The Shasta courier., 1858-10-09
IndOrsed.

The Hon. ]. C. McKibben came home to be
indorsed for his treachery to the Democracy, and
his own county gave him less votes than it did
Currey, and Currey himself was several hundred
votes behind Baldwin. Endorsements like this
generally send their recipients to private life.
That is dangerous logic. 1t may prove a re-
| troactive projectile. Like the boomerang when
thrown from you, it may return and crack the
| sconce of him who projected it, or of his friend
by his side.
The writer of the squib quoted-to us un-
known, for we clip it from an exchange having
no credit to it-may himself, or at least some of
his friends may have made gallant fights for Of
nee, and been defeated through treachery of false
friends, luke-warmness in his party, or, simply,
lack OF votes. If so, according to this logic,
they should forever remain quiescent in private
life; for, says the writer, in effect, once defeat
ed always defeated" Strange logic Did the
writer ever learn that Gen. Jackson, though
never defeated in battle, was once beaten for the
Presidency? Was not Gov. Weller after as GAL
liant struggle as ever made by man, defeated
by small vote for Governor of Ohio?
But, intimates this party logician, McKibben's
county has gone against him, therefore he should
retire to private life. Wonderful! Suppose Penn
sylvania goes against the Democracy at the ap-
preaching election, will this writer expect Mr..
Buchanan to resign the Presidency?
Our PAPER.-Few papers in California have
received the praises Of its contemporaries more
frequently than the Courier. At present we can
not recollect of copying one of these pleasant
notices, although We felt deeply grateful for
them. Certain circumstances at this time, how
ever, not necessary to name, make it perfectly
proper for us to copy the annexed article from
the San Francisco National, the leading Admin-
istration paper of the State;
"THE SHASTA COURIER. Among our noun
tain exchanges which come to us weekly, none
are more welcome than the high toned Journal
above quoted. AS an exponent ofNational lem
ocratic principles, it occupies position among
the first of the party press of California; ant as
bold, unfinching advocate of truth, on all DC
casions, it is deserving of the whole con6deice
of the people of the northern counties, whose n
terest it is to sustain the really Independent
Press of tina. section of the State.
THE APPROACHING ELECTION IN ILLINoIs.-It
may be truly said that never before, since the
existence of our government has a State cleo
ton elected such an intense degree of interest
all over the Union as the approaching election
in Illinois The cause of this is that the Sem
torial career of the giant Democrat of the West
is involved in it. That resplendent luminay
will either be dimmed by it, or lend additional
brilliancy. Hence hundreds of thousands, na7
millions of the citizens of this great republic
have fixed their eyes eagerly upon the battle
field of the Western Democratic giant, and art
wonder-stricken that any one protesting Dem
ocracy can fail to utter a shout at every foe tina
falls beneath his tremendous and trenchant bat
scarcely doubt but that he will literally SWEEP
the State The following is an extract of let
ter written us by friend, a distinguished Dem
ocrat of this State, now travelling in Illinois, OF
the 9Th August:
~ am going by Peoria to hear Douglas Hi
addresses the people there on the 18th. | wist
you were here to see the people flock around
him. Never were the soldiers of Napoleon more
devoted to him in his most popular hours. In
deed, perfect enthusiasm pervades all the people
You can form no correct idea of the deep-seateC
feelings of respect and admiration which ami
mate the bosoms of the truly national men O
this State for their idol, Douglas. Could thu
! people vote direct for him he would be elected
by clear majority of 10000 but what the ful
result will be cannot tell, although l know h
wiu be returned 10 the Senate"
OvERLAND-Senator Broderick departed from
Placerville on Sunday last, for Washington City
via Salt Lake, Fort Laramie, Kansas and ST. Jo
seph, No.. Much good to the State of California
is anticipated from this overland trip of the dis
tinguished Senator, by men of all parties
personal observation of the entire line of th,
Northern Overland Mail route, will invest tina
gentleman's recommendations, touching it, will
a greater weight in the estimation of the Post
master General, than he could possibly hope fo
under ordinary circumstances. As yet, and til
passing strange it is so, no one has denounced
his course in taking the overland route. 1t i
wonderful that those men who are eternall
trembling and yelling with the fear of his name
have not discovered that he has gone uia Sal
Lake for the purpose of encouraging Brigham
Young in his rebellion: or some other equal,
heinous and equally damnable purpose.
CALL FOR VoLUNTEERs.-In another column
will be found call for volunteers, for servic
against the Indians on the route between Wea
verville and Union. They are directed to rem