The Placer herald., 1865-12-23
JOTT1NGS DOWN FROM THE CAPITAL.
rBY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

else Of extraordinary import has occurred.
The result Of the Senatorial caucus, which
eliminated in the nomination of Cornelius
Cole took everybody except those in the
secret, by surprise, more especially the Sar
gent men, and the soldiers of fortune, ho'
yering around in the hope of the Caucus
getting into snarl over the Richmonds
ALREADY in the field, and taking them up as
compromise candidates, but it would ap
pear that with the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise political compromises were all
played out. Frank Pixey was on hand as
usual, but since the death of his mule, the
Ex.Attorney General has lost his grip. Bill
ings Erred Josh, who has rendered the
name immorta) of the lucky firm Of Haleck
Peachy & Biings-with "Od Brains" a,
the head, and Young Morality at the tail,
came up from San Francisco, in anticipation
of a triangular Senatorial ight,-and it is
/ said returned with flea in his ear, without
ever etfecipg a landing. The climate did
not seem congenia!, and he followed the ex'
ample of that King Of France, who,
with forty thousand men,
Maj chcd up the hill and then marched down again.
1t was evident to close observers of the
thermometer, that sudden change had
taken place in the political atmosphere, and
that owing to the Lou temperature Cole had
| taken a sudden rise. In anticipation of a
protrac,ed fight. the Governor took rooms
on the corner of Tenth and X; Cole held
forth at The Orleans; and Sargent somewhere
down town. Hotel and saloon keepers
| those who have rooms to let-as well AS
Pharaohs mighty host-as well as other
parties who shall be namees ss-having based
their calculations upon protraced Senator
a siege, involving the expenditure of "lots
and satheis' of money, were taken all aback
by the sudden settlement Of the question,
without the expenditure Of any money at all,
or what is equivalent to nothing, a mere drop
in the financial bucket. As yourselves and
readers have learned long before this, the
caucus nomination was ratified in Legislative
Convention, on Saturday last, at II o'clock,
the vote standing Cole 90, to 26 for VIM
T. Coleman. the Democratic nominee. COL
Long voting solitary and alone for Eugene
Casserly. TO take retrospective ance at
the field, and count the killed and wounded
(polilcally speaking) Sargent may be re
garded "as a dead cock in the pt."-Feton
badly wounded .fnanciaUy, be being the only
party that bled freely and spent any money
in the mpaen-whie Gov Low is severely
crippled, but with proper care and attention
may eventually recover from the effects OF
the fight 1t is said that the news of the
election Of Cole, telegraphed to Washington
Immediately after its occurrence, threw "oul
only sober Senator" into a regular "connip-
ton ft," from which he has not yet entirely
recov cred.
One Of the most important measure;
brought before either branch of the Legisla
ture thus far, has been the concurrent resolu
ton and memorial introduced in the Senate
bv Judge Belden, Of Nevada to protect Mi
ners, Ditch owners and Settlers against thai
monster cormorant corporation, the Centra
Pacific Railroad Company, owners of, by far
the biggest franchise in the known world
It is an indication that Stanford, Crocker d
Co., will not be allowed 70 gobbe up the
whole country, without a struggle on the
part of those whose vested rights they have
invaded. The resolutions passed the Senate
yesterday, with instructions to the Governor
to telegraph their purport to our Senators
and Members of Congress, and the Commis
soner Of the General Land Office, in order
to delay toe issuance of land patents to the
Company until the question is detinite y sell
tied and the rights of the parties interested
property protected.
AS this is a matter that intimately an i'm
medately concerns many Of your citizens
ncose copy Of the resolutions AMI memor
ial of Mr. Belden, which it might be well
for you to give entire. Notwithstanding the
fact that Stanford, Crockers & Co, treated
the members of the two Houses to free
ride over their road to Colfax to-day where
they were rpgaed with champagne, turkey
and other cold facts these resolutions and
memorial will pass the House to morrow.
Your correspondent having "other fish to
fry" did not avail himself of the polite invi.
tation to join in the Legislative juuketiug,
but learns from those who have Just return,
ed, that the parties had good time gener.
ally, and that fortunately for all, mo acci
dent occurred to mar the festivities of the