The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-02-10
Cold Hurting.

The St. Lonis Republican has an ANUS
ing article on the overland journey to CAl-
lorna from the pen of one who i, evidently
veil acquainted with frontier life We
have not room for The Who'll, article, but ITS
closing paragraph will give our rea ls.s an
,dra of it,
Al men that attempt to 90 to California,
with The expectation OF realizing alylniny.
must be of good strong constitutions, able
bodied, lnnred to hardship, acquainted with
ias'lng, capable of suffering fatigue, and
moi expect To have others do the bard work
and he look on, for every man works for
hiin.ei and he that can do the ms>t, holds
on the loraes', is up late and early. and
Continues at il; will receive the benefit -
But you young fellows. that never worked
dayin your lives o. The road, IN The field
Or woods, in the wet, heat and cold, depend
on il, your case is gloomy. Your bones
will lie to bleach Mother Earth, with the
beasts that roam lords of Inc soil. The
march itself will take the mn,row GU, of
vour homes, and your name. 70 down to fu-
tnre ayes as a Ioo-hardy chap, 4rlsping al
ter those things not within Your reach.
You young men who have 90 1T employ
ments. are T.'Sp"cip at h m" and beloved
hg all who k'ow Won, and are arqn,Ine Ell
wiIh lar lab r. lrO, The iII. plla tom and
stay where Won are, nor move pig f"u
we'll employed, keep at your work and te
contenled. Old gray headed men have no
business in these iran ps S Az al home:
you have more gnld in vour h ,ISe Than ynn
will have it yon 90 to California and hacs,
unless some ore gives ii ia Won. / eel
you, II lSan easy matter to talk an tel
big tales. Aladd,'s lamp wnuh! not sni
some fellows. a, d make them stay b. hild.
10 they will, an rnniirue so until tn pre'S
no 60 IN them. Like The roll mr. stone, they
ters.' II is not all men that are horr Incky.
The lncky planet was not al your birth
rather the nnIucky. Yon might IA wei
say because Jake drew $4,000 in the lot
terry You can do the same. This is none
sense. Stay at home; don't be cachin. at
sraws; you are well enough off, If, on OF
F think SO. Keep moving along the even
tenor Of your wav steady and si,aight Tor
ward, and you will be happy; but if yon
had all tie cold in California. you would
'hnk there was more somewhere else, and
not be satisfied until you hal beat YOU,
brains out against gold wal, ,hrn d!e an
avaricieus foo'-kil yonrselffor go'd, AID
make everybody around Won unharpy and
mSerablp-anl los ard for o ten - lns'
his soul aud ned nothing, 20 Il is. an
will he wit, thousands Before | wnrld
!av out on the cold arnurd amnuy III"
wolves, dians. snakes aud iizzarh-; half
starved for snmethIu" To eat. lam 'Shrd for
water three or four months. and d .. -ti
thousand miles from home. for ,hrr.. or
fnn, months more. for Il few gi,trring sa,,is
away from domastir haDoinrss, fricuhs AID
earthly cnmfor's with rnmpet nee for life
before wonld Quit taEter. mother. bro her.
sisters, wife, children and friends. aud uav
el Two thousand miles over drrary l.srr
earth, among wild beasts and more than
savage Indians, 10 get IA handful Of gold.
suffer sickness, fever<. dtsras. 3 aud all the
evils thar life is heir To, ] would tntn into
a white dog and hire somebody 10 kill ME.
Fool.
Once more, tell me how all have came
out that went into the digri s. We hear
that 5000 persons are employed. and
make from So to S32 per day. Who
gets the money! Not those who di, and
toll, but the trader. Spectator, and be
" no hires hands and shows them where
to dig, furnishes tools and the means OF
living The laborer, as in this country,
barely makes his living. You hear a
flaming account of how one Mr.. A or
B. has made IN one week 81, 800. He
might have gambIed among the laborers,
traded with them, and thousand other
ways to OBTAIN the fruit of their labor,
out the particulars ale not given that he
stripped off coat and jacket, with spade
md pick in hand waded into the earth
nat band deep. into deep hole, and dug
ont the pure stuff How was it in Peru,
'ne ofthe richest mining countries on
he face ofthe glnhe1 In the lead MINES
nd every other mining operation
the known world! Does ev
'rv one come out rich-iuIl OF gold?
)oes every tenth man every fifteenth or
lundredth man, better his condition, and
ecome wealthy. after wears Of toll, ia !
isue and trouble? ia ST ioAk at the Gale
"a lead mines where there were $4,000
per at work IL my came out well,