The mountain Democrat., 1865-12-16


words, hereafter, don't show many facts
but exhibits q disposition to approve o
any amount Of ostenaibc appropriations
that his subordinatcs may think Allowa
ble to enable them to escape the STATE
Prison.
STATE CAPITOL.
The Governor is in favor of the State
Capitol as it is. He wants more money
gathered from the taxpayers to build it
lie may be right, or he may bc wrong. :
Quien sabe.
INSANE ASYLUM.
The Governor thinks insanity in thi.
State is on healthy increase grade anC
when it is proposed to elect the Govern
or L. S. Senator. we think SO too. Here
the Governor and we, are united.
STATE FRIsoY.
This is subject in which the Govern
or has an especial interest. For why p
If the Governor and his party had theil
just dues, there would be nobody excep
them and their relatives interested in tn,
inmates.
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
There seems to be Heating idea tha
the dominant party in the land should b,
placed in that school, either bodily or BY
representatives. The Governor don't SEE
it, but talks as though he didn't belon.
to the negro. worshippers.
| PrBLIc SCHOOLS.
The Governor is sound on Publl,
Schools. but the less he says about them
the better for bis literary reputation.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The Governor endorses everything abou
the Attorney General, except his promiS
sorry note. He is little careful abou
| that.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
The Governor says the Secretary o
State is all right.
STATE LANDS.
The Governor is in favor of legislation
on the State Land measure, that will en-
able everybody On the inside or on t.,
outside, to look ont for his especial inter
est. He may be right.
SWAMP LANDS.
The Governor is doubtful about Swami
Lands, for fear he may be Swamped. II,
don't see his way clear lie hasn't marsh
acd his forces.
AGRICULTURE.
/ The Governor is sound on the real ele
ment of prosperity in the State. On tha
proposition we agree with him. In the
words of the practical and llustriou.
! Franklin, There seems to be but three
ways for nation to acquire wealth; th'
first is by war. as the Romans dit, il
plundering their conquered neighbors =
this is robbie y; the second by commerce
which is generally cheating; the third b.
agriculture, the only honest way, where
in man receives real increase Of the seet
thrown into the ground, in kind Of mir
acle, wrought by the hand Of God in hi
favor, as a reward for his innocent lif
and his virtuous industry"
MINES AND MINING.
The Governor has recently been en-
gaged in so mach undermining that h,
ought to be able to tell all about tha
style Of excavation.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
As the Governor is hard case, So "a
as some Of his Cule'St opponents are con
c1sned, and a Iegular brick, he ought t,
be geologicaIly qualified for his next place
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Low wants College for the cultivation
of cabbage, heads. 1t would help tn,
Governor.
The Governor is sound on the militia
because the militia is full Of sound. Low
always plays it low down and keep
even.
CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS.
The Governor thinks they were gooC
institution. He wasn't one of 'cm.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Governor don't know much abou
Indian Affairs, don't say much. and there
fore is tolerably sensible.
EASTERN BOUNDARY SURVEY.
On this question the Governor acknowl
edges himself an ignoramus lie is right
lie had rather be right, than to be U. S
Senator.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Governor thinks we ought to have
Pacific Railroad. Almost everybody
thinks the same thing, precisely. He
don't suggest anything likely to promote
its completion. How could heP
YOSEMITE VALLEY AND MARIPosA BIG TREE GROVE
On this privatr scheme the Governor
seems to be eminently sound.
LINCOLN MONUMENT.
AS might be expected, on this question
the Governor transcen@ the most sono