The weekly Butte record., 1867-07-13
)R0VILLE, SATURDAY, JULY 18th
Cherokee Fiat Correspondence.

CHEROKEE FLAT, July :. 1861.
Ed. RgcoRD-The Fourth was celebrated at this
place By the firing Of auvils. At the lower town
Young America was very patriotic, and with the
most reckless extrayagance fred of the enormous
quantity of two bits worth OF hongoiian fire crack
ers. The day was duty observed by suspension
of business, the different parties enjoying thcm-
selves as best they could. Two hombres started in
the morning for swing around the circle; one
Of them brought up at night with a brick in his
hat, and the other in order 10 keep his equil-
ib,iun had two bricks in his hat. The Good TEN
plars gave ball extending cordial invitation to
all outsiders. 1t was well attended good music
good dancing, and good supper. The Lodge is
in fourishing condition, new members being add
ed 10 it every week. Some fun is occasionally
poked at the institution, but do not suppose there
is any foolish and wicked not TO be glad
to see his neighbors and friends following in the
pohs Of rectitude and sobgiety. Owing 10 the late
ness of our summer fruit, or the numerous can
didates running for Office to the-well, mat
ter, there has been tremendous on the pea
nut department of our truit market at Cherokee
and the supply is unequal to the demand. The
ether night raid was made Harry Deifs stand,
which cleaned him ont and left nothing but beg
carly account Of sundry empty boxes. Harry tel
egraphed right away to san Francisco for fresh
supply, and has engaged Kaox's tig white team
20 freight them up Ger him, and begs to inform
candidates or any other man, that they can
be supplied with any quantity from 10 cents worth
up to bushel. Harry has other good things to
dispense also. That those who wish to crack
nuts crack joke, or crack bottle, can all be ac
commodated.
On Saturday night Zach Montgomery made
rousing speech on the C5oe question aud other
topics. He referred to the old country hundreds
of years ago aud said that the employment of cap
ital and labor was much the same as the Coolie
question the present day. BE did not pitch into
the Chinaman so much as he did into the capital
ist In fact he though John had a good thing Of
thy coming here, where he could earn much
in one day as he could in ten ia China. He said a
great deal on the China question that believe in
aud great deal that d. not believe in. He said
that is things soiu. On. in ten years The Chi
ne>e weuli have possession OF the United States
and OF California in particular. L told in pa
,hetic tones how we, the Caacasan race. like curs,
would be driven out by Inferior one, etc. Here
Zach ought TO have jumped from the sublime to the
lldicrous and added, with shirt tails tluttering
in the breeze Does Mr.. Montgomery think that
the miners who heard him bel eves what he said.
Does he think that the Cherokee company who sat
listening 20 him and who recently purchased prop
efty amounting to nearly forty thousand dollars,
and are expeuding thousands more TO improve it
believed what he said? No, Mr.. Editor. II what
Zach Montgomery predicted IS 10 take place. Col.
Williams had better hurry up that water ditch he
promised to bring in, it he wishes TO derive any
benefit from it. before the Mongolians get hold of
it. Wont the Chiaamen have a good time OF it
when they get possession OF Sugar Loaf aud saw
Mil Ravne? Who does not wish he & Meugo
lans-or - nageri"
Mr.. Montgomery did not say much en- the negro
question. hut in describing the difference between
Caucasian gIl aud nigger weneh Il use his
own wordS.) lie said the wench had thick lips ani
spindle shanks Now always supposed that the
legs Of a wench were Of mammoth proportions, but
as the hone rtble gentleman IS botteF posted the
subject of womens' shanhs than myself. | waive
the point in his favor. He explained his position
on the school que>tiou-told us that he WAS Cath
olic-told rs that cur whole school system was rad
ically wrong and that be was going to alter it. Il
lflurderStood him right he said that the parents
of childrea had right to know what books their
children were reading and if they did not sRit had
the right 10 dictate what books they should read
and if their demand was not compiled WITH, then
parents should ithdraw their children from school,
and al the same time the funds should be KEEP, back
for the number OF children withdrawn. So, accord
ing To his doctrine an iuide could 20 10 the teach
er and say. if yoa do not let my boy read Tom
Paine. he shall not ceme tn school. \ believer Of
Brigham Young might sc and say. see here. Mr..
Schooiteacher, am a Mormon, aud want my
children 10 be taught good Mormon doctrine, 50
that when they become Prophets, they can have
about twenty-five wives. If You do not teach them
that doctrine, will withdraw them and smash up
your school. Why. if his programme. as he calls
it was carried out in a very short time there would
he no public schools. Or does he want the public
school monies divided. each denomination taking
per centage fer the number ot children belonging
TO that denomination? Zach has been preaching
this doctrine for time ana it seems some ac-
ton has 10 be taken on it. II this entering wedge
is allowed to be driven into our free school system
one of the noblest Institutions have, the coraer.
stone of civilization, viii be bgVken MP. ! am
firm believer in free schools, and shall support
them by all the means can. Why, to hear Mont
somery rant and rave about the schools as he did,
astranger woali suppose tha. every school'eacher
was hberiue. and that every school marin was
no better than She ought 10 De, and that every
schoolhoQse was place Of corruption and immor-
slity. He concluded by stating that he was edit
ing newspaper. aud wanted everybody 10 sub
scribe Tor it-tha; by doing 50 the country would
be saved-the Coolie question woad be forever set
tied and Sam Bgapuon & Co would be knocked
into cooked hat. HI said that he was not eau
didate for any osice and that he did not work for
the Democratic Convention inside @; il, but that
he bumped himself outside Of il and claimed 10 be
the father OF the Anti,Cooe resolution. Now, We
have had two Zachs in the deld-Zach Baker, coa-
,rsoutins through the Bate Record, aad Zach
Montgomery. Is there else who viii pay Us
visit. Cherokee is very pleasant place, sad we
have plenty of pea nuts. Kennedy is steady dTi-
yer and has splendid team. The 4th OF Septsn
Der will soon be along, and all on the great
Register. Hurry up, gentlemen candidates, and
let us hear what you have 10 say. MuDsIiL-
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Tug body OF Louis FeN. the billiard player, who
mysieriousiy disappeared in December last. was
found fosting in The Genesss river At Charlotte,
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