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Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

THANKS To j. W. Sullivan, Esq
of the San Francisco news depot, for a
copy of Harper's Magazine for April
The press of California would find it
very inconvenient to dispense with the
accommodating favors of Mr.. Sullivan.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

MASSACHUSETTS. The citizens OF
North Bridgewater held meeting on
the 10th ult, at which resolutions were
adopted denouncing secret political or
carnations as dangerous to any govern
ment, and particularly so to republic,
and declaring that the existing organiza-
ton known as ''Kn6w-Nothings," in its
rules, oaths and obligations, directly in
terferes with the principles of free
speech and action that it restricts free
men in the exercise of their rights and
powers, and of course is anti-republican
and despotic; that it places all power in
the hands of few men, who may or
may not abuse that power to the gratif-
cation Of their own personal animosities.
or some other base motive as they choose.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

ESTRRPRIsING CELESTIAL. The.con-
tract for making twelve miles of the
F. R. & Ophir Company's Canal has
been sub-let to Chinaman.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

Lest the organ of acknowledgement
for Upper California, should class these
gentlemen as members of its bigoted and
illiberal order, We beg to assure them
that such is not the case, although two
OF them are wings.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Both Houses of the Legislature have
agreed TO adjourn sine die on the Both
inst
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

SUNDAY AMUsEMENrs.- The Inv for
the suppression of theatrical perform
ances, and other similar amusements on
the Sabbath takes effect on June LIST.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
HIKE SPE.ARE IMPROVED DEFY NED


To be, to not to be; that is the question
Whether is nobler in the mines to suffer de-
lays and
Doubts in an anticipated fortune-or to take
legs
Against its varied troubles,
And, by running end them. To vamose-to dig
to slope
No more, and by our absence to say we end
The Sto noch ache, nd the innumerable ague
shakes
That flesh is heir to-'Tis consumation de
voutly to be
Wished TO--leave-to depart by steamer for
York
Perchance without dime, ay, there's the rub.
For in that city of cities wi at turmoil NAV
come
When we have shuffled off CALIFORNIA; dust,
Must give Us pause. There's the respect
That makes bearable a miners life;
For who would bear his pack of pork and -four
The Traders wrong-the claims delay
The insolence of tax collectors, and the spurns
That the verdant youth of the old miner takes
When he himself might his quetus purchase
With few cool thousands. who would his
cradle bear
To grunt and sweat under a ledge of rocks
But for the dread of want in New York life
That discovered country fIom whence
Many travellers return-which puzzles us,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others we know not Of
thus poverty does make towards of US ALL
And thus our native hue is scklied DER
With the daily thought of large pile.
And with this regard the rivers are turned
away
And we lose not the name of action
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

NEW Posr OFFICE understand
that new Post Office has been estab
lished at Elizabethtown. We have not
learned the name Of the P. NJ, nor
whether arrangements have yet been
mape to supply the office.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

THE SCHooLMAsrER. The State
Journal says that "Governor Bigler is
the Schoolmaster of the Legislature, and
a very worthy schooln1ster at that
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

BANG OUT Your HANGERS The San
Diego Herald has listed General Sam
Houston to its mast head for the Presi-
dency. Judge Ames, the proprietor has
fastened to the East to secure place in
the new Cabinet.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
BJ7TTELODGF No az q T.. "

BUTTE LODGE, NO. 36, F. Ram.
Lodge meets at their hall in Bdwel, on the
first ald third Saturdays of each month, at
p. NJ 0ficers-GEO H. GROSETTE, W NJ,
J w. GILKYSON, S W. p II HARRIS. ).
)" JOHN WILSON, Sce'y.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

AN ILLsFATED CITY.-The French
papers chronicle for the fourth time, the
total destruction of the City of Catania
in Italy, by an earthquake.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

STATE CONSTITUTION. Mr., Cren-
shaw's proposed amendments to the con-
stitution, which passed the Senate few
weeks, has passed the Assembly.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

L. r & OPHIR CANAL. This canal
is now in process of construction, and
will be vigorously prosecuted to com
pletion
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
A bill was introduced in the Assembly
by Mr.. Phelps. of Nevada, to amend the
present election law so as to provide that
none hut native born citizens should be
appointed Judges and inspectors of cleo
tons The bill was defeated by striking
out the words 'snative born citizens"
by vote of Ayes %; Noes %. From
which We infer there are twenty-five an
ti-repubIican and proscriptive Know
Nothings in the Assembly. -Four OF
these gentlemen have classed themselves
as democrats, and eighteen of them as
wings. This about the proportion of
wings and democrats who have connected
themselves with the Know Moth ing
throughout the United States, and we
warn our democratic friends against be-
ing further deceived by this contemplate
phase of defunct whiggery. Mr.. Adj
kinson, of Yuba, and Mr.. Lincoln, of
Butte, voted with the Know-Nothings.
We should suppose the recent election
of democratic board of Supervisors in
Yuba county, would convince Mr.. Ads
kidson that his vote ON this question
is not in accordance with the wishes of
of the people of his county. We are
happy TO inform Mr.. Know-Nothing
Lincoln that his vote on this question,
probably represents about one dozen
ofice-seeking political Jackasses, in this
county, and that is about all But Mr..
Lincoln is probably doing the best he
can. Nothing from nothing" and a
Know Nothing remains.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

NO. According to Russian work
there are 937 Asiatic languages and dia-
lects, 5s7 European, % African and
1884 American.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
NOTICE

All parties owing the undersigned are res.
pectfully solicited to call and settle their re-.
spettive dues, with as little delay as possible.
TO enable them to close their books, prepara-
tory to closing their establishment here for
the season.
FERGUSON CO.
Bidwell, April 5th, 1855.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
NOTICE,

Is hereby given, to the Stockh' isrs Of the
ioung America Mining Compau3 nat a fftl.
assessment of ten per cent. ur}i the Capital
Stock. will be due on the fr' Jay Of May,
A. D. 1855. and the same is prdored to be
paid, together with all arrearg ~ hack assess
ments. By order of IT,. B'ard
II. CLARK, sec'y. Y !, VI Go.
White Rock, April /, 1856 ar21-24
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

ELECTION IN SAN JosE.-The Know
Nothings met with defeat at San Jose,
in the charter election on the 9th inst.
The average majority against them was
sixteen.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

EXPRESS FAvcRs. Messrs. w. E.
Singer & Co.. and Messrs. Everis g.
Co., have our thanks for express fAyors
during the past Elk.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

sg The Holyoke Mass Mirror
says there will be no fireworks on the
eve of the 4th of July next, as it would
be anti American to burn Roman candles.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
ECOND DISTRICT.
Evans, Dunkum, Penc

Fences majority over Evans 1875.
Casad's Ranch gave 20 votes for Ev-
ans, and 2 for Dunkum. Returns in
formal
Pinney's Store Precinct give 60 votes
for Pence. Returns Informal.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

The INTRODUCTION OF CAMELs.-Il
appears that the appropriation of $780,
900 to test the experiment of introduce
ing camels and dromedaries into this
country for military purposes, has passed
A wide belt of country, stretching from
the Mississippi to the Pacific. is in just
the latitude where the camel and drome-
Diary in the old world 1t is the opinion
of men familiar with the use of these
animals in the east, and also acquainted
with the geographical and climatic char
acter of the prairies and deserts which
separate the frontiers of civilization from
the Pacific coast, that great advantage
might be derived from the naturalization
eff these "shins of the descrt.'' The APP
preparation has repeatedly passed one
house Of Congress, and been rejected in
the other, and this was its fate at first
at the session which has just closed but
in the confusion of the end of the SEES,
sion, when so many bad things are
crowded into the appropriation bills.
some good things get in; and among
them Was this appropriation of $50, 900.
We hope the experiment will be fairly
and carefully tried, and we have great
hope that it will prove successful and
that these valu.. ble animals will become
fam lar and nsefnl In this cnnntrr
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
OBITUARY

Died, at Bishops Hill, Henry County, Hi
nois, February %, 1855, Mr.. P. W, Wirstrom.
aged 81 years.
At Honolulu, Sandwich Isla nds, March 10,
DR.. French Paige, late from Califor MIA, but
originally from Boston
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

o. In Vermont the Know othings
have been bad
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

FoRBESTOWN LODGE, T. i i No 80
Meets the second Saturdays of ea.f 'f-'u'l,-
A. G. Simpson, W NJ, John ~ S w.,
c. c. Foot. j. W. John II Shifp >ec'r
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

SUPERVISORS ELECr-The election
for Supervisors in this county, has result
ed in the choice Of Messrs. Pence, Ran
dali and Moore. The vote as officially
declared stands as follows
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

Randall's majority yer Newcomb, 80.
fairfield Bar Precinct gave s votes
or Newcomb. Returns informal.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
NJ AYoR's OFFICE,
Philadelphia Mar. 6, 1858.

Philadelphia Mar. 6, lS55.
Mr.. Samuel Johnson-Dear Sir: With
the klndest feelings for you personally,
and with great sespect for your charac-
ter as an officer, it is proper that
should inform you, tt at if you act as the
agent of Louisiana to return Warwick,
charged with the encouraging the escape
of fugitive slave, to that State, | will
consider it my duty to discharge you in>
m' dlttely from the police force of this
city. Yours. respectfully.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
r. L. CONRAD, Mayo

Here's a beautiful specimen ola Janus
faced and contemplate Know-Nothing !!
He is the model Know Nnothing, who, it
said removed his father from municipal
office, because he was not born in Amer
lea. Magnanimous ORDER Is it to he
wondered that their members feel Ike
sneaking to and from their nocturnal
gatherings:
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

SAN FRANcIsco.-The San Francisco
Chronicle contains the following remarks
on the Know-Nothing authorities of San
Francisco:
"The assistants last night appropriated
one hundred and sixty thousand dollars
more of scrip If they attempt to OBJ
tain the value of this upon the expecta
ton that the city viii pay it, while they
believe it Will be repudiated, the attempt
is a swindle so Infamous that we will not
attempt to denounce it as it deserves.
Eighty thousand dollars more for streets,
There is no necessity for it. We have
more streets by one half already graded
and planked than we have any necessity
for. The man who is head and ears il
debt, and who instead of being econom-
zeal, endeavors to get still more in debt,
is villain. And how much better is a
city government which viii do the same !;
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21
But here is no proof. try it ag;
But Sir, YOU say again:

. We have devoted considerable space
this week to the contemplate subject of Know
Nothingism much more than we had intend ed
but the evident intention Of their organ in
Marysville, to misrepresent US, after receiving
outside encouragement, renders it necessary.
Hereafter We will make short work of these
libels upon American freemen y
Come out with your short work, and
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-21

FIRST DISTRICT.
Newcomb, Galloway. Randall
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
BY G.. w. BROWN & co,


cursed by mob law, and ruled by reck-
less Jbullies; the people of the slave
States are averse to peril their title to
their slaves in Territory where the
fresoll eiiment so extensively prevails,
and where there is no security of prop
erty. Another consequence of these
violent proceedings carried on under the
sanction of the law is, that they are hav-
ing the effect of alternating the frinds of
the South in the Northern States. We
could quote the structures of some of the
most moderate and conservative journals
IN the free States upon the outrageous
legislation of the present hybrid Legisla-
ture of Kansas, which journals have
been uniformly sustaining the cause OF
the South against the formidable COM
binations OF party which have arrayed
against us and them. Some of the laws
passed by the Kansas Legislature are SO
outrageously prescriptive and violent,
and SO disgraceful in character, that the
most tolerant and forbearing of the
Northern press cannot suppress their in
dignation, but are compelled to give it
utterance.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
NUMBER 4O---VOLUAIE |.

Governor and the power of judicial re-
vision lodged in the Territorial courts.
{" The proceedings of the eonelave of
vagabonds called Legislature have as
tonished the country scarcely less than
the riots by which they were declared
elected. Yet, scandalous as these pro-
ceedings are, cannot discover that they
exeede the limits of the authority con-
ferred by the act of Congress.
''Of this whole infamous episode in
our history, it is hard to say what part
exceeds any other in iniquity. Thus
the breach of faith and confidence
involved in the repudiation Of 1890, was
an instance of meanneSs and villainy
equivalent and very similar TO the pick
ing of mans pocket in the unreserved
security of social intercourse. This,
however, was no worse nor any better
than the bribery and purchase of votes
by the Executive to carry the bill
through nor by the triekery by which all
the rules of proceedings We're evaded.
Then followed in due order, the nulifi-
cation of the act in. all particulars not
favorable to mob action, the armed in
cursions of the Missourians, and finally
the outrages upon deeeney and human
ity by the sham Legislature.
Granting the promiscuous assemblsge
sitting near the Missouri line to be
Legislature, which is an assumption that
ought to be secuted by every man of
sense and honor in the Union, l do not
perceive that they are doing anything
which they cannot find technical war
rant for doing in the act organizing the
Tssaisery. Th~s,. ovDu -ssTu-z iasE zuu
most outrageous of all, (after that Great
ing certain fancy crimes to be punished
by death undertheir sovereignty, that of
electing all the county and township Of
fieers for six years, sis in exact accord
ance with the provision of the act re-
lating to the subject. Section seven of
the act provides THAT all township, dis
trict and county officers, not herein 9TH
erwise provided for, shall be appointed
or elected as the case may be, in such
manner as shall be provided by the Gov
SiHOl anu IL iSiathp hSoCAnDit Va ehS
Territory of Kansas"
--Naw, whether the Legislature, with
the concurrence of the Governor, choose
to reserve the right of appointment to
themselves, or to concede it TO the peo-
pie, to whom it of right belongss'or
whetherthey prescribe six months or sixty
years as the term of these officers, there
can be no doubt that either course
would be in strict conformity with the
organic act.
1t is quite plain that the spirit of out
rage has gone SO far that no remedy re-
mains for the wrongs inflicted upon the
citizens of the North, in particular, and
upon the cause of public order and obe-
dience to law in general, but the resto-
ration of the Missouri Compromise or
revolutions. And as to the free State
settlers in Kansas, resistance to any ex-
tent to the authority of this spuriou.
Legislature is clearly right and a duty.
e
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
LAWRENCE KANSAS TERRITORY SATURDAY OCTOBER s. 1855.

Newgate. Depend upon it, says she. we
all know here that there are more thieves
and rogues made by that one dreadful
prison, than by all the clubs and socie.
ties of villains in the nation. It is that
cursed place that half peoples this colo
n.y."
1t is pretended that the hideous and
loathsome beings who now give law in
Kansas, with the counteBance and coop.
Grafton of Pierce and his cabinet, find
some kind of justification in the circum,
stance that the Emigrant Aid Society
have lent their assistance in tightening
the expenses of the journey. erecting
saw mills, dc. There can be no use in
reasoning with wretches who are eapa-
BILE of alleging such an excuse for infa-
nous crimes. But we would remind
Mr.. Benton, whose busy brain invented
this subterfuge to propitiate ruffians who
will never forgive the virtue and decency
he has at times manifested, that both the
Plymouth and Jamestown emigrant>
were started and. aided by powerful cor.
porations at home; and that, in all prob
ability, without the impetus and aid thus
impaired, those settlements would moi
have been made. The Greek Colonies
the most famous, prior to the English,
were always assisted from the public
treasure, or by the bounty the citizens
remaining at home, or by both.-Anti-
Slavery STANDARD.
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
Writing for the Press.

Much of the manuscript prepared fol
the press is positively beyond endurance
Correspondents write in a hurry. Ad
vertisers write in hurry. Hence they
throw off sheets of crow tracks they
cannot read themselves. A reform in
this particular is greatly needed. 1t is
highly important that writers for the
press should observe these rules
/. Write carefully, legibly and with
ink. Pencil sketches, especially on blue
paper, are perfectly intolerable. None
such need be sent to this Office with
the least expectation of their appear
ance in our columns. Write with ink IL
all cases.
g. Avoid erasures and interlineations,
and for deceney's sake spell correctly.
3. Write on but one side of the pa,
per. Under no circumstances write on
both.
4. Write all proper names, the names
of persons, places Dc, in round plain
hand. Don't hurry and scratch along
If you do, Jas. Dickerson will be print
ed Jos. Richerson, and Lemuel Fooi
will figure as Samuel Tool. Printers
can sometimes guess at the sense, but
never at names.
5. Avoid abreyiations, such assn fol
association, fed. con. for federal consti
tuition, and gen. op'n for general opin'
ion. Eschew the whole tribe of abreyi'
atoms and write out In full.
6. If you make extracts, don't copy
them in manuscript, but cut them from
the printed matter and send that. 1
from book, send it to the printer i
practicable, marking the page and par.
agraph.
z. Don't rely on the printer to spell
and punstuate for you. Do it yourself
and do it correctly. If you cannot
don't write.
8. To sum up all-be short. Write
carefully and plainly. Ii you cannot.
get some good pensman to copy
Printers have no time either TO copy
or to craze the;r brains with bad manu-
script.
Conform to these rules and cores
pondents and others viii have less oc-
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
Christians all Right.

The Christian denomination, nu-
merous religious sect in many of the
Western and Northern States, and par
tieularly in Pennsylvania, lately held a
State Convention at Lewisburg, Pa, at
which the following preamble and reso-
lutions were adopted as the voice of the
Convention -
Whereas, We as Christians and re-
formers have waged an uneompronlis-
ing war with all forms of sin, wherever
found, whether in churches, individuals
or nations and whereas, our Congress,
in the passage of the notorious Kansas
Nebraska bill, has in our opinion COM
mitted an act of injustice to the cause
of human freedom and human right
in consequence of which the people of
other sections have rushed in and de-
prived the citizens of Kansas and Ne
braska of the elective franchise, at their
election, showing no disposition to let
the people enjoy those privileges which
they themselves possess; and, whereas,
our confession Of faith teaches that
we should 'do unto others as. we
would that others should do unto as -
therefore
Resolved, That we deeply sympathise
with those whose rights have been thus
invaded; and that we viii use all the
righteous means in our power for tse
above named bill; and that we regard 1t
to be the duty of every Christian to uss
all honorable means for the election of
such men to our national councils as are
known to be in favor of the cause of
equal rights.
Resolved. That the passage Of any
act in Congress, by which slavery may
be perpetuated or extended, meets our
decided disapprobation as a body, and is
regarded by US as a violation of reason
and -Iishonoring TO God and
destructive of the inalienable rights of
man, among which are life, liberty and
the pusuits Of happiness
The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-06
The esauatter sovereigns. /"

The Washington correspondent OF the
New York Times, thus details some of
the beauties of that glorious institution
Of "squatter sovereignty, /" as developed
by Pierce. Douglas. Atshison and srins-
fellow -
..The Kansas Nebraska act, examined
by the light of experience. deyeloPes
numerous wrongs and impositions upon
the spirit of fair Legislation, upoL public
morals. and upon the Federal Treasury,
which were 50 oveshadeWed by the
transcendent infsry Of the rsPealof the
Missouri Gompromise IS p escape llst
deauncistion during the discussions
upon the bill.
"a close analysis Of the act does not
confirm the impression which had con.
ceived that the laws of the Territorial
Legislature require 70 be submitted 20
Congress before attaining binding force
upon The people. Nor does there appear
10 be any other control over be proceed-
iinps Of hat body, than the veto 81 the