Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-05-03


bat little, as my time is limited and your patience
may become threadbare. So must stop short by
saying this is the first walled city ever saw and
the neatest in external at least, reguiSrly laid
out and great in the eyes of the inhabitants Nee
ca to her neutrality-suspicious. the more have seen In
these parts the more has America and the name of
Washington become endeafed to me. Oh freedom,
freedom intellect and industry how sacred but yet
we have not all with that is worth travelling to
see.
Now for California Tt was miserable, rainy,
misty morning when we entered the bay. All on
board had so long been yearning for this promised
land, that now this anxiety seemed settled into
deeper feeling and we all leant over the bulwarks
gazing at the sight with throbbng hearts, for who
could read their DOOM Mine was sad in the extreme
for at Callao saw q paper containing the death OF
a dear relative whom hoped to have met here But
the mist blew off, and San Francisco city and bay
appeared in all their primitive glory. am sure
could have wept from pure surprise, for the subm-
ty attached to all could take in at view enough
to overcome me, for had put dark picture before
my mind of this place The bay is lovely, filled
with shipping dotted with ISLANDS, and each side
lined with hills, rising majesticaly one above the
other, clothed in verdure Will, the reeeding ones
are, this lovely Sabbath morning, shining in the
bright in all the beauty of capped mounts
To us they seem as if we could almost lay hand on
them, yet they twenty forty miles Off Ii sub
Unity and romance could satisfy human beings in
stead of god then might they flock here in earnest
AS to the city, no can help thinking Aladdin has
been here with his magic for they cannot believe at
home but must come and see; and then like the
queen must exelaim " the half has not been told
But as fate Seemed kind to in her life, take
it as good omen, for the first news I heard from
shore my relative was not dead and then soon after
encountered him on the Madonna.
The next day left the bark, where had so long
been pent up, for the muddy shore Oh was al
most afraid should lose myself in the mud. really
thought should mire up to my eyes just before the
Graham House, but finally reached the rooms pre-
pared for me. That night sat down by a cheerful
wood fire, the first for many long months-but the
growth of this country is warped and crooked by
the strong Winds that if you do not watch the wood
until is well nigh burning, it will crawl off the fire
however, this is not its worst featureit costs $40
per cord.
The next day was very clear when took stroll
up the highest peak at sunset, to have fine view.
1t was magnificent in the extreme. The two Mis-
sions-one toward the entrance to the bay the other
farther up than this place-Were both distinct The
long line of green hills rising and sinking all around
us far as we could see-the mountains looming up
in the back ground-the sinking behind some
and throwing his light the bay and tnging the
opposite mounts, tightening up the snowcapped ones
with his lessening rays-the white tents and Gotta
ges dottng the wales either side, and almost en-
tirely lining the deep wales below us-the shipping,
sudding the bay with their barren maststhe colors
waving from some private as we'll as public build
fancy was in the land of dreams.
The night was no less lovely, for the moon as
clear could be. 1stood long the balcony watch
ing the below. | thought of absent friends.
felt that was in California, but that nature had
clothed it with so much sublimity, robed it in sc
much beauty, decked it with such poetry and ro-
nance, that it seemed perfect dissertation to link
gold mines the burning thirst after this DUST with
its name at ALL
| have taken several walks in the country gather.
greater beauty everywhere. lam soon to take some
fine rides in the country, where wild flowers flourish
like an Eden. Oh! how | shall enjoy myself, for
intend here to be as happy as life will let me be.
have gone to real laborious work in preference to
life of ease and dependence.
The last Sabbath went to the opening or dedica
ton of the Congregational Church 1t filled with
as genteel an assembly as ever met in any place
but fc1r leicr of course. TfIe ReV. DWIGHT HUM
presdes over this church; there was much beauty
and originality in his sermon.
have just returned from Methodist class meet
ing, thinking there was preaching. went IN ane
seated myself near the stand before found out my
mistake, but as am pretty resolute kept my posi-
ton believe the pastor of this church, the Rev
Mr. TAYLOR to be one of the pures christians of any
land, and find he is much beloved Every church il
full Sabbath, and in no land under the sun car
this day be distinctly marked from the other sil
in one respect at least. Here nearly everybody ha
to toll through mud rain or DUST that an6
cry person is in neat even costly suit, most
" black. and if all do not attend church, they wall
out to admire the work of Natures God Gull flow
ers, and return elevated in feelings at least. l. o
course, have not seen the gambling houses drink
ing saloons, but more orderly quiet place, of thu
same population, | do not believe ever was seen.
hear music of night, out yelling or even lout
talk. We leave almost anything out of doors nj
one takes it. To sum up all, | am thousand time
better pleased than thought to be when left home
| and should take 1t into my brain to remain here
will visit the Crescent City once more at least. A
to females they are far more plenty here than 20,
think, and coming every vessel but the majority nov
arriving Will not add much to the refinement dig
Mtg of female society. There is yet room for 9th
ers MADELINE.
| PEcUL1ARIT1Es OF THE TURKs.-In their manner
and customs they appear the very antpodes of tn
civilized North and all their habits antithetical t
Europeans. They sit on the ground cross-legged
we sit upright upon chair. They eat with thei
| fingers we with forks. Their women wea
trowsers; their men wear petticoats. We take Of
our hats entering room; they take off thei
shoes. Our gentlemen visit the ladies; their
the men. Our fair ones ride sideways; their beau
ties ride a-straddle. They glory in plurality W
think one enough Their fair ones paint the eyelid
and fingers ours only their cheeks. We think then
barbarians and fanatics and wonder at their taste
they retaliate by calling dogs and equally
tonished at our want of good breeding There ar
scarcely two points in which they both agree ant
it may be said, with truth that what the Anglo
Saxon is the Turk is not Req. Mr.. Furness
| ANCIENT AND MODERN LABoR.--The great Pyra
mid of Egypt cost the labor of hundred thousan
men for twenty years. exclusive of those who prepar
ed and collected the materials. The steam engine
of England, alone, worked by thirty-six thousan
men, would raise the same quantity of materials t
the same height in Gig hteen hours which reckonin
ten hours to the day, and three hundred working