The Shasta courier., 1859-10-29
PrepOsterOus Declaration.

We observe that some of our exchanges have
permitted their ardor to get the better part Of
their judgment They declare that nine-tenths
ct the Democracy of the State, or of this or that
portion of the State are in favor of this or that
aspirant for Senatorial honors Now this re-
Tiark cannot with truthfuness be said of any
county in the State. No asprant, in any county,
can number among his friends nine-tenths of
the Democracy. The men who say otherwise
ought to know that they utter mistake too
gross to deceive any one In fact it would be o
safe wager, that no man in any county in the
State, for any Office, would be the choice of
HiHe-tenths Of the Democracy OF such county,
if opposed by another respectable Democrat.
The assertion that Weller, or Denver, or Wash
ington is the choice of ninetenths of the Demo-
cracy is too supremely ridiculous to be enter
tanned by any one whose friendship does not
piind his judgment.
And yet the Placer Herald, and, if we do not
rIisremember, the Red Bluff Beacon had the
Bravery to make some such assertion touching
tie overshadowing popularity of their favorite
for Senatorial honors-our present distinguished
Thief Magistrate. OF course they don't believe
ftword of it. They are simply funning, like
sian Marble and Sam Waters in the circus. as
aelated below. Ian seeing green Hoosier
seated before him. determined to have a bit OF
hn, SO when the actor came in dressed as O
7 fszhsSsshey, 10 perform the act of Dandy Jim on
Horseback" he, giving his eye corkscrew twist
towards Sam Waters, who sat near, exclaimed
/ g Hockey, but that's a smart boy"
I The Hoosier looked around at the speaker to
see who he was addressing, but finding Dams
eyes still intent on the show, let him slide
"Well, | swow, that is smart boy. I'd like
to own that little nigger, by thunder" says Dan
The hoosier again faced around, quarterng
and kind of pitying Dams apparent innocence
says he
That's not bog, mister
I'm cussed, continued Dan, without letting
on he heard the hoosiers remark, Il should like
to have that boy
H-ll,' says the hoosier, 'it amt a boy its a
monkey
Monkey be id says Dan with elaborate
sincerity. you must think Illinoy folks are
greenp
Wall, I'm cussed ifyou ant green--green as
pizen, stranger, you say that's a niger
4 do say it's niger, noao, says Dan, jaunt-
ing his hands into his pockets III bet you
drinks for a crowd it's nigger,' he continued.
You wiH,' says the hoosier, wall, III kive1
that, and go the heft of my pile over that, says
he. Who'll we leave it top
Well, you may leave it to anybody. 'Spose
you leave it to that gentleman, (pointug to
Waters) says Dan
don't keer ID cent who you leave it TO-
says the hoosier, and taps Sam (who had kept
the run of the thing) on the shoulder saying
Stranger, excuse US; but just please step out
this way, we've got JaH want you to decide,
Now, sir, this man here says he'll bet me drinks
for hull party that that monkey thar on the
hoss IS Niger 6oy|
Well? says Sam.
Wall p says the hoosier, staring at Sam
arhat dye sdy?'
Why a-of course it's boy-a Niger boy ?
says Sam, with the gravity of an entire Sabbath
school, condensed.
The Indiana gentleman went through the
operation of holding his breath for few min
utes his eyes enarging upon Waters during the
period; then says he
Come right up to the trough, fetch along all
your friends and acquaintances-eyery ID you
can skeer up-l'm ready to pay for the drinks
Willingly, for l never expect to see two such id
fools IN one eUeHing again-No Howp
Hthey really believe what they say, however,
then we say to them (inoffensively) as did the
Hoosier to Dan and Sam: " Come up to Shasta
fetch along all your friends and acquaintan-
ces-ever ID you can skeer up-were ready
to pay for the drinks for ALL for we never ex-
pect to see two such id fools again-no
how"