Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-03-06

SuCH piitCCS, It's SCiICiaA oAS
from Sidney and Hobart Town. to which plac-
es their carly crimes had doomed them
! have spoken Of the amottnt of business and
the multitudes Of people in street, and OF its
being the street Of the city and in this con-
nection would add that 1t was in this same
crowded street. at the juncture of Third. that
the fatal ARRAY took place in August last, be-
tween the authorities and the squatter bands.
The ARRAY did not last over three minutes, yet
this short time was quite long enough to send
several individuals 10 their long homes, and
nearly to do the same unpleasant thing for his
honor, Mayor Bigelow. This gentleman
truly man of the people, and man with
big heart too, whom have seen often, and
with whom 1 had made slight acquaintance,
was shot in several places by the fire of the
squatters, and for some time his life was de-
SPARED Of. He is now in usual health, having
lost one of his hands a reward for his SER
| vices on that memorable occasion. Although
so for 'law and order on all occasions, and
in no case would encourage or apologize for
mobocracy, yet there is no denial of the fact
that the sqaattcr party had suffered unreason-
| ably at the hands of the land. holders-the big
original squatters-and that very little pains
had been taken by the authorities either to re-
dress their wrongs or to allay their outraged
feelings. The whole site of the city was origi-
nally squatteG upon, and the landed propric-
tors who have filed their Golfers by the sale
| of lots aruuIrpl No NJ 81,
property thus sold than would follow from be-
ing the first to claim it. When the place came
TO acquire some importance, other immigrants,
feeling the need of places on which to erect
tent, or build shanty, took the liberty to
squat down upon unoccupied lots in the out
| fence of cdgings which they threw around
them. This was very well for season, but as
the flood of last Spring abated, and the tide of
immigration began to set towards the city, the
lea1ing proprietors began to look after their
claims and to take measures to e. ect those who
were quietly employing them. To do this,
however, the right arm of the law was not in
voked-writs of ejectment were not sued out
against the trespassers, but an unlawful, mobo-
cratic spirit was INDUCED, and this spirit was
the tents ard sheds of the squatters. While
in the city, in June last, 1 witnessed the evil
dence of the spirit alluded to, and saw the ruins
of more than one shelter with which the squat
ter had labored to protect himself from the ele-
ments. Is it strange, then, that this aggressive
spirit should call up similar and retaliatory
spirit on the part of the sufferers. Is it strange
that, under such circumstances, men should
be found, out of the ranks of the sGuatter., to
sympathize with the weaker party and, when
the sore ripened to head, to lend them the
aid of their personal influence and efforts >
Such was the fact and those who first COM
meme ed the work Of violence were made to
realize most fearfully the truth of the saying,
''He that taketh the sword shall perish by the
sword The expressions of opinions and sym
pathy which reached the Estates" through the
/ California papers were all on one side against
the squatters-but to person who was near
| the scene of strife the case was different l was
| in San Francisco at the time, and know full
| "Si tHdt III DrcdSl lnerc were
sympathetic heavings for the squatter side of
the question; and when the :" California
Guards were parading through the streets, on
their way to the steamer Gold Hunter" en-
route for the ''seat of war;" there were MANY
ominous shakes of the head even in the best
circles, and the sympathy for the military
movement was by no means universal 1t was
a remark which heard substantially made by
more than one individual, that "if the land
holders of Sacram ento had become involved in
a quarrel with their own city population, they
must settle it among themselves without the
intervention of the people from San Francisco,
for the latter had no idea Of going up there TO
engage in deadly strife with-quite as likely
as otherwise-their best friends and nearest
kins-fok.' Such was the feeling of many,
while others felt and acted differently. 1t was
a common opinion that in Sacramento City the
popular voice was with the squatters, until the
latter took up weapons of violence; and had
a more bcarablc and quiet spirit been main
tanned by the squatters, and less retaliation
been INDUCED in by them, l think they would
so far have carried their point as to hold many
lots from which, as things turned out they
were forcibly elected. l have said thus much
upon this topic merely to show that while the
public feeling in relation to the rash measures
of the squatters, was nearly all, most decided
y adverse, STILL in relation to the original issue
the public sentiment was by no means so unan-
imous. III the latter sense there were Mous-
ands Of squatter sympathizers-in the former
not so many hundreds.
Sacramento City has suffered less by fire
than San Francisco, but much more by food
The land back from the river is lower than up
on the rivers edge, and annual foundations
may be looked for unless much money is ex-
pended in throwing up embankments for niles
above and below the city. In April and May
last the water was sufficiently deep in several
of the business streets to be successfully navi-
gated with boats, and an untold amount of
property was lost in consequence This food
was quite as convenient by which to balance
accounts with shippers at home as the San
Francisco fires have proved to be; and rogues
did not fail to make such use of it. One house
in Pro, nee. r. l.. shipped cargo valued at
home at some $4,000, TO San Francisco, send
ing out two or three men to take charge of and
dispose of the same. Arrived at San Francis
CO, the parties concluded to take the entire car
go to Sacramento, and accordingly did So
They purchased lot on X street, some two
by six rods and erected rnon IL n moro Shcll