The Placer herald., 1856-02-16
Coming Events-Mark the Shadows as
thew Fall

VI hio PotiOut, DShNS ONSA o'iO ''NN
couch, examines the surface of the body, the
state of the tongue, the beat Of the pulse,
and all the various signs by which expert
ence has demonstrated that the fluctuations
may be calculated and giving due weight to
atmospheric influence, time, &c, is enabled
to fix upon the moment when the crisis shall
arrive, and thereby render himself the better
able to meet it. SO too, with the rejecting
politician. Each ebb and flow of the mighty
tide brings upon its surface some weed or
drftwood which when the quality of the
different waits are tested, the currents of the
great element, the effects of the winds, &c,
are noted, he forms his judgment as to the
future, with as much certainty as the physi-
clan. The present moment in California,
Judged by the past, and the indications of the
present, might afford some speculations not
unworthy the notice of the good citizen and
patriot.
The Democratic party were beaten last
September-routed, horse, foot and dragoon.
Perhaps past errors brought this evil upon
us, and rendered it necessary. However that
may be, it is passed, and the discussion OF
that question is not at all necessary to our
present purposes. The combination chiefly
instrumental in etfecting this change was the
Know Nothing party, composed OF men OF
heretofore every conceivable hue of political
complexion, but for the most part of willy
politicians, ambitious of power and place,
who have heretofore acted with the Wing
party
These latter men divided into what we
may denominate the southern faction or
Crabites, and free-soil tribe, adniring deci-
piles of Mr.. Speaker Stowe.
In parceling out the State officers, those
that were quite as useful as ornamental were
given to faithful wings, and renegade Demo-
Gratis, gulphed down the empty honors and
for the nonce were satisfied. There was still
future before them and the big fish allowed
the little ones to play around them, each
with his school keeping sharp eye upon
the auspicious moment when the Legislature
should dispose its favors.
That now has passed, but in the scramble
for the ofal, it is ascertained that the Grabs
have the Stowes-there is a big muss in the
camp, no Senator is in fact to be elected,
but the public are amused by the ridiculous
e : y
Most people laugh, the Crabs set their
teeth and fix their claws determinedy-th
Stowetes plot. Yea they plot, and the quill
drivers of the contending factions become
fractious; much ink is spilled and paper de-
stroyed; then comes the portentious growl.
Like Simon Suggs, when Lady Suggs de-
veloped to his astonished senses the appal-
ing fact that his larder was exhausted of
bacon, they determine that somebody must
suffer-" In low inarticulate mutterings these
knights of the quill, talk of new element
entering into the elections in California in
the year '56. At this suggestion one natural
ly commences enumerating the variety of
plaques that were visited upon Pharoah But
it is not of them; no the world was young
then. Black Republicanism had not been
conceived Of We have had every other
description of political element in this State
and last year we had them combined in a
poisonous draught that killed the Wing party
so dead it scarcely kicked, and now slowly
and with much reluctance we conclude that
aboltionism is to come among us.
If the Crabs don't back out, they must
affiliate with their dusky brethren from
Africa, hase why, the Stowetes are desperate
and have already concluded in high conclave,
that they will WELD the sceptre of command
or unfurl the deaths head and cross bones of
Black Republicanism.
Meantime the wigwams are tenantless; the
brethren have not met in them since the day
of the Gubernatorial election. Grass and
weeds grow around the doors, the damp
mould is upon the wall, spiders and lizards
whose food is poison, now inhabit them, the
eagle that adorned the big chiefs chair has
had its eyes eaten out by worms, and the
American flag is in tatters from the ravages
Of the moths-all is neglect--the institution
is dead.
Occasionally one of the deciples, more be-
nighted than the mass of his former brethren,
makes pilgrimage to the desolate hall, but
his spirit grows more gloomy as the scramble
of the vermine, and the echo of his football
comes back upon his ear, and he
''Feels like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted
Whose lights are fed
Whose garlands dead
And all but him absquatulated'
The faithful citizen and Union loving pa
triot. finding the hiph sounding promises of