The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-11-24
Letter from Nevada.
Nov 10th, 1896

Nov 10th, 1866.
EpTTcg BUTTE RECORD The occasional visit of
.'Your RECORD always receives hearty welcome /;
sts arrival like unto that Of an old friend, always
claims our earliest attention, and tho separated by
many huge old mountain, and many league
of Sage brush territory, our heart yearns to hear
from the dear old "Cowpasture much oftner than
the Gods of those precious Monopolies- Pio-
neer Overland Mail lines-seem inclined to ac
cord. Your issue Of the Sd inst for wonder, came
duly to hand, and was rejoiced thereat for
had lost the run Of many an old chum-among the
the rest Pres, who spreads himself in his very
passable verses, on the voices of Old Butte Creek
Waters. His touching lines recalls the time when
"Quas'' probably ''bunked'' that selfsame
boulder, in the canon of that murmuring stream,
and many precious hours sleep did he loose, list
enng to its changing voces"-but not being of
poetcal turn of miud-or lacking that fertility of
Imagination with which friend Pres is so pecu-
learly gfted--he failed to turn said voices to any
good. account whatever. If be recollects the i'm
pressions made in those days rather nights, by
the rushing waters, they anything but pleas
ant he thinks he recollects being walked up too, al
various unreasonable hours by something extreme
ly Tue nightmare III WHICH ne Always ilndSiH
ed said voices to be III some mysterious way con
.nected and at such times his mind would be forci-
bly, drawn to the sad fate of certain mythical Hy
lus-foolishy enticed by the specious fattery Of
naughty naiad to her cold embrace, and watery
grave-leaving his poor old Father to mourn his
untimey end Alas poor Hylus, little did he
think when he plunged into the cooling waters
the sad deception that being practised upon
him. admire such fancies tho am not good at
getting them up-And would that Pres was by
my side at present, to interrupt in his pleasant way
the voices of those gentle zephers which at
present howling furiously around my mountain
home perhaps few of his sweet flowing verses:
might work some material change in my interpre
tation of the same To me they bring no joy-poor
nnpoetical "Cuss' that am their music is only
suggestive of chilly winter frozen feet. Neuralgia
and the high price of frewood But all this non
sense is not to the point. | set out to say word
for Nevada. word first on her present political
status, and they if this finds favor in your eyesl
extend my remarks to other matters which
feel more at home.
The election the 9th as far as heard from passed
off quietly which is rather singular considering the
extraordinary ntrest felt in the results-The re-
turns so far as heard from are very gratifying to
all true men, whether Republican or Democrat.
The rebel element no doubt feel disappointed at
,he result-but they meet with no sympathy out of
their own party. The great Young State sustans
her reputation. and keeps her place by the side OF
her Sisters on the Pacific You may think in
looking over the Official returns, that We have not
much to boast Of being used to large majorites in
vour own State and looking at the returns from
the East. But we think on taking our voting pop
uation, and considering the material of which 1t
was Originally composed that we have great reas-
on to rejoice at the resalt When the war broke
ont, Nevada then young territory was just be-
ginning TO attract some notice by its mineral
wealth. And when California passed through her
struggles and took her stand for the Uuion-many
OF her would be rebel population were greatly dis
gusted, and aocked TO the territory then to
form new plans and ''toot their horns in their
own peculiar fashion (and permit to say from
experience that the few men who bold
enough to acknowledge Union sentiments about
this time had hard time of iD not only from Cali
fornia bat from the border States and in fact from
every State North South. East & West. When
people felt disatfected toward the "tyrant Lincoln
and his herelings'' or when men were found, too
cowardly TO strike blow for the life of the nation,
and the rights OF humanity-all parts, in fact vomi
ted forth this class. 10 find a temporary home in
Nevada. They were not at all bashfal about going
after the offices in the gift of the Government much
as they despised it and had much to do in fixing
up affairs for her as State. But before she be-
came State her mines proving more and more
productive, and different class of men found in
ducements to settle here-good meu and true carry
ing with them moral influence that made the trai
tors fear for their laurals (and to give them their
due they have fought hard for the control of the
state.) 1t strikes that both parties made choice
of the very best TO represent them for Govern
or-Each being eminently representative Of the
party 10 which he helongs-H. G. Blaisdell the
Puritan as he has been called-Nominee OF
Union party and J. D. Winters-"Chiv of the iron
heel" nominee of the opposition. Both men have
a"Recordi in this State and elsewhere. The one
.a:oyal. Industrious, upright, intelligent and en-
terprising gentlemen-the other as monied Aris-
tocrat, and tho certainly man Of great persever-
snce and enterprise his record speaks for itself and
stamps him as a fire eater and bully. Even here in
Nevada man begins to require little moral stam
ina along with his other qualifications to carry
him into high places. This having been the first
square ties, the State has eneounted we think we
have reason to rejoice at the result. But what is
to become Of the defeated monsrel party that lays
claim to the name of the Democratic paity-is more
than | can see. They don't seem to flourish Ike
green bay tree when they come in contract with
loyalty and intellgeace-trom this Coast their
march seems 10 be Eastwagd-snd from the Allan
tic coast ii is Westward Montana, Idaho sad other
territories will be taking their places by our
side. And where will they find resting place?
Yours occasionally QUAILS.
CALIFORNIA LIoN.-The Shasta Courier relates
two men hunting on Dog Creek, came upon Cali