Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-10-14
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By R. Z. VAN HORN.
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Correspondence of The Telegraph.
LETTER FROM CALFFORNIA.
fa" Ono BAR. MARlPosA,(
Aug. 1G.l86l.

OIL cured. ana linuS me on u IhOuHAuHl iVP'
scmc liHc distance from our camp,-sea
on granite rock from where can ray.9
"See how the morning opos her golden gates,
And takes her farewell Of the glorious SUM-"
The murnpg is bright and sbooudlul --l'.e
heavens arGol clear ether blue, ,-Nithtu III
cloud orspeck 10 be sqenmpving on their
face. Rnnern and sky would both better
lhauponizp with my feelings, only q few
ami ~ % eteclser fht
landscape IKE The hopes abdftafs that nre
tiiuing through my own masinalion. H"Bu'
sy, ncddliDg memory bears me back 10
past scenes Of enjoyment home and friends
--haurs spent in all tho delights Of friend,
shih--and tho contrast presented between
ths t'as! and Presen! Is 50 marked, 'hnt The
",csr of resre, will almost full. u-uG
When wrote you las! We were surround,
ed with flowers and, as friend Bundon would
say" aNthtparapdralia' fSWing but a
scorching midsummer sun has since been
bcan,ing upon u.s. and there has been neither
rain nor dew 10 keep plant or flower alive,
The flowers Ielt u, long ago-the grass is
dry and yelIow--lhe frees are Of yellow
ish, sickIy greenland The few remainlns
birds can scarcely ,wi,,er-neVer sing. -
This is, in reality the dulIesl season of 'he
gear ia California. so Ear US my experience
goes. Ne
Greeley, in one Of his letters complains
at their not having any sunshine In Eng
land II he will extend his travels lilllc,
ard visit California in any of the summer
months, will promise him that he shall be
sa,i. .frd--no difference how hard be is to
please For The last three months we have
| had "nohing else" but sunshine; and |
have not seen cloud in dogs age."
| ~ any rate, any man who labors in The
mines during ,he summer months will be
satisfied ,hat, is suficicn. sunshine.
The present is busy lime for politicians
N his county. and suppose throughout
the State. Both parties have tickets in the
itld--and The names of independents, for
every Office f-cm Constable up 20 Repre-
srn,o,ive. are legion. A meeting Tor wings,
Democrats, and Independents was held Il, q
bnr between this and Mariposa Iown, few
njl his since, az which some dozen or twenty
"rich and racy" "speeches" were made
Every candidate presen'--lor Constable,
| Coroner, Recorder, Sheriff, Representative
&c. &c. addressed the meeting, each ad.
vocaang his own claims. Another meeting
cf the same character and for the same pur'
pose is 10 be held a, Mariposo today.
suppose there will be rare fun, for Cahlorhi
ans go things with a Iooseness.'
My own opinion is that the Democrat
will carry this county, and most probably
The STATE and in The later event YOU mal
expect John g. Weller to be elected TO tn,
U. S. Senate. Fremont stands Iiule or n
chance. Indeed have been informed b,
prominent member Of his parry that b.
r will not attempt 10 comics, the election. H.
is al present, bolieve somewhere in South
9 ern ar Lower California, purchasing caul
10 lill a contract he has entered into with tn
g Government.
e The Indian tribes, lha, have been SO lou
Q engaged in stealing from and numbering lh
: miners, have nearly or all come in, and Ih
volunteer forces called ou, by The Governo
last winter have been disbanded. The,
were paid Off with orders on The State Treas
: urcr-who is ordered 10 pay Them ou, of,h'
! "Icon authorized for that purpose" As
i. law vas merely passed authorizing loa'
which no onu was found willing 10 take, you
Il may conclude that The volunteers ute
curses both loud aud deep against tho STAT
government. They supposed, a, least thu
/, ,hoy would get STATE bonds," bearing inter
es,--ipslced Of which they get orders 10
: payment out orN loan that may nolbe efFec,
. ed in ten years. The las, member of III
J. Legislature from This county was a youn
;. lawyer, and he Genes in for great PORTO
lof The ccn.urc
Speaking Of lawyers, however, remind
y me OF ahaI | saw one Of the profession ;
n short ilmc since, who halls from Virsiuic
belonged 10 one oflho first families" there
n and has Judge" prc6xcd to his name.
e was Sunday, Nnd Of course business in
e professional way was on of tho question
) so he had turned '.for one day only" Auc
" " lionccr, and when saw him, wus cloquen
Pc y dscoursing the morris Of pair Of "brt
4 gans." Bat members Of the profession,
= home, must not gcl down on him for this 0
= fence, for il the words put in the mouth
=. the devil by Sou'hey be ,akcn us truth, !
le was raising the digniiies of,heir pro(essio
le They ran lhus:- ,..- s....
al sand he nextsaw lawyer killing viper
On dunghill behind his stable; nJ
I vow said the devil you put me in mind
g., or the story Of Cain and Abel"
- You have doubtless heard Of the ysrio,
popular riSines-{sy home y0n call the