The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1854-10-28
THE SHASTA COURIER.
The Senatorial Question.

That war worn veteran, Gen. Allen, OF the
Marysville Herald, has distinguished himself
lately, by the gallant fight which he has bee II
waging in behalf Of Noxthera California. He
is desixons Of procuring the election Of some
man to the b. S. Senate, who will at least roc.
ognize the existence of that portion of the State
of California in which about two-thirds of her
citizens dwell And being hard pressed by the
down-river brethren, to trot out some person
with shoulders sufficiently broad to support the
Senatorial toga, he cast his eye abroad and after
much scanning and scrutinizing, and delibera-
ting, became lively impressed with the convic-
ton that no where could be found so much raw
material for a first-rate Senator, as among the
knights of the quill Hence the list of names
all borrowed from the tripod-with great
simplicity" published in his paper. But the
brethren, without exception, modestly declined
thus to sacrifice themselves upon the altar Of our
common country. Whereupon he INDUCES in
They're Dropping Off," which he sings, with
most melancholy voice, to a tune in which the
iacrimoso movement predominates. He thus sor-
rowfully records his failure to inspire the corps
editorial of the north with aspirations for the
Senatorial honors:
There is our friend Mcdonald. of the Dow
melville Citizen, one OF the finest fellows in
the world, who graduated with all the hon.
ors of Dickinson College,; but who, torsooth,
declines being a candidate for Senator on
the ground OF being an HONEST MAN Was
there ever such Anlsy pretext urged against
eight dollars day and coy quarters in the
" City of Magnificent Distances! We opine not.
Then, there is CrOsetie. OF the Butte Record,
who resolutey sets his face against the toga,
though he is not vain-gloriOus enough to cloak
his contumacy under the plea of exuberant hon
esty. Crosetle is dear, good fellow--a fellow
who can rub your shoulders all over with soft
soap. aud then rub it Oft with brickbat. He
renounces the Senatorial dignity in favor of Nc.
Corkle; and herewith constitute him the
McCorkle organ for Northern California. giving
1t to HIM in strict charge to carry the war into
San Francisco, showing the Times and Trans
Crypt no quarters. and to do, generally in the
premises, he may deem fitting and proper
Away up in the North is that terrible fellow.
DoSh, OF the shasta Courier. With very little.
emendation OF his morals-for, as times 60 we
not disposed TO regard him as one of the very
wicked-he would be burning and a shining
light IN the Senate. But he has bowed himself
out OF the category; and, alter thanking us for
the honor we intended him, signifies his inten-
ton TO go to the death for the interests of North
ern California, apd tor North Californian for
Seuator.
1t seems, then, "a fixed fact" that the edito-
rial corps will not press their particular and col
lectiye claims, before the ensuing Legislature
as candidates for Z. s. Senator 1t is a great
pity that it should be so-but it is So and it ia
useless to fret over it-and, therefore, as there
seems no probability uf electipg North Cali
fornian editor to the Senate, let US do the next
most sensible thins-obey the behests Of the
Shasta Courier-take up some North Californian
| outside Of the editorial pale, and nuke the best
Of him.