The weekly Butte record., 1867-09-07
LOCAL NEWS.

and exCltfDtul u i1llF24SI. pIcc-
ekweek opened calmly and serenely. and while
plssaring sor Church on Sunday morning We were
interrupted BY an rder for twelve thousand tick
ets Are not politicians utterly rernorseless, in
vthus requiring the service of the printer on the
holy and pleasant Sabbath? But circumstances
had rendered il necessary, in order 10 save the
dEntry, that the day should be thus employed.
The majority of the attaches OF the Office were in
attendance at camp meeting Table Noun
tain, and thus preserved compensating balance.
The tickets were printed to order. We shall see
ifthe politicians gain anything by laboring on the
Sabbath.
MoSDAY.-More tickets required The name of
candidate for the important Office of Constable
has been omitted by the Executive Committee
and powerful and otherwise invincite party is
to suffer defeat in the State in consequence there
of. The committee pause Here dilemma
They reflect. council is held. It viii not do TO
jeopardze the success of the party. Besides
breach may be made in the serried ranks of the op
position. Twenty thousand more tickets ordered
for Bangor Constable. How the engine pufs and
blows. and the balanee-wheel rolls They are fin
ished, and the country is saved. 1t was narrow
escape for our beloved country. It would have
been rebel patriot according to the decision for
or against the aspirant for constabulary honors
and emoluments. Great God on what slender
thread, = etc. That stern and unfnchng patriot
Jimmy Hughes, announces his intention of scratch
ing the ticket and desires five six of each in
der that he may have time to fix up to his lik.
ing Not being vested with authority to dispose of
the powerful bit of paper, he was referred to the
committees. He returned to inform US that the
committees were net composed of gentlemen, and
receiving bottle OF Soothing Syrup left hur
rahng for Fay
TuEsDaY.-"Past the order Of the day.
Every candidate is more popular than his ticket,
and must have his printed on wee slips If
paper to paste the name of his opponent as
the ticket containing the dreaded name
be found How the orders for 'fpasters" pour in ?
Here comes number II "Give NE two hundred
and fifty Union tickets. and two hundred and fifty
Union tickets, with my name in for Constable
All right, sir; but you will have to the commit
tees and get their consent for the use of the FORMS
"But you have the forms here haven't you p No, |
Sir the committees purchased them, and have them
under lock and key Away goes the anxious AN
didate but soon returns with a confirmation of
Jimmy Hughes opinion Of all committeeman and
orders PaSters,"
'Tis pleasant to see ones name in print.
A is 4 name. if there's nothing int
But Constable!
WEpSsspaY.-The last thing before retiring on
Tuesday night. extensive order for Pas
ters'-and the first thing this morning more
"Pasters = Delightful dreams, and a glorious
awakening. The use Of ''Pasteis' is the modern
method o! voting principles, not men," The
ticket in the background represents the principle,
the Paster" the manner of carrying out the prin
cples. 1t works lovely, makes all branches of the
government work in harmony and everything
move on smoothly. Buchanan ''Paster' Oh
the Democratic ticket of 1856, and Johnson the
:. Republican ticket of 1864. How smoothly every
thing worked under their direction 1t was the
result OF eecting "pdster'' President and Con-
gress upon principle at works - But we are
wandering. The polls opened with something OF
the old FIRE. but it 90. The registration
and enrolment had reduced the thing 10 quiet
point and settled down to the regularity of
post Office line of applicants Tor letters. Wagons
ran neiselessly. The index finger of a committee (
designates the name Of delinquent on the
precinct enrollmeat, and away rolls the wagon for
the tardy sovereign. He approaches the august !
hoard-his nane-yes. it is the precinct enroll /
nent his ballot is received and voted is written
opposite his name The machinery rolled on very
smoothly during the day, and it not until to-
wards sundown that any bosteronsness was iudul- !
gued n- 1t was silent but effective worl,-a scien
tidc thrust and parTy-and very little manghng. (
Towards night, however, the candidates for Con- I
stable became more nervous, their chances were
fading away. and regular gauntlet had to be run
by the sovereign who had been tardy in the exercise
of his right Of suffrage. The sun slowly sank be
hind the coast range. and the Election Boards pro
claimed the polls closed. With three cheers for the
ireemens ballot. the greater portion Of the crowd
dispersed, while few remained to witness the pro-
cess of counting the ballots and ascertaining the
popular verdicts. Exhausted aud anxious candi-
dates snatched hurried meal, aud returned to see
how favorable to their hopes the powerful ballots
were as they drawn from the Buwark of
American freedom. Though not candidate, We
confessed to little irrepressible anxiety for the
fortunes of few personal friends, by witnessing
the counting process for 1 brief period. Two and
a.half dozen votes drawn proaiscusly from the box
indicated with unerring certainty the result in the
State: Fifteen for Haigh,, twelve for the Union
- State ticket, eight for Gorham for Fay, and
with Gorham name in print and Haishts also
in writing. The Union tickets were printed with
an Excelsior cut at the head-the Democratic tick
et was plain. In some instances the cut had been
removed from the Union ticket and fastened TO the
Democratic ticket. folded 50 that the impression OF
the cut could be seen. and voted, presume, with
all the signs passwords and grips of the once pow
erful Union party. We had seen enough. If the
mission Of the Union party was not fulfilled, as the
people were ssssiy informed by astute politicians
at the opening Of the campaign then indeed had It's
mission outved its usefulness. No party could
stand up under such treason as that. Andw bade
good bye TO the Union party Of Caliiornia-hailed
the new organization OF which Wood and (wooien,
"A goak) Fay are the head-and went TO bed
with pain in our .stummck.
TuURspAY-TliS morning brought a strange
scene in the streets Of Oroville. The hsllot box
had proven itself to be the lamp OF Aladdin to the
Democracy. and they were sending ap cheer sitter
chesr-aye, splitting their very throais-aad that
too, after an election, The mornings light saw
posted on the W ais Of the s.. Nicholas Hotel the
result Of the election in oroville. "Gorham only
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