The Placer herald., 1865-04-08
Portrait of Long Hair" Politician.

Judge S,idger, editor Of the Marysvile
Appeal, gives the following as the character
istics of politician Of the "long hair" stripe.
Ii is amusing:
The peculiar characteristics of the animal
known as Long HAIR" are-First, he is an
original Aboli,ionist and tho strictest Of the
sect Serond, he is noted for his radica!is'n
and his piety. Like the Pharisees Of old, f., he
stands at the corners Of the streets in cities
and towns, making long prayers. to be seen
of men, and thanks God that he is better
than the "greasy mechanics" and "mudslls"
around about him, who are compelled to
earn their bread by the sweat Of their brows.
lie attends church regularly every Sabbath,
especially in political times, and generally
occupies the most prominent seat in the syn
agogue. Third. he is exceedingly charitable;
but he always takes pains that his charities
shall be trumpeted forth to the world. II he
learns Of the destruction of a church BY fire,
or other casualty, and finds that the church
members are numerous and influential, he
will perambulate the State and deliver lec'
lures for the benefit Of the church, nominaly,
own pockets by the adventure. Fourth, he
is great ofiice-seeker, and everybody must
give way to him or be mathematical. lie
boasts Of being better than his neighbors,
puts on clean shirt every morning, wears
his "hair long," to give an appearance of
dignity and piety, and keeps it highly per
fumed with "Col, gne." lie sports white
linen pocket handkerchief we'll saturated
with rosewater. He is never seen around
drinking saloons, except in election times.
and seldom shakes hands with a "mudsill"
unless he has poica point to make. Such
are some of the peculiar characteristics Of
the faction Of the Union party in California
kuown as "Long Hairs" How do you like
the picture! 1t is drawn to the life, for while
writing we had in our minds eye one OF the
leaders Of that miserable faction whom we
know we'll. Every county in the State has
it's representative Of that faction. San Fran.
cisco has its Mem. Shafler and Others Of that
ilk and kidney; San Jose has its J. j. Owen,
Murdock, etc; Sacramento has its Nixon.
McCIatcby. Anthony, etc; Placer its Selki'k
and Yue; EI Dorado its McCailum; Nevada
its Aaron A. Sargent; Yuba its Hubbard.
Smith, etc; Tebama its Bishop; Trinity it's
Gordon; Sutter its Haswell. Under the
leadership Of these "sweet scented" gentry.
the faction has been growing smaller by de-
unless mistake the signs Of the times won-
derfally, it will be totally wipel from exist
ence at the election next Fall. There is
another class of persons who essay to be
Long Haired" par excellence, and that class
are the old Breckinridgers who have crept
into this faction for the sake Of the spoiis,
thinking tina, the Long Hairs" mus: Of ne-
cessi.y be stronger than the Boys" They,
too, have their representatives in every coun
ty, as for instance, Yuba has its Parks, Sac
ramen,o its Slratton, and SO on. If any
thing, this latter class are down heavier on
the ''mudsils" than the other. 1t is hard,
however, to distinguish them. Put them in
a bag and shake it up, and you will find
them pretty much all alike.