Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-12
El.eaf from The Journal of Place
Hunter.

made up IN journal form, IUlued ana lh""-
yerteuiIy dropped where found it by its
author Being written on both sides trans
cribe it--folloving out its style, for the DEN-
ocRAr, IT, you may be inclined to think it
worth publication Yours,
Sacramento, Feb 4th 1861
F. S.-Inogine that the authors left town.
jas. 9th, O'CLOCK T.. M.--Sauntered down
to the Orleans Saw crowd congregated in
the reception and bar rooms. Strong ad-
mixture of ncw-nedged statesmen and small
beer oitcans-Senatoria aspirants and
seekers after small ohices-lIonest miners and
men about town-Rancheros and small boys
for pages Got confused. Politicians, men
about town, small boys, honest miners, Sena-
tolill aspirants--got EN- all mixed. Came to
get an Office myself: was told must lie around
loose and work carcis and ropes and wires.
Thought members were Il lot of puppets and
the meeting Of the legislature sort Of puppet-
show All muddle to me. Saw Stiggins
Stiggins great friend Of mine Always like
to see Stiggins agreeable fellow and all that
sort Of thing. Told me-must buttoH-bole--
keep at 'em--neycr let up. Told Stiggins
didn't know a member from any of the gen
tlemen collected about--didn't safe the but
ton-hole. Come with me, says he, III show
you who members are and who aint; went
around with him. Great difficulty in getting
tl,r,r,rl, o-p,p1 Tn-il,1 oil. ,,r.1 Il
and jammed considerably. Nobody cares for
that Much Juzzing; more confusion and
bcwillcrmcut. Stuck in the wake Of Stggins
like a tender to a frigate under signalling or
doIs. Was hailed to look sharp. Pcrambu
lated under difficulties; knowledge never can
be got without hard knocks-Phlosoph Oh
seryation Of my own. So many voices going
on about different topics couldn't distinguish
anything that was slid. Felt discouraged.
Had Il mind to give it up. Grew desperate
and fereely determined to go through or
perish. Stiggins and | emerged at last from
The throng; great relief Passed through
doorway out upon the pavement. Great
crowd outside too Never mind-lots Of
fresh air Considerably revived by pure
foggy, balmy night air. Faculties for think
ing beginning TO come back, Now, old boy,
says Stiggins, did you remark it? Remark
what? Yes saw it ALL You don't under
stand, says he, mean can you tell member
from common man-haye you remarked
the popularity that marks the member from
the miner? The devil getting things mixed
room is so Internal steaming and
the liquor at the bar flies to a fellows head
internal quick. Stiggins, by the way, in
dulges semi-occasionally-good fellow tho is
5liggins-didn't see the amount of whisky
sold topoliticans there? didst, says !. What
Il conlounded-mild term-snell of sops ex-
lists around that place! Well, says he, can
you have failed TO distinguish between the
member and the candidate yet-ha? Mnm-
bledput an uuiuteligiblo answer Went up
TO tie st, George. Nobody there excepting
two quiet, gcntlemauly fellows from the Cow
Couuties-a!l the rest down at the Orleans
Orleans stamping ground-St. George quiet
and gcntlemanly place. Took a seat on a
sofa. Said Stiggins: I'll tell you the secret
the distinguishing features about members
They are generally hale and attcnuated-
countenances-high roreheads and
Incombed hair-clothes hang about them
They shrink away when you ap- !
'roach en- if they imagine you are place
tip ST. Ga,
crrifc glances-(this subsidies into gentle
ess and calm compacency if you ask en- to
rink or smoke a choice Havana. Very h
leasant then, indeed). But the most pccu-
ar mark is their button-hole, second one
ON the point Of left loppels Gf there's any
sfD Of their coats. That button-hole's al
'ays extraordinarily lorge-sometimes en-
rely torn out. BY what? says l. By the
myers of candidates. says he. But that's
he best way to get an Office; J,tttoo Aole en-
,lto it, Button-holcing to them is like drink
ng whisky to some other men-it intoxicates
EN-. They'll promise anything and forget
hat promise five minutes after buttou-holc's
men forget after they become
ober many promises made while druuk.-
H"st keep button -holeing EN- irrepressiJly
i'll they give in. can't get an office without. |
have only reference to 'em before thorough .
organization. After, they begin to get fat
nd dressy with nothing much to do and |
;cniuscs for knowing how to do it-and in
he course Of ten days their Juuon-l olcs
crow up-and the wound is healed. Occa-
ionally an Engineer sezes it. What's an
engineer says |. Oh, ha-hal Green aint .
GU? Engineerl Lobby memJer-mcmber
bird House. Good fellows among EN-, tho.
'reat like Princes-slathers of money Well, |
ontinued Stiggins, ifyou want an Office,
utton-holeing and boring are the only ways
0 get it. BY the way--he suddenly ex-
laimed turning emphatically towards ne
GU aren't a Mexican, or a Digger Iugun, or
II the matter Of that an Ilishman, are YOU?
10, of course not, says /, astonishel. If YOU
'ere, he went on in his quiet way, ia al,
lost guarantee you any subordinate position
you'd like it. Unfortunately, Stiggins I'm
My Iul-bloodcd American, says |. Then
here's no hopc-says he in meancholic
lanner heaying a sigh. But that's not all.
'hen you've button-holed 'em into twenty
thirty promises mustn't give it up there
'eyilish uncertain-apt to forget with the
est intentions. Stand outside the railing
nd look dercely determined never to drop
'e Iutton-hole game until you win. Many
enLLer has slrucl Lis cnlnrs ln 1Ln Enrnnlu