The Nevada journal., 1853-08-26
Letters of the Noble hearted Waldo.

any comments, on either, they speak loudly
themselves, and cover with shame those
prints that now abuse Mr.. Waldo We give
the remarks of the Transcript, and as much
of one of the letters as we can find room for
to-day there is the transcripts appeal to
"Justice"
"JUsT1cE-Capt VIM. Waldo, whose let
ters appears in the columns of our paper to-
dav, in addition TO his own services gratuit-
ously devoted TO the relief of the destitute
immigration, contributed cash subscription
of $1,000, and upon his own individual re-
sponsibility furnished 100 head of cattle and
drove them over the mountains which has
been almost the only means of relief afforded
on the Truckee route. AS will be observed
in his letter, he yet proposes giving more, if
it cannot otherwise be obtained-an amount
exceeding the entire sum raised from the
whole State of California. Will the citizen.
of California permit such individual sacrif.
ces, when a small sum from each person
would extend all the aid the destitute emf
grants require g
We copy the following also from the Trans
cript, to show the spirit which was aroused
in the community by the letters of Capt
Waldo.
SUPPLIEs.-J. Neely Johnson, Esq starts
this evening for Sonoma and Napa, to solicit
aid for the immigration. He will visit Gen
Smith and endeavor to procure the use of the
Government animals now at the military
station on Bear river. Can nothing more be
done in Sacramento for our starving brethren?
The following is an extract from Mr.
Waldo's letter as published in the Trans
cript. Does it not touch the heart?
l now come to the question that should
deeply interest Californians, and that is, will
they extend any efficient relief to those per-
ishing thousands-their equals in the scale
Of responsibility. Five or ten mule loads
will not relieve ten or twenty thousand peo-
pie, unless they could be fed as thousands
once were, on more extraordinary occasion.
Ten thousand pounds Of -four should be i'm
mediately forwarded to this station, and
another station established near the Summit
with the same amount of -four, and small
quantity of such other articles as are actually
necessary for the sick.
Those emigrants that are vet back several
hundred miles must receive relief, or they
must die of starvation; and to whom can
they look, but TO the citizens Of California
for their salvation. The land Of their homes
is too far distant to render them anv aid in
this hour of distress and danger. When l
left your city, the scarcity of money was
plead as an excuse for not contributing for
the relief of the emigrants. If dust is scarce,
,Jinger-rings and breaSt-pins are not. There
are enough OF them ir California to send
bread to every starving emigrant between
Green River and the Sierra Nevada noun
tains. And l would ask, is it possible for an
American to wear ring without blushine
with shame every time his eye falls upon it,
when he knows that so many of his country
men-yea, in many instances, his school
mates, neighbors and kindred-and once
brothers in Christ, are dying for bread?
was at one time so little acquainted with
human nature, that l supposed the demoniac
spirits of hell could be operated upon to send
relief to their companions under the present
circumstances. But noao, / promise these
people but little from their kindred in Cali
fornia.
Should your Committee still be unable TO
collect funds, l then ask that the Committee,
City Council, or some other body of men,
advance to the amount of eight or ten thou
sand dollars, and forward the amount in flour
and little articles for the sick, to this point
and to the summit, for aUhich pledge ma honor,
i'll lice TO return orhere 1t can be legally done to
set over all my right title and interest to the real
estate IN Sacramento City, that has cost me ten
thousand dollars. This sum will send between
twenty and twenty-five thousand pounds to
the summit. This, in connection with the
beef, horses, mules and dead stock, that can
be jerked before it putrifies, will save ten
thousand human beings from starvation A
man can live very well upon half pound of
beef and quarter of a pound of -four per
day. Iagain repeat that these people must
be relieved, or they must die, and that by
starvation Sir, if were to attempt to de-
scribe all the cases of extreme suffering that
have come under my observation in the last
fifteen days, the account would occupy a
quire of paper. Can you believe that the
destitution is so general, that during an alb.
sence of six days from this station l found
but two trains of whom ] could obtain piece
of bread and cup of coffee -? l have known
cup of soup, containing not more than one
spoonful of -four to sell for one dollar, and
the buyer considered himself fortunate to get
it on these terms.
Now, sir, trust you will excuse me for
mentioning an instance of extreme liberality
extended to myself. On the 9TH inst. l was
attacked with the chills and fever, but NOT
sufficient to prevent me from travelling, al
though with good deal of fatigue to myself
On the 9th l had travelled until l became
exceeding weak from the effect offever, and
want Of something stimulating. You have
travelled enough to know the effects of cup
of strong coffee to sick and weary traveller
tried dozen different wagons, but no one
could give me a cup, although l told them
that the price was no consideration with me.
finally met with Mr.. L. from Boston,
gentleman of general intelligence. He very
kindly told me that he could give me cup
of strong coffee and little bread. l accep- |
ted of his kind offer relative to the coffee
After drinking the coffee, l threw down
dollar; he said he could not receive it in pay
ment of the coffee, but if insisted on it he
would receive it as a gift. lie then inform
ed me that there were three men in his mess; |
that they had set out from the States with a |
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