, 1869-09-09

thnn nil tho other places. ios ouslncss md
hope moro from II, though New York
II great city And full Of r1ch
people. Most Of these Iich people 80 Away from
the city tn hummer because It Is hot, and 10 make
It dull II that acha0D."
lie told me hundred o,nez thlpsa shout tho
people of New Yort knd Chicago which showed
ne cobclus1scly that they had thcls eJes and CHS
opcn all the tlu.e, And aaH deeper under tho sur
tsce of soc!tty than our people wou!d expect In
short, doubt II two Americans could 10 found
who would 90 into, OF across the Chinese Empire
IN 70 ahort a Tine, and see and learn half II much
OF the manners, cuatouoa. and pecullafitcs Of the
people and county, As thesc two quiet Chlnese
me1chants hAre learned Of ourA have Eetn Eng
l4hmcn who fancicd thcu1elrcs "blArsted gmars,"
who, after living IN CHM for years, hatl learned
q atnousand unes less, IN spite OF al thcir nlrL
rou11cAL
Tpltca have become even mofc moddled Ainca
my iast than betafc. The campaign aEstntt the
Democratic Mayor, MeCopptn. who ~ candidate
for reelection. has been badly managed BY one
paper, which loolahlJ dragged religion Into the
dacnsaiop, and 80 centred on him the ympathy
Of many before opposed 10 hin. The Republican
party has nerer recovered from the defeat into
which II was led when Gorham headed its ticket
for Governor, and sceMa now completely deUoyal-
tied. The "Independtnt" movement may save
so1rc part Of the city government from the De-
mocracy, but, as It now Stands the chances nre
that San Francisco will be utagprerncd By the
Democracy until 4 new parJ shall rise from the
ruins Of the Republican End sweep them from the
1eld The Fifteenth Amendment question comes
upon Us at a bad time. There Is dlst 1ntent or
apathy everywhere. II the adoption Or rejection
Of the amendment could be left to the people d.
1ccuy nj the polls, the Republicans would stand
better chance, as the amendment would then be
rejected four or nve TO one ar the least, and The
best men would be elected on either Ticket; hut
there ts no chauce for this, nnl Democratic
Legislature Is aluost foIegope conclnsf0n
In Califerula People on nil aides say
"uh, it's the old story; the there's who
are nut nghtlng the the thieves who Hre in, md
who cares which win: There Is oujf the amend-
,utnt tc:ore tho people Us living issue an5how!"
When the wnr was going on the people oi Calor-
MIA rallied nobly 10 tue support Of the Republican
ticket. hGtaEsc 1t represented the opposition to
pecess.an; bat loJalty 10 the Cn'on uul not mean
continued fealsy aud 10. atty to n party. The Rn-
publican pastJ was strung fer the moment, and
for the moment OulJ. AZ soon as 1t became
refuge for Tie broten-down hacks and professional
patriots Who Gocktd to 1t for the sake Of tue
spo!is. 1t hccamo distasteful 10 majority nf the
voters Of the State. and the unfortunate notntns-
tion Of the Goshnm ticket nniAhcd the work.
hat lille chance there was left u being fooled
aHaJ by the plea which the HrpnhcaHs hare
aAr anccd-thst unler tho Fifteenth Atneul-
mep!, ChtnAmsn rannot l,ec6no citi1cn b.
ca,,at our tfeaty-not yet rntidc, bJ the Chinoso
EtuptihE-tiocA not tuakc thcm ciit1sns. This Ia
iii untnan1y evasion. ~ look at II. an1 docs not
help thc party in tho leRst. The Epht-finut law,
wblel, fIas l'ecn fruitful cnrse to Cal1fnrnia, Ia
still ntIhrrtd 10 by tho faats uf the TRADES Unions.
auh ticlr hfutncs will nil m for tho lscnnrrntc
'lrkct. "A niattefs nun htnnh, think that tho
election VI n Democratic Legislature nud TIM TO-
FrtInn 81 Ito Fifteenth Amendment arc fu.r.ure
rs,hcnal0nB AMI li'ch tca5 that the ry tctrl In
i'H1, rz,rEco will ~ With TIM tcs ThiaIt mi VII
encouraging SrN Df the sithaiHi: Int tnr le ltfH
If fnr mi, arm M frnspn tnf taking my nther.
An, tu~, lin telegraph NH hnsr plvrn yhn TIM
kult. AtHt trsiht.i ~hrlhrf I nh f91t ns Mtnng,
lNiure TITS fcauArs s1u, ALrAhuHrH.