The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-10-30
For the H,rdid.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

a, =, oepl. iZih, 1901.
Mr.. EDiron:
have had the pleasure for some
'''ne past. OF receiving pretty regularly
your Hetald; and | must say, tha, j,
,' with no small degree Of pleasure ,ha.
s''l' bThold the Wing banner Huuering
tr!nmphanily in the brcexes that wafi
DER the land that gave me birth.
Aud, that you still turn your eyer rev.
eren'ly 10 that &" Star Of the West"
which has 50 long and 30 brilliantly
Illuminated the political horizon OF our
| beloved country. and when asked for
thr model OF statesman. a patriot, aud
" h'g, you sill proudly point to the
world honored name Of IIESRr CLAY.
Here, in California. ain "a cline" as
The Hon. VIM. H. Seward has beau,i.
fully expressed, "where the west dies
away INTO the rising east'-among a
population congresatcd together fre,r
every State, and perhaps every County
IN our unlon ; we still see that same
love OF pa'rlotism--no less love of party
pr'nciples--and no less desire for the
prese' walton Of the Union (Which some
seem bent to Destroy than existed in
me breast OF the same people when
they trod upon the soil of the atlantic
! shores.
Our general election took place on
'he % OF The present mcn,h. Every
'h'ng vent on in a very orderly manner,
7 -.I
Notwithstanding the high current of
| political excitement which seemed TO
animate the mass Of the people. l, il.
indeed worthy Of remark, that in n new
stale like unto California, with such a
mixcd population that such an excl
ting election should pass Of SO quietly
and without, ! might say, breach Of
the peace IN any city Of the state. Even
IN san Fratcisco and Sacramento,
! hardly any intoxicated American wa.
to be seen. ] doub, much whether an
election could have taken place in any
city of the older States, nuder .he cir.
cumslances. so orderly-at time when
/ a majority OF the citizens had become
turiousiy enraged a, the sigh. of SO
many dnpreda,ions daily committed
! when the community seemed to dread
The coming Of that hour when the sun
should sink below the western horizon
lest II should rise to glitter on vast
scene OF burning embers, where but a
short time before, stood massive build.
ings crowded with incaltu ulable weaitl,
when mass OF the best citizens
formed themselves into vigilance com
mittec, and held that the ruling power
. should be IN the hands Of those who
could best proicc, them in erjoymcn. of
/ those absolute rights which we're inves-
ted in them 10y the immulable laws OF
nature.
The result of our election is no, such
rs the Wings expected. We expected
to see Maj. Reading (Whig candidate
for Cow elected by n large majority,
but we have been disappointed. As
yet We do not know who Is elected. /,
will be very even election, not more
probably than thousand m jlri,y
either way. Many think that there is
W. NpuOl Va NifClIOu, y'Hio'
cratic candidate for Gov think to-
days returns show more favorable &c
Reading; but they run 50 close that nc
one ants 10 bet much on either side
hgler Travelled through the mining dis
tric,s, and conversed with every one he
saw, thereby gaining many friend. and
many votes Maj. Readings healIl
MAS such that he was unable 10 ,rave
as he wished TO have done. Many oi
the miners being wiling TO vo'e ful
what they call clever fellow" vo'ec
for Bigi.r because they had seen him
and thought they had be,ierro,e for ont
they had seen than one they knew
nothing about.
Had Maj. Reading travelled about a.
much as Mr Bisier, and conyerse'
. with the PEOPLE, he would have received
undoubtedly ii !trr-r numher = vote
ihan I.r hi,-
Nal. Rradiuc j. a gentleman rnucI
es.--ined hy all that know him hc liza
been IN .his country abou, 5 years ahC
is noted foi bis hospitality 10 those Tia
arrived here penniless. lie ha. lars
rancho farm and never sold any pro
: dace from j, until this year. but la
given thousands away.
Mr.. Bieler is a man ,ha, has man,
l friends, bot they do not 1--we about thi
valley OF San!e Clara lie Was SPEAK ke
: Of The iioase Of Assembly, in the las
I Legislsiare, and ai, the commence men
Z o'ibe session gave has word and homo
= 10 ihs members from TIL. coaniy, iba
= no rosil vote 70 have the Cari'.l 70