Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-03-14
OUR CALIFORNIA LETTER

YUBA CITY, March /, 1879.
FRIEND TIMMoNs "A few notes from
this coast just now will doubtless be a
treat to your many readers who are looking
anxiously forward beyond the bowling of
the storm, for the approach of the beautiful
spring; when the brown earth will don
her verdant garb, and the bare branches
put forth bud and blossom in the genial
sunshine. Yes the Spring is already here
in all its loveliness. The fields and road.
sides are carpeted with green grass, and
many cunning little wild flowers are peep
ing forth here and there in genuine CO.
quetry. The almond and peach trees are
in bloom and even the buds of the oak are
opening. There is a prospect for an abund-
ant harvest. The wheat that lay so long
int dry cloddy fields, has at last been
bountifully walered and from tho soner-
al cheer, l know that farmers are conf :
dent.
My public school closed yesterday with
declamations, songs, dialogues and general
good cheer, and the ranchers" of the
vicinity contributed no little to my share
of the pleasure, by making up a purse Of
$l32 TO continue the school for two months
longer. This, although not quite so much
as have been getting for the public term,
is very thankfully received, as it both
gives employment through dull time
and gives assurance of the appreciation Of
my patrons. How seldom a teacher is re.
wnrded with this assurance, is too well
known by many worthy brethren OF the
ferule."
On the 22nd ult. i. e. Washinglon's
Birthday, every steeple in Marysville W az
a flagstaff, and the buildings were decked
with flags and banners throughout the city,
while the soft, sunny air OF the day fairly
quivered with stirring national airs from
the different bands marching and playing
from morn till night. The sun that dav,
in his daily circuit of this happy earth
occupied over three hours of time in salut'
Ing with his meridian beans, the stars and
stripes OF that E Pmibw Uaum for which
Our Washington" lived and died-un-
furled from thousands of steepes in the
valleys and on the broad plains as well rs
from the blue or white SUBMITS OF hun
dreds Of American mountain from the
one great ocean to the other. And here
on the tarthest verge Of liberly's Father
land the dusky faces of the children of
the Oriental land beyond the seas, were
seen to beam with pleasure while they
were mingling with our happy people,
stepping time to the tramp of the free,
fully cOnhdent that the liberty that can
equalize the extreme of color will not re.
ject the shades between. Ere another
" Centennial" of liberty the many who
now labor with heart and soul to excom-
mnnicate the Magnolian will he pardoncd
and piIied, as are now the 5000 good aud
great OF New York, who in 1850 signed
the call Tor the Castle Garden meeting in
support Of the Fugitive Slave Law. |
truly believe that the sun in that day will
illuminate during his entire cireuii the
STARS and stripes OF the Unum Mlndi, bear
ing also he berAtiiul inscription, " Reace
ON earth, good Vii TO man" Stick TO the
true Republican principles Don't sell
yOnr principles for Anli-Chinese or anv
other doubtful support in the campaign of
1880 Better be on the side Of those who
lose the right than those who win the
wrong. S. II. r.