The Shasta courier., 1858-08-28
NUMBER as.
A Voice from Kansa..

The Mountain Democrat publishes the follow
ing portion of letter written by Gen. Denver,
Governor of Kansas, to his brother A. st. c.
Denver, of Ell Dorado. tits dated "Lecompton,
June oath :"
have written to you and Dan. Esenior of the
Democrat long ago--in January or February,
think, protesting strongly against allowing the
present phase of the Kansas question to divide
the Democracy in California 1t is or was a
senseless contest-one that should never have
produced any trouble in our party. There is
nothing to be gained by it and much to lose.-
1t has, now almost worn itself out, and in this
Territory the questson Is IN fact settled, and tho
only "Freedom shriekers" to be found are hands
of horse-thieves and robbers. Drive the whole
subject out of your councils and keep it out
The Free State men of the Territory have q
majority now in every county, they have very
nearly every local officer in every county, the
Constitutional question has in fact been refer
red to them, and now let them attend to their
own affairs and not bother others. If with all
the officers they cant preserve the peace-if
they have not intelligence enough to know
whether they want a State government or not,
why-throw the responsibility on them That's
where it properly belongs. lfthey prefer to re-
main Territory, let them remain. The pro-
position presented is a fair one and let them
take either horn of the dilemma they choose,
but don't let their scnseess and unmeaning
quarres effect the Democracy in our State The
struggle here has been in fact between the ultra
proslavery and ultra Abolitionists and the fruits
of it are now being seen in the organized bands
of horse thieves and robbers with which the
country is overrun. | say again ignore the ques-
tion altogether. 1t is unworthy a place in our
politics.
A FLYING MAoHIsE.--I.ord Carlingford, who
has, for a number of years, been engaged in
| constructing flying machine, has announced
the success of his undertaking in letter to tbs
Kilkenny Moderator, In which he says: q AL.
though l have not yet taken fight in the Acre.
don-which name have given my Brial chario,
IL may with confidence and truth announce tG
you and the world the success of its Priaciple
from the results obtained by an experInen
three days ago. Having made some little i'm.
provement in the plan of starting the Acredon
which consisted in applying crook TO the toI
of it, and then hosting 1t to a cord, supported
between two polls in the manner of a swing
and, having raised it about two feet from thu
ground, and then drawing it back about two
yards, and giving it slight push forward i
started off, then elevated itself little in the air
and after going a short distance, alighted in th'
most gentle manner. 1t acted in this way il
consequence of the taii not having been fastene'
down. By this experiment it must be consider
ed that the principle is fully established, wei
as the perfect manner of starting it. When
have made a few more experiments, and foun
> out the weight the present extent of wing vii
be able to BEAR and if found sufficient to carr
, person without being put to any great spec,
which l consider most likely to be the case,
shall be taken to Dublin without delay, an
there exhibited for charitable purposes to th
/ criticism of all.