, 1859-05-27

We G"c e'se" mere, 1hs ht0fuin.s, stirring and
>ad accounts oi the condition o: the Fixes Peak
""'2ra:'ts, What all s!aoagh.ul ,nen forassw
would be she Result Of SO early start Of large
multitude OF people, lily supplied with provis.
lung, and with insufficient protection against The
nelsnseMcies Of the weather, has been mort
l'a'sfu|>y realized Worn with the fatigue. Of the
'narcl', suffering from exposure to the violent
>iorans of snow aud rsin which swcpt over the
r'ains during the month Of april, pinched und
:aunt with lunrer-it only needed That dis.
''"''rag''1g reports from the supposed land Of
gold should meet the cnigrants, 10 render their
d'econs!iturc cou.r'ese. When such reports
came. Ill uncomfortable panic appears to have
sized majority of them, and they turned
.''t in their tracks TO painfully and slowly re-
trace their steps. some dsposing ii The remain.
ing as''cnts ot their teams and outfit for what
cs'r l'tsance tie cool aud calculating, who re.
1anrd their SENSES. were willing 10 sre, aud
starting loin:ward on foct, ragged, with
a4nnE! stock Of food, SOME from within
few iui'cs Of their journeys end, so,nc not ca
'.r advanced on tic pluiu4 t1cy who lutc,y
""tii forth from their Lumcs 20 clate with hope
;''ss with energy. arc returning in long u...l
'no"'1''l procession. g'ad If only they shall lr
:bl' once more TO regain their starting point
4 >addrr spectacle tic country has never locked
upon tllsn this. We trust ,hat the first accounts,
liz. those which came from 1hc gold mines 1as,
sn11::ner, will prove to bare been exaggerated,
a'A that the suffering and d;ass:sr is less than
represented. But, even in that event, j, will bc
had enough to call for tie pro(uunacst sympathy
Vt thv country.
The question Of the existence of gold in pay
ing quantities. on the head waters Of lllc platte
I'd Arkansas, il yet MS far from being settled ~
j. Was six months ago The returning en;~
grants, even those who reached the mines, hare
,1assc No satisfactory test If the natter. Those
who "intered there, neither mined ucr pros.
r.cstd, TO any great cxtens, during the
cod weather. And wls:sc the returning
t:.'iEs%its pronounce the whole thing
bnld t"lnbus, others WHO remain persist in
.'~>r''in. that tic yolti il there. and thnt tue
,'ires can be worked with profit. The panic.
t'"sescr, will iarc t1lis good efftct. j will
bring back multitudcs who will be better off at
hume: j, will deter others from sturting who
contemplated going; whs]r Il sufficient numbcr
:i'r It'll in the mines 10 test their richness as
VIII ~ the agricultural capacities Of tie cnun
Try. It will bc time enough for another exodus
w:'rn tl'e:r tests shal hare ucon1cstiL1y estal,-
li>'lcs: the truth If first reports.
TIL: WISCONSIN DEMOCRACY.
Ftu' Democracy Of Wisconsin, exhibiting a
profound and just insight into human character
.xnd motives, nrc calling earh othrr NIL the Ind
names III the dictionary Tho quarrel, hc it r.
'':ub"rsd, is all abon. their ghostlv chances Ut
carr..-;n. i!sc next State election. The Madison
Ar<+<. the ctusral pro-slavcry organ, publishes
tie f'l;r~ins which is copied approyingly by
the Milwaukee, N.rs, also Democratic:
III. SrArs CoSvESr1oN--Tux Couurrr1ox-
M. !. WITH TIE CENTRAL EoyAs1TxE-We
:.rc iul.'r,ncd OIL what We have reason to fear ii
r.i:ptIr authority, that TIC Central Committee
4 purtion If tnem, have agreed tu call for tic
>;a:c Convention, and tlst It will bc held ubou1
t:,c n,iIdte Of July
. We find in the Janeesi.le Ga=tt:s further
and r',re energetic blast against the Contra
e. ou.,tcs and the corrupt;onis!s, also copict
fr.,n, tie Madison Aracx. Ii Seems that demo
c=atr in ou. sister ::tatc hare adopted ncw ycr
nasu'as in speaking Of each othcr-ins,ead o
gisine :::er bar.ismai nasncs they refer TO caes
nthe. Al :,:A9a men and SLIGO, ,mcn. Hear th'
-4rtas:
''Tte corruptionists bear sway aud rulc--th
<:,o"', sly,'A'0 aud other priced mcn stand for
ward II masters and rulers Of party, the grca
body Of whom arc hone>.. pa'riotic aud Ioyn
s:sizeus. They imruacntly assume tic place
belonging to fpen who never look brihc nh.
never had lind grab-and under such circurn
stances sht can the party expect but nnothe
humifiating, if not final and hopeless deteat
.tl'lsin talk is now required. Jones opcnin
the door Of the public treasury to M unprinc
pied rascal; the hundred boudsmen OF 1856 sh:
ping the action Of the democracy; every NOR
furnishing the opposition with new weapon
Of assault. l4opes Of triumph can be exre'
1cd.'