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Another Great Fire at San Francisc o '
. '/ hrec hun-
dred Buildings Burned ¦
' Loss, Fire Million JM-
lars >
The steamship Crescent City, Cap tain Brown , ar-
rived lit New York at two o'clock Monday, 22(1 hist.,
from Cbagves via Kingston , J;i. She arrived out
at Chagres in line (lays , and left on her return at
noon on the 13ih , Shu made the run to Kingston ,
from Chagres , hi fifty two hours , and left the latter
place on the , mornin g of the 10th , making the pas-
sage thence to New York in six days seven lioius.
The Crescent City brings news from California to
the 18th of June , 18 days later than our previous
advices. This intelli gence was brought to Panama
by the steamer Columbus , wh ich sailed from San
Francisco on tlie 18th nil., and arr ived at Panama
on t he 6th inst. She broug ht 150 passengers ,$ir>0,-
000 in "old (lust on frei ght , and the mails . The
gold dust was detained at Chagres to await the arri-
val of the steamer Cherokee .
The Crescent City brou ght about $180,000 in gold
dust , in the hands of her passengers.
The most important item of news by this arrival
is the in telli gence of another disastrous conflag ration
which has swept over the city of San Francisco .—
The following account of this terrible disaster ,whieh
occurre d on the 14th ult., is from the San Francisco
Daily Herald of June 18:
" We have scarcel y courage or spirit to at tempt
calmly to record this " last and most terrible disaster
to our apparently doomed city. We know not how
to sufficiently collect our thoug hts or our energies
under this stunning blow. In little more than three
hours, at least two^thirds of the wealthiest portion o(
the city has been consumed. The property of the
heaviest houses in town—the hard earnings of years
of successfu l industry—have been swept away.—
Gioora and desolation has settled on many a stout
heirt . Many a man ii> easy circumstances has been
brou ght to the verge of ruin. The commercial great-
ness of this fair city has received a shock from which
it jWi ll not recover for many n month to come. It if
the will of God—we bow with humility to this awfu l
dispensat ion of an alUwise Providence.
The fire originated in a back building ajtaehed tc
the Sacramento House , between Sacramento and
Clay streets, It commenced a little before 8 o'clock,
A. M,; and as the wind was high at the time , it
communicated quickl y with the adjoining buildings .
When we arrived at the scene of conflagation , the
flames were roaring in an immense volume from the
direction of Sacramento street to the corner oi
Montgomery and Clay, The Mayor and all the
princi pal citizens were promptl y on the ground but
the supply of water being limited , no effort was of
any avail to arrest its progress short of Clay street.
Here a determined stand was made , but notwith-
sta nding the most active and ceaseless exertions ,
the flames spread to Ihe north side, and extended as
far as Mr. IJaglee's un finished building on Montgom-
ery street , The banking house of Mr. James King,
of Willia m street , was torn down , and this enabled
the citizens to arrest the progress of the fire at this
point. Mr. 3M"a;:Iee's loss was comparat ivel y trifling.
Meantime the wind carried the flames down with
resistless fury to the water 's ed ge, sweeping in its
progress the whole of Ihe blocks from Clay street on
the nort h to the north side of California sheet inclu-
iive , and from Kearney street , with but the excep-
tion of a few houses to the water. It is owing to the
noble and manl y exerlions of Gregory Yule , Esq.,
assisted by several citizens , that the shi pping in the
harbor was saved from (Instruction. Mr. Yale was
deputed by the Mayor to proceed to this point and
to use all means necessary to arrest the progress of
the conflagration. Tie remained until lie was pressed
so hard by the flames that he was obli ged to escape
in a boat.
The Banking-House of Burgoyno & Co., is again
unscat hed by Ihe flames—being the i hird lime tin.'
estab lishment has passed the fearfu l ordeal. The
commun ity have begun to regard it as a sort of Sal-
ama nder concern that cannot be burned up. While
the eonflagrmion was rag ing most fiercel y,the nei gh-
boring bankers , the collector of customs , and many
of our princi pal merchants , deposited there large
amounts of treasure. Connected with this building
is a powerfu l force pump will ) hose, by means of
which water was conducted to some of (he nei ghbor-
ing buildings , wh ich rendered very ost satisfactory manner !
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Wo knew Amos had long been uncomfortable ;
swell ing wiih indi gnat ion , and occasiona lly frothing
with elforts at vengeance. In the last Register he
uncork s the last phial of his wrath , and pours its
conten ts—a concretion , or concentrat ion , of all the
bitterness and vituperation which he has, for the
last dozen yeais , been doling out in dribblets ,throug h
ihe Register—now , upon our devoted head , in one
deluge of unrestra ined anathema , and unm itigated
vindictivencss !
In the midst of his overwroug ht "sketch ," he
seemed to find it needfu l to quiet his own compunc-
tions monitions , thus , viz :—"If we are personal and
severe lie [our ''Boston writer "] ought to he the last to
complain," &c ! Certainl y, Amos. He will be the
very last. Wh y, didn 't we invite you to it, last
week ? "Withhold not thine hand" then. We
know you ranst feel belter , yourself— and that is some
positive good accomp lished ; and nothing of harm
can possibl y come, from your labors in that line ; so,
spare not !
But this Amos, is the same who, made the tour of
the Cape a coup le of years ago, in the double ser-
vice of broker for the rail road , and collector of
mater ial (or "writing Phinneij down at any rate?' —
We got on his track then , immediate ly. We caug ht
him at his tricks in Wellfleet;—at his toils in Prov-
incetown. We smoked him in his dail y slanders of
us at the Bank—we were able, ourself , to wait upon
him , in his disappointment , that Mr. Bacon did not ,
as per "promise," "come over to Lyceum Hall ,"
with other choice spirits , at Amos' summons , "to
make arrangements to write Phinney down at any
rate .
'" We tracked , and tr ipped hi m, in his first
essay at this enterprise— his infamous lies about us,
palmed off upon the Boston Atlas in Nov. '48. We
dul y noted ib is "hireling 's" more than questionable
operat ions in rail road bonds on the Cape. We
successfu lly refuted his calumnious editorials in the
Register, until (in very shame) its editors forbade
him access—even as 'penny a liner—to their columns,
except with some signi ficant "mark of the beast" at
the bottom ! We then , as steadi ly followed him in
his misrepresentations in the Observer! In all his
tortuos ities and tergiversat ions, in whi ch , he has for
years been systematicall y mali gn ing us and our
fr iends , we have been close at his heels ! He did
not escape exposure , when caught in his own official
trap, which , as Cashier, he so cunn ingly set , to over-
reach our "Boston writer" (and which accounts for
the redundancy of his ire in that direction now.)—
We have known Amos so long, and so .well , that
wherever he dove we could antici pate his coming up;
and scarcel y could ho "blow ," before we had our
spear under his fin again. Or , to borrow from his
own figure in the last Register, in whichever of our
"neighbors , gardens ''1
.this "old hen scratched ," we
prompt ly recognize d her cluck , and directed our
shot according ly.
Is it strange then , that Amos could not longer
constra in his pent-up vengeance towards us ? We
wonder not 1 He has utterly failed in his long and
persi've.i ing campai gn into our quiet ; and in his
plots and counterp lots for our overthrow. In every
move we have check-mated him ; in every slrngg le,
lie feels that he has been thrown. All this, he
knows and feels. lie now is attempting to carry
by storm what he has hitherto assailed by stratagem ,
and covertl y !
Now , Amos, again we say, spare not !
" as you have your armor buckled on,
Let venom'd vengeance ride upon your sword."
You'll find us ever waiting on you. Therefore ,
do not stop again to apologize. We are at your
serv ice !—And lastly, Amos—do not believe we en-
tertain the sli ghtest unkind-ness or enmity towards
you on this accou nt. Oh , no; thoug h
" . We shall not stint
''Our necessary actions , in the fear
"To cope malicious censurers ;"—
Yet for you , Amos, we repeat with heartfelt sin
ccr ity, the invocation of Bucking ham for his much
loved soverei gn:
"May you live
"Longer than I.have time to tell your years !
"And when old time shall lead you to your end,
"Goodness and you fill up one monument!"
U. S. Senatok.—The Goveror and Council have
appointed Hon. Robert C. Winthrop Senator lor the
remainder of the term for which Mr. Webster was
elected.
I. O. of O. F.—The members of Cape Cod Lodge
I. O. of O. F. are requested to meet at their Lodge
Room , this afternoon at 1 o'clock preparatory lo the
funera l of th eir deceased brot her, Thomas Stetson.
Cholera.—The Boston Post says : A man from
Pennsy lvania left Cincinnati with his wife and six
children in a skiff for Madison ,Ind iana , and all died
of cholera , except one little daughter , who was tak-
en care of by the fishermen.
In Cincinnati there were 25 deaths by cholera for
24 hours ending Jul y 26. In Louisville 32.
H^IIon. Wai. B. Calhoun , Secretary of the Com-
monwea lth has our acknowled gments for the recei pt
of a copy of the Laws and Resolves, passed durin< *
the last session of the Legislature.
Here is another of Amos' Falsehoods !—In the
last Register he makes the following direct assert ion
—which we pronounce a direct falsehood ! viz :
"That his articles have had a tendency to lessen
"the business and depreciate the value of the stock
"in the market , is asserted, by a writer in last week's
"Patriot , authority which Ilenry will not repudi-
ate."
Now , we like to make these direct issues with you ,
Amos. It is preferable to following you a whole
month in chasa of a "statement ;" which , as you run
it down , shrinks into an "insinuation ," and finall y,
before,you can catch it, jades out altogether ! We
like to corner you with such a direct lie as the above
on your lips! It shows how litile faith ever ought to
he put in your assertions ! You have , now , onl y to
copy the langua ge, from "last week's Patriot ," in
which "it is asserted by a wrilet3' that "our articles
have had the tendency" above named,and you will thus
relieve yourself from the above charge. If you ca n-
not do so, then you were, in that article , sketching
"a noted Blackguard ,"from your own "Life,"
faster and fuller , probabl y, than yon intended to.—
No dodging this time , Amos—no quibbling—give us
the assertion !
gallon. Daniel P. King, Member of Congress,
(and formerl y Speaker of Massachusetts House of
Representatives ,) died at his residence in Dauvers
on Thursday last , of dysentery, which he contracted
at. Washington ,
(grWe,call atten tion to the communi cation of a
"Forgeman " in our columns today—and we would
also speak more at length of the communi cation we
published 2a$2 week from "A Sandwich Mechanic. "'
There is no wonder , that the mecha nics of that town
should feel , and ex press, indignat ion, at the system-
atic efforts o( Mr. PresidentPage , to decry and de-
preca te the interests of the working men—the me-
chanics—of that town. At the annual meeting at
Middleboroug h, that gentleman stated while pre-
sid ing, that the cars manufactured at Sandwich were
of an inferior quality ! And this he so stated as to
give the impression ; and there is no doubt he meant
lo give it; that this was the reason wh y he went to
Taunton and Worcester and bought cars, and did
not even go to Sandwic h and look at those f or sale
there ! But let every man , who did not see throug h
his virtual misrepresentation , go away with the im-
pression that good cars could not be made at Sand-
wich !
He never saw those cars for sale at Sandwich , at
the t ime he went to Worcesler and bought ! Yet
he went on talking about the cars which they had
before bought (nearl y three years before) at Sand-
wich , as being poor cars compared with those he
boug ht at Worcester last year. Why was he not
man enou gh, and honorable enoug h, to state the
truth about the Sandwich cars ? Why did he not
compare them with those bought elsewhere in 1847;
and which they were built lo compare with ?
If ha was noinff to refer to the cars built at Sand-
wich in 1847 , why didn 't he do it distinctly and fair-
ly ? Had he done so, he wou ld have stated what our
correspondent , a "Sandwich Mechanic " stated last
week—viz :
"1have further authority to sta te, that the only
contract ever ofi'ei'ed by the Rail Road to the Man-
omet Iron Company was in 1847. The condition
t hen was, that they should bo made as well as those
the Road had engaged to be built in Braintree. —
How far this has been fulfilled , let those who wish ,
have them examined. They often stand side bv
side on the track—whoever examines them will dis-
cover that in the most important part of each car,
where the Braintree cars have one bolt and nut , the
Sandwich cars have two. The iron work in every
part of the Sandwich cars is at least one-fifth heavier ,
and will hold one-quarter more than the Braintree
cars. As to the workmanshi p, let those who exam-
ine them ,jud ge—and the mechanies of this town be-
lieve they w.ill not suffer by the comparison ."
The Sandwich cars which Mr. Page attempted to
depreciate , were built better than it ivas agreed to
build. Yet Page and Lincoln take stockholders and
others on to the track and show them these cars,now
three years old , and compare them with-—not the
Braintree cars of 1847—but with the Worcester cars
of 1849.
Page made a great story at the meeting, about
one of the Sandwich cars breaking down on its first
tri p.
Our correspondent thus exposed his unfairness
and misrepresentation in that respect:—
"The President stated that some of these were de-
fect ive and proved bad. One car which was over-
loaded—(1 1 tons being put on it)—broug ht the
spr ings down ,whic h were promptl y repaired. Some
others were hi gher on the springs than those built
at Braintree , and again these were reduced to ac-
commodate the height of the Braintree cars,and the
officer of the road gave a receipt approving of them
in all respects."
And then again , Page's statement left the impres-
sion that he saved $50, or $75 each car, by going to
Worcester to buy rather than to Sandwich. He
did not so slate—for he dared not—but he so man-
aged his argument about it, as to convey that im-
pression ; when the truth was he newer asked the
price of the Sandwich cars^; and he could have
bought them $50 or $75 less each car than he,paid
at Worcester—and he is a slandeier of the Mechan-
ics of Sandwich if he says the Sandwich built cars
are not as good as the Worcester built.
To this point we quote again from our correspond-
ent of last week.
"I am aware the editor of the Sandwich Observer
has stated that he had the authority of President
Page to assert in his paper , that he did procure cars
to be built at Worcester $50 less than he could have
had them made in Sandwich. I again repeat , their
statement is not true , neither in letter or spirit.
The mechanics of Sandwich believe they can
match any other mechanics , as to the qualily and
faithfulness of their work in car making—put forth
as good wheelwri ghts , blacksmiths and forgemen—
good carpenters and painters—and will pledge them-
selves to turn out good cars, and at as low rate as
can be built anywhere-—notwithstanding J. II. W.
Page's asserti on to the contrary."
We thus call attention now, to the communication
of last week, because we did not then do it such
justice ; and because the Observer continues to say,
that we have never "advanced one particle of proof
to sustain our original statement respecting this pur-
chase of Cars '
We trust the Sandwich Mechanics will protect
themselves and their interests—like men having-a
proper pride in their mechanical reputation—from
the scandal and the slanders heaped upon them by
any lawyer or lawyers editor whatever.
Ladifs h air.—Extensive arrangements are mak-
ing for the Fair which is to come off in this place,
on the 15th of August. During the past week lib-
eral contributions have been made , and many beau-
tiful articles are soon to arrive.
We are requested to say that a meeting of the
committee , comprising both Ladies and Gentle-
men , will be holden at the house of Mr. Frederick
W. Crocker next Thursday evening.
I was desirous of taking
stock for its exte nsion , but I have no doubt if it
should be extended , and it should be continued in
the hands pf such men as now have its control , it
would be a sinking concern.
A Sufferer.
^*Hon. Hannibal Hamlin has been re-elected,
by the Legislature of Maine , U. S. Senator, for six
years from the 4th of March next.
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exhibits an obtuseness of intellect , and an rW
and unchristian feeling which 1was not pre
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witness. The conclusion which you dra w f ^ l'
letter , and the spirit you manifest, to use v
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language , " prove you, it seems to me ,?
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a public Teacher and Pattern. " When I '
aj , 'kf
you I acted under an impression which an'. e8$frt
man would entertain from the cireumstanc ^"^'e
case, viz: that the copy of your report i»* 'n "i«
yourself , and that it was designed as an jns ^
s
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I di pped my pen in kindness , and really .i, Jet
that for once in my life I had written son, i^t
whic h would neither give offence to you ">itij>
forth carpin g criticism from any one else.' pr (:ail
seems, 1am disappointed. You evidentl y
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wrath , and , ver ifying the testimony of U|J""ein
Book, "An ger lesteth in the bosom of fools.'1 ^i
conc lusions and your say ings are as foolish as T
spirit is unkind. Friend , I regret you are not ^*
Your slurs will harm none but yourself, i,*
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chickens they will come home to roost." The ^6
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o me not in the least. I am as cool as an ^1
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frost while I read them , onl y wondering how'?''?
ish a man will be when in anger, and what ¦
things he will pen when lacking something fc 'f
to write. A little advice , even frorr^ niei"
w;|, Cf
hur t you. Always keep your temper^friefiO
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you enter the list with an opponent , w^ei'he .
self-defence or otherwise , and if \ou find \\^ '"
are biting a bit of iron , bite it good nature dl y, '***
But let us pass your letter in review. I stjit e(] .i
I presumed I was indebted to yon for a copy of .,
report. You very crustil y reply—"This, sir, ^
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another proof and exa mple of ih&t presu mptionf ,
which you have so long been so notoriou s." \
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did you not say unwarrantable presumption ? Do /'
less you thoug ht it unsafe to make this states
lest I might show that , notor ious as I may he f"'
presum ption ", my presumptions are very often k *
ranted and my guessing very good. But look m n''
facts in this case, and you and the "en ligl,te.\
publ ic," to wh ich you ap peal, can jud ge whetl,/'!
was not warranted in presuming you the author
Here is a copy ol a report of the School Conimiip
comes to me from a distant town where 1know ''
man an d no one knows me, except Mr. H a '?
yourse lf. This report has your name affixed lo t
as one of the comm ittee , and aga inst your nntne '
a pencil mark to call my attention to it. Now, u
could J presume sent me this report. Not a 8tran Be
°
—no t Mr. II ; at least , without supposing |,;n
guilty of a weakness and unpardonable vanity ]
wou ld be unwillin g to attribute it to him ; for ;
your report of his school my attention is called ,)»
a pencil mark, to a sentence , which if done bv id
would seem to say— "Look , and see what a jrtai
man I am—what wonders I have performed in i|l(
estimat ion of men here, and what fools you Barnji,.
ble Committee are." Who, then , could I pren m
sent me that report , but one of the committee from
whom it emanated ? Why, man , there is not nB
individual of common sense living who would hesi.
tate a moment to presume he was indebted to you
for it , and that you wished it to be so understood ,!
*
calling attention to your name. But you say ym
did not send it. It may be you did not send it; but
can you say you had no knowled ge of it ? that yog
were in no way accessory to it? that you were not
the lion and Mr. H the jackal in the affair ?
Your reply shows me the truth of the proverb you
so stran gely apply—"a guilty conscience needs m
accuser." If you were entirel y innocent in the'af-
fair and had no hand in it, why come out in wralb
like one who feels that he is n»t guiltless and wislw
to hide his sin in the smoke of vituperation and per.
sonal invective ? Why not simply say, as any sen-
sible, innocent man—any gentleman and christkt
would have said—"Sir, you labor under a wrong
impression—some one has imposed upon you—1
have sent you no such report , and therefore your
remarks are uncalled for, as you are indebted lo
some one else and not me." Would not something
of this kind have looked more reasonable and bctn
more consistent with a clear conscience ? While
I do not dispute your statement that you did nol I
send it , you must excuse me if I doubt , in view ol
the circumstances , your entire innocence in tit
transaction until I receive some further light. You '
say I have ad dressed you without provocation. Tliii, "
in one sense, is true ; for I am not "easily provok-
ed" with things of this kind , and was prompted lo |
write by no such feeling. Being convinced , from
the circu mstances named , and oth ers, that I wai
"indebted to you for the favor," and that it was de-
signed as an insul t , I thoug ht it best to try and
shame the author into better conduct , and at the
same time reason him into a better spirit by a pub-
lic acknowled gment. You intimate that I have in-
sulted you in my epistle. Could you see the copy
of the report sent me, you might possibly compre-
hend what an insult means. Did I address you fa/
disrespectful language , or manifest an angry, ujiIhtiu
spirit ? Does my epistle breathe ajiyihtrfg ofthe
spirit and temper , or present the-ifncivil and un-
gentlemanl y and unchristian character of your let-
ter before me ? I fear, if you read each of them
cooll y, you will be hardl y willing to appeal to an
"enli ghtened public" to j ud ge who is most fit fon
"public Teacher and Pattern."
If you are not one of those unfortunate ones w>
stand so high in their own estimation as to deem it
an insult tp address them at all , unless it be with l'1
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most profound reverence, you will find it difficult ,'
think , lo construe my lettei into an insult. As re-
gards your rejection by myself and others asunq"11'"
ified to teach , &c, I alluded to it , not for the pur-
pose of pub lishing it to the world , nor , as you 'nJ''
mate, for the purpose of justifying the course of w
comm ittee ; for I seek no favors and ask no jus'™'
cation on that score of any one; but to show you, '1
I could , the unreasonableness of your supposed un-
kind feeling, and suspicion of wrong motives on tne
part of the committee. Its aim was to remove »
false impression from your mind , and not to justilji
pall iate or excuse myself or any one else ; for "6
believe and know that we acted rightl y . And so t«r
from publishing your rejection to the'world, I ca'"*
full y withheld your name and the name of the to»ir
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where you resided , that it might not be known l;V
any but yourself to whom I alluded. And even m
this communication I have not copied your exni"-
pie, and blazoned your name in full , as I might o"
justified in doing if you consider your example »or'
th y of imitation ; for I have no wish to harm y°a
in person or reputation. Your remark in refe"^
to "one member of the Board" is appreciated. ¦
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other members know how little truth there is in '
insinuation , and will think none too highly of y,01
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reputation for candor and honesty in the PrelI]!
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Let me just say to you , friend , that if I TeC°''Le
rightl y it did not require the asking of even f
Questions" to convince the whole board that y° j
qualifications were, to say the least, very doubt •
You intimate that yourself , or some one else v
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treated unc ivilly. I can only say that if y°"
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to yourself, your insinuation betrays an utter reC
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lessness of truth ; for you know in your o« n s .
that not a word was said , nor a thing done that W
not. strictl y courteo us, civil and respectful to yoU '
a ma n , and a stranger , and , as we supp osed, *' r .
tleman. And if you refer to any one else, t"e
o)
sinuat ion is equall y false. See that "thou bear -
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false witness against th y neighbor ;" for upon sue
wo is pronounced , and aju dgment will fall- . cn
You close by saying that if my "object has d j
to draw you into a protracted newspaper c°nle.
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have entirely fa iled." Be not alarmed , f»c"° ti
never write for that purpose. It is yourseU
others that draw me into contests ; for no s0
er
does my poor pen indite a line for a new 6P"' /
however simp le and harmless , than a dozen ]¦ ¦
will move to criticise and combat. Philo, ¦
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'. :ts,
(do you know them ?) and a host of unseen sp'r
be
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who are ashamed of their name , or afraid to
known , will creep round through Brewster tna i
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their guns from behind every bush. No, lrien .
not alarmed , I shall never attempt to draw you .
a contest. Should I ever seek anything of "
'e
oU [d
rest assured it will be some one where victory
be an honor and defeat no disgrace. «
Yours, &c. »• b>
A CALIFOKNIAN ItKTUKNED WITH THE hip.
Stephen Whi pple, of this town .son of linigni
pie, has just returned from El Dorado with ^
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f ive or thirty thousand dollars. He obtain"1
money otherwise than by
d^^,^i
ot
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THE PATRIOT .
EAPJ M3TA3LE :
Tuesday, July 30, 1850.