The Placer herald., 1856-08-23
Ohio Correspondence
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. Julv |,

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scenes of former years once more. So rI,Hr rania,
have L passed from one scene to another or sruly
stant has been the welcome of friends CO n .on
pletely has my attention been engaged. that I'm - u
only now that have found time to souaro ~ s
self in front of a sheet of paper with eager my,
to talk to you. pen
1t is too late now to return to the incidents. .,
the homeward trip, and it will suffice to saw tha,
more comfortable boat than the Golden Cato" ln"s
pleasanter passengers never sailed on the paoap
ocean. AS you are aware, we did not bor".
whip the natives at Panama, the sloop-of wor g.
Marys having got in ahead of us to accent my. 1N
apology; and as thirty-siX Founders will mnIl nIu
more noise than Colts revovers we were satiasAs
to let Capt. Bailey settle the matter in the bop
that we would hear good report of the a0ar r.
the end. Ill
The farfamed Panama Railroad was NOT do
stroyed as anticipated, and four hours ride unon
it brought safely to Aspinwall the citv in ~,
swamp. Twelve miles an hour is the speed usuaI
ly made on this road, and yet some imaeinottiSrrn
newspaper writer's call it first class road nnS
equal to the best roads in the United States. Az
the present time it can be but tolerated-notbins
more. Years must elapse before it will be pood5
one
A few words in regard to the gross imposition
practsed by the steamship company upon passen'
gers arriving at Aspnwall from the Pacific sido
will not be amiss. Arriving at nine O'Clock in
the morning they were compelled to distrbna
themselves about the town as best thev could
The hotels were filled and the sidewalks |noI
with the dissatisfied travellers Notice was given
that the steamer left at six in the evening: sbo ln
at the end of a long pier across which were two
gates. Inside of the first gate is situated the
company's office, where the tickets are REQUIRED to
be exchanged to entitle holders to passage IN
New York; and when the new ticket is received
by exhibiting it at the second gate admission ia
obtained to the steamer. At four O'Clock in tho
afternoon the first gate was thrown open-onlv
two hours were left for eight or nine hundred
persons to change their tickets 1t is useless to
attempt to describe the scene that followed Tho
crowdlng, sweating and swearing that was done
on the occasion will long be remembered. The
rays of the sun poured fairly upon the living mass
occasionally subdued, however, by copious showers
of rain. 1t sometimes rains in the tropics You
can immagine the scene. We laugh at it now-I
believe we swore some then. The exposure of that
afternoon caused us to consign one poor fellow to
his final resting place in the deep ocean, two DAYS
afterwards. This mode of treatment of passen.
gers is constantly practced and is done for the
purpose of benefitting ASpinwall, which is said to
be principally ordered by the railroad company
How long will the people of California be content
to submit to the eXactons of this heartless mon,
opoly? How long will they tamely talk about the
construction OF a great national highway across
the continent? The time has arrived for prompt
action. They should no longer ask but demand
of Congress that immediate measures be taken to
secure them a direct and speed communication
with the great valley of the Mississippi and the
Atlantic seabOard 1t is with much satisfaction
that find growing interest among the peopleO
this side Of the continent in favor of route to
the Pacific. And the fact that the different poisi-
cal parties in their National Conventions have
committed themselves in favor Of the work, is an
evidence of the importance the question is attain.
ing. California is now in a condition to demand
the building OF the road. viii she do it?
The Presidential nags are all on the track, and
their respective friends are showing up their good
points. and are loud in their praise. Their short
comngs are also freely canvassed and long before
the election the whole people will be thoroughly
posted upon their good and bad qualities. The
Negro Worshippers have already worked them
selves into fever Of enthusiasm over the nomina-
tion of Fremont, and have howled themselves
hoarse for the Mustang Colt" as he is called
And so extreme is their devotion to the ''galhnt
adyenturer," that his wife Jessie is in fair way
to be canonizcd by them. She done her own
housework while in California, ergo She should be
Mrs. President. Should that prove to be neces
sary qualification in the mistress of the White
House, our fair Calilornians generally can set up
all equitable claim.
Mr.. Fillmore is still on the track, nowth
standing the Black Republicans are anxious be
! should Withdraw, and they abuse him without
stint. 1t is generally conceded that he has but
little strength. and hisardent supporters, belieye
| claim but four States for him. The result OF the
election will not be as favorable to him as that
! The Know-Nothings in Ohio are almost dsor
| ganized-but one paper (the Cincinnati Times!
| having the Fillmore flag flying, They nominated
| an electoral ticket some time since but the nomi
nees have nearly all declined. The decnationS
are cause of much rejoicing to the FremontoF'
who claim the State by twenty five thousand ma
jority. Numbering diminutive poultry before the
process of incubation is accomplished.
The nomination of Buchanan has proven salts
factory to the Democratic party and to conserVa
tive men without present party athllaton' ana
there are many such throughout the country; ana
although they do not make as much noise as lnc
| Republicans it is evident that old Buck has tle
inside track, and will distance all competitors IN
| the chase.
The Railroad system has been extended ona
! grand system since | was last in the States an"
East and West are traversed in every direction BY
the locomotive. The Great West is now the point
of attraction, and thither the iron horse is con-
| ducting population by thousands Beyond 'Ac
Father Of Waters the railroad capitalists are turn,
| ing their attention. and soon the iron track VIII
be extended across the virgin soil of Iowa ana Ne
! braska to the waters of the mad Missouri. "hesF
ward the star of Empire takes its way" :.
Kansas, to the good people of these STATES
still source of interest, and to political dema
gogucs constant theme to harp upon. III 'nI m
meantime, newspaper scribblers magnify s.ilAn
affairs into such large proportions lnat lu.n a.s
buried beneath the ponderous mass. Inc hollUi'
of Kansas society are pictured in VIVID colo' ~
murder and rapine are said to be the order Oh 'ne
day-the reports of one day are ccntradicteueV W
those of the next, and the mind is inevitably loI
ced to the conclusion that the accounts are niau'
to order for political effect. no
The revolution in San Francisco astonsheS WV
order loving people here very much; at tine sanr
time they put more charitable construction IiUI
the movement than supposed they would ho l,
gret the necessity of the course pursued ny .d. vi.
Vigilance Committee, but hope for a oellcl for a~
ministration of the laws in that city herta'rd 'ud
That the Committee will accomplish its worh aut
disband its organization speedily, is the eain'''
wish of every true friend of California mere.
The crops throughout the States pron,ls' prom N"
favorable yield, though in some LOCALITIES sa"tberu
wheat is light. Through central and sou'n'''
Ohio the corn seems very thrifty, uo,o
During the last six weeks the weather nas eutl
rally been very hottie thermometer frequuddly qaudly
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