The mountain Democrat., 1865-12-23
Our s.eraaento Correspondence.
SAcRAnExro, Dec. 20, 1885.

0ASAAA4NHOl wv AV1 AOVSs
EDIrOR DEMocRAF One Of the richest jokes
Of the season occurred ia reference to the res
olutionS passed in regard 10 President Lincoln.
Longing for an opportunity TO immOrtalize
himself aud fearful that it might glide from
him, Speaker Yule left the chair for the pur-
pose of Offering the resolutions. Mr.. Brown,
Of Tulare, offered . very appropriate substi-
tute which was voted down. The resolutions
were then passed and sent TO the senate. In
that body Mr.. Pearce, Of Sonoma, offered
substitute which shared the fate Of the one Of
fered in the House. Under call Of the ayes
aud noes, every Senator was compelled TO vote.
Only FIVE Senators voted in the negative, and
the notorious Smith, of wardrobe notsriety,
seemed determined to bully those Eve.
But one night wrought very great change.
In the morning following, the resolutions made
their appearance 10 the Union, and honorable
Senators were astonished, ashamed aud mOrti.
fed to make the discovery that they had voted
for resolutions which we're s0 exceedingly Bil.
y. On . second sober thought, it was believed
thAt Il would not De ia good taste 10 send such
resolutions 10 Mrs. Lincoln. By the consent Of
Democratic Senators, the resolutions we're
therefore taken up, reconsidered and referred
to committee. What q triumph to the 1--WE
Democratic Senators who had the moral cOur-
age to vote moi"
In the so called Union caucus held on Friday
night, the entire Low vote went for Cole
There was, Of course, some reason for the
transfer. but what it Was is wholly immaterial
II is allowable, ! unaware, to suppose extreme
cases, but it will not do tn go to 50 great an
extreme as to think il possible that Low will
be IN Office after the expiration of his present
Guberuatorial term.
You will see. from the published vote in
joint convention. how near the Democratic eau
Gus conceded 10 opinion with yourself.
One legal question of considerable interest
is beng AgItated. By the passage of the resO'
lutiUns in regard to Mr.. Lincoln, it was resnlV
ed, not that the Assembly. not that the Senate,
but that "the Legislature do nov ADJOURN
As no time for adjournment was specified in
the resolution. it is argued that the Legislature
adjourned sine die, and dissolved the session.
do not think the objection is well taken,
but there are good lawyers who think 1t is, and
If it is, Cole is not Senator, and all acts passed
from this time forth will possess no legal va.
lidity. At least, there is very plausible ground
TO maintain that such must be the cUnse'
quence.
You have not failed to notice how much un.
easiness and squirming there was in the Sen
ate on the resolution. offered by Mr.. Pearce,
explanatory of the Constitutional An mendme DTS
The sO-called Union men did NOT dare to come
TO direct vote on the merits Of the TesOlu tiOn
Tomorrow there 10 to be q Legislative e1-
curSiOn 10 Collar. ~
On SATURDAY, tDere VIII De an AoJOHTnmeOS
till Wednesday, the Sd day Of January next.
Before the close Of the sessinD, il is quite
probable that some bot headed Radical will
move to 30 amend the Constitution rs 10 con
fer the right Of suffrage on negroes. Should
that occur, it is reasonable to hope that there
can be no more successful dodging.
am afraid that more than one half Of the
dominant party in the Legislature are Seces-
sionists.
l have heard the idea suggested that An.
drew johnson is not President Of the United
consideration OF thoughtful men that the more
violent Of the Radicals would favor another
civil war if they believed that they cOOld IheVs
by displace johnson and carry out their de-
structive schemes.
SOJOCRNER