The Shasta courier., 1856-01-19
s.cr.men.. Corre-p.ndencc.
MONDAY, Jas. IA. 1856.

MONDAY, JAN. IA. 1886.
Yonr correspondent is too unwell to write
you a glowing description Of the Inauguration
Ball, and of the ceremonies attendant upon the
Inauguration of Gov. Johnson. am not at all.
inst now, ia the mood for that sort Of thing.
Suffice j, to say that every thing passed oil most
satisfactorily.
The political cauldron seems to boil and bnb-
BILE with more and more fury, as the time for
the senatorial struggle draws near. Last night
the political quidnuncs and buzzers. without ex-
ception, were thrown oil aback by the an
nonncement that Mr.. Crabb had Withdrawn
from The contest. For an instant when the an
nouncement was made in the "Orlenns," the
crowd was mute with astonishmeni-for ev-
cry one admitted that his chances were deci-
dedly superior TO those Of his competitors
but it is astonishing with what promptness
they all recovered The use of their tongues, and
how simultaneously they, like Balanm's nss,
opened their mouths and srake. Such wag-
ging of rongtes for short time, you never
heard. Ned Marshall was in the act OF eating
plate of sonp, AT the time Of the announcement
of this new move in the senatorial game, and so
excited was he thereby, that. forgetting all
about the savory liquid. but still retaining the
plate in his hand. he proceeded into the saloon,
where, some half hour after, personal friend,
to The infinite amust nIent Of sundry lookers-on.
relieved him Of the plate, and called his atten-
ton TO the fact that he had been making himself
unnecessarily ridiculous.
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What are the motives nctuaiibg Mr.. Crabb, in
thus Withdrawing from a contest, where it was
admitted on all hands, he bad decidedly the van
tage ground? Of course l cannot pretend TO say.
II may be, however, that believing that the
Know Noilings will not be able to elect for
many days. even ifihe two Houses go into Joint
Convention, he hopes to he re-entered fresh up
on The track, when The others are blown and
Jagged and thus with head and tail erect DASH
ingly carry off the laurels. But in the beautiful
language Of the author of Paul's epslle to The
Turks, 1--WE shall see what we shall see." II is
said that Mr.. Crnbb withdraws in favor of Mr..
Ferguson, Of this city. This, however, is sim
gularly doubtful, the more so when we remem-
Der that MIR. Stove has suddenly mnde his ap-
pearance hereabou's. My opinion is. that this
genileman,-whose hatred for Jews corresponds
with that remarkable repugnance which the
Devil bears towards holy wafcr-will vel run
a most disastrous till with Foote and Marshall
and perhaps bear off The Senatorial tosa.-
Wouldn't that be 'go" thought
Both parties hold cancuses tonight, with "A
view to the settlement of certain vexaliuus in
ternal difficulties. With the "Kye Eyes" the
difficulty is to get certain refractory members
into caucns With The Democrats the trouble is
to get all of those members with Frederick pro-
cliviies, To go into caucus, and select an entire
ly new man 10 be voted for for Senator ly our
party. One thing, however, the Democrats have
generally agreed upon. tEey will vote for no
Know Nothing. If this State is to be cursed with
aye Eye u s. Senator, the Know Nothing par
ty alone must be responsible for it.
The chances are, however, hat a joint con-
vention will not be had. But even if both
houses 60 into joint Convention Tomorrow the
probabilities are that the dominant party will
be unable TO elect. The entire organization is
filled with the elements OF discord and bitter
ness, and, in my opinion this great. glorious,
and HI roaring American party will be burst
ed into considerably more than fnr hundred
million of fragments by the des of March. If
not then you have permission to write me down
as being neither "a prophet nor the son of pro-
phet.''
iNo'uiHS iui'nei 'udH preliminary WoTk mas
as yet been accomplished by either house. AZ
ter the harness is all properly adjusted, pre-
sume the peoples servants will go to work and
honestly earn their per diem, by keeping the
wheels of Legislation steadily rolling round.
The weather to-day has been dark, gloomy
and peculiar-and may add "prepcsterous," /
trust it may be the forerunner Of copious rains
in the mines
One thing has struck me with considerable
force, within few days past, and that is, that
there is tremendous lot Of women in this city
many of them beautiful to degree What de-
gree shall. not pretend to say. 1t is y painful
confession, and slightly humiliating, but sit is
nevertheless most true, that when one of the d.
vine creatures throws all the splendors of her
soul subduing eyes full into the face of a fellow
fresh from the mountains, he feels, in both
knees. decided disposition to weaken Aint
j, funnyl Respectfully,
SHASTA.
POSTAL ARRAsGEMEST.-Gov.B Bigler calls the
attention of our LEGISLATURE to the fact that We