The Shasta courier., 1859-08-20
Few words to Adopted Citizens.

let the adopted citizens remember that the Re-
publican party of Massachusetts, has made it i'm
possible for them to vote in that State until they
have lived therein ttco years after they have been
naturslized, while it permits negroes to vote af
ter residence of one year Let them remem-
Der the warfare waged against them a few years
ago by the Know Nothing party. And let them
reniefiiber that the Democratic party, commenc-
ing with the war upon the " Alien and Sedition
Laws, has been found steading fighting for the
adopted citizens " right to demand and insist
upon an equality OF rights and pfivieges"-up-
On 6. perfect equality with the native born cti-
zen before tie law and under the Constitution
If, with these facts fresh in their minds-if with
the fact that the Republicans and Know Moth
ings have proved their hatred to adopted cti-
zens, while the Democracy, by steadily fighting
for them year after year, have proved the r
frendship-if, after this, they (the adopted citi-
zens) vote for Know Nothing or Republican
candidates, then they prove themselves ingrates,
and unworthy of the friendship of the Democ-
racy.
Let the adopted citizens of Shasta county
think of this. You find some of this class.
(who failed to get nominations in the last Coun-
ty Democratic Convention fof themselves or
friends) now running or working against the
| regular Democratic nominees; and to defeat
certain of those regular nominees, they have
even consented to be used as tools with which
to play the same trick that was played against
James Lennon, the Democratic nominee for
Sheriff, two years ago. Let the adopted cit-
zens mark these men. If they accomplish any
thing, it will be the defeat of certain of the reg
ular nominees, and the election of men who are
avowed Know Nothings. Remember this pre-
dction. Their object is to defeat certain Of the
regular Democratic nominees, and to elect GER
tain bitter Know Nothings.
| LOWS STRATAGEM.-A wedding took place al
Cherokee en- Monday last under peculiarly ro-
mantle circumstances. A fair maiden of that
place was promised in marriage by her father
who is a publican, to a countryman, whose
abiding place is North San Juan but the dam.
sci loved another-a younger and better look
ing man, whom alone she declared should bt
her welded lord The "crue pariert" decided
that his will must be obeyed in the matter, anG
on Monday locked his daughter up in her room
ard started for this place in quest Of The man o
has choice. While he was gone the lover of tn,
girl stole her through the window-oh blint
parent land the two started on a keen run 70
the nearest justice, whose Office is about half
rlile from Cherokee On the road they wer
stopped by an officious pursuer, whereupon tn
youthful and most brave" drew revolver
presented it, and gallantly declared that h
would fight for a woman quicker than for hi
grubW This settled the question of interven
ton, and the fugacious lovers were allowed t
proceed. Reaching the abode of the Justice
who was happily not away, they were at one
united in the holy bonds of wedlock and return
ed to Cherokee in less haste than they left Whe
the outwitted father joined them with his ex
pectant friend, and learned that the gordian kno
had been tied, his esprit was tremendous an
fearful to behold and the feelings of the disap
pointed lover can be better imagined than de
scribed.-Eydraufic Press.
We are informed that case somewhat SINH
lar to this came very neat taking place in thi
county last week. The young people, however
did not have the sublime luck to dodge III
" cruel PARENTS" vigilant eye