The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-20
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Life on the Shores of the Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5, 1867.

opportunity of leisure and he that hath little business shall
become wse Your correspondent tried by the of the
"Son of Sirach' will fear, be sadly wanting in wisdom"
Since my last many weeks old, have had scarcely
minute spare from business until now; when very
gladly devote the day the REPUBLIC Just now in this
place. politics engross public interest," to the almost total
exclusion of everything besides The primary elections
progressing and their result will determine the political
complexion of California for some time to come they natur-
ally excite very considerably those interested in party t
umph and defeats. Foremost amongst those who who
would be leaders, the advocates of the Rights of Work
ingmen" They complain that in the past legislation
controlled by those who represented the wealth of the State
and made subservient their private interests ignoring
the rights of the workers. and crushing them out when those
rights conficed with their interests.
Now the workers have decided take their affairs into
their hands, and dscaming all sympathy with profes-
sona office seekers party commit the advocacy of
their rights representatives whose interests identical
with theirs "Coolie labor and the Eight Hour" law
to be the principal grievances The eight hour system has
been often discussed in your section of the country that
nothing remains be said which would be likely interest
your readers Coolie-Chnese is condemned on the
principle that it brings slaves into competition with free
aboers degrading the free and forcing him into unjust
and runous competition The advocates of the system pro-
that the prosperity of the State depends the develop
ment of its True enough frfor which pur-
pose cheap labor is necessity And they maintain that the
prosperity of the Californies is to be built Chinese
foundation The opponents of the system perfectly blind
the advantages be derived from the importation of
inferior race ignorant of the nations political national
history and with wish to be informed without single tie
to bind them to the country without feeling in
with the people, They also affirm Cooesm to be
sion principle forth in the Constitution in relation
slavery in any FORM and obsinatey refuse the great
difference between Peter of Virginia giving to Paul of South
Carolina bill of sale of black slave remain his property
for ef he chooses is keep him-and the YupseeCo CIV
ing John Smith mortgage for life for years
Asatc slave Paul of South Carolina clothed and fed the
black slave John Smith pays the company who give pit
the Asatc which he allowed to feed and cohe
himself and which white would sarve. Disinter-
esed people may difference and be able to explain it,
but unfortunately there disineresed people in Cali
fomia every manaye and woman, tooin the State has
taken their place in the ranks of the oer the traders
to-the old story, bitter protests the side, calm
defiance on the other and-nousg errons
Since the LIST of April have had rain in this section
of California and ranchers short crops
Everything looks dry and dusty. look forward with kind
of horror six months of such weather The morning and
forenoon delightful at breeze springs up rising
gradually until between three and four o'clock, when it
becomes a gale Men half blinded with sand and dust
stagger against the wind ladies in full dress scud before it,
but there difficulties in the way streets must be crossed
and turned gentleman merely clutches his hat and
runs but lady-vail and paraso must be held FAST amb-
tious ounces restraneda matter of small difficulty
dash and the opposite sidewalk appears confused
drapery with pair of gater boots showing at end
peculiar wgge and twist which long practice has made per-
feet and from the chaos of silk lace and velvet energies the
lady radiant in Smiles rouge rats rolls and waterfalls and
goes her way rejoicing repeat the performance at the
next crossing wonder if hurricane could sweep woman
from "war path she enters prepared for con-
quests. #.'
One of the incidents of last monthindeed the incident
was The Teachers Institute for the State OF California
In numbers and talents the educational interests were very
well represented all such occasions
views were advanced giving rise osome animated debating
and ecng opinions which had at least the merit OF origin
atty Methods of teaching very cleyery illustrated
schools advanced discussed,