The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-01-11
California.

We received long animure than usually inter
cs'juy letter from our valuable friend Deano, in
the recent Caljfrnia mail which We Intended to
publish this week, bat, by some unavoidable ac-
cilcnt, large portion Of Til, valuable commuu.-
cuiion was rrecoverably DESTROYED
The letter WI, dated at Sacramento City. Nov
8 lie had just returned from the mountains,
where be hal been Tor a uumber Of months, and,
in hi, able, -,yiy he fully details the many chan
gcs which bad taken place in HAT CITY during Oh,
absence. It seemed a. though he had got INTO "a
strange city. The street, Which had before been
lined with tents, were now walled in with large
AMI substantial buildings both Of brick and Of
wood. Society had also assumed a moro refined
character. Magnificent hotels had becu erected,
with bars and Saloons decorated with handsome
paintings anil engraving, in CANDY frames; while
luxurlcs had become as common almost ~ IN tie
states. With this magniicence and luxury, how
ever, vice centiou,ness and debauchcrv has in
creased, and now stalks, in broaiday light. in it,
most loath.ome FORMS uninterrupted through the
streets. In speaking Of the social circles, he
says:
As for the arstccracy Of wealth. don't know
what it is here; nor the aristocmcy Of en-
ployment-aud that Is one Of the good features
Of the country. Look at that rough looking Gus
toner, driving a drty-anl now look into that eat.
ny house OF hotel, at that plainly dressed wu-
man bchini the counter or waiting upon the Ia.
bic. How do You know but the draymau has
been amember Of congress, Is a gentleman Of edit
cation aud distinction, or the woman a LADY of ref.
ned manners, reared in the lap Of luxury, and with
a high order Of talents. Go to an evening party.
they NAV be the life and soul Of an elite-ls pol
ished circle a. you ever saw. What would you
think Of a man selling newspapers about the
streets in Ottawa! Would your aristucrat, make
him at home in their select circesl tell YOU.
(for know him well) that more polished zen
tctnan does not exist, Ellis requirement, are Of
the highcs order, and he could fiscinate YOU with
his intellectual conversation. and no one man IN
California Processes more influence with the mass
who is more courted or more trusted than he and
all doors are open TO receive him. lie can be the
mailman, or the critic, as he pleaSeS, and he kHor,
Uhn he is about yet selling newspap in the
streets Of this city i, his employment
Intellect l. the true arlstOcracy rs yet and birds
of feather flock together" Sans hat, shoes or
shirts If employment were to drive man from
kindred association where the ID should find
company,
Since lhave been citizen Of this ilk, | have
actually and bona fclc been tcamstcr, cook canal
digger, engineer, doctor merchant, mule driver
miner, artist ard Spectator, mendcd my own
clothes, washed my own shirts the las, con.
founded mean job and always mentally cxclaim.
ell, God help the poor women ! as was rubbing in
the soap, and went barefoot for two weeks
Really, though il ! was gong to party either
in Illinois or in Sacramento would sew up the
holes in my pants and get pair Of shoes or not
go--iust to save the feelings Of my friend. who
might be little scrupuous, for in Turkey you
must do "a the Turkics do" and gobble accord.
ingly. When lived with the Indians paid n
dcccn. regard to their feelings aud customs, and
in extreme hot days, only wore my shirt, aud the
only remark II occasioned, was the ridiculous
Wilderness of my legs: hut they called me "tops
rdnaptah" good fellnw,) and seemed to regard
mo rs one Of their own kind,
II am at this moment a citizen Of the world
with nothing to do. DESTROYS of little relaxa.
ton ] came here on visit to my friend, Col,
Grant and lao has invited me to 60 to san Fran.
cisco with him. We leave ut noon TO return in
three days aud promise mysefa feast n well
from his companonship rs from new view Of
the Pacific When return it will he work,
work, work" like Robin Rougham. Nothing in
the world but work" but whether it will he in
the preaching line, backing boots, selling match.
cs, or pork and potatoes, cant tell, There is
two questions which always puzzic me TO answer
Where live and what my business IL. 1t is
Just anywhere and anything which turns up. II
you want TO 70 into speculation come out and ]
will give you n share $50 lots) in Yateston or
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