence such men as compose
ne 'ann and ne OF our army 70 remain faithful to hes
fas when hey men gatherng,in single dag "a la'
gor SUN tan they could save BY The s'ctest economy.
during 'heI' whole tenn q enlistment i has been pro
psas Y secuFs thei ndey ~ an increase OiFy Kills,
we thna. "oud " impossible Fifty. or hundred.
dollars month, instead Of seve' whilst Gar beyond the
ability q any governments to pay its troops. would Gil.
be inadequate. We cannot, therefore. rely upon militia
~ s'ce 40 bill has set been manrsd in either House
Of congress. presiding fort civil government though
two-thrds o the session have passed away. And sup
plse that bill. organizing territorial government pass
% mo,sov. How can it be put INTO operation viii
respect f Che Asces u the Repubc-a sense o. The ne
caS~i'y Of civil .ulea love law and order Induce
the heterogeneous rabbe in the valley Of The Sacramento
to yeld prompt submission 70 government which, in
any degree, restricts their rrivilrges7 Military force
cannot oe relied npon and we confess our inability to
any means ~ which any government provided by Con
gres-. can be carried into effect OfcourSe, conine
or views y the gold dggngs Ahe obstacles every
day increasing At the last dates. 'here had bCsn
many arrivals Of hev adventures. Sufficient time had
not elapsed . bring down upon the placer the avalanche
OF emgFans which may be expected If scenes Of law
essness and Dis rider have already rendered the gold dig
gings hell on earth what may We expect when the lapse
Of few months Shall have sweled the population ten or
twenty f,d!
81 Is brilliant thing to contemplate the boundess store
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braska or Oregon, the evil IS not at an end he demon
alzaon the extravaganza the spirit Of gambling the
eckessnes the aversion to honest and regular labor
necessarily involved N sudden access q wealth, will
remaln Adventures Will return with gold beyond their
~ W no hpncp f,rh unfit f,r tlo