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The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
SHASTA COURIER.
Withdrawing from the Union.

We see it stated that movement is about be-
ing initiated at Sacramento, having for its end
the withdrawal of this State from the Union
and the establishment of an independent Kepab-
lie Of the Pacific The alleged motive for this
movement is the refusal of Congress to pass a
Pacific Railroad Bill. Of course this is all non
sensical braggardisn-" sound and fury signi-
flying nothing" There is not true American in
the whole State, not one, who would vote for the
separation of California from the Union. The
men who can seriously contemplate even the
propriety of expelling the American flag, the
glorious stars and stripes" from this golden
soil, are composed of such stuff as traitors are
made OF, nay, they are already incipient traitors
For ourself, we would not exchange the proud
title of " American Citizen for dozen Pacific
Railroads.
If our politicians, instead of uttering puerile
threats against the integrity of the Union, were
to set on foot plan whereby the fifty or sixty
millions of gold, now annually exported to the
Eastern States, would be retained in the State,
they would act more in accordance with the die
tates of true craftsmanship The S. F. Herald
suggests an available and effective way, not on
ly to make this the wealthiest and most indie
pendent State in the Union, but to secure the
building of railroad connecting the Pacific
with the Mississippi Valley:
Let Californians firmly and determinedly re-
solve to live upon their own resources, and to
refuse to purchase from the eastern markets.
There is scarcely anything necessary to the sup
| port and rational enjoyment of life that we can
not furnish for ourselves. Let our women second
! their husbands, fathers and brothers. and es-
chew the Injuries of the East. Let US give q
single example in explanation of our position
A pair of boots can be imported from Philadel.
phia and sold in this city for ten dollars, where
as if the trade be closed they could not be man.
| ufactnred here for less than twenty dollars bu
these twenty dollars would remain in California
and be placed in active circulation-the money
would be with us, and not in Philadelphia- -
What would be the result of such action? Ne
chanics and artizans of all classes, farmers anC
producers would flock in thousands upon thou
| sands to country abounding in gold, and wher,
| their labor would meet such a reward. Clos,
up our purse strings-liye upon our own re
sources-keep our gold for ourselves-refuse t.
| traffic with the East-lock up the Golden Cat,
ioo'Si o"l o"h hisihuiaOtureS anu productions
and it will be found that at the eud of singl,
| year, the absence of our sixty millions of dol
| lars, the amount of our annual contribution vii
| have brought the Atlantic portion of the Unior
| to sense of their miserable dependence. Thes,
sixty millions will build the railroad, and ther,
| will be but too much anxiety to yield to ou
righteous request IN that particular. 1t remains
with ourselves; we have the power in our owl
hands, and we suggest that meetings be held al
over California, to pass resolutions and tax,
action i'll the premises.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

BcUeLAs AND FITcH.-The Washington cor
respondent of the st. Louis Republican, under
date ofJanuary 26th, says: The correspondence
between Senators Douglas and Fitch does not
seem to give entire satisfaction to the friends OF
either party, although the former acted under
the advice of some half dozen of the most prom
inent and sensible gentlemen in the country. in
cluding Henry May, of Baltimore, and Senator
A. G. Brown, of Mississippi. The gentlemen re-
commended and sanctioned the course pursued
although have reason to believe that Judge
Douglas, had he been left to his own impulses.
would have pursued different course. The
friends of Senator Fitch regret the whole trans
action exceedingly. The malicious report which
appeared in the New York Herald was corrected
by the Senator's, in open session, yesterday. as
it was anticipated they would do. and which
was the course desired by Judge Douglas, as I
mentioned in my last letter. Had this explain
alton and contradiction not been made yester-
day, there would, no doubt, have been a serious
conflict among Senators, for then Douglas would
have had an opportunity of fighting up hiIl,''
and whenever such an opportunity presents it's
ELF, you may rely on it, he will promptly seize
it and fight straight through all his difficulties,
If lighting be found to be necessary
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
Volcanic Eruption.

By the last arrival from the Sandwich Islands
we have accounts of the eruption of the volcano
of Mauna Loa, ,on the island of Hawaii. Accord.
ing to the accounts it was one of the most torri-
BILE and magnificent exhibitions of the kind ever
exhibited on this EARTH The mouth Of the era.
ter is from five to eight hundred feet across,
about $500 feet above the level of the sea, and
about the same distance from the summit Of the
mountain. The Adcertiser says:
The lava does not simply run ont from the
side of the crater like water from the side of
bowl, but is thrown up in continuous columns,
very much like the Geyser springs represen-
ted in school Biographies. At times this spout
ing appeared to be feeble, rising but little above
the rim of the crater, but generally, as if eager
to escape from the pent up bowels of the earth,
1t rose to a height nearly equal to the base of
the crater. But the columns and masses of
lava thrown ont were ever varying in form
Sometimes, when very active, spre or cone of
lava would shoot up like rocket or in the form
OF huge pyramid to height nearly double the
base of the crater. If the mouth of the crateris
500 feet across. the perpendicular column might
be eight hundred to one thousand feet in height
Then, by watching it with a spygass, the
ccldrnns could be seen to diverge and fall in all
After leaving the crater the fiery stream run
down the mountains side in innumerable
streams until it reached the valley, when it
formed frey river about half a mile in width,
and thus flowed on to the sea, distance of
about forty miles The sight efit as it poured
into the sea- forming clouds of steam severa,
hundred feet high, is represented by these who
SAW it, as very beautiful
The same writer says:
Some of TIE finest scenes ofthe flow were the
cascades falls, formed in it before the stream
reached the plain. There were several of them,
and they appeared to be changing and new ones
formed in different localities as new streams
were made. One, however, which appeared
without change for two days, must have been
4 so te loo feet in height. First there was fall
then below were cascades or rapids. To watch
this fall during the night when the bright red
hot stream of lava flowing over it at the
rate of ten miles hour, like water, was a scene
not often to be met. and never to be forgotten.
ln fact, the lava near its source had all the
characteristics of river of water flowing rapidly
along, and gurgling with cascades, rapids, cur
rents and falls.
On reaching the plain, where it is more level
the lava stream of course moves along more
slowly acd in one general stream less divided
| than above. The stream which had run into
| the sea, had apparently ceased flowing and wa:
cooled over, SO that we crossed and recrossed i
in many places, and through the fissures we
could see the molten lava with its red hot glow
and intense heat issuing out from them. In
many places the surface was so hot that the
soles of our shoes would have been burned had
we not kept in a rapid motion.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
Township OMcers.

SHASTA TowNsHIP-Justices of the Peace
r. Durick, and Jmes Keeae. Censtables-Tho-
mas J. Flynn, Joseph " Short.
CLEAR CREEK -Justices-Willan
Knowlton, James N. Eby. Constables-J. W
Gardner, D. Wilder
FRENCH GULCH TOWNSHIP NJ
Mcdonald. Constable-William Davis.
SIERRA TowSsHiP-Justices-S. ID. Baker, D.
C. Stevenson. Constables-Stephen Park, Jo-
srpn Meyer.
PITT RIVER TOWNSHIP Justices Thomas
Bass, A. R. McColum. Constables-Daniel G
Hunt, - Stanley.
SUGAR LOAF TowSsHIP.-Justices- Nc
Mann, S. F. Southern. Constables-William
Lytle, David Reams.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
COUNTY DIRECTORY
County Officers,

District Judge-William P. Daingerfeld, OF
Shasta
County Judge-Jeel T. Landrum
Associate Justices-J r. Durick and Thomas
Bass.
County Treasurer-James Hayburn
County CIerk-H. !. Vanhorn
ShGIf-H Clay Stockton. Under Sheriff
,5ohn Dent
county Assesser-W. II. Angeli
County iSurreyor-E. Linn.
Public Administrator-Benjamin Swasey.
District Attorney-James D. Mix.
School Commissioner-G. X Godfrey.
County Physicid,i-Dr. James Z. Pelham.
Board Of SuperUisors.--lst District, Jno. A
Dreibelbis; I'd District, William B. Stod
DART Sd District, d. c.. .Johnsoa-
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

THE BENEFITS OF ADvERTIsIyG-A friend OF
ours recently lost horse which he valued suf-
fciently high to expend about two weeks time
in trying to recover. Not only this, but his bands
lost time in the same fruitless search. At the
end of that period he finally concluded to ad-
vertiSe the missing animal. The very next morn
ing the paper was issued, and few moments
afterwards a friend of his informed him of the
whereabouts of the horse, and how long he had
been there. Our friend said nothing more than
thankee, but hereafter when he loses anything
he will not be SO slow in getting to the right
source for its recovery.-Tehdma Gazette
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

naE- Bayard Taylor was present at the Burns
celebration in Cleveland and in brief address
related the following among other anecdotes Of
the Bard:
" AT a time when Burns was exciseman, a
festival was given by his fellow excisemen, in
the course of which the toast of Robert Pitt was
given. All drank it save Burns, who sat with
inverted glass When all had drank to the
memory of Pitt, Burns arose and remarked that
he would give them a greater name than the
one they had toasted-GEORGE WASHINGTON.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

INDIAN is INJIN-We have remarked three or
four well behaved, polite little Indian boys, pro-
tected by citizens here; they speak English with
comparative accuracy, and converse in that Ian
guage at play. The other night we saw them
spearing hypothetical salmon in a brook they
had constructed a large artificial fish which they
were vigorously harpooning with sharpened
poles, aud prodgious aboriginal excitement. A
spectator remarked, "Injin is Injin, all the
time Trinity Journal.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
Roy One of oul

Bay one of our contemporaries says that there
seems to be a perfect unanimity of feeling be-
tween the Tories Of Great Britain and the Re-
publican party of the United States They are
both great friends of freedom" but it is nigger
. freedom not the genuine article, as applied
TO white men,
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

EXPLANATION OF SENATOR DAvIs-Immediate-
ly on the reading of the journal this morning in
the Senate, Mr. Pugh called the attention of the
body to the late gross invasion of its Executive
session, made, evidently, by some one connected
with the Senate. Mr.. Davis seized the occa-
sion on this subject, to pointedly disclaim the
libel that has found its way into the press, that
he made any attack on the Senator from Illinois.
He stated that he had made no such attack,
directly or iRdirectly. Mr. Douglas replied that
such was his own understanding, and that
while he appreciated the explanation of Mr.
Davis, he did not regard it as at all necessary.
1t seemed to be agreed on all sides that some
severe steps should be taken Immediately to
protect the secret session Of the Senate Wash
States
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
nSz- Walewski, Louis Napoleon,s Minister fol

BF Walewski, Louis Napoeon's Minister for
Foreign Affairs, has directed the French Minister
at Washington to ascertain whether our Govern
ment will allow Lieut.. Maury to receive the Or
der of the Legion of Honor from the Emperor, az
recognition of the great services which Lieut..
Maury has rendered to the navigators of all
countries by his works upon ocean currents and
winds. No officer of our government can re-
ceive such testimonials without the permission
of Congress.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

RlT The author of the very pretty and ex-
tensively quoted poetical gem, " Over the Rv-
err" which appeared originally in the Spring.
field Republican, is Miss Nancie A. W. Priest, Of
Hinsdale, N. II. She is factory operative, and
has had no advantages of education save those
afforded by district school. She deserves
better chance to court the muses..
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
Times of Holding Courts.

NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
SHAsTA-Third Mondays in January May and
September.
SIsKIYou-First Mondays in March, July and
November.
TRNIrY-Second Mondays in April, August
and December.
Shasta County Courts.
Held on the lst Mondays of January, May and
September.
At said terms, the business pertaining to the
Court of Sessions shall first be disposed of, and
after that the business of the County Court and
Probate Court in such order as the Judge NAV
determine.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs-Meet 1st Mondays in
Nay, August, November and February.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

CUBAN LADY's OPINION OF THE PURCHASE or
CUBA.-American Gentleman (playiully).-Do
you know, Madam, that next year | shall have
the pleasure of calling you fellow-citizen of
mine Cuban Lady indignantly !
Was there ever so unprincipled nationl Be-
cause thing suits you, you think you have a
right to steal it. American Gentleman-Oh, no,
Madam! We don't mean to steal tive pro-
pose to buy it. Cuban Lady-Ha, hal What,
you buy Cubal Why, you cannot buy yeur
own Mount Vernon
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

Bas- AT an election in Ware, Mass, a ballot
was deposited with the following heading =
Opposition to slavery, black and whte-whte
first, then the negro. A ten-hour law man.
This will be my vote every year till there is a
reduction of the hours of labor
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

DETHRoNED.-Faustian L., Emperor of Hayti
by the recent revolution has been compelled t.
possess fortRne of S3,OOO,OOO. Gen. Geffard
who headed the revelation is now President O
Hayti. Faustian L., was formerly slave il
st. Louis, Missouri.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

BaTA clergyman, who was reading to his
congregation chapter in Genesis, found the
last sentence to be, And the Lord gave unto
Adam wife" Turning over two leaves to-
gether, he found written, and read in very
audible voice, And she was pitched without
and within He had unhappily got into de-
scription of Noahs ark
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

HUMBOLDT TRAIL CLosED.-We have had no
intelligence from Humboldt for three weeks ;
several unavailing attempts have been made to
cross from this side; it is presumed tina. high
water in Humboldt prevents approach to Red
wood mountain--T Trinity Journal
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

BV~ The Mendoza Gll.) Press says that two
citizens Of that town have recently lost their
wives by elopemeut, and that the customary SAL
ntation in the streets, instead of How do you
do, RI" has become, " Is your wife safe this
morning.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

BsS" At last advices from Washington, the
nomination of Mr.. Vaudeville, as Surveyor Cen
eral of California, had not been confirmed. A
vigorous contest was progressing in the Com
mite on Public Lands, to whom the nomination
mad been referred A minority of the Commit
tee were stoutly opposing the nomination
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

A MOTHERS DEvoTIos.-Among the recent
cases of pardon as given BY Gov. Bingham, of
Michigan, in his message on the subject was one
granted, in part, in the language of the worthy
Governor; Upon the unyletding opportunities Of
his mother"
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

SUR DEcIDED.-The newspapers state that the
celebrated " Randall" suit. in Kenawba county.
Virginia, has been decided in favor of Josiah
Randall To Mr.. Maupertuis, one of the French
caimantsi the. court decreed 100000 acres of
the land in controversy. Mr. Randall recovers
about 100000 acress Of land in Western Vr-
pinia
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

BE- Gen. Cass has been attacked twice lately
with apoplectic symptoms, and the other night
had the doctor with him all night, and till late
in the morning. His friends were much alarm
ed; as yet, however, the fact has been kept out
of the newspapers.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

Bay The Charleston Mercury dissents from
Colonel keitt's Cuban speech and says that
oldelfs scheme is wholly impracticable and
visionary-"a mere scheme of politicians for
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

DELAWARE SLAVE TRADR.-A Mr.. Jacobs in
the Delaware Legislature, proposes to repeal the
law prohibiting the traffic in slaves between
Delaware and other States. The Wilmington
republican denounces the proposed measure, and
says the repeal of the law would double or
quadruple the value of slaves, and hence would
engage in breeding them to supply the southern
planters and others with laborers.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

TEHAMA JOCKEY CLus-At regular meeting
of the Tehama Jockey Club, held Feb. 26th, the
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year, viz: President, Samuel Hanson; Vice
Presidents, A. G. Toomes Job F. Dye, J. B
James and Alvin Ayres Secretary, A. c. Morse
Treasurer, Samuel W. Galland.-Tehama Ga.
zetke.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

CLEAR CREEK LODGE, NO. GO, meet
every Thursday Evening in Spencer's Hall, at
Horsetown. A. Corbus, N. G. 0. H. Ander-
son Sect
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

EaT The Washington correspondent of the
New York Erend1g Post says that an attempt is
making to employ Mr.. Douglas, in the ensuing
election in New Hampshire, against the Repub-
licans in the First and Second Congressional
Districts
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
TOWER HOUSE.
At the Junction of the Yreka and We
verviIIe Roads, IL Miles from Shast,

<5He THE UNDERSIGNED WOULD AN
Iiii# nounce to the public and particularly
IlEz1 to persons travelling to and from Yreka
and Weaverville, that, having leased this long
established stand, formerly known as the q Free
Bridge House" he is prepared to entertain Gus
toners in style not surpassed by any hotel in
Northern California
Having completed his commodious building
and furnished it in the best possible manner he
is enable to promise the very best accommoda-
tons.
The Table, as heretofore, viii always be sup
piled with the best viands the market furnishes
while from the large garden attached to the
premises, all the vegetables grown in this part o
the State will be furnished in the greatest abun-
dance
He has also a secure CORRAL connected
with his establishment, always supplied with an
abundance of Barley and Hay.
LEVI II. TOWER.
Tower House, March l, 1854. mhll-tf
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

FRENCH GULCH LODGE, NO. rs, meet
every Saturday Evening. E. Dickinson N. G.
Marcus Levy, Sect.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

Eg- During the past year eighteen reyolu
tionary soldiers have died
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
Special Notices.

u YOUNG MEMS LIBRARY AsOCIA.
ton This Association viii meet on Thursday
evening of each week, at o'clock, for the
transaction of general business. Rooms-iu
Tomlinson's Building, over Wells, Fargo l. Co
open to members at all hours.
J. E. DENT, President.
JOHN ANDERSON Secretary.
Shasta, Oct. Is, 1858.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

a WESTERN STAR LODGE, No.
~ 2, of F. & A. NJ, meets every Saturday
~ evening. Stated meetings on the Sat-
y urday Evening next preceding the Full
)on
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

NM. SHASTA ENCAMPMENT, NO. II,
YE |. Q. o. F.-Regular Meetings on the End
7AN~ and 4th Wednesdays of each mouth.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

Ea~ WILLIAM NJ. ALLEN, R. W. G. w.,
and D. D. G. M.-Residence, Horsetown.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12
S w AS E Y'S HOTEL.
Lower Springs.
TWO NILES BELOW SHASTA.

4S5& THIS HOUSE is LOCATED IN A
Eii good mining district, and possesses su-
Ea perior advantages for the accommoda-
ton of miners and the travelling public. Team
sters are assured that every attention will be
paid to their wants. Hay and Barley always on
hand at the lowest market prices.
BENZ. SWASEY.
Lower Springs, Dec. 1857. If
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

NNgQ@ SHASTA CHAPTER OF r.. A. MA
zAE sons, No. 9-The regular semi-monthly
s@xSS Meetings held at Masonic Hall every I'd
and 4th Tuesday.
The Shasta courier., 1859-03-12

Go De 90 ~
.sSsg.zsssx< SHASTA LODGE, NO. 81,
SNTS< Meets every Monday Evening at Odd
assasss Fellows Hall, in Wills and Young's
Building. All visiting brothers are
cordially invited to attend. Geo. R. Knox, N G
B. Taylor, Sect.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-27
SPEECA (OF the DICTATOR Of Parma.
YHE SAN JUAN DIFFICULTY.
nEIM OF GENERAL SIR VIII Lac EYRE,
&c., &c. &c.

Rs Vanderbilt steamship Vanderbilt, Captain Leevre,
arrived asshs port 9s O'Clock yeste symornng from
Ravre and Southampton. Her news h been mostly
csated by arrival Of the City of anore and North
American.
Of Vie 10th OF September and brings details Of the
citing news telegraph cd from Farther Point and Cape
Race when the Mort American and Ciy.of Baltimore
sDuched of those pom e. tn hours adyices
The Vanderbilt has landed three hundred and sixty
shree Messengers and the Preach and English mails
Among the passeI gers find the following person
,ges-Rev DR. Beth une lady and suite Rev. DR.. Harden
burg and suite Lor ing Andrews and family, Mrs D.
ADen Mr.. NanAierb Allen, Capt j. j. Consock, Judge
Dawes and, many others; Mr.. strakosch, who has
Gagged in Europe ne following eminent artists for the
Academy OF Ma Mad Hes Cruvell Adene Sperauza
Antr Crscmanroe Sgnors Bancarde, Stege Sesta Ferr
and others are hoard Also Monsieur SeGe, accompa
met by troupe OF twelve distinguished Partisan artists
FIR he Eew Yerl French theatre.
ss. william y sre, late command Of the forces in
Rama. Ia died on Thursday Ssh instant age of 50
years.
detachment of the English Royal Engineers are ex-
,es,e 10 embark for british Columbia the "a prox.
NON b or Majesty y Commissioner there.
VIC, vr Eman1eld3 dstHndng his army, butthe men are
rvppD cd with passports for Tuscany and Eodena where
eSev ,ilswe the army of Central Italy under Fanti and
6aribs ed
Mr. sllNvan Minister OF tie United States Portugal
arrived lately Marselss from Alicant left
Saatey for Ears and London.
Some OF the Naerd journals publish articles the
secessn Fof taking Gibraltar from the English, matter
NV vbal means.