The Shasta courier., 1860-09-22
SHASTA COURIER.
Daniel S. Dickinson.

We once thought this man a very model of
Democrat. 1t had been better for his reputa-
tion--so it would seem to mortal eye at least
had Heaven seen fit to remove him from this
earth ere he reached his dotage, and became
garrulous, grumbling, scolding, slanderous, ma
liclous old man. In a recent speech in New
York he pronounced the friends of Douglas q
set of political gamblers" &C., declares that
Douglas has no great claims for the Presidency,
and no strength etc.
The old man was himself candidate for the
nomination at Charleston. He stood for the
nomination for t,ro days after the Convention
had adopted the identical platform upon ,chich
Douglas nop stands, and received all the way
from half vote up to thirteen, while Douglas
received l52 votes, or over one-half the entire
Convention ; and at Baltimore 2l2, or more than
two-thirds of the entire Electoral College. And
yet, forsooth, this driveling old specimen of
disappointed politician says Douglas has no
strength
The same old man entered into an arrange
ment, in State Convention, with certain New
York politicians, by the aid of which be hoped
to benefit himself and secure the vote of New
York. He was beat at his own game, and
therefore, like An unprincipled gambler, turns
around and abuses his vanquishers. A defeated
trickster, forsooth, calling his c;rcumventers
political gambersW As well may a pig twit
an opossum by calling him /" narrow face" or
John B. Weller affect yirtuous airs and denounce
politics and politicians, upon which and by the
aid of which he has lived for more than a quar-
ter of century.
Douglas, forsooth, pronounced without claims
or strength, by Daniel S. Dickinson, who
couldn't carry his own State Fellow Demo-
Gratis, remember that, in olden times, viper
gnawed flel
There are many people who yet place much
reliance upon the action and opinion of Mr..
Dickinson. We wish to show such persons the
possible cause of his ardent support of the Ad-
minstration candidate at this time The n. Y.
Nears we think, thus states it:
Daniel S. Dickinson, of Binghamton, Broome
| county, is represented in the New York Custom
House by Ausburn Birdsall, his son-in-l law,
who draws from the General Government with
salary and seizures, some $4,000 per annum !;
a brother of Daniel S. is Deputy Naval Officer,
/ position worth between $4,000 and $4,000 a
year; Ausburn BirdsalIs brother has a good
berth in the place of entry CLERK, with $4,000 or
| $4,000 year. Ausburn Birdsall's brother-in-
law is United States Weigher, which is worth
$4,000 or $4,000 year; and on the lst of Au-
gust person by the name of Murray, recently
acquired son-in-law of Daniel s., was provided
with profitable position in the New York Gus
tom House. Samuel G. Courtney, another SON.
in-law of Mr.. D.. it is rumored, is to be pro-
vided for shortly, a small consolation for his
overwhelming defeat when running for the office
of District Attorney OF Albany county.
WRONG " PUT IN."-In the Republican meet
ing held in this town on Wednesday of last
week, one of the speakers gaveit as his opinion
that the Fugitive Slave Law should be faithfully
and promptly enforced. This sentiment met
with faint demonstrations ofapplause from few
new converts to the doctrine of |" irrepressible
conflict" but the leaders-the regular old-line
straight Abolitionists-cured up their lips
and frowned in bitter, savage Indignation at the
approval OF national sentiment in sectional
Black Republican meeting, whereupon the new
disciples ceased, aud all was suddenly hushed
into deathly silence