The Empire County argus. [volume] (Coloma, El Dorado County, Cal.) 1853-1857, 1853-12-10

The saponaccous editor of the FL Dorado Repu6-
ca in his last issue comes down on us IN his usual
''weighty" style. Hc pretending to quote from our
columns, makes us say that q the Democracy OF San
Francisco voted four or five times" If he will read
the article he will note that we said such thing
His closing sentence is worth copying. "We
think the modern Argus has reversed his eyes,
and, as with his brains, carrsP them like the pea
cock"
He admits that we have brains. We don't like
to be outdopc in complimenting but we know that
the people of FL Dorado would not believe us If we
were to assert that he had any, We regret it
We cannot but remark on the "Protean' like
power the editor Of the Republican possesses of as
suming the part of the Gods and Demi-Go(s of old.
He was the Ajax of the Miner and Settler fratcr-
nifty. As psychopompos he conducted the departed
spirits of that body to the internal regions Now
as Mercury he commences battle with argus"
The editor of the Republican Mercury! le
Gods how low have you descended.
We shall be expecting the aerial editor to make
his appearance in our sancum. He will come with
his 'pctasus" and tdlaria" He will also have
his Tyre O in his hand prepared to lull our hundred
eyes asleep. We rest in the hope that the new
Mercury does not possess sufficient power for that
We hope he will not wear the helmet of Pluto
we would not have invisible enemy to cope with
He certainly will have the "harpe' with which to
cut off our heads--if he can. But we shall try to
appease the God of grace, (our devil suggests
10 oil oo1f ne
we can get one) in his honor. He shall have the
tongue. The ancents when they sought to do spc-
cia honor to Mercury, sacrificed pregnant SOW to
him. This we cannot do-'twill cost too much.
Pork is too dear in California. The God will have
to excuse that sacrificed
Not being able to offer him "milk and honey"
VIC shall tender him brick" We shall order q
statue of clay to be erected at some crossroadthe
form to be the ssmo as that adopted by the Egyp-
ans--rcprescnting him with the head Of q dog,
A FAcr--An advocate of the Maine Liquor Law
was progressing through our town during the week
soliciting signcrs to petition to our next Legsla-
ture for the passage of that law. He met us in the
street and asked us to sign it. We declined but as
we were just going into Huntrcss to take Il drink
we invited him to accompany us He pocketed the
lengthy petition and took gin cocktail' Strong
advocate he
CoLoMA Hook AND LADDER Co. No This
company have now nearly completed an elegant
house on Main street for the reception of their i'm
plements and fire annihators. 1t contains spacious
and tastefully decorated apartments for holding
their meetings, and is an ornament to the town and
credit to the entcrprising company who have al
ready by their excrtions once saved Col0ma from
destruction.
| FL DORADO CoUNTy-TREAsURER' REPoRT.--W c
last week published the Report OF the Treasurer of
this county We invite the attention Of our readers
to it. 1t exhibits gratifying condition of the iinan-
cal affairs of county The Property Tax paid
into the Treasury during tho fiscal year exceeds
$4,000 The amount derived from Poll Tax up
wards Of $4,000 from Merchandise s. 600 For
egn Miners License, $4,000, and from other
sources ST. 765; in the aggregate amounting to the
snug sum CT Sl47, 235 The Indebtedness Of the
county one year ago reached nearly ftty thousand
DOLLARS This has been nearly all paM and money
now in the Treasury to discharge the last dollar.-
Current expenses have been paid with the exception
Of less than five thousand dollars, and this too will
be paid right speedily,
The contribution which the State receives from FL
Dorado this year will amount to nearly $4,000
Nov we ask with all due humility which and where
is the county contributing more? Where the coun-
ty as much Do not all speak at once, gentlemen.
Three cheers for cur faithful collectors and efficient
county officers and full round for our law-abiding
and tax-payng citizens! The people OF Ell Dorado
can celebrate the holidays with money in their peck
cts and CROW out Of debt.
Hon. S. BRANNAN, Senator elect from San Fran
cisco, has resigned. There are already three can
didates in the field ambitious of filing his seat
D. Mahony, Of the cen committee, A. A. Selover
q disappointed applicant for Post Master, 1--WE hope
the people will hold him in as high appreciation us
did President Pierce, and let him rcgetate in mer
tied obscurity,) and Dr.. Thcller, the editor of a
nondescript paper called the Public Ledger. 1t is
pity that III so large city San Francisco, where
there are a number of good and able Democrats
such persons should have the presumption to become
candidates. 1t lowers the dignity Of Office among
rejecting men, to such men selected to fill them
The editor of the Le1ger deserves something for his
straightforward and consistent course but that
somethinU IL not thp confidence nor rcSDect Of the