Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1850-05-28
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By ,hs e0yeIpR f'ETER n.BURNErT."

eEas ss4 & he Gniteds Safest the seyenty-fOurth-
m iIe E6yeTn6r,
by PETER H.BURNETT."
G6uatersigned by Was yooRHIEs,
Sec'y. of State.
1sbs Office 81 N6tafy win be worth some 4 or
as5So ner wear, and that OF Recorder Is estimate
!, fram 4 TO 10000 The office of Notary
,sas conferred on 81. w without solicitation on
b;s nsTt. is. in fact, his commission was the hrst
;ntaIIipence OF the eonferment This Is highly
complimentary aud speaks volumes Tor the rising
nonularity of Mr.. w. His friends at home nave
resson 10 be eIatcd at the high stand already Oc-
cupied by their relative, while his associates WIZ
rejoice at his preferme1t-
sPhe Post Master ali this city, S-B- FrrelaDd,
Esq formerly of Baltimore, IS one of natures
noblemen. lie is emiuenlly qualified for the re
spnnsible duties of his Office. Kind AID oblIging
and possessing one q the best natures 10 the
world. he has gained the Confidence and esteem
Eof the entire community. Long may the AID
miuisfraTton have such an officer.
DR.. paTran and a large portion OF This Company
are ON Feather River. My advices from them
He. \ few. weeks back at which time they were
well.
Jndoe Willis family are now, probably, en-
route for California. Manygentlemen are send.
inc for their families, and ere long our city will
hs able TO boast as good society as any city IN
The Union.
Yon mny have some idea of my physical
strength,sWhen ItssIY0 Unat ie4LmY etopu
Wednesdav noon. andarrived here ~ THURSDAY
noonAdistanee t6fsysfFe miies9qaite aPedesui5
81. ain'tR Gness Shouldn't have gone quite
that far fora letter ipthe Old DomInlon, bat
here IL IS different SVhatdo you supposem y
letters have cost me since EtKye beenshereE
1.-THE postage you know is only fcrsycents-why,
mptwo trips 10 the city have cost me $50! Let
my friends then write 10 me, for Il Is little plea
sure TO take snch pedestrian excursions. at such
Ia cost, and find no letters in the Post Office.
The city has been inundated several times this
winter, and fear a general innndation IS now al
hand. The Sacramento River is now over its
banks, and many Of the streets filled with water,
but the great mass of wateri Is dyked of. but ltear
ysilI break through. Tie only way TO make the
city what il should be, would be to take immedi-
late measures for building a leVee- The Mayor
/ elect strongly recommends such action, aud ]
doubt not the Council will act upon his sugges-
ton.
Another paper was started in this city on the
h LIST April, called the +" Sacramento Transcript"
1t lisa tri.weekly, hut of very small proportions
I fear shall have much difficulty in getting my
Press over the Isthmus, but hope for the best
There are three or four i'll the firm Ofthe " Placer
Tines and four in that Of the Transcript
I hope l shall have the Express in operation in
two months, bnt no, with quite so many in the
firm. I should have no objection TO take one
partner, but that would be in another kind of bond!
My kind regards to all my friends, TO whom ]
would write had l The time. hnt really, they must
receive some CT my published letters as though
written to themselves.
Yours, as ever, j. H. K
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