The Shasta courier., 1858-11-13
A Remarkably Long Shot.

cynical and dogmatic withal, presiding over the
Sierra Citizen. short time since he informed
people that he was sitting on a hill looking Sc
renely on mankind, or something to that effect
He believed himself so elevated that no sort of
gun could reach him. Hence he became usassvu
said cutting things to passers by-criticised
numerically certain actors as they appeared
before him on the great stage made mention of
by Shakspeare-made mouths at people-funp
dirt at 'em and called EN- all sorts of aepravat.
ing names-poked out his tongue at this Demo-
crat, and, touching his nose with his thumb
wagged his fingers at another-coughed while
this contemporary was speaking, and sneezed and
whstled just when another had gotten to that
most interesting portion of his harangue COM
mencing, " And now, fellow-citizens, let me call
your particular attention" &c.-and then, not
satisfied with cutting up these antics, he by
way of heaping indignty mountain high upon
all hands concerned, bethought him to don a
few Oriental didoes. Accordingly, after the
fashion of the Chinese in the face of an enemy,
he commenced turning somersaults, jumping
stiif-legged standing on his head, and posturing
in such manner as to present himself poste-
riori Extensively
We had our eye on him all the time, and en-
joyed the fun nightly, for in truth he did it all
in admirable style.
AT last, to change the figure, as if tired with
hawking after larks and sparrows, with gold
quilted pnions of Imagined arch angelic poten-
TALLY" he made swoop at the " eagle bird" of
Democracy-called him by the vilest epithets,
threw mud on him, besprinked him with foul
water, called him "King of the villfers and
Slang Makers" &c.
This filled us with indignation of broth
erly character, however. So we brought out our
long ninc," loaded it with ball of truth.
primed it with friendly sarcasm sighted it by
the eye of faith, touched it off with match O.
good intent and 10 Notwithstanding his eleva.
tion, hit him plump in the bread basket, and 50
completely knocked the breath clean out of his
body that he didn't get it again for three weeks
At the end of that time, however with spas
modic jerk that fetched him clean out of his
brogans and shirt, he recovered it, and straight
ton, we regret to say-went to abusing us like
pickpocket, without giving US any sort of
chance to apologize and inform him that it was
all the result of accident, and that we didn't
mean to hit him there, knowing that the stom-
ach-ache is powerful on the hurt. He called us
a " fence-rder," " straddler" and not much of
Democrat. He might also have said not
much of a Know Nothing, as we see it intimated
that he at one time acted with that body of pol
iticians, and if so, must be qualified to Judge in
both respects.
Now, good reader, what do you suppose has
occasioned all this exhibition of ill humor
on the part of our - serene" cotemporary No.
thing in the world but the quiet remark that if
he believed Douglas was the vile-mouthed de-
based political brawler that he described him to
be, he would rejoice over his defeat, and throw
up his hat and give three cheers over the sue
cess of Abe Lincoln, an avowed Abolitionist.
We are aware of the fact that presenting his
position to him in this Highland it is the light
which all of his intelligent readers must view
it's calculated to move him to anger Editors
when they permit their course as journalists to
be directed by their own personal dislikes, are
not fond of having mirror held before their
eyes.
Thus it is with our cotemporary of the Cih-
gen. Our simple questions showed him that he
was occupying a position where, to be honest
and consistent, he was forced to rejoice at the
success of an Abolitionist over Democrat
True, like certain fish which emts fluid
that colors the water and renders himself inyisi-
BILE to his persuing enemy, he endeavors to es-
cape from the position in which, we doubt not, he
has unintentionally placed himself, by raising
fog of invective and sophistical fretting and fu-
ming. But it won't do. Your declaration that
you will have no rejoicing to do over the cleo
ton of Douglas, nor regrets to utter over his
defeat, and no rejoicing to do over the election
OF Lincoln, Is nonsense. You can't occupy such
neutral position. 1t is an impossibilty The
Senatorial race in Illinois is between Douglas
and Lincoln, and nobody else. If Douglas is de-
iea'ed' Lincoln, an Abolitionist, is elected.
Therefore if you will have no regrets to express
at Douglass defeat, it follows inevitably that
you, Democrat have no regrets to express at
the election of an avowed Abolitionist to the II
s. Senate over Democrat
You say that you have expressed no prefer
ence between the two men-one being a Demo-
crat, the other an Abolitionist. You mistake.
although this confession is rather funny one
for Democrat SO pure that he considers him
self tt for Judge in the Democratic Israel You
have, we think, expressed preference for Lin
coin, by your assaults upon Douglas. Week af-
ter week, in denouncing him, you have denoun-
ced Democrat who is running against an Abo-
litionist. You attribute to him every possible
attribute of baseness, while you permit his Abo-
lition opponent to pass you by almost unscathed
If this is not taking sides for the latter-if this
Is not giving aid and comfort to the enemy,u
then we are mistaken, and beg your pardon
It's but proper to say here that the article
which forms the subject of the foregoing re-
marks was read by US but once, and rather has
tIly, after which little " nine-monther.p unob-
served by us, tore the paper containing it into
several hundred very minute particles. Hence.
IL we misquote our contemporary in any particu. |
lar, he will no doubt pardon rs