Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-01-25
FUN IN CALIFORNIA.

There is little paper printed at San Diego,
California, called the San Diego Herald-an or
dinary grave paper that went into the support of
John Bigler for Governor, and that was suspect
ed of never being inclined TO fun. The editors
name is J. Judson Ames, a county Judge and a
moderate man. Lately-before the election
he took it into his head to go on tour to anoth-
er part of the State, to electioneer probably for
the Democratic Bgler, and entrusted the Her
aid during his absence TO the charge of John
Phoenix, Esq, gentleman of that ik, known in
this vicinity by the name of Derby.
But the Judge had forgot to inquire into the
nature of PhGnix's politics, and the first thing
the new editor did was to change the political
character Of the Herald, by running up the name
of William Waldo for Governor. The Judges
Consideration may be fanced. He immediately
wrote back letter to Phoenix, telling him to
bring back the Herald to its allegiance where
upon PhGnix declares his democracy-that his
support of Waldo was a mistake, and asks for
giveness, avowing himself ready 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 phenix) "as the
old gentleman sweetly remarked when he chop
ped the end of his nose off with a razor in the
CuuOaNOi W Nil al ilN tIdJ III lutIcOU NIcU Ue
was shaving" and applies the remark to the eec.
tion of Bigler. and adds-"If this election should
however indirectly, cause San Diego to assume
its proper position as the first commercial city
of California, shall reverence the name of John
Bigler forever, and will bestow that honored
appelation upon my youngest child, and have il
engraved upon piece Of leather or other suita-
BILE material, and suspended about that tender in
fant's neck, unit! such time as he shall be ole
enough to learn and love the virtues of his hon
ored grandsire.
| Mr.. p, in his arm chair writes an eloquent
valedctory on retiring from the editorshp. lie
says:
TE DEUM LAUDAMUs.- Ames has re-
turned. With the completion Of this article nv
labors are ended; aud wiping my pen on my
coat tail, and placing it behind my sinister ear
with graceful bow and bland smile for my hon
ored admirers, and wink of intense meaning
for nv enemies shall abiicate with dignity the
arm chair, in favor of the legitimate proprietor
BY the way this "arm chair" is but a pleasant
fiction of BosIon's--the only seat in the Herald
office being the empty nail keg which have oc
cnpied while writing my leaders upon the invert
ed sugar box, that answers the purpose of a Ia
bic. But such is life. Divested Of its poetr,
| "'N 'N''""SS, 'hO ODJVSbo Vi Oui Dc
come mere common places, like the Herald
chair and table. Many ideas which we hav,
learned to love from the poetry of imagination
as tables, become old sugar boxes on close in
spection and more intimate acquaintance.
If he has given offense to any one, he is ready
to accept their apologies. He says
Commencing as an independent journal, have
gradually passed through all the stages of incip
lent whiggery, decided conservatism, dignfe'
recantaton, budding democracy and rampan
radcalism, and now close the series with al
entirely literary number, in which have careful
y abstained from the mention of Baldo and Wig
Ter, mean Wagler and Bido, no--never mn
--as Toodles says haven't mentioned any o
em, but been careful to preserve perfect arm
cd neutrality ,sIoi fnbasf
The description of the arrival home of Judg
Ames after all the trouble Phoenix had cause,
him, is very rich. lie says: 5eos .fl 81
i Cody We gazed from the window Of the OF
flee upon the new town road, We deserted a clou,