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THE FORTY NINERS PRESENT MANN ALIVE A SPECIAL FEATURE MAGAZINE ISSUE OF THE HORACE MANUAL
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Editorial Comment Since the world began man has reached out for real or imaginary treasures which he believes are beyond the place where he now stands. For this reason the 49’ers pushed westward to California and gold. From the hour when the first reports of gold at Sutter’s Mill trinkled eastward across the country, the rush was on. All types of people—the dandy, the steadfast breadwinner, the rest¬ less, the daring, the studious, the lack-a-daisical, the ener¬ getic, the lazy, the Mexican War veterans, the reckless youth, the noble, the ruffian, the rich and the poor—all gathered together their possessions and hurried, by clip¬ per ship, by covered-wagon, on foot, or in horseback trains to California. All were united by one common goal —treasure. Their spirit was unconcpierable. Not even the constant menace of Indian raids, or the horrors of Death Valley and the desert could stop them. 1849 ushered in a new era of adventure, of “Oh Susan¬ na,” of “My Darling Clementine, of legends about hid¬ den gold, of long flowing skirts, of the railroad that was to tie the West to the East, and of the first American steamship in the Pacific. Boomtowns were plentiful: San Francisco was perhaps the most famous. San Francisco flowing with turmoil, restlessness, confusion, and fast living. These cities were filled with all kinds of people—fascinating, rugged, big hearted, crude. 1849 was also the era of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and the fugitive slave law. The free-soil spirit of the north and the pro-slavery aggressiveness of the south were already creating a strained and restless atmosphere in Congress. At this time the United States was enriched by the influx of European immigrants. These newcomers with their undauntable ambition helped stimulate enterprise. They thrust behind them Europe with its political and economic disturbances, to build a freer life in the New World. Now, the 1949’ers live in another era. Still men are driven by the same search for security and prosperity which sent pioneers to settle the west a century ago. This search is not an easy one and if we are to be as successful as the 49’ers of the last century, we must have the same fresh, powerful, striving, the same unconquerable spirit. For though our problems are different, our ambitions and aspirations are just as great. Pap 2
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