Butte record., 1855-09-01
Forbestown Correspondence.
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FRIEND GEORGE During thy late absence
from the chair editorial, which was doubtless
caused by thy modest endeavors "a la the X
N candidates,) to avoid the prosecuting of a
certain office that is chasing thee with a "sharp
stick" thy s'Pro Tenn not having the fear
of the grand and subordinate wigwams, as
we'll as their Presidents, Judge Advocates,
Outside and Inside Sentinels, ETC., before his
eyes, did publish the libellous assertion of a
certain Il N. that the X. n candidate for
Clerk of the Courts for this County, was verify
ignorant of the true orthography of those two
important words-'sshugar'' and 'unydnS."
Now friend George, to prove to thee as well as
all others interested, that the assertion was
libellous, false, or what is the same thing, as
thou wouldst say-hnotc- n0fhin gish, it will
only be necessary to state that the aforesaid
candidate, so far from being innocent of the
learned art of orthography, is at present dill
gently engaged upon two literary works which
will undou btedly prove of vast Importance to
.sall the world, as we'll as the rest of man
kind"
The one-I know not whether to term it
statistical or Iericographicai-is upon the
subject of Government Rerenues. The learned
and luminous writer, as he explained the sub
ject few evenings since to small number of
outside barbarans, will prove, imprimis, that
the term Government Revenue meaneth only
the amount of cash which government hath
on hand at the end of the fiscal year after all
the expenses of government have been paid -
And, secondly, and consequently, that "gov-
ernment collects no revenue, during given
period of time, unless there is surplus left
in the Treasury after the office-hoders and
log rollers in Congress have satiated their
voracious appetites !'' Verify, verify, this will
be consolatory to the consumers Of foreign
merchandise, who have heretofore foolishly
imagined that they did pay percentage fer
revenue. But the question is now settled, and
the elucidation is as clear as those infnitess-
mally small particles of terraqueous matter,
vulgularly called mud
The other work to which | have alluded, is
historical-intended to set history right in
relation to the amount of services rendered us
by the French "flibusters' who came to our
aid during that tritiing dispute which we had
with our imperious step -mother-Mrs Johnny
Bull. And here, as the worlds people would
significantly express themselves, the erudite
author intends to spread himself He has
openly declared, and of course, will indubit-
ably prove in the forthcoming work, that ''the
French troops who came to assist US in our
revolutionary struggle, were not sent by the
French government-that they were merely
bond of lawless fllibusters, like Walkers men,
or Quitman's Cuban understand that they
rendered us no assistance of any Importance
whatever p
When these facts y shall have been proved,
it VII, Ia evident that we have no debt of graft
tnde to ,,,::scharge tc~ards the descendants of
those foreigners wiz merely crossed the At
lantc on a frolic or fllbuster,-gg expc'l'ioh
and that there is no moral obligation res.,n9
on us to extend the hand of fraternity to the
oppressed of other nations who seek an ayslum
on our shores We can then conscentiously
bid them return to their native Europe-its
poverty, its political degradation and its
chains.
By the way, very luminous idea has just
occurred to me, and one which candor compels
me to admit, furnishes strong X. N. argu-
ment in favor of the position assumed by my
friend the candidate and prospective author,
and one also which he will unquestionably use
to the greatest possible advantage hereafter
1t is this--briefy expressed:
Gen. Washington and the Continental Con-
gress could not possibly have placed very
high estimate upon the value of the services
rendered by the French troops because they
paid off the said troops in Continental paper
money! knapsack full of which was but
fair equivalent Tor drink of that ungodly and
oul-destroying beverage which the carnally
minded soldier so much delighteth in--whiskey
and, to use worldly expression-rot gut,
at that
1t is true that these French illibusters did
not imagine that they had received a quid
pro quo, as is apparent from a song which they
used to sing, and which learned from my old
revolutionary grandfather. / remember only
the following snatch of it
'.Sacre foutre de Congree,
To make the papier de monnie
To cheat de poor Frenchmans p
Oh the ingratitude of man, and of foreign
ers in particular That they should complain
of the injustice of Native Americans Pre-
posterous in the extreme! Particularly so.
after having been fully paid in Native Ameri
can paper money, for services by no means
essential to our success-and in currency,
also, which was widely intended to prevent
intemperance and immortality.
Hoping that thou wilt yet see the error of
thy political ways, and join us in our holy
crusade against foreigners and catholicism, |
subscribe myself, otherwise than politically,
thy friend. SHAVE
2. S.-Had not feared that thou would'st
have been boastful and vainglorious, should
have acknowledge to thee that thy cause,
Democracy, is waxing strong in this vicinity
This fact, however, attribute solely to the
astounding influx of foreigners during the past
year Two millions over and above the usual
amount ofimmigration, it is solemnly asserted
have arrived in this country. This assertion
is on the authority of a gentleman who had
spent much time in 1uba County in establish
ing wlgwams, and is, one OF our friends
facetiously remarks, one of the Highcocka-
forums of the grand wigwam at Marysville-
Mr.. Bowie. OF course, it must be correct.
last, in company with Ben. f S. Ely, Esq, of
Sacramento, D. G. W. T., and Anderson Seavy,
of this city, we took trip to Bidwell, the
1ourshing county seat of Butte county. Our
journey was made in one of the splendid
coaches of the California Stage Co, to whose
politeness and attention We are greatly indebt-
ed We found the Bidwellites in highly
iourshing condition, and looking forward to
great increase of business and population
when the water, which will soon be let into
the ditch Of the 0phir and Feather River Co
will give employment to many hundreds of
men who are now awaiting it. While there
Mr. Ely instituted the Temple of Honor whose
name heads this paragraph, and which, we
are happy to say, commences under the most
highly favorable and fattering auspices The
following gentleman were elected officers, to
serve for the first term Geo. H Crosette w
c I; James NJ Burt, Vt; Thomas Wells,
R; R Hobert, w r Peter Freer, W.T.
Patrick Harris, W q Anderson Miles. W
G.--MarysriHe Express.