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Butte record., 1857-01-17

The SENATORIAL ELEcTIoN.-We learn
from telegraphic dispatch to yesterdays
Inquirer, that the Democratic Caucus sue
ceeded on Monday in nominating q candidate
for the short Senatorial term. Hon. VIM
Nj. Gwin is the fortunate man. The follow
ing is the report of the deciding ballot =
Gwin, AZ Latham, 26 McCorkle, 6. Thus.
this matter has finally been decided, the
nomination being of course virtual election.
We certainly hoped to see man from the
northern part of the State elected in CON-
junction with Mr.. Broderick, but the Caucus
has seen fit to ordain differently, and We
have no disposition to demur to the will of
the majority. Mr.. McCorkle was our choice
and would be if the battle was to be fougbt
over again; but in good faith we have no
right to find fault with the decision of those
IN whose hands has been entrusted the Sc
lection of our federal Representatives. This
is the kind of Democracy we have ever advo
Gated and adhere to.
Butte record., 1857-01-17

DR.. ScoTT has declined the invitation ex
tended to him by the Legislature. The Ex-
press of yesterday says, " this eminent di-
sembly Chamber on Saturday last addressed
note to the Speaker of the Assembly, e1-
pressing his profound gratitude for the hon
or done him by the invitation, but that he
was unable to avail himself of the compli-
mentary offer in consequence of its beng
the week of the holy communion in his con-
gregation.
Butte record., 1857-01-17

THE EARTHQUAE AT Stockton Many
of our citizens, says the Republican, expert
cnced severe shock of an earthquake yes
terday, at about twenty minutes past eight
O'Clock A. NJ. By all we can learn, the Com
motion was very visible, lasting some minute
or two. We have heard two or three gentle
men describe the sensation as being so yio-
lent as to cause kind of sea sickness In
our establishment the shock was quite ap-
apparent. The lamps which are suspended
from the ceiling, swung to and fro for dis
tance of more than foot, One of them was
thrown against the wall so violently that its
jlnging was heard in every part of the Of
fee. One gentleman informs US that he felt
a shock similar to the one mentioned above,
about six O'Clock, but being engaged out Of
doors at the hour first name. he did not feel
it at that time. If his statement is correct
there must have been two separate shocks,
at 6 and s o'clock
Butte record., 1857-01-17

Mr. Washington was Withdrawn before
proceeding to ballot. The caucus on Monday
night will undoubtedly make nomination,
and the joint convention an election on the
following day. And thus'will close the SEN
atorial struggle, which has so long been
bone of contention. The election of Mr..
Broderck is hailed with expressions of de-
light in every section of the State reached
by telegraph Here in Sacramento, one
hundred guns announced his election, and
the beauty of ii is, they were the same car
non once in possession of the lawless horde in
San Francisco who styled themselves a vigi-
lance committee. They were used to-day for
a Legitimate purpose. Signals were arranged
so that the moment Broderick was elected,
the telegraph announced the result in San
Francisco, and the booming of cannon on
Telegraph Hill announced that the Custom
House was bombarded
But little was done in either House TO-
day, aside from the election. lu the Assem-
bly,, several unimportant resolutions were
adopted. among them one allowing each
member four daily papers, or their eguiya-
lent in wccklies. This was opposed by Coz
Watkins on the score of economy. Mr.. Ir-
win, Of Plumas, desired to know if the gen
tleman came from the district in Virginia,
famou in history as not having single
newspaper in it
The Bulletin Of Friday evening, contained
gross and scurrilous attack upon Ger Rs-
ell, and that gentleman rose in his place to
a privileged question, and announced that
he should take occasion at an early day, to
give the history of Tho's S. King which
would afford some instruction and edifcation
to the House, and benefit to Mr.. King him
self. 1t will be worth hearing, when Reu-
ben opens his batteries upon him.
Butte record., 1857-01-17
A Registry Law.

The Governor in his message, has recon-
mended many measures for the considera-
tion of the present Legislature, and among
others suggests the passage of an act to pro-
vide for the registration of voters in the
towns and cities of the State. As former
article in the Record set forth, we are strong
ly opposed to the enactment of such a law
In the first place we are against it because
we believe it to be unconstitutional for the
constitution of this State guarantees the
right of suffrage 0 every white male citizen
independent of any such consideration as is
provided by this law; and secondly we be-
ieve such an act would be an injustice to
the people, is unnecessary, and contrary to
the desires of the majority of our voters
We maintain that registry law is as much
in violation of republican principles, as the
odious stamp act, and liable to be made
much more oppressive; and its workings
elsewhere should be warning to our legis-
lators of the evils it would be more than
likely to create. Above all States in the
Union, California is the most untitled for a
law of this kind. Even among the settled
inhabitants of the Atlantic States where it
has been tried, it has proved SO positively
unjust that it has been almost universally
repealed, and now exists in but one or two
localities; and the last bloody election in
New Orleans showed its workings most ad-
mirably Wherever it has been submitted
to the vote of the people, it has been con-
demned, as it would be here. We have too
much faith in the honesty and wisdom of the
citizens of California to believe registry
law to be at all needed.
Butte record., 1857-01-17

MoRMoNIsM A Mr.. Hyde is lecturinG
IN Marysville on Mormonism. He was lately
a Mormon elder and has been converted from,
the error of his ways, and is now endeavo--
irg to overthrow the institution,
Butte record., 1857-01-17

The SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN FRANCIS
co.-On Saturday, Judge D. O. Shattuck in
troduced petition into the Assembly pray
ing that body to pas an act abolishing the
Superior Court of San Francisco. upon the
ground that the Supreme Court Of the State
has decided it to be an unconstitutional
Court. The petition sets forth the evils aris-
ing from an unconstitutional Court.
Butte record., 1857-01-17

HUNDRED ESCAPE OF STATE PRISONERS.
The Bulletin has information that Lewis
Mahoney escaped from the State Prison on
Tuesday night, January 9th, aud that two
more escaped on the following night
Butte record., 1857-01-17

Ir IS quite probable that the pres
ent Legislature will adopt some i'm
portant measures of economy in oul
State affairs. A bill has been intro
duced which contemplates reducing
the expenses of the State govern
ment nearly fifty per cent. The de-
termination manifested by the pres
ent legislature, to reduce the eXpen-
ses of our government so as to
bring them down to the income of the
State, will undoubtedly secure the
passage of the bill. This is an i'm
portant measure of reform, and we
trust will receive the attentive and
impartial consideration of the patri-
otto and intelligent body of men now
assembled at Sacramento, to legls-
late for and protect the interests Of
the State.
Another important step which we
hope to see taken by the present
Legislature, which however concerns
Butte county alone, is that of chang
ing our present system OF assess
ment by the adoption of law crea-
ting township Assessors. 1t is be-
lieved that, under the present ar
rangement, no inconsiderable amount
of property is left unasesssed, by the
County Assessor, who visits portions
of the county but once in each year.
This must necessarily be the case for
the Assessor is wholly unacquainted
with the business of many of the
townships, and in the valley portions
of the county, large herds of stock
may avoid being assessed altogether
by changing from one county to an
other. This change need not in
cresse the expense of assessing the
county, as it is but a division of the
labor and remuneration of the county
Assessor among those of the different
townships. 1t is believed that such
a change would be of great advantage
to the county, and We desire to see
the change effected.
1t would also give much better
satisfaction to the people of the
county at large, if the business
Of Tax Collector was separated from
that of Sheriff. This has been done
in many of the counties, and why
should it not be done in Butte 4? The
labor now performed by the Sheriff
Of Butte county, requires that officer
to appoint and keep in employ a
large number Of Deputies, and GER
tainly it is more democratic for the
people to elect their servants, than
nave them appointed by the Sheriff.
The more directly the public servant
S held responsible to the people the
better. We have no fault to find
Butte record., 1857-01-17

fearlessly by the Democracy, and
" Vigilance" was the triumph
ant response of the majority, and
5" Law and Order'' was victorious.
The Vaccinations of those whose
aim it was to overthrow the State
Government, and who dared for
while to wrest the right to admins
ter Justice, from those in whose hands
it was intrusted, have one by one
been frustrated, and in spite oe the
writings and wincings of Bulletin,
Alta, Globe & Co.. California still
re.joices in Democratic State Gov
ernment, fixed on too sure basis to
be in the slightest danger from either
their threats or worst endeavors.
1t is satisfaction enough to know
that a man who hates them and their
treachery as he does the memory Of
Benedict Arnold, has been elected to
the United States Senate in the very
teeth eff their schemes to defeat him.
No man in the State has been more
conspicuously the object of the abuse
and calumny, so materially the stock
in trade of the purifiers" than Mr.,
Broderick, and nothing could have
been so complete a proof of the utter
falsity Of the character they endea-
vored to invest him with, as his late
triumph over them, and the disregard
paid by the Legislature to the gra-
tuitous ISLANDERS emanating from al
his pusillanimous villifers.
The Vigilance Committee has now,
thank Heaven, no existence but on
the darkest pages of California's his
tory. As misdeeds of black-hearted
villains have called up visions Of hor-
rid shapes, so did the iniquities Of
San Francisco call this hydra headed
monster into existence, and the mark
Of the beast is left upon that city il
her ruined merchants, and her great
ly impaired credit, both at home and
abroad.
The boasted influence of the blood
thirsty Bulletin and its troupe Of cock
ney editors, and of its bowling part
ners in crime, are fast vanishing be-
fore the genius of Law and Order
The calumnies they have dared tc
utter are as harmless as their praise
is bancful. Those whom they have
chosen to eXtol have had much occa-
siou to exclaim "save me from my
friends"
Butte record., 1857-01-17

The long and hotly contested
Senatori ] election is over. The re-
suit exhibits the folly of the past
three years struggle, and shows that
Slime and perseverance will a COM
plish all things" The two promi-
Butte record., 1857-01-17

Gs- Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne and her tai
ented company, have commenced an engage
ment at the Columbia Theatre.
Butte record., 1857-01-17

The croaklings of the Vigilante
organs about the popularity" of the
proceedings of the mobocracy of San
Francisco, and their approval by the
$ Masses" have, through the repre-
sentatiyes of those masses, received
a most conclusive and emphatic
" husher." The virtual denial of
these assertions by the action of the
Legislature toward the Rev. DIR.
Scott, and the evident feeling exist
ing in that body to lend all the op-
position in its power against the
measures advocated by the adherents
of the Vigilance Committee, show
what the setinments of the people are,
vastly better and much more deci-
dedly than the assumptions of the
Bulletin and its servi imitators.
The question of g Vigilance or Anti
was forced upon the peo-
pie through the dannable influence
of the gunny- bag scribblers, too di-
rectly to be waived, and it was met
Butte record., 1857-01-17

A CORRESPONDENT of the Bulletin.
who signs himself 'Argus," comes
down on Gen. Estell. In speaking
of the escape of prisoners, and the
manner in which they are treated,
he says-''If one-half that's told of
Estell, the keeper of the State Prison,
be true, it is high time he received a
missive from ''33 Secretary" Is it,
indeed Such move at this time,
would be the death-blew to the asso-
citation composed of ''the purest and
best" of San Francisco. The Leg
islature is now in session, ready to
call for required assistance when the
State shall fail to suppress the pet
institution of the strangers. The
cannon, once in the possession of the
committee, are now held by the au-
thorities, and have lately belched
forth rejoicing thunder at the con-
stitutional triumph of our institutions,
and they would soon be effectively
heard in defence of the constitution
itself. A ''missive from 33 Secre-
tary"l Humphl If 33's head sits
easily on his shoulders, he will send
no more "missives" while there is a
Democratic legislature in existence.
1t might do finely when that body
Butte record., 1857-01-17

was largely Know-Nothing. Now
that the State is in the control of the
great constitutional party of the
country, the strangers will be in no
haste to again raise the arm of re-
bellion. "33 Secretary! Pah!
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-24
:: NUMBER SO.
QuIDsUsc, meaning literally What

80
QuIDNuNc, meaning literally = What
now ." is another name for newsrnonger.-
Miss Martineau used to tell pleasant story
about one of the class. who, taking adyan<
tage of the interest excited among scientific
men in relation to the Ross and Back Expe-
dition, was more than usually annoyinp bv
his fussy questions "Sr David /! Sir Da-
vid!" he called out at the top Of his voice
one fine morning in London. Sir David
Brewster, who was riding down the street
in somewhat Of hurry, drew up his horse,
and approached the speaker. q Any news 4
from the North Pole, Sir David ~ aD-n
the North Pole " was the angry reply of
the philosopher, as he hastily pursued his
way again, leaving the quidnunc transfixed
with amazement. "What is the matter.
Mr.. 80 Z" inquired the Rev. Sidney Smith.
who came up Immediately afser the occur
renee. The unfortunate man told his story.
and dilated upon the style of the answer he.s
had received, $50 unbecoming in man Of
his standing, so abrupt not to say profane.
D-n the North Polep "Poh, poh NV
dear sir" said his comforter, "you must
not mind all that Sir David says. He is q
singular man. You would scarcely believe
1t, but assure you it is only few evenings
ago that heard him, before large COM
pany, speak in the most dsrespec.ful terms
of the equaor!" .- -
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-24
- YE i.


." You hada We'll, if the mountain
won'tcome to Mohammed, Mohammed must
go to the mountain. There, Gerald, think
you have received about as valuable a
Christmas present as any one in town. BE
careful of it; cherish it.n .s
Need we say any more, reader2 Effie.
Clarence, and Gerald were as happy a trio
as dined on that Christmas day and Gerald
did not 90 out west.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-24

ONE Of the men who was discharged from
the chain. gang at Memphis, once owned
large portion Of the ground on which the
city of Nashville now stands; Inc is reputed
to be worth sixty thousand dollars at the
present time. Liquor has been his 1rtin.-~
When arrested, he was found lying intoxi,
Gated on the bluff. ,FE77Es5
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-24
MiarrllanauuH Rrahing.
"Reminiscences.

This is our birth day, and a good stand
point for reflection. The world hurries by.
IN frolic, but we choose to stop for mo-
ment and yield TO abstraction. Thirty-fiye
years coronate our brow, and yet we are lit.
tie wiser as to whence we came, or whittier
we are travelling. AS to when the first
CLEAN of sunshine illumed our infantile
couch, we are utterly unconscious, except
from a reading Of the family record, and as
to when the last golden ray shall fade on
our dying pillow, we know not. Helpless
we came into the world, and helpless we
must go out of it. We opened our eyes in
tears, and will doubtless shut them, when
CLASSY with DEATH with more or less sorrow.
The future is dark, but the past is darker
still. Truly life is but dream, of short
continuance. Our susceptibilities are good,
but yet the impress of scenes and events is
not so remarkably distinct as not to be for.
gotten. Sudden summons hence might star
tie thousand thoughts of which, at present,
we are oblivious; but nothing less. There
IS no aggravating sin, no base ingraiitude
nor crying shame remaining for us TO repent
OF. We see no "hobgoblins with devils
damned" )" peering at us with helish grin,
from the mirrors of to-day, or tomorrow
On that score we might look the pale horse
and his rider in the face without shudder :;
but dare we say our history is without a
blot. and our souls as pure as opportunities
have conspired to make them Novel;
may we betake us to the penitent's shrine,
and how in sackcloth and ashes But shoot.
ing athwart the gloom surrounding the past,
Is the twinkling light Of star. which will
never set. Nothing NAV hide it from
our view, nor even the terrific storm clouds
of death itself shall eclipse ii. Nor is it the
star of hope, as you might suppose, but
that of love, reflected by the everything eye
OF departed mother. Oh yes The mem
ory Of a sainted mother smoo,hes over the
chequered retrospect, browns all cares, and
as the polar star of our existence. guides us
as safely down the stream of time, as the
star of Bethlehem diu the Eastern Magii.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-24

UNDUE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES said.
we think it was Mr.. Calhoun, that it reauir-
ed great dea! of intellect 10 understand and
illustrate the tariff question. Our cores.
pondents, however. are men Of experience
and learning, and bring much reflection to
support their respective views. Those who
advocate high protective tariff, however.
and who charge excessive importatious up
on the system Of low duties, make some
most transparent mistakes. One fact in
history seems to have been overlooked by
this class of thinkers and that is, the enor-
nous amount Of importations under the
compromise tariff of 1888, in Is35-s6,
while the duties of that tariff were still at
the highest. The fact is, the whole bust.
ness of tariff will be best regulated by
sound currency. 1t is our Paper Money
which mainly sets everybody wild with
speculatiou-that, and the consequent and
sure advance of labor and produce, fills eve
ry channel Of trade with schemers who look
only TO present gains for themsevels, leaving
the certain future contraction to be borne by
those who can least afford it. If we could
have a currency of gold and silver and al.
low no bank notes under $50 or $50, this
would 90 far to make economy a necessity
and to protect industry and manufactures
from those expansions and collapses which
first iift them up to the skies, only to dash
them down to the earth mass of undis-
tinguishable ruins.-Philadeiphia Press.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-12-24

PLAIN TRUTH.-Some one who seems to
understand the subject. describes the educa-
ton Of "young gentlemen and ladies of
the would-be fashionable sort, which tends
only to mental weakness and physical decay,
as follows: - sas
"A young gentleman smovth-faced
striphng-with little breeding, and ess sense,
ripens fast. and believes himself a nice young
man. lie chews and smokes tobacoo,
swears, coaxes embryo imperials with bears
grease, twirls rattan. spends his fathers
money, rides fast horses----on horseback and
in sulkeys-d double and smgle--drinks Ca
tawba, curses the Maine Law, and flirts with
young ladies' hundreds of which are just
like himself, though Of differen. gender,
and this is the fashionable education of our
day. The fathers and mothers of those fools
were once poor. Good fortune has. given
them abundance. Their children will go
through an inexhsustible fortune and :nto
the poor house. Parents, you are response
bic for this folly. Set your SONS and daugl
ters TO work, and let lhem know that only
10 usefulness there is honor and prosperity" :"
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-09

Why is Gov Geary like old carpets at
house cleaning time?
Because he was on the fence and got
well beaten out.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-09
s eImt MisfrIlunu
The Widow Wiley.
From the Home Journal

Widow Wiley's appearance in the So
ciety of No, during the winter of
eighteen hundred and-no matter what,
was an episode in the towns dullness.
Youth. beauty, and widowhood, conspir-
ed TO make her captivating.
Life had gone smoothly with her
But two great sorrows had clouded the
sunshine of her petted and caressed ex-
sstence: she had lost her husband and
her teeth each by cruel accident -
The dentists skill had long ago repaired
one injury not one of the adoring crowd
of satellites about her, but were sghing
To heal the other. M
~ She had been model widow--mourn-
ed most appropriately and becomingly
through the several prescribed stages OF
saffiiction; in inconsolabe. agony, and
double crape-mitigated grief, with a
sprinkling of bugles--and subdued cheer
fulness and lavender: the last shade oi
pensiyeness had been laid aside with hel
purple, and she shone respondent, in rain.
bow colors and sparkling smiles.
The winter had been severe ant
brilliant--the ice-king reigned undis
putedly from December to March
everybody seemed exhilerated by the
bright, frosty atmosphere, and sleigh.
rides and merry -makings were rampant
The last party Of the seasonal suppe
was to be given by Mrs. H, VIII,
lived FIVE miles from town, and who re
joiced in a princely mansion and hand
some young son, the pride of her mater
nal heart, the idol of society, and the es
pecial admiration of the pretty widow.
The party was an impromptu affair
Preparations had been hurriedly made
and Invitations were SO hasty and informa
that there was no time for meditation
discussion or elaborate toilet. Widoy
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-09
IS O ! / t ifal.
A Picture of Kansas Wrongs..-Extract
from Gearyss Address.

A Picture of Kansas Wrongs---Extract
~ from Geary,s Address.
Without descanting upon the feelings.
principles and motives which prompted
me. suffice it to say, that I accepted the
Presidents tender of the Office of Cover
nor. In doing SO, I sacrificed the COM
forts Of a home, endeared by the strong
est earthly ties and most sacred associa-
tions, to embark in an undertaking which
presented at the best but dark and un-
satisfactory prospect. reached Kansas
and entered upon the discharge of my
official duties in the most gloomy hour oi
her history. Desolation and ruin reigned
on every hand homes and firesides were
deserted the smoke Of burning dwell
ings darkened the atmosphere women
and children, driven from their habita.
tions, wandered over the prairies and
among the woodlands, or sought refuge
and protection among the Indian tribes
The highways were infested with nun4er
Gus predatory bands, and the towns were
fortified and garrisoned by armies of con
aicting partisans, each excited almost te
frenzy. and determined upon mutual ex
termination. Such was, without exag
geration, the condition of the Territory a
the period of my arrival. Her treasury
was bankrupt. There were no pecunIarJ
resources within herself to meet the ext
gencies of the times. The Congressiona
appropriations, intended to defray the
expenses of year, were insufficient te
meet the demands of fortnight. fhe
laws were null, the Courts virtually sus-
pended, and TIE civil arm OF the uossin
ment almost entirely powerless. Ao''oA
prompt. decisive, energetic action
was necessary. saw at once "na' was
needed and without hesitation gave N.Y.
Golf 10 the work For SIX months have