The Shasta courier., 1861-10-19
Notice.
Little Big Men.

Has the reader ever, in the course of his
life, fallen in with mutton-head who re-
viled Christianity and denied the existence of
God and everything else? Has he ever
met one who denied the virtue of all women
and the honesty of all men? He has, and
the thought has crossed his mind that in the
first instance named, Nincompoop talked in
that style because it gave him the air of one
possessed of vast erudition, or seemingly so,
which was the same thing to him. In the
other and last named initance he was merely
vile. Now the offensive peculiarities of the
inpious and libidinous characters spoken Of,
being united in one man, most likely you
have, as the result, one ready, with or with
ont cause or motive, to become traitor to his
country, his God, his family or friends. SEN
ator McDougall once remarked that "treason
was a fashionable crime" Talk it to lot
of shallow pates, and they will stand with
their mouths all agape at the constitutional
profundity of the man engaged in defling
the tombs of his ancestors. 1t gives one too
local reputation for "spunk," which to
that class is far more desirable than to be
considered wise or virtuous. Now we call
the reafGaer Is mark the fact that in nearly or
quite every instance in his knowledge of Sc
cessionism, the person entertaining the her
esy does not know his own constitutional
privileges, perhaps can not read, and if be
can, he has never read that sublime charter
of human r;rbfS and lihartv vat no word
comes so readily to his lips as constitution
He cuts a big figure in small circumfer-
ence, he succeeds in muddying shallow wa
ters, and his pride is soothed and grati6ed,
while the reflection crosses his mind of what
conspicuous object do become when talk
treason This is not complimentary. We
don't intend it to be. An American citizen
who has not lived down his manhood must
glory in the pride and power of this nation as
it was. and yet will be. If his ears are dead
to the high symphony and lofty music of the
hymns of our nation, he too is dead, even
while he lives. fhe scans with lack-lus-
tire eye the records of our national triumphs,
he has perished though yet in the flesh. Ac,
cursed of God and human kind, he should
be scourged naked round the world
CAPT. WEsr.--We have perused letter
from this officer to gentleman of this place,
from which we Gull few items of interest
Tiss ''Guards' number IS men. Three
ned and left 1--WE wish we had their
would make them immortal ; be-
y in lie wants thirteen more
Htreceiyed them from Shasta
for Fort Vancouver on the
West says that he has been
1T the Guards were the
IN the regiment, and that
such that any man could
says, "tell my lady
fag company of the re
beautiful gift is ever
RS, we are its natural
otect it while there is
Las refused to receive
to join his company /,
fit associates for his
we'd and genteel in
doubt of being or
N the Spring.
STAPLEs.-We are
learn that this gal
gentleman has been
ln6ed at Portland, Or
art of the Sheriff7s posse
est blackleg secessionist
:, who had severely wounded
.ge by striking him with a de-
re is no doubt but that Staples
-, and if he does Patterson will be
.Iung to the nearest lamp post. Com. Staples
has been commanding vessels for the P. NJ.
SIS. Company on this coast for the last ten
He was commander of the Pacific,
aud was making his last trip in the employ
of that company, he having just been ap-
pointed Commodore in the United States
Navy.
Carr. BRooKs' company Trinity volunteers
passed through this place on Wednesday
last, en- route for the headquarters of Colonel
Judah's regiment, to which it has been at
tached. They were warmly welcomed by
our citizens, who extended to them an invita-
ton to dinner at the Empire Hotel. Think
ing then that enough had not been DONE
their expenses through TO Red Bluff were de-
ftayed by our people,. The following is
list of the officers of this company: Cap