The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-06-17
How Yeow Deu Tork!

Portland Transcript. the DOwnievillians
viii learn that their reputation among
the Down casters is not any Of the best
From the hotch potch to which the man
with the scissors has treated his readers
we are led to believe that he had tarried
long at the camphor bottle. or had indis-
cree tly partaken Of the juice Of rotten
apples. or perhaps been present at the de
struction Of barrel of New England
rum. It might be possible, that in q ct
of desperation brought on by the failure
of the clam diygings, or repeated water
hauls in the niackerel fisheries, the Editor
of the Transcript has sasagely seized his
scissors, and while he was riled /" went
to hacking up California exchanges, and
collecting murders and suicides, with the
intention of throwing same nervous old
lady into Mysteries.
! But we nj, st not detain the reader from
the perusal Of the above mentioned para
graphs. The FIRST one is from the Downie-
vile Argus, paper of whose existence
we have been heretofore ignorant. We
presume however, that it is edited some
where abou t. by Deacon Deulittle, who is
said to have been editor Of the Piscdtorlai
lnauis.tcr at Cape Cod, but who emigra-
ted in consequence ola discrepancy that
| ,roc A;caoyaraJ -, thu ,,,otfor IF ,.ort.;,,
ecclesiastical copper left in his custody.
The Sabbath is all institution but lit
tie regarded in this land Of gold. The
Downievi!le Argus says all effort is about
to be made to have the day observed in
that village, bat adds that mlny will OPP
pose it as likely to interfere with their
business affairs. A correspondent Of the
same paper says preachers are wanted
there, but they must not say anything
against theatres, nor drinking, nor talk Of
he'll The following advertisement from
The same paper shows that the Maine law
is needed
SoNs OF NEW ENGLAND Two barrels
of your NATIVE Rum Oh tap, q nd for sale
at the brick store!'
We are sorry to say that the Sab ,ath
is not observed here us it should be. but
the better class Of Cur citizens are doing
all in their power to bring about u proper
observance of that holy day. Still it APP
pears that we are not quite heathens, for
preachers are wanted" We would here
remark, that in the mountains of Caiifor-
MIA may be found nsany ministers of the
Gospel, big-hearted, Heaven-inspired men,
who have had the courage to lift up the
cross in the wilderness. and kneel down in
the forest sanctuary with the rough unsha-
ven gold digger OF every nation, and We
may add that nothing would quicker
bring from its scabbard the deadly bowie
| knife, than all Insult offered to such men,
either while they minister ut the altar Of
God, tread the busy street, Or spread their
blankets under a tree by the waysde.-
Strange us it may Sc, III to the Transcript.
there are in the deep dells Of the Sierra
some who have not yet forgotten the sound
OF the Sabbath bell. or the black letters
craven OH the marble sab in the old
charch-yard.
But We regret to say that California
has preachers" :;hem she does not want
Preachers, who do not hesitate to '.talk of
hell in connection with Gods attributes
pr achers wac huve finished the good
work they had tor do, and retired from
businessmen who IN New England
and elsewhere, were accustomed every
Sabbath to blow through their noses a
stream Of pious exortatiou, but are now
in California in the most disreputabIc en-
ployment.
In the mat ter of " New England Rum. >
We have only to say that little Of the ar
tic!e reaches this place, from the fact that
it is usually exported in charge Of the
natives; besides such viliainous stuff is
unpalatable to Foreigners. The brick
store" where this provincial be' erage is
kept for sale, is no where to be found in
Downieville it was probably suggested
by building material in the Transcript,
editorial ha+.
Another extract is given from the Dow
melville Argus:
Downieville boasts Of one Waterman,
who it seems needs prote ;tion. He pub
fishes the following notice
| D0r P. PoULsEx, City Wutctman,
hereby notifies the citizens of Downieyillc
that he will enter upon the discharge Of
his duties on the first day Of March.
| Herequests the subscribers to meet at
the Empire Saloon on the evening of the
2sth inst., for the purpose Of adopting
some rules for his government and protec-
ton"
"If Mr.. Poulsen does not need protec.
ton, it appears that the grave yards do