Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-16
PRIVATE ACCOUNTS From CALI OK
MA

The New York Express Of Monday evening
saws: eve have had an opportunity o. e'''
.;rs with a gentleman residing al Wotces'e',
Massachusetts,. who arrived from Caliiern'a !"
III. Empire City steamer lie gives hie'an-
cb,,v piclure OF affairs in California, aLu P'e-
ar: tha, The next steamer will bring in'eiiiseheo
ri general smash up there. "ffoPelJ' u.
.av. il lumbling down, wages are ieuuoeu' a.u
hn,d reds o.! persns are begging ior chance' W
~ * their passage home IN me s'eameis, susi
antyius, al the same tine, !" pay .n.'l pa'. =
ire, heir arrival here. This gentleman also
'a,,a ha, miners returning from the mines 10
err francisco have ceased 10 bring gold, ana
now hrino instead sore heads, sore legs, ana ru>
,nsJ constitutions; according 10 his account, ma
40 nersons have perisht al The mines anu upon
~. md for lack oil food AMI ralmenl. bn' VIC
o.nnot live his report more in de all; II is mos
melancholy ore; and, he says, what makes d.
airs sl,l worse is, that spectators IN Cai,ioip'd
.rr doine their best 10 send out favorable dc
oouo,s in order 10 get out OF The scrape mem
selves. BY putting their burdens upon the sncui
ders OF new adventures.
MIR. Benton, il seems, made his Ias' address
=, The Town Of ST. Charles Missouri. Inc mos
remarkable freak Of the distinguished gentleman
IN that occasion, was the cavalier treatment o
his friends there. As soon as i! was buzz d aoou
IN 81 Charles that SO great man as MT. Den
ION was coming, the Utmost excitement PIE
yailei, Every body was on The gun p'0e &c Sc
and listen 10 one, OF whom they had before hear
and read so much. Well, The rumor spread Iha
nOd Bullion had arrived ana people cam
crowding in front and around his hoel, Oy hun
dreds. The courts Immediately adjourned, an
IN, Judges thereof, in company with all the oshe
dispitaries of The borough Of 81. Challes-set ou
In com ui.tee 10 meet and 10 greet The ilius'riou
stranger. We quote now from statement II
he ST.. Louis Republican, oil 2Sh:
How Gid he treat thsm2 They were all Oh
friends of Colonel Penlon-irieHds aAo had lor
merly sacrificed much il fshiing his battle
when he waa true to the DemocraIc cause, AM
should at least have been received by him vii!
common respect and decency. But they wer'
moi received. In the most surly ill-naiured, over
hearing and updignfed manner OF which he i
master, he replied 10 their resp ciai reqnes
nv erowling cut that h. came 10 speak TO ri
Constituents ard that he would moi De diclae'
10 by any body. Blu, says one Of The committee
| Col Bcalon we ale portion .! You! constituents
He abruptly rejoined thai he had said enough
Well. says one OF tie gentlemen, II We ar
10 be considered your servants We have lcun'
out The facl. The committee then retired
After the committee retired The great Senate
Of thirty years standing foamed and stormed
and declared that he would mol speak al all, ant
that declaration soon became generally circula
ted. But after while, hia friends gathered VI
| a motley crowd Of some sixty persony, (mostl,
Whigs,) who went 10 The school house and pass
ed resolutions repudating the action Of IN
meeting at the Court House. and requesting
Col. Benton 10 address them. After some coax
ing and paltisg on the back, The Colonel conde,
scended 10 speak.
Bet as The speech is merely Il; :imile O.
what wa. said before, it is not worth the while
+, quoting