The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-09-07
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UPPER CALIFoRNy,
May II l849. }
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DANhS VI oANlAILA1bs
UPPER CALFoRNY,
May II, ls49.
EDDYTURs or THE SUNDAY TIMES:
| believe told you IN my last letter bout
e ineral PerseVere Smiths proclamasbuns
agln fur.enirs, There's been a difficult be-
tween him and major part Of the minors,
sense then. lie wanted to rivet taks on
the furren minors, and they wOodent submit
to the imposition. D, there was an ortul
time! He told EN- he was the KoDkeror Of
Contraries, and woodent submit TO any con-
tradlction. lie also shode em the authority
Of the Government, and ast 'sm if they'd
dispute that They said no, they woodeDt
dispute nuthin; but they'd dig as much gold
as they'd mind to- and ifhe interiered with
their siftin, his own sand 'ud soon be run.
This made the Gineral wrathey, and he
got some mareens and sailors from the
ships and marched into the inteeryur, but
soon was obligated to retreat with all his
expedisbun. Since then the kwarrel has
risen to such pitch that many of the Jack
tars has been tared and feathered and hiding
has been the order Of the day with the un-
fortynit mareens. Every now and then
notwi outstanding their attempts to secret
themselves, somebody spots em, and then
the boys beat up their quarters. felt sorter
sorry for EN-. 1t seems too bad for fellers
that stood bumbardment from the Mexican
breeches at Very Croos, and never fllnGhed
durin the rumpus, TO be prOstrated with a
fire in the rere from their own kuntrymen.
However, its demmyc:atie principle that
the majority shall rool, and The minors ben
in majority, and accordnly havin the
whip, had whatever is rite.
Gineral Persevere Smiths troops bein dis
comtorted, they say he has taken refuge un-
der the guns of the United States ship lnde-
peOdence, which shows he is hard prest. If
he'd been proodent man he woodent a
got himself inter such tight place. A reg
ement of heavy cavalry is a grand site in
York, on the Fourth Of July or 'Vaouation
Day; but fifty or sixty hoose mareeus, mount
ed on broken down mustangs, and without
any Queessrasses or hemlets, can't do much,
| reckon, in Californy crowd.
The rush to the diggins continues, and
the provision is gettin skurse, 80 much sc
that fat men begins to be regarded with av-
rishous eyes. Infants, ifplump, woodent be
safe,, and some of the fellers look at the two
or three young wimIn we have in the set
Element Jest as eff they wanted to eat 'em
Appetile's no respector of persons. as &
young man from st. Joseph's who EFT hl'
grandmother On the plains, remarked to mi
the other day.-'rhe old ooman,' says he
was dry, very dry, bnt there's no sarct
like hunger, and without intendin to make
game Of old age, must say she tasted llk,
venlson.'
The inuns has been troublesome lately
The Ticker havln given out, the darned rel
skins refused to dig, and we had to lam EN-
whereupon they got saucy and ht with US
: In coarse we used EN- up, and now the Gus
; sed ungratefu devils wont come near us
Aint il too bad, seen how we've done 70
EN-! But its so all the world over Pve
good mind never to make an aboridgine'
drunk again, or act the part of christyn b.
any o. the vile mule stealing, lasso throw
ing, skull skinnn, copper neads again Will
: live.
We have moose by the California steame
that mense quantity Of grub and spirits i
cunmin out from the States. If we get
in time we mean to have glorious blow ou
on the Fourth of July. Atho we have foun
a tempory home in Californy, we feel chea
when we reflect upon the dear ones we lef
behind. Sometimes a man Of family dream
that he is agin with his wife and children
but IN the morning the delushum vanishe
and he finds himself in Pacific State. OH
ers who left the partners of their buzzum'
fancying they had cause for jealousy, woul
willingly bubble the Horn to clasp them
their arms wunce more.
As menshuned in my last letter, hav
akwired sufficient wealth, and long for I'll
sweets Of condubul bliss. Love is strongt
than Cupidity. At present, my efekshur
: embrace wimmen in generally, when | g
= hum they will soon come to a focus.
, Please bare my wife in mind mea
. the wun you are TO select for me. wi
rite and let you know when | expect to b
at Panama, and would like her to jine NJ
D there, aud be united at wunst, without W ali
ing TIL we get to the United States.
! Yours, A DISCHARGED VOLUNTEER.