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prefer our plan to that of the Postmaster Gen.
eral.
Mr.. Brown, in his annual report and in his
recent letter, makes admissions which show the
Injustice of his recommendation of an increased
rate of postage. He admits that the excessive
expenditures of the Department are not made
for the conveyance of the mails, but for pro-
noting commercial intercourse Between the
Atlantic and Pacific, and between;t this and for
eign countries, and also to facilitate the settle
ment of the Western wilderness. He says:
"With the rates of postage for a long time
established, we were enabled to sustain the ex-
pense but, when the wave of population was
still rolling on further and further, we suddenly
reduced the hostages, whilst the necessity for
them every day became more urgent, and even
imperious Still we sought them out with the
railroad, the stage, and the horse mail, until
expenditure or cost of transportation began to
exceed the income derived.
"Look to California for an illustration. A
scattered population planted on the shores of
the Pacific demanded, and Justly claimed,
postal connection with their fatherland, and re-
ceived it by the Panama route, at a cost of
$750,000 per annum, which scarcely gave back
to the Department any portion of that amount
in the shape of postages Congress having, by
an act of July 81 1854, provided for the pay
ment of the extraordinary expenses of Califor-
MIA post offices out of the hostages collected.
Since then, the Tehuantepec passage has been
established, with scarcely an equal chance for
some years to make any material returns to the
Department. The great Overland routes do not
stand solely, or ecen mainly, on their opening
additional communications aoiM California,
hon. a,.k<od aI
TO spread ont oar population, to find for the.
hardy pioneers neio homes for their offspring,
to deUeIop the agricultural and mineral re
sources Of our country; IN .fact, to discoOer
CALIFORNIA; bett0een the GALLEY cfthe Mississip-
pi and that one ,chich noU repoSes on the shores
ofthe Pacific
Everybody knew, before Mr. Brown made the
admission, that the overland route to the Pacific
was located by him, with the appreciation of
the President and Cabinet, not with reference
to the extension of postal facilities to Califor-
MIA, but in order to promote the settlement of
Texas and Arizona. 1t is equally true, as
charged by Messrs. Pugh and Douglas, in the
Senate, that the location of the route by the
Postmaster General was a usurpation of au-
thority, and violation of the law, which ex-
pressly authorized the contractors to choose the
route for themselves, with reference to cheap
ness and expedition in the conveyance of the
mails
How then, with such admissions, can the
Postmaster ask for an increase in the rates of
postage? The Administration of Mr.. Buchan.
an never takes step except with reference to
the sectional advantage of the South and
when the law stands in its way, it has no
hesitation in warping and distorting it in order
to carry out its partial and ant-national policy.
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THE R EVE w.
The Eclectic Magazine for February, 1855

OF the l4s pages Of this number, about
ninety are occupied with ten articles, of nearly
equal lengths, and which, generally, are of
marked ability One, History Of Arabian
Philosophy" from the London Review; one,
f" Decay of Modern Satire" from the North
British Review; one, " Life and Times of Mad
anne Pompadour," from Bentley's Miscellany
one from the National Review, /" The City Of
Halicarnassus :" three from the University
Magazine, viz Hymns of the Land of Lu-
ther," g Crinoline and Whales" and Chroni-
cles of Castle Cornet one from the West
Minister Review, "Travels during the Last
Century," and, also, cart and Science Abroad"
from the Titan. There are also fifteen other
articles, some of them poetical-thus present
ing the usual variety both of topics and style.
The engraving, in Sartain's best manner, is from
Sir Edwin Landseer's famous print of Titania
and Bottom, illustrative Of that portion of Shak-
speare's Midsummer Nights Dream" A fine
fancy sketch, by this almost unequalled painter
of animals, in modern days
Harper's New Monthly Magazine for February, 1859
The three Illustrated articles of this number
are good. Washington at Morristown," by
Rev. Joseph F. Tuttle, depicts the state of the
Revolutionary army when they were encamped
near that place, in the severity of winter, their
privations and sufferings, as well as furnishes
other interesting information. "The Follies of
Fashion are set forth very amusingly, by help
of costumes, from old paintings; while La
Plata point Of considerable interest to our
country at this time, as presenting the condi-
ton of people and its ruler, with whom We
may soon be at war, will no doubt attract more
than ordinary attention. The usual instalment
of "Thackeray's Virginians the tale, it is
said, increasing in excellence as it proceeds
is also given. Besides, there are, among the
longer papers, Paying the Piper" Found
Floating on the Water +" A Christmas in
Hamburger" "Hints on Self Culture - Hes
ter Grahame, one Womans Life; Bird Min
istry;" a short poem; "Ethan Allen and his
Daughter" The Monthly Record, Literary
Notices, Editors Table, Easy Chair, Drawer,
cover thirty pages more, spiced with something
for evary taste, and Noodles Attempt at Sui
eide" in comic illustrations, and Fashions for
February, close the whole. We presume read
ers will pronounce it very satisfactory number.
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probable of all, and one which win not fail to
receive immediate credence in Europe, TO the
exclusion of all others-that this appropriation
is intended, not as an instalment of round
sum to be fixed bya future treaty as the amount
of purchase money to be paid over to Spain, but
bonus to be employed in secret negotiation
with Spanish officials, so as to induce the &C
complishment of treaty of purchase"
The States of this city, which is understood
to reflect the sentiments of Senator Hunter,
presents another view of the subject. The
States, like the Enquirer, insists that there is
not the remotest possibility of acquiring Cuba
at present. The editor favors acquisition when
practicable, but he urhesitatingly characterizes
the thirty million proposition as "a plan to pre-
vent the acquisition of Cuba"
Here then, are the views of three leading
organs of the Black Democracy-the organ of
the President the organ of Governor Wise, and
the organ of Senator Hunter. Their discords
we need not point out, but their harmony upon
single point is noteworthy. They all concur
an the opinion that The thir@-milliOn apprOpri-
alton tcaS not designed or expected to accom-
plish the ostensi6le Object Which ii sets forth,
Ot< p: We UCqutSUtoH " CuOu. 1ne HeTUtU,
speaking for the President, insists that the
thirty million proposition will be "a mastery
stroke of Democratic policy" but admits that
the acquisition of Cuba may be impracticable
or impossible. The Richmond Enquirer de-
nounces the scheme as fraught with corruption
and extravaganza, and as mainly designed to
make necessary a protective tariff while it
concurs with the Herald, that the idea of ac-
quiring Cuba is futile. The States denounces
the proposition as "a plan to prevent the acqui-
sition of Cuba"
Here, then, is one plank in the Democratic
platform upon which the several factions
and sections Of the party concur They all
regard the proposition of Mr. Slidell as a
humbug, ostensibly protesting to have an
object in view, which all hands look upon
as "impracticable or impossible 4" while its
real purpose is, to secure partisan triumph
by a corrupt and proligate use Of the public
money. 1t may be that all discord is harmony
not understood;" but at any rate, here is a
singular instance of harmony amid discord.
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printed, so that when the committee shall, r.
reached in the call, the bills then report, ~,
be put on their passage, as the House viii. h;
the mean time, have an opportunity 10 read
them
1t appears, from the Treasurer's statemrr,
that on the oath inst. the net Treasury balar..
was S449e,O22.6O. Amount Of receipts for tL.
previous week. $l,2l9,Ojl.2l draft, n,.
1894, 756.75 drafts issued $6S7, 2s7 incFaa.
1881 1921.
The House special committee on the subr.,
Monday by vote of against }, authorzsi
Mr.. Curtis to report his till for central Pacjf'
railroad, with one branch on the frontier n
Iowa and another on the frontier of Mis,5g,
The bill was modified at the instance Of NJ
Corning, by increasing the amounts Of land and
money, 50 as to make the measure practical
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FEBRUARY 3, 1859.

army to forty thousand, in order to keep the
negroes in subsection to the iniquitous pirates
who have stolen them or procured them from
Africa.
Such is the work which Democratic "
President proposes to the representatives OF a
free Republic in the latter half OF the nine
teenth century,
The writer says:
"The Island of Cuba, in 1850, contained
6O5,56O whites, 2O5,57O free people of color,
and 100000 slaves The increase of the slave
population has been chiefly maintained by the
importation of Africans.
q The classification of the population, in
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To everything there IS a season.

The SLAVE TEDDE.-A significant vote was
given Monday, in the House of Representatives,
upon the slave trade question. Mr.. Kilgore, of
Indiana, moved preamble and resolutions de-
nouncing the attempt TO revive the slave trade,
and declaring that the Executive should be
snsIoined IN its efforts 70 enforce the laws. Mr.
Barnett. Of Kentucky, friend Of the Admins
trAiicn, objected whereupon, Mr.. Kilgore
moved 10 suspend the rules in order that the reso
lut!oas light lie received. The vote was-yeas
lis, nnys 81. The motion was lost, two-thirds
not voting IN the affirmative. Every Southern
Democrat" voted against suspending the
rules, together with several Northern adherents
Of the same party. This vote indicates clearly
that the Black Democracy intend to tcink at
the slave trade, if they lack the courage to en-
graft il on their platform. We at one time had
hopes that al parties at the South would unite
against this monstrous iniquity, but recent ac-
counts assure us that the scheme is popular in
all the Calf States.
Among the Northern men who are for shield.
ing this infamous piracy from condemnation,
are NesSs. Cox Of Ohio, late Kansas shrek
er. and Mr. Smith of Illinois, stanch friend OF
Mr.. Douglas. Several other Northern mem
bers Of the party, as VIII be seen by reference
10 our Congressional summary, voted in the
same way. We shall advert TO this subject
again.
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CONGRESS-TUESDAY.

The Senste, after the morning business,
postponed the special order, aud took up the
bill appropriating 10 he States twenty thousand
acres of land to each Congressional district, for
the establishment Of Agricultural Colleges.
The House of Representatives passed Mr..
Grows Homestead bill BY vote of l20 to 76.
The bill provides that the public lands shall be
subject 70 private entry IN quantities not ex-
ceeding lG0 acres, but rot to public sale, for
ten years after being surveyed. The House
then proceeded 10 the consideration of the
French Spoliation BILL
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The following gentlemen are accredited agents for the
E-.: 6 W. Light, Boston, Mass; ]. A. Innis, Salem,
rns; fhomas Wheeler, Cincinnati, Ohio L. T. Park,
Mouui Union, Ohio.
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SENTENCED TO. BE HUsG.-Corrie, the MUIR
deTar Of policeman Rigdon, was on Thursday
last found guilty of murder in the first degree,
and sentenced TO be hung.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1859.

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Their advantage advertise in the Era.
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Mr.. Benjamin has been reelected United
States Senator from Louisiana.
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Mr.. Doolittle, last week, called up the ioll5S
ing resolution, offered by him in the Senate 90
June last:
Resolred, That the Committee on Fore'gH
Relations be instructed to|inuuire into the ca
pediency of acquiring, BY treaty, in Iuca'an'
Central or South America, The rights and pr"
leges of settlement and ID citizenship for 'i'
benefit of such persons of. color of African
descent as may voluntarily desire to emigTaF
from the United States, and form themse.1e'
into a colony or colonies, under the laws OF iL1
State or States to which they emigrate; 'ns
United States, in consideration of the CONNER
cial advantages of free trade with such colon!
or colonies, making and securing the Necessary
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03
ARRIVAL OF TIE CoRrEs.-This lnnr.lnoL ed

ARRIVAL OF THE CoRTEs-This long-looked-
Tor steamer has arrived at last. Her delay was
oceasioned by an accident which occurred to the
North Star, the vessel with which she conuects
on the other side. The North Star, on the 25th
of October, ran with violence upon a small, low,
desolate island, one of the Bahama group, known
as Plano, or French Keys, where her passengers,
IN tents, were compelled to remain a week, on
short allowance of both food and water. The
vessel was got afloat on the 3lst of October On
the day following she started for Aspinwall-
touching at Fortune Island and Kingston-
where she arrived at 2 P. NJ on the Sth No
freight was lost or damaged, and the mails ar
rived in good condition
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03
> RemarkabIe Cure orconsumption.--

20 Remarkable Cure of Con su m PIT ion.--
The almost miraculous cure that has been eff
fected IN my case, prompts me to impart to those
OF my fellow creatures who may be suffering
from like atflicton tile source of relief with a
short description of my case. Several years ago
my health began to fail | was attacked by gen.
eral debility, which reduced me to the mere
shadow of my former self At that stage
sought medical assistance, and expended large
amounts, but without the least beneficial result
That fell destroyer, Consumption, had already
seized upon my vitals. | was daily drawing
closer TO my tomb my physicians held out no
hope OF recovery my strength had wasted and
| was in state of almost utter prostration.
was informed by my physicians that they could
do nothing for me except TO smooth my path to
the grave. when most fortunately, | applied to
DR.. l.. j. CZapkay, and am now a well and per-
fectly sound man. 1t is difficult for me to ex-
press the emotions of deepest gratitude expert
ence when realizing the immeasurable service
have received at the hands of DR.. Czapkay, and
feel rejoiced that it is at least in my power to
tender this feeble recognition of his great skill
and capacity. To the afflicted ! would say, do
not despair, for whatever may be the nature OF
your case, am confident that you will find re-
lief by applying to DR.. L. J. Czapkay. "There
is balm in Gilead, and there is a physician
there" L. S. HENRY WESSLING.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th
day of October, A. d. 1859 City and county
of San Francisco, in the State of California.
LIS. F. ]. THIBAULT Notary Public.
The undersigned is personally acquainted with
Henry Wessling, and knows that the circum-
stances related in the foregoing certificate are
true. He saw Henry Wessling during his i'll
ness, and bears willing testimony to the fact of
his remarkable cure by DR.. L. J. Czapkay.
LIS A. ROSENHEM
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of October A. D. 1859. City and county
OF San Francisco in the State of California.
l.. s F. J. THIBAULT, Notary Public.
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

b0~ The Trinity Journal thinks Cinnamon
losc sight Of the nature and sacredness of an
bath entirely, and do not scruple to swear false
ly when their object is TO defeat or convict an
offending party. The Journal thinks correctly
on this point, sure.
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

Ba- Mr. Pryor has recently been elected to
Congress from Virginia. He announced his
determination to support Douglas cheerfully if
he is nominated by the Charleston Convention
His competitor said be would not vote for Doug
las in any event-so the people wouldn't vote
for him.
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

A HyPERcRIrIc-The Beacon OF last week says;
GALL RIGHT MAJoR.-The Shasta Courier says
that the auryerous portion of Major Reading
grant is richly auryerous."
Slightly tautologic but what of it, Mr. Critic
Aurifeross means gold-bearing Therefor our
language simply says what we mean, that the
gold-bearing portion of the grant is very rich in
gold. Is it improper tosay the auriierous lands
of this county produce large quantities of gold
His gold-bearing lands may be richly auriferous
or poorly auriferous, may they not? But Charley
a man from Missouri, where it is considered
elegant to say d" hold up your gun up ought
not to find fault with SO slight specimen Of
tautology. Speaking of tautology, though you
say old Brown has had a fair and impartial
trial. VIII you please state what is the differ
'ence between the words fair and impartial
as thus used?
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

SYMPATHY FOR OLD BRowN.-H. P. Thorean
recently delivered a lecture in Boston, in which
approvingly. Garrison had called meetings to
assemble in all the towns in Massachusetts, on
the End of December, to commemorate the name
of old Brown. Bracket, the sculptor, had gone
to Virginia with a commission to take a bust
of Brown, with view to a marble statue, by
and-by. Wendell Phillips had lectured in
Beecher's church-his lecture being a glowing
eulogy on old Brown, and fully justifying his
course at Harper's Ferry. His lecture was re-
ceived with enthusiastic cheers. And yet GER
tain persons deny that a respectable number OF
people sympathise with and approve old
Browns Virginia raid
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

rE- Gen. Kibbe arrived at Cottonwood on
Thursday with his Company in charge of up
wards of four hundred Pitt River Indians. The
war is ended. The Indians are by this time at
Nome Lackee
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03
SHASTA COURIER.
Taking the Census.

The census will not be taken in this State ex-
cept in the cities, under the existing law. The
Marshals VIII divide their districts into subdi
visions, containing not more than 20 600 inhab-
Itants, for each of which subdivisions he will
sppoint an assistant whose duty it will be to
visit in person every farm, mine, manufacturing
bors performed he will receive, for each farm.
with all of its products, ten cents: for each
manufacturing establishment, fifteen cents for
each person, two cents, and everything else in
proportion. The assistant is also allowed ten
cents per mile for travel. Under the law it is
provided that the number of miles Travelled shall
be nscertained by multiplying the square root
OF the number of dwelling houses in the district
BY the square root of the number OF square miles
of land theren-the product of this multiplica-
tion to be taken as the number of miles Travelled
and for which mileage shall be paid. Thus it
VIII be seen that the census cannct be taken in
this State, unless men will work for nothing and
ind themselves The travelling expenses of the
census-taker will average more per day, in tax
ing the census of this county for instance, than
his compensation will amount to. We have
compiled these facts from an article in the Los
Angeles Vineyard, for the benefit of those who
snay be thinking of seeking the appointment of
Deputy Marshal for this county.
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.-The Luz de la LiJertad
of Oct Gath, published in Coloma, Mexico says
that Gen. Pueblita, in September last, appointed
Z a commission to examine the house ofthe curate
OF the town of Ayo, who, after agreeing to pay
e certain sum of money, had mysteriously dis
appeared. His officers discovered movable stone
in the floor, and under this a stairway leading
down to a vault, and in this vault a woman =
When brought to the light she tainted. On re-
covering she stated that she had been buried in
that vault for eighteen years, without going out
for q moment; that she had been married and
had children by her husband, but she knew no.
thing of their fate; that, while imprisoned in the
vault, she had had children by the curate but
she knew nothing of what kad become of those
children: and after saying this much she be-
came obstinately Silent. While this was pass
ing, sergeant of the Pueblita Brigade, then
present. discovered that this woman was his mo-
ther, and she recognized him as her son and
embraced him. The son then ran for his father,
who came and recognized his wife. The hus-
band, fifteen years ago, was imprisoned three
years, under charge of having murdered his
wife, this woman.
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

LARGE RoRBERY.-Gen. Marquee, of the con-
servative army, Mexico, recently robbed a con-
Quota or escort of $500, 900. The whole amount
in charge of the escort was S3,oOo,o 900. The
General considering the amount in the hands of
the escort, was quite moderate
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03
Halls sarsaparilla, Yellow Dock
and IOdide of POtass.--

anu lOulue OF fOtaSs---
Is prepared from the finest Red Jamaica
Sarsaparila and English Iodide of Potass.-
Admirable as restorative and purifier of the
Blood. 1t cleanses the system of all morbid and
impure matter, removes pimpes, boils and erup-
tions from the Skin, cures Rheumatism and
Pains of all kinds. All who can afford should
use it, as it tends to give strength and prolong
life.
Sold by Druggists generally at s. per Bottle.
4. HALL & CO., Proprietors,
Wholesale Druggists,
se24:3m 143 & AS Clay St. San Francisco.
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

REsIGSED.-J. R. Smith has resigned his posi-
iion as steward of the County Hospital Dr.
Pelham has recovered sufficiently to resume his
Superintendency of the institution
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03
Notice.
Dissolution.

' VIE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing be-
4 tween c. Myers and H. McManus is this dag
dissolved by mutual consent
All accounts with the firm will be settled b.
Fl. McManus, in Buckeye. H. McMANUS.. =
Buckeye, Nov. Path, 1859. n2e:3rn
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

DR. L. J. CZAPKAY'S Private Medical and
Surgical Institute is on Sacramento street, be-
low Montgomery, opposite the Pacific Mail
Steamship Companys office, San Francisco
The Doctor offers free consultations, and asks no
remuneration unless he effects a cure. Office
hours from A. NJ. to P NJ d3:3m
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

FJ- There are some sixty odd Chinese pros
titutes in the town Of Weaverville, says the
L. u
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

E2r The Board Of Supervisors, as per ad-
jeurnment, meets again on Monday next.
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

=" sought his lost Maria,
Sought and found her Sunday morning;
Sunday morning bright and lovely,
In smoky Indian wigwam,
With her lover, Johnny Newall,
From whose presence she was taken,
Taken back to Boston city,
Boston city near the ocean,
Where the deeply injured father,
Soundly spanked his erring daughter,
Spanked her smartly as he ought to
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03

How He Found HER.-It will be remembered
that young girl of Boston recently eleped with
a young Indian. The Palmer Journal tells, a la
HiaEa fha hnu- fntL
The Shasta courier., 1859-12-03
L z A T H E z j.
Petition.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED PETITIONERS.
w do most respectfully ask the Board OF Su-
pervisors of Shasta county that they will grant
us pnblic highway commencing at Horsetown
and running thence 10 Gas Point.
WALKER WILLIAMS
And Others
Shasta, Nov. II, 1859. di9:3t