Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-12-17
NaieceUameoma yEgatter.
FUN IN CALIFORNIA.


There is little paper printed at San,
Diego, California, called the San Diego
Herald-an ordinary grave paper, that went
into the support of John Bigler Tor Cover
nor, and that was not suspected of ever be-
ing inclined to fun. The EDITORS name is
J. Judson Ames,.a a county judge and
moderate man. Lately-beiore the cleo
tion-he took in into his head to 60 OH
tour to another part of the State, to cleo
tioneer probably for the democratic Biger,
and entrusted the Herald during his absence
to the charge OF John Phoenix, Esq,
gentleman OF that ilk, known in this yicini-
ty by the name OF Derby.
But the Judge had forgotten 10 inquire
into the nature of Mr. PhGnix's politics,
and the first thing the new editor did was
to change the political character OF the
Herald by running up the Whig flag, bear
ing the name of William Waldo Tor Gov
ernor. The Judges CONSERVATION may be
iancied. He Immediately wrote back
letter to PhGniX, telling him to bring the
! Herald back to its allegiance; whereupon
PbpniX declares his demotracy-that his
support OF Waldo was mistake, and asks
forgiveness, avowing himself lrady 'to
embrace democracy with ardor, slap her
on the back, and declare himself in favor of
erecting statue Of Andrew Jackson on
the plaza"
whatever is, is right (says Pepnix,l J
Gas the old gentleman sweetly remarked
when he chopped off the end OF his nose
with razor, in the endeayor to kill fly
that had lit thereon when he was shaving,"
and applies the remark TO the election OF
Bigler, and adds-''ll this election should,
however indirectly, cause San Dirgo "a
assume its proper position as the first COM
mercal city OF California, shall reverence
the name of John Biger forever, and
will besiow that honored appelaioh upon
my youngest child, and have it engraved
upon piece of leather or other suitabis
material, and suspended about that tender
infants neck, until such time as he shall
be old enough to learn and love the virtue.
of his honored god-siTe. NH1+
MIR. Phenix in his arm chair writes an
eloquent yaledictory on retiring from the
editorship. He says -.
"TE DEUM LAUDAUMUs.-Judg Ames ha'
returned with the completion oi THIS ar
ticle, my labors are ended and, wiping
my pen on my ceat-tail, and placing il be-
hind my sinister ear with graceful bow
and bland smile for my honored admirers
and wink of intense meaning at my ene-
mics, shall abdicate with dignity the sarm
chair in favor of its legitimate proprietor
By the way, this 'arm chair is but pleas
ant fiction of 'Bostcns'-the only seat in
the Herald Office being the empty nail keg,
which have occupied while writing my
leaders upon the inverted sugar box, that
answers the purpose of table. But such
isliie. Divested oft poetry and romance
the objects Of our highest admiration be-
come mere common places, like the Her.
AIDS chair and table. Many ideas which
we have learned TO love and reverene'
from the poetry of Imagination as tables
/. become old sugar boxes on close inspection
and more intimate aequaintance.~i $40 e
Il 1.-THE has given offence TO any one, he
= ready to accept their apologies. He says
l"Cpmmeneing as an independent joul
nal, have gradually passed through all Ii
stages OF incipient whiggery, decided COZ
'servatism, digni6ed recantation, buddir