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The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
IAN that Glitters 10 nos Gold"

'sThat emnently Christian sentiment which has char
acterzed our people and government, both during ane
since the has been most important element OF sue
cess.-Harper.
captured from the ladies Of the South VIII be donated
the Gettysburg AsyUm."-Leslie.
1.-THE Gettysburg Asylum Lottery has advertised q
farm worth $4,000 $50 0oo and some nearly worthless
What terrible exhibition of hypocritica
cant, and double ras,ality is contained in the
above paragraphs from three Republican
journals. First, "that eminently bogus;
Christian sentiment which has characterized,
&c." Then, the robbery of Ss00,0o0 worth
of diamonds from the ladies of the South as
the material fruit of that important element
of success. Lastly, the diamonds stolen from
Southern ladies, again .piously flched from
the Gettysburg Asylum Lottery "and some
nearly worthless traps" advertised in their
stead, shows that there is nothing so good but
is susceptible of improvement.
How un Christian would be the oct Of Civ
ing the $500, 900 wcrth of diamonds back to
their starving owners. Before the war those
Radical Pecksnifs had no sympathy except
for the fat happy negro. Now the eminently
Christian spiri, which characterizes them robs
starving women, and agcin robs the Gettys-
burg Asylum of the stolen donation. Oh
Christianity, what crimes are committed In
thy name.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

Ours LIxELY.-The New York Herald
says, Senator Wilson testified before the
Committee appointed by the House of Repre-,
sentatives to enquire into the charges made
against Judge Field, that he bad heard Chief
Justice Chase express similar opinions while
the Reconstruction Bills were pending. That
this should be true, does not surprise US in
the least. To man of his own stripe like
Wilson, be could with safety give his candid
opinion yet the opinion of Chase the jurist,
had no influence whatever over the conduct
of Chase the politician. As member Of the
Radical party, Chief Justice Chase, like his
friend Senator Wilson, has publicly sup
ported those measures knowing them to be
unconstitutional. He is worthy representa-
tive of the party of great moral principles,
and commenced taking lessons in casuistry
when, in times past, be took the oath to
supror. the Constitution with q mental
reservation.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
Resolution. OF Respect.
BIC OAK Flat, Feb. 9th, 1868.

BIG OAK FLAT, Feb. 9Th, NOS.
Mr.. WV. ARrHuR-Dear Sir At a regn-
lar meeting of Yo Semitic Lodge, No. 81, /.
o. 0. E., held February Sth, 1865, the fol-
lowing preamble ana resolutions were
adopted;
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to
take from our midst our beloved brother
Heury Williams, therefore be it
Resolved, That this Lodge sympathizes
with the RELATIVES of the deceased in their
aftiiction.
Resolved, That the Lodge Room be draped
in mourning. and the brothers wear the
usual badge for thirty days.
Resolved. That We sincerely thank the bro.
theirs of Mountain Brow Lodge, No. s., for
their Kindness in assisting at the burial ol
our brother.
Resolved. That these resolutions be spread
in full uponthe minutes, aud the Secretary be
instructed to transmit copies to the Ne,c Age
aud UNION DEMocRAr for publication.
By order of Yo Semitic Lodge, No. %, l. ..
10. f. d. ABRAnsoN, r. 5.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

TnE MARTIN GoLp MINE is situated on
the North Fork of the Tuolumne river about
three and half miles south from Summer.
vile. Notwithstanding this mine was dis
covered in 1859 and has been worked
almost constantly since, handsomely reward,
ing it's owners for labor and money expended,
but little is known of its merit by the outside
world. This property embraces 1850 feet
along the yein-an excellent mill site, with
free water power capable of driving 20 stamps
and all necessary machinery. At present
the ore is reduced in an arastra II feet in
diameter, capable of reducing 5000 lbs in q
hours. The mine will average about one foot
in thickness. The gold is generally coarse and
the ore heavily impregnated with sulphurets
The last clean up from Al tons amounted
to Sl650-ayeraging little over $40 per
ton. Assays have been made from the con-
centrated sulphurets after leaving the aras
ira, showing their yalue to exceed 5000 per
ton. Only about one third of the property
has been developed, upon which three val
liable pay .shutes have been discovered.
With additional machinery for reducing
ore, equal to the capacity of the mine, this
property would soon rank among the most
valuable in the county.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
Columbia Items.

Harmsn performed his great feat of walk.
ing (?l upon the water. last Sunday. With
the assistance of y couple of fiat boats-simi.
lar 20 the ones used by the gentleman-we
think we could walk upon the water, too if
we did not step along iii the water, we could,
ct least, paddle our canoe or canoes as he did.
Over one thousand persons. old and Young,
congregated around the reservoir that day;
each one foolish enough to imagine that they
would see the old man strike off and walk as
if upon terra frnaa. The old gent did not
even tip over In the water for the gratihca.
ton of his patrons, who composed his large
audience. collection was first taken up to
give the old chap courage tor his great under
taking. Monsieur Richmond" and \. B.
Green, Esq. attended TO the collections Sew
eral hundred dollars more or less were col.
lectel. The old chap says it was considerable
more than than he got paid to him. He was
very simple, indeed, to think that the above
named chaps would not retain enough for -
champagne supper or two. Green says he 10
ready to take up another collection next Sun.
day, for the benefit of Harmau, or any other
man. Guess be wants another oyster supper.
The old man and some one else will run n
foot race on the water next Sunday. Both
10 be shod alike, in canoes three or four feet
long. II one or both of them don't go down
headforemost 10 the bottom of the pond, then
we will prove false prophet. 1t was all
Harman could do last Sunday to steady
himself, going at the rate, of halt knot in
twelve hours. Mr.. Eli Herren stepped into
Mr.. us shoes, after the old gentleman cast
,hem of, and made q desperate attempt to
walk in them, bat sigually failed. There
will he some sport next Sunday when the
race takes place.
Mr. Il. NJ. Wilson, Deputy L. 5. Surveyor,
has been in town during the past week. lie
hus been busily engaged subdividing the
Township, so that farmers and miners can
secure their titles for their lands from the
Government. Mr.. W. is one of the most
obliging aud pleasing gentlemen we have
seen for long time.
There has been considerable sickness up
here this winter, ard DR.. Fine has had his
hands full to attend to the sick of Columbia,
Springfield, Tuttletown and adjacent camps.
He has been very successful too, and the
community are becoming very much attached
to him. lie has proven himself the equal OF
Drs. Walker and Franklin or any other emf
nent physician and surgeoa of this county.
! Mr.. Delange, an old Frenchman. sold his
mining claim, situated on the outskirts of the
city, Monday last Tor $1,000, gold coin, cash
down. Mr.. Henry Schuler effected the sale.
There are plenty of just such claims around
this burg RICHMOND.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
The F.nc. ouestien.

EDITOR DrnocRAr Considerable feeling
is manifested in many portions of the State
in regard to the unrestricted license hereto
fore, and at present enjoyed by stock, growers
and dairymen, to run over and trample be-
meath the feet of their large herds, to the
injury of the eultivators of the soIl, much
of the good, and some of the best farming
lands of California. This is as it should be.
1t is high time that people who reside. or
even intend to settle, in any portion of the
State susceptible of cultivation and improve
ment, should begin to guard themselves
against the depredations of stockmen.
1t is not necessary to Swing around the
circle very widely in order to come at the
Justice of the matter That men have 4
right to grow stock and keep dairies is not
denied indeed such pursuits should receive
equal encouragement with other productive
occupations. But that a stock-grower or
dairyman has a right to tread upon, and
trample out the crops ola farmer who Keeps
no herds. do most emphatically deny. To
compel farmer who grows grain and other
crops to incur the onerous expense of fencing
his land, solely because his neghbor is q
stock rancher, is but little if anything short
of ridiculous idea. But, in reply to this
argument, the stock man takes the stand and
says: at is equally as unjust to compel a
stock farmer to fence his land, solely because
his neighbor wants to grow wheat or other
crops" Not so. There is no analogy or
equality in the cases. The productions OF
the stock. man are capable of trampling out
and destroying the crops or productions of
the vegetable grower whereas the latter
produces nothing which has any capacity
whatever to injure the business of the former.
Wheat and potatoes can't run away from
where they ore planted, to grind up and tread
out the crops of a neighboring ranch. nev.
or knew vegetables to "cut up" any such
depredations. If a man wants to raise cat.
tie, horses, sheep or hogs, let him do so, it is
right and necessary that such business should
be prosecuted, but it is the prosecutors busi-
ness to take care of, and be responsible for
the depredations of his own animals, and not
mine to look after them. Some of the coun.
ties, believe, already have a law based
upon the foregoing premises. Such law
ought to be made general throughout the
State. Let Tuolumne move Immediately in
this matter. Let petition long and strong,
IL 7 Il al.
for the passage of law in accordance with
that now prayed for 10y many Of the other
counties situated similarly in the premises
as we are. For myself, l do not expect ever
again to cultivate an inch Of grouad within
the county, but would like to sign Pc
t;tion for the benefit Of others.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
1mporsant Subjects OF Lesi.lasen.

The Sunday Law, in compliance with the
wish of the people, ard the principles of JUS
tice and reason, ought to be repealed. The
observance of the sabbath is, in our opinion,
a matter eRtirely beyond the province of
legislation. and should be left to the moral
and religious sense of the community and to
the conscience of the individual. A law to
enforce its observance is sumptuary in its
But the subject has been so exhaustively ar
gued, pro and con, during the last twenty
wears, that we will do no more than simply
say that moral suasiun, not legislative coer.
cion. is what the subject requires.
The bill to admit the evidence of Chinese,
Indians and negroes as testimony in Courts OF
Justice will, we hope, be defeated in the As.
sembly. In our local column will be found
an item which illustrates the value of the
evidence of the most intelligent race of the
three--the Chinese.
The bill to abolish capital punishment
should, also, be defeated, there is villiany
enough now in the world without allowing
murderers to escape the death penalty, have
chance to get pardoned, break prison, com.
NIT fresh murders, and propagate crime
through their posterity, which by hereditary
transmission must partake to u greater or
lesser extent of the parental nature. Rather
than abolish the death penalty as it now
stands. it would be better to hang every man
on his third conviction of grand larceny. We
are not certain but that this would be good
plan anyhow. Give q man two chances for
reformation. When proved to be incorrigible
put an enl to his existence. " When tree
bringeth not forth good fruit it shall be cut
down and cast into the fire.
The Registry Law, instead of being
amended, ought to be Internationally re-
pealed. The best devised law imaginable
would work great inconvenience to the migra.
tory population of California, even if framed
to apply alike to all classes of citizens. The
election law of the year prior to the COM
mencement OF the operation of the Registry
Law, amply protected the ballot box against
fraud
The 4" Fence Question:" admits of exten.
sive argument on both sides, and our space
forbids treating it at great length but we
are opposed to the repeal of the present fence
law, on the ground that its repeal would
encourage slovenly agriculture, destroy stock
raising as a pursuit, and in the end prove
injurious to the prosperity of the State. 1t is
better to progress solidly and surely, even il
slowly.
Some legislation is required to prevent the
kidnapping of won en-, which now obtains
among the Chinese population of this State
on trumped up charges of larceny. tits on out
rageous evil in the abstract, and source o.
great expense to the several counties Of the
State, on account of criminal prosecutions
We respectfully call the attention of the
Legislature to the subject.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
State Items.

AN IMPORTANT DECISION Sacramento
Record of Monday says the Supreme Court
of the United States is about to render an
important decision upon the legality of green
backs as legal tender. The case was ons
appealed from the State of Oregon, where q
Sheriff collected State and county taxes In
coin and rendered payment in greenbacks.
INFORMATION WANrED.-A sister of Mary
Kilcoyne, who came from Sligo, Ireland,
wishes to learn her whereabouts. When
last heard from, about three years ago, she
was at Grass Valley. Address D. Cannon.
Browns Valley.-.Stockton Independent.
PERsoNAL.-J.- D. Spencer, formerly of the
Woodbridge Messenger, and more recently oi
the Mountain NerS, San Andreas, was in
town yesterday, looking in his usual good
health. Mr.. Spencer leaves for Tuolumne
City. Stanslaus county: this morning, where
he will shortly commence the publication of a
weekly paper Stockton Independent
STOCKTON MACHINERY The engine and
complete machinery for saw mill now being
built at Crescen: City, Del Nor.e county,
was shipped on the Cornelia, last Saturday,
by Keep, Blake & Co., of the Globe Foundry
in this city Stockton Independent
we citp tue lolloWiuS lroui lue Con AL
dreas Register of Sth inst.
MONITOR CAMP. Feb. 4, 1868.
EDITOR SAN ANDREAs REGISTER Permit
me, through your valuable columns, to correct
a scandaous report which is going the rounds
of papers and individuals. The true cause OF
the murder of Israel Grey-my late iamented
husbands the failure on the part of Fry,
alias Fitzgerald, alias Fox, to obtain Sl2O
which be (Foxl was to have received as the
price of stealing away my girl, and the re-
venge of parties who bounded the murderer
on when they were foiled by Israel Grey.
The above statement can be sworn to, and Is
published to vindica;e the memory of good
and noble man, and to preserve the fair fame
of yirtuous girl.
Your ebedient seIv't
LUCY GREY.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

THE DEMOCRATIC ALxANAc.-We have re
ceived from the publishers Van Evrie, Hor
ton & Co, New York, copy of this valuable
publication. 1t is Of about the size, and got
ten up in the style of the Tribune Almanac
Every Democrat should buy copy and care
fully preserve it for future reference. Be
sides complete s,atistics concerning election
returns. monthly range of the gold marke
from 1862 to 1867, the population. area
dates of elections &c, of States. it contains 9
history of the St Domingo Massacre, the Re
construction Measures of Congress, Presi
dents Amnesty and other proclamatioas, and
other articles too namerous to mention, each
ono of which is worth double the price of the
Almanac.
Il is for sale BY J. K. Hanson, Souore. and
O. Fl. Brown, Columbis.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

"A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT. Last Tuesday
evening Constable Smith on o warrant from
Justice Cutting of Chinese Camp, went to
Columbia and arrested Chinawoman, ac-
cused by acountryman of petislarceny. After
leaving Columbia with his prisoner, accom-
panied by the accuser, some person there
telegraphcd to Sonora to have the party ar
rested for kidnapping the woman. Constable
Edwards, on this complaint procured war
rant for their arrest from Justice Tupper,
and arrangements were made for their cap
ture. On reaching Sonora the Chinawoman
yelled like thousand eoyotes,-a crowd
gathered, some out of sympathy for the tor,
lorn dsmsel, helped her to yell, some bent on
fun cried hang him. Smith thought things
were beginning to look squally, and tried to
make the crowd understand he was an officer
discharging his duty, but to no purpose.
Justice Vupper, who says he did not hear
Smith say he was an officer, had him arrest.
Cd, but upon showing his warrant in Court
ne was released. The Chinaman was showed
into jail, on the woman's charging him with
grant larceny and she, after giving bail in the
sum OF 500 for her appearance as q witness,
was allowed to proceed to Chinese with Con.
s.aoas smith. She was acquitted there, and
sDs Cninanan acquitted here, but he was
subsequently resrrested on another charge
Of hdnsrrine
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

EPHEMERAL The number of bills to
amend the Acts regulating proceedings in
civil and criminal cases, introduced this ses-
sion of the Legislature, is very great and al
most bewildering. Hereafter we will not
notice them except on their final passage
and will then endearor to give an idea of their
nature. Nearly half the time during pre-
vious sessions of the Legislature,-and the
present session seems disposed to travel in
the beaten track of its predecessors-ha been
consumed in tinkering with Acts entitled
Acts to amend Acts entitled Acts etc.
Nothing can better illustrate this ever chang
ing nature of our legislation than the follow.
ing from the Senate proceedings Of 9th inst:
Senate Bill No. 147-An Act to amend an
Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled
an Act to provide for the establishment and
protection of public and private roads, ap-
proved April q, 1868, approved March "a, "a
lS66-was explained bv Mr.. BEACH as ex.
tending the time for levying a road tax of
fifty cents on the 500 for two years longer,
was Endorsed by Mr.. PEARcE as all right and
passed.
This, and local and special legislation con.
stitute two great evils Tor which come nerna-
nent remedy ough. to be devised
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
Application for Mining Claim.

HTNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. STOCKTON, FEB
ruary Sth lsoS.-Notice is hereby given that the
Crystalline Mining Company" by d. W: Williams has
this day filed in this Office, diagram q ine following
named claim, situate1 Whskey Hill, Inolumne coun'
Company's Claim, said claim being 1910 feet, more or
less length $50 feet in width on the westerly SIDE
of the vein and 800 the eastery side OF The ledge,
the entire length of the claim also for MIL purpose:
situate on the easterly and adjoining said caim bounded
ON the soutberly end by Harris claim, and the
northery end by the Companys claim, as fully
set furth and shown in sad diagram.
Also notice that il is their intention 10 apply Tor pa
adjacent grounds shown in said diagram in accord
provisions of act of Congress- entitled
An Act granting the right OF to ditch and canal
owners the public lands and for other purposes,
approved July Goth, 1866.
All persons having adverse claims TO said mine or
adjacent grounds must nile their objections IN this ofce
within ninety 9 from the first publication OF this
notice. 5. 7 NYE, Kegister.
Uy153m)
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

DON PEDRo's BAR FERRy.-John ii. Rad.
cliff has purchased this ferry privilege from
John Sanborn, and is building ferry boat.
Two bridges having been carried away by
floods, one in Jan. 90, and one this winter,
confidence in the good behaviour of the old
Tuolumne is SO badly shaken that it is very
doubtful if another bridge will ever bc built
anrnss Ii
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
COnSfable's Sale.

EoY VIRTUE of an execution issued Of Justice Jas.
I'D Letfords Court, of LIST Township County OF Tuol
umne TO me directed in favor Of Joseph Phelps ct ais
and against Shawmut Gold Mining Company, have
seized and will expose for Public Auction atl2 o'clock NJ
the 7th day of March, 1868, at the Court House
door, in the City of Sonora, the following described
property to wit The Mining Claim known the Shaw
NUT Gold Mining Claim, situated on Blue Gulch. One
Quartz Mill also Engine, Boiler and Hosting Works OF
said claim For gold silver coin of the United States
Dated Sonora the 1lth day of February. A. D., 1868.
fyl53y +. NJ. YANCEY, Constable.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

RELIEF AT LAST IL had suffered much
from dizziness or vertigo. Three bottles of
Bristol's Sarsaparila and two phials of Pills
entirely cured me-"
r. L. COLEMAN, Idaho City.
A CLEAN, SMOOTH SKINNY blood and
humors were in a very bad state; painful
sores broke out all over my body and limbs
Seven weeks use of Bristol's Sarsaparilla
and Pills made me new man, with as clean
and smooth skin as any one could have"
j. SMITH, Aarysrille.
57S
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

INVISIBLE CLOUDS OF PERFUME.-Fill every
room where the floors are sprnkled with the
true MURRAY & LANWAN's FLORIDA WATER.
In spanish America all persons OF refinement
and taste perfume their drawing rooms IN
this way before having company, thus adding
greatly to the enjoyment Of their guests.
kss- As there are counterfeits, buyers
should always ask for the Florida Water pre-
pared by Lanman & Kemp, New York.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
Saturday Morning, Feb. I5. IS6s

c.ruolIc CHURCH NoTIcE.-Rev. Father Larkn will cele
nrs,e mass as follows Sunday February l6th in James
town, at 81. a. NJ; Sonora, at lo4, A. NJ Sunday,
February I'D, in jamestown, at So NJ; Sonora at
loix A. NJ Wednesday. February Goth, in Sonora,
atoA H. Sunday, March ls in jamestown, at s A. NJ
Chinese Camp, at lols A. n. Sunday, March sth, In
Jamestown at A. N. Sonora. at 1913 A. NJ Sunday
March i6th in Jamestown, at si ". Sonora, at lO1.
An ST. Patricks Day, March 18th, High Mass, in so-
nora, at TO- Sunday, March ed, in Big Oak Flat
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

PurNAM's MAGAzINE.-We have received
the February number Of this able publication.
We commend its purely literary articles to our
readers as being of high order; but for
political reading of healthy character we
recommend the UNION DEMOCRAT even if not
quite so elegant as Putnam.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

The other evening while our Devils corns
were aching badly, the question presented
itself 30 his mind: Why is frantic lover
like an aching cern? Answer: Because be
cannot rest easy until paired tpared). After
this effort We pnt him on strict diet OF
fried wool in esdss - dsvelcps bis Wit as fast
as possible.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.

TWfE Copartncrshp heretofore existing between the
IL undersigned is this day dissolved by mutual consent
c. Wheeock will settle all outstanding ndebtedtess
Of the late m and all accounts due must be paid to
him. AMBROSE T. BOYLE.
S. C. WHEEL0CK.
rY- The i" Bella Union" will be kept heretofore by
the undersigned who socts continuance Of the patron
age of the public c. WHEELoCK.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

j. K. Hanson has put US to our wits ends
to End appropriate language in which to
thank him for the abundant supply of choice
reading matter we regularly receive from his
Book Store.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

A late dispatch gives a lengthy, and sharp
correspondence between Gen. Grant and the
President on the Stanton imbroglio. John
son accuses Grant of accepting the Secretary
ship of War al interim for the purpose OF
circunventing him. and helping Congress.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

ATTENTION CRY TAX PAYERs.-We learn
from c. Dorsey, Esq. City Attorney, that all
persons owing city taxes and not paying the
same during tho ensuing week will have suit
commenced against them for recovery by
l.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

In another column we publish communi-
cation from our oldcorrespondent IN" " on the
"Fcnce Question" We take issue with him
on the subject but want of space prevents our
arguing the point elaborately.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

Bro CHIspA.-One day last week Mr..
Haver found lump of gold in his claim at
Campbell's Flat which weighed II ounces,
and which he sold for S83 90.
The union Democrat., 1868-02-15

CRY CExErERY.-The work of repairing
the fence and clearing the grounds is going on
finely under the able supervision of Mr.. F.
Freund