The Placer herald., 1862-05-17

Senate?
The Southern Senators knew it could not be
done hence many of them left in despair. What
they wanted and what the country wanted, was
not the shadow of compromise passing through
Congress to be defeated by the Republicans in
their State Legislatures; but an assurance that
slavery agitation should cease. This they were
assured could not be unless the representatives
of the Republican party in Congress voted for
the Crittenden compromise. II Republicans re-
fused to do so. OF course they would 60 before
the country in opposition to its adoption; and as
it required three fOurths Of the State Legislatures
to ratify and make it a part of the Constitution,
it would be defeated. With Kansas in the Union,
the number of States would be thirty-lour,
quring twcnty-six States to ratiiy. With Repub-
lic0nism on the increase in the North, where
could a reasonable man look for ratification Of
the Crittenden compromise by eleven free States
of the North?
Did they find that assurance in the fact that at
the very next session of Congress the places of
three Democrats then in the Senate would be
filled by Republicans. On the 4th of March
1861, the place of BiGler. OF Pa. was to be filed
by Edgar Cowan of Fitch, of Indiana. by Henry
Lane and of Pugh of Ohio, by Chase. Besides
Kansas was certain to send two Republicans
This would give sixty-eight Senators, thirty-iour
Democrats and thirty-four Republicans thus tie
ing the Senate, and giving the casting vote to
Vice President. Hamlin.
Was this prospect that would assure reasona-
BILE men that the Crittcndcn Compromise would
be carried through twenty-siX State Legislatures
without q backdOwn on the part of the Republi-
cans?
The man who could see any such prospect
ahead must certainly have faith like grain of
mustard seed. 1t was this stern determination on
the part of the Republicans to persevere in the
slavery agitation. that disheartened the friends of
the Crittenden proposition and let it go by de-
fault.
The following was the vote upon the question
of adopting lhe resolutions. taken in the Senate.
March ID 1861. 1t will be noticed that not
single Republican voted for them
"Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Bright, Biglcr. Critten-
den, Douglas Gwin. Hunter, johnson of Tenn,
Kennedy Lane, Latham, Mason. Nicholson, Polk,
Pugh, Rice, Sebastian, Thompson and Wigflll-
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"Nays-Mrssrs Anthony. Bingham Chandler.
Clark, Doolitte. Durkce Fcsscnden, Foot. Foster,
Grimes. Harlan. King. Morrill,, Sumner, Ten Eyck,
Trumbull, Wade Wilkinson. and Wilson-20.
Il Globe p. 1909
In the most beautiful town in N. Carolina,
where have be, n and have bloomed her fair
est daughters, and where for n number of
years shone in undimmed radiance the
brio htest in,ellerts which have ever ornament
ed and blessed her-in the courthouse
which has ST. often been graced with the ele'
giant orat ,ry of a Castor, or startled with
the FASH wit or bitter irony of Stanley,
the following very amusing incident occurred
An old court crer, who had grown grey
in the cause and deaf as ii beetle, was in
the habit of calling the names of witnesses
(Which he generally managed to get wron9)
from the second story window of the court
house, in such a s;euolian voice as to be
heard with dislinrtuess tor Il square or more.
| IN t|,a nT
what important suit, the presence of wit
ness named Arabela Hanks was needed.
The crier, Ike a parrot, sat nodding on his
pearch, when lie was aroused from his slum
bers by an order from the Court to call the
witness. Looking anxiously at the Judge
with his hand at his ear, in order to catch
the sound correctly he said:
"What, your honor?
"Call Arabela Hanks" said the Judge.
Still in doubt, the poor crer arose from
his seat, and said again, with much puz
zled look,
"Wha', your hono'9"
Call Arabella Hanks crer, and delay the
business of the court no longer" said the
Judge, much provoked.
The old crier, thereupon, with a counte
| ndIlCo lntIt6tIuS Do'H Nou'I "Hu "cNPc'"
ton, proceeded to the window, and in his
loudest voice called out,
"Yaller Belly Shanks! Yaller Billy
Shanks. Yaller Belly Shanks! come into
court"
1t is needless to say that the seriousness
of the court room was convulsvely dispelled
and quiet1was restored only to be again dis
turbed by the laughter caused by the crier,
who in answer to the Court AS to whether
or not the witness answered he said, mo
your honor, and | don't believe there is
such man in the country, for Tvs lived
here for forty years, and never heerd of
him before"
SHARP TRlcK.-1he Gilonde Of Bordeaux
relates the following trick by which respec-
table ,radesman of that city was chea'ed:-
He had set "A lookingrglass outside the shop
door for SALE when fashionaby dressed
man stopped to look at himself in i. As he
stood thus occupied, with his walking stick
under his arm, person passing behind come
in contact with the stick and drove it with
such violence against the glass as to shiver
it to atoms. The apparently innocent cause
of this accident Immediately offered to pay
the value of the glass, which was so francs,
and handed the tradesman 100 franc note.
After receiving the change he took his depar'
ture. and soon afterwards the tradesman
made the unpleasant discovery that the note