The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-09-16
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come off. ~ 8saes
"Fleecy caps the matrors wore; .
The maiden's auburn hair,
In shimmering ringlets, drifted DER
Their necks and shoulders fair"
We as good citizens, have all felt an inter.
est in the affairs of the county, and hope tie
shadows of the "MUultain Gem may never
be less and as a stimulus many visited the
county seat at Idaho, in the trying occasion
| of the secessionists and radicals in your
midst. We are glad to find that reason
swayed. A feeble infant child has its rights
to life and property, as well as mighty Samp-
son. Men should be consistent to their law
full allegiance. Still we find those loudesl
for such, were the first to set an example that
neither law or justice should prevail. The
fact established by the war, was that no state
city, town, or individual, can possibly depart
from the fundamental law of the land jet
in the recent attempted outbreak, they are
the first black sheep to jump over the bars
Such sophistry would by the same argument
induce the poor mariner to throw overheard,
his last cask of water and provisions, when
out of reach of help on the high seas, and
rely on the providence of God. The leopard
may change his skin by an artificial color
ing, but the spots will never be erased
Nature still marks the animal with its same
speaky instincts.
In our town of the Hog, we only have Jns-
tice Vim. Vance, and JohC Donavan, who
combines both Offices as Constable and Dep
uty Sheriff. To the Judges mandates we all
bow, and to John whose official acts and
kindness, square with the idea of the people,
whose confidence he still retains, is getting
gray from the hand of time, which is continu-
ally reaping around us.
Of our Representatives, we fad Parkinson at
his saw mill working away, and LOoney at the
Toll Gate leveling the road, both working with a
zest that shows they are both Democrats in plac-
tice rs well as principle. They believe the great
Architect worked six days week, and they are
content to follow in his path. without looking to
the borrowed ideas of Winter Davis, Ben Butler,
Mrs. Harriet B. Stowe, Abbey Kelly and cid lady
Grcely upon the rights OF reconstruction and the
voting OF drummer boys, women in mems elothess
and soldiers under age, with the gentlemen OF
color because having been soldiers all setting to-
gether as citizens and jurors and settling justice.
With q piece OF pumpkin pie to one few steel
hoops to others, some cotton and sugar land to
another and little tobacco rot-gut whisky and
red cotton handkerchief. .gingercake and corn cake
to the highest among them, and little printing
pap besides. You can rest assured that Parkinson
and Looney will put qaietus on the niger asso-
ciationists.
Probably Ashley of Ohio, the mover in the
House of Representatives. of the celebrated con-
stitutional amendment abOlishing slavery on the
18th Of June, 1864, could enighten our deluded
masses,-or the Freedmen's society, send us mis-
sionaries Colfax & Co? The hat should be passed
around. The late law firm of Halleck. Peachey,
Billings & Parks they could subscribe little, as
we must import chickens long way in the noun
tainS at much expense to feed the missionaries up
on. 1t may be the sageS of Washi gton. thought
Ashley. COlfax L Co. were the only scientific
miners at the palladium of liberty. who suffered
the poor barefoot pioneer, without the aid OF
magnanimOus gOvernment-except building Forts
in settled parts where they were not wantcd-to
explore the mountains and streams, living upon
flap. jacks and rusty bacon, competent to so stu
pendous task? 1t may be that little millage
and per diem, and the gentleman's mutton chops
and tallOw candles, were something during the
hot months, when they had nothing to do, awak-
ened patriotism, when it was SO costly to travel
the Territorial wilds, among the uncouth barba.
rians and report. Perhaps, in the event OF Oregon
and California, going wrong at their next LegSla.
tive elections the thimble-riggers might be caught
in guessing for the ball. and those States not rati
fy the constitutional amendment, thereby the de-
lusions ofslavery yet law of the land-the three
tourths of the Legislatures of the States not being
obtained, therefore the cit zen ship of the negro
must wait little while longer" "hel come bim'by
uUH ICC HIS pdItIuS SEIcVC yOu CAGtd ScSSlOu
of the Legislatures of those States must be had,
10 hi will be to pay and sinners turned out OF
church, 4
The giving of fee simple right to the Discovers
ers of mines, as is proposed by Ashley Colfax
Co. is not wanted and is only a fap-trap this
they already possess. Mining rules and regula-
tions have fixed that fact years ago. But all at
once disc very is made that such protection and
guarantee titles are wanted.
have written this more lengthy than desired.
hope not to indulge in any personal feelings to-
wards the honorable gentlemen, but as public men
must have the poor boon of canvassing the in
tentions OF the visitors. If my suppositions are
wrong, no harm is done, and we may be the better
protected and our rights better respected than in
the past. But if right.
''The gun well aimed at duck or plover,
May rebound and knock its owner over"
There has been many intrcacies and paths of
life and none more so than among our mountain
fastnesses and her golden treasure. The hawks
are after the sparrows but the mountain eagle
catches the,hawk. Gravitation is said to be the
command of God" but in my opinion gold its GEN.
ter and to which the so-called Republican or I'm
ion party yields periodical visits and obedience.
JUDGE H0GEM.
A WlTcH, being at the stake to be burnt,
saw her son there, and desired him to give
her some drink, ''No, mother" said he, ''it
would do you wrong, for the DRIER yon are