Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-01-25
A Capital" Letter.
SACRAMENTO, January 21st, 1868.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CHRONICLE.
SACRAMENTO, January 21st, 1868.
TkIBUI ATOMS.
The scriptural adage Of MAN born of wo-
man is of few days and full of trouble" is
equally as applicable to California Legisla-
tive bodies as it is to individuals. 1t has
been clearly demonstrated by history, that
the days of notoriety and wide spread
reputation of many of California most Illus
trious Legislators are few and brief; as
fleeing as the bright meteors that shoot
athwart the heavens and disappear iR the
immensely of space, and facts and circum-
stances that have transpired under my own
personal observation convince me that those
few fleeing days are full of trials. perplex-
tiles, vexations and all manner of trouble
During the first weeks of the present session,
members were much perp picked and put to
their wits end to make a choice of United
States Senator; happily. that question was
disposed of to the satisfaction of all, but
ere time is allowed for brief respite, mem
bers are again annoyed by another question
of vast and vital importance to the people;
one that especially interests the people of
Sacramento, and one that will be far more
difficult to solve and dispose of than the
election of U. S.. Senator. allude to the
question of the
REMOVAL OF THE STATE CAPITAL,
which so far has been openly discussed hut
very little, but which is claiming the serious
attention and consideration of many persons.
both i'll and out of the Legislature. The
people of Sacramento are apparently inclined
to make light of the subject, and treat it as
a very trivial affair, and think it will be no
great storm after all but from what am
able to learn, there are number of members
in both houses who were never more serious
in their lives, than in this matter of remov-
ing the Capital. and it may be that the peo-
pie of the City of the Plains Will wake up
some morning and find that their cherished
idol has vanished in fog, and like the old
man, inquire if any body is "much hurried =
Speaking of the removal of the Capital, re-
minds US of circumstance that was related
to me to-day, by friend, as a secret but
as it is good joke on the city of Oakland,
I will risk offending my friend and make it
public, for the benefit of my Sacramento
friends. A committee Of grave Senators
visited Oakland for the purpose of enquirlng
into the condition of the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind Asylum building. After the
committee had discharged its official duties,
the Mayor of the city, who had an eye open
to the interest of his town, and was on the
lookout for the main question, volunteered
to drive the members around in his private
carnage, to show and point out to them the
peculiar beauties and attractions of the city
honored by having him for its chief officer,
and to impress upon them its general fitness
and adaptation for the Capital of the State.
As the carriage rolled smoothly along the
sandy streets and under the overshadowing
live oaks, the Mayor took particular pains
to call tie attention of his guests to the fact
that his city was free of mud, even in mid
winter. Presently the carriage diverged
from the main route and had proceeded but
few rods, when carriage, horses, guests and
host, were swamped in the mud. In at
tempting to escape the dilemma, one commit
teeman went into the mud up to his knees,
another jumped onto what he supposed firm
ground, and sunk to his hips, and had to be
assisted in extricating himself, by his COM
panions, and the third was carried out by
the driver. As the committeeman scraped
the mud from their persons, one of them
turned to the Hon. Mayor and remarked
that he "could stand the thin mud of Sacra-
mento. but" he continued, 'may the Lord
ever hereafter preserve me from the thick,
black mud of Oakland"
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
will be held this evening to select candidates
for Directors of the Insane Asylum. But as
there appears to be some wrangling between
rival factions of the Stockton Democrats.
the members may conclude to refer the whole
matter to the Governor by passing a law
empowering him to appoint the Directors,
instead of electing them by the Legislature
as is now the lsw.
The "Black Crook" has been running at the
Metropolitan for the last week, but is now
withdrawn. Barring the legs. which are
bare enough, there is but very little about
the play that is at all attractive; however it
not the play-but the legs, drew full
houses. Nc.