The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-11-16
Letters From California.

The following extracts from letter
from Mr. Richard F. May, to his brother
B. +. May, Esq, OF this town dated San
Francisco, September 29th 1850, will be
interesting to many ofour readers:
was truly glad 20
meet MesSrs Rankin, SewalI and RuduIph.
They are in excellent health, and with
their long boards and soled garments were
the perSonliicdtlon OF IalloruIa-a.uud
travellers. They have not yet finished
seeing the sights, consequently have not
concluded TO what they will turn her al
tentlOn.
Cecil county is pretty well represented
IN CALIFORNIA Just now. have been try
ing to learn the Whereab bouts ana aCCUpa-
ton OF ali the boys, and vii! give you the
result OF my Investigations, Christian
Nentz OF PORT Deposit Is al the Feather
river digglngS; David Gilmore OF the same
town Is an inspector OF customs at this
city; Hugh n. Brown of North East is
clelk in the store Of Hugg 4 Shannon;
John j. X. Poole is working at carpen-
terng in this city; EDWARD l.. Foard is
keeping bar at a fine establishment here.
hra,h,r ., "",;, ~ ro " --n-, ' ,',''
days ago for Oregon City, aud John Med
Foard, has recently returned iron ne
m,ts and is WORKING in the GAIN. NJ,
ilornia' office.
The papers will tell Won of another fear
full fire here. That eiemeD, seems to have
a part,cu, ar spite at our CITY. but, destrnc-
tive as are it's ravaups if caun,, s,op the
growth of San Frapc,sco--it won Il 20
Uu,r. a tull.g:own rarthouake to accom-
rlish that BuiidIns uunn the burnt dis
trici, has already conmenced wuh visog.
We have daiiy accounts IRON, the over
land i,nmirrantS. Twrrty thou>.od arc
vet beyond me Grea, Desert. The tales
OF sickness. suGpripu, starvation and death
that reach as are appalling. Sur,l, such
a vast amount OF hear, ,uJiuy misery
VS. never heard OF before.
r /. MAY.
Tar fol owing extracts are trp,a rpttpr
tr,,, Air. t;.nh \ ,r,,,,, ,,ro.r,. a.
ace rue ''t'er IS dated at STOCKTON,
Sep einber 2Jth 1890.
{" an any GOOD thing
come come on, OF Nazareih5o Here,
where the blight and m dew OF every vice.
combine to DESTROY the tendrils of strnr-
Cling virtue. where the monster A varlce
stalks abroad unmaskpd. wasti1r rs the
scnulye at noon.dsv and witl,pyIns as the
p.agup at night where integrity is s.by
word.'' consistency mackrrv-cau any
oasis in this wilderness waste be- md. t.
ll.uaine the genera oil ON answer.
YES. Even here. amid the ravaoes SIN
has made; her, where snnr rstitinn, III, a.
trvand shame have formed an aln,ns, m
v nti1 p Trio. NAV bp t,,und n,uth +, chear
the hearts Of the d,spond.ng. II Caiit,r
MIA has her faults she is not destitute If
virtues if she has Graded sin. she will
not therefore fail TO extend ios,erinc
hand to Righteousness, Alrsadv are the
earthly sauctllaries If the M, st H,gh in
our midst; and the wa,chroen of Zion unon
their towers.
Like most new countries the civil law
is but very impel lyctly administered. tie
moral unheeded ana d;sresDected the
state of society rude and disoyderl,. In
deed IT is hardly reasonable to eypocl :,
otherwise, from the heterogeneous lrass
that compose it, combines citizens ot al
most every grade. from almost ever, ma
ton of the Earth-from the Sandwich
Js!ond,r opl S;dnsv convict +o III, ,.,,.,
distinguished and opuent tlignitaries of
the Fart. There is great number o