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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-12

THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD AND THE MAILS
We stated few days since, that disagree
ment had occurred between the Postmaster
General and the Long Island Railroad Com
pany, as to the compensation for carrying the
mails; and that the Postmaster General, DEEM
ing the demands of the company unreasonable
and compliance Herewith as beyond the line
of his official duty, had contracted with some
private individuals to convey the mails by
horses. The new contractors we understand,
have entered upon the undertaking with good
deal OF energy, and will no doubt give the
public the best service of the kind that could
have been obtained.
In order that those citizens on Long Island
directly interested in this matter may be
posted up as to the most important facts in the
case we have made inquiry in the proper quar-
ter. and find that, by the terms Of the last con-
tract with the railroad company, they received
from the department for carrying the mails
the sum of 81 ,32s per annum or at the rate of
$50 per mile, deducting one-seventh for the
omission of Sunday service. The contract ex-
pired on the 3Oth of June last, some time pre-
vious to which the company sent in proposals
offering to renew the contract at the round sum
of $4,000 per year. In answer to this they
received an offer from the department of
81 1913, the same as they had been receiving,
which was promptly declined, after due de-
liberation by the proper officers and the demand
CT $4,000 was renewed and this, too, after they
were in possession of the fact that their price
was some S7,40o more than all the revenue col
lected annually from hostages on the line of
their railroad, and some $1,000 more than the
aggregate amount collected from all the post
Offices on Long Island the mail matter for
which passed over that road. Here are the
figures, showing that. at the old rates even, the
department were paying some $1,000 more for
the service on the island than the revenue
collected -
Yield of Offices on the Railroad ....... 1850
Do do. off the Railroad. ........... 4,s60
Total. ......................... s7,4lo
Offer to Railroad $432s
Pay for connecting routes. ............... 1882
Mail messengers expenses ............. go
Total .................... So,4SO
Add to this $1,000 paid to the mail agents on
the cars, who, by the way, had the entire charge
of the mails they relieving the company of all
care or responsibility, and the expenses exceed
ed the entire proceeds some $4,000, or about
$500, at the new rate of pay demanded by the
railroad officials.
This simple statement will, we think, show
intelligent men of all parties who is answerable
for any inconvenience or injury which may be
experienced from the change referred to in their
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-12

IuaI plan VIII, Vi COURSE, NC llufRnaD8y re-
pudiated by all true native born Americans
Lafayette, Kosciuski. Montgomery Panl Jones,
and host Of other alien born patriots giveto
our adopted citizens right, dating behind the
constitution, to common interest in the ashes
Of PdteT PatriG."
The second proposition does emanate from
true American" 1t is embodied in the fol-
lowing extract from the Boston Times, which
says that it has received
Copies 81 correspondence between Mr.. Iaa..s
+. shepard, Of that city, aud Messrs. Edward Eve.
rett aud Abbott Lawrence, relative 10 the purchase
OF Mount Vernon estate Mr. Shepard proposes to
raise fund Of $350,000 by public subscription Of
one dollar EACH 70 purchase the property, support
superinte ndent, &C. Mossrs. Everett and Lawrence
think the proposition well worthy consideration
"but" say they, " the subject is one in reference
10 which the country at large will regard with some
jealousy the prominent action Of individuals"
The plan is feasible. The money could thus
be raised in an hour; but Messrs. Everett
and Lawrence are right. The country win
he apt to regard with some jealousy the
prominent action of individuals" in the
matter, and everything Of the kind should be
avoided, as far as possible. We adhere to our
original opinion. that Congress, in the name
and in behalf Of the whole American people,
should accept the reservation offered by Mr..
Washington, purchase the estate without chat
iering and under the most careful arrange
ments by law. provided or it's preservation, VITA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-12

well as upon other citizens OF the United States.
BY engaging in private trade he may make his
office subseryent to his own private interest.
He may connive at quarrels between citizens of
the United States, breed discussions between
commanders and crews impart false information
to serve private ends, and otherwise disgrace
the Office and injure the people and country he
is appointed to represent.
The laws are deficient in comprehensiveness
They fail in properly designating the peculiar
requirements of consuls--to assign proper po-
litical functions in certain cases, and judicial
proceedings in others. They fail to enjoin pro-
per attention to foreign political and social eco
nomy-to the progress of agriculture, arts
sciences and manufactures statistics of popua-
ton. commerce and trade, with statements of
imports and exports. tariffs and revenue laws
tonnage and shipping. commercial aud other
important laws and regulations, with no.
tees Of the climate, soil and productions; with
the progress in learning the state of govern
ment, the press, and internal improvements !;
with suggestions for advancing American trade
and intercourse with the countries to which they
arc accredited. and to make regular rcportsof
the same to the State Department at Wash
inaton.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

them or show cause why he should not
he removed? No. Did they prove any
thing against any one of them? No. Did
thew even designate the name of any one
No. But instead of doing any of these
things, they took every thing for granted
Jumped at it, because a te,c leading spirits
willed it so for their own personal gratlfi-
cation.
Now, this may be Democracy, but 1t is
decidedly of very bogus character, and
which cannot be palmed upon the intelll-
gent portion of the party in this county.
No set of men can use or shall use it for
such small and unholy purposes. They
may crafty their rpersonal feelings in some
other way if they choose, but they must
not form ciques and try to oyerreach the
honest and unsuspectng portion OF the
party, and to brand with stigma gentlemen
whose democracy can no more be doubted
than Truth itself. I he Democratic party
was never made for such schemes. Its
principles and its combination were form
ed in honesty and for purity of purpose,
and not for petty tricks and unfair dealing.
And the farce of the whole matter re-
mains to be told. A resolution was passed
not only turning "certan," (that is the
word they use, certain gentlemen off of
the Central Committee, but out of tie
party
We have little else to say in regard to
this matter. We shall pursue the even
tenor of our way, doing what we conceive
to be our duty for the advancement Of the
principles of Democracy. We shall re-
cognise the old Committee as the egiti-
mate one of the party, and with it shall
do battle for the good old cause Through
all,-our guiding star is the true princi-
pies OF Democracy. We desire peace
and harmony, for it, welfare and prosper
ity; but if factionists will pervert the ends
of the party, and sow broadcast in our
midst the seeds Of disunon and disalfeC
ton, arousng one portion against the
other, they must not murmur if they sink
beneath the Indignation Of an insulted
Democracy.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19
Michigan City Correspondence.
MICHIGAN CITY, Nov 18th, '5S


Mr.. Editor: After compliments, allow
me to observe, ia a very delicate manner,
that we are rather angry in our part of the
diggings, at the universal editorial genus.
"Cause why''-we don't see all the differ
ent numbers of their papers. 1t may be
that persons have so good an opinion OF
the documents, that as soon as "Ratio,"
(good boy, that,) gets into town with the
literary load, it is all bought up so quick
that slow person like me is always too
late. Any how, send us few specimens.
Michigan City is a great place and
"constanty on the increase" IN almost
every way; for instance: IN population,
mining prospects, Long Toms, Terrestrial
Portraits ("Our Isaac" calls them mud
doggerry-lypes,) dog fights, blankets and
every other article necessary or essential
for making an agreeable and pleasant
winter.
There is scarcely day but that new
discovery of mineral wealth is made, and
claims stakod off, cabins built, and in
short, everything that would denote conf
dence in a successful mining season.
A few days since very worthy and in
dustrious miner, generally known by the
name of "Put.'' made a discovery of a
substance that our best chemists in town
think will supercede the use of paint. AS
yet but one house has been painted by the
dscOverer At the first opportunity |
will send you specimen.
We have had a very heavy rain and the
streets are quite muddy. This has occa-
stoned quite a stir among builders, for
there are not houses enough for the pop
ulaton; and know little to my sorrow
that beds is Scace, benches in demand and
red eyes common.
Do not think because we are in the
mountains that public matters are neg lect-
ed. For even Sour isaac" criticised an
article in the State Journal which stated,
that as the legality of the election in '52
was not questioned, therefore, the talked
of choice of i. s. Senator, the coming
winter, would be right and proper. "Our
Isaac" said it was like a fellow demanding
second cock tail as Il right because he
had already got the first one on ''tlck"-
and that, provided, therefore, consequent
ly----but the stage is starting, "Put"
singing, and am Yours, &c
STOVE SH ARP.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

RIVER MINING.-Has almost been sus-
pended for the present season. From the
North and Middle Forks of the Ameri-
can, we hear of many companies taking
their fumes out and disposing of the lum-
Der. In fact, river mining has not been
as successful as was anticipated, save with
a few companies; but notwithstanding,
this does not seem to deter mners,-we
hear of calculations being made for next
season, by turning the American high up
on the Middle Fork.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

Does the Herald not know that it is not
speaking the voice of the ma orIty Of the
delegates from its own county, and GER
tainly not the voice of the demOcracy.-
We believe time viii show it to he as
wide of the mark now as it was before its
conversion. Sudden conversions after
election are welcome, bur doubtful, and a
democracy scarce six weeks old, to say
the least gives proofs of assurance when
it dictates the line of party rule, hatever
may be thought of its right to do So.--
Site Journal.
Our neighbors of the J0mnm won d
imply that they arc well posted up in re-
gard to the opinions of the Placer county
delegation in the next Legislature Now
we know positively, that four out of the
six have condemned this senatorial move;
and we know too, that ii large majority of
the democracy of the comfy are emphat-
icalIy opposed to it also.
We assert that the editor of the Journal
does not know to the contrary, and he
must certainly know, from the "evidences
before him." that almost the entire de-
mocracy of the State are opposed to the
election of United States Senator this
winter. Ills useless for him to shut his
eyes to the fact-the voice of the people
is heard in almost every portion of the
State: and it is one of condemnation.
AS to the reflections upon s'new con-
verts," &C., we take nothing of the kind
upon ourselves. 1t was known to many
of our personal friends months previous,
that upon the expiration Of the first vol
ume we would make the "Herald" a
Democratic paper; and that in accordance
with that intention we issued a prospectus
previous to the election-not basing our
democracy upon any political result. We
care nothing for these undue reflections;
they are MS nothing, with US. We shall
advocate or condemn IA measure as we
conceive it to be right or wrong, and we
have no doubt the "modest" editor of the
Journal will find the same disposition
manifest itself in the columns of all the
mountain papers
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19
For the Placer Herald.
VIRGIN1A, Nov. 18Th, 1855

Friend Herald: Our little town (or at
all avents little few months since, but
now fully able TO compete with most Of
her neig ighbors Of some years o der growth)
improves so rapidly that she deserves at
least to be ''pm in the papers," and no
doubt since she has been assu ing so
prominent place among the many thriv-
ing towns of Placer county, fee rather
indignant that some of her kuiLhtS of he
qull have not ere this lauded her enter
prise "A little through the press. NotWith-
standing She never as yet has bad a sin lie
"pnfi," Nir@inn aS IA town possesses al
ready Il name aud reputation hirh many
of her Older sisters ml-ht envy. Virginia
sprung into existence about Il Year ago,
since which time she has been steadily
progressing till The present. Some 25
new buildings have been erertrh here
this ia |, and the continued echo Of the
hammer, and the hoarSe grating of the
saw, tel palmer than words, what is ntiII
going on in that line. Nor is this rapid
growth unwarra1 table. Situated as she
is in the heart of IA mining region both
new and extensive, ana sIrroun!cd on al
sides by numerous ranches, most of which
are already under Gu tlVHtion, it cannot
but he Il point Of business even after the
mines are exhausted, and no doubt but
many years vii elarse ere mother earth
viii have, in this vicinity, yielded up all
her gljttering treasure, or even such Il
portion Of it as to renGer it ohiectess to
dig for more. So far as society is con-
cerned, we can boast Of as enterprising
and intelligent men as any town in the
State, and also fair proportion of the
fair sex. A goodly number of families
have lately located here intending to make
this their place of permanent residence;
and as the sea on advances our mining
population receives daily additions from
persons arriving from all parts of the
mountains and rivers to take up their
abode here for the winter at least. New
claims are being staked off daily Hun
dreds of claims are already located and
held by miners who are waiting only for
the rainy season 70 commence in earnest
to begin operations; and yet there is room
for more. There are hundreds of claims
yet to be taken up, which have no doubt
need only to be tried to insure the worker
pay for his labor. Some few claims here
upon which water can be got are now
paying an average of from SO to $40 per
day to the hand; and out Of one Of these
claims as high as four ounces to the hand
per day, have been taken.
have thus given you brief general
description of Virginia, its advantages and
prosperity for the future, and have no.
thing more of interest to communicate at
present. Business of all kinds is brisk
here for the season. More anon.
Yours &c.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

BY reference to our advertising columns
1t will be seen that Creamer has ENLARGED
and refitted the "Gem." He has exbib-
tied his usual good taste in the new ar
rangements, and is now prepared with
bed and board to supply the wants of his
patrons. This is the place for the lovers
of good living-call for what you wish,
at any time, night or day and you can
have it. For proof of the fact, give C.
CALL
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19
Last Saturdays Meeting.

On Saturday last twenty-four indvi-
duals met in Auburn, upon a call of
five members of the Central Committee,
for the purpose of turning-out of the
Committee certain gentlemen who were
charged with having bolted the Demo
cratic ticket at the late election. To this
call, Philip w. Thomas, Chairman of the
Committee, and DR.. John p Harper,
member of it, published protest, which
appeared in the columns OF the Herald
II is too long a history for US to enter
into detail to publish the causes which
have given rise to this division in the
ranks Of the Democracy in this county.
1t is not of yesterday ncipent causes
might be traced back for months. 1t is
sufficient for us to remark at present, that
this Convention was organized more from
personal feeling and animosty, than from
any desire to benefit the democratic party
The Central Committee, which was APP
pointed at the last regular annual nom
mating convention, the usual time for
nominating such committees, met soon
after its appointment and made Philip
w. Thomas, Chairman, and transacted
other business, which was presented for
its consideration at that time. Since then
there has been no meeting of the com
mittee.
The call for the meeting on Saturday
last, was written out, by dear knows who,
for we have never been able to learn, and
then carried about the country to obtain
the 81 ignatures of different members of the
committee. No meeting of this body
having been called tor the purpose, nor
one even requested. This, to say the
least Of it, was a very unusual procedure,
and altogether irregular.
Time and means were spent to secure
large turnout, and to induce the Demo
cracy to elect delegates to send to the
convention, but rdst majority of them
entirely disregarded the move, as the
actual facts show. Under the rule adopt
ed at the last annual convention every
precinct is entitled to one delegate, and a
delegate to every fifty democratic votes,
and one for every fraction over Under
this rule in full convention there would
be over one hundred delegates. We have
remarked the democracy paid but little
attention to the call, (from Townships
No. 4 and 7, not n single delegate was
sent,) and now for the fact:-Of the
forty-six precincts in the county but seuen
elected delegates to this convention, viz :
Michigan City, Yankee Jim, Ophir,
Auburn, Beals and Rattlesnake Bar.
Bar, and perhaps not all these.-Mak-
ing in all twenty-four delegates. Not
one-fourth of the whole representative
democracy of the county. But in order
to give the meeting a respectability-in
point of numbers, individuals were voted
in As members, who were present as mere
spectators, and their names placed in the
proceedings as delegates from townships.
Some Of them, however soon left for
home, and never took part in the pro-
ceedings.
We'll, when these twenty-four indiv-
duals had increased their number by vot-
ing in outsiders, and who had assembled
TO purify the Central Committee, what
else did they do. Did they make specific
charges against any member of the com
mitsse, and call upon him to refnte
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

COULDN'T STAY AwAY.-Two of our
old townsmen, Doctor Hubbard and Mr..
Benz. c. Allen, arrived in town yesterday
direct from the Atlantic States. These
gentlemen left us late last fall for the East,
but the attraction of the golden land has
brought them back, as it has thousands of
others, no doubt, with the conviction that
"California is the land for met"
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19
Agents.

Notice to constables and others. We
would remind the constables of our county
that no sale is valid where a notice of such
sale is required by law and is not published
In the legal newspaper. 1t would be we'll to
notice this matter, as all sales not published
according to law can be set aside by parties
interested. The Placer Herald is the legal
newspaper for this county.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

PRIzE FIGHT-The advertised prize
fight took place at Mare Is and, Solano
county, between Michael Corrgan and
John Coney. The fight lasted fifty two
minutes, and thirty-six rounds were
fought. Coney was badly bruised.
State Jeur,
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19
Democratic State Central Committee.

D. C. Broderick, Chairman, San Francisco;
p. Tracy, Secretary, do;
Rich'd p. Hammond, Treasurer, San Joaquin
John Middleton, San Francisco;
Moses e Flanagan, do;
David Scannell, do;
VIM. J. Swasey, do;
David Mahoney, do;
J. r. Hall. Sacramento;
G.. w. Colby, do;
J. II. McKune, do;
Fl. p. Haun, Yuba.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

ELECTED.-Mr Burnett has been elect
ed to the Assembly from Sonoma county.
and not Col Hooker as was first supposed
In one Of the precincts where it was sun
posed Col. Hooker had received a ma
Jorlty, the polls were not opened. and thus
Mr.. Burnett was elected by small ma
iority.-S. F. Herald.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

U We are indebted to the publishers
James Anthony s. Co of the Sacramento
Unipn, for copy of Mr.. Delano's racy
work, entitled "Chips of the Old Block.
The work is well printed with numerous
engravings. Every miner should have
one; in fact, every Californian. The
work is on sale at the counter of Wells,
Fargo & Co.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

Wells, Fargo & Co., will accept Our
thanks for the early delivery of Easter,
papers brought by the Golden Gate and
Sierra Nevada, and for other documents
during the week.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

SACRAMENTO VALLEY RAILRoAD.-The
State journal learns in relation to this
enterprise, that the pre- iminary arrange
ments for the successful construction of n
road from Sacramento to Nevada, have
been carried out with all that energy and
completeness that might have been expect
ed from the character and ability of the
gentlemen who have undertaken the work
1t is also stated that Mr.. C. l.. Wilson,
who has been engaged in the enterprise at
his private expense for some months past,
will leave for New York on the steamer
of the 18th inst, for the purpose of ship
ping the rails, cars and such other neces-
sary material as will have to be imported
from abroad. The final surveys will be
made in April, at which time the work
will be commenced at various points, and
as early as possible the road will be placed
in running order.
The Journal says-"The most careful
calculations show that as an investment it
must pay even California per centnge.- -
We think that we may safely congratulate
our friends in the interior on the pros
poets of the early completion of this de-
sirable work"
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

Adams s. Co., have as usual, throurh
the week, supplied US regularly with Sac.
mento, San Francisco and other State
papers.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19
RrsIGNED.-We were sorry to hear,

REsrGNED.-We were sorry to hear,
on Monday last, of the resignation of
Messrs. Shannon and Wheeler, as Dep
uty Tax Collectors of this county. These
gentlemen have been in office since June,
1852, at the time the Foreign Tax Law
of that year went into force, and have
collected and deposited with the Treasur-
er of the county very large sum of mo-
ney, which has been the means OF keep
ing our county scrip almost at par value.
They have made good and efficient Off
cers,--traversing every mountain and
gulch, visiting every part of the county
where there was the least possibility OF
doing anything for the interest of the peo
pie. 1t may be truly said of them: "They
have done the State some service"
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

Gov. BigIer has appointed Hon Jos
w. M'Corkle, Judge of tho ninth Judi
cial District, A term Of the court con-
yened at NeayervilIe this week.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

Z. s SENAros.-The Times & Trans
cript in an able article, which we Sha
publish next week, is out against the
election of u. S. Senator, this winter.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

BUTTE RECORD "A democratic Jour-
nal with the above title has been issued
at Bidwell, in Butte county, by Messrs.
C. w Stiles & Co. 1t bids fair to be an
interesting sheet.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

Convention IN PLACER We learn
that nearly every precinct in the county
was represented.-State Journal.
Your informant has imposed upon You
MIR. Editor, for there Was only seven pre-
cincts out of forty-sx represented. This
is a p0sitire fact.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

ANUSEMENTs NEXT wEEK.-Our friends
can have the pleasure of dancing next
Thursday evening mt Mrs Harmon's.