Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-05-07

Az IMPORTANT PRorosfnoN-A correspondent
of the San Francisco Herald makes the following
appeal to the people of this State, in behalf of
the overland mail routes. 1t is a very sensible
propositions
On the record of the last Congress there remains
stigma on California, which, if impossible to
erase, yet should never be repeated. That stigma
is the uncontradctcd statement " that every let
ter conveyed by the overland mail has cost over
sixty dolars!' The overland mail is fast bccom-
ing a necessity with us--for, at the last hint of
its being abolished, or even curtailed, there ar-
scs from all parts Of California a deep sentiment
of disapprobation. The contractors perform their
parts well--even better than their obligations
require; the stages start regularly; the letters are
delivered faithfully, aud yet, throughout the land
there is an almost UnaccOuntablc apathy which
should now no longer exist. Let us unite in
sending such memorials as will be scattered
throughout the United Substituting every one
OF the hcnedts we derive, and making the recpi-
cuts gartjcpdtoTS i; for all Of us-every man, eve
ry woman-have at least one person that shouid
be written to, but who suffers from our ncgli-
gence or Incidence.
| would suggest that, on Monday, May 9th, for
San Francisco, Stockton, and the southern mining
towns, and on Friday, May 18th, for Sacramento o
and the north for the mail which leupeS hire on
these ddys, let each, let all Of us, write one lette
however short, to SOM oac; let every letter have
on it, Overland, via Los Angeles;' let all bear
in mind that it is but a contribution Of three
cents to any place in the Mississippi Valley or
ten cents otherwise; that such letter will not only
help our country, but will give pleasure to the
recipient, whether friend or relative and lei them
be urged to reply By the same manner; let there be
a spirit OF emulation excited as to which section
SHAH send the most letters; let the contractors
assist the cause 10y hurrying through the mails as
g.. s., "a. -. a.
and let Our actions convince the General Govern
ment, convince the friends of California at the
East, that we appreciate and deserve generous
treatment.
Finally, let every editor urge all to write one
letter, spend one dime for their own, for the gen
cral benefit, and the good work thus commenced
in earnest ii is easy to predict the result, not
only for the southern, but also for the northern
route.
PUTTING THE BABY TO SLEEp.--In DR.. Hollands
new poem, Bitter sweet Ruth kneels beside the
cradle, and thus beautifully soliloquizes
What is the little one thinking about?
Very wonderful things, no doubt
Unwrittcn history
Untathomed mystery
\ ct he laughs and cries, and eats and drinks;
And chuckes and crows, and mods and winks;
Who can tell what babe thinks?
Who can follow the gOssamnr links
| BY which the manikn feels his way
Out from the shore of the great unknown,
Blind and walking, and alone,
Into the light of day?
Out from the shore of the unknown sea,
Tossing in pitiiul agency
OF the unknown sea- that reels and rolls,
Specked with the barks of little souls
Barks that were launched on the other side,
And slipped from Heaven on an ebbing tide
What does he think of his mothers eyes?
What does he think of his mothers hair?
What of the cradle roof that flies
Forward and backward through the air?
What does he think of his mothers breast,
Bare and beautiful, smooth and white,
Seeking it over with fresh delight
Cup of his life and couch of his rest
What does he think when her quick embrace
Presses his hand and bures his face
Deep where the heart throbs, sink and swell
With tenderness she never can tell,
Though she mnrmurs the words
OF all the birds
Words she had learned to murmur well?
Now be thinks he 60 to sleep
can see the shadow creep
Over his eyes in soft eclipse,
Over his brow and over his lips,
Out to his little finger tip
Softly sinking, down he goes
Down he goes Down he goes
See, he is hushed in sweet repose =
New ADvEETIsEMENTs.-R the advertise
49, n, I ~