Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-01-26
Our Sacramento Letter.

SACRAMENTO. Jan 81, 1861.
FDTToR TRINITY JOURNAL The child is born J
'Tbe Legislature Of Thousand Votes bas elect
cd Speaker. Mr.. R. Burncll, modest young
'ranchero' from Amador county. has been eleva-
Ted to the cushion which men Of infinitely more
talent longed to occupy. On account of their J.
traism they were obliged to give way to one of
more liberal views-One who could secure an e.
lecting vote outside of his own party ranks.
On Monday morning Mr.. CONFESS found that
his continuing a candidate would bring him into
disrepute, and probably cause serious division
in bis own party; very sensiby withdrew, and
nominated Mr.. Burnell. No choice could be made
that day, but Tuesday, on the one hundred
and ninth ballot, Mr.. b. received the entire Re-
publican vote. together with that of the Douglas
Democrats, and was consequently elected. The
gentleman from Siskiyou, DR.. Sorrel, gave his
political opponents particular fits for the coali-
tion on Burnell, and said, as the programme bad
been made between the Conness wing and the
Repubs., he hoped il would be carried ont through
the entire organization. Sorrel is very huent
and embraced this opportunity TO give his adver-
sares a thrust. His remarks were answered by
Conness and others on that side, and by several
Republicans, denying knowledge Of an arrange
mcnt, the latter party declaring that they voted
for Burnell purely from patriotic motives to
organize the House, and Of two Democratic evils
they chose the least.
The gentleman so suddenly and unexpec ctedly
elevated seemed for a short time to labor under
great mental excitement, consequent upon the
honor thrust upon him, but shortly resumed his
usual mein, and, as Dogberry says Heaven for.
bid that he fills his Office WELL Mai. Anderson,
Of Tehama, was elected CHIEF Clerk, almost unan-
lmously Jo. Scobey, of Placer, Assistant Mike
Gray, Of SACRAMENTO, Sergeant t-at-Arms II. A.
Lease, of Colus, Assistant; Ii. c. Kibbc, (bro.
her Of Gen. K.J Enrolling Clerk, and L. S. Cor
bett Of San Francisco Engrossing Clerk. On
Tuesday the Speaker will announce committees,
in regard TO which | hear Conness will have much
TO say, which is doubtless true, as the gentlemen
spend much time together, and Mr.. Burnell's SEN
timents seem to accord well with those of the
gentleman from El Dorado
Your Asscmbyman, Mr.. Walter, has thus far
preserved a dignilied silence He will proba-
bly, prove to be much more useful than be looks,
(as many have done before) ere the close of
the session. | shall make it my business to look
after him, and unless he does his duty to his con-
sttuents, shall tell them through the JovGNAL.
Here follows passage which (a!though we are
some' on Dutch,) can't be put in type.-ED1
j. +. Chellis, Of your county, has been here for
week past but is in San Francisco now. He
went with Leland Stanford, late Republican nom
inee for Governor. j. f. c., they tell me- was
"a firm supporter Of Uncle Abe and rumor has
it that be will govern a parish under the new
President In conversation with him he admits
nothing but from other hungry ones learn that
be bankers after Republican pap.
] cannot close this letter without giving lit
tie passage at arms WHICH occurred between two
noted Senators on the 18th. DeLong of Yuba,
introduced Union resolutions, and after deliver
ing a spread eagle speech, seated himself amid
much applause, thinking there was not an Amer
lean heart present that had not been touched by
his eloquence. But no The magic spell of ST.
lence following the delivery was broken by a
rough specimen from Texas. but who now halls
from Santa Cruz, who, slowly rising, while a
smile played round his bearded mouth, commenc.
ed by landing the little giant from Yuba, and
concluded by comparing him to the frog, who, to
display his immense power, made one masterly
effort at v0caliZaliOn, and then exploded This
came unexpectedly to those who had held their
breath while Delong was speaking. The gavel
of the Speaker finally restored silence, and Char
ley, not TO be outdone if he knew himself cud-
geled his BRAIN gave his head an excited and
prolonged scratch, then rose and compared the
burly Cuss irom the COW county to "A mask. He
told Of country greenY who visited "A toy shop
on tour OF inquiry, and seeing one Of those sin
gnar eXpressioned countenanccs, remarked
: what a splendid head that is, and wondered If
it had not belonged to some great man The
shop man laughed, and turning the mask around
said see, there's nothing in lifts only show.
There was great merriment in the Senate cham
Der, and DeLOng took the belt TRNIrY.