Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-10-16
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Lafayette at Charges. She left New
York the 2Sth Of August, for San
Juan and Chagres. The FIRE occur
red on the IIth while she was laying
at Chagres, and she burned 10 the
waters edge. She had arrived there
few days previous and had taken
on board few passengers TO return,
some of whom-such was the rapid
I ty with which the flames spread
saved nothing but the clothes on
their backs; but no lives were lost.
The fire is said to have occurred from
a quantity of camphine shipped by
Palmer's Express. The Lafayette
was under the command Of Capt.
Stoddard, and WINS a new ship. She
had only made voyage TO Europe
previous to going to Chagres.
Great indignation had been mani
tested in consequence Of the pardon
of Charles Duane, alias Dutch Char
lev, who was a short time since,
sentenced 10 prison for two years For
mansIaughter. The citizens talk Of
compelling him 10 leave the city.
The city OF Marysville was visited
by destructive coEfagration on the
Both August.
Three entire squares we're burned,
comprising about eighty buildings.
The u. States Hotel, on D street.
fine building, was in imminent dan
ger, but was saved. If it had taken
fire, it is probable that the whole of
the eastern portion OF the city would
have been destroyed.
The burnt district comprises the
most business portion OF the city.
The loss was about S500,000.-
Faust, Adams & Co., were the prin-
cipaI sufferers, having lost about
$4,000.
Another WhIg Victory!
The last arrival from California
brings partial returns OF the late
election for Governor, State Officers,
Congressman, &c. The returns
were not full enough to give the en-
tire news. but enough was known to
give a tolerably accurate guess at
the result. Like Maryland, the peo-
pie of California have had a trial Of
Locofocoism, and they have spurned
it from them. The N. Y. Tribune
sums up the news, and the moral
thereof in the following article:
When the State OF California was
organized, the self-styled "Democra-
cy" took her into their own hands
almost as a matter OF course. They
chose their own Governor and Lieu
tenant, Members Of Congress, Legis-
lature and U. S. Senators, filled all
Judicial and Executive stations from
their own set, and seemed to act as
If they had a warrantee deed Of
power for all future time.
That confidence has probably
proved their ruin. There were
among them several old siagers from
Tammany Hall, as we'll as adYentur-
ers from Ohio, Missouri and other
States. They had come 10 Calilor-
MIA to make money fast, and they
had opened particularly rich placer
in the Government. So each for
himself appears to have determined
to 'go it while he was young" and
make hay while the sun shone.-I
They affixed a magnificent salary to
every needful office, and being still
insatiate. they invented new places
on purpose to make provision for the
faithful who stood outside with wa
terry mouths after the trst lot had
been filled. In short they went
straight ahead Tor No. l, with a par.
ticularly resolute disregard Of ex-
pense.
There is in any operation of this
sort a perilous tendency TO over
doing. The machine breaks down
from being overloaded. So it was
in California. The 'lucky holders OF
the democratic coniuring wand
used ii right and left till its potency
was oYertaxed. In serving up the
State, they cut their own slices rath-
er too fat. The result, though not
fully ascertained, is pretty well un-
derstood. The Wing Governor is
certainly elected; so is probably the
whole Wing State ticket; so is
one certainly; so are probably both
the Wing candidates for Congress;
and il the Wings have not the Legis-
Iature and the U. S. Senator, they
lose them solely by the running of
Independent or halG-and-half-tickets
in San Francisco, Sacramento and a
few other counties. The Legislature
might have been Wing, and doubt
less mould have been but Tor unfortu-
nate divisions among the Wings Of
the central counties.
The moral of this result is one
which all parties should take TO heart.
Democracy has collapsed in Califor-
mia, not because the People are not
democratic, but because they are so.
They refuse to be swindled and made