Daily national Democrat., 1859-02-17
QUA sACRAMENro CORRESPONDENTS.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. Is.

SACRAMENTO, Feb 10.
The reconsideration Of reconsiderations to
reconsider the Guager bill still continues to
be the order Of business in the House-and
the said House, at this present time, as l
write, is completely uninformed as to whether
it stands upon its heels or its head. 1t is
necessary for some one to make an occasional
landmark whereby to determine the exact
latitude and longitude Of the sailors and mari
ners who are entrusted with the government
and guidance of the ship of State; and 50
darkly have the fogs of legislative technical
tiles lowered about this Assembly, of late,
that all like to have been fOundered in gnlf
Of fathomless bewilderment, when suddenly
looming up through the mists. was this morn
ing discerned by the anxious lookout, that
great and dazzling Drummond light of Leg
islation the right honorable Mr.. Lespeyre,
the pleasant member from the county of San
Joaquin. This gentleman, in his impressive
style, swept away the Opaque obscurites
that surrounded the subject matter under
consideration, in a set speech, full of classic
references, profound political dissertation and
sarcastic personal alluson. Brilliant as Les
peyre generally is upon occasions of great
moment, he eclpsed or rather outshone him
self, to day. His light burns slowly, but
steadily. 1t never fliekers; and by its radi
ant glimmerings, the house saw what it had
not seen before in many days-the naked de.
formties of the proposed Guager Law and
the heinous character of Sloss, of FL Dorado,
and Frank Pixley, of San Francisco The
speaker concluded with withering perora-
tion, which, hope, for the sake of history,
oratory and political education, will be pre-
served hy the re dy hand OF the Unions
steno osrapher.
Banks, Of San francisco, founced and
founlercd after Lcspeyre, but his words fell
like sere and yellow leaves upon the ears of
the audience, yet charmed with the burning
eloquence of his illustrious predecessor. Snik-
taw succeeded Banks in a strain of grandio
qucnt thankfulness for the information he had
received from the generous and florid Les
peyer, This latter WAS the only really SEN
sible speech made upon the question or any
of its lateral branches for the several days
days Just PASSED in which it has been under
contortion.
The Senate knocked off the Tarbox from
latter ,nd of Walter Scott TarboX's name,
this morning. They say that Walter wants
to marry and that his lady love objects to
taking him and his resonous atfix both to-
gether; hence his application for the cx-
pungement.
In the same branch of the Legislature, San
Francisco was granted six additional Nota-
ries-thus giving her the number she had
during "the days of the Patriot Bigler," as
Senator Grant has it, and when, as he con
tinues, "Notaries' commissions were sold OH
the streets at prices ranging from $3.50 to
$1,000" The fat Senator, be it understood,
was Notary in the palmy days alluded to,
and may be said to speak adyiseIly
An interesting occurrence took place in the
House this morning. Don Andreas Pico Of
L - Angeles, introduced resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of Major Gillespie
to the position of Engrossing Clerks Assist
ant, and in support Of his resolution made
brief speech in his own native language
pure Castilian. He was lighting upon the
side Of the natives at the time when Los An
geles was attacked by the American forces,
and Gillespie being an officer in our Marine
service, the two were members Of contend
ing armies, and as old Dumas has it in the
play, they liked one another all the better at.
ter having fought together Pleasant episode,
isn't it, for Native Californian to get up in
an Assembly in his native State, and move
for the employment of one of his American
conquero.s in using that instrument that is
mightier than the sword?
Ellsworth and Sheridan, two of the old
fogy school, are constantly rising for infor-
nation" The former got up to-day, and pro
ceeded at length to inform the House that he
was not acquainted with Major Gillespie in
consequence OF which pleasing information,
Sniktaw came very near moving that the
rules be suspended and Mr. Ellsworth have
leave to be introduced to Major Gillispie; but
the motion was not made, and perhaps no ac-
quaintance exists between the gentlemen
yet.
find this letter to be getting very long
and intensely uninteresting, and 50 with
your kind permission, l will dispense with
the further writing of it and refer it to your
select committee on printing.
Yours with headache,
NANDYKE BRowN.