The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-01-04

the self gratulaOry reflections OF the citizens Of Cal
forna, in viewing the fruits of their labor and per-
severance when they are forced to make them in the
midst Of state of things like this, what arc theil
boosted privileges, when the household of no mar
is secure; what their Vaunted freedom, when men
are allowed to revel in unrebuked lawlessness wha
their common school system, when their childrel
witness these examples of successful villany wha
is the induccment held ont 10 those who would leat
an honorable life, when the highest stations are at
tanned readily by INSCRIPTIONS persons or men 10
unhallowed purposes the day has been when the po
Sition occupied by man chosen by his countgmel
to represent them in any Of the various functions o.
government, was proud one, when he who attained
it, was pointed out to the rising generation as ont
whose example should be guiding star TO them, alas
that such day should have gone into The irrecOvera
bic past, sense of duty iSmadc subservlent to lus
for gain and patriotism and principle sleep in an un
hOnored grave One thing is certain, no reform can
be hoped for until they arrive at some means through
which, speedy aad certain retribution will follow
these ontages it does appear that their present Ju
dcial System is wholly incompetent to work out the
desired effect, whether this is occasioned by ineii-
cheney Or neglect Of duty on the part Of their judges
or to defects in the system ITSELF it unnecessary to
Inquire the fact sares boldly every in the face
that law and order is disregarded hQt crime goes un
punished and is even rewarded. Thus much for
California, its wealth and its society.
People in the east have strange notions about CAL
ifonia miners nor is it to be wondered at when they
form the outlandish caTicaturcs Of human beings
squaid and filthy looking, with full cagocs Of picks
shoves, fryng-pa blankets &C., found in the pic
torialS got up in this country, aud sent home The
good woman who her to the gold mines, looks
at the picture and fairly shudderS at the bare posi-
bility Of her boy being such a lagOmufiin looking
creature, at the time looking apprehensiyey at
her nice clean bed prepared for him. when he returns
home thinking that Sundry ablutiOns, scrapingS and
conbings will be necessary before he could be per-
mitted to huvc free run Of her house. There was
time, when this was So but now, people dress fash
onaby, though in plain clothes, adapted to their vo
cation now and then one meets with regular brick,
coming from The canons above tho settlements, who
would make respectable sign for paper mill, pro-
Vded paper could be made of rags, SO badly damag-
ed. But as general thing, a jolly Independent
fellow is the miner, when the world goes well with
him aud the diggngs pay. Seated on stool before
roaring fire he listens to the pattcrng Of the min
on the roof, or watches the snow piling up around
his cabin, with perfect indifference, knowing that
when the storm is over he can shovel away the snow
and every day lay upsomething for that muchta
Of day, the day Of going home.
Not so with the unlucky one, everything he touch
es seems to wher and fall to the ground, like rot
Gu branches, he has toiled long and faithfully and
he harder he worked the less he had at the end Of
the year, Others, apparently idle loOfing about do.
ing nothing seemed to get possession of what he was
seeking after, while he was working early and late,
and perhaps with but ndifercntfood the conscious
ness Of having tried to do right having patiently
submitted tohe decree, "man shall earn his bread BY
he sweat Of his brow :" having aborei hopefully un-
til every bone ached, and at last when winter comes
on and the rain and slcct begin to dash against the
inglc pane Of gOss in his window, and whisk off
he clapbords from bis cnbn, no money, no provisions
ealcrs in miners stores looking gaskancC at him when
c enters to ask credit for weeks provisions, then
he miners life is different thing. How dismally
nc wind moans through the tops of the fir trees and
ow it goes bowling down the canon in very mocke.
y Of his poverty; what wonder then that he should
row desperate, md feel half inclined to shake hands
With honesty, and say go thy way for this time at
nore convenient season will call for thee.
Then is the time, when principle is sorcly tried .
'hen he has to struggle with the teachings of child.
ood, aud his inclination to be venged of pelvelyc
'tunc; and then he makes mstep which leads to +
lother until he finds himself fugitive and vag.
,ond Others there arc, more hopeful, peseyoring
I'd determined, that come what will they will hold :,
lst their integrity, They may sccpona board bed -
We meNgrc fare md work the harder for i'll sue.
'ss. Bad luck will ever be prosecuting one whom
e cannot conquer and when he least expects it, the
dc turns, and he begins to think that perhaps he is d
le of the lucky ones then all at once he rcmem. II
rrs that the night is always darkest ere tho dawn. Il
g Of the day.
THE EQUIPMENT o
necessary for California adventurcn, Il
three hundred dollars in cash, one of Colts reyo-
rs aud Que change Of clothes the whole not to OK
cd 10 orig lbs, aud even that will bo burdesome; 81
d here with him. will the question arise: will not Ii
cs1 amount answer, when through ticket can be "
tained for ono hundred and fifty dolasl So J,
'ught, and for his benefit will cast it up. TO A,
W York, sixteen dollars, with few days board ct
II be some five dollars more the rcgsteringof Of his
ket aud his icnage to the ship at anchorage will
two dollars aud fifty cents more With no vol.
larry expenses on the way, he will be landed at San u
nclsco with one hundred and twenty five dollar, al
fifty cents he again asks. would not less do IN
en- he is already thercl Well will see, to Sac.
lento, ten dollars, to Marysyio five dollars, and