Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-01-22
Sacramento Correspondence,

EDIroR Jo6RSAL;-The Legislature of CalifuF
MIA is still on the rampage. They remind one
very forcibly of wild bull.in a fght-there is a
great deal of believing and paving the ground,
but instead of hurting it only amuses the obs
server who stands on the outside of the fence and
laughs at the contortions of the animal. They
have not forgotten, amongst other triAes, the ap-
pontment of the regular weekly batch of clerks.
The Amador Ledger proposes to call the present
body "the Legislature of a thousand clerks"
II the session lasts the lawful one hundred and
twenty days (which is doubtful--of cOsrse--as
the Democracy want a "short and economical
session") there will be more truth than poetry
in the proposition.
On Monday, McMurry, of Trinity, presented
petition asking repayment of expenses in
CURED in expeditions against hostile Indians in
the northern portion of the State. This is but
just request the part of the petitioners. The
people of that portion of the State being de-
prived of the protection which they in common
with the settler of other portions of the country
of the general government, and recognizing the
necessity of protecting themselves, and of pun
ishng the Indians, when they had committed
any depredatons or murders, were compelled, in
the absence of regular military protection, to
organize themselves into companies for the chas-
tsement of the aborigines. These companies
armed and provisioned at their own expense,
took their lives in their hands, and without hope
of pay or reward, save the knowledge that they
were fighting for the safety of their homes, and
those they loved, went forth TO do battle with
the savages. And now these men ask simply of
the State, the whole OF which has derived as
much benefit from tho whipping of the Indians
as even the residents of the northern section it.
self, that it shall pay the necessary expenses in
Cured by these expeditions, saying nothing
about the pay for time lost, and lives risked in
this service, which they should have asked for
and have received. This claim is very small
and just one, and il is to be hoped that the Leg
islature will act favorably in the matter. !
should consider that they were doing a right
eous act if the would vote full pay to every man
of those expeditions for the time be was in that
service. Any man who has been in Indian
campaign will readily recognize the justice OF at
least this small claim.
The grand contest for the Harbor Commission
ership was ended on Wednesday by the election
of Jaspar O'Farrell, of Sonoma, to that position.
The fight waxed hot in caucus for three eve-
nings, the next Governorship, and United States
Senator being brought into play, as well as con-
siderable coin. The contest has decided one
thng-that the conservative wing of the De-
mocracy are in the ascendant. The Chivs
fought nobly for their principles and their man
Woods of Napa, but all their efforts, backed up
by the assistance of " Duke Gwin, were of no
avail. Langford and Woods were both beaten,
and the flag of the chivalry is again traied in
the dust. May it never arise
Tweeds resolution, requesting the State of
fcers to give employment to women, where
practicable gave rise to quite furry of wind
in the Senate, on the woman suffrage question
on Monday last. The matter was finally dis
posed of, for the present, by motion to adjourn,
which was carried. II is to be hoped that we
shall not have this vexed question thrown into
our faces in the next campaign. We have
fought the nigger and the Chinaman for the last
four years, aud if we have got to carry the
| mean-I am afraid that
total annihilation will follow. MIR. Editor, |
have always had an affection for the name of
woman-rendered sacred by the memory of
mother and sisters--and may God grant that |
may never see one of their sex befoued by the
contamination of poilics or the corruption OF
ohce-holding. When shall be seen
amongst the crowd of political bummers '' in
convention assembled" or are to be found
amongst the foul l-mouthed mob always gathered
around the polls, then shall |, for one, be ready
to excam, Now let thy servant depart in
peace
The Governors message transmitting the fif-
teenth amendment, came up in the Se0ate ON
Thursday, together with Gwin's resolutions on
the amendment. The latter young man RECALLED
the Senate with his maiden speech which is
not remarkable as very fine piece of logic. He
assumes the old Southern States rights doctrine,
and declares that the amendment gives suffrage
to the Chinese. Gwin, however, fails to show
any such thing, except we take his bare asser-
tion of the fact proof. 1t was the Democratic
stump-speech of the last campaign cut down to
the one solitary howl ''nigger, Chnaman,
Chinaman niger" Lewis, of Tehama, also
aired himself on that subject. The matter was
finally disposed of for the present by making it
the special order for Wednesday next, in order
to give the opposition chance TO argue on their
side of the question. Their trouble will be
thrown away, for it is certain to be rejected by
the Legislature. ---. T.. b. G.