The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-08-09
California Correspondence,

mised by a visit from my friend Dr. Hail. who's
IN his way home If can rejoice at the success
Of any man it IS at his, for one Of better heart
or more moral honesty never met. He is one .
who returns un,caihcd by the vices of California,
and is the same here as at home He is among
those who are entitled to my best regards, and
/ cordially hope that his last days may be pros.
porous and happy.
| wish YOU would tell MNeI to write me, for
in our long soiourn together, in the hour Of trial.
and amid danger aud difficulty, learned to ap.
precate his Kindness and good will. Oh j, how
should love to sit down with some Of those old
returned Caiornlau4 and while away an hour or
two In talking over our travels along the Mine
hahs the Platte the plains the desert the canons,
and the mountains | could almost come on pur-
pose to see Capt, Green, and the brave old pIo.
nccr. his father, and other good men aud true VINO
suffered the pprils OF that arduous nip. You see
NV heart il expanding towards them, and can't
help giving inference to my feelings.
As your country is grea. for reports, have
been amu.cd-not otfended-at one ! have re-.
Gently heard respecting myself, and to this effect
that Delano provdeg nothing for his family
when he left home, that he had sent them 20
thing since he has been here and that he travel
ed across the plains with another womaU. As
To the frs, two, it may spoil good story when
~. T'o ,,h of ,Lc t,yn first counts and for
l. t;.I I sir,,l, o.k tlos. who travelled in
,.. .,a;, g., g,,,o ,I. E,cts A for women Id,J
- ,t,i,f. Of ono b,ra in San Francisco and
,,,, L., .Lo,tcr and rrotection af,pr lbe fire for
9,,r, or ,lrce lays ninth she GO, a situation with
Capt Suffers family at SlO00a year; and could
you hear her story, it would I've that Of respect,
and that even here man may DO good deed
,,I;.b La may not blgsh TO own EXCEPT this
,rs qL, he Circumstances was thrown upon nv
rro,oc,ion Iv a course of eyents-an interesting
,l. ori,..lr-vL.r n man slouId blush nat To do
ne I diI and when | was encouraged by rious
and gnol poopl, Of both sexes there are not three
ntL,r female. in California that even know my
name and I do not blu,h nor need any Of my
riepI- Ilrsh for ANY act Of nine since have been
in tbis Gad.f,rsalen land. nor will they h. We oc
r3.5on to- fee! that it Is scarcely necessary for
ma 10 spcak q word IN defence Of myself, aud !
lrro tLr subject
/ We orc I'M ,bp ruiI., of certainly moral and
,c,rly , noIi,ic,l revolution. hcoutrlres upar
. .tts'orlgr Ioy,ur ueopl. have been So rreat-sg
many murders. robbcric.. and inccudmry coun4
rratjons have been committed. nol only here. bu
,hrorphout Calforuia.and so wrefchedly has tho
la,y Lccn administered. that tho pooplo hay,
,risnr i'm their rni.rht 10 pyo'.ci hrlaSclrsS
Since the great fire, cigh, different palPaJI
attempts have lccn made TO fire tie city. 1t !
no longer safe TO walk the streets after dark, un
armed and we do not know when We lay dow
at night but that before the morning sun ou
dwellings may be burnt TO ashes. The mosis
rates and police cannot execute the laws If the'
would. Lawyers are found who will make tn
tcchuicalics and subteties Of the law subservl
eut the horde of villains who are in our midst, {
screen them from Justice. The penal colonies q
Greet Britain are emptying their hordes of COZ
victs upon our shores, and every arrival from SlC
ney swells the number by huudreds A mas
meeting was held on the Plaza yesterday-ar
I other to-day, and another will be held to morrow
to adopt some measures to protect ourselves, an
cheek the crime that IS carving murder and de-
Iolotion to our citizen. in tLriT dwellings,. Tn