Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-10-10
Lower Rich oulch cor.s.pood.nc..
LOWER RICE GuLcH, Oct. 9Th, 'es.

Lower Rich oulch Correspondence.
Lower RICE GuLcH, Oct. 9Th, '6s.
EDITOR CHRONICLE Puck started on
the Other day in search of adventure amongs
the "Chaparral Confederacy." and strucl
the same old confederate he had his lasl
meeting with. As usual, the rubber juice
was not wanting. which kept the spirits q
the G. G.. from entirely giving out. The
Confed- started in by saying:
"The Republican party has destroyed the
constitution-the constitution of to-day is
no more like the constitution before the war,
than a niger baby is like cheese; what
want is the constitution and the Union "a
they were before the war; you had NO righ,
to destroy them as you have done. and in the
doing. turned the only part of the Union
that was Gods own peculiar coun,ry-the
Southern States-into an almost desolate
waste. CAT this point, it becoming apparent
that Confed. was about to weaken, Puck
advised that he take pull at the ':juice,' .
and propel-he took a pretty good pull and
continued y The men who framed the con-
stitution were good, honorable. learned and
highminded men, and it's shame for you
Republicans to destroy their famous work
as you have done."
"Hold up a minute" says Puck. land let
US see if your assertions will stand the test
of historic truth. l give place to none in ad-
miration of the trainers of the instrument
you profess now to love so much they were
al you claim for them, and more; they were
wise beyond their day and generation but
they were human and knew humanity at best
is frail and prone to err !; that the work of
their hands, however wise, suitable and fit
for the times in which it was designed that
it should apply, might sometime in the future,
by sheer force of circumstances, neod amend
ment, and provided the means within the
instrument itself. They saw the folly of the
Medes and Persians who proclaimed their
laws 'unalterable; this is world of change
and progress, and those nations which stop
progression begin to die; they never 60
back-never retrograde. Circumstances did
arise which made it imperative that the con-
stitution should be amended (not destroyed
as you say). and as thus amended. viewed
in the light of civilization, justice and hu-
manity, it ranks as the first instrument of its
kind in the world. Had your rebel friends.
the Democracy. not endeavored. by force Of
arms, to destroy it. many years would prob
ably have elapsed ere an amendment would
have been insisted upon; cut by your own
act, inaugurating state of actual war, thu.
imperiling the nations life. and"
"Hold on. Puck" says Confed.; '.let'.
take nip, and don't say so much about the
war-that's past and is a dead issue'-let i,
alone; after all it was only a four years
war. France. England and other countries,
have had wars on their hands of ten, fifteen
and even twenty years duration. and 60,
over it; ours has been only four years af-
fair,
"For shame" says Puck. "Only four
years! Not much; but oh what an age to
some! How much treasure has been expen.
ded how many hearts have been broken /;
how many spirits bruised; how many sacred
links of affection snapped asunder how
many found nameless graves; how many
have scared high on wings of hope. only to
fall, crushing on the cruel earth how much
misery has been entailed upon the innocent,
both North and South, by you and your rebel
friends; and now, not content with your
four years vain effort to break up this gov
ernment and destroy the constitution. you
place man ON your Presidential ticket who
has openly declared that he will, by another
appeal to the arbitrament of arms, again try
to destroy that instrument you profess to
love so much. but the good sense of the
American people will preserve the country
from another war-will show to the world
that those who by their valor conquered .
peace. can and will preserve it,"
Here the rubber juice and the confederate
both gave out, and motioned Puck away.
Ae'e eo"e "eoi oeinS sefious dcciuent
in the north shaft of the Palomo mine, Sun
day evening last. While the men were at
work sinking the shaft, the lower set of tim
bers gave way and fell, striking the work.
men Mr.. Hartigan was hit on the head and
face. receiving but slight injuries, however.
Mr.. ONiel had his foot and leg caught by
the falling timbers. causing some very severe
bruises. but happily not breaking any boncs
In q few days he will probably be able to
take his accustomed place in the mine. The
company are putting through their mill
some very fair ore which is being taken from
near the surface. Nothing new from the
claim below Youre etc