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Butte record., 1856-12-06

CHARGING THE GRAND JURY.-Speaking
of charges, here's one delivered by Judge
INITIAL of Boone Co. Ky. 1t was delivered
by the Judge hims elf, IN person, and is de-
cidedly the most sensible charge we have
read or heard of in many a day. Said the
Judge;
Now think am safe in saying that one
man in twenty has a six-shooter in his
breeches pocket; or bowie knife in his
breast; and if you aint careful you will
come in contact with some Of these young
gentry, these travelling arsenals, as | cali
them They make it point to learn enough
of law to throw you in the wrong; you will
then see them brace themselves against n
wall, and when they think themselves safe
in the eye of the law they blaze away.
want you to git right after these fellows"
We call that charging and ramming il
home
Butte record., 1856-12-06

Nothing. AS this writer has set his
hand against every Democrat who
has been named in connection with
the Senatorship, it is probable that
he would not be satisfied unless two
Know-Nothings were elected-or an
"unwavering Democrat, and anoth-
er Know-Nothing.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

TIE LAST OF BIDwELt.-Ne xeed to live.
at Bidwell and publish the Record there,
and feel sort of attachment to the ola
place AMI cherish mary "reminiscences of
happy lays that we have seen there, and
with half melancholy feeling We chronicle
the sad, painful circumstance, that she Rns
gone in lemons. Mr. BansToit, wko once.
presided over the afE.irs OF the old National,
now no more, was in town yest eraay with
wagon load Of tamber. p0r tion Of one of
one of the hast hoGsgs that now mark the.
spot where 8 eoanty seat was once located,
and where temple of Thespis once afforded
the denizens of that hamlet sn egpeft unity
of witnessing the legitimate drama, present.
ed in all its purity, by brilliant and accom-
phshed artists, 4" supported by the entire
strength Of the company" Those were glo-
rious old days, bot they have passed as has
the day Of Bidwell's greatness, for what few
houses still remain there are either destined
for oroville OF labeied & BANGOR" Poor old
Bidwell, peace 10 It's &ahes and they
wouldn't be many if the whole towa vas to
burn down.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

GEsEaAh Ra~.-This ubiquitous indiyid-
ual -aas IN town about two o'clock yesterday
msrn;ns His presence was oecasioned by
numerous and sundry individuals who,
kicaed sp tie old fellow in the most ap-
The Bank Exchange Sas the scene, certain
tIsy sports the dranidtis persona, and bot
ties, pistols, tumblers, and fists the tceepins
John BarleyeOrn was the author of the dra-
ma, which ended in the = heavy man being
run off the stage with a junk bottle, and the.
8 first brigand" receiving 'husher " on
on the proboscis. No serious damage was
eral finally gave way to Tranquility.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

A WR1rER in the California Ex-
press is arousing the denizens of Ma
rysyille to a sense of the danger to be
apprehended from their apathy con-
cerning a railroad to Marysville. He
is evidently a resident of Marysyille
and informs the sleepy inhabitans of
that fair city, of some candid and
practical facts on the subject, which
they will do well to heed in time.
He points out the effect of their in
action in such a vivid manner that
We can almost see the grass growing
in the street, and hear the satisfac-
tory grunt of the lazy porker as he
roams along the plaza, unmolested by
the hot pursuit of his natural enemy
Butte record., 1856-12-06

TEHAMA CoUNTY.--This new connty, =
considerable part of which formed n portion
of Butte, about year since, is evidently
progressing prospcrously. At the time Of
the formation Of that county, it owed Rutte-
about thousand dollars, or rather it was
so determined by the commissioners last
August, and few days since, as we are in
formed by Capt. Darrach, very considera-
bic portion was paid. This speaks well for
the prosperity Of Tehama county and the
promptness of her officers,
Butte record., 1856-12-06

IAN unwayering Democrat" is
still pouring hot shot into some of
the Senatorial aspirants, through
that Know-Nothing organ the Sacra-
mento Union. Writing against the
Democracy through such medium,
Is like attempting to throw thirty
pound shot with an Aliens revolver.
The calibre Of the instrument is not
sufficient to throw democratic shot
with precision or effect. The con-
slant endeavor of the Union has been
to injure the Democratic party, and
If the writer has always been, as he
states, can anwayering democrat"
his treachery to the party is all the
more damnable. 1t is possible that
we are noticing this fellow beyond
his merits but we have this excuse
to ofer:-We should have done the
same had the articles claimed a
hnow-Nothing parternity, and al
though a boasteG traitor is not enti-
tied to the respect due to an open
enemy, yet we have treated his claim
to democracy with some considera-
ton. He is not contented with the
first raking down he gave Messrs.
Gwin and Latham, and returns again
to the charge in Yesterdays Union.
Notwithstanding all this writer may
say against the candidates for Sena-
torial honors, there is not a Demo-
crat IN the land who would not de-
sire to see any of those whom he has
prescribed in preference to Know
Butte record., 1856-12-06
Topics of the Day.

The ELECTORAL vote Of Califor-
MIA has been cast for james Buchan-
an, for President, and John G. Breck-
enridge for Vice President. The
Electors met in Sacramento on the
Bird instant, to consummate the VIC
tory achieved by the Democracy Of
California on the 4th Of November
last. After having cast the vote as
above stated, Geo. Freanor, Esq, Of
Siskiyou, one Of the Electors, was
chosen as the Messenger to bear the
vote to Washington.
According to the indications con-
tanned in the news by the last steam
er, seventeen of the thirty States
have cast their Electoral votes the
same way, which gives the Demo
cratic nominees 157 votes. 1t is
quite probable that another steamer
will add to this vote the doubtful
States of Illinois and Louisiana which
together cast seventeen votes. This
would increase Buchanan's Electoral
vote to ia. This will be satisfac-
tory to the Democracy of California,
providing they. cannot rake up anoth-
er State or two.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

DAILY Moaning CALt-We have been
furnished through the kindness of Messrs.
Hedges & Harmon, Of the Pacific Express.
with copy of this new daily which has just
made its appearance in san Francisco. 1t
Is published and edited by an association of
practical printers, and is brimful Of news
items and well selected miscellaneous mat
ter. Our typos pronounce it the neatest
and most carefully printed paper in the
State, and predict its ultimate success,
Butte record., 1856-12-06

THERE is an excellent idea in a
late number of the Yreka Union
always well-flled paper-so nat
ural that We were vexed at ourselves
for not thinking oei it before seeing it
in print. 1t is something about an
"Amnesty bilI,' for the benefit Of
the Vigilance Committee, and about
the HMountains speaking to the
Sea- at the late election. If that
is not capital hit, then we are no
jude. 1t was very naughty of the
mountains to talk back to the lub-
berly sea in that manner. But then
the Sea should have shown respect
for those who are above her.
There is another idea connected
with this matter which will bear a
passing notice. 1t was the boast of
the Nigilante organs, that for the
first time in the history of the State,
the mountains agreed with San Fran
cisco, and that the committee had ac-
comphshed the feat of uniting those
sections as one voice. Now let us
see how this idea has worked. The
mountains have united in sending
democrats to the Legislature, whilst
the effect of the Vigilance Committee
in San Francisco has been the sue
cess of the Republican ticket. What
a perfect union of sentiment! and
how natural for those who believe in
the Higher law' of vigilancism, to
elect Black Republicans to Office
This boasted union of sentiment be-
tween the mountains and San Fran
cisco may be illustrated by the fol-
lowing imaginary conversation
.i'oHntains-Didst thou think that vigilanceism
looked II this complexion?
saa Fran -iscs-E'en so, my lord.
HoRnfa;ps-And snelt so Pah
Butte record., 1856-12-06

HUTCHINGs' MAGAzEsE.-Mr. Garnham
has presented us with the December number
of this valuable periodical. 1t is unusually
rich in its illustrations and reading matter
The cuts reprsssating packing in the
mountains Of California" from the graphic
pencil of NahA are true to The life. Mr.
Garnham has 4 large supply Of these maga-
zines.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

anv more than Sacramento has been
by permitting steamboats, to run to
Marysville. Their doing so would
be a great benefit to the large popu-
lation in the northern counties, while
it would not detract from the import
ance of Marysville.
The CAMPAIGN just closed is evi-
IDENTIFY the last appearance of the
great know-Nothing party. They
have exceeded by trifle the dignity
of the Van Buren, party of rs. The
"Fillmore chill" which has now set
tied upon that party, will prove as
fatal to them as did the "Tyler
grip" to the followers of the first
"Accidency President" The De-
mocracy of California were slightly
mistaken in saying that Fillmore was
out of the contest. The result shows
that he has carried one State, and
must therefore be considered in the
fight, as he ''raised the color But
the meagre vote he received must
effectually kill off their party as a
national one. They may yet do
considerable sklrmishishing in the
southern States, but the fact that
they lack a national existence, will
render them feeble, and they will
soon disappear from the political
world. In the northern States they
have been blotted out of existence by
the Republican party, and they can
never recover their numbers from
the Republican fold, without endors-
ing the Republican platform, and
when they do that they cut loose
from the fifteen southern States. In
State and Congressional elections
their peculiar organiza ton may yet
be powerful for evil, as their natural
instinct in the northern States, is
''fusion' with anything IN opposition
to the Democratic party. In those
States the National Democracy will
be opposed by the united forces Of
the opposition, and during the next
four years will triumph in many a
closely contested battle.
The Republican party, although
they have beon defeated, and had an
organization in but segment of the
Union, have a solidity and strength
seldom equalled by defeated pal tics
in the history of our country. They
have accomplished this with mrcl
less numerical strength than formerly
exhibited by the old Wing party.
They have made scctionalism a sab
.stitute for numerical strength. For
instance, in the State of New York j,
which the Republican organs CAIN
to have carried for Fremont by fifty
thousand plurality, there Is 5 raajor-
'lty Of from ten to twenty ahaesand
votes, showing that, notwits banding
New York cast her electoral vete for
a sectional candidate, large ior
lty Of her voters are national-minded
Union-loving men, The time may
never occur again when minority of
her voters shall be able ia east her
voice against that Union which a
majority Of her citizens adore. God
grant that it may not.
The more complete returns by an
other steamer will doubtless show sim
liar results in other States which have
cast their electoral votes for the Re
pulican nominee. We shall see. In
the meantime Republican organs
should be extremely careful about
boasting that their candidate has re-
ceived a plurality of the popular vote
of the Union.
IAN unWaVorlnp Democrat - -
Butte record., 1856-12-06

And grant that in unbroken truth her chill
dren still may DWELL
Nor, while the grass grows on the hill, and
streams flow through the vale,
May they forget their fathers faith, or in
their covenant fail
God keep the fairest noblest land, that lies
beneath the sun;
q" Our country, our whole country, and our
country ever one
Butte record., 1856-12-06

THE News has come that the
Democracy are again victorious, and
another proof has been given of the
capability of the American people
for self government. Struggle as
sectionalists will to breed discord,
and advance their dangerous pre-
cepts, and exult as the mouth pieces
of tyrants have, that our country
was about to be weakened and divi-
ded against itself, yet does the result
of the hard fought battle again give
evidence that America is still true
to herself, still determined to be uni
ted as against those Of her enemies
both at home and abroad as hoped to
see her 'drenched in fraternal blood" "
A most critical danger has passed
and victory has been gained second
in importance to none since the Rev
olution. The ballot box is the index
to the feelings and sentiments of a
people like ours, and that gives un-
mistakable evidence of the fact that
conservative, Democratic voters are
largely in the majority, and so long
as such shall be the fact, no fears
need be entertained for our country s
safety.
BY this great triumph, the dan
gerous isms of the day, and theil
name is legion, have been blotted
from existence at least in national
point Of view, and 50 signally de-
feated as they are, we may rest as
sured that the great decisive battle
has been fought, that is to quiet for
ever these dangerous clements
Black Republicanism and Know
Nothingism have fought their last
fight for national ascendency and
"now or never" was their watchword
ard battle-cry in coming to the con
test, and never" has been re-echoed
from the ballot box in thunder tones.
Never will the forces of the enemy
be so thoroughly disciplined again.
and never in our day will there be
another such hard fought contest
between sectionalism and conserya-
tism. The dangers that threatened
the Union reached their eliminating
point un the fourth day of November
last, and their ultimate substance
may be dated from that time. The
horrible pictures drawn by seditious
demagogues, of Kansas ontrages and
border rufianism to make converts
to fanatical party will henceforth
be abandoned as futile and once more
under the control of wise, patriotic
rulers, peace and quictness shall
again reign in our midst,
Butte record., 1856-12-06

May they forget their fathers faith. or in
their covenant fail
God keep the fairest nohlest land, that lies
beneath the sun;
"Our country, our whole country, and our
country ever one !"
SEVERAL of the down river journals
have discovered ''mare's nest" and
have again revived the vigilance com
mittee question. 1t is now stated
by the journals who have abandoned
principles and forms of government,
and who are the opponents of the
progress of civilization and human
advancement, sufficiently so to sup
port the barbaric and illegal acts of
the committee, that an armed organ
ization has been formed in San Fran
cisco for the purpose of operating
against their pet institution. They
say that the object is to persecute
and ruin the members individually,
or to provoke them into an open col
lision with the authorities, hoping
thus to annihilate them. This is, of
course, all vigilance CANNON. There
is no such organization of those who
have opposed that defunct and dis
graceful institution. They prefer to
see the monster die by the law they
have outraged. Members of the
committee begin now to see and feel
the result of their folly and wicked
ness. With a credit ruined abroad
and at home, those who remain here
are fast becoming applicants for the
benefit of the insolvent laws. They
thus show that they favor, at least,
one law. Those of them who visit
the east on business or pleasure, find
themselves compelled to give bail to
answer the complaint of those they
have illegally imprisoned and ban
ished. Thus are the members of the
committee being gradually but surely
ruined, by the natural and legal re-
suit of their own acts, and removed
from q law-abiding community, in
whose nostrils their acts of blood and
violence have become "a stencil" 1t
needs no second committee to cxter-
inmate the first. The law and correct
public opinion are fast doing it. The
law should be permitted to take its
course, and all good citizens will ac-
quiesce, even if it exterminates those
who have violated its sacred provis-
ions. Had the committee needed
the Divine precept, "Judge not, that
ye be not Judged % their guilty con-
sciences would not now be conjuring
imaginary fears from opposition vigi-
lance committees.
We rather suspect the true reason
of the continued agitation of this
subject may be found in the fact that
the vigllante organs are losing por-
ton of the support they enjoyed du
ring the reign of the committee, and
their own existence depends upon
keeping up the agitation, and keep
ing the fact prominently before the
public that they are in favor of Wig
ilanceism. As many severe epithets
as the organs of the committee have
applied to their opponents, they will
not find men enough among them, so
lost to all patriotism, respect for the
institutions of their country and
their own honor, so blood thirsty and
depraved, to form vigilance com
mittee.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

any more than Sacramento has been
by permitting steamboats, to run to
Marysville. Their doing so would
be great benefit to the large popu-
lation in the northern counties, while
it would not detract from the import
ance of Marysville.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

about venturing within the possibility
of law suit, and thus many who
would otherwise come here with the
intention of remaining, are kept away
and waiting for a final settlement of
the question of title.
Butte record., 1856-12-06

In an ably written article on af-
fairs in Europe, the Citizen predicts
the downfall of the French Empire
as it now exists. 1t bases its opin-
ion on the fact that by the extraya-
giant policy that has characterized
the administration of Louis Napoleon,
money has become most unusually
scarce in the empire, and breadstuffs
and other supplies within the means
of the poorer classes having conse-
quently advanced to famine prices,
thus driving them to such deeds of
desperation as the people of France
have many times before been led to
commit upon a much slighter pre-,
tence, than tie danger of approach
ing famine.
The article we refer to in the Citi-
zen, headed with the portentous
words, "They climb by Steel, but
they fall by GoId,' contains the fol-
lowing:
Every financial operation of Napoleon
has failed: his commercial operi. tions re-
suited in dear bread to relieve the pl 'essure
he made the bakers sell under cost price,
and Paris pay them the difference The re-
suit is, debt of go 900 ,009 francs saddled
on that city, end paralysis, want and misery
spread through its dwellings,. The work
ing classes were thrown out of work to
employ them, Napoleon pulled part of Paris
down, and built ii up again: the result is
that the working classes are houseless--the
rents are beyond their compass, and mutt
nies fill the streets. Credit failed to rem
edy the evil. his financial operations with
the credit Hs0bilier commenced The result
is embarrassment-drain OF bullion-run for
gold-panic and threatened bankruptcy
All this operates on the monied world in
England-and a stream of gold Is setting
from England to France"
1t is painful to contemplate re-
enactment of such scenes of anarchy
and bloodshed as have too often oc-
CURED in the history of ''La Belle /
France" and despotic as her present
government may be, and whatever are
the sufferings of her people, it is to be
earnestly hoped that her evils may be
remedied, without recourse to the
fearful scenes of the three days revo-
luton of '4S. /
Butte record., 1856-12-06

IT is AMUSING to see the compli-
mentary manner in which the Re-
publican organs have taken final
leave of Col. Fremont. Their prin-
cipal organs speak of him as tho dis
tinguished'' and ''gallant" Col. Ere
mont, who has stood calm and un-
moved during the excitement, and
borne himself 'manfully," notwith-
standing the fierce and victorious
onslaught Of his opponents. 1t is
not quite clear to our own mind that
the gallant Colonel stood so calm and
immoyable during the canvass. 1t
is limited in the Atlantic papers that
the Colonel "moved" into Canada
during the canvass, to assist in es-
tablishing the fact that he was not
born in that English Colony.
But these distinginguished leave
takings of their candidate, so soon
after defeat, intimate in an emphatic
manner, that they do not desire to
make another fight with him for their
candidate. We think it would have
been more becoming for the papers
which have supported him, if they
had not exhibited such undue haste
in bidding their "gallant chieftain"
a final farewell. Why should they
desire to clear their decks of their
fallen mast so soon after the storm
has ceased, and before ascertaining
whether it can be of further service ?
The New York Times, Of the 9TH, the
morning after the election, shakes its
"coattail'' clear Of the ''gallant
Colonel" and its adieus are echoed
by the Republican press Of Califor-
MIA. Why such unscemly haste?
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Administrators, 4 Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Letters of
~ Administration on the Estate of JOHN
KIMPLE, late of West Buflaloe township, I'M
ion county, deceased, have been granted to the
Undersigned in due form of law: Therefore
all persons knowing themselves indebted TO
said estate, are hereby requested TO make
immediate payment; and those having just
claims against the same are also requested to
present them properly authenticated for settle
ment. We will be at The late residence of
said deceased on Thursday and Friday, nth
and 18th of April next, TO make final settle
ment with all interested.
JOHN KIMPLE. White Deer.
PETER KIMPI.E, West Buifaloe
March II, 1856 pd Administrators
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

WAsHINGToN, March 26.-The Repub.
lican Executive Committee appointed by
the Pittsburg Convention, held prelimi-
nary meeting to-day. Present, Messrs.E.
d. Morgan, of New York, Chairman
Washburn of Maine, Fcgg of New Hamp-
shire, Baker Of Mass, Chase Of Rhode
Island, Poulson of New Jersey, Stone of
Ohio, Leland Of Illinois, f. 2. Blair of
Maryland, Clephane of the District of CO.
lumbia, and others. The business in hand
is to perfect an organization of the Repub-
lican party, and consider the general in
terests of that organization.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-03-28

NEXT MONDAY, the Teachers Institute
will open in this Borough to continue two
weeks. We are requested to announce a
meeting of the Local Committees at the
rooms of the Christian Church, at ,, p.
NJ, of Monday, for consultation. Also
that Prof Loomis will lecture on the Ma
tural Sciences and that Prof. Walker,
Rev. Mr.. Weiser, aud others, are expected
to participate in the exercises of the occs
sion.
Prof. Sweet writes US that he met much
encouragement in his effort at New Cclum.
bia, Watsen:own, and White Deer Valley,
and large number of students is reason
ably anticipated.