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The Washington union., 1857-04-30
Change or the Place Of Sale OF the Della wa r,
Trust Lands I'm Kansas.

NOTICE is hereby given that the place Of sale of
the Delaware trust lands in Kansas Territory advertised
changed will at osawkcc Territory the
sam day and date.
By order OF the Secretary Of the Interior
CHARLES r. SlIX
Commissioner od interim.
DEPARTMENT INTERIOR
Office of Indian Alars April g. 1857
April 7--lawt1June
The Washington union., 1857-04-30

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Every entitled the right Of presumption any tho
lands within the townships and Of townships above enumerated
required establish the tho satisfaction Of the register and
receiver Of the proper land Office and make ho
practicable after soa this ce and before the day appointed for the
Of the pubic sale of the lands embracing the tract
claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
TIIos. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner Of She General Land Office.
Fob 1S---1aw13w lint. Star.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
Republican County convcnt,oa,

The Republican pixies begin to glisten in
the political field, in this county. The or
ganization which has lain so long dormant
and lifeless, in obedience to the call Of the
Republican State Central Committee, begins
to arouse itself from the inglorious lethargy
to which it was consigned last fall, by the
gallant Democracy of Butte-to exhibit
symptoms of returning animation doubt
less with the intention of showing fight, and
making another struggle for supremacy in
Butte. pike issues call for meeting
of the Republican county committee, to be
held in Oroville on the 9th instant, for the
transaction Of important business, and it is
important to the republican organization in
Butte county, that the important members
of this important committee, should not for
get their important position on this impor-
tant occasion, and neglect to discharge their
important duties, which are of the utmost
Importance to the important republicans Of
our republican friends will see the importance
of the call, and will not fail to be in attend
ance
The Know Nothing organization merged
into Fillmore men last year, and are now
extinct. They ''sleep the sleep that knows
Nothing, and are undisturbed by the calls
of committees. by the cabalistic magic of
the dark lantern, or by the Fillmore grip
which they taught magic power during the
great grasshopper season of SO. They
have lost their Footing, aud can no longer
Mar shall their forces in battle array Their
faint foot prints in the sands of time, have
been obliferated. and henceforth their deep
slumber is to be disturbed no more, forever
Peace be to the names of the defunct politi-
cal monstrosity. The monument reared to
its memory is the figure head on the prison
brig at the capitol city!
The probabilities are that there will be
but two political parties in the field at the
approaching election the Democratic and
Republican parties. The earnestness ex-
hihted by the Republican leaders, show that
they are confident of making much better
fight ia this State, than they did last fall
when they divided portion of their
strength with the Know Nothings. That
will bring the contest down to a square fight
and the Republicans may not think it worth
while to maintain their organization there
after. We charge the Republicans of this
county nothing for this notice of their pri
mary movements, as the amusement they
will afford the Democracy, for an hour or sc
repay US.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
Policy.

We are frank to confess that ne do not |
understand the entire article in yesterdays |
EsPress, and will therefore, accept of the |
assurances Of friendly regards it contains,
return them, in the most friendly spirit, and
refer to one or two points, only. which ap-
pear to us to involve principle, and present
n legitimate subject for discussion.
The attempt is now being made by GER
tain clique or party, to rule the State for
the benefit Of those who belong TO such party
or clique. They are 'practi-ed politicians
skilled to adjust those preliminary meas
ures which steal from the people, wi,hou,
its knowledge. the power Of choosing its own
rulers" The nominee advanced 10y this
clique or party, is the Hon John b Weller
The Erpress adopts the policy of rebuking
those who present Mr.. Weller as u candi
date for Governor. as AMT Democratic"
while 1t endorses their nominee as "a high.
toned national Democrat" That paper also
rebukes us as 'Anti-Democratic' because We
have opposed Mr.. Weller's pr resent position
before the people for we have said nothing
against his former acts. This profound and
ingenious policy of the Express. instead of
destroying the CAN'T Democrats" disease,
would remove only those symptoms by
which alone its nature can be known =
Would leave the clique or party, headed by
Mr.. Weller, and who desire to govern the
State for their own benefit, their deadly
sting, and deprive them only of their warn
ing rattle
We have only opposed Mr.. Weller because
he loans his national democratic reputation
and his national democratic name, to those
who create false issues for the purpose of
governing the State for their own benefit,
i and for the further purpose of deprising the
people of California of "the power Of choos-
ing its own rulers" Is Mr.. Weller the only
, national administration Democrat in Cali
fornia Fifty thousand ballots answer with
an indignant No! Has the national admin.
istration demanded that the people OF Cali
fornia should place Mr.. Weller in the Gu
/
itornia has net a territorial government
but has the privilege of choosing its own
rulers. lie is now presented as the choice
of few politicians who desire to control
the State government, and if the position OF
those who sustain him is ''anti democratic, y
is not his position the same. He acquired
his national democratic reputation by sur
rendering public opinion to the people. In
so doing he was right. He is now using
that reputation to enable clique of poll
/ ticians to control the State In this, he il
''antidemocratic.' This is the way it ar
! pears to US, and we make the application to
/ MIR. Weller, no sooner than we would to any
other Democrat occupying his position.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
The Conven,,o,.

On Saturday last pursuant t, the call be-
fore issued, the Democratic Central Com
mittee met for the purpose of fixing the time
and place of holding County Convention
The call for the Convention with the ap
portionment of delegates based upon the
democratic vote cast at the Presidential
election will appear to morrow.
The Convention to assemble on the sixth
of July next, will be one of the most i'm
portant ever held in this county The De-
mocracy through their several precinct del
gates will select delegates to represent them
in the State Convention, to be held on the
18th July, for the nomination of State Of
ticers Also delegates to attend District
Convention to nominate, candidate for Dis
trict Judge for the fifteenth Judicial Dis
trict; the District comprising the counties
OF Butte, Colusa, Tehama, and Plumas also
Delegates TO attend a Senatorial convention,
to nominate two Senators, for the counties
of Butre snd Plumas; and also to make
ding the County Judge.
The work for the convenient perform is
arduous and difficult Already there are in
the field three and four candidates for near
iy every Office for which nominations are tC
be made by the Convention. All are al
work with more or less earnestness to Sc.
! Al. T. ~.
,me with an ardor and zeal worthy of any
cause, and confident of success; others as i
hoping agair st hope, willing to accept of al
most anything the presiding deity of chance
may throw in their way
Amid all the conflicting and discordan
interests which will be presented to thu
Convention and urged upon its consideration
the convention will be fortunate indeed j
they shall be able to select ticket which
will give satisfaction to all, or rather which
will give dissatisfaction to none,
Between this and the holding of the con
ventiou, ample time will be given for eaci
and all of the scvera, candidates to presen
/ their claims tie the electors OF the county ant
districts, and what is of more Importance
| full time for the electors to CANVASS the mer
its of tho candidates aud decide upon thei
fitness for the positions to which they aspire
In the election Of delegates to represent TIL
several precincts in the conventions let i
not be for the purpose of serving some par
ticular interest or clique, or faction, but lie
there be men on whom their constituent
may rely as Democrats, who will act as smell
for the good of the party; and who will ap
Fly to every candidate the Democratic test
sis he a firm and reliable Democrat AM
sis he competent, .fdithfW. and honest"
With the rigid application of this test t
all aspirauts, The labor of the convention
will be much lightened, and the nominees o
ticket able to abide this test must Civ
satisfaction to the party, and will ensure tn
success of the ticket in the coming election
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
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NAH to California,

The time for receiving proposals at the
office of the Postmaster General, for carry
ing the nitcd States overland mail from
some point on the Missippi, to San Francis
co, expired on the LIST of June. We may
therefore expect to see line established
within the next six or eight months. The
point from which it is TO start on the Missis-
sippi is to be determined by the contractor.
The Postmaster General is authorized TO let
out the contract for carrying the mail semi
monthly TO San Francisco, for six years, at
a sum not exceeding 100000, and for car
rying week y, at n sum not exceeding $3.50
eco: for carrying it semi weekly, at sum
not exceeding 100000 Good four horse
coaches or wagons with springs, fit for the
accommodation of passengers, will be re-
quired, and each trip is to be made in TWEEN
ty FIVE days The contractor will be allowed
the pre- empticn right 70 800 acres of land
on the line, provided the stations are not
nearer to each other than ten miles and are
rot situated on mineral lands.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
Proceedings of the Democratic County
Committee.
SATURDAY, May, so, 1857.

SATURDAY, May, 80, 1857.
County Committee met at o'clock, z NJ.
Present--Crosette, Plum, Lott and Ever
County Convention called to meet at Orc
vile, July 9Th, 1857
Resoired, That The different precincts
throughout the county are requested to
meet on the second day OF July, 957, and
elect delegates to the County Convention
1t is hereby ordered, by the Central Coun,
ty Committee, that three Inspectors and
two Clerks be appointed to hold the polls of
the precinct meeting in Ophir precinct, and
that said Inspectors and Clerks open the
polls at > o'clock, P. NJ and hold them
open till s P. N July "a 1891
And it is further ordered, that said In
spectors and Clerks consist of Thomas CAL
low, John S Berry and James Harlow, In
spectors; D. G ODJnnell and s. L Snyder,
Clerks
And it is further ordered that said In
spectors give at least ten days notice Of the
time and place OF holding said election.
Resoired, That we recommend that the
representation in the State Convention be
the basis of representation for the Senatorial
aud Judicial Conventions, and that said Con
ventions be held at 0rovile On the Goth day
of july 1857
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
1n,,.,gr.nt Read Subscription,

We are gratifed to learn that very en-
courapinc commencement has been made by
the committee appointed to procure sub
suriptions and to collect money to improve
the road from here to Honey Lake The
subscription lists outside of 0roville, have
| been rapidly filed up, and if the Oroville
committee will exhibit little more energy
in the matter, the directors would be en-
abled at their meeting on the 18th to take
the initlatorv steps for opening the road, by
letting contracts, and placing men on the
work We would urge upon our citizens
the necessity of moving in this matter with
energy at the present time. Mere talk will
not open the road. 1t requires labor to re
move the rocks from the track. to cut out
the trees and under brush, TO level down
the steep pitches and to bridge the streams
and ravines, and the laborer must be paid
for his hire. We have demonstrated that
the road is pract bic in its natural state, for
loaded teams. and hence will require but
snail amount comparatively speaking to
render it an excellent wagon road Let
every member of the committee exert him
self during the next week, and the labor
will be accomplished.
The last steamer brought us the news
that the commissioner, Mr.. John Kirk, the
superintendent of the west end of the
United States immigrant road. will soon be
on his way with men, teams and means to
prosecute the road to Honey Lake. We
have the only route by which supplies can
be sent with teams from California to Utah
The Sacramento Union would have the pub
lie believe that it is actually necessary that
supplies should be sent across the Nevada
mountains By Placerville to Carson Valley
The reasons why they must be sent by that
particular route, are not given by the Union
but the Carson Valley road commissioners
are spurred up to construct the road in time
for them. Now the fact is, the route through
Oroville to Honey Lake. is decidedly the
shortest and best route from Sacramento
1t is practicable for loaded teams in its nat
ural state, for four yoke Of oxen have hauled
nearly three tons over the route without
difficulty, and four horses have hauled a
age coach over it, carrying their own feed,
and prvsous and blankets for seven or
eight persons The few thousand dollars
that will be spent in improving this route
the coming summer, will render it as good
as any wagon Dad in California of an equal
distance We do not see the necessity of
sending the supplies to Carson Valley. and
thence through the mountains or over dies
erts to Honey Lake, when there is much
nearer and better route.
/ If the United States Government construct
the road acrossthe plains in accordance with
the provisions Of the bill making appropri
tons for the same, "to a point at or near
Honey Like and millions Of dollars cannot
/ build as good road from thence through
Carson Valley, as nature has already provi
ded on the route through 0royille This
will be improved during the present summer
so that loaded teams can pass to and from
the eastern boundary of the State without
difficulty.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06

COOKING PRISONERS FOR Foop.-A Pan
anna corresp )ndent of the San Francisco
Herald has the following as to the remark
of Gen. henDingsen, in Nicaragua, that he
would cook prisoners for food before he
would surrender, if he should come to be
hard pushed:
At the last battle. Walker and IIennigson,
obtained SO much advantage over the enemy
as to take from them an eighteen pound gum
twenty four pound gun, and some other
pieces Of artillery, and over two bundr ed
prisoners. Among these prisoners was ono
Escalante, nephew Of the Costa Rican'
Minister Of War. In their anxiety to save
him, the Costa Rican General-who is also
Commander in. Chief Of the Allied forces
solicited an exchange Of prisoners Of Gen.
Walker, who referred him TO Gea Henning-'
son The latter replied that he would e1.
change a certain plumber Of prisoners, not
for bis own men, but for cattle one man ior
each bulioek--that he knew he tMora) had
no recently taken prisoners and II he ha1
deserters whom he wished to palm ON as
prisoners, he preferred he should keep
them. and that if the worst came 10 inc
worst, he knew how TO make the prisoners
he himself had serve as well as DuilocKs.-
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
The Observation-Disclosures

We have received several communicates
relating to the lost Chairman of the Repub.
lican Committee for this county. One os
them discour.eth as follows:
INTERRoGATIvE.
'.ohl why, tell me why, can the Chairman no, h,
found,
His lantern all extinguished, or buried u,do.
ground %
RESPONSE.
When that dread pike is brandish'd for the prize
The colors strike upon The Bidwell bridge o. Size
Another who signs himself "A RepubG.
can," has forgotten to send US his name, and
Of course we shall not publish his commu.
nication. He - lams" the Chairman Of the
Republican County Committee for shirkinv
the responsibility of his position, and a. thu
| same time the writer neglects to become re-
sponsbie for what lie says, by not furnish.
ing us with hi name. This proves what We
have always contended for, namely, that tho
| Republicans are 'artful dodgers" Tho
Chairman :" lodges the responsibility n,
his position, and g A Republican" would
. dodge the responsibility of his article
We believe they would dodge" anything
that would prevent them from "dodeingn
into Office. We shall not encourage them il,
their " lodging" operations.
We have no objections to publishing a fair
and square Black Republican communica.
lion if the writer will not 4" dodge" its M
ternity As it now stunds the party in this
county is in a deplorable condition. The
illegitimacy of the party is well estab.
lished fact. The Committee, having no head
is s. BASTARD Committee, of course, and in
consequence the call is 81 bastard" one
and we are called upon by 6 A Republican
to set the matter right by publishing s
.' BASTARD communication. We are willing
to assist them in this extremity, providing
they cannot find their "lost oner by search
ing around the southern buttress of the Bid
well bridge; and will only require that thei
correspondence be accompanied by respon
sibe name, and that, after the usual address
to the Record, they address themselves re
spectfully, to 6 Mr. Speaker, pro temper
PIKE," and proceed with their argument.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06

BIC PAY.-We noticed some time since
that a man by the uaine of Douglass was
making an ounce per day, washing tailings
in his claim, situated on the bluff, that had
been thrown out last year We are in
formed by Mr.. J. NJ Clark, that Mr. Doug
lass had taken ont twelve hundred dollars in
less than six weeks, aud then sold the re-
mainder of the pile to a Cinnamon for fifty
dollars, and who has since taken out over
three hundred dollars. 1t is now believed
that all the tailings from last years digging
will pay swell as they did before by wash
ing them again.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
Man Killed.

! Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock,
sad affair occurred in this town, in which
man by the name of james Chase was
! killed by n shoemaker named Coleman. 1t
appears that Chase went to Coleman to get
his boots repaired, and after he Goldman
had finished them, Chase put them on, and
was in the act of walking away without
paying the bill, when Coleman cinched him
and a scutile ensued in which Chase was
knocked down. number of bystanders
who saw the whole affair, state that they
thought the men were merely scuffing until
Chase fell to the ground, and Coleman COM
menced kicking him in the head, when they
went to separate them, but before they
could reach the spot, Chase was senseless.
doctor was Immediately called, but before
he arrived, the uufortunate man was dead.
Coleman was Immediately arrested, and is
now safely lodged in jail.
Drs. Vrooman aud McGuire held a post
norton examination on the body, the result
of which will be given before the coroncrs
jury this morning at nine o'clock.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06

ExcITING RAcE-Quite an exciting race
took place yesterday between deputy Cher
III and the man Haywood, who was endeav-
ofing 20 procure bail, which not being a very
easy matter, he concluded to try what vir-
the there existed in his legs. and took ad-
vantage of the sheriff's back being turned
slipped out of the Court room, and before
he was missed, had gained about one hun
dred yards on the deputy ''Then came the
tug Of war both men being good metal
every nerve was strained. On, on, they flew.
the distance between the two growing grad
ually less. until the pursued began to wea
zen, and was finally overhauled and hrough,
safely back, when The required bonds being
given, he was set at llbetty
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06
Inquiry Answered.

The San Francisco Sun propounds the
following:
by the way, what does the Butte Record
mean by referring to "Col. Henley of the
San Francisco Gio6e ~ We can assure the
Record that Col. Henley is too good Dem
ocrat to be connected in any manner, OF
even mentioned in connection. With the
Globe, and we think it must have been q
| typographical error on the part of the Rec
ord"
1t was not a typographical ertes. The
Globe is, (or was) published by an acsocia-
tion of practical Printers and others The
contract between them, stGtes that ]. c.
Duncan put in 81 100 for himsels, ssd $500
for him elf and Col. Henleyf We have
seen and real copy of the coetract, and
one of parties signing it, eSptafaed to us that
dian affairs.
We have long knows Col Henley to be
one of the "Wheel- horses of Democracy"
and regret that he should furnish means to
abuse prominent Democrats, many of whom
are his personal friends, and glad to see
him re appointed to the position he now &C.
cupies. Phe Globe is abusing and lying
down Democrats who supported Mr.. Bu-
chanan, long before Col Henley felt at lib
erty to do so, because he was holding office
tnder President Pierce. With this evil
dence before us, it appeared to us, that Col
I lfenley was furnishing means to destroy tho
Democratic party of California, under the
impression. probably, that by SO doing, Ae
was rendering his present position more per-
iianent and secure. We have no desire to
see Col Henley removed. lie did good
service after Mr.. Buchanan's nomination.
and has made a faithfnl officer. Bat why
should he furnish money to sustain paper
that abuses and villfes those who have la
bored with him for the election of Mr. Bu-
chanaD, and the triumph es DemSsratSe
principles. OF course, We have deeply re-
GREETED the position that the $500 dollar
item in the contract, assigns <ol. Henlcy.
as we had supposed hina the fass nssn IN the
world, to use his means ard fositTes to d.
vide and destroy the Densoe1acy Of Califor-
mia, but we could not douht The evidence as
presented to us, and have deenDed 1t proper
that the party shonh know the facts.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06

AcQtrsTTAL OF McGowAH.-We learn
frem a telegraphie dispatch to the Sacra-
msnto Union that Tue sduy afternoon and
evening were consumed in the argument of
cornsel in she McGowan case Mr. Heslcp
opened for the prosecution, Mr. Coffroth fol-
lowing on the other side Mr.. Bolts and
Gov. Poote spoke with remarkable ability
for two hoars each during the evening ses-
sion. After hearing the charge, the Jury
retired at little before IL o'clock YER
dict of . Not Guilty" was returned in seven
mnutes
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06

IcE--We are indebted to Darlington
Co, for an abunbandaht supply of ice, fur
nished Us yesterday. Mr.. C. has just re-
turned from Grass Valley, having perfected
arrangements TO receive constant supply
from that point. 1t is a beautiful quality
OF ice--clear as crystal, and g. cool as a
cucumber 4" He will commence serving it
out to his customers this morning, when they
will have an opportunity of judging for
themselves.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-06

WHr Nsxr The Town Talk publishes
extracts from book purportiug to be
written by an English clergy man who has
lived at Salt Lake, and who charges that
the Mormons of Utah make practice when
about to leave on missions to distant
countries, of appointing husbands pro tenn.
to take charge of the ir wives in their alb
sence, and quote scripture to show that it is
gospel. He also says they are soon to COM
nence marrying brothers and sisters.