, 1875-09-17
WILLIAM G. RALSION.
A DEFENSE or THE DEAD FfhAnc,Ea

Tin" "f small 'nsce III tho columns Of y"nF wildly
rad aud influential JOURNAL for tho purr.so If rtfu.-
,ne I'm n o,s,' IT,, 'e'uen oies',on u f'"in".
upon tho character Of tho late Eam e. I.asin, Esq,
1rex3 n. of Tho ,}ank of Cufo na Mt Fan Fr.ncl.ro
The writer w.s evidently not personally acquainted
With Mr. Haaton ahd Ine" nothing nf lila Nobility OF
character and .hs r.d'tai nnteasnes. which marked
rambling rrontn,itle.. II Nm deyconrncnt of III,
49,. ..,rt " 80 -" y. |'e
regarded o. gambling. then tho writer Is truthful;
otharwIse, he IL 3 malicious fa1.t1,pr Mr. Tai. |
A no''' pAN.e 'l''s a"a taf'f1an'eu'ie""
us'sioiea 'uo great colnhtoek Aoue' III :u's ot"e'
which to-day Is furnishing to tho world nearly sfoo
QVQ In GOLD nut silver bullion rtr nrl II That ia
p,mhino Tim nco,. ~ ~. country ,,,, thn,t ,otr
ss'npns, u ruopm ~ 'n's county ma5 .nnas .ns
thcm. ..-.
L. 1t rosetble that an American can e 80 base as to
efaetor 10 the cuti.e couutsys
11sd 1t not bcrn for tho admirably ly-cntcrpr1hIng
spirit OF Mr. Ralston, tho "Conntoek lotle which
precious motaB, would probably nut he pro
ducing 10 rcr cent Of slle aIpso aRurst: Is such
ktylos htm7 No: be wsa hleeHnH to tho leo1lo of
this Coast who appreciated his an,oug them.
.nas W. of ~ scres so .sreut. ,s in csfsrn,s
which land ts now pAcuG Hlail far1ners IN lcpcid.
ent J,oaluuns Ia nut sulh tnsIl hlcHslug to all
.stoI i..ry and hoooraSiy IN ii & r. l.;ass VII
bis feow.snan. b. daaon1na:ea 'iraud y Nt,a
s@i1s uens. ena noss o hs Cost, 0' " 'o
,bEt%s ,h.t th.y lad nnl,tun .n.nnv ,he, II W.,
t ~. n,t"rrrsss and rah III 1,,,,'ex In,t ANAL
narrow street. weto tranhtor.ned Into masnih cut
bouleysr1s. 1t VA through him tlnt tLedt slts wss
prosperonut Dnt Why ahoul e1l,1mernte ali The
good which he accomplished for The benetit Of hia
.epes ;y n1 II n sots f co.s gen
ths1 not II s ,.r n ~. 4,,. ,,,,.
e,n,.sa that the sntcrurises ~ ur. R,ston vrr r.
iii 1rr ~, tbnt a,rh i, mn the 1hc II ~ ~
t,,forna wan solvent on the ay it, I,ors we're ceci
II iho s.us a of she bant M I'm su,l+nsaIy IL @ oTms
shs ss ' 81 Sf ao TO tue Utmost DE-
orc tne ssoss Of 1s @ H. s .o ihx a, or ~ @ WI
csco fsnouS vLoua Is tho lion, Wiia,u Sharon. tho
sssa. HininF mi!"n,;rs who by tnc way atstysa
ssrs wnosa crct ana Az hr
ths9r 1ntoa IT, . 'iaoas .. sief'e: s r,.
home cntspnrtses Win IL, a, ,na:v s, ot xs
cann,n os aea s ill., ~ y
tso ,'tgaa,t mi chr,.. ar.,e
Of NJ .s!o more .;a;. SAY 10 , ss!a poaess ,s.s
os1a tn,a rsstda,ta Fl ,he parir tas whnhnxs cyery
a sesson s 70 tIsk ao i tat M such s % nun ~ Wism
t a. ~ hrs.t ,n.n nv *. p,rIae T",.t rrH ,.. ~ -
= nv ~ ss ~ sh 4 tr,'ir E et t.I.t "S ,rh Ut os ~.
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ore, ius ~. & Lnu u nd
sa,,,n AM u'n-ssA' LILIES '4'' eooo Alu
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cfnr!!rcr nd liz Heeron. M, nnsc,n.6 .r nf ha
s'nSeres .ns inoustsS,iGs " a.. e. man. .,,
"nt,x " hng ~ ~ )" ao1vs.
ss sa =, ,;sa h ~, . W. 49,, 9
s,: q LII H., ~ ...Io o - ss. a1 ns as nos
~. 70 LINZ .S III W. ., one.
. ~ ' wno W. .a",na ~ Hn nesa ;, .stn.,t
~ ~, ,sar ~ ~ ~ yt,o H. ts .;. :. ~ ~ h"S,
.ae ~ter M % 1t o ,.,'n s u nste'
HI. the smt1sor sn,rus1 his nna 10 III .,ccnurv
nLet, sng therepy 1nowh @ y leae. s9an assses "
~ @ no ", 3. os. b t"3. u n1u rio a.
~ Sou1 e wv w Snn @ .or "i, Ent ntunnnn ,hts
Ho't e"' very 'to1s so't'. oiAo "h@h'iiooD'
At Tho meeting Of tie friends Of Mr. llaston In Ban
rrans,aco Hspt 4 st,ea.IIse were mkde b. Col " H.