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The Placer herald., 1856-06-07

lance Committee" for raising funds for Mrs
James King of VIM. and the orphan children.
Let this be done speedily and well. Let your
donations be such as YOU will in years to
come, rejoice to have made when even hand
ed Justice shall be metcd out to all in our
courts Of law, bad men oct their deserts and
good men their dues. When that moral
revolution shall have been completed which
James King Of VIM. began, and in which he
died most glorious martyr.
The following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS. We have learned with deep regret of
the dccase OF James King of VIM. and are desi
rous Of endorsing the action of the Vigilance
Committee of San Francisco. in summary CON
demning and executing his assassin, and also OF
expressing our sympathy for his family in their be
reavement. therefore
ReS0iced' That in the death Of James King Of
VIM. the people Of California have suffered an r-
reparable loss of good and honest man, fear
less defender of the peoples rights. and an un-
hnching advocate of virtue and morality. in oppo-
sition to vice and corruption in high and low
places.
Besolocd. That the prompt. prudent and Just
action Of the "Nigilance Committed" Of San Fran
cisco. in the condemnation and execution of Jas.
l.. Casey and Charles Cora. commands our most
will not cease their labors until every professional
gambler and shoulder striker in our midst be
banShed from the State. SO that our lives and
property may no longer he in danger. and the
morals Of our people corrupted by their presence.
And that they may not be driven back into the
mining counties, from which they have been here
tofore expelled by an indignant and outraged peo-
Pile
Resoiccd. That a committee be appointed to re
cciye from the citizens of Yankee Jim such con
trlbutions they may desire to make to the King
Testimonial Fund.- and forward the same to the
committee at San Francisco, so that--in common
with our fellow citizens thrOu ghout the State
our sympatheS for the family James King OF m.
in the present affection may assume substantial
form by aiiorling the material aid and comfort.
Rcs0loed, That the people Of Yankee Jim send
to Mrs. James King Of VIM, greeting: earnest and
hcaatielt condoements. under her present trying
bereavement. and great and rrcparahlc as that
loss may be to u--Madam-and TO us as a peO-
pie we will bow to the will OF Heaven.
Res0Iyed, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Iowa Hill News, Placer Press,
Placer Herald, and Evening Bulletin.
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07
Crescent CITY.

From the Crescent City Herald Of the 2lst
MAY. we obtain the follow items Of news:
Marrow EscArE.-The Government train
loaled with stores for the troops at the mouth
Of Rogue River, which left our city some few
weeks since escorted by Captain Deli. Jones
company of t. :. Infantry, met about two
hundred hostile Indians awaiting the arrival
Of the train, in ambush, between Chetcoe and
Pistol River. Unfortunately for the Indians,
when they supposed the train was completely
in their power, Capt Ord's company, from
the Mouth, was on its way down to meet and
help escort the train up to Col. buchanan IS
head quarters, when they discoyerd two
Indians spies looking out for Captain Jones
and his train. Capt. Ord imnediaIy sent
out detachment from bis company to cut of
the spies, and 10 few moments atteward,
the company came in contact with the main
body Of the Indians and succeeded i'll djspor
sing and killing six Of their number.
CArr1vEs SuRnENpERED.-1he Rogue Riy-
yer Indians have surrenderd Mrs. Geisel and
her two children whom they had captive
The Indians surrenderd the mother and infant
child under a treaty, but refused to give nF
the elder child, a girl OF thirteen years, until a
Young man went out uuarmed into the Indian
camp, at the imminent risk Of his life, and
succeeded in inducing them to let him take the
eir to her mother The miners Of Gold
Beach held a meeting and passed series OF
resolutions very complimentary to Mr..
| RrNtVn
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TIE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

TIE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.
l. Subscribers who do not give express notice
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2. If subscribers order their papers discontnu-
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T. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher. and the paper is sent to
the former direction. they are held responsible
1ziY~ Notice should always be given OF removal.
;. The courts have decided shat refusing to take
q paper or periodical from the Office or removing
and leaving it uncalled for, is prma iacie eYi-
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zzis- Postmastcrs would oblige, by strict full
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Ess- Under the law Of Congress papers are not
charged postage in the county in which they are
published.
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Necessity.

In an address delivered bV the loV. H. /.
Cutler in the Unitarian Church, San Fran
cisco upou the life and character Of James
King OF Wm., the reverncd spoke as follows
upon the necessity of forming a Vigilance
Committee:
There has been Witnessed a general up
rising Of the better portion OF the citizens,
and an extraordinary assumption of power
by the people, to whom all civil power be
longs. 1t was an assumption OF power which
some few Of course, in the community, who
argue upon the general principles and max
inns Of government, do not approNc-and
which many abroad, where the facts and ne
cessitics Of the ease are not and cannot be
understood, sill earnestly and resoIutely
condemn. Those here at home who cliticise
this assumption OF power may be divided into
two classes-those who reason from abstract
theories Of government, and those who argue
from the undis@uised facts of empty pockets.
This reign Of the people disturbs many, who
lost sight Of the urgency of the occasion IN
their notions of constitutional government,
government of law and on the other hand,
it disturbs many in their financial notions
and arrangements-their occupation being
on account Of this assumption of power, at
least suspended if not gone. Men call it
reign Of terror, and so it is TO evil doers
They say that such power is liable to abuse;
and indeed this may be said OF every good
thing on earth. They say it in theory subyerts
the constitution and overrides the laws. |
reply. it does not SO in fact. The ends for
which the constitution and the laws were es-
tabIishod are not Defeated In theory this
assumed power is revolutionary; in fact, it is
in the highest degree conservative.
"But what will they say, who speak of
this as tyrannical assumption, to that ignom-
inious reign from which this reign is SO likely
to deliver us! Was there ever worse or Il
more unmitigated despotism, than that which
has been for years exercised here by bad
men through corrupted ballot box The
worst men in the community had comp plete
command of the ballot box, and which was
kept by the force of the revolver, and the
force of corruption But the baIlot-boX is
the only means Of ieQitimate reform III a
government Of law. If you cannot reform
abuses through the ballot-boX you must
by the assumption Of original power. The
balot-boX was shut out from Won as an agen~
cv of reform, and YOU have been driven tn
the last resort Men have taken up arms
not to overtuln the Government, but to re-
store it to its true functions, to correct abuses
that could not be reached 10 any other way:
not to subvert law, but to give it force and
effect. And the necessity, the absolute neces-
sity of the case, is the only justification pre-
tended; and to my mind, after attending to
all that has been said on the other side, it is
satisfactory and triumphant justification
chat posterity will ratfy, and the whole
world, when rightly informed, will unques.
tionably sustain.'
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07
THE American Tragedian. "

In the Boston .Satuday Ecening Garette,
under the captain of"A Comedians Common
Place Book" we find couple of "stunnng''
anecdotes concerning Buchanan, "the great
American Tragcdan." Here they are:
jim Valentine is a character, in New Or
leans--a clever witted man whom everybody
likes, Jim is fond Of attending the theatres,
always paving. and is considered quite a
critic. jim liked Buchanan, the "Americau
tragelian"- is, he liked him rs d man
but he did not hold his histronic abilities in
very HIGH estimation One night Buchanan
did Iaqo at the St Charles theatre and after
the performance strolled into the Phoenix Sa-
loon and there, among others, encountered
jim
"WcIl, jim, how did play Iago"
elem, wcIl-lYe seen worse-Aem-
and not much-worse either.'
"Ihank you for nothing, Jim; by the bye
i was lucky last night--maie two hundred
dollars at playing poker"
"AiI right; you may play poker, but I'll be
roasted if YOU can play lago"
The tragedian Immediately shot himself
in the ncck Is. WAS about to start to Cali
tornia, and requested of Jim letter Of intro
ducton to some prominent parsonage in san
Francisco jim, complying with his desire
furnished a letter directed to $ Bddle, an
other Of the Jins which he sealed and hand
cd to B. in an uJlScoied cuelop. Upon his
arrival in san Francisco Biddle was sought
out, and the letter delivered; the other jim
received it in his auction room, which was
at the time crowded withcu,tomer>s; a smile
played around his mouth as he orasped b.
ly the hand, aud welcomed him to Callor-
mia
'Gcnteman,' continued the auctioncer Il
wish to make You acquainted with gentle
man who has come to reside with us for a
season; with his permission, will read his
letter of introduction"
And he then read:
Dear Jin--this will Introduce YOU to the
celuhrtaed American tragedian Mr.. Nc Kean
Buchanan; treat him WELL he plays Richard
Macbeth Iamlet->,ir Giles--Charles de
Moor Shylock lago-and-an
poker"
B., saying he would call again, pokered
out.
THE Ornnn-Iour readers seeming pleas
ed with my former story about Buch., pray
let me tell another Que morning as an Old
gentleman was passing through Howard
street during BIS engagement his attention
was arrested by what he considered unnatu
raj sounds, issuing from the Howard Athen1
um; the old gent not being aware Of his loca-
ton, or the rules Of thoaers, from curiosity
ascendcd the front step; the noise still ringing
in his ears, he mounted to the first tier; after
he had for a while gazed with astoushment
upon the stage, he was accosted by one of the
employers thus:
Who do YOU wish to see, sir;'
mo one sir, in particular, but heard a
noise from this building, and as a citizen
came in to ascertain the cause of the distm
banco."
no disturbance here, sir; the manager
don't allow those things"
"ihen from whence comes these uncouth
and unnatural aaunds'
"Mr. Buchanan, sir, is rehearsing Mac
beth"
"Oh-yes-I beg your pardon-l thought
it was deg r1hH"
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God Bless the Honest Laborer.

God bless the honest laborcr,
The hardy son Of toll.
The worker in the gathering mills
The deliver in the soil:
The one whose braWny arm have torn
From earth her boarded wealth.
Whose sole return from ceaselees toll,
Is nature 5 boon-sWeet health.
Bless him who wields the ponderous sledge,
Clad in his iathern mail
That safe as warriors panOply,
Guards from the seething hail,
That eushcs from beneath the stroke,
Each mighty crushing blow.
Who seek to tighten lahor's toll
Where red the fires glow.
Bless him who turns the matted soil
Who with the early dawn,
llastcn's to gather na ture's store
Hasten to the yellow corn;
Who plants in natures bosom wide
The fruitful golden grain.
That gives to it her guardian care
The sunshine and the rain.
Bless him who lays the massive keel,
Who bends the trusty sail
That bids the ocean wanderers
Safe battle with the gale:
Who rcars the tall and slender mast,
Whence float to every breeze.
The stripes and stars of liberty,
\ rainbow O. 'cr the seas.
Bless him whose ribbed palace rests
Upon the heaving sea.
Who Ycorns the danger Of the food,
The breaker guarded lea;
Who in the ocean cradle sleeps
Calmly in storm--!raught hour
Unfearing that his bark will quail
Before the tcmpcst's power.
Blrs. him who gives each bcautious thought
4 re.tng place. name.
And tWines IFS ancient gurics
With the tadeIess wreath Of fame;
WHO sends it forth on every breeze,
And bids ii live TO bless
While ceaseIess click the slender type,
And groans the printing press.
Bless all who toll. Gods blessing rest
On them with double power.
Whose honest brow the sWcatdrop deck,
In every daylight hour.
Bless them, though poor and may they win
What wealth can never gain
Contcntment with their lot on earth,
\ balm for every pain.
Bless them. and may the workman hand
That framed the giant earth.
That hade each star in glory shine.
That gave the seas their birJh,
Reserve on high a resting place,
Within the realms OF light,
For every honest son Of toll.
When passing death dan k night.
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07
N\T(- -RALIIAIION.

To obt lin certificate OF naturalization, appil-
cation must be made to the District Courts OF this
State.
Any free white male person arriving IN the
United States shall make his declaration OF lnten-
zion to become such citizen before the Clerk OF
said Court two years before he shall be entitled
20 the certiGcate Provided, that if he has arrived
in the United States before he was eighteen years
of age. such declaration may he made at the time
of applying for certificate Of citizenship
1t is necessary in obtaining certificate OF h"tn-
ralization ta produce 1wo citizens of the United
States. each of whom nave becn personally ae-
quaincd with the applicant and who can testify
that he has resided in the United States for the
full term of FIVE years and in this State within the
wear last past That during all this time be has
behaved as man Of good moral character, at
tached to the principles of the Constitution OF tie
United States and wel} disposed to the good order
and happiness Of the same.
4 In case it has been necessary for the aPpileanS
20 make his declarat ion Of intention he must pro
Gucp cY;dpnef of that
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07
Shasta Courier.

The last number of this leading interior
paper contains an ably written editorial upon
the late peoples organization in san Francisco.
1t takes ground in favor Of the movement,
but deprecates any excess Of action. In the
course Of its editorial the Coario says:
ltcannot be denied that both the RIGHT to
make, and the right to administer laws are
inherent in the people. They are rights, too,
which are inalienabIe-of which they cannot
be deprived by any act Of those who lived be
fore them or Of those who now rule over
thcm 1t is true, that long experience has
proved that it is in general better to delegate
these rights to a few men, who from their
supposed integrity and ability are better quail
flied to govern than would be the people in
their collective capacity But when these
men become unfalhtul to their trusts or
when they allow such errors to creep into
our system Of laws as to render its poWcrlcSs
to shield the innocent and to punish the guilty,
to protect us in the enjoyment Of life, liberty
and property, then it is the right, it is the
duty, Of all good citizens to rise up as one
mau--to take the reius Of government into
their own hands, and to declare that crime
shall 10 longer remain unpunished nor jus
tice undonc.
The American law contains remedies with
in itself which are in general amply sufficient
to purge its statutes Of evil provisions and
its councils Of evil men; but it sometimes
happens. through fraud or inattention, that
both evil statutes and evil men become tas-
tened upon the body polite, as Sinbad was
fastened on 10y the Old Man of the Sea, and
the people find it impossible to shake them
otf-to secure a due administration of justice
by efforts other than revolutionary.
1t WAS condition Of things similar to this
in which the people of san Francisco found
themselves on the 18th Of May. Crime had
become rampant in their midst-money
seemed sufficiently powerful to prevent the
Punishment of any otlense-a graduate Of a
pcntentiary, toy means Of ballot-boX stuiiirg
had toisted himself into one Of their most
important offices and not content with even
such an act, this same man in Montgomery
street in open day ana deliberately shot down
one Of her principal citizens.
Under such circumstances as these is it
any wonder that the good people Of san
Francisco should become arouscd-that they
should band themselves together for the pro.
lection of themselves, their families and their
homes, and declare that the law should no
longer remain an empty sound or an idle
farce.
They did so, and the result is now before
the people. Long may it remain terror TO
evil doers of both high and low degrce-a
warning to all who would endeavor to tram
pie under foot that innate sense Of Justice
which exists in every human breast.
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07

Ty- Nicholas Graham, who murdered DO
seph Brooks on board of the steamer CoIum-
bia, was hung at San Francisco at 2 p m. on
the 3lst ult. in the yard Of the County Jail.
lie had been reprieved thirty days by Govern
or Johnson through the Influence, 1t is said
of James p. Casey. He was young man
about twenty-three years of age He ackowl-
edged his guilt, and said he had no resire to
live. he had thought so much about it that
he had become reconcied to it. He solemnly
warned those who persued the account ot
his execution to shun the soul-destroying vice
of intemperance, through which, be said, he
had been brought into that position.
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07
Coal Nine.


The following interesting article, descrp-
tive Of the Feather River coal bed aud Of the
labor and expense which has attended its
opening, is from the North Californian:
We visited the coal mine situated on the
West side Of Table Mountain, about seven
miles from this village one day last week
This mine was discovered bv Mr.. Goodrich, a.
about two years ago. and by him assigned to
Mcssrs Hammond, UdelI, Martin, Taft, and
Others. These gentlemen, aftol eleven
months spent in prospecting, aud after a
large expenditure of labor and money, have
at last found a vein OF coal which in quantity
and quality surpassos any thing they had ever
anticipated.
Thesccne Of their operation is a deep gorge
or ravine running down from table mountain.
Their tunnel, which is six hundred and thirty
feet lone. runs into the montain nearly paral-
lei with the ravue and in the last one hundred
feet OF it, six feet of coal the full thickness OF
the vein is exposed, within two or three
weeks an adit will be extended from the ra-
vine to the coal, which is nearly on the same
level and but one hunderl yards distant, and
by means Of ears and Others facilities,
several hunderd tons or as much aS IS desired
can be taken ont per day. one man can
quarry twelve tons, and tie mine could easily
be opened 50 as TO employ one hundred, or
any desirable number Of quarrymen. A lead
could not possibly be more tavorabIy situated
for woking it is nearly horizontal, having u
dip Of only about ono or two degrees, and Is
slightly above the level Of the ravine, thu,
ahording every faoilty for drainage and eX-
cavation.
The coal vein between San Francisco and
Stockton has an inclination Of somo seventy
or eighty degrees and most Of our quartz
leads are nearly vertical, rendering them
very difficult and expensive to work The
coal is considered good quality Of camel
coal, it burns freely in CRATE, gives strong
heat and leaves very little oinder; it is too bi-
luminous for forging, but is valuable as CRATE
steam or gas coal. In few days it will be
tested on one of the Sacramento boats. Ihe
propretors and those who are acquainted with
coal or have seen this used in this vicinity, OF
Marysyllo, have no doubt that the experiment
will prove successful Overying the coal
are strata of slate, shaIe, indurated clay, chalk
lime stone, and all the indications Of cal
boniferous formation.
If any OF our citizens are skeptical III
regard to the extent or valu6 of this coal field
let them 60 and see; the road is good, the
spot most delightful, and every information
afforded them by the gentlemanly proprie-
tors.
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07

Use OF ToBAcco-In the United States
physicians have estimated that 10000 per
sons die every year from the use of tobacco.
In Germany, the physicians have calculated
that of all the deaths which occur between
the ages of Is and 26, one half originate in
the waste Of the constitutin by sinoking-
They say that the article oxhausts and deran-
ges the nervous powers aud produces long
train of nervous diseases TO which the stom-
ach is liable, and especially those forms that
go under the name Of dyspepsia. 1t a so eX-
erts a disastrous influence on the mlnd.
Henry A. Wise, Jr. son OF the Governor Is
slnnt u b. cr ] ain d en- Fniaror4l Clergyman.
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THE PLACER HERALD.

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, AT THE OFFICE,
Main Street, Auburn, Cal, cat the old stand,) by
g. ARB MITCHELL. JAMES ANDERSON.
MITCHELL & ANDERSON.
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DEAR OF BocHsA--1t is rumored that
Chas. Bochsa, the distinguished harpist' died
in Australia, whittier he went with Madam
Anna Bishop on the pth Of January last.
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07
JOB PRINTING.

Large additions have recently been made to the
Job Office, and work of all descriptions VIII be
executed in a superior manner.
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07

Henry A. Wise Jr.. son OF the Governor, it
shout 70 b orlain d an Fpiscoral clergyman
The Placer herald., 1856-06-07

T. c. Woods Is in En- gland.