The Placer herald., 1856-10-25
.Tw APPLE To prate much in a weak and silly

'Tw ApDIE.'- To prate much in weak and silly
manner, like one whose faculties are dCcayod."
Noah U7edstr.
"When the old cat is absent, the mice will play"
says a very trite old adagc the truth of which is
again verified in the last issue Of the Press.
Whilst our friend Hawkins, in vain endeavor
to obtain from the people senatorial distinction,
absent from town, swarm Of mice from the
Court House took possession of the Press office,
and do chatter in the last issue of that paper. to
the infinite amusement OF the fun loving public.
The concentrated Intelligence of these intantle
rats. is found in cumbrous leader'o of column
and half, us sparse of wit, and as dull, a tun
of Dutch cheese After carefully perusing it,
we are enabled to say, that if ii has no other vir
tue. it Is the finest specimen of hcdddle we have
ever met in print. The blazing caption is in these
words ''GLORIOUS NEWS!!!"
"The Old Line Wings coming to the rescue
the South repudates Buchanan, and goes for FIJI
more and the Union-Buchanan no longer in the
fght-Filmore elected sure,''
The reader will be a~tonished to find that this is
made to head some remarks concerning the news
by the GOLDEN AGE. The action of the Conven-
ton of those visionary old gentlemen at Balti-
more assuming to represent the members OF the
old Wing party in the United States, is consd-
cred a splendid wind fall.
No one in California expected other than
the endorsement of the nomination of Fillmore
and Donelson. by these old toggy gentlemen, and
when the papers announced that sueh was their
action. no thought it at all strange Says the
procc =. n,
were fully represented in this Convention. and it
was boldly asserted by the representatives ofthese
thirteen States. that Mr.. Fillmore would receive
the electoral vote of the entire South
Yes and Gov. Foot. boldly asserted" in this
town and at other points through the County
three months ago that, the Fillmore men would
receive the votes of those States Of the South in
August last, but "the meet steamer" and every
subsequent steamer with Atlantic news, proved
he was wrong. Upon what fact do these old cod
gers base all their vaporne? Is it the recent
elections in Missouri. North Carolina. Alabama
Georgia, Arkansas Kentucky and Texas? If so
then the facts are against them, and one fact is
worth more to a sensible man. than the opinions
of all the superanuated politicians in the world.
THE news from Maine, (says the mice) while it
annihilates the last hope of the success of Buch-
anan in the North. and gives fearful evidences of
the strength Of the Black Republican party in that
quarter; yet for it has no terrors.|
How could it have any terrors. for the young
blow-harl-? The K. Ns. only lost foyty per- cant
Of their strength in Maine But they are quite
resigned to their fate, like the martyrs Of old
when led to the stake they have made up their
minds to meet death.
The Democrats lost ten per cent Of their
strength. and therefore the last hope of success
of Buchanan in the North is annihilated." This
fact proves to the mice, that buchanan is not to
be counted longer in the fight
After this the nice became poctica and quote
from Bryant about "truth crushed to Garth will
rise again &c" The connection of which. is
not pcrcept,bla with the naked eye. but as twad-
die it is quite uneXccptionable.
How THE MICE EXHoRr TIE DENocRArs.-".tnd
now that Mr. Buchanan !, no longer virtually in
the fight. we may riehttully demand the aid and
cooperation OF the conservative. Union loving
portion Of that Old venerable party to aid us il
this fight for the Constitution and the Union; and
we are firmly of the opinion that when the
time came--a and we believe it has air adv arrived
- that the Democracy finds that in voting for
Buchanan they but aid in the election Of Fremont.
very many VI tutlt Ut lHdHb VIII ItdllN come 10
Our aid. We have heard many good and sterling
Democrats make this pledge and now is the time
to test their fidelity. We call upon them. as men
and as patriots, to come up and redeem their
pledge, and show themselves what they profess
to be-true patriots indeed"
We can easily imagine the fun these fellows
had, when this piece of humor was announced
by the writer
All The mice big and little, capered and jumped
about, the boss mouse Supposed to be interested
in county scrip.) ordered crackers and cheese, and
after this was devoured they chattcd and laughed
again until exhausted and dry, they all took a
refreshing drink from the lie (lyc) pot and at the
word Of command, given by the wit of the party,
dressed up in shirt collar and spectaces; rats, to
your holes" they scampered back to the Court
House.