The weekly union record., 1866-01-13

ANOTHER PIONEER GoNE.-Malor Samuel j J..
lIeusiey died at the Warm Springs, near San
Jose, January 9th, aged forty niue years. He
was born at or near Henderson, Kentucky.
he came across the Plains to California in
l643, and entered the employment Of General
John A. Suffer- at New Helvetia (now Sacra
mento), where be remained until the difficulties
between General keavney and Commodore
Stockton occurred regarding the government
of California, under the American flag. in
lS46-'7, when he accompanied the latter, with
his party, back TO Missouri, in the capacity
of guide and mountaineer He returned to
California in 1S49, and embarked, with others,
in the general merchandise trade, at Sutter s
Fort Ia 1850 he became interested in the
building of. steamboats,, and continued in the
steamboat freight and passenger business antil
the formation Of the California Steam Navi-
CATION Company, in which his interests were
merged. He succeeded Richard Chenery as
the second President Of the Company, with the
management of whose affairs be was intimately
connected until failing health compelled him to
retire from business Maj. Hensley was an
old pioneer associate and friend of Gen. John
Bidwell, and was the proprietor of the Hensley
Grant, Chico township. Honesty and berality
were bis marked characteristics. aud in his
death California has lost most valuable
c,izeu, the poor and needy a true and ever
faithful friend
CHICO AND SECEssIoN.-We call the atten-
ton of the members of the present Legislature
and all whom ii may concern, to the following
extract from the Copperopolrs Courier of Dec
ID, 1868, which is fair index TO the state
of affairs in Chico-past and present. The
editor of the Courier, Mr.. Hatch, established
at Chico, some three years ago, paper called
the Index, TIE brief career of which is indicated
below In noticing the advent Of the Chico
Courant, Hatch SAYS:
Our cid friend. 'hcwever, will find in Chico
number of Judges Coonels, Honorables. and so
forth whose opinions all subjects infaliibie-
who are ready at all times to give gratuitous
I
men. These Judges, Colonies, Honorahles and so
forth may always be seen lounging about the
hotels and free lunch saloons. LOOK out Tor them
They will steal. A number Of these men claim TO
be lovers of the Flag and Union They VIII tell
Won they stood up for the country during the
darkest period in its history. Bhey lie. For the
past four years they have stood up for nothing but
/ free lunches, whisky, and the pitlful rewards
OF political corruption. They do the dirty WORK
/ for the more respectable OF their kind and are
alyays ready to do aI9vthing mean for any amount
OF money offered them. We respect out-and-out
/ secessioniSts who were born Southern soil, and
who ccnscientiously beileve IN the secession
doctrine We had bitter secession enemies IN
: Chico three wears ago. Some of these we forgive
others we forgive and admire. Those we forgive
4 are Sovthern-born. and we belleve consciehuens
men. Bat the poor, unmanly, sneaAlhs d2-s
OF Northern. birth, who believed IN the Onion but
had not the moral courage in the hour OF trlal to
stand up and fight for its preservation, are loo
despicablv mean to escape our memory. Ihelr
names and cowarGly proceedings during the DAYS
of secession triumph, indelibly imprinted upon
our mind We can never forgive forget them.
! When we went Chico Il was unsafe 10 De an
outspOken friend OF the Union-net that the
majority were in favor OF the south, but because
too many Northern images OF men were 100
/ cowardly to express their honest convictions. A
hundred cheers went up FOR Davis and the southern
Coale6eracy 10 one for Lincoln and thel Mon, and
men who dared to drop or bleed loud mouthed
secession traitor for insulting the nag were sly led
'5ieeGers Of trouble We puollsAea tle Iirsi patet
IN Chico. three years ago. le was III favor OF war
10 the knife against rebels in general, but the reoel 5
Of Chico ana vicinity in particular The judges,
and the Coonels, and the Houorable>, 10 whom we
REFER tearing To incur the diSpleaSure OF lhe Plhe
County element OF the township, and not laSihe
the mAnliness TO oppose the incendiary disciples
of Davis, whose chief delight consisted IN uylns
the rebel rag and intimidatins weeh-kneed | nlon
men, called US a. radical depiored in the presence
of the enemies of the country enr " mistaken zeal
advised US to change our course and publish
neutral paper; and finally TO please the chivalry
attended a meeting At which the following resoia
; ton, among Others, was introduced:
'Resolrfd, That it (our paperl as an ineendiary
sheet. dangerous 10 the peace OF the community
and ought not 10 be tolerated by our citizens.