The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-23

America against slavery
Mr. Clay made an eloquent speech
in favor of according this public
compliment to the Apostle of temper
anCe, on the ground of the virtue and
philanthropy of his character: and
ne deprecated with equal eloquence
and earnestness the introduction Of
the slavery question on any and all
occasions
Governor Seward would vote for the
resolution with the greater pleasure
in consideration of the noble stand
taken by Father Mathew IN favor OF
human freedom, as well a IN view
of his efforts to eradicate the vice of
intempeTance.
Hereupon Mr. Foote and his col
league, Jefferson Davis, opened upon
the governor like two bloodhounds
with the victim in sight but just
without the reach of their fangs.
Stewards silence and patience
sprang from contempt for such adver-
saries, and not from tameness of
spirit.
Mr. Calhoun thought such compIi-
mentaTy invitations were deTogatOry
TO the dignity and self-reSpect of the
senate
The resolution was adopted by a
vote of 80 to Is.
In January 1850, the California cor
respondence showed some very
gloomy aspects in the regions of gold.
One writer stated that there was much
suffering, sickness, and deaths among
the miners, who had to work knee
deep in water. 1T is very cold at
night. while the temperature reaches
100 degrees at midday
The rainy season is setting in
earlier than usual with scanty food at
the mines Starvation is anticipated
In some quarters, with the horrible ne
cessity of living upon each other,
The expenses are enormous. Boots
sell at 90 to 100 dollars per pair. and
SLOUGH wool hats at $500. Flour
$3.50 to $500 Der pound.
The regular demand of physicians
is an ounce of gold for each call;
with a corresponding extravagant
charge for medicine, a dollar per
dose for salts, etc. Rheumatic affec-
lions and swelling of the joints are
very prevalent.
Later: The roads have been alb
solutely impossible from Stockton 10
the mines for two weeks: but pack
mules are again going through, and
business is actice at Stockton.
Lumber is enormously high, com
mon packing boxes broken up sell at
so cents per foot.
Tne charge is fifty cents per pound
for carrying to the mines, where every
kind of food now sells at one dollar
per pound"
1t is estimated that fifty-three thous-
and passengers have embarked from
the Atlantic coast for California in
is months, and about 500 vessels
2.227 800 feet of lumber have left Bos-
ton the past month with large GUAM
titles of clap-boards, doors, windows.
etc
Bayard Taylor reports 10000 people
at San Francisco. where there were
about 500 year ago
Physicians report many cases of
lunacy here. some from sudden &C
foundations of gold and others, for
lack of it. Several have committed
suicide.
Sacramento City is nicely laid out
in Philadelphia style. The number
of inhabitants in tents and houses
will fall but little short of 10000 Last
April there were just four houses
here.
The large trees left standing in
the streets are almost a necessity in
the summer when the thermometer
stands at 100 degrees. A storm last
Friday blew down some trees. one
crushing a tent IN winch z man was
saved by large limb on each side of
him.
This place is a furnace in summer
and a swamp in winter. Three
fOurths of the people who settle here
are visited by agUes, diarhoea and 9th
er reducing complaints.
mo sound man has a right to COM
plain where labor rules everything
The carpenters struck because they
only got $1,000 per day
There IS a constant thTOng of
teams coming in from the mountains,
and tents by hundreds are pitched in
thiCketz around town Such worn and
weatheT-beaten individuals I never he
fore saw Cows were yoked in with
oxen, doing equal duty.
At the horse market owners are
austiOneering their WORKOUT riding
and hauling animals at all hours of
the day Lean pack mules that have
been starved in the great basin. oxen
that have learned 70 digest oak-baTk,