The Placer herald., 1860-06-16
PRO AND CON.

Messrs Editors: I was seated among mixed
company of my fellow-citizens the other day,
when the subject of the special election on the
9th of June, came up. Swipes asked Jones
what he thought Of the matter. Jones being an
aspirant for office and not knowing exactly how
the company present was inclined, answered
"Well, don't know-what do you think of it
Squire?" The Squire believing himself out OF
ear-shot of Auburn and knowing it was always
safe to cuss that place. cleared his throat and re-
marked "It's jest one OF them derned Auburn
tricks; somebody will make or loose money byl
sure; them Auburn cliques is smarter nor steel
traps
Here Swipes subsided, and Col. Gassbag re-
marked. "its all as plain pike-staff, they jest
want to build up big town OF five or ten thou
sand people, buy and sell everything there is in
the county, eat up all the farmers, gardeners and
ranchmen raise stop all the staging aud teamng,
divide the county, make four more Assemblymen
and two more Senators, create q new Judicial
District, make Placer, Nevada, and Ell Dorado
into Con ngressional District, split the State wide
open-and-and admit Kansas under the Topeka
Constitution by G-d!'
1.-THE Col. has hit it," said jerks, who keeps the
ne ghborhood store. "I-get on very well now, my
sales are moderate in amounts. and profits good
but suppose this Railroad comes along here, l
shall have two or three stores started right along
side of me in opposition,-or perhaps half OF my
customers will go off to the city just because they
can buy a little cheaper. No, no, Pm for my own
bread and butter, and d-n the Railroad" "Ha!
hail. says the Col. 'you told me, jerks, that you
sold goods as cheap as they did in the city?"
"Why how could he" says Durham Calf
"Don't he pay Bull Driver, here, for hauling. big
bill You Jest let them commence hauling on that
Railroad and they'll ruin us farmers. gardeners,
and ranchmen, by bringing their wheat, barley,
hay, garden-truck, and sich like, into the noun
tains and selling it darned sight lower than we
do now" ''Yes. and (says old Fusscy the land
lord) who's going to be any better off for it,
'taint Jockey here, that keeps the livery stable;
kase why-he'll have to charge less for hoss hire,
and know it won't be me. kase Ill have smart
chance cf opposition, AMI boarding will be so
much cheaper man can't live keeping the fell
lows; particularly after they get suck-up city
ideas about eating and sleeping. I'm down on
the Railroad-boy's what'll you drink" Here
there was general move to the bar. Snubs,
however declined, stating that he seldom indul
ged in strychnne and was glad to hear that there
was move on foot that would have the effect of
improving hotels generally, ", he believed he was
rather Railroad man. Fussey looked daggers
at him. and ntimated to me that he'd been dun
ming Snubs for his last weeks board. AT this
juncture Silvertop, the moneyed man of the
nei ghhorhood stepped in. and having stood treat
to himself-to the amount OF ten cents, and
learning from some random remarks, the subject
under conversation, he burst out with much feel
ing He didn't see what they wanted for to be
a creating of great county debt for, md making
taxation so high, and disturbing the country
when it was just getting regular and nice. Here
am | living quite we'll, laboring little or none
and getting my three per cent a month with good
security"
That amt the worst (says Tiger, the Consta-
ble), to build this road they'll bring in lot of
Irish and Dutch that'll overrun the county, all
vote ono wav and rnin tho marty -
Whilst this conversation was going on the Coils
face exhibited much astonishment. He looked
from one to the other of the speakers, aud when
they had finished, he opened on them. '.Well,
NV, what an old fool have been, j see that the
merchant is against it for the very reason should
be for it-,t acW cheaper goods. | find the tav-
ern keeper don't like it, because it ,0iW bring us
better and cheaper accommodations. The far
mers don't like it because it UiH reduce to the
mountain people the price of produce; and Tiger.
here, the meanest Constable ever did have he
thinks the iabOrers ,cW out u0te him next time he
runs for Office. Drat me- if see any of you
against it, that really pays anything by labor;
you all pay these extra expenses find by charg-
ing them to us green horns in our bills, ard
for old Silvertop, he's kept me poor ever since
Tve been in the country, with his id three per
cent The established state of things is all very
nice for you fellows. but see by your arguments
that the people generally would be the winners
selfish es you, and so in for my own interest.
Huzza for the Rairoad--wholl drink"
The Coils. speech produced quite revolution.
a dozen gray-shirted chaps shook him warmly by
the band and Snubs sworc the Col. had been az
guing their cause. l thought I'd write you about
this. and you might put it in the Herald if you
liked; it would please the Col nightly, aud let
the rest of those fellows know that they were
understood. INK JOTTINGS.
Eg- The letter of Senator Gwin, in reply
to that officious blatherskte George Gordon,
upon the Overland Mail service, will be found
in another column. Persistent efforts have
been made to represent Mr. Gwin as hostile
to Overland Mail facilities but his acts have
fully disproved this. His letter also goes
further in making his record right, and the
people of the State will not be slow in per-
ceiving the great injustice that has been done
the Honorable Senator.
EE- The nomination of Lincoln, of Hi
nois for President, and Hamlin. of Maine,
for Vice President is source of affliction
to the Republicans of California as they
were generally Seward men, and were Who'll
ly unprepared tor the summary disposal Of
their tavorite, as made in the Chicago Con
vention. 1t took the Republicans Of Sacra-
mento two days before they rallied enthu-
sasm sufficient to fire salutes in honor of the
nominations. If their ardor is dampened
now, what will be their "feelinks" next
November.
Ey Every one should read the communi-
cation of "Ink Jottings."
GIFT ENTERTAINMENT DR.. Myers Gift