The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-07
The California News.

Y, II
lance The main points we anticipated from the
purpor. of our telegraPhic dispatches from New
Orleans, a few days ago. The losses by the fire,
though severely felt by the sutierers-especillly by
our newspaper brethren of San Francisco-are
yet below the aggregate which was feared
when we consider the number of buildings
Consumed. The merchants, comparatively, suffer
lightly. The geld harvest was coming in, and ex-
tensive shipments may be expected for several
months. New placers are still discovered, as the
old oRes are exhausted This will continue to be
the case till the whole surface of the gold region
is thoroughly sifted.
The most disastrous intelligence comes from the
overland emgratons. The only wonder is that
the loss of life has not been greater. From the
Missouri frontiers, up the great Platte river to its
sources near the South Pass, holiday journey,
over the most beautiful praires, Astounding in
game, grass and water A hard service of several
hundred miles then follows, through the defiles
and canones of the Rocky Mountains, 10 the Great
Salt Lake. This is the halfway house, the happy
valley of the Mormons, whose industrious cul-
tivation of their narrow dominions has saved
thousands of emierants from absolute starvation.
But it IS after leaving the Mormon Valley that the
real troubles of the emigrants begin. A desert
the valley of the river itself, for over three hun
bred miles, is but scanty riband of grass through
continuous desert. During the past Sc 4son this
valley appears to have been flooded from the SHOWS
of the mountains, adding immensely to the suffer
ines Of the emigrants. The river sinks in the
sands some eighty miles this side of the Sierra Ne
vada, and this interval is blank volcanic desert,
without grass or water, save few boiling volcanic
M, nc al he vboue taJa nalc
and wagons of the emigrsnts are strewn by thou
sards And TO add 10 their calamities, the cholera,
which seems to have hung upon their rear from
Missouri, had here commenced its work of de-
structcn upon the furnishing multitude. The most
liberal and praiseworthy efforts, however, were
being made by the people of California, to send
over the mountains provisions and animals for the
relief of the pershing adventurers. 1t is to be
hoped that the great range of the snow-covered
Sieia Nevada will act barrier against the pas
sage Of the cholera into the mining country on the
Pacific side, or otherwise Il fearful havoc may be
apprehended among the miners, should the pesti-
leDee be introduced among them in their exposed
condition.
Business continues to be brisk in San Francisco;
or two OF the rainy season, with the miners coming
down with the proceeds OF their labor, trade and
exports Of gold dust will doubtless continue prospe-
rous. 1t is the spring OF the year, when the pro-
duCe of the miners is exhausted and they leave
again for the diegings, that tries the stability of the
San francisco trade. In the rreantime, it would,
perhaps be well 10 take advantage of the tide.
LESSON TO TAMMANY HALL-THE MORAL OF IT'S
LATE DEFEAT AND overwhelmingly Hall, in
the recent elections, has 10 mourn over a defeat
ard to rejoice over victory, at one and the same
time. On the State ticket, with Seymour at tn
tor, il has exhibited majority OF nearly tco thou
sand on the city ticket with the names of Fer
nendo Wood, John Graham, and others Of that
ilk, il has been defeated by The immense majority
of from four 10 SIR thousand, with similar defeats
in the various wards. How comes this singular
disparity in these difieret nominations, purporng
to be, at the same time, Of the same party! We
will explain.
For three years past the democracy of Tammany
Hall has degenerated from its ancient respecta.
biliy and has fallen into the hands Of the vilest
characters Of the ci;yrowdies, backlegs, DULLES,
s,col-rigeons, and people Of the worst description.
Their nominations for city officers have been made
from disrcputsbe men of all classes; and hence
the respectable portion Of the democracy have
abandoned them for two years past and supported
the wigs in preference In the recent elections
the respectable portion OF the democracy got up
the recent Union meeting at Castle Garden, gave
tlcir support 20 The democratic State ticket, and
have probably carried everything before them
The city nominations Of Tammany Hall, having
BE- en- of the most worthless and disreputable cha
raciers in Every respect, have terminated in utter
deitat, as they deserved.
Weieel proud IN declaring before God and mar
before whiggeIy and democracy too-that We have
helced 10 contriye, to aid to assist and bring about
this result. IL is great moral and political
Triumph; and il the wings, on any future occasion,
pre- sent the best and most moral candidates, we
will do the same thing again. The democracy 81
Temmany Hall have been too long in the hands of
the most wortlless refuse Of the community. II is
time for them to look 10 the utter dc moralzation
and corruption Of their primary meetings, Assem-.
blieg, caucuscs, conventions aud nominating bodies
Their newspaper organs, too, are of the most
worthless, imbeoile and corrupt description. The
Nae Io,k Globe and Nss York Standard
specimens Of utter imbecility; while the New York
.S,uddy Times, with the old broken down, mser-
able hack, Noah, at its head, and the Ne,g York
Er,ning Post, with us ani-slavefy notions, only
cid and assist in the downfall Of the party. In
fact, the only efficient organ, and the organ that
has welded all the influence in Tammaoy Hall, in
Tie recent nominations, is the National Police
Ga-ofe-the organ Of the stool pigeons, of the
burglars, Of the blacklegs, of the bullies, and Of
the most worthless characters about the Tombs-
the most atrocious and beilous print that has ever
been published in this city. When such journals
and editors welded all the rover and influence Of
TammGny. all respectable people LEFT their own
pariy-jhe result being utter defeat.
Let us advise Tammany, for the future, TO take
the respectable portion Of, the democracy back
agan to purify itself from its corruPtions, and to
nominate men OF moral character and then there
may be some hopes Of regaining their ascendaney
in this city.
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